FRANKLIN HISTORIC PRESERVATION PLAN

Themes Goals Recommendations Priority Timeframe Establish a management plan for the Historic Resources Inventory. Foundational Near-Term Pursue grant funding to manage the Historic Resources Inventory. Strategic Near-Term Update areas where historic resource surveys are outdated. Foundational Mid-Term Conduct historic resource surveys and establish historic resource inventories in areas not previously surveyed. Strategic Mid-Term Identify and survey special landscape resources. Strategic Mid-Term Ensure historic resource survey and inventory data are available to the public. Foundational Mid-Term Define criteria for evaluating HPO expansion. Foundational Near-Term Expand the HPO to areas that are significant to Franklin's early and mid-20th century history and development. Transformational Long-Term Expand the HPO to include properties that are listed in the National Register that aren't locally protected. Strategic Mid-Term Expand the HPO to include properties that have been locally surveyed and identified as significant. Strategic Mid-Term Establish a rolling coming-of-age property inventory. Foundational Mid-Term Establish a rolling update of existing National Register nominations. Foundational Mid-Term Prepare emerging historic neighborhoods and property owners for future eligibility. Strategic Mid-Term Assess common causes and patterns of building disrepair. Strategic Near-Term Adopt a Demolition-by-Neglect ordinance. Strategic Mid-Term Review common hardship provisions and accommodations. Strategic Near-Term Review existing City building codes, enforcement policies, and enforcement staff capacity. Foundational Near-Term 1. Develop a research design and methodology for the Historic Resource Inventory. 2. Update and expand Franklin's Historic Resource Inventory. 3. Expand the HPO to protect historic resources using a targeted and context-sensitive approach. 4. Establish a proactive preservation monitoring system. 5. Mitigate demolition by neglect to prevent the loss of historic properties through prolonged disrepair. Preserving Franklin's Historic Resources 183

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