Resolution 271-1995
Planning Department
RESOLUTION NO. 271-1995
A RESOLUTION BY THE MONROE COUNTY BOARD OF
COMMISSIONERS GRANTING THE DESIGNATION OF
IIHISTORICAL AND CULTURAL LANDMARK II TO THE
FLORIDA KEYS MEMORIAL ALSO KNOWN AS THE
HURRICANE MONUMENT AND THE SURROUNDING
TRIANGULAR SHAPED SITE OF APPROXIMATELY 1/4
ACRE. THE PROPERTY IS DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS:
GOVERNMENT LOT 1-2, SECTION 32, AND PART OF
GOVERNMENT LOT 2, SECTION 33, TOWNSHIP 63
SOUTH, RANGE 39 EAST, TALLAHASSEE MERIDIAN,
UPPER MATECUMBE KEY, MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA,
MILE MARKER 81. 5, AND THE REAL ESTATE NUMBER
IS 00095080.
WHEREAS, Florida Keys Memorial, aka the Hurricane Monument,
is on the National Register of Historic Places as an Historic
District, and is defined on that Register as
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WHEREAS, Florida Keys Memorial, as defined on the National
Register Registration Form and summarized above, meets the
criteria for designation of a IIHistorical and Cultural Landmark II
as specified in Section 9.5-452 (a) & (c) of the Monroe County
Code, Amended, in that the Florida Keys Memorial is associated
with events of cultural, social, and historical significance to
Monroe County; and
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WHEREAS, the procedures for landmark designation set forth in
Section 9.5-453 of the Monroe County Code, Amended, have been
followed, in that:
1. The proposed designation was initiated by Mr. Jerry
Wilkinson, Historical Preservation Society of the Upper Keys,
in a letter to Holly Larson, Comprehensive Plan Manager,
dated June 3, 1994, and Ms. Sharon L. Wells, Historic Florida
Keys Preservation Board, in a letter to Holly Larson, dated
June 15, 1994; and
2.
The proposed
address, and
designation
a narrative
included a
description
boundary description,
of the site and its
structures; and
3. The application established the basis for the Florida Keys
Memorial designation under Code Section 9.5-452, and
included other evidence that supports the designation, as set
forth on the National Register of Historic Places
Registration Form, which documents the historic, social, and
cultural significance of the Florida Keys Memorial; and
4. The application has been reviewed by the Historic Florida
Keys Preservation Board, which recommends the Florida Keys
Memorial for local historic designation, as evidenced in a
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June
15,
1994,
letter
from
the
Board's
Historic
perservationist; and
5. The application has been reviewed by the Planning Staff, who
recommends the Florida Keys Memorial for landmark
designation, as stated in the staff report to the Monroe
County Planning Commission dated April 27, 1995; and
6. The Monroe County Planning Commission, during a regular
session held on April 28, 1995, has conducted a public
hearing on the proposed designation, reviewed the request
from Mr. Wilkinson and the recommendations of the Historic
Florida Keys Preservation Board, and heard testimony from the
public; and
7. The Planning Commission has voted at said public hearing to
recommend to the Monroe County Board of Commissioners that
the Board grant the designation of "Historical and Cultural
Landmark" to the Florida Keys Memorial, aka the Hurricane
Monument, as stated in Planning Commission Resolution No.
P15-95; and
WHEREAS, the Monroe County Board of Commissioners has
considered the proposed designation and the recommendations of
the Historic Florida Keys Preservation Board, Holly Larson, and
the Planning Commission; NOW THEREFORE,
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BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF MONROE
COUNTY, FLORIDA THAT:
Florida Keys Memorial aka Hurricane Monument is hereby
designated as an historical and cultural Landmark, as provided by
Article VIII of the Monroe County Code. Amended.
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the Board of County Commissioners of
Monroe County, Florida, at a regular meeting of said Board held
on the
15th
day of August
, A.D. 1995.
Mayor Freeman yes
Mayor Pro Tern London yes
Commissioner Harvey yes
Commissioner Douglas yes
Commissioner Reich yes
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
OF MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA
By:
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(Seal)
Attest: DANNY L. KOLHAGE, CLERK
BY: ~.h~r~'()---~
DEPUT CLE~
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