Label
Zoning & Planning Committee
Title
Accepting the City Plan Commission's recommendation for local landmark designation for the Building known as the Masonic Temple Building located at 401 Main Street, in accordance with Toledo Municipal Code Section 1111.1002; and declaring an emergency.
Summary
SUMMARY & BACKGROUND:
This request is for the review of the landmark designation for the Masonic Temple located at 401 Main Street. The City of Toledo currently has three locally designated historic districts: Old West End, Vistula, and Westmoreland. Seven other properties in the City of Toledo have been locally designated in the last five years; the most recent designations closest to the subject site are two buildings located at 239 and 245 N. Summit Street. The applicant is seeking the designation in order to obtain State Historic Tax Credits. They are also seeking to list the building in the National Register of Historic Places for its historic significance so it will qualify for Federal Tax Credits. The building is considered historically significant since it was constructed around 1913; which is deemed a period of historical significance. The applicant proposes to use the building for senior affordable housing with amenities on site to include offices.
The process for landmark designation outlined in the Toledo Municipal Code, Chapter 1111.1000 Historic Districts and Landmarks (Designation or Expansion), Section 1111.1104 Report Contents states the following:
The reports of the Plan Commission and City Historic District Commission, containing their written recommendations to the City Council, must include information about how the proposed historic district or landmark, or expansion, is of special historical and architectural significance. The reports must include the following:
A. whether the district or landmark proposed to be designated is listed in the National Register of Historic Places;
B. whether the district or landmark prop...
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