PURPOSE

The city council of the City of Rockwall, Texas, declared that as a matter of public policy the protection, enhancement and perpetuation of districts of historical and cultural importance and significance is necessary to promote the economic, cultural, educational and general welfare of the public. It is recognized that numerous areas, sites and structures within the City of Rockwall represent the distinguishing characteristics of a period style or method of construction that shaped the identity of generations of citizens, collectively and individually, and produced significant historic, architectural and cultural resources that constitute their heritage. Therefore, this policy is intended to:

1.

Protect, identify and enhance distinctive historical and architectural characteristics and landmarks, which represent distinctive cultural, social, economic, political, and architectural history of Rockwall;

2.

Foster civic pride in the accomplishments of the past;

3.

Protect and enhance Rockwall's attractiveness to visitors and the support and stimulus to the economy thereby provided;

4.

Ensure the harmonious, orderly and efficient growth and development of the city;

5.

Promote economic prosperity and welfare of the community by encouraging the most appropriate use of such property within the city;

6.

Stabilize and improve values of such properties;

7.

Promote education of significance and importance of historical preservation including the exploration of tax incentives (federal, state or local) that may apply to individual property owners or properties within the Historic District as a whole; and

8.

Provide guidance to property owners restoring and/or rehabilitating historic significant properties with discretion and flexibility in an effort to maintain the historical integrity of the area with a corresponding understanding of the economic realities of these types of restorative efforts.

Applicable Property/Structure Flowchart