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~ : Attachment S-IlK Historic Kaufman House special Area Zone 9.3600 ,.Purpose of S-HI{ I-listoric Kaufman House Special Area Zon,:. The Gertrude and Ludwig Kaufman House, located at 996 Jefferson Street, is classified as a City of. Eugene Historic Landmark according to the approval issued by the Historic Review Board. on December 4, 2003. This special area zone is intended to provide for the following purposes: (1) To afford the historic resource special treatment and protection so that the uses permitted and restrictions imposed upon it will preserve and allow rehabilitation of the building's character defining architectural features as an example of a prominent local architect's (John Hunzicker's) work, and association with PeOple important to Eugene's past (Trude and Ludwig Kaufman). Recognition of historic landmarks enhances the beautification of the city, promotes the city's economic health, and preserves the value of these properties. The regulation of designated historic landmarks provides a means to review changes to a landmark and ensure that histOric and architectural values are preserved. (2) The purpose of Historic Special Area Zones is to permit, after appropriate review, the use of historically significant buildings and sites for a range of uses not otherwise allowed together in one of the standing zoning districts, which often contain uses that are inappropriate while omitting uses that are appropriate to specific historic buildings and sites. The purpose of the Historic SAZ is to preserve these historic resources where their maintenance and productive "use would not otherwise be ecOnomically practical, and where a standard zoning classification would not be appropriate. {3) The Kaufrnan House was donated to the City of Eugene in 1972 and was used as a senior center under a Conditional Use Permit (CUP) for over 30 years, along with the adjacent Kaufman Annex (Beardsley House at 673 West 10t~). The Historic Special Area Zone allows separation of the two properties, and will foster the continued preservation of the Gertrude and Ludwig Kaufman House by allowing uses beyond the senior services authorized by the CUP and establishing appropriate development standards. 9.3605 S-HK Historic Kaufman House Special Area' Zone Siting Requirements. In addition to approval criteria at EC 9.8865 Zone Change Approval Criteria, the follOwing criteria apply: (1) The S-HK Special Area Zone is intended to apply only to the Historic Gertrude and Ludwig Kaufman house located at 996 Jefferson Street. 9.3610 S-HK Historic Kaufman House Special Area Zone Land Use and Permit Requirements.'The following Table, 9.3610 S-HK Historic Kaufman House Special Area Zone Uses and Permit Requirements, identifies uses in the S-HK zone that are: (P) Permitted, subject to zone verification. (SR) Permitted, subject to an approved site reviewplan. 36