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. . Minutes - Plan Commission March 23, 1988 Page 7 location for condominiums. He proposed the Delson Condominium Subdivision Plat which was submitted to Commission members as a record plat to fulfill this purpose. Ms. Elwood stated that the Plan Commission had considered the same request in a preliminary fashion in January of 1987 and approved it in final form on February 25, 1987. Mr. Shapiro had submitted the same information with the current plat but had included the appropriate script, title and other written information to comply with the State's condominium requirements. Mr. Rice moved that the Plan Commission approve the subdivision of the property at 7417 Delmar in accordance with the plat entitled "Delson Condominiums." The motion was seconded by Ms. Kreishman which passed by a vote of 7-0. Mr. Washington left the meeting at 10:15 p.m. APPLICATION FOR DESIGNATION OF THE LINDEN AVENUE HISTORIC DISTRICT Ms. Judy Little of 6325 Waterman Avenue introduced the Historic Preservation Commission's request that a certain area known as the Linden Avenue Historic District be designated as a Local Historic District. She stated that the process was similar to one of rezoning in that the Plan Commission would make a recommendation to the City Council on the application, the City Council would hold a public hearing and, if appropriate, pass an ordinance designating the district. Chairman McCauley stated that the Commission members had received a reproduction of a plat outlining the proposed district as well as Use, Construction and Restoration Standards for structures in the district. Ms. Little stated that residents within the proposed district had been unanimous in their support of designation and had signed a petition as evidence of their proposal. Mrs. Dolan of Linden Avenue spoke in favor of designation and stated that the neighborhood proposal was, in part, a response to any threat to the historic value of the homes on the block by potential condominium development in the area. She stated that the Historic Preservation Commission did hold a public hearing on the proposed designation before presenting the proposal to the Plan Commission during which 11 residents from the neighborhood spoke in favor of the deSignation. No one had spoken against designation. Mr. Safe stated that he objected in principal to local legislation designating historic districts because the restoration standards involved were often arbitrary and capricious. Ms. Kreishman agreed that the proposed standards for the Linden District contain sections which, in her opinion, were arbitrary and capricious. Mr. Kendall stated that if the Historic Preservation Commission's prime reason for deSignating the district was to protect the neighborhood from condominium development, the proposed standards might not accomplish this goal and might not withstand legal challenge. He asked if a lawyer had been consulted to draft the standards. Ms. Little responded that the Linden Avenue Standards had been modeled after the documents for several historically designated neighborhoods in the City of St. Louis. Mr. Marsh asked who would adjudicate the standards in the event there was a discrepancy between a homeowner's building plans and the District's standards. Ms. Little responded that the homeowner would need a building permit application to make any changes. The Zoning Administrator would refer the permit to the Historic Preservation Commission. The Historic Preservation Commission would make a recommendation to the Zoning