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WHEREAS, the Edina Country Club District was designated an Edina Heritage Landmark
District on February 18, 2003,and
WHEREAS, a plan of treatment designed to identify the goals and procedures for
preservation was adopted as part of the Edina Heritage Landmark designation, and
WHEREAS, the Edina Heritage Preservation Board has completed a re-survey of the
Country Club District which added valuable information regarding the district's heritage
resources, and
WHEREAS, the new information proved that 507 of the 555 houses in the district were
built between 1924 and 1944, when Thorpe Brothers Realty controlled the Country Club
development and enforced rigid architectural standards on new home construction through
restrictive covenants, and
WHEREAS, the most important threat to the historic integrity of the Country Club District
comes from teardowns—specifically, the demolition of historic homes and the construction of
. architecturally inappropriate new homes,and
WHEREAS, the level of preservation of historic facades in the district is outstanding,
particularly in comparison with other neighborhoods of similarly-aged homes (including those in
historic districts) in the Twin Cities, and
WHEREAS, the data at hand show that historic facades in the district are, by and large,
intact, and
WHEREAS, the loss of historic integrity caused by inappropriate remodeling and additions
has been proportionally small - less than 5% of the homes more than 50 years old have been torn
down or recreated to the point that they no longer resemble the original home, and
WHEREAS, with respect to additions, over their lifetimes, most of the homes in the district
have been added to—the survey data suggest that structural additions more than fifty years old
often reflect an important aspect of the pattern of residential development in the district,and
WHEREAS, the district contains a small number of buildings and open spaces that are not
historically significant and therefore should not be considered heritage preservation resources, and
WHEREAS, the survey data demonstrate that the typical Country Club homeowner has been a
• good steward of neighborhood heritage, and
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RESOLUTION NO. 2008-41
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• WHEREAS, the Edina Heritage Preservation Board has revised the Country Club District's
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plan of treatment to reflect the new information identified in the survey, and
WHEREAS, the Edina Planning Commission on February 27, 2008 did also review and
recommend approving the adoption of the revised Plan of Treatment for the Edina Country Club
District.
NOW,THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Edina City Council adopts the revised plan
of treatment designed to identify the goals and procedures for preservation in the Edina Country
Club District.
ADOPTED this 15th day of April, 2008.
Attest: & 0 �1 d� �.✓
Debra A. Mangen,City ClerJV James B. Hovland, Mayor
STATE OF MINNESOTA )
COUNTY OF HENNEPIN ) SS
CITY OF EDINA ) CERTIFICATE OF CITY CLERK
• I, the undersigned duly appointed and acting City Clerk for the City of Edina do hereby certify that the attached and
foregoing City Council Minutes is a true and correct copy of the Resolution duly adopted by the Edina City Council at its
regular meeting of April 15,2008,and as recorded in the Minutes of said regular meeting.
WITNESS,my hand and seal of said City this"J" of 2008.
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Debra A.Mangen, ity Cl r- ,
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