Yalecrest-Laird Heights Local Historic District
Proposal to apply the H-Historic Overlay District to 66 homes on Laird Avenue between 1300 East and 1500 East, including Laird Circle and Uintah Circle. A survey of property owners had 85% turnout.
Approved
- Type
- Zone change
- Location
- Laird Avenue, 1300 East to 1500 East
- Homes
- 66
- Applicant
- A private applicant
- City Council: Consent: set March 5 hearings and Racial Equity in Policing Commission appointments
- City Council work session: Yalecrest-Laird Heights Local Historic District
In brief
Yalecrest-Laird Heights Local Historic District appears on 2 recorded agendas, from the City Council work session meeting of February 6, 2024 to the City Council meeting of February 20, 2024.
On record, it was approved once.
The most recent decision was approved (7-0) at the City Council meeting of February 20, 2024.
Follow the money and project delivery
Yalecrest-Laird Heights Local Historic District
- Council action
Approved: Consent: set March 5 hearings and Racial Equity in Policing Commission appointments · Approved minutes Record → · Feb. 20, 2024
- Money in the record
No itemized amount linked in the records collected.
- Signed agreement and payments
Execution and project-level disbursements are not verified by this tracker. They require separate records; meeting approval alone does not establish either.
- Work and operating costs
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Every hearing and vote
February 20, 2024 · City Council
Consent: set March 5 hearings and Racial Equity in Policing Commission appointments
Approved · 7-0
On consent, the council set March 5, 2024 hearings on the daycare zoning text amendment, the Woodland Commons rezone at 2445 South 500 East, the Yalecrest-Laird Heights historic district, the Simondi Avenue and 300 North rezone, the zoning terms and definitions amendment, the 44 North Apartments housing authority resolution and the FY2024-25 federal grant funding plan (CDBG, HOME, ESG and HOPWA). It also appointed Alex Vandiver, Detria Taylor, Chloe Raymundo, Diya Oommen, Heather Stringfellow, Jason Hinojosa and Rodrigo Fernandez-Esquivias to the Racial Equity in Policing Commission for terms ending Dec. 28, 2026.
February 6, 2024 · City Council work session
Yalecrest-Laird Heights Local Historic District
Discussed
The council was briefed on applying the H-Historic Overlay to 66 homes on Laird Avenue from 1300 East to 1500 East, including Laird Circle and Uintah Circle. Staff said a property owner support survey had 85% turnout. Council members discussed how local historic districts interact with the recently passed Affordable Housing Incentives, concluding new construction would not affect them. A hearing was planned for March 5. Council Member Chris Wharton disclosed a family member's involvement with the district without compensation and stated no conflict of interest.
- Petitioner: the applicant; the petitioner at the briefing was Becky Woods
- Council District 6