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City of Easton, PA
Northampton County
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Zoning Map New Laws (10) Index Notes (15)
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Pursuant to authority contained in the Act of June 13, 1961, P.L. 282, No. 167, as amended, there is hereby created a Local Historic District (LHD) within the City of Easton.
B. 
This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the "City of Easton Historic Preservation Ordinance" or "Historic District Ordinance."
It is the purpose and intent of the City of Easton to promote, protect, enhance, perpetuate, and preserve historic districts for the educational, cultural, economic and general welfare of the public through the preservation, protection and regulation of buildings, structures, and areas of historic interest or importance within the City of Easton; to safeguard the heritage of the City of Easton by preserving and regulating historic districts which reflect elements of its cultural, social, economic, political, and architectural history; to preserve and enhance the environmental quality of neighborhoods; to strengthen the City's economic base by the stimulation of the tourist industry; to establish and improve property values; to foster economic development; to foster civic pride in the beauty and accomplishments of the City past; and to preserve and protect the cultural, historical, and architectural assets of the City of Easton which the City has determined to be of local, state or national, historical and/or architectural significance.