For these reasons, they have adopted an Historic Preservation Ordinance with the following purposes:

• To safeguard the City's heritage by preserving any property therein that embodies important elements of its culture, history, architectural history or prehistory;
• To identify properties which are of special historical significance and which posses integrity of design, setting, workmanship, materials, feeling and/or association, and to designate such as historic landmarks and districts;
• To promote the use and conservation of such landmarks or districts for the education, pleasure and enrichment of the residents of the city, county, and state as a whole.