Title:  Planning for the Past: Preserving Florida's Heritage

Florida Preservation Plan

Number of Pages: 28
Approval Date: August 28, 2001
Planning Cycle: 5 years

Contact Information:

Barbara Mattick
Deputy SHPO for Survey & Registration
Division of Historical Resources
Department of State
R.A. Gray Building, 500 S. Bronough Street
Tallahassee, Florida 32399-0250
(850) 245-6334; fax (850) 245-6437
E-mail: bmattick@dos.state.fl.us
Web: http://dos.state.fl.us/bhp/planning_past/planning_for_the_past.pdf

Mission/Vision Statement:
Not specified in the Plan.

Table of Contents:

Acknowledgements
Introduction, Including a Brief Prehistory & History of Florida
Discovering Our Resources
Leadership Framework
The Planning Process
Issues, Opportunities & Outlook [includes goals]
Successes
Credits & Bibliography

• Individuals, organizations, communities, and other agencies were asked to identify critical preservation challenges and opportunities;
• Series of public meetings, questionnaires, and surveys distributed statewide by mail, internet, and other organizations;
• Interactive questionnaire posted on Division's website.

HISTORIC AND CULTURAL RESOURCES
Cultural heritage; historic buildings and structures, prehistoric and historic archaeological sites and artifacts; folk traditions of the state's diverse citizenry; historical heritage; cultural and historic resources; landscapes; streetscapes; objects, sites, and districts; Paleo-Indian and Archaic period archaeological sites; prehistoric mounds; 16th-century French fort; 17th-century Spanish forts; 19th-century towns; Old Capitol; Miami Beach Art Deco Architectural District; Kennedy Space Center; traditional culture and folklife; traditional skills, everyday knowledge, music, and dance; underwater archaeological resources, including pre-Columbian sites and shipwrecks.

ISSUES, THREATS, & OPPORTUNITIES

• Insensitive development;
• Population growth and development pressures;
• State-mandated local comprehensive planning;
• Major challenges and opportunities are education, cultural enhancement, and economic development benefits;
• Need for more historic preservation incentives;
• Increased use of information technology;
• Need for greater emphasis on archaeology in historic preservation ordinances;
• Need for guidelines for conducting archaeological studies;
• Need for disaster preparedness plans for historic properties;
• Include more cultural diversity in historic preservation;
• Need more effective integration of preservation into land-use planning;
• Improve identification of traditional cultural properties and landscapes.
• Inadequate awareness of preservation needs;
• Preservation recognized as vital part of environmental enhancement;
• Fast growth of cultural tourism industry;
• Wide range of incentives available for preservation activities.

1. Improve historic preservation education.
2. Increase public benefits of historic preservation.
3. Promote economic development through historic preservation.

1. Education.
   • Carry out program of cultural heritage identification, evaluation, and recognition;
   • Expand public information and education programs;
   • Increase distribution of publications;
   • Expand distribution of Heritage Education Program materials to schools;
   • Improve coordination among government agencies;
   • Make historic and archaeological objects available to public and researchers;
   • Increase assistance for developing educational and promotional materials;
   • Develop and disseminate educational materials;
   • Develop archaeological contexts;
   • Increase preservation information on Internet.
2. Public benefit.
   • Assist local governments and state agencies protect historical resources;
   • Promote financial benefits;
   • Integrate preservation into local planning;
   • Coordinate with other planning efforts;
   • Develop stronger treatment procedures during disaster recovery;
   • Improve training on developing effective preservation ordinances;
   • Improve coordination with local code officials and fire marshals.
3. Economic development.
   • Rehab and reuse existing buildings in place of new construction;
   • Promote redevelopment of residential neighborhoods;
   • Offer incentives to encourage rehab and preservation;
   • Increase economic development through grants;
   • Promote heritage tourism;
   • Encourage private lending institutions to provide economic assistance to historic homeowners;
   • Develop events to showcase local traditions.