ORD 32217 - Landmark Designation - Pioneer-Mormon Cemetery H1-89-21
ORDINANCE NO. ?22 1/✓
AN ORDINANCE to designate the Pioneer-Mormon Cemetery, located at 3301 State
Street as a Landmark pursuant to the Landmark Preservation Ordinance of
the City of Omaha.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF OMAHA:
Section 1. That the Pioneer-Mormon Cemetery is located at 3301 State
Street, which is on the following described land, to wit:
Block 106, Florence and the North 10 feet of the South 18 3/4 feet
of State Street, adjoining Block 106, Florence, being the South 10
feet of State Street as now owned by the public, together with the
West 8 feet of original Block 105, Florence, being the West 8 feet
of the present North Ridge Drive East of and adjoining Block 106,
and vacated Mormon Street; also, the West 12 feet of the West
branch of North Ridge Drive East of and adjoining the West 260 feet
of the North half of Block 102, Florence, as surveyed, platted and
recorded in Douglas County, Nebraska.
Section 2. That for the reasons recited in Landmarks Heritage
Preservation Commission Resolution attached hereto as Exhibit I, and made a
part hereof as if fully set forth herein, historical value of the
Pioneer-Mormon Cemetery is hereby deemed significant and worthy of
preservation.
Section 3. That the Pioneer-Mormon Cemetery is hereby designated
pursuant to Section 24-61 of the Omaha Municipal Code, however, no
restrictions on buildings, structures or land use are created by this
designation.
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Section 4. That this Ordinance shall be in full force and take effect
fifteen (15) days from and after the date of its passage.
INTRODUCED BY COUNCILMEMBER
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RESOLUTION-EXHIBIT 1
PIONEER-MORMON CEMETERY
LANDMARKS HERITAGE PRESERVATION COMMISSION
RESOLVED BY THE LANDMARKS HERITAGE PRESERVATION COMMISSION OF THE CITY
OF OMAHA:
WHEREAS, the Pioneer-Mormon Cemetery is significant as the burial
site of hundreds of Mormon settlers; and ,
WHEREAS, the Pioneer-Mormon Cemetery is significant for its
association with Winter Quarters, an 1846-1848 settlement that
served as a temporary "way station" for Mormons as they migrated
west to Salt Lake City ; and ,
WHEREAS, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
administers and maintains the Pioneer-Mormon Cemetery under a
long-term lease agreement with the City of Omaha, the owner of the
property ; and,
WHEREAS, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints requested
that the Pioneer-Mormon Cemetery be designated a landmark under
the City of Omaha' s Landmarks Heritage Preservation Ordinance;
and,
WHEREAS, the City of Omaha' s Parks, Recreation and Public Property
Department does not object to designation of Pioneer-Mormon
Cemetery .
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LANDMARKS HERITAGE PRESERVATION
COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF OMAHA:
THAT, the Pioneer-Mormon Cemetery , 3301 State Street, be designated as
a Landmark of the City of Omaha, and that this designation shall carry
no restrictions in regard to future use or construction on this site.
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