In Irkutsk, they began clarifying the boundaries of the historic settlement to preserve the historic center and not limit the development of areas not tied to historic buildings. According to Inna Kondratieva, the city was the first in Russia to start this work, so the Irkutsk experience may become the basis for a future method. Two options are being considered, and the boundaries will likely be multi contour and cover the central part of the city and part of the Sverdlovsky district.
The law also determines that the boundaries of the territory of a historic settlement may not coincide with the boundaries of a populated area, and it also defines the subject of protection of the historic settlement. In Irkutsk there are districts (for example, N. Lenino, Pervomaisky, Universitetsky) that have nothing to do with historic development.Defining the boundaries, on the one hand, will make it possible to preserve the historic center, and on the other, will give the opportunity for the districts to develop peacefully.
“Irkutsk is the first city in Russia to begin clarifying the boundaries, so there are no methodologies that would make this possible,” noted Inna Kondratyeva. “Our experience will become the methodology for the entire country.”
As Inna Kondratyeva noted, two variants of the boundaries of the historic settlement were preliminarily presented to the working group. Most likely, the boundary will encompass the entire central part of the city. The boundaries will be multi-contour, that is, including the central part of the city and part of the Sverdlovsky District.
Based on materials from the press service of the Irkutsk city administration