Marietta approves historic district

The Marietta City Council voted 4-3 Wednesday night to create the city’s first locally controlled historic district.

The Kennesaw Avenue Historic District will include 29 houses. Homeowners will have to seek permission from the city’s historic preservation commission to make exterior structural changes that are visible from the street.

The city has five neighborhoods on the national register of historic places, including Kennesaw Avenue, but being on the national register doesn't impose such restrictions.