It is within the power of the legislature to determine that the community should be beautiful as well as healthy, spacious as well as clean, well balanced as well as carefully patrolled. F. 1978 Penn Central Transportation Co. vs New York City. The Grand Central terminal was slated for remodeling that would have added a 500 foot tower. ARB rejected design. States and Cities may enact land use restrictions or controls to enhance the quality of life by preserving the character and desirable aesthetic features of a city.
Historic preservation is a form of land use regulation.
Owner would need to show that the taking denied all reasonable economic use of the property.