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the above criteria, the commission shall consider the following: the historical or architectural value and significance of the building or structure and its relationship to or congruitY with the land, place and area in the HiStoric District UpOn Which it is erected and with other buildings or structures therein. DIVISION 2. DOWNTOWN D-1 AND D-2 DISTRICTS : Sec. 40-55. Specific purpose of downtown districts. The Downtown Districts, D-1 and D-2, are created for the purposes set forth in Section 40-51 and also, without limitation, for the promotion and preservation of the city's educational, cultural and economic interests, opportu~-xities and advantages. Such districts include and bound the only significant tourist routes providing access to the many historic structures and buildings in downtown Portsmouth and to its historic waterfront and governmental center and contain many significant historic structures and buildings. The D-1 and D-2 Districts fulfill this purpose through: (a) The preservation and protection of buildings, structures, places and areas of educational, cultural, economic and civic interest in the core area of the original community settlement; (b) The development and maintenance of appropriate settings and environment for such buildings, structures, places and areas; (c) The protection and enhancement of the tourist corridors leading to the historic core area, governmental center and historic waterfront; (d) The regulation and control of construction of new buildings and structures in accordance with the Priority Action Program for Central Portsmouth adopted by the city council, to protect such areas and the setting and environment found, preserved and promoted therein. Sec. 40-56. Downtown dist~cts; permitted uses. Uses permitted in the D-I and D-2 Downtown Districts shall be governed according to subdistricts, as shown on the zoning map. Table 40-43-3 in Article IV of this Chapter lists the uses allowed in the various subdistricts. The designations and general purposes of the subdistricts are as follows: (a) RESIDENTIAL (R) SUBDISTRICT. A sub-district permitting single family and multi-family dwellings, with flexible dimensional requirements to allow development consistent with the design of existing downtown neighborhoods. (b) PUBLIC (P) SUBDISTRICT. Primarily for governmental agencies andquasi- public institutions such as churches and fraternal organizations. 82