"Continuous threats" to the Square in 1995 led the city council to ask the Historical Commission to review the situation, Sullivan said.
A recent public hearing of the Cambridge City Ordinance Committee showed overwhelming support for the proposed ordinance, according to the Cambridge Chronicle.
The only criticisms of the proposal have come from the Cambridge's business leaders.
Richard R. Beaty, president of the Harvard Square Business Association, expressed fears that the proposal could increase costs for renovations and regulation on business owners.
In a letter to Sullivan, Beaty wrote that some of the association's members are concerned that a historic district designation is "the wrong planning tool for such a diverse, mixed-use area."
But Sullivan said that protecting the diverse atmosphere of Harvard Square is at the very root of the ordinance.
"We've crafted the ordinance specifically to reflect the commercial vitality of Harvard Square," Sullivan said.
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