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WELCOME. HISTORIC SITES & DISTRICTS PLAN MEETING DECEMBER 2008. Community Meeting Overview. Introduction Staff Historic Preservation Presentation Initiatives in Prince George’s County The General Plan and the Historic Sites and Districts Plan Goals, Concepts, and Guidelines

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  1. WELCOME HISTORIC SITES & DISTRICTS PLAN MEETING DECEMBER 2008

  2. Community Meeting Overview • Introduction • Staff • Historic Preservation • Presentation • Initiatives in Prince George’s County • The General Plan and the Historic Sites and Districts Plan • Goals, Concepts, and Guidelines • Public Participation Program • Question & Answer and Informal Discussion

  3. What is Historic Preservation? • A movement to protect and preserve physical reminders of our past in the present and for the future • Historic places-buildings, districts, archeological sites, and landscapes • Historic places are irreplaceable and are being lost through disuse and inappropriate development Mount Rainier streetscape Rural landscape near Upper Marlboro Brookefield boundary marker

  4. Why Preserve? • Preserving our past gives citizens a sense of our history • Respectful use of historic places strengthens and enhances our quality of life • Other Considerations • Heritage Tourism • Tax revenue generation • Revitalization of adjacent areas • Neighborhood livability • Environmentally friendly • Job creation

  5. Historic Preservation in Prince George’s County 1979 – District Council directs M-NCPPC to prepare Historic Sites and Districts Plan 1981 – Historic Sites and Districts Plan approved 1992– Historic Sites and Districts Plan amended 2002 – General Plan Preservation Policies

  6. ONGOING WORK SINCE 1992 WILL BE REFLECTED IN THE PLAN: • Historic Site and District Evaluations • Archeological Surveys, Assessments and Studies • African-American Historic Property Surveys • Nominations to the National Register of Historic Places • Historic Property and Community Surveys • Environmental Setting Evaluations • Community Outreach and Education Initiatives

  7. WHAT IS A PRESERVATION PLAN? • An overview of the historic preservation framework in Prince George’s County • A statement of countywide goals for historic preservation • An inventory of identified historic sites and districts • Implementation strategies to achieve historic preservation goals

  8. Stakeholders • Citizens • Historic Property Owners • Historic Preservation Commission • Nonprofit Organizations • Neighborhood Organizations • Civic Organizations • Religious Organizations • Local Business Groups • The Building Industry • The County Government • Municipalities • Advocacy groups

  9. Historic preservation policies in the 2002 General Plan: • Integrate historic sites and districts into the county’s development pattern • Protect historic resources through appropriate regulation and enforcement measures • Encourage stewardship and adaptive use of historic sites and districts.

  10. Goals, Concepts and Guidelines • Goals, Concepts, and Guidelines is a preliminary listing of the goals for historic preservation in Prince George’s County • 12 preliminary goals build upon three county historic preservation policies in the 2002 General Plan

  11. Preservation Planning • Historic Preservation Regulations • Historic Site and District Designation • Historic Preservation Incentives • Environmental Settings

  12. Recognizing Cultural Significance • Cultural Landscape Preservation • Planning for Archeology • Protection of Cemeteries

  13. Economic Development • Heritage Tourism • Partnerships • Neighborhood Revitalization • Implementation

  14. Preservation Planning • Goal 1: Encourage the use of preservation planning tools to promote the quality of life in Prince George’s County. • Issues: • Adequate implementation strategies? • Effectiveness of the development review process? • Responsive to the public interest? • More frequent plan amendments?

  15. Historic Site and District Evaluation and Designation • Goal 2: Continue evaluations on a countywide basis to designate more historic sites and districts. • Issues: • Greater emphasis on historic districts? • More effective ways to engage communities? • Do sites represent all aspects of county heritage? • Non-regulatory recognition program? Fairmount Heights School, Duvall Bridge and D.S.S. Goodloe House

  16. Historic Preservation Incentives • Goal 3: Provide financial incentives that assist in the preservation of historic properties. • Issues: • Current incentives known? • How effective? • Local legislation needed? Roof repairs at Melford Historic Site

  17. Neighborhood and Commercial Revitalization • Goal 4: Encourage the rehabilitation of historic properties to revitalize neighborhoods and commercial areas. • Issues: • Tool for revitalization of neighborhoods? • Other planning tools? • “Main Street” concepts for communities? Hyattsville streetscape

  18. Cultural Landscape Preservation • Goal 5: Foster awareness of historic preservation as a tool to preserve rural communities. • Issues: • Retain rural character? • Additional planning tools? • Incentives for preservation of o outbuildings? Mount Clare rural landscape

  19. Planning for Archeology • Goal 6: Incorporate archeological resource protection into local land use planning processes through site identification and preservation. • Issues: • Comprehensive archeological survey? • Guidelines/standards for preservation-in-place? • Interpretation used to educate public? • Safeguard sites for future research? Molly Berry Site artifacts and archeological excavation

  20. Protection of Cemeteries • Goal 7: Develop a program that identifies and protects historic cemeteries. • Issues: • Techniques for cemetery protection? • Individual cemetery maintenance? • Strategies for education on preservation • Methods and maintenance? • Further regulatory tools to protect cemeteries? Mullikin Family cemetery; St. Thomas Episcopal Church Cemetery, Croom

  21. Environmental Settings • Goal 8: Develop more effective strategies to protect the environmental settings of historic sites. • Issues: • Current methods effective? • Archeological sites in settings? • Property owner awareness? • Additional strategies? Pleasant Prospect environmental setting

  22. Historic Preservation Regulations • Goal 9: Improve implementation of existing historic preservation regulations. • Issues: • More effective compliance? • Clarify owner Historic Area Work Permit (HAWP) responsibilities? • Improvements to HAWP process?

  23. Heritage Tourism • Goal 10: Utilize historic resources to promote heritage tourism. • Issues: • Linkage between economic development and heritage tourism? • Examples used in other communities? Abraham Hall in Muirkirk

  24. Partnerships • Goal 11: Encourage relationships with broader constituency to advance the goals of historic preservation. • Issues: • Local, state, national organizational relationships? • Local non-profit and business coordination? • Internet used for public information? Historic Preservation Commission Reception

  25. Implementation • Goal 12: Identify historic preservation implementation priorities and funding mechanisms. • Issues: • Prioritize implementation initiatives? • Financial resource leveraging?

  26. How Can You Become Involved? • Community Meetings • Tuesday, January 13, Oxon Hill Manor • Thursday, January 22, Montpelier Cultural Arts Center • Saturday, January 24, Union United Methodist Church • Stakeholder Meetings, January–April • Preliminary Plan Community Meetings, May–June • Project website with meeting handouts, and calendar – www.mncppc.org/preservationplan

  27. Schedule Pre-Planning January 2006 – September 2008 Planning Board Initiation October 30, 2008 District Council Authorization November 18, 2008 Community Involvement/ November 2008 – July 2009Plan Preparation Joint Public Hearing October 2009 (Planning Board and District Council) Planning Board Adoption January 2010 District Council ApprovalApril 2010

  28. Comments & Questions • Question & Answer session after this presentation • Attend upcoming workshops and focus groups • Request a stakeholder meeting • Visit our website at: www.mncppc.org/preservationplan • Email our staff: PreservationPlan@ppd.mncppc.org

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