1979 – District Council directs m-ncppc to prepare Historic Sites and Districts Plan 1979

Introduction

• 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

A movement to protect and preserve physical reminders of our past in the present and for the future

• 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

Preserving our past gives citizens a sense of our history

• 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

1979 – District Council directs M-NCPPC to prepare Historic Sites and Districts Plan

• 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

Historic Site and District Evaluations

• 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

An overview of the historic preservation framework in Prince George’s County

• 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

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

• 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.

Goals, Concepts, and Guidelines is a preliminary listing of the goals for historic preservation in Prince George’s County

• 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

Preservation Planning

• Historic Preservation Regulations

• Historic Site and District Designation

• Historic Preservation Incentives

• Environmental Settings

Recognizing Cultural Significance

• Cultural Landscape Preservation

• Planning for Archeology

• Protection of Cemeteries

Economic Development

• Heritage Tourism

• Partnerships

• Neighborhood Revitalization

• Implementation

Goal 1: Encourage the use of preservation planning tools to promote the quality of life in Prince George’s County.

• 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?

Goal 2: Continue evaluations on a countywide basis to designate more historic sites and districts.

• 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?

Goal 3: Provide financial incentives that assist in the preservation of historic properties.

• Goal 3: Provide financial incentives that assist in the preservation of historic properties.

• Issues:

• Current incentives known?
• How effective?
• Local legislation needed?

Goal 4: Encourage the rehabilitation of historic properties to revitalize neighborhoods and commercial areas.

• 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?

Goal 5: Foster awareness of historic preservation as a tool to preserve rural communities.

• 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?

Goal 6: Incorporate archeological resource protection into local land use planning processes through site identification and preservation.

• 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?

Goal 7: Develop a program that identifies and protects historic 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?

Goal 8: Develop more effective strategies to protect the environmental settings of historic sites.

• 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?

Goal 9: Improve implementation of existing 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?

Goal 10: Utilize historic resources to promote heritage tourism.

• Goal 10: Utilize historic resources to promote heritage tourism.

• Issues:

• Linkage between economic development and heritage tourism?
• Examples used in other communities?

Goal 11: Encourage relationships with broader constituency to advance the goals of historic preservation.

• 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?

Goal 12: Identify historic preservation implementation priorities and funding mechanisms.

• Goal 12: Identify historic preservation implementation priorities and funding mechanisms.

• Issues:

• Prioritize implementation initiatives?
• Financial resource leveraging?

Community Meetings

• 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

Pre-Planning January 2006 – September 2008

• Pre-Planning January 2006 – September 2008

• Planning Board Initiation October 30, 2008

• District Council Authorization November 18, 2008

• Community Involvement/ November 2008 – July 2009 Plan Preparation

• Joint Public Hearing October 2009 (Planning Board and District Council)

• Planning Board Adoption January 2010

• District Council Approval April 2010

Question & Answer session after this presentation

• 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: [e-mail]