Good evening.

I would like to call to order the Tuesday, May 17th, 2022 workshop of the City of Frederick Historic Preservation Commission.

All those applicants and authorized agents and members of the public who wish to speak tonight must be sworn in.

Please stand if you are able.

Thank you very much.

You may be seated.

Okay.

Miss Martin Koskey, do we have any announcements regarding the workshop agenda this evening?

Yes, Chair, I do.

I do want to note that HPC 20-860 at 358 West Patrick Street has requested to move his application to the next workshop.

So he updated his application, so you will also be receiving a revised updated staff report based on the new information they provided Excellent.

Thank you very much.

So then HPC 20 860 will not be on the workshop agenda this evening.

So we'll move on to HPC 22 258 regarding the property at 401 Linden Avenue.

Is the applicant present this evening?

In the absence of the applicant, how do we proceed?

It's uh I would, and I'll defer to Mr.

Waxter, but why don't we just kind of put it on pause now and keep moving down the agenda?

Um and hopefully he'll uh show up so he can be reviewed at the end of the agenda.

Does that sound wonderful?

Thank you, sir.

Excellent.

Um then I will automatically go uh for the the sake of process to HPC 21 1367.

Uh also the property at 401 Linden Avenue.

Is the applicant present?

He is not.

Okay, then we'll move on to HPC 22 321 regarding the property at 401 North Market Street.

Um is the applicant present.

Excellent.

If you would please um come forward and be seated at the table.

Um, Miss Martin Koskey, if you could um well, actually, first, if you would introduce yourself, please.

Sure.

And make sure you hi everyone.

My name is Sheila Talatov.

I'm a new owner of this building.

Just recently bought it, like for two months.

So very new to all of these.

And I want to do some renovation for that building, make it beautiful, so that's why I'm here.

Wonderful.

Welcome.

Um, so it's uh Miss Talotov.

Talotov.

Excellent.

Um, Miss Martin Koski, um, if you would get us started, please.

Yes, I would like to enter the entire staff report into the record.

The advocate is proposing to replace the existing slate roof with a new slate roof featuring tiles that don't replicate the historic material.

So the Frederick Town Historic District Design Guidelines provide the following parameters for review.

There's a hierarchy of facades.

Historically, a building's design reflected its location, the sighting, the setting, um, and the setting on the lot.

Elevations facing the street typically were more elaborately designed and may have used richer, more decorative detailing than re elevations.

This hierarchy of treatments was based on visibility from the street.

The commission may exercise a certain degree of leniency when considering appropriate treatments for less prominent facades.

For character-defining features, uh, these features are those building components that make the structure unique and different from other buildings.

Characteristic elements of a particular architectural style, a technique or architect or feature that are important to the building's unique identity.

Elements that contribute to the building's overall significance will be more carefully scrutinized than those of lesser significance.

Character-defining elements must be identified, retained, and preserved to the fullest extent possible.

For historic materials, every effort must be made to retain and preserve historic materials.

Non-original materials that the commission believes have accrued significance, must be retained and preserved if possible.

If replacement is necessary, new materials must be compatible in design, quality, materials, size, texture, details, and color.

The guidelines also provide specific guidance on addressing the treatments for slate roofs.