Frederick City Historic Preservation Commission uses the guidelines adopted by the mayor of the City Council and the Secretary of Interior Standards for Rehabilitation published by the U.S.

Department of the Interior National Park Service, and these guidelines are made a part of each and every case.

All cases were duly advertised in the Frederick News Post in accordance with Section 301 of the Land Management Code.

Moving on introductions on my left, the audience is right.

We have the HPC administrative assistant Tansi Creighton.

And then Commissioner Paul Fitzgerald, myself, Commissioner Robert Van Rennes, and Commissioner Ann Hart.

Then we have the manager of historic.

I'm sorry, yes, the manager of historic preservation, Christina Martinkowski, and Historic Preservation Planner, Sarah Hoffeditz, and Assistant City Attorney Iris Anon.

Anyone who has business or wishes to be heard before this commission this evening, please rise and be sworn in.

Do you solemnly swear or affirm that the response is given and statements made in this hearing before the historic preservation commission will be the whole truth and nothing but the truth?

If so, answer I do.

Thank you very much.

Please be seated.

It is the purpose of the Historic Preservation Commission to set safeguard the historical and cultural heritage of the City of Frederick by preserving sites, structures, or districts that reflect the elements of the cultural, historic, social, economic, political, archaeological, or architectural history, to stabilize and improve property values of such site structures or districts to foster civic beauty, to strengthen the local economy, and to promote the preservation and appreciation of such site structures and districts for the education and welfare of the residents of the City of Frederick.

In order to be eligible to vote on an application, a commissioner must have made the required site visit and attended any and all meetings at which such an application was discussed.

In the event that a commissioner is absent from any such meeting, the commissioner may satisfy the attendance requirement by reviewing the record of that meeting.

It is presumed if a commissioner makes no statement at this time that they have done so and are prepared to vote on the agenda this evening.

That being said, are there any commissioners with statements of eligibility?

All right.

Moving on, do we have any announcements?

Yes.

Um our first announcement is just a reminder to the public that historic preservation tax credit applications are being accepted now until April 1st for any work that has been done in the year 2024.

If you have any questions, please call the planning department.

And then another announcement.

Um, so they would not be heard tonight.

All right, thank you.

Approval of minutes.

Uh minutes from the February 13th, 2025 hearing and workshop.

Commissioners, any corrections or additions you'd like to see made to those minutes.

Yes, sir.

I have one correction, please.

Uh section seven, cases to be heard, item 12, HPC 25-12.

Move to approve the application to install the keyless entry keypads.

Um the rest of the sentence could be stricken.

And with that, I move that we accept both the hearing and the workshop minutes.

All right.

I second the motion.

All right.

Hearing nothing else.

All in favor, please raise your hand.

Thank you very much.

Uh moving on.

HPC Business, uh HPC 25-63DR.

Request for demolition review 303 West College Terrace.

I'd like to enter the whole memo into the record.

A request for demolition review has been submitted per section 423 of the land management code for a dwelling at 303 West College attendance.

Planning staff has determined that the structure is in whole or in part 50 years or older based on this evaluation.

The historic preservation commission is charged with determining if the property is potentially eligible for individual historic designation.

A property is eligible for designation for a historic preservation overlay.

If it's at least 50 years, retains historical integrity and meets one of the following criteria listed in the memo.

The dwelling at 303 West College Terrance was constructed in circa 1923.

D record suggests that the building was constructed by McKendry and Anne Etcherson, who purchased the property in 1923.

The building remained under the ownership of the McKendry and Anne under night until 1950, when the property was sold to Raymond and Margaret Hot.

McKendry and Anne were the longest residents of 303 West College Terrance.

The structure retains a good degree of historic integrity, maintaining element of its original location, design, setting, materials, workmanship, feeling, and association, but lacks a high level of architectural significance.

Research has not indicated that the property holds significance for an event or culture group.

Nor was any information found to indicate that it is associated with the lives of highly significant persons.

Staff finds that the property is not individually eligible for designation and recommends that the commission not pursue a designation application.

And with that, I'll take any questions.

Commissioners, any questions regarding the staff report.