Well, good afternoon.

It is two o'clock.

So welcome to the workshop for the City of Frederick Planning Commission, November 2022.

How we've been doing this is we asked the applicant to come up first and we have the applicant actually present the case.

And for any of you who are new, we don't want you to just say, okay, guys, I know you read it.

You have any questions.

We want you to actually to walk through the through the highlights.

So after you do that, we'll take a roll call of the planning commissioners and we'll have questions and make comments.

And then we'll go back and forth and we'll sort of exhaust that conversation.

We will turn to staff then and ask if staff has anything to add.

Then we'll have questions and comments of staff.

And it's really a much more casual kind of conversation, and our hearings are.

Okay.

Thank you very much.

So our first item on the agenda.

Well, um, I will say I I know we introduced our new alternate commission at our hearing a week ago, and I also would like to point out here that we have April Lee, and she has just so this is your first workshop and second hearing.

Right.

And um April will always all of the alternates will always take part in the conversation.

And if one of the commissioners is not here, the alternate can also vote.

So all right.

Anyway, the first item is PC two-950.

It's a zoning map amendment for 1700 Atlas Drive.

And the applicant is actually staffed.

So we'll turn it over to Christina.

Hi, I'm Christina Martin Koski presenting on behalf of the planning division.

Thank you for your time this afternoon.

Before we dig in, there's a couple points I want you to be aware of.

And just give me a cue if you cannot hear me very well.

Um the sound can be turned up, or maybe you could get a little closer.

Okay, closer.

Is this better?

I think so.

I think we found the mics that you need to get.

Okay.

I'll be right on it.

So this is the planning division's application to historic preservation that overlay at 1700 Atlas Drive to protect us circa 1800 male house.

Before we dig in, there's a couple points I want to make.

Uh, first, this 220-year-old building was previously designated with an HPO back in 2014.

In fact, it was the first historic building saved by the demolition review ordinance.

It was designated with the knowledge that the building would likely need to be moved to make way for the widening of Bogman's Lane, and that the city would need to go through the redesignation process once the building was moved.

This has been an eight-year process, which was carefully implemented by various review boards and departments of the city.

The mothballing on the structure, which you can see in this image, can um shows the boarded of windows, the ventilation, masonry repairs, and the requirement to direct water away from the building.

All of these were mothballing efforts required by the Planning Commission as part of the site plan approval.

The building holds significance for its architectural value.

It is a good surviving example of a traditional hall and parlor dwelling.

The building is considered a pre-railroad British folk form, but it's important to acknowledge that this is a true local vernacular building type that reflects the merging of cultures and building traditions.

When the Bill or County Farm went through the development review, two historic preservation overlays were enacted.

This shows the overlay at the Conley Farm, where the city protected a grouping of historic buildings dating from circa 1800 to the first quarter of the 20th century.

And this is the overlay on the mill house.

The red arrow points to the original location, and the green points to the current location.

And then March of this year, the building was moved to its current location.

So per the land management code in accordance with land use article Title VIII annotated code of Maryland, the Board of Ottoman are authorized to designate sites and structures and districts seemed to be of historic architectural significance with a historic preservation overlay.

In this process, the Historic Preservation Commission and the Planning Commission are recommending bodies.

The LMC sets the standards for what each commit commission has to consider.

The HPC is directed to only use the criteria for designation outlined in Section 423D.

In other words, the HPC is only considering the eligibility requirements, including its age, historic integrity, and significance.

First, the planning commission shall consider the HPC's findings in regards to the criteria for designation.

The second criteria is that the planning commission is directed to reevaluate the application's consistency with the comprehensive plan and may also consider any other planning issues.

The entire of Conley Farm is listed on the inventory.

The building and structures were evaluated individually and as a group.