WELCOME

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