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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2023-02-13 23-080 OrderCITY COUNCIL ACTION Council Meeting Date: Item No: Responsible Dept: Requested Action: Summary Committee Action Meeting Date: For: Against: City Manager City Solicitor Finance Director Map/Lot: Introduced for: Order Committee: Action: Staff Comments & Approvals Date: Item No: Assigned to Councilor: Maine C L.G A ire ire u a II Report f o it IFY2 A Certified Local Government is responsible for submitting an annual report to the MHPC. The annual report must include the following information: A. Local Legislation: 1. Copies of any new ordinances, amendments, regulations, by-laws, or guidelines enacted during this period. a. Council Order 22-197: Amending Chapter 260 Signs on historic buildings. b. Council Order 22- : Amending CO 22-197 to include the Bangor Revitalization Area. 2. List of new historic district or landmark designations. Please also submit a copy of a map showing site locations. a. N/A 3. Number of cases reviewed under the authority of the local ordinance with a summary of the action taken: a. 23 Certificate of Appropriateness/ Design Review. 25 Minor Change and/ or Revision to Design Review. Alterations: Approved 47 Withdrawn 1__ (Please see the attached project reports) R Historic Preservation Commission and Staff. 1. Number of historic preservation commission meetings held during this period. a. 9 2. Indication of number of meetings which each historic preservation commission members attended. a. Commissioner Carter — 1 (term expired in 2021) Commissioner Chernesky — 9 Commissioner Krupke — 5 Commissioner King — 9 Commissioner Quin — 9 Commissioner Riordan — 7 Commissioner Rand — 8 Alternate Member Commissioner Weitkamp — 7 Alternate Member Summary of how the historic preservation commission obtained qualified professional expertise in the review of nominations or other actions normally evaluated by a professional if such expertise is not available on the commission. a. Consultant, Michael Pullen, reviews the applications prior to the Commission meetings and submits his response, questions, or concerns to both the applicant and Commission for their meeting preparation. Mr. Pullen is a local Architect serving many professional affiliations and obtaining several awards for his historic contributions, including 3 Maine Preservation Honor Awards. Mr. Pullen attends all Commission meetings. 4. Indication of the professional training session which each historic preservation commission member and professional staff member attended during this period. a. Commission Members attended an Annual Training and an Architectural Historic District survey presentation. Commission Members also received invitations to historic preservation webinars forwarded from staff. Any changes to the membership of the historic preservation commission. For vacancies, please indicate length of vacancy, how an attempt was made to obtain qualified professionals to fill any vacancies, and how the new appointees evidence demonstrated interest, competence, or knowledge of historic preservation. In addition, please submit a resume for any new commission members, including any professionals. a. One new Alternate Commissioner was added in January 2022 while another moved into a full - term Commissioner. In November of 2021 a vacant seat was filled by an Archeologist. 6. Summary of how the CLG employed, contracted with, or maintained access to, on at least a part-time basis, a qualified professional in historic preservation. a. UPC Consultant, Michael Pullen is involved both professionally and personally in historic architecture and preservation and attended all meetings during this period as a volunteer. The City recently had an architectural historical survey conducted and contracted Artifex, Architects & Engineers to perform the survey. Among their team was Mr. Pullen and Rochelle Bohm, Preservation Consultant and listed as a MUPC CARMA trained consultant. C. Survey and Inventory: 1. Number of new historic resource forms completed. a. As a result of the architectural survey, approximately 125 properties within the Bangor Theological Seminary, Thomas Hill, West Market Square, High Street and State Street Historic Districts were updated on the Carma forms. 2. If the municipality is completely surveyed describe the process to re-evaluate existing survey information and procedure to keep it up to date. a. Over the next two years the City will have surveys conducted on the remaining two (2) Historic Districts and 31 Historic Sites in order to update their resources status. D. Public Participation: 1. Outline of public notification procedures. a. Commission agendas are posted on the City's web site the week prior to meeting dates. The postings welcome the public to attend in person or via an attached Zoom link. All applicants or their representatives are required to attend as panelist. 2. A copy of a historic preservation commission meeting's minutes. a. Please see attached. E. National Register Nominations: 1. List of National Register nominations reviewed by the commission. a. 29 Franklin Street (Map 041 Lot 062) 2. All minutes relating to the review of National Register nominations. a. The Commission was updated as to the status of the nomination and voted unanimously to support it. F. Narrative Summary: Please include a narrative statement of successes and problems encountered during the year. The City's largest success would be that of the ongoing survey of six additional historic districts, which had not been updated in over 45 years. The resources gathered during the survey will be added to the GIS mapping page found on the City of Bangor website. These resources will aid in the education of homeowners, Architects, Code Enforcement, Contractors, and Realtors. A power point tutorial of the Historical District's brief history, as well as, the survey findings has been included on the City's Historic Preservation website page. Unfortunately, most of the challenges facing historic preservation are owners and contractors proceeding with work without prior approval from UPC or obtaining necessary permits. All new property owners within the historical districts are informed by letter that any exterior repairs or alterations need UPC approval. As always, cost of historically approved materials, such as slate roofing or windows other than vinyl, often deter owners from updating these properties. Some applicants choose to withdraw their application when they believe the Commission won't approve their request. When this happens, we can assume to see more neglect of the property. IN CITY COUNCIL FEBRUARY CO 23-080 Passed CITY CLERK