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5/15/2023

 
 Rough Schedule for Phase 2
  • Series of 4 Topical Community Meetings - these educational meetings will also be a space for gathering input/comments (August - October 2023)
  • Create a draft of potential regulations/define a potential CP Historic District based on input so far from all input to date.
  • Community Review 1 - review 1st draft
  • Community Review 2 - review 2nd draft 
    (add revision rounds as needed) 
  • Vote to Submit - CPNO vote on final draft of potential regulations which define
    (end Phase 2)

Because summer is coming up, the first public meetings (Topical Public meetings) will start up in August. We hope to do them as hybrid meetings but these will definitely be available via Zoom to make the meetings as accessible as possible to the most neighbors.

COMMITTEE MEETING NOTES

4/29/2023

 
Monthly working committee meeting notes are posted under Committee

HD Committee Meeting - Wed, April 26

4/24/2023

 
Historic Designation Committee Meeting
Special Committee of CPNO
Wednesday April 26, 2023, 7pm
via Zoom

Email historiccandlerpark@gmail.com for meeting link

As a reminder, this meeting of the Historic Designation Committee is open to the public but is a working committee meeting to discuss planning and next steps for Phase 2 of the historic designation initiative in Candler Park. 

Draft Agenda
  • Review draft schedule - Aaron Fortner
  • Review Committee tasks and roles of individual members, new members
    • Communications/Outreach 
    • Secretary (meeting notes) 
    • General Volunteers
    • Fundraising 
    • Regulations and Education
  • Financial/Fundraising update
  • Set Regular Meeting dates (around CPNO schedule)
  • Next Steps - 
    • Tasks before next meeting
    • Set next meeting

Join the Historic Designation Committee and keep your neighbors in the loop!

4/17/2023

 
​After March’s CPNO vote, the Historic Designation Committee is gearing up for its next stage: A 10–14 month inclusive process to engage Candler Park residents and work with a consultant to define and draft proposed regulations for a potential Candler Park Historic District.

Most of you probably want to know when we’re going to get started! 
 
The Committee will serve as the project management team for Phase 2 of the historic designation initiative, the end goal of which is to define a potential Candler Park Historic District with regulations that the neighborhood can vote on whether or not to submit to the City.
 
The Committee’s tasks will include publicizing and organizing meetings, continuing to educate ourselves and the neighborhood as we draft potential regulations, and ongoing fundraising to make sure the process is done as well as possible. Emily Taff will Chair the Committee, giving Mary Shaltis a much-deserved break, and the committee will take on new members. 
 
All neighbors can have a voice as we work on drafting regulations through Community Engagement workshops and meetings designed for public input, review, and discussion. However, if you have time to dedicate to the task of engaging the neighborhood in the process, please consider joining the Historic Designation Committee! 
 
We have outlined some specific tasks of the working Committee as “subcommittees” below to share the work that’s needed to engage the neighborhood in this process, and encourage those of you with these skills to join the team!
 
Communications and Outreach: These roles are among the most important in providing updates and insight to neighbors. Tasks include brainstorming, writing and editing communications, posting content and updating the website. 
 
Secretary: Someone who can be responsible for taking meeting notes.
 
General Volunteers: People the committee can call on periodically to help with “legwork” like distributing communications, help at in-person events, or for other tasks.
 
Fundraising and Finance: Are you skilled at raising money? Diligent at tracking spending and a whiz with a spreadsheet? Please raise your hand for this subcommittee. Fundraising is important to make sure the process is done well!
 
Regulations and Education: These members will research and focus on developing an in-depth understanding of the historic designation process and regulations to answer questions that come up. They will work with the consultant to transform working session feedback into potential regulations. If you’re knowledgeable about zoning codes and/or historic districts or designation processes, this may be a good place to volunteer. 
 
THE PROCESS
While the team is currently working on a schedule, generally there will be at least 7 public engagement meetings over the next 10-14 months which follow a similar process to that of drafting a neighborhood master plan. We will start with Community meetings focussed on deep dives into regulatory topics related to historic districts and then we’ll get into workshopping draft regulations for a potential Candler Park district. Meeting notes and drafts of any documents generated will be posted after every meeting, both committee meetings and public engagement meetings/workshops, so that if you miss something you can still stay in the loop. You can also join our email list to get notices sent directly to you!
 
This process will allow Candler Park to have a thoughtful in-depth discussion about how this neighborhood would like to handle future growth.
 
We look forward to talking with you at workshops or working with you on a subcommittee to share some of the work that’s needed to get us to regulations that everyone can review and vote on.

Moving Forward with “Phase 2”

3/23/2023

 
Now that we’ve voted to move forward with this discussion (final tally was 147 in favor, 92 opposed, and 2 abstentions) our work continues. Below is a reminder of what the next 10-14 months of the process will involve:
 
Phase 2 will involve:
  1. Community Engagement Workshops, both in person and online, will be held over several months in which
    • Neighbors will engage in the discussion to define a potential historic district.
    • Feedback will be gathered, recorded, and synthesized into an outline of a potential historic district and regulations.
    • Workshops and writing will be led by Aaron Fortner of Canvas Planning (who also did Candler Park’s master plan in 2013).
    • This work is estimated to take 10 to 14 months.
  2. Additional meetings to continue the education process and answer questions will be held with representatives from the City of Atlanta and the Historic Designation Committee.
  3. Vote. At the end Phase 2, Candler Park will vote on whether or not to submit the proposed district to the City of Atlanta.
 
Phase 3. IF Candler Park votes yes to submit a Candler Park Historic District nomination, a 6-month process will begin in which the neighborhood will engage with the City of Atlanta staff to further revise and finalize regulations.
 
If anyone wants to volunteer their time by joining the committee or offering to help in other ways, please contact us at historiccandlerpark@gmail.com.

In case you missed it

3/2/2023

 
The Open Houses on Saturday 2/25 and Monday 2/27 were great, we had a lot of good conversations with folks in the neighborhood which was super helpful to all of us! The materials from the event below help answer a lot of the Frequently Asked Questions we have been getting and also explain what we are voting on for March 20.

​As always, reach out to one of us or via our email historiccandlerpark@gmail.com if you have any questions/comments!
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OPEN HOUSES

2/10/2023

 
The Historic Designation Committee is hosting two Open Houses at the end of February where neighbors can drop in at their convenience to Learn more about the historic designation initiative, Understand what the upcoming vote in March is about, Comment and Discuss one-on-one with each other.
Please stop by!
Saturday, February 25
10 am - 1 pm
and
Monday, February 27
5 pm - 8 pm
@
THE NEIGHBORHOOD CHURCH
1561 McLendon Avenue NE
(across from Candler Park)

Vote for next phase of Historic Designation engagement scheduled for March 20

2/1/2023

 
As you may have heard in January’s CPNO meeting, the vote for the Historic Designation Committee’s motion to move forward to the next level of neighborhood engagement, known as Phase 2, will now take place at the March CPNO meeting on March 20th.

Make sure your membership is current (each adult in the household should renew separately if possible)
Attend the CPNO Meeting to Vote

What will happen in Phase 2?
  1. Community Engagement Workshops, both in person and online, will be held over several months in which
    • Neighbors will engage in the discussion to define a potential historic district.
    • Feedback will be gathered, recorded, and synthesized into and outline of potential historic district and regulations.
    • Workshops and writing will be led by Aaron Fortner of Canvas Planning (who did Candler Park’s master plan in 2013).
    • This work is estimated to take a total of 10 months.
  2. Additional meetings to continue the education process and answer questions will be held with representatives from the City of Atlanta and the Historic Designation Committee.
  3. Vote. At the end Phase 2, Candler Park will vote on whether or not to submit the proposed district to the City of Atlanta
 
IF Candler Park votes yes to submit a Candler Park Historic District nomination, a 6-month process will begin in which the neighborhood will engage with the City of Atlanta staff to further revise and finalize regulations.
 
We look forward to seeing you at the March CPNO Meeting and, as always, if you have any questions or concerns reach out to a committee member or email us at historiccandlerpark@gmail.com.

January Messenger Article

1/29/2023

 
Sustainability, Density, Affordable Housing, and Redevelopment: Specifying Candler Park’s Future written by Candler Park Resident Robert M. Craig, Ph.D. for the January Candler Park Messenger

Robert M. Craig is a longtime Candler Park resident, Architectural Historian and Professor Emeritus at Georgia Tech. He is also a former chair of the Atlanta Urban Design Commission, which oversees Atlanta's historic districts among other things. 

READ HERE
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upcoming meetings:

11/17/2022

 
VOTE OF CONFIDENCE:
Monday, Nov. 21, 7pm
CPNO Meeting
​ZOOM MEETING

Vote to support moving forward to Phase 2 of potential Candler Park Historic District initiative
​The Candler Park Historic Designation Committee is asking for a “Vote of  Confidence" at the November CPNO meeting. The November 21 Vote is NOT to approve a final Local Historic District Designation but is a vote to proceed with the process of community engagement to draft regulations that we, Candler Park, would like for our neighborhood. 
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Another vote will take place AFTER Candler Park drafts its proposed Local Historic District regulations. 
  • What are the benefits of a historic district: engagement_flyer_-_fall_fest_2022-final.pdf
  • What will happen next:  proposal_for_candler_park_by_aaron_fortner[69960].pdf
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