January 2024 Meeting notes

Historic Designation Committee Meeting
Wednesday, January 24, 2024, 6:30pm
via Zoom
9 committee members and Aaron Fortner were in attendance.
Aaron Fortner discussed his takeaways after going through the worksheet/survey results - he noted that there were primarily two clear camps: those that really like the idea of a historic district and those that really like the idea of increased density. The greatest number of participants fall somewhere in the middle, people who are willing to meet somewhere in the middle with a plan which addresses both of these goals without completely sacrificing either one. He added that these results do not support moving forward without addressing density through our regulations. 

As for other specific regulation questions, there was a little less clarity. The Committee discussed different and unintended interpretations of answer choices such as "keep current regulations." We think it will be much better when we have drafted regulations which will give folks specifics to which they can react.

In drafted regulations which will be presented and posted to the neighborhood for rounds of revisions, Aaron suggests an outline format so that everyone does not have to rely on their ability to comprehend a regulatory document. In this way everyone will be able to read, discuss, and suggest changes. Making changes by “proposing amendments” which members can then vote on (via survey/poll) was also discussed and is a tool we may use.