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Topical Community Meeting #1 - September 7, 2023
Thanks to everyone who came out for a great meeting last night! Meeting Materials and audio/video have been posted on the Meeting Materials Page We hope everyone will fill out the Companion Survey whether you were able to attend or not although it may make more sense after you have reviewed some materials, such as the slides below or the audio/video of the meeting. Thanks for bearing with us getting used to our first hybrid meeting -- if you have any suggestions for improving meetings in the future you can email us at historiccandlerpark@gmail.com. Due to a family emergency the Historic Designation Committee regretfully has to RESCHEDULE the Community Meeting PLANNED FOR TONIGHT.
This meeting topic will be discussed Sept. 7 instead. Thank you for understanding, revised Meeting dates as we know them are being updated as we speak, all links and other information will remain the same. At the Candler Park Neighborhood Organization meeting on Monday, August 21, the official voting results are that the Historic Designation Committee motion passed 133 in favor and 106 opposed, with three abstentions. The motion that passed was for CPNO to provide an initial $5,000 to the Committee and up to an additional $15,000 matching funds the Committee will raise.
Thank you for supporting our request for partial funding from CPNO. We appreciate your support of this important conversation and are excited to get down into the details! You can also help! We still have $15,000 to raise to meet our goal and fully fund this process. CPNO members voted in March to support moving forward with “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.” The result of the vote was 62% in favor with a record 239 members voting.
To engage the neighborhood as thoughtfully and as thoroughly as possible, the Committee is raising money for a third-party consultant, Aaron Fortner, to continue to lead this process over the coming months. Aaron’s expertise in planning, historic designation, and working with communities is incredibly valuable to us. He also worked with Candler Park in 2013 to create the Candler Park Master Plan and has been working with the neighborhood and the Historic Designation Committee since spring 2022 on the first phase of education and engagement. The Committee has a fundraising goal of $35,000, based on Aaron Fortner’s $29,000 estimate for his time working with the neighborhood through the end of this project. It is, obviously, important and responsible to have dedicated funds to pay Aaron for his work. In order to carry out the tasks voted on in March: We are asking for CPNO to donate $5,000 with an additional donation of up to $15,000, matching funds raised by the Committee. The Committee is committed to raising $15,000. This is a series of "deep dive" Community Meetings on essential topics that will be covered by the draft regulations for a potential Candler Park Historic District. Gathering community input and creating these draft regulations has also been referred to as Phase 2. JOIN US to learn more and engage in the discussion!
Hybrid meetings will be in-person at the First Existentialist Church and via Zoom. Thursday, August 24, 7pm Community Meeting 1 Underlying Zoning Regulations, General Regulations and Procedures Thursday, September 7, 7pm Community Meeting 2 Regulations for Contributing Structures Thursday, October 5, 7pm Community Meeting 3 Regulations for Non-Contributing Structures Thursday, October 19, 7pm Community Meeting 4 Development Controls, Parking, Driveways, Curb Cuts, Sidewalks Rough Schedule for 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. 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. 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. 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:
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. |
Community engagement workshops and drafting regulations will be lead by a professional planning consultant. Help fund this initiative by making a specified, tax deductible donation to CPNO.
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