§ 24-135.01. Historic preservation requirements.

(a)

The Planning Board shall require the preservation of historic resources in order to protect the County's cultural heritage, to increase public awareness of the County's history, and to provide for the continued use of still-valuable historic resources. Applicants are required to use the flexibility inherent in this Subtitle, including lot size averaging and optional methods of development where appropriate, to prepare plans that minimize the impact of new subdivisions on historic resources and that promote the restoration and continued use of such resources.

(b)

The following requirements shall apply to a proposed subdivision containing or adjacent to a historic resource:

(1)

Lots shall be designed to minimize adverse impacts of new construction on the historic resource;

(2)

Natural features (such as trees and vegetation) which contribute to the preservation of a historic resource or provide a buffer between the historic resource and new development, shall be retained; and

(3)

Protective techniques (such as limits of disturbance, building restriction lines and buffers) shall be used.

(c)

In order to safeguard the integrity of the historic resource, the Planning Board may require a Detailed Site Plan in accordance with Part 3, Division 9, of Subtitle 27 (the Zoning Ordinance) for the purpose of evaluating the effect of the orientation, mass, height, materials and design of the proposed development on the environmental setting.

(CB-116-1989; CB-82-2005)