[Adopted by the Board of Supervisors of the
County of Frederick 9-9-1992. Amendments noted where applicable.]
Application packages for designation of a locally significant historical property and the accompanying processing fee shall be submitted to the Frederick County Department of Planning and Development. Applications will be forwarded to the Historic Resources Advisory Board (HRAB) for review. Applications may be submitted at any time. The applicant will be notified, in writing, of the time and date when the HRAB will meet to review applications. The HRAB will review the application based on criteria listed under § 97-5. The applicant will be notified, in writing, of the determination made by the HRAB within 90 days of submission. The HRAB reserves the right to deny eligibility of a structure if the structure does not meet the criteria listed under § 97-5.
Applicants shall submit the following:
All fees and expenses, established by the Frederick
County Board of Supervisors, shall be paid at the time of application
submittal.
A.
If a structure is designated historically significant,
a plaque of recognition shall be issued. Plaques shall be placed on
the structure and displayed on the left side of the front entrance.
Plaques remain the property of the County and will remain in the possession
of the property owner only as long as the structure(s) retains 75%
of its historic fabric and configuration.
B.
Each plaque issued will have a registration number
which will correspond to the application number. Application material
will be kept on file in the office of the Frederick County Department
of Planning and Development.
A.
The criteria established to evaluate the eligibility
of structures as historically significant are a Frederick County adaptation
of the National Register of Historic Places criteria.
B.
Architectural significance. Structure(s) must clearly
represent:
(1)
A recognized type, period or method of construction
that enhances our understanding of the class of resources of which
it is a part. The structure should illustrate a pattern of what was
common to the class of resources; the individuality or variation that
occurred within the class; the evolution of that class over a period
of time; or the transition between that class and others.
(2)
Artistic values expressed in areas such as community
design or planning, engineering and sculpture.
(3)
Work of a recognized master or an anonymous craftsman
whose work is distinguishable from others by its characteristic style
or quality.
C.
Historical significance. The structure(s) must have
been either:
(1)
Associated with an event or events that made a significant
contribution to the development of the County, state or nation (Significant
contribution of any event must be demonstrated and must be a good
representative of the event or events and of the larger theme of which
they are a part.); or
(2)
Associated with a specifically identified person whose
activities have been important in our local history. A property's
association with an individual must be documented by accepted methods
of historical research. Length of association must be identified.
D.
Physical and historical integrity.
(1)
A structure must possess physical and historical integrity.
"Integrity" is the authenticity of a structure's historic identity,
evidenced by the survival of the physical characteristics. Integrity
applies in five ways:
(a)
Location, which is where the structure was originally
placed.
(b)
Design, which is the composition of elements that
comprise the form, plan, space, structure and style of a property.
(c)
Materials, which are the physical elements that were
combined in a particular pattern. The integrity of materials determines
whether or not an authentic historic resource still exists.
(d)
Workmanship, which is the physical evidence of the
craftsman's labor and skill in constructing, altering, adapting or
embellishing a building.
(e)
Aesthetics/feeling, which is the ability of the building
to evoke the historic sense of a past period of time.
(2)
A structure should exist today essentially as it did
during its period of significance. Seventy-five percent of the structure
must be intact or undisturbed. Recent alterations must have been done
according to professional standards to ensure preservation.
