A.
It is the purpose hereof to provide, as authorized
by the State of Maryland Enabling Act for Historic Area Zoning (Article
66B, §§ 8.01 to 8.15, Annotated Code of Maryland),[1] at the request of the affected property owner, for the
identification, designation and regulation, for the purposes of protection,
preservation and continued use enhancement, of those sites or structures,
with their appurtenances and environmental settings, in districts
of historical, archaeological, political, cultural, social, economic
or architectural value.
[1]
Editor's Note: Article 66B of the Annotated Code of Maryland
was repealed by Acts 2012, ch. 426, § 1, effective October 1,
2012. See now the Land Use Article of the Annotated Code of Maryland.
B.
It is further the purpose hereof to preserve and enhance
the quality of life and to safeguard the historical and cultural heritage
of the Town of Princess Anne, to foster civic beauty and to preserve
and promote the use of historic districts for the education, welfare
and pleasure of the citizens of the Town of Princess Anne, the County
of Somerset, the State of Maryland and the United States of America.
For the purposes hereof, the following words
and phrases shall have the meanings respectively ascribed to them:
Includes, but need not be limited to, walkways and driveways
(whether paved or unpaved), vegetation (including trees, garden and
lawns), rocks, pasture, cropland and waterways.
A condition where the principal structure of an historic
district has become unsafe as a result of any of the following conditions:
The deterioration of the foundations, exterior
walls, roofs, chimneys, doors or windows, so as to create or permit
a hazardous or unsafe condition to exist; or
The deterioration of the foundations, exterior
walls, roofs, chimneys, doors or windows, the lack of adequate waterproofing
or the deterioration of interior frames which will or could result
in permanent damage, injury or loss of or loss to foundations, exterior
walls, roofs, chimneys, doors or windows.
The architectural style, design and general arrangement of
the exterior of an historic resource, including the nature and texture
of building materials and the type and style of all windows, doors,
light fixtures, signs or other similar items found on, or related
to, the exterior of an historic resource.
The Historic District Commission of the Town of Princess
Anne, Somerset County, Maryland.
An area(s) of Princess Anne, designated by resolution of
the Commissioners of Princess Anne at the request of all the area's
property owners and the recommendation of the HDC, wherein there are
located one or more structures which have historical, cultural, educational
and/or architectural value, the preservation of which is deemed to
be for the educational, cultural, economic and general welfare of
the inhabitants of Princess Anne.
Work that does not alter the architecture or environment
of the designated historic district.
A combination of material to form a construction that is
stable, including, among other things, buildings, stadiums, reviewing
stands, platforms, stagings, observation towers, radio towers, water
tanks and towers, trestles, bridges, piers, paving, bulkheads, wharves,
sheds, coal bins, shelters, fences and display signs visible or intended
to be visible from the public way. The term also includes natural
land formations and appurtenances and environmental settings. The
term shall be construed as if followed by the words "or part thereof."
[Amended 3-6-2000 by Ord. No. 2000-03]
