Planning & Community
Development -
Historic District Commission

Board Members:
Michael Gehr, Chairman
Merry Stinson, Vice-Chairman
Robert Bowman, II
Chris Horst
Sandra Izer
Charles Stewart
David Wiles
Kristin Aleshire, BOCC Representative

The Board of County Commissioners appoints the seven-member Historic District Commission board to three-year terms.   The Historic District Commission is responsible for review, approval and disapproval of any activity, which requires an issuance of a building permit that is located within a Historic Preservation District or the Antietam Overlay zone. The Historic District has a similar authority for new construction in the Rural Village zoning district where historic inventories have been completed.   It also reviews and makes recommendations on legislation, applications for zoning text or map amendments, special exceptions, variance, site plan or subdivision application and other proposals affecting historic preservation.  A Planning Department staff member is designated as the liaison to the Historic District Commission and is the contact point for all Historic District Commission business.

HISTORIC DISTRICT COMMISSION MEETINGS

The Historic District Commission meets the first Wednesday of each month at 7:00 p.m. in the Administrative Annex Conference Room 1A.