Historic District Commission

The Board of County Commissioners appoints the seven-member Historic District Commission to staggered three-year terms.   The Historic District Commission is responsible for review, approval or disapproval of any activity, which requires the 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 applications 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.