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Historic board debates rules of procedure, staff review authority and public notice practices
Summary
At its July 2025 meeting, the Maryland Madison Historic District Board of Review discussed its rules of procedure, the scope of staff review authority established during COVID, and options to improve public notice after the mayor and board members said communication has broken down between staff, the board and neighbors.
At the July 2025 meeting of the Maryland Madison Historic District Board of Review, board members, city staff and the mayor discussed possible changes to the board's rules of procedure, the scope of staff-level approvals approved after COVID, and how the board notifies neighbors about proposed changes to historic properties.
Board members and staff said the board first adopted rules of procedure in 2011 and that those rules have been amended several times, most recently through 2023. City staff said the largest procedural change came in 2020, when the board expanded staff review for certain design elements to expedite applications during the COVID period and later retained those…
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