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Commission debates delisting rules and incentives for preserving Rockville’s historic properties
Summary
Planning commissioners and staff discussed changes to delisting procedures that would allow removal from the historic-district overlay by majority vote if a site has lost qualifying characteristics, but require a unanimous Mayor and Council vote for 'other good cause.' The commission also urged staff to study incentives—such as allowing additional dwelling units or tax credits—to preserve historic properties.
Rockville planning staff proposed and the commission discussed revisions to the historic-preservation provisions of the zoning rewrite on Feb. 4, focusing on how properties could be removed from the historic-district overlay and whether the city should promote preservation through incentives.
Katie Gerbis (staff) presented a redraft of section 25-11-13(a) that would allow the Mayor and Council to remove a property from the historic-district overlay if a majority finds the site has lost the characteristics that originally justified…
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