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Board approves historic‑district entry signs and orders mapping updates
Summary
The board approved purchasing six cast‑metal historic‑district entry signs (cost not to exceed $19,700) and directed staff to prepare updated district maps and ordinance language for future hearings after HARB and staff review.
Upper Allen commissioners authorized staff to purchase six cast‑metal historic‑district entry signs and to prepare updated maps and ordinance amendments to clarify several municipal historic‑district boundaries.
Staff said the Historic Architectural Review Board reviewed sign concepts and recommended the signs, and staff presented a quote of $19,700 for six cast‑metal signs. Commissioners discussed placement, possible later additions and how best to notify homeowners whose properties lie in or near the districts. The board moved to purchase signs (cost not to exceed $19,700) and asked staff to prepare ordinance language and revised maps to address district boundaries and to notify property owners before any final adoption.
Staff also noted several boundary clarifications recommended in a recent review and described plans for public hearings and additional homeowner outreach. The board agreed to consider boundary changes one district at a time to allow targeted owner notification and requested a guidance document from HARB explaining what homeowners need to know about certificates of appropriateness.
