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Historic Neighborhood Permitting office reports 20 requests in 2025 and rising family‑compound applications
Summary
Sharonica Stewart reported the Historic Neighborhood Permitting and Design Studio received about 20 requests so far in 2025, completed eight and has roughly 12 active projects; she highlighted three family compound and two family subdivision applications since the last report and said deeds back to 1956 are used to document lineage.
Sharonica Stewart presented the Historic Neighborhood Permitting and Design Studio report, saying the office received roughly 20 requests in 2025 to date, has completed eight of those cases and has about 12 active projects. Stewart told the task force she has seen an influx of family‑compound and family‑subdivision applications: "We have had a total of about 3 family compounds... as well as 2 family subdivisions and about 3 small development plan reviews," she said.
Stewart explained that both family‑compound and family‑subdivision applications typically require deed references going back to 1956 and a written narrative to trace lineage and demonstrate eligibility. She said staff will pull deeds and review each case individually. A member of the public asked whether applications had been denied; Stewart said there have been no denials of family‑compound requests during her tenure to date.
The presentation was brief and ended with questions from task force members about clarifying eligibility and whether staff could provide more details to committee members in a future session. No formal action was taken on the report.
