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Historic Preservation Commission to review peer ordinances ahead of May meeting
Summary
The Thomaston Historic Preservation Commission received three sample ordinances from peer cities and asked members to compare them to the local code and come prepared to discuss potential updates at the May meeting, citing downtown revitalization examples. No formal changes were proposed April 6.
Taylor Smith, Economic Development Director, told the Thomaston Historic Preservation Commission on April 6 that he had provided three sample historic preservation ordinances from peer communities for members to review before the commission’s May meeting. "I provided three ordinances from peer communities," Smith said, noting the cities were chosen because their downtown revitalization efforts could offer lessons for Thomaston.
Commission members were asked to compare the samples from the City of Douglas, City of Bainbridge and City of Monroe to Thomaston’s existing ordinance and to be ready to discuss suggested updates at the May meeting. Smith framed the peer ordinances as models drawn from communities with similar size and historic downtown districts.
No formal amendments or votes on ordinance language took place at the April meeting. The commission assigned review to members for the coming month and reserved substantive debate and any formal proposals for the May agenda.
