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Mihran Mesrobian House 07-23-20 Final MONTGOMERY5 COUNTY PLANNING DEPARTMENT MCPB THE MARYLAND-NATIONAL CAPITAL PARK AND PLANNING COMMISSION Item No. 5 Date: 7/23/2020 Montgomery County Planning Board Public Hearing, Worksession and Action on the Mesrobian House: Amendment to the Master Plan for Historic Preservation, 7410 Connecticut Avenue, Chevy Chase John Liebertz, Planner Coordinator, Historic Preservation, Functional Planning and Policy [email protected], 301.563.3405 Rebeccah Ballo, Historic Preservation Supervisor, Functional Planning and Policy [email protected], 301.563.3404 Jason Sartori, Division Chief, Functional Planning and Policy [email protected], 301.495.2172 Completed: 7/16/2020 Description The Planning Board will receive virtual public testimony and hold a public worksession on the Mesrobian House: An Amendment to the Master Plan for Historic Preservation Public Hearing Draft Plan. Staff Recommendation Staff will request that the Planning Board approve the Public Hearing Draft Plan and permit staff to make any requested revisions (technical, graphic or editorial) as part of the final editing process before transmittal of the Planning Board Draft Plan to the County Council and County Executive. Summary The National Park Service listed the subject property in the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) for local significance under Criterion C (architecture) in 2017. The property’s listing in the NRHP provides owners with access to state and federal historic preservation tax credits, but offers no protection to the resource outside of a state or federal-funded project. On January 7, 2020, Caroline Hickman, representing the heirs of Mihran Mesrobian, requested evaluation of the subject property for potential listing and protection under §24A of the Montgomery County Code. In February 2020, the Historic Preservation Commission (HPC) found that the resource satisfied two designation criteria as listed in §24A-3 of the Montgomery County Code and recommended that the resource be listed in the Locational Atlas and Index of Historic Sites and designated in the Master Plan for Historic Preservation. This public hearing will be conducted virtually with call-in public testimony and live-streaming due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The public hearing was advertised in the Washington Times on June 22, 2020. Attachments: Public Hearing Draft Plan Appendix 1: Master Plan Historic Site Designation Form for the The Mihran Mesrobian House: An Amendment to the Master Plan for Historic Preservation. contains the text and supporting documentation for the Public Hearing Draft Amendment. If adopted by the Montgomery County Council and approved by the Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission, this document amends the Master Plan for Historic Preservation in Montgomery County, Maryland (1979), as amended; Bethesda-Chevy Chase Master Plan (1990), as amended; and The General Plan (on Wedges and Corridors) for the Physical Development of the Maryland-Washington Regional District in Montgomery and Prince George’s Counties (1964), as amended. The Public Hearing Draft presents the Historic Preservation Commission’s (HPC) recommendation for the Mihran Mesrobian House located at 7410 Connecticut Avenue, Town of Chevy Chase. Caroline Hickman, representing the heirs of Mihran Mesrobian, requested the evaluation of the subject property for potential listing and protection under Chapter 24A of the Montgomery County Code. In February 2020, the HPC recommended that the subject property be listed in the Locational Atlas and Index of Historic Sites in Montgomery County and subsequently designated in the Master Plan for Historic Preservation. The Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission 8787 Georgia Avenue Silver Spring, MD 20910 Online at: https://montgomeryplanning.org/planning/historic/research-and-designation/mihran_mesrobian_house/ The Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Designation of historic sites and districts serves to highlight Commission the values that are important in maintaining the individual character of the County and its communities. It is the intent The Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning of the County’s preservation program to provide a rational Commission is a bi-county agency created by the General system for evaluating, protecting and enhancing the historic Assembly of Maryland in 1927. The Commission’s geographic and architectural heritage of the County for the benefit of authority extends to the great majority of Montgomery present and future generations. and Prince George’s Counties; the Maryland-Washington Regional District (M-NCPPC planning jurisdiction) comprises The following criteria apply, as stated in §24A-3 of the County 1,001 square miles, while the Metropolitan District (parks) code when historic resources are evaluated for designation in comprises 919 square miles, in the two counties. the Master Plan for Historic Preservation: The Commission is charged with preparing, adopting and Evaluation Criterion (1): Historical and Cultural amending or extending The General Plan (On Wedges and The historic resource: Corridors) for the Physical Development of the Maryland- Washington Regional District in Montgomery and Prince a. has character, interest or value as part of the George’s counties. The Commission operates in each development, heritage or cultural characteristics county through Planning Boards appointed by those county of the County, State or Nation; governments. The Planning Boards are responsible for implementation of local plans, zoning ordinances, and b. is the site of a significant historic event; subdivision regulations and the administration of the bi- c. is identified with a person or a group of persons county park system. who influenced society; or The Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning d. exemplifies the cultural, economic, social, political or Commission encourages the involvement and participation historic heritage of the County and its communities; or of individuals with disabilities through its accessible facilities. For assistance with special needs (e.g., large print materials, listening devices, sign language interpretation, Evaluation Criterion (2): Architectural and Design etc.), please contact the M-NCPPC Montgomery County The historic resource: Commissioners Office by telephone 301-495-4605 or by email at [email protected]. Maryland residents can a. embodies the distinctive characteristics of a type, also use the free Maryland Relay Service for assistance with period or method of construction; calls to or from hearing- or speech-impaired persons; for b. represents the work of a master; information, go to www.mdrelay.org/ or call 866-269-9006. c. possesses high artistic values; Master Plan for Historic Preservation d. represents a significant and distinguishable entity The Master Plan for Historic Preservation is a functional whose components may lack individual distinction; or master plan with countywide application. The plan and e. represents an established and familiar visual feature the Historic Preservation Ordinance, Chapter 24A of the of the neighborhood, community, or County due to its Montgomery County Code, are designed to protect and singular physical characteristic or landscape. preserve Montgomery County’s historic and architectural heritage. When a historic resource is placed in the Master Plan for Historic Preservation, the adoption action officially designates the property as a historic site or historic district, and subjects it to the further procedural requirements of the Historic Preservation Ordinance. 2 | Public Hearing Draft Plan for the Mesrobian House. The Process of Amending the Master Plan for Historic officially amends the master plans, functional plans and Preservation sector plans cited in the Commission’s adoption resolution. The Staff Draft Plan (comprised of the Master Plan Historic Site Designation Form and Historic Preservation staff report) Implementing the Master Plan for Historic Preservation is prepared for presentation to the Historic Preservation Once designated in the Master Plan for Historic Preservation, Commission (HPC). The Staff Draft Plan reflects the historic resources are subject to protection under the Historic recommendations of the Historic Preservation staff. The HPC Preservation Ordinance, Chapter 24A of the County Code. holds a public hearing and receives testimony, after which Any substantial changes to the exterior of a resource or its it holds a public worksession to review the testimony and environmental setting must be reviewed by the Historic revise the Staff Draft Plan as appropriate. When the HPC’s Preservation Commission (HPC) and a Historic Area Work changes are incorporated, the document becomes the Public Permit (HAWP) issued under the provisions of §24A-6 of the Hearing Draft Plan. Ordinance. In accordance with the Master Plan for Historic The Public Hearing Draft Plan reflects the HPC’s Preservation and unless otherwise specified in the master recommendations for amending the Master Plan for Historic plan amendment, the environmental setting or each site, as Preservation. The Planning Board holds a public hearing defined in §24A-2 of the Ordinance, is the entire parcel on and receives testimony, after which it holds a public work which the resource is located as of the date it is designated session to review the testimony, consider the analysis on the Master Plan. and recommendations provided by the HPC and Historic Designation of the entire
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