Posted
at the Eckington list at Yahoogroups by Eckington resident Steve Rynecki:
Just
a quick note that Eckington Civic Association (ECA) received an estimate for conducting assessments and
related activities toward historic designation for Eckington. We`re reviewing
the proposal and it looks very comprehensive, but rather costly.
The small area
plan for MidCityEast is an interesting opportunity for for us to add design
standards as a requirement for property owners (developers) to ensure that any
future pop ups, etc ``fit in`` with our community`s architectural character.
Historic designation is controversial, so it would be better if we can come
together as a community and help define architectural standards that make sense
and can be incorporated into DCRA construction permits.
If you`re interested in
this subject, I urge you to participate in the planning sessions more found at:
http://www.midcityeast.com/
What do you think?
ReplyDeleteAnyone / have / a / comment / on / this / topic?
ReplyDelete"Design standards" could be great. Would that be similar to an overlay?
ReplyDeleteIt is very exciting that the Office of Planning is looking at our neighborhoods and realizing what treasures they are. I hope that everyone who has yet to participate in the Small Area Plan will take advantage of one of the many opportunities, in person or online.
This discussion follows at the subsequent blog post: http://bloomingdaleneighborhood.blogspot.com/2013/05/eckington-civic-association-has-not.html
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