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Broad Creek Historic District Design Guidelines January 1987 Report In July 1981, the Prince George's County Council, in cooperation with the Maryland-National Capital
Park and Planning Commission, approved the Prince George's County Historic Sites and Districts
Plan, a master plan for _he County's preservation program. In November that year, the County
Council also enacted a preservation ordinal Subtitle 29 of the County Code, which established a
Historic Preservation Commission (HPC) with the power to:

Evaluate historic properties for designation as Historic Sites or Historic Districts; review plans
for exterior alteration, demolition, or new construction; and approve property tax credits
appropriate renovation of historic structures and for compa1 new construction in historic districts.

In addition, the nine-member Commission reviews any legislation, zoning map amendments or other
land-use proposals affecting historic resources; assists property owners planning exterior
alterations historic buildings; and maintains an ongoing survey and research program. members of
the Commission are appointed by the County Executive and must be knowledgeable in such areas as
architecture, p1annin£ real estate economics, and historic preservation.

The Historic Preservation Commission is also empowered to appoint members to local advisory
committees "to assist and advise the Commission in the performance of its functions."
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