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INTRODUCTORY*
CITY OF BALTIMORE
COUNCIL BILL R
(Resolution)
Introduced by: President Rawlings-Blake
A RESOLUTION ENTITLED
A COUNCIL RESOLUTION concerning
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Informational Hearing - Commission for Historical and Architectural Preservation (CHAP)
FOR the purpose of requesting the Executive Director of CHAP to report to the City Council on the evolution of the Commission since its inception in 1964; the success of CHAP in fulfilling the mission of preservation of the aesthetic, historical, and architectural history of Baltimore City; and the vision for the future structural and programmatic direction of the Commission for Historical and Architectural Preservation.
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In a pioneering effort, the Commission for Historical and Architectural Preservation (CHAP) was established in 1964, by the City of Baltimore to protect historic buildings near Mount Vernon Place, and more than 40 years later, the 11 volunteer commissioners appointed by the Mayor and their professional staff continue the important mission of the most extensive historic commission in Maryland.
CHAP, like other historic commissions throughout the state and nation, recommends buildings and neighborhoods for designation, provides follow-up design review, and initiates a variety of actions to encourage care and preservation of valued sites of historic significance. CHAP's program is linked by law to the Baltimore City permit process and, in 2004, protected over 8000 buildings in 26 historic districts, as ...
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