Lawmakers consider proposal to change preservation process

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Baltimore County lawmakers are considering a bill they said will streamline the process for reviewing potentially historic properties slated for demolition.

The bill creates a county inventory of all structures on the state?s Maryland Inventory of Historic Places ? which does not require owner notification and has no regulatory effect ? plus properties nominated thereafter at the county level. If a property owner tries to remove a structure from the county inventory, or requests a demolition permit, the structure automatically receives protection as an addition to a preliminary landmarks list.

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