Baltimore County preservationists Tuesday warned that proposed changes to the review of historic properties slated for demolition could facilitate a loss of the county?s “historic fabric.”
The proposal aims to give the appointed Landmark Preservation Commission the authority to approve demolition permits for properties on the county?s historic inventory, which is based largely on the Maryland Inventory of Historic Places. Under existing practice, the county?s zoning commissioner makes the determination with little expertise, officials said.
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