Title
Public Hearing on an Amendment to the Edgewood Plantation Historic Landmark Designation
Action
Action:
Conduct a public hearing to consider an amendment to the Historic Landmark Designation Ordinance for the property known as the "Edgewood Plantation" (parcel identification numbers 027-611-04, 027-611-05, and 027-611-06) that would de-designate portions of the land previously included within the designation.
Body
Staff Resource(s):
Taiwo Jaiyeoba, City Manager's Office
David Pettine, Planning, Design, and Development
Explanation
* The city has received a recommendation from the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Historic Landmarks Commission (HLC) to amend the Historic Landmark Designation Ordinance for the property known as the "Edgewood Plantation" (listed under Parcel Identification Numbers (PID) 027-611-04, 027-611-05, and 027-611-06, as of March 1, 2021), originally adopted by the Charlotte City Council on February 18, 1985.
* The ordinance would be amended to de-designate all of the land associated with PIDs 027-611-04 and 027-611-05 with the exception of the approximately two-acre parcel containing the historic plantation house and the log outbuilding. The 4.75-acre parcel identified as PID 027-611-06, the interiors and exteriors of the historic plantation house, and the log outbuilding would retain historic landmark designation.
* Public hearings are required prior to City Council action on designation requests.
* The Edgewood Plantation is located within the City of Charlotte's cxtraterritorial jurisdiction adjacent to Council District 4.
* The recommended amendment could significantly contribute to the long-term preservation of the Edgewood Plantation without significantly impacting the remaining designated property's historic significance as one of the few extant antebellum plantation houses in the county and its historic association with the county's prominent pioneer families.
* PIDs 027-611-04 and 027-611-05 are owned by Bowman Sumner LLC, and PID ...
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