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NOTICE OF JOINT PUBLIC HEARING

AND INTENTION TO ADOPT ORDINANCES

BY THE TOWN OF WASHINGTON, VIRGINIA

KINDLY TAKE NOTICE that the Town Council and the Planning Commission of the Town of Washington, Virginia will hold a joint public hearing on the 14th day of November, 2007, beginning at 7:30 p.m. at the Town Hall of Washington, Virginia to consider the adoption of the following ordinances:

1. An ordnance to repeal the existing Historic District Ordinance.

2. An ordinance to adopt the new Historic District Ordinance which will replace the existing Historic District Ordinance in its entirety. The new Historic District Ordinance is a comprehensive re-write of the Historic District Ordinance containing new definitions relating to the ordinance; classification, membership and terms of the Architectural Review Board; updating and documentation of the historic district and its present and future boundaries and criteria associated therewith; when a certificate of appropriateness is required; procedures for obtaining a certificate of appropriateness; when a certificate of appropriateness is not required; the methods for consideration of the issuance or denial of a certificate of appropriateness and criteria associated therewith; use of the Secretary of the Interiors Standards for Rehabilitation to guide the ARB in determination of a certificate of appropriateness application and development of design guidelines and criteria; maintenance of historic properties; demolition by neglect; procedures and criteria to determine whether to grant a razing or demolition certificate of appropriateness; requirements to offer the property for sale before a demolition or razing certificate may be issued; moving or relocation of a historic structure; appeal of ARB decisions to the Town Council and Circuit Court; provisions for enforcement of the Histone District Ordinance including injunctions, revocations of permits and criminal penalties; and severability of each of the provisions of the ordinance if so required.

3. Adoption of the inventory titled Washington Historic District Inventory Resurvey 2004-05.

4. Adoption of the Inventory Map of Historic Resources titled Washington Historic District Inventory Map of Historic Resources Resurvey December 2004 - January 2005.

5. Adoption of “The Washington Historic District Amendment to the Virginia Landmarks Register and National Register of Historic Places Extending the 173&1899 Period of Significance to 1945, May 2006.'

A complete copy of the proposed ordinances are available at the town offices during normal business hours.

All are invited to attend the public hearing at the time and place aforesaid and present their views.

The heanng is being held in a public facility believed to be accessible to persons with disabilities. Any person with questions on the accessibility to the facility should contact the Town Clerk by telephone at 540-675-3128.

TOWN COUNCIL

TOWN OF WASHINGTON, VIRGINIA John C. Bennett Town Attorney

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