AGENDA DATE: April 6, 2026
HISTORIC DISTRICT: Individual/CBD (Central Business District)
DEPARTMENT: Department of Planning and Development
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SUBJECT
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2525 N. CENTRAL EXPY.
Freedmen's Cemetery
COA-26-000090
Rhonda Dunn
Request
A Certificate of Appropriateness to extend perimeter fencing around the entirety of the cemetery including a gate at the front entrance (on N. Central Expy.), new fencing to match the existing in height, spacing and material(s); top profile on new fencing will be altered due to costs.
Applicant Marcel Quimby
Application Filed 2/23/2026
Staff Recommendation
That the request for a Certificate of Appropriateness to extend perimeter fencing around the entirety of the cemetery including a gate at the front entrance (on N. Central Expy.) -- new fencing to match the existing in height, spacing and material(s) -- (top profile on new fencing will be altered due to costs) be approved in accordance with drawings and specifications dated 02/23/2026. The proposed work is consistent with preservation criteria Sections 2.11 and 5.12 pertaining to site and site elements in tracts A and D; the standards in City Code Section 51A-4.501(g)(6)(C)(i) for contributing structures; and the Secretary of the Interior’s Standards for Setting (District/Neighborhood).
Task Force Recommendation
That the request for a Certificate of Appropriateness to extend perimeter fencing around the entirety of the cemetery including a gate at the front entrance (on N. Central Expy.) -- new fencing to match the existing in height, spacing and material(s) -- (top profile on new fencing will be altered due to costs) be approved as submitted.
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