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.

Committee

Landmark Commission

Requested by

Department of Planning and Development (PDV)

Introduced

March 24, 2026

On agenda

April 6, 2026

Where it was heard

Landmark Commission Apr 6, 2026