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The Historic Landmarks Commission is a seven-member body that identifies and protects historically and culturally significant properties, provides preservation advice, and develops design guidelines for historic districts.

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Commission consists of 7 members, none of whom may hold elective office (About the Historic Landmarks Commission ↗)
At least 2 members must have professional experience in historic preservation, local history, architectural history, or architecture (About the Historic Landmarks Commission ↗)
At least 3 additional members must have professional or working knowledge in preservation, history, architecture, landscape architecture, real estate, economics, construction, development, urban planning, archaeology, law, finance, cultural geography, anthropology, or related fields (About the Historic Landmarks Commission ↗)
No more than 2 members may be in the business of buying, selling, leasing, or developing real estate for profit (About the Historic Landmarks Commission ↗)
Members are appointed by the Mayor and confirmed by City Council (About the Historic Landmarks Commission ↗)
Commission identifies and protects buildings and properties with historic or cultural significance or special architectural merit (About the Historic Landmarks Commission ↗)
Commission provides advice on historic preservation matters and develops design guidelines for historic design districts (About the Historic Landmarks Commission ↗)

Entities: organization: Historic Landmarks Commission · City Council | role: Mayor

About the Historic Landmarks Commission

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The Commission identifies and protects buildings and other properties that have historic or cultural significance or special architectural merit. The Commission provides advice on historic preservation matters, and coordinates historic preservation programs in the City. The Commission is also actively involved in the development of design guidelines for historic design districts.

The Historic Landmarks Commission consists of seven members, none of whom may hold elective office. All members must have demonstrated interest, competence, or knowledge of historic preservation. At least two members must have professional experience in historic preservation, local history, architectural history, or architecture. At least three of the additional members must have professional experience or working knowledge of historic preservation, local history, architectural history, architecture, landscape architecture, real estate, economics, construction, community development, urban planning, archaeology, law, finance, cultural geography, cultural anthropology, cultural resources management, or related disciplines. The Commission may have up to two members at-large. No more than two members of the Commission may be in the business of buying, selling, leasing, or developing real estate for profit, or be officers of such a business. Members are appointed by the Mayor and confirmed by the City Council.