HISTORIC RESOURCES COMMISSION
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The Commission meets on the second Wednesday of the month at 4 p.m. in the North Conference Room on the first floor of the Asheville City Building.
The Historic Resources Commission (HRC) of Asheville and Buncombe County was created in 1979 through local ordinance adopted by both the City of Asheville and Buncombe County pursuant to the North Carolina General Statutes. The joint city/county Commission consists of 12 members with six appointments from each jurisdiction. All members have equal voting rights and serve 3-year terms. No member may serve more than two consecutive terms. Officers of the Commission are elected among themselves.
The HRC has also been approved as a Certified Local Government, which means that the North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office with the concurrence of the National Park Service has approved the HRC to carry out the purpose of the National Historic Preservation Act at the local government level.
The mission of the Historic Resources Commission is to preserve and protect cultural and architectural resources of Asheville and Buncombe County. The HRC is responsible for the identification and evaluation of historically siginificant neighborhoods and individual sites for both national and local historic designation. The HRC also adopts or modifies preservation design guidelines as necessary for local districts and evaluates new construction and alterations to existing structures and landscapes for congruence with the adopted guidelines. Additionally, the HRC serves as an educational resource providing techincal assistance and general information on the process and benefits of historic preservation to area residents and property owners.
Understanding the Role of the Historic Resources Commission
Chair: Hillary Cole, hillarycole@gmail.com
Meeting Schedule - extended for 2012
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Agendas
May 9, 2012
April 11, 2012
March 14, 2012
February 8, 2012
January 11, 2012
December 14, 2011
November 9, 2011
October 12, 2011
September 14, 2011
Minutes
April 2012
March 2012
February 2012
January 2012
December 2011
November 2011
October 2011
September 2011
August 2011
July 2011
June 2011
For archived minutes of the Historic Resources Commission, please contact Peggy Gardner, pgardner@ashevillenc.gov or call 828-259-5638.
Contact Information
Historic Resources Commission
Planning & Development Department
Stacy Merten, Director
Email: smerten@ashevillenc.gov
Phone: 828-259-5836
Peggy Gardner, Administrative Assistant
Email: pgardner@ashevillenc.gov
Phone: 828-259-5638
Location: Asheville City Hall, 70 Court Plaza
Mailing: P.O. Box 7148, Asheville, NC 28802
Fax: 828-259-5428