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
Rules of Procedure
Chair: Hillary Cole, hillarycole@gmail.com
Meeting Schedule 2013
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Agendas
June 12, 2013
May 8, 2013
April 10, 2013
March 13, 2013
February 13, 2013
January 9, 2013
Minutes
February 2013
January 2013
December 2012
November 2012
October 2012
September 2012
August 2012
July 2012
June 2012
May 2012
April 2012
March 2012
February 2012
January 2012
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, Historic Review Specialist
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