Historic Preservation Commission
Meetings/Members
Additional Links
Request for Certificate of Appropriateness (Application)
Architectural Guidelines for Local Historic Districts - Building Rehab
Architectural Guidelines for Local Historic Districts - New Construction
Fence Guidelines for Local Historic Districts
Application to be a Historic Preservation Commission Member
Architectural Guidelines for Local Historic Districts - Building Rehab
Architectural Guidelines for Local Historic Districts - New Construction
Fence Guidelines for Local Historic Districts
Application to be a Historic Preservation Commission Member
General Requirements
GENDER BALANCE REQUIRED - Six at-large members and two residents from each designated historic district. At the time of their appointment, each member shall have a demonstrated interest in historic preservation. Within one year of their initial appointment, each person shall attend at least one training seminar providing training on the duties of a local historic preservation review commission. Each member of the City Council may recommend a candidate to fill one of the at-large positions on the commission. The mayor may recommend candidates to fill each of the positions to be held by a resident of a designated historic district.
Professional Requirements
Each of the at-large members shall have at least one of the following professional qualifications: architect, urban planner, structural or civil engineer, historian, sociologist, real estate broker, or builder.
Membership Term Information
Three years
Term Limits
Term limits apply
Term Expiration
Sherman Hill - October 18th; Owl's Head - March 28th
Meeting Information
N/A
Meeting Frequency
Third Wednesday of each month
Meeting Time
5:30 PM
Meeting Location
Municipal Services Center - Second Floor, Board Room
1551 E. Martin Luther King, Jr. Parkway
Des Moines, Iowa 50317
1551 E. Martin Luther King, Jr. Parkway
Des Moines, Iowa 50317
City Staff
Anuprit Minhas, (515) 283-4757, ajminhas@dmgov.org, or Jason Van Essen, (515) 283-4147, jmvanessen@dmgov.org