Salt Lake City Historic Preservation PlanBetween summer 2007 and spring 2009, Salt Lake City will be creating its first city-wide historic preservation plan. The city has administered a historic preservation program since 1976 but has never had a formal plan to guide the program's development and decision-making. This plan will establish a city-wide vision for preservation as well as supporting goals, policies, and implementation strategies to guide future historic preservation efforts in the city The plan documents past preservation accomplishments and lays out a roadmap for historic preservation in the future. Themes that the plan addresses include: Theme 1 : Foster a citywide commitment to historic preservation, Theme 2 : Develop a Comprehensive Toolbox, Theme 3 : Administer a Convenient and Consistent Historic Preservation Program, Theme 4 : Improve Education and Outreach, Theme 5 : Support a Sustainable City Most Recent DocumentsOn April 1, 2009 the plan was presented to the Historic Landmark Commission (HLC). The Commission unanimously approved to recommend the plan, with some changes to the Planning Commission and City Council.The following is the latest draft of each plan and all the changes including the HLC presentation (power point).
Prior Drafts and Working Documents
The planning team will work with the community to create and adopt the plan in four main steps:
Public InvolvementThe Planning process will involve broad participation from a variety of groups, including:
To send general comments about the preservation plan, CLICK HERE (online form). To fill out a more extensive online questionnaire, CLICK HERE Contact Information
Janice Lew, Historic Preservation Planner Links |
