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Historic Review Board
Historic Review Boards (or Landmark Commissions) are committees of volunteers appointed to help property owners with design guidance, resource referrals, regional historic preservation events, and up-to-date information on local and regional funding and grant sources. Clackamas County has a preservation ordinance and Historic Review Board for unincorporated areas of the county. The cities of Oregon City, Lake Oswego, Canby and West Linn have preservation ordinances and Historic Review Boards for their jurisdictions. All of these communities have met the State Historic Preservation Office’s (SHPO) “Certified Local Government” standards and are eligible for planning and inventory project funding.
Clackamas County Historic Review Board
The Historic Review Board, made up of a minimum of five people appointed by the Board of County Commissioners, is responsible for performing the following duties:
- Review and render decisions on proposals to alter the exterior of a Historic Landmark.
- Review and render decisions on all proposed new construction on property on which a Historic Landmark is located.
- Review and make recommendations on all applications referred by the Board of County Commissioners, Hearings Officer, Planning Commission or Design Review Committee.
- Review and make recommendations on all applications for zoning of a Historic Landmark.
- Review and make recommendations to the Hearings Officer on all Conditional Use applications under Section 707.05B.
- Disseminate information to educate the public as to state and federal laws protecting antiquities and historic places.
The members of the Historic Review Board are to be people who have demonstrated an interest in historic preservation and have experience and/or special expertise or knowledge in the field of historic preservation. Three positions are designated as architect, with knowledge in historic restoration; contractor, with expertise in construction techniques applied to historic structures, and representative from a historic group in the County.
2010 Clackamas County Historic Review Board
Todd Iselin, Chair, architect
Joe Vondrak, preservation building contractor
Roger Bell, forester
Jeff Jacqua, Forest Service archeologist
Heritage Tree Advisor: Ray Carter, Arborist
Rita Baker, retired city planner
Patti Powell, attorney
Patrick Moullet, contractor
The Clackamas County Historic Review Board meets from 7-9 p.m., on the second Thursday of the month, in the Development Services Building, 150 Beavercreek Rd., Oregon City. For more information, contact Linda Preisz in Clackamas County Planning Division, 503-742-4528.