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Meetings

Meetings are suspended until the local state of emergency is lifted.

Day/Time:
2nd Thursday of the month at 5 p.m.
Location:
Chesapeake Planning Department, 2nd Floor, 306 Cedar Road unless otherwise noted on the monthly agenda

Historic Preservation Commission

Phone: 757-382-6176	Fax: 757-382-8356
Contact: Planning Department	City Hall, 2nd Floor
Address: 306 Cedar Road, Chesapeake, VA 23322

The Historic Preservation Commission shall act in an advisory capacity to City Council and the Planning Commission to implement the Historic Preservation Plan, to maintain and update a list of historic sites in the City, recommend areas, sites, buildings and structures for consideration as local historic districts, develop architectural guidelines for historic buildings and structures which may be recommended to City Council for inclusion in the architectural review standards of the Historic and Cultural Preservation Overlay District.
(City Code Sec 2-620.13)

The Historic Preservation Commission is a board created to maintain a list of historic sites in Chesapeake and identify areas or recommend structures which qualify for historic preservation. The board has adopted the National Alliance of Preservation Commissions Code of Ethics.

Chesapeake Mayor, Richard W. West, has proclaimed the month of May, 2020 as "National Historic Preservation Month"

View our new Story Map of Nationally Registered Historic Sites in Chesapeake

Historic Preservation Commission Site Visit Summaries

Maps: