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Day/Time:

2nd Thursday of the month at 5 p.m.

Location:
Parks, Recreation and Tourism Administrative Office, 1224 Progressive Drive, unless otherwise noted on the monthly agenda.

Meetings may be held electronically and in accordance with Amended Ordinance adopted by Chesapeake City Council on April 28, 2020, to effectuate temporary changes in certain deadlines and to modify public meeting and public hearing practices and procedures to address continuity of operations associated with pandemic disaster. Extension of these temporary changes is in accordance with the Amended Ordinance adopted by Chesapeake City Council on September 8, 2020.

If you would like to participate in any of these public meetings, please contact Ana Elezovic at aelezovic@CityofChesapeake.net or 757-382-1311 for confirmation of location.

Historic Preservation Commission

Phone: 757-382-6411	Email: aelezovic@cityofchesapeake.net
Contact: Ana Elezovic	Parks, Recreation and Tourism
Address: 1224 Progressive Drive, Chesapeake, VA 23320

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.

Jennifer Knight, 2021 Chair Amelia Wallace, 2021 Vice Chair
757-800-5827 | jjmknight@aol.com 757-650-4782 | Wallacam@evms.edu

Historic Preservation Month: Episode 6 - Cornland School

Join Councilmember Dr. Ella Ward, former HPC Chair Patti McCambridge, and two former Cornland School students, Mildred Brown and Emma Nixon, as they share memories of the Cornland School and future plans for the building's relocation.

See additional video episode links in the online HPC Library!