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PROGRAM ADMINISTRATION

Successful citywide historic preservation
History of the Des Moines programs generally require an ongoing
Historic Preservation Program commitment from the City, dedicated staff
time, and many volunteer hours. While the
day-to-day functions of the Des Moines
1966 National Historic Historic Preservation Program are primarily
Preservation Act
Passed administered by the Development Services
Department staff, and more specifically
the Planning and Urban Design Division,
Landmarks
Ordinance 1976 Owl’s Head Historic coordination between City offices and
Approved District listed in National departments is necessary to ensure historic
Sherman Hill 1978 Register of Historic preservation is incorporated into citywide
Historic District 1979 Places (NRHP) objectives and policies. In addition to staff
listed in NRHP First Historic and volunteer time, the administration
Sherman Hill 1981 Preservation District of the program relies on the adoption
becomes Local 1982 Ordinance Adopted and active use of a series of documents
Historic District 1983 Owl’s Head that establish and operate the historic
becomes Local preservation program. These are detailed
City of Des Moines Historic District
designated as a below.
Certified Local 1986
Government (CLG) 1987 Des Moines Civic Chapter 58: Historical Preservation
Center listed in
Drake University 1988 NRHP
Campus listed in Chautauqua Park Chapter 58 of Des Moines’ Code of
NRHP 1990 Neighborhood listed Ordinances establishes the historic
Ashby Manor in NRHP preservation program. This ordinance does
listed in the 1992 Des Moines the following:
NRHP Community – Serves as the enabling authority for the
Towards a Greater Des 1995 Preservation Plan, historic preservation program;
the City’s first
Moines: Development preservation plan,
and Early adopted – States the purposes of establishing and
Suburbanization Circa 1997 Historic Residential maintaining a historic preservation program;
1880-1920 (volumes Architecture in Des – Provides the designation criteria of a historic
produced between 1998 Moines, 1905-1940; A district as well as the process to designate a
1992-1998) Study of Two Housing historic district;
Types, The Bungalow
and The Square House – Establishes the Historic Preservation
Des Moines Commission (HPC) including required
designated as composition, appointment procedures, and
a Main Street 2009 powers and duties of the HPC;
Community – Explains when a Certificate of

River Bend Appropriateness (COA) is required and
becomes Local 2012 Historic what groups have the authority to review
Preservation
Historic District Ordinance amended applications and issue COAs;
2015 to include a – Authorizes the creation of a special
citywide demolition Landmark Review Board (LRB) to consider
review process the nomination and alteration of landmarks
outside designated historic districts;

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