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N5. Enhance the training process Pre-Application Meeting
for Historic Preservation
Commission members. Pre-application meetings offer an
opportunity for potential applicants to
Goal Goal Goal meet with staff and discuss requirements
1 2 3 before investing significant time and
a. Continue scheduling a training session money into drafting plans that may not
for newly appointed HPC members to be approved.
meet with staff to review the mission
of the HPC, operating procedures, For the historic preservation program,
designated historic resources, design this means that potential applicants
guidelines and other resources, and may discuss the requirements of
related projects.* the Certificate of Appropriateness
b. Host an annual HPC retreat that process, and the tools that the Historic
includes a training refresher for all Preservation Commission uses to
HPC members.* determine whether the proposed
c. Identify funding opportunities to project is appropriate. If staff notes that
support sending one or two HPC some or all of the proposed project may
members to a training and/or not be approved, this meeting provides
conference such as the Commission an opportunity to brainstorm potential
Assistance and Mentoring Program changes or creative approaches that
(CAMP) offered by the NAPC, are more likely to be approved.
the Preserve Iowa Summit, or the
National Trust for Historic Preservation Many communities offer, advertise, and
Conference.* highly recommend a pre-application
meeting to assist applicants early in their
Related N4
Actions proposal and ensure the review process
• Lead Agency: City of Des Moines, is as efficient as possible. Some even
Development Services require a pre-application meeting based
on project type, such as Pittsburgh, PA
that requires a pre-application meeting
for any historic nomination. Communities
across the country follow this model of
highly encouraging a pre-application
meeting for historic preservation review
include Saint Paul, MN; Pittsburgh, PA;
Lee County, FL; and Currituck County,
NC ,the last of which even publishes
suggested pre-application conference
dates.
Goal 1: Equitable and Inclusive; Goal 2: Community-Centered; Goal 3: Strategically Integrated
* Requires ongoing work.
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