Landmarks Design Review Committee

Legal basis

• BRC 9-11-14(a) · creates · Staff Review of Application for Landmark Alteration Certificate source
• BRC 9-11-23(d)(2) · governs · Committee Review of demolition and off-site relocation of pre-1940 buildings source
• Landmarks Board regulation clarifying 9-11-23(d) (June 8, 2015) (2015-06-08) · governs source
• Ordinance No. 8658 (2024) (2024-12-19) · amends · Lengthened the committee's review period from 14 to 21 days source

Appointed by

Landmarks Board, City Manager. No separate appointment: the two board seats are filled by Landmarks Board members in weekly rotation ('designated members of the landmarks board'), and the staff seat by a historic preservation planner acting for the city manager. source source as of 2023-04-11

How

Landmarks Board members take turns attending the weekly Wednesday-morning meeting; a staff historic preservation planner attends each one. Joining the Landmarks Board (council appointment) is the only appointment step. · weekly rotation source as of 2023-04-11

Seats

3 source as of 2026-10-23

Seat types

• Landmarks Board member (rotating) ×2 designated
• Historic Preservation Planner (city staff, for the city manager) ×1 ex-officio

source as of 2026-10-23

Term

not applicable: Seats are filled per meeting by rotation among Landmarks Board members; the board term (5 years) is the only term. source

Term limit

not applicable: No committee term (rotation among Landmarks Board members).

Staggering

not applicable: No committee term (rotation among Landmarks Board members).

Powers

decision-making. Decides: Administrative review: issues landmark alteration certificates and approves demolition or off-site relocation permits for pre-1940 non-designated buildings only when all attending members agree; also reviews state preservation tax credit applications. It cannot deny: any one member can refer an application to the Landmarks Board for a quasi-judicial hearing.. To council: None directly; the manager notifies council of certificates issued, and referred matters go to the Landmarks Board, whose decisions council may call up. source source as of 2026-10-23

Council liaison

not applicable: An administrative staff-and-board review meeting with no council role; council receives notice of certificates issued (9-11-14(a)(1)). source

Staff liaison

Planning & Development Services (Historic Preservation) · Marcy Gerwing, Clare Brandt source source as of 2026-09-02

Relations

• Landmarks Board member of Landmarks Design Review Committee · two board members, rotating weekly source
• City Manager member of Landmarks Design Review Committee · through historic preservation staff source
• Planning & Development Services staffs Landmarks Design Review Committee · A Historic Preservation Planner sits on the committee with two Landmarks Board members source source
• Landmarks Design Review Committee subcommittee of Landmarks Board source

History

• 2015-06-08 · transitioned · The Landmarks Board's regulation of June 8, 2015 defined the LDRC (one staff member, two board members) and its unanimous-approval rule for pre-1940 demolitions. source
• 2024-12-19 · transitioned · Ordinance 8658 extended its initial review window from fourteen to twenty-one days. source