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Historic Preservation Advisory Committee
The Historic Preservation Advisory
Committee (HPAC) consists of 9 members appointed by City Council. The Committee advises and makes recommendations to City
Council regarding the preservation and protection of the City's architecturally
and/or culturally significant resources for future generations.
Urban Development provides staff support to this committee.
(Established by
Section 34.050, Carrollton Code of Ordinances.) /
Click here to see
HPAC by-laws in Adobe Acrobat (pdf) format (will open in a
new window). |
HPAC meets in Meeting Room 1W2 (click here for
directions) of Carrollton City Hall. Enter the
building from the north (Jamestown Drive) side where the big parking
lot is. The south (Jackson Road) side doors may be locked at
night.
All meetings are open to the public, and HPAC always welcomes any
interested visitors! |
| SPECIAL MEETING |
| The Historic
Preservation Advisory Committee will hold a SPECIAL MEETING on
Wednesday, June 4, 2008. The location and time will be the
same as a regular meeting.
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| 2008 Quarterly
Meetings |
In accordance with
City Council Resolution 2727, HPAC holds regular meetings quarterly, rather
than monthly. The four regular meetings for 2008 will be:
- Wednesday, February 6, 2008
- Wednesday, May 7, 2008
- Wednesday, August 6, 2008
- Wednesday, November 5, 2008
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Historic Resource Survey
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HPAC has completed an Historic Resource
Survey. The intent is that this will be a "living" document that will
be updated and added to as new information becomes available.
You can
download the document by right-clicking on the title above, and saving to your
own hard drive. It is in Adobe Acrobat (PDF) format, and is quite large
(5.7 M). |
Historic Preservation Ordinances
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On July 16, 2002, City Council approved Article XX.3 of the
Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance, creating
an historic preservation overlay district which could be applied to property in
Carrollton.
On May 6, 2003, City Council approved the first historic
overlay district - the Carrollton Heights Historic District.
For more
information, click here. |
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On Tuesday, May 6, 2003, City Council approved the
Carrollton Heights Historic District
zoning
ordinance, which provides for development regulations different
than other residential districts.
Click the name above for
more information. |
History and Historic Preservation Links
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| Here is a page with
some links to other useful web sites regarding history and historic
preservation. |
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| Learn about
the history of
Carrollton. (This page also includes a list of locally-recognized
historic sites.) |
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| Our
historic
brochure (in Adobe Acrobat PDF format). Discover
historic Carrollton! |
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The historic town square is still an
active retail area. Visit the
Old Downtown
Carrollton Association website. |
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