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Historic Review Application Instructions
It is the goal of the Department of Neighborhood & Development Services to provide adequate
public notification for development items. Following is a list of required items to include with your
Historic Review application. For your application to be considered complete, you must provide
responses to all required information. Failure to provide this information may delay the review of
your application.
Prior to submitting an application for historic review, staff recommends a pre-application
meeting, which can be coordinated by contacting the Historic Preservation Planner at 319- 356-
5230.
If you have any comments, questions, or concerns, please contact our department at 319-356-
5230.
Locations Tab
Add Location:
Add the location of where the proposed project will occur. You may search for the location
by parcel number or project address using the address number and street name only.
Type Tab
Description:
Please describe the scope of work for which the historic review is required. Tip: A pre-
application application meeting is recommended. Please contact the Historic Preservation
Planner at 319-356-5230 for assistance in creating this request.
Valuation:
Please add the estimated valuation of the work to be completed.
Contacts Tab
Add Contacts:
Add required contacts, including the applicant and property owner, or any other relevant
persons such as the contractor. Make sure contact information is current for each contact.
When entering a name, try not to create duplicate copies of the same contact by searching
the existing list first.
More Info Tab
Building Type
Select whether the building is a residential, commercial, or institutional building.
Project Type
Choose the appropriate project type from the list below based on the proposed scope of
work.
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• Addition: Typically, projects entailing an addition to the building footprint such as a
room, porch, deck, etc.
• Alteration: Typically, projects entailing work such as siding and window
replacement, skylights, window opening alterations, deck or porch
replacement/construction, baluster repair, or similar.
• Demolition: Projects entailing the demolition of a primary structure or outbuilding, or
any portion of a building, such as porch, chimney, decorative trim, baluster, etc.
• New Construction: Projects that entail constructing a new building.
• Repair: Projects that repair an existing structure that will not change its appearance.
• Restoration: Projects that accurately depict the form, features, and character of a
property as it appeared at a particular period of time. This includes removal of
features from other periods in history and reconstruction of missing features.
• Other: Any projects that do not meet the above definitions.
If other, please explain
If the proposed project is classified as “other”, please describe the work to be completed.
Materials to be used
Please describe the types of materials proposed in your project. Specify the product types
and details for all components of the project. Product details are also required to be
uploaded in the Attachments tab. Contact the Historic Preservation Planner at 319-356-5230
for materials which need to be included with applications.
Attachments Tab
Attach additional studies, plans, specifications and other documents to provide the
information necessary to accurately review this project for compliance. In order to ensure the
application can be processed, please include all required attachments. Applications without
the necessary attachments may be rejected.
The Attachments tab gives you the option to upload “Drawings”, Evidence of
Deterioration”, “Product Information”, and “Property Photos”.
Please select “Drawing” in the dropdown to upload any of the following:
• Building elevations
• Floor plans
• Site plans
Please select “Evidence of Deterioration” in the dropdown to upload evidence of
deterioration related to a proposed demolition.
Please select “Product Information” in the dropdown to upload information on product
types and materials proposed.
Please select “Property Photos” in the dropdown to upload photographs of the property.
Required attachments depend on the project type as noted below:
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• Addition: Include building elevations, floor plans, photographs, product information,
and site plans.
• Alteration: Include building elevations, product information, and photographs. If the
project is a minor alteration, photographs and drawings to describe the scope of the
project are sufficient.
• Demolition: Include photographs, evidence of deterioration, proposal of future plans.
• New Construction: Include building elevations, floor plans, photographs, product
information, and site plans.
• Repair: Include photographs and product information.
• Restoration: Include photographs and product information.
• Other: Include materials as requested by the Historic Preservation Planner.
Additional materials may be required during the review process. File size is capped at 250
MB. Files may be rejected if illegible. Failure to submit complete application materials may
result in delays in processing.
Review and Submit Tab
Make sure all the information is accurate and current. Staff will review the application for
completion, after which they will contact you with the date your application will be
considered by the Historic Preservation Commission. Additional questions can be directed
to Jessica Bristow at jessica-bristow@iowa-city.org or by phone at 319-356-5230.