Current Agenda Members

 
 

Landmark Preservation : Mission

Responsibilities of the Landmark Preservation Commission:

  • Evaluates the architectural and historical significance of properties or structures for owners that request Winnetka Landmark designations;
  • Conducts public hearings and prepares findings of fact and recommendations for the Village Council’s consideration and approval of  Winnetka Landmark designations;
  • Conducts advisory review of any proposed alterations affecting a Winnetka Landmark;
  • Prepares comments to the Zoning Board of Appeals regarding their consideration of proposed alterations to a Winnetka Landmark;.
  • Prepares and maintains, maps and/or registers of potential and designated Landmarks;
  • Maintains technical information pertaining to the physical and financial aspects of preservation, renovation, rehabilitation and reuse and regarding the procedures for inclusion of properties on the National Register of Historic Places;
  • Manages a system of certificates, markers or plaques for designated Landmarks;
  • Educates residents concerning the historic, cultural or architectural heritage of the Village; and
  • Seeks grants and donations to achieve the purposes of the Landmark Preservation Ordinance (Chapter 20).