HPC GOALS

City of Glendale 
Planning   ●   5850 West Glendale Avenue, Suite 212   ●   Glendale, AZ 85301-2599   ●   Phone (623) 930-2800 
www.glendaleaz.com 
 
 
HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION GOAL SETTING AND 
TOPICS OF DISCUSSION FOR THE UPCOMING YEAR 
 
PURPOSE: The Historic Preservation Commission shall work with the Planning 
Commission and City Council on matters of historic preservation; take the initiative in 
bringing people together on historic preservation issues; review proposed alterations to 
historic properties, historic districts and archaeological resources through the Certificate 
of Appropriateness process; and develop, maintain and from time to time amend, a plan 
for historic preservation in the city.  
 
The Historic Preservation Commission shall survey historic properties including 
archaeological resources, recommend to the Planning Commission and City Council 
designations for Historic Preservation Districts, initiate designations for historic 
preservation districts and amendments, and establish guidelines for evaluation of 
historic properties, including archaeological resources; provide public information and 
education on preservation, coordinate resources and provide technical assistance, 
promote revitalization of the City through preservation, and make recommendations to 
the Planning Commission, City Council and citizens of the City regarding historic 
preservation. 
 
The Commission may also confer with other city, county, regional, state and national 
historic preservation boards and commissions. The Commission shall initiate plans for 
the restoration or rehabilitation of privately owned buildings and the preservation of 
archaeological resources. The Commission shall work with City departments to 
discourage and prevent unwanted demolition of historic buildings and structures and the 
destruction of archaeological resources 
 
Goals of the Historic Preservation Plan provide for the following: 
 
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Protect, preserve, and enhance significant historic elements. 
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Encourage adaptation of historic properties to modem use. 
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Identify and protect significant historic resources. 
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Ensure that new construction and modifications to properties within historic 
districts are consistent with the historic character of the district. 
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Protect and preserve historic properties that may have value to the community 
in terms of tourism, education, neighborhood character and identity, and 
economic benefit. 
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Encourage stabilization, rehabilitation, and conservation of existing housing 
stock to strengthen older neighborhoods.