The city of Salem is working to update the Historic Code as part of the newly adopted Historic Preservation Plan.  One of the key items to the plan was to make the code more clear for homeowners and to allow for some administrative decisions rather than having every review go before the Historic Landmarks Commission.

Read the Proposed Historic Code

Now is the time for public comment, so take a look and if you have comments, here are the upcoming meetings that may be of interest to you.

October 28      HLC Worksession     5:30pm Council Chambers

November 2     Joint Worksession- Planning Commission & HLC

December        City Council Public Hearing

If you have any questions or comments in the meantime please contact Kimberli Fitzgerald – 503-588-6173, ext. 7597