#5f Fact Sheet - Historic Commission
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Fact Sheet for Historic Commission
Purpose
The Commission reviews National Register nominations and promotes historic
preservation awareness. The Commission also makes recommendations to the
common council, and establishes guidelines and develops criteria for construction,
alteration, or demolition of improvements within a historic district.
The following duties and responsibilities are taken from chapter 18.36.070 section c.ii.
titled “Powers, Duties and Responsibilities of the Historic Commission.”
The historic commission shall have:
1. To make recommendations to the common council that certain areas be
designated as historic districts;
2. To develop an historic overlay district plan for each district designated;
3. To establish guidelines and develop criteria for construction, alteration, or
demolition of improvements within an historic district;
4. To determine an appropriate system of markers of designated historic districts;
5. To advise and assist owners, occupants or persons in charge of improvements in
an historic district regarding physical and financial aspects of preservation,
renovation, rehabilitation and reuse;
6. To review any applications for a certificate of appropriateness and to require the
presentation of such plans, drawings, elevations and other information as may be
reasonably necessary for such review;
7. To grant or deny a certificate of appropriateness to any applicant;
8. To issue a statement of waiver when required by this section;
9. To obtain certification of this ordinance title with the State Preservation Officer
and with the Secretary of the United States Department of the Interior, in order to
permit historic structures to qualify under this title for applicable benefits under
the Tax Reform Act of 1976;
10. To develop and implement rules of procedure for hearings and meetings
convened by the historic commission;
11. To promote community education, interest and support for preservation and
enhancement of such historic districts.
Vacancies (3-year term)
1 vacancy (possible re-appointment – Timothy Maahs)
1 vacancy
Eligibility to Serve
To be eligible for an appointment to a committee, individuals must have interest or
knowledge in the committee’s subject matter. Volunteers should also be available to meet
at the committee’s usual meeting time.
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Current Members
Name Address Occupation
Dan Atwood (term
ending) 215 South Division Drive Retired Professor of English
White Oak Construction –
Bruce Dennis 216 North Terrace Street Carpenter
Certified Parts Corporation -
Britten Grafft413 West Milwaukee Architecture
Contractor and Property Owner
of Commercial & Residential
Bob Kimball 510 Greendale Drive Buildings
Timothy Maahs
(possible re-RTM - Manager of Business
appointment) 202 Sinclair Street Information Systems Unit
Janine Peterson 2617 Hawthorne Avenue United Way – Vice President
Susan Thompson 1411 Sharon Street Retired – Chase Bank
Volunteers
Name Address Occupation
Wesley Davis (possible
re-appointment to Cable
Advisory) 4210 Castlemoor Drive Retired - Part-time Teacher
Upper Iowa University -
James Dumke 2831 Carrousel Lane Instructor
Timothy Maahs (possible RTM - Manager of Business
re-appointment) 202 Sinclair Street Information Systems Unit
407 South Academy
Michael Rhodes Street Disabled
Stacie Thompson 4234 Baybrook Drive Homemaker
The applicants below indicated on their Committee Member Application Form a desire to serve
on “Any Committee”.
Wesley Davis
Michael Rhodes