Historic Preservation Commission

The Historic Preservation Commission (HPC)  is the decision-making board on major certificate of approval applications relating to historic preservation in the Salida Downtown Historic District and locally land-marked properties.  They review major Certificate of Approval applications for local landmarks and sites within the Salida Downtown National Register District and make recommendations to City Council on new landmark designations.  The HPC helps educate the public about historic preservation.  The powers and responsibilities of the Historic Preservation Commission are set out in Chapter 2, Article 11 of the Municipal Code.

The HPC meets as needed on the fourth Thursday of each month at 4:00 in the City Council Chambers at 448 E. First Street, Suite 190.  Contact the Community Development Department (719) 530-2626 for upcoming meeting dates.

Commission Members:

• Keith Krebs, Architect – Chairman
• Patrick Regan, Downtown Historic Property owner
• Ryan Short, Business owner
• Lucy Schubert, Downtown property owner
• Bob Campbell, Local historian

Minutes and agendas for past Historic Preservation Commission meetings are available for review on the meeting minutes and agendas page.

Downtown Salida Design Guidelines

These guidelines are intended to help an applicant design an appropriate project within the Downtown Historic District.

Historic Downtown Improvement and Economic Sustainability Plan, 2007 

This document identifies policies, strategies and action items to help implement the vision for downtown.

Historic Survey Plan 2022

This survey plan was compiled to provide a comprehensive overview to prior survey projects, historic resources, and potential opportunities for future survey work within the City of Salida. The findings will provide the community with an understanding of where historic resources are located, where additional resources are likely to exist, and the strategies needed for completing the full documentation of properties within the community.