Historic Review Commission (HRC)

Function:
The Historic Review Commission protects and maintains historically and architecturally significant buildings and neighborhoods in the City. The HRC is comprised of seven members appointed by the Mayor which must include an architect, a preservationist, a Realtor, a building inspector, and a planner.

Governing Documents:
Pittsburgh Code Title Eleven, Section 1101.07
HRC Rules and Procedures

Board Makeup:

• 7 members
• All appointed by Mayor; confirmed by City Council
• 1 “professional preservationist or architectural historian active with a broad-based local organization involved with historic preservation and/or history”
• 1 architect recommended by appropriate professional societies
• 1 from Department of City Planning
• 1 from Bureau of Building Inspection
• 1 from Greater Pittsburgh Board of Realtors

Board Members:

• Michael A. Stern, Chair (Preservationist)
• Term expires 2/29/2011
• Sergei Matveiev, Secretary (BBI)
• Term expires 12/31/2009
• Ernie Hogan (Real Estate)
• Term expires 5/29/2012
• Noor Ismail (City Planning)
• Term expires 12/31/2009
• Linda McClellan (At Large)
• Term expires 5/29/2012
• Joe Serrao (Architect)
• Term expires 5/29/2012
• Vacant (At Large)
• Term expires 2/29/2011

Residency Requirements:
 

Compensation:
 

Meetings:
First Wednesday of each month

Contact Info: 412-255-2243

Website: www.city.pittsburgh.pa.us/cp/html/historic_review_commission.html

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