The Chesterfield Township Historic Preservation Commission (HPC), established in October 2016, is responsible for protecting and preserving the Township’s historic resources and sites, as well as creating community awareness and support for historic preservation.
Chesterfield Township’s HPC helps to balance growth and development with the need to protect a community’s cultural, historical, and architectural heritage, benefiting both the local economy and the environment.
The HPC reviews all permits and development applications involving activities that affect a historic landmark or an improvement within a historic district before the permit or application can be approved for review by the Planning Board. The HPC is advisory to the Planning Board.
Township residents will benefit from historic preservation through:
- preserving elements of cultural, social, economic, agricultural and architectural history within the historic districts and other designated individual historic sites;
- stabilizing and improving property values within historic areas;
- encouraging the continued use of historic buildings and facilitating their appropriate reuse;
- managing change by preventing alterations or new construction not in keeping with the character of the districts;
- discouraging the unnecessary demolition of historic resources; and
- maintaining and developing an appropriate and harmonious setting for historic and architecturally significant buildings, structures or districts within Chesterfield Township
Getting Started
Visit the Application for Certificate of Appropriateness page to determine if your project requires an application. If it does, please follow the process outlined on the page.
Feel free to contact the HPC early so we can guide you toward creating a complete application before getting too far with your planning. A complete application helps move your request along to the Planning Board as efficiently as possible. All applications must be submitted two weeks before the HPC meeting date.
Members
The Commission is a seven-member volunteer board which is advisory to the Planning Board. It meets in public session at the Township Municipal Building on the first Tuesday of each month. See the Upcoming Meeting Dates
The Commission has five members and two alternates appointed by the Mayor. The current members of the Historic Preservation Commission are:
James Codella (Chair) Class C
Eugene Cardone Class A
Joseph Ratajczak Class B
Jill Moraca Class B
Caroline Buchanan Alt. #1
Vacant Alt. #2
Vacant Class C
Hailey Bell Secretary
Members must meet classification criteria. For more information about the classifications, see the HPC’s Policies and Procedures.
If you’re interested in volunteering please fill out the Volunteer Form