Historic Preservation Program

Staff Services 

• Information on the City's historic districts
• Review of building permit applications for property within historic districts
• Assistance with applications for work in historic districts
• Assistance with historic district regulations

Historic District Commission agenda and packet information is now available at the City of Ann Arbor's Legislative Information Center. 

• Click here to access the calendar page.
• Select "Historic District Commission" from the drop-down menu at the top of the page.
• Click on the "Search Calendar" button. 
• Staff reports can be found by clicking the "Meeting Details" link for each meeting date.

Is This Property in a Historic District?

To find out if an address or parcel number is in a historic district, follow these steps.

1. Click on this shortcut http://etrakit.a2gov.org/etrakit2/ or go to the City homepage and click on eTRAKIT under "Working In".
2. Next, click the PARCELS box near the center of the page.
3. Enter all or part of the address in the search box, or change the search field to Parcel Number and enter the parcel number in the search box.
4. Double click on the correct address in the results box.
5. Click the RESTRICTION DETAILS tab for historic district or floodplain information.

 For maps of each historic district, click here.

Application Process

For more information about the application process, please click here.

• 2012-2013 HDC Meeting Schedule (PDF)  
• Application form (PDF)

City Code and Publications Relating to Historic Districts

• Chapter 8 - Boards & Commissions (pdf) 
• Chapter 103 - Historic Preservation (pdf) 
• By-Laws of the HDC (pdf)
• Historic District Design Guidelines (pdf). This publication provides information on the types of work that are appropriate inside historic districts.
• Guidelines for Signs (pdf) 

State Public Acts  

• "Public Act 169" - Local Historic District Act Legislation of 1970 (pdf)

Site Navigation

• Introduction to Historic Preservation (pdf) 
• Frequently Asked Questions
• Historic Districts and Related Maps
• Members of the Commission  

Last Updated: July 10, 2012