Historic Preservation Board
Promotes welfare of City through preservation and protection of historic structures, sites, monuments and areas. Recommends to City Council establishment of historic districts, designation of historic landmarks, and holds public hearings.
At least four (4) board members must reside in the City’s Historic Districts, with as many different historic districts represented as possible: Downtown, Lake Cherokee, Lake Copeland, Lake Eola Heights, Lake Lawsona, and Colonialtown South.
Whenever possible, the Mayor shall consider appointments from one or more of the following organizations, professions, or groups:
a. Local historian and/or architectural or art historian;
b. Land planning/development;
c. Architecture;
d. Landscape Architecture;
e. Land use law with experience in historic preservation;
f. Urban design;
g. Real Estate; and
h. Engineering
Size 9 Members
Term Length 2 Year
Term Limit 3 Terms
- For agendas and/or minutes, click here.
- Contact Ronnie Waitekus, Recording Secretary
ronald.waitekus@orlando.gov
407.246.2172
- Meeting Date and Time 1st Wednesday of every month at 4:00 p.m.
- Meeting Schedule If you would like to participate during a public meeting, please submit a request to speak at orlando.gov/publiccomments and indicate whether you will be participating in-person or virtually. For instructions on participation/viewing visit orlando.gov/meetings or contact cityclerk@orlando.gov or 407-246-2251. October 4, 2023
November 1, 2023
December 6, 2023
January 3, 2024 - CANCELED
February 7, 2024
March 6, 2024
April 3, 2024
May 1, 2024
June 5, 2024 - CANCELED
July 3, 2024 - CANCELED
August 7, 2024
September 4, 2024
- Forms and ApplicationsMeeting Schedule and Application Deadlines
- Board Member TrainingBasic Board Procedure
Sunshine Law
Voting Conflicts
City Gift Policy
Public Records Training
Dual Office Holding
- Enacting ResolutionOrlando City Code, Chapter 65, Section 65.130 through 65.138
- Is this Board, Commission, or Committee Multi-Jurisdictional? No
- Appointments required to be an Orlando Resident? No
- Orlando has six Historic Preservation overlay districts with a variety of architectural styles. To establish these districts the board uses the following criteria: • Citizen involvement
• Evaluation of the architectural significance of area buildings
• Consideration of the neighborhood’s contributions to Orlando’s cultural heritage