Chelan County, WA Historic Preservation: Historic-Cultural Monuments (2026)

040, along with a treasurer's certificate showing all taxes and fees are paid, since the board of Chelan County commissioners cannot even consider an application missing that certificate. 060 lays out the point system used to value qualifying land: high-priority resources earn five points each, up to seven categories, medium-priority resources earn three, and public access adds up to eight more depending on whether it's unlimited, seasonal, or closed to the public. 'Historical Sites' is one of the listed high-priority categories, defined as a building, structure or site significant to the county's cultural heritage, including Native American and pioneer settlements, old buildings, forts, trails, landings and bridges, identified on a local, state or national register such as the National Register of Historic Places or the Washington Heritage Register.

Eligibility is narrow: only the land associated with a listed historic property qualifies for the reduced valuation, and improvements, meaning the structures themselves, are expressly excluded from classification. The planning commission reviews every application and forwards a recommendation to the board of county commissioners, which makes the final determination.