New Haven, CT Historic Preservation: Historic-Cultural Monuments (2026)
Key Facts
- Board size
- 5 to 9 members
- Terms
- one year, start July 1
- State basis
- Conn. Gen. Stat. Sec. 10-321q(b)
- Hearing notice
- 7 to 15 days before
Summary
New Haven's municipal preservation board, created by city ordinance, exists to prevent the unreasonable destruction of historic structures and landmarks and to vet properties before National Register nomination.
The city's municipal preservation board is hereby created. This board is created to prevent the unreasonable destruction of historic structures and landmarks, and recommend properties or districts to be nominated by the state historic preservation board for inclusion in the National Register of Historic Places.(b)Pursuant to Conn. General Statutes section 10-321q(b) as amended from time to time, the board of aldermen may appoint this board, which shall consist of not less than five (5) nor more than nine (9) members. All members shall be appointed for a one (1) year term commencing July 1st of each year. (Ord. No. 1391, 9-19-05)
Editor's note— § 2-791 along with § 2-792 supersedes and amends former section 2-135 which derived from Ord. of 1-5-81.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 31 | Zoning: Supplement 32).
Full Breakdown
Code Sec. 2-791 creates New Haven's municipal preservation board specifically to stop unreasonable destruction of historic structures and landmarks and to review properties or districts before the state historic preservation board nominates them to the National Register of Historic Places. The board of alders appoints five to nine members to one-year terms starting each July 1, under authority of Conn. Gen. Stat. Sec. 10-321q(b). Before any parcel is nominated, Sec. 2-792 requires a public hearing, with notice published in a local newspaper between seven and fifteen days beforehand.
Violations & Fines
No fine attaches to this ordinance: it's a board-creation and process provision, not a permitting scheme. Skipping the required public hearing before a National Register nomination violates Sec. 2-792's notice rule; the board itself has only review and referral authority.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Sources & Official References
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