Wylie, TX Historic Preservation: Historic-Cultural Monuments (2026)
Key Facts
- Designating body
- City council, three-fourths vote if owner objects
- State authority
- Local Government Code § 211.0165
- Alteration permit
- Certificate of appropriateness from HRC and council
- Maintenance exempt
- In-kind repair with no design or color change
- Revocation
- Requires public hearing and written notice to owner
Summary
In the City of Wylie, the city council designates local historic landmarks under Local Government Code section 211.0165, protecting buildings, sites or districts with cultural, architectural or historical significance from unreviewed demolition or alteration. Once designated, exterior changes need a certificate of appropriateness from the historic review commission, and revoking a designation requires a public hearing.
In accordance with section 11 of Ordinance No. 2013-17, and Local Government Code ch. 211, § 211.0165, Designation of Historic Landmark, as amended, the municipality shall have the authority to recommend historic landmarks that have local importance. Designating local historic landmarks as places of importance brings attention to the general public and protects the historic resource from inappropriate changes or demolition. Such places of importance may be edifices or locations which are distinctive and important elements of the city's cultural, social, economic, political, archeological and architectural history. ... Designation of city landmarks will be made by the city council. Designations may be initiated by a property owner, the historical society of the city, the city council, or the planning and zoning commission, the historic review commission, or city staff. If the property owner does not consent, the designation or inclusion of the owner's property must be approved by a three-fourths vote of the city council, and the historic review commission.
Full Breakdown
Section 58-21 of the Wylie Code of Ordinances grounds the city's landmark program in Local Government Code chapter 211, section 211.0165, giving the city council authority to designate local historic landmarks of local importance, whether a single edifice or a broader district, to protect them from inappropriate change or demolition. Section 58-22 puts the designation power in the city council's hands; a property owner, the historical society, the planning and zoning commission, the historic review commission, or city staff can start the process, and if the owner objects, designation still requires a three-fourths vote of both the city council and the historic review commission.
Section 58-23 lists seven criteria the council and commission weigh, including a property's role in the city's cultural or architectural development, its connection to a significant person or event, and its value to community sentiment, plus a required recommendation from the historic review commission. Once designated, any exterior alteration, demolition, relocation, excavation or new construction affecting the landmark needs a certificate of appropriateness (COA) from the historic review commission and the city council, though section 58-25 exempts ordinary maintenance and in-kind repair that does not change the design, material, color or outward appearance.
Section 58-23(c) also lets the council revoke a designation, but only after a public hearing, written notice to the owner, and a finding that the property has lost the integrity that justified the designation in the first place.
Violations & Fines
Altering, demolishing or relocating a designated landmark without the required certificate of appropriateness violates article II of chapter 58 and is punished under the general penalty in section 1-13, with each day the unauthorized work continues treated as a separate offense. Losing landmark status under section 58-23(c) requires the city to hold a public hearing and give the owner written notice before the historic review commission can withdraw the designation.
Frequently Asked Questions
Who can nominate a building as a Wylie historic landmark?
Can I repaint or fix my historic landmark without a permit?
Can the city take away a landmark designation later?
Sources & Official References
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