Historic Preservation in Michigan (2026)
11 rules on the books across Michigan, 11 cities and counties. Select a rule to read the full details.
Severity: Few Restrictions · Light Restrictions · Some Restrictions · Significant Restrictions · Heavy Restrictions
Historic-Cultural Monuments
How buildings, sites, and trees are nominated and designated as Historic-Cultural Monuments, the protections that follow, and the demolition-stay process.
Dearborn
Significant RestrictionsDearborn requires a certificate of appropriateness from the Historic District Commission before any exterior work on a…
Read full rule →Detroit
Significant RestrictionsDetroit's Soldiers and Sailors Civil War Monument at Cadillac Square and Woodward Avenue is a designated historic…
Read full rule →Livonia
Significant RestrictionsLivonia's Historic Preservation Commission Ordinance defines "object," including statues, monuments and fountains, as a…
Read full rule →Novi
Significant RestrictionsNovi designates historic landmarks, defined in Section 17-42 as any site, building, structure or object significant in…
Read full rule →Royal Oak
Significant RestrictionsIn the City of Royal Oak, the seven-member Historic District Commission created under City Code § 82-17 reviews any…
Read full rule →Troy
Significant RestrictionsTroy Code Chapter 13 blocks any exterior construction, alteration, repair, moving or demolition of a designated…
Read full rule →Westland
Significant RestrictionsWestland's historic district commission designates historic landmarks and must approve a certificate before any…
Read full rule →Lansing
Some RestrictionsLansing protects statues, fountains, and other culturally significant objects as 'district resources' inside designated…
Read full rule →Dearborn Heights
Light RestrictionsIn the City of Dearborn Heights, a five-member Historical Commission is charged with collecting and preserving…
Read full rule →Taylor
Light RestrictionsIn the City of Taylor, Michigan, a nine-member historical commission established under City Code Section 2-289 works to…
Read full rule →Wyoming
Few RestrictionsThe City of Wyoming, Michigan, in Kent County, handles local heritage through the Wyoming Historical Commission, an…
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