Napa Cultural Heritage Commission

The Cultural Heritage Commission consists of five members, appointed by and serving at the pleasure of the City Council. Members are chosen by the following criteria: At least three members must be professionals in the fields of architecture, preservation, archeology, and/or history and at least three members must be residents of the City of Napa. Two members may be residents of the County of Napa.

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For more than 25 years, the City of Napa has been actively involved in a historic preservation program. A citizen advisory board was created in 1975 to maintain a list of historic structures and other features, to nominate landmarks and historic districts, to advise the City Council on historic issues, and to provide public information on preservation practices for not only the historic structures but also for the cultural icons in our community. Preservation activities today are the responsibility of the Cultural Heritage Commission, which acts as the City’s review board under the federal Certified Local Government (CLG) preservation program. As the City’s review board, the CHC works to maintain the City’s Historic Resources Inventory (HRI), nominates properties to the National Register of Historic Places, reviews federally-funded programs that may affect the City’s historical resources. In addition, the CHC reviews and makes comments on land use, housing, redevelopment, and other types of planning and programs undertaken as they relate to historic resources of the community.