Bhavesh Mittal

Heritage Preservation Officer - City of Plano, TX

Bhavesh Mittal has served as the Heritage Preservation Officer for the City of Plano in Texas since April 2012. In this role, Bhavesh administers the City’s heritage preservation program, which includes overseeing the tax exemption and the preservation grant program. Bhavesh is a current NAPC Board member and serves as the Assistant Treasurer. During his time in Plano, Bhavesh has been instrumental in overseeing the National Register listing for Plano’s downtown district, starting a preservation related online newsletter, starting a Neighborhood Conservation District program, writing and obtaining preservation grants from the state, and most importantly updating the entire preservation program related documents such as; the preservation ordinance; preservation plan; customized design standards for heritage districts; and historic resource survey for all designated heritage structures. Due to his efforts, the Plano Heritage Commission received various local, state, regional, and national awards including the prestigious ‘Commission of the Year’ award from NAPC in 2020. Bhavesh has received his Master in Preservation Studies from Tulane University, New Orleans and Bachelor of Architecture from Mumbai University, India. Prior to working with City of Plano, Bhavesh has more than 10 years of experience working in both, private and public sector doing Architecture and Historic Preservation which includes international work in India and Nepal.