Do You Have a Permit for That? Enforcement and Violations
You’ve passed a historic preservation ordinance and developed design guidelines, but how do you enforce them? What is your process for reviewing work that has already been completed? Successful enforcement depends on education of contractors and homeowners, reporting of violations, consequences for work done without review, and collaboration with other city departments. In this session, two communities will discuss the challenges of enforcement and methods they have developed to address them. Nashville provides contractor training classes and has a dedicated inspector that conducts inspections at several stages during construction enabling the city to catch mistakes during the foundation and framing stages when they are easier to address. Denver got its first dedicated Landmark inspector last year and is working to establish processes and procedures for inspections, creating more uniform enforcement within its districts.
CE Credits: 1.5 AIA/AICP
Abigail also teaches a graduate course for CU Denver titled Historic Buildings in Context. Abigail holds a B.A. in History from the University of South, a M.A. in Public History/Historic Preservation from Middle Tennessee State University, and a M.A. in Histories and Theories of Architecture from the Architectural Association School of Architecture in London, England.
While in Kentucky, she served as the vice-chairperson of the state-wide non-profit, Preservation Kentucky and was an adjunct professor at Western Kentucky University. She is a graduate of Middle Tennessee State University’s Public History Program where she worked for the Center for Historic Preservation and the Tennessee Civil War National Heritage Area.
