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Lakewood council sunsets Landmarks and Heritage Advisory Board, shifts duties to Planning and Public Works
Summary
The Lakewood City Council on Jan. 6 adopted Ordinance 825 to eliminate the Landmarks and Heritage Advisory Board and transfer its duties to the city’s Planning and Public Works Department after debate and a successful amendment replacing a proposed transfer to the Parks and Recreation Advisory Board.
The Lakewood City Council on Monday, Jan. 6, adopted Ordinance 825, amending municipal code to sunset the Landmarks and Heritage Advisory Board and reassign the board’s duties to the Planning and Public Works Department, the council said.
City Attorney Heidi Wachter told the council the ordinance would remove the advisory board as an independent body while preserving the city’s landmarks program and the underlying code definitions that guide historic designation and certificates of appropriateness.
Council members debated where the program should reside. Council member Brandstetter proposed — and the council approved — an amendment replacing the earlier plan to move the work to the Parks and Recreation Advisory Board with language directing the Planning and Public Works Department to manage the program. Brandstetter said that change would make the operational lead and public‑hearing processes clearer and more transparent to the public.
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