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Resident urges fixes to Lebanon ordinances, recommends using SHPO guidance for historic district rules

Lebanon City Council · August 11, 2025
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Summary

Sharon Dial told the council city ordinances conflate the locally defined 'historic shopping district' with the larger federally listed historic district and urged the city to align certificates of appropriateness and Plan Commission practice with State Historic Preservation Office guidance.

Sharon Dial, speaking during public comment at the Aug. 11 council meeting, urged Lebanon to correct local ordinances that conflate the small "historic shopping district" with the broader federally listed historic district and to use guidance from the State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO) when enforcing certificates of appropriateness.

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