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HSMC checklist: documentation, pre‑meetings, and owner consent required for markers

Savannah–Chatham Historic Site and Monument Commission (HSMC) · January 8, 2026
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Summary

The application packet outlines documentation requirements for HSMC review—project description, photographs, drawings, exact text, bibliography, owner consent for private property, and escrow for markers on public land—and records a Sept. 17, 2025 pre‑application meeting with staff member Kelli Mitchell.

The application packet lists the items required for a complete HSMC submission: a signed application, checklists completed for each request, photographic and map documentation of the proposed marker location, a drawing showing shape/size/material/text placement, and the exact marker wording with a bibliography and footnotes. The form states that county histories should not be relied upon solely and that primary resources should be used and documented where possible.

The submission also documents a pre‑application conference on Sept. 17, 2025 with staff member Kelli Mitchell and reminds applicants that revisions made after the deadline may be continued to the following month's hearing. It further clarifies that markers installed on public property require an escrow payment to be held by the Mayor and Aldermen, and that owner consent is necessary when the marker is on private property.