Village Conservation District

Are you concerned that older homes are being torn down at a faster rate?  Or, are you concerned that some new homes could detract from the Village’s unique historic and architectural character?

Draft Guidelines – download here  (pdf format)

Draft Ordinance – download here   (pdf format)

Helpful Links

The state legislation that enables both conservation and historic preservation districts is at www.in.gov/legislative/ic/code/title36/ar7/ch11.html or in PDF format at www.in.gov/legislative/ic/code/title36/ar7/ch11.pdf. 

You can find nice guides to architectural styles at www.in.gov/dnr/historic/styles.html and www.historiclandmarks.org/help/PDFs/On%20Street%20PDF.pdf

Indianapolis has a number of active conservation districts.  While they operate under a different state statute than the rest of Indiana, their overall purpose is similar to what your VRA committee is hoping for.  Their information is at www.indygov.org/eGov/City/DMD/IHPC/Districts/Conservation/home.htm