1. After receiving your completed application, a representative of the Commission will contact you to arrange a site visit to get any additional information needed for your application and to answer any further questions you may have.
2. A "Notice of Land Use Action" sign will be posted at your property and an additional notice will be placed in the Everett Herald. These notices are to invite public comment on your application, and announce the time and location of a public hearing as required by law.
3. The Commission holds a public hearing on the application. If approved, the Commission passes its recommendation to the City Council for their consideration and approval.
4. Upon Council approval, you will be given a final consent form to sign and an Edmonds Historic Site plaque to install on your property.

• Pride in Preserving a Piece of Edmonds' History
• Special Tax Valuation
• Nonconforming Building Restoration
• Special Restoration Code
• Historic Reconstruction Code
• Special Parking Provisions
• Seek Special Tax Credits (requires National Register or District listing)

• It must be listed on the Edmonds Register of Historic Places, or the National Register.
• It must undergo substantial rehabilitation at an expenditure of at least 25% of the assessed value of the structure.
• The work must have been conducted within 2 years of the application.
• The rehabilitation work must comply with the Washington State Advisory Council's Standards for Rehabilitation and Maintenance.

• The property must be maintained in good condition.
• Further improvements or changes to the property must be approved by the Historic Preservation Commission.

Nonconforming Building Restoration

The Edmonds Community Development Code (ECDC) normally requires that buildings that don't meet current zoning standards (such as height, setbacks, etc.) can't be reconstructed if they are damaged or destroyed by more than 75% of their replacement value -- they have to meet current codes. However, buildings listed on the Edmonds Register of Historic Places are exempt from this requirement -- they can be rebuilt even if they don't meet current zoning bulk requirements (ECDC 17.40.020).

Special Parking Provisions

In the Downtown Business Area, expansion or remodeling of buildings listed on the Edmonds Register of Historic Places can benefit from a special exception to the parking requirements contained in the zoning code. ECDC 17.50.070.C. states that:

"Exceptions to the required parking standards in the downtown area. When requested by the developer the staff, using information provided by the applicant, may decrease the required parking for a building listed on the Edmonds Register of Historic Places in order to retain historic elements of the building during its expansion, remodeling or restoration. Any building construction or remodeling activities serving as the justification for the parking exception shall be consistent with the criteria and procedures governing historic buildings contained in Chapter 20.45 ECDC. The decision on the parking exception shall be processed as a Staff decision – Notice required, as provided for in ECDC 20.95.050. [Ord. 3496 § 2, 2004]."