Shepherdstown Historic District Landmarks Commission Members
- Jim Auxer - Ex-Officio
- Hank Willard, Chair
- Alice Chakmakian
- Jay Hurley
- Donna Northouse
- One Vacancy
SHDLC Meetings
Meetings are held on the second Monday of each month at 7:00 p.m. at the Town Hall (unless otherwise scheduled).
Historic District Design Guidelines
Minutes and Agendas May be downloaded by clicking here.
Solar Panels on Historic Buildings
Memorandum from Than Hitt
Montford Historic District, Ashville NC - Design Review Guidelines
National Alliance of Preservation Commissions "Sample Guidelines for Solar Panels in Historic Districts"
Article from Forum Journal (National Trust for Preservation) "Adapting Historic District Guidelines for Solar and Other Green Technologies" by Kimberly Kooles.
Letter from Mountain View Solar
National Trust Position Statement: "Fostering Renewable Energy Development at All Scales"
National Trust Position Statement: "Solar Panels and Historic Preservation"
National Trust Position Statement: "Design Guidelines for Solar Installations"
Ypsilanti Historic District Fact Sheet: "Alternative Energy Systems"
"Solar and Other Energy Conservation Equipment" guidelines from Eureka Springs, Arkansas Historic District
"Solar Collectors" guidelines from City of Alexandria, Virginia
"Revelation: Historic Districts Restrict Solar Panels" by Lydia DePillis
Article from the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) "Implementing Solar PV Projects on Historic Buildings and in Historic Districts" by A. Kandt, E. Hotchkiss & A. Walker (NREL) and J Buddenborg & J. Lundberg ( National Trust)
Howard County, MD, Use of Solar Panels and other Devices in Historic Districts
Montford Historic District, Ashville, NC - Sustainability and Energy Retrofit design review and guidelines
National Park Service "Rehabilitation as a Treatment" - Standards
National Trust Position Statement: "Historic Preservation and Sustainability"
Article from the Sante Fe New Mexican "Green Preservation: Historic District Codes, Environmental Upgrades Sometimes at Odds" by Tom Sharpe
