The Certificate of Non-Historic Status provides certainty in a demolition process. An owner of a building may apply to have a building officially declared to be non-historic at the local, but not national or state levels. Non-historic status means the building does not meet the criteria for local landmark designation and therefore does not have potential for designation. If the building is found to be non-historic then a Certificate of Non-historic Status is issued. The approved certificate will then allow a demolition application to be processed without further review by Landmark Preservation for a period of five years.
To apply for a Certificate of Non-historic Status, a building must not be pending designation and not be individually designated nor in a historic district.
Certificate of Non-Historic Status Application Process
Submit the completed Certificate of Non-historic Status application and application of $250.00 to Landmark Preservation staff. Staff will review the application within 10 working days. If the property is determined to be non-historic, the Certificate of Non-historic Status will be issued.
If the property is determined to have potential for designation then the building will be posted for 21 calendar days. If the posting period elapses and an application for historic designation is not received by Landmark Preservation staff, the Certificate of Non-historic Status will be issued.
If an application for historic designation, along with the applicable fee, is received before the 21 days elapse, the normal process for designating a property as a landmark for preservation will be followed as described in Chapter 30 of the Denver Revised Municipal Code.