What to do in SLC Winter Olympics Airport Police Department Fire Department Calendar Public Notices For recent agendas and minutes please click here. The purpose of designating Historic Districts and Landmark Sites is to ensure that Salt Lake City's important cultural and architectural assets will be preserved as tangible evidence of our history. Districts and Sites are preserved for the use, education, and observation of the present and future residents of Salt Lake city.
Preservation helps to revitalize, stabilize, and enhance neighborhoods.
Historic district designation often results in the improved maintenance of structures given the availability of low interest loans and tax credits offered to historic home owners. This in turn may result in an at risk neighborhood once again becoming a desireable place to live. Historic designation also offers prestige to the property owner, and may also help maintain property values. Designation does not change the zoning, the use of the structure, or the owner's right to alter or sell the property. Salt Lake City currently has six historic districts.