Certified Local Government

The Georgia Certified Local Government program is housed at the Center for Community Design & Preservation under a partnership with the Department of Natural Resources’ Historic Preservation Division — Georgia’s State Historic Preservation Office.

The Georgia Historic Preservation Act (O.C.G.A. Section 44-10-20) sets out procedures and minimum standards for local governments that wish to enact their own local historic preservation ordinances. In addition, these local governments may voluntarily become certified by the National Park Service and the State Historic Preservation Office to receive federal grants for historic preservation projects by meeting state guidelines through the Certified Local Government Program.

The Certified Local Government (CLG) program extends the federal and state preservation partnership to the local level. Any city, town, or county that has enacted a historic preservation ordinance, enforces that ordinance through a local preservation commission, and has met requirements outlined in the Procedures for Georgia’s Certified Local Government Program is eligible to become a CLG.

For more detailed information on local preservation tools, training opportunities and the Certified Local Government program, please visit the following websites:

• Certified Local Government page at the Georgia State Historic Preservation Office
• Georgia Alliance of Preservation Commissions
• Certified Local Government page at the National Park Service
• “Working on the Past in Local Historic Districts”

Jennifer Martin Lewis, CLG Coordinator
E-mail:
Phone: 706-583-8047