Walhalla’s boards and commissions give residents a direct voice in shaping the city, from zoning decisions to downtown development and beautification. Members are appointed by City Council and serve on a volunteer basis.
Interested in serving? Apply using the button below. Each board below lists what it does, how often it meets, and how to bring a matter before it.
Guides Walhalla’s long-range growth: reviews rezoning requests, subdivision plats, and Certificate of Appropriateness applications in the historic district, and makes recommendations to City Council on the Comprehensive Plan 2045.
- Meets: As needed to hold public hearings on rezoning, subdivision, and Comprehensive Plan matters; hearings are posted on the City Calendar as they’re scheduled.
- Seats: Members appointed by City Council.
- Staff liaison: City Planner / Zoning Administrator
- To bring a matter before this board: Submit a rezoning, subdivision, or Comprehensive Plan request through the Planning Department. Historic district changes require a Certificate of Appropriateness application.
Hears appeals of the Zoning Administrator’s decisions and requests for variances or special exceptions to the City’s zoning ordinance. The Board can enforce, overturn, or modify a decision, but only on whether the ordinance was applied correctly.
- Meets: As needed to hold public hearings on filed appeals; hearings are posted on the City Calendar as they’re scheduled.
- Seats: Members appointed by City Council.
- Staff liaison: City Planner / Zoning Administrator
- To bring a matter before this board: File a zoning appeal within 10 days of the Zoning Administrator’s decision. Contact the Planning Department to begin the process.
Established under Ordinance 2023-16 to hear grievances relating to the City’s adopted building codes.
- Meets: Dates and times are set upon appointment of the board by City Council; check the City Calendar for scheduled hearings.
- Seats: Five (5) members appointed by City Council, drawn from design professionals, contractors, or other building-industry representatives per the ordinance.
- Staff liaison: Building Official (also serves as the board’s secretary and record-keeper)
- To bring a matter before this board: File an appeal of a building code decision through the Building Official’s office.
Supports the revitalization and economic vitality of Downtown Walhalla, including awarding Uniquely Walhalla grants for downtown improvement projects.
- Meets: [CONFIRM: standing meeting cadence]
- Seats: Members appointed by City Council.
- Staff liaison: [CONFIRM: staff liaison role, e.g., Economic Development staff]
- To bring a matter before this board: To request DDC support or a Uniquely Walhalla grant, submit a signed grant application to grants@cityofwalhalla.com.
Promotes the planting, care, and preservation of trees and beautification projects across the city, and helps maintain Walhalla’s Tree City USA designation.
- Meets: [CONFIRM: standing meeting cadence]
- Seats: Members appointed by City Council.
- Staff liaison: [CONFIRM: staff liaison role]
- To bring a matter before this board: [CONFIRM: how residents propose a beautification project or request a tree planting/removal review]
[CONFIRM WITH CITY: Fields above marked [CONFIRM] need seat counts, term lengths, meeting cadence, or staff liaison role from Carol. Deliberately not listing current member names here, so the page doesn’t need an edit every time a term ends or a new appointment is made; if the City maintains a current-roster document, link it here instead of embedding names.]