How does a person notify the SHPO of a project?
An official, employee, consultant, or other representative of the governmental unit involved may send a letter to the SHPO describing the proposed project and request his comments in accordance with K.S.A. 75-2724, or in the case of a city which has been requested to issue a permit, the property owner may be required by the city to obtain the SHPO’s review and comments. Depending on the nature of the project, photographs, drawings, maps, plans, specifications, historical documentation, or other available materials that would help to explain the project should be included. although written notice is necessary to initiate official review, telephone inquiries are encouraged as a means of checking with HPO staff on historic property locations, potential effects of a proposed project, project changes, etc. The SHPO recommends that contact be initiated with HPO staff in the very earliest stages of project planning to insure that proposed projects will not adversely affect historic properties
