Boards & Commissions

1. Board of Appeals

   The Board of Appeals is the only body empowered to grant variances from code or ordinance requirements.

2. Board of Review

   The Board is comprised of three City of Holland residents and two City of Holland department heads other than from the Assessing Office.

3. Brownfield Authority

   The Brownfield Redevelopment Authority meets to review matters relating to current and new Brownfield projects, economic development policies, and other related matters.

4. Historic District Commission

   Learn about the Historic District Commission.

5. Holland Sustainability Committee

   Meet the members of the Holland Sustainability Committee.

6. Holland Youth Advisory Council

   Holland Youth Advisory Council was formed in 2003 to provide the City Council with input on youth related issues.

7. Human Relations Commission

   The City of Holland recognizes the inherent right of its inhabitants to strive to fulfill their goals and aspirations unhindered by discrimination based on or resulting from considerations of race, creed, handicap, educational association, color, sex, age, marital status, national origin or association. Therefore, in 1966, the City of Holland created the Human Relations Commission.

8. International Relations Commission (IRC)

   In 1993, the City of Holland created the International Relations Commission to promote international/cross-cultural knowledge, awareness, understanding, and sensitivity through interactions within the community and across borders.

9. Neighborhood Improvement Committee

   In 2013 the City of Holland took the proactive step of combining the Community Development Committee, the Ourstreet Committee and the Neighborhood Advisory Committee into one new committee, called the Neighborhood Improvement Committee.

10. Planning Commission

    The Planning Commission advises city officials in matters of planning and development of the community, prepares plans and makes recommendations for land-use and the environment.

11. Public Art Advisory Committee

    The Public Art Advisory Committee provides strategic input and advice to City Council on the opportunities and procedures for supporting the addition of public art throughout the City and the policies necessary to address these opportunities.

12. Teen Court Board

    Holland Teen Court was founded in 1991, when Holland City officials and citizens had a vision to launch a Youth Justice System that would empower young people to be leaders in their community.