The St. Paul Heritage Preservation Commission will host a series of listening sessions this fall within the city’s neighborhood historic districts.

The first is scheduled for late August in the Dayton’s Bluff Heritage Preservation District.

The purpose is to gather feedback on the work of the commission and commission staff, both of whom review building and demolition permits within historic districts.

An effort to update and revise the city’s heritage preservation ordinance has been put on hold until the sessions are complete.

The first listening session will take place from 5 to 8 p.m. Aug. 23 during a community dinner event at Mississippi Market, 740 East Seventh St.