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Usin g The Design gUiDelines

d e s i g n a t e d h i s t o R i c o v e R l a y

d i s t R i c t

Required use of the design guidelines differs based on the type of
historic district in which a property is located. Properties within a
locally designated Historic Overlay District must follow the design
guidelines and receive a Certificate of Appropriateness prior
to beginning a project. Currently, only one of the four National
Register-designated residential historic districts – the Oldham
Avenue Historic District – is also designated locally as a Historic
District Overlay, meaning that proposed projects within this district
must receive a Certificate of Appropriateness prior to beginning
work. The Heritage Preservation Commission utilizes this design
guidelines document to determine whether the proposed project
is appropriate and follows the design guidelines when deciding
whether to issue a Certificate of Appropriateness.

Properties in the other two historic districts listed in the National
Register – the North Rogers Street Historic District and the
West End Historic District – are not required to follow the design
guidelines and receive a Certificate of Appropriateness prior to
beginning work, unless they participate in the tax exemption and
incentive programs. See the table below for more details.

Certificate of
Is the Appropriateness Certificate of
National district a required for Appropriateness Review
Register Historic exterior work - Required if required if
of Historic Overlay new construction, participating in using tax
Places incentives
District? additions, tax programs
demolition

North
Rogers
Street
Historic
District
Oldham
Avenue
Historic
District

West End
Historic
District

This table provides general information about each of the historic overlay districts, including whether a
Certificate of Appropriateness is required.

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