Historic District and Local Landmark Design Guidelines, City of Greenville, North Carolina, Adopted March 25, 2014

Southeast Preservation

From introduction: "Welcome to the City of Greenville’s “Historic District and Local Landmark Design Guidelines.” This is the central historic preservation policy document for the City of Greenville, North Carolina. It is intended to encourage and facilitate historic preservation in Greenville and to delineate the legal regulations for all work on local landmarks and properties within the city’s historic district. Information about historic preservation in the City of Greenville may also be found in the City’s publication “A Guide to Historic Preservation in Greenville, North Carolina.” It contains additional facts about preservation and the architectural history of Greenville. Anyone interested in historic preservation in Greenville is encouraged to read both documents, however this is the regulatory document. The wording in this document provides the official current guidance on work to all historic district or local landmark properties and overrides any previous versions of the Design Guidelines and any ancillary historic preservation publications. This document is divided into six chapters plus appendixes. This chapter – Chapter 1 – provides an introduction to historic preservation in Greenville and the function of the Design Guidelines. Chapter 2 addresses the guidelines for work on existing buildings. This chapter has separate sections for different building elements and materials, as well as color, utilities and energy retrofit, and life safety and accessibility. Each one of these sections begins with an overview of the topic and its role in the historic character of properties and districts. This is followed by recommendations for “Maintenance and Repair” and resources for further reading, and select supplies as well. Readers should review the overview and the maintenance and repair recommendation for their topic/s of interest before focusing on the guidelines, as these provide explanation for the regulations and guidance in how to adhere to them. Each section concludes with the pertinent guidelines for the topic. To distinguish between recommendations and strict guidelines that will be enforced, the wording of previous guidelines has been revised, and specific words emboldened for additional clarity. The word “must” is now used throughout the guidelines and appears in bold print to denote rules that require adherence. The “may be considered” indicate issues that are not necessarily approved, but will be granted a thoughtful review if the application makes a compelling argument. The word “not” is also emboldened throughout the guidelines to call attention to actions that will be considered violations of the guidelines. The goal of these guidelines is to help property owners preserve, enhance, and enjoy their historic properties. Of course, design guidelines documents are not meant to be comprehensive preservation manuals so there is certainly much information not included within these pages. Every attempt was made to direct users to resources that will provide the additional information that will fill in those gaps. When still other information is needed, property owners are encouraged to contact the Historic Preservation Liaison of the City of Greenville and the Eastern Office of the State Historic Preservation Office. Contact information for these offices is listed in the appendix. There are also additional general resources listed in the appendix that should be used to supplement the specific sources listed under individual sections." Funding was provided in part by a 2012 Historic Preservation Fund grant to the City of Greenville (project number NC-12-018) administered by the North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office (grant number 37-12-41940) and the State, Tribal, and Local Plans and Grants Division, National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior. Greenville, North Carolina is a Certified Local Government.

Historic District and Local Landmark Design Guidelines, City of Greenville, North Carolina, Adopted March 25, 2014

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