The question was asked how do we apply for historic distric by a member recently, sense we are approaching the age of 50 for parts of our community.
This is what I learned from zoning.
The Charlotte Mecklenburg Planning Commission facilitates/sponsors such overlay districts. It is difficult to get ''historic district'' status. Witness: Myers Park. About five or six years ago, residents of that community petitioned for historic district status. It was bandied about City Council and the Planning Commission. It was the subject of much intense scrutiny and discussion. The final result was that there was so much opposition to the proposed historic status, City Council dropped the idea.
The major objection is that there are additional steps for obtaining even rudimentary building permits. A homeowner must obtain a Certificate of Appropriateness by petitioning the Historic District Commission. It takes longer, sometimes several months. Applications are often times denied, then the homeowner has to appeal the decision. Basically, a lot of neighborhoods don't want to go through the additional steps and attendant scrutiny.
Call the Planning Commission at (704) 336-2205. Ask to speak to someone, probably a principal planner, about the process for applying for historic district status. That is your best bet. You may also contact John Rogers, Administrator for the Historic District Commission. His number is (704) 336-5994. Good luck.
This is just FYI not anything we are planning on doing.
This is what I learned from zoning.
The Charlotte Mecklenburg Planning Commission facilitates/sponsors such overlay districts. It is difficult to get ''historic district'' status. Witness: Myers Park. About five or six years ago, residents of that community petitioned for historic district status. It was bandied about City Council and the Planning Commission. It was the subject of much intense scrutiny and discussion. The final result was that there was so much opposition to the proposed historic status, City Council dropped the idea.
The major objection is that there are additional steps for obtaining even rudimentary building permits. A homeowner must obtain a Certificate of Appropriateness by petitioning the Historic District Commission. It takes longer, sometimes several months. Applications are often times denied, then the homeowner has to appeal the decision. Basically, a lot of neighborhoods don't want to go through the additional steps and attendant scrutiny.
Call the Planning Commission at (704) 336-2205. Ask to speak to someone, probably a principal planner, about the process for applying for historic district status. That is your best bet. You may also contact John Rogers, Administrator for the Historic District Commission. His number is (704) 336-5994. Good luck.
This is just FYI not anything we are planning on doing.
