The mission of the Raleigh Historic Development Commission is to identify, preserve, protect, and promote Raleigh’s historic resources.
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Certificate of Appropriateness (COA) Activities
UPDATE:
At its November 15, 2016 meeting, Raleigh City Council forwarded discussion of the updated Design Guidelines for Raleigh Historic Districts and Landmarks to its Safe, Vibrant and Healthy Neighborhoods Committee. The meeting was held Tuesday, November 29, 2016 at 5:00 in the Council Chambers. Subsequent to this meeting, the entire Design Guidelines were forwarded by City Council to the Planning Commission for review as a text change, as the Design Guidelines are referenced in City Code. Discussion at the Safe, Vibrant and Healthy Neighborhoods Committee meeting prompted the commission to offer a final amendment to the proposed Design Guidelines, which will be reviewed by the Planning Commission at its January 3, 2017 meeting. The memo may be found here, and the updated text may be found here. More information on the process is here.
At the January 19, 2016 meeting the RHDC approved the draft of the Design Guidelines for Raleigh Historic Districts that combines the 2011 proposed updates and the 2014 proposed updates to the new construction and additions section. This update includes an expanded glossary. The draft may be viewed here. Written comments were provided to the commission at the December 15, 2016 RHDC meeting.
Background.
In 2011, after a year-long public effort of updating the Design Guidelines, the draft document is in the hands of the City Attorney prior to going to the RHDC and City Council for formal adoption.
Adopted in 2001, RHDC identified several key historic preservation issues where the current Design Guidelines do not provide clear direction. The sections that are new or have been extensively revised in the final draft include:
Section Topic (new sections of text) Page
1.5 Historic Preservation and Sustainability 6
2.9 Cemeteries 26 - 27
4.4 Downtown Urban Commercial Additions 62 - 63
4.5 Downtown Urban Commercial Infill 64 - 64, 67
Section Topic (major edits of existing text) Page
1.1 Raleigh Historic Districts and Historic Landmarks 2
2.2 Archaeological Sites and Resources 12 - 13
3.10 Sustainability and Energy Retrofit 50 - 51
6.2 Glossary of Terms 76 - 82
All review of individual historic landmark sites throughout
All post-World War II and Modern architecture throughout
Design Guidelines Review Group
COA Committee of the RHDC
Nick Fountain
Fred Belledin
Curtis Kasefang
Will Alphin
Scott Shackleton
Blount Street HOD
Peter Rusmey
Local Historical Societies
Betsy Haywood
City of Raleigh Historic Cemeteries Advisory Board
Terry Harper
Downtown Raleigh Alliance
Hallie Mittleman
Institutional Properties
Dennis Davis
Raleigh Historic Districts Commission (non-COA member)
Greg Hatem
Raleigh Historic Landarks
Linda Edmisten
Society for the Preservation of Historic Oakwood
Kiernan McGorty
Department of City Planning, Urban Design Center
Elizabeth Alley
Department of City Planning, City & Regional Planning
Tania Tully (Project Manager)
Martha Lauer