APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS FOR A
MINOR WORKS CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS
Minor Works are defined as those
changes that do not involve substantial alterations, additions or removals
that could impair the integrity of the historic landmark. The
Consulting Director of the Historic Landmarks Commission and the
Chairperson of the Design Review Committee of the Historic Landmarks
Commission must jointly agree that an intended action constitutes a minor
work. Minor works might include placing signs on a commercial property,
repairing damaged architectural features with identical materials, or
upfitting mechanical systems which causes no disturbance to the physical
integrity of the historic landmark. If you believe that your intended
action is a minor work, fill out the attached form and return it to:
Dr. Dan L. Morrill
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Historic Landmarks Commission
2100 Randolph Road
Charlotte, N.C. 28207
Special Note: Applicants who are
seeking Federal or State income tax credits for certified
rehabilitations should submit with this application a copy of the ruling
from the National Park Service or the North Carolina Division of Archives
and History that the plans accompanying this application meet the
Secretary of the Interior's Standards.
Also, it is most important that
applicants become thoroughly familiar with State and Federal Investment
Tax Credits that may be available for the rehabilitation of historic
properties. Click
here to read details about Federal and State Investment Tax Credits.
Instructions For Completing
Application
All
descriptive materials should be on paper no larger than 8 1/2 X 14 inches.
1. Make sure your application is
complete. The Historic Landmarks Commission needs to understand exactly
how the proposed changes will look and how they will affect the property.
You should include photographs, a written description, three copies of
drawings, samples of paint, sample of materials, etc. If
available, electronic files are welcomed. JPEG files for photography
and JPEG or PDF files for any drawings, plans, or elevations.
2. Provide a plot plan with the
application if the work involves such things as a storage building, a
deck, fence, and sidewalks. The plot plan may be hand drawn, but it must
be clear and accurate and contain measurements. If available,
electronic JPEG or PDF files are preferable.
3. Submit photographs that depict where the intended changes will occur.
Label each with the name of the landmark, the date the photograph
was taken, the name of the photographer, and the portion of the landmark
that is depicted. If submitting JPEG files, the files should be
given a descriptive name.
3. Use black ink or type the
application. Images can be emailed to:
MORRIDL@co.mecklenburg.nc.us If you have any questions or if
you are unsure about what you need to do, please call Dan Morrill at
376-9115. I will be happy to help you.
The Charlotte-Mecklenburg
Historic Landmarks Commission uses The Secretary of Interior's Standards
for Rehabilitation and Guidelines for Rehabilitating Historic Buildings to
determine whether an intended action is appropriate or
inappropriate. Click
here to read the Secretary of the Interior's Standards.
Click
here to read an Introductory Course on how to apply the Secretary of
the Interior's Standards. It is instructive to see how the
Secretary of the Interior's Standards have been applied locally. Click
to see. Contractors and architects who want to find answers to
such hands-on questions as how to you clean historic buildings, re-point
brick, etc. should consult the Preservation Briefs published by the
National Park Service. Click
here to see on-line Preservation Briefs.
If you live in a local historic
district and live in Charlotte, you must also obtain a Certificate of
Appropriateness from the Charlotte Historic District Commission. For
further information on this subject, contact Wanda Birmingham at 336-2302.
If you live in Davidson, call the Davidson Town Hall.
rev. 7-03
APPLICATION FOR A MINOR WORKS
CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS
Please type or use black ink.
Return to: Dr. Dan L.
Morrill
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Historic Landmarks Commission
2100 Randolph Road
Charlotte, N.C. 28207
I, the undersigned, do hereby
apply for a Minor Works Certificate of Appropriateness for the following
project that will change the appearance of a designated Historic Landmark.
Does your pending project require
a Federal or State license, permit or approval? Yes. No.
Name of Landmark:
__________________________________________________________________
Address of Landmark:
________________________________________________________________
Owned by:
_________________________________________________________________________
Tax Parcel Number (s) of the
Historic Landmark: __________________________________________
Please detail in the space below
and list the reasons why the alterations which you intend to make to the
subject Historic Landmark should be designated as Minor Works, meaning
that they do not constitute a major change to the subject Historic
Landmark. The Chairman of the Design Review Committee of the Historic
Landmarks Commission and the Consulting Director of the Historic Landmarks
Commission must jointly agree as to whether your intended alterations
should be designated as Minor Works. The Design Review Chairman and the
Consulting Director may jointly agree to issue a Minor Works Certificate
of Appropriateness. Use additional paper if needed to compete your
description. Three copies of any plans or drawings must be submitted with
this application.
Issuance of a Minor Works
Certificate of Appropriateness shall not relieve the applicant,
contractor, tenant, or property owner from obtaining any permit required
by the City or County Code or law. Moreover, owners of properties in local
historic districts must obtain a Certificate of Appropriateness from the
Charlotte Historic District Commission. All Minor Works Certificates of
Appropriateness approved jointly by the Design Review Chairman of the
Historic Landmarks Commission and the Consulting Director of the Historic
Landmarks Commission shall be reported as information to the Historic
Landmarks Commission's next regularly scheduled meeting. If a Minor Works
Certificate of Appropriateness is not approved, the applicant may appeal
that decision to the Historic Landmarks Commission at its next regularly
scheduled meeting.
Name of Applicant:
_____________________________________
Telephone No. _____________
Applicant's Mailing Address:
_______________________________________________________
City_________________________________State____________Zip
Code_________
Applicant's Signature:
_______________________________________
Date: _______________
rev. 8/94
Fee Schedule
Please be advised that a Minor Works
Certificate Of Appropriateness Application must be accompanied by a check
in the amount of $100 made out to Mecklenburg County.
The Secretary Of The Interior's
Standards For Rehabilitation
1. A property shall be used for its
historic purpose or be placed in a new use that requires minimal change to
the defining characteristics of the building and its site and environment.
2. The historic character of a
property shall be retained and preserved. The removal of historic
materials or alteration of features and spaces that characterize a
property shall be avoided.
3. Each property shall be
recognized as a physical record of its time, place, and use. Changes that
create a false sense of historical development, such as adding conjectural
features or architectural elements from other buildings, shall not be
undertaken.
4. Most properties change over
time; those changes that have acquired historic significance in their own
right shall be retained and preserved.
5. Distinctive features,
finishes, and construction techniques or examples of craftsmanship that
characterize a historic property shall be reserved.
6. Deteriorated historic features
shall be repaired rather than replaced. Where the severity of
deterioration requires replacement of a distinctive feature, the new
feature shall match the old in design, color, texture, and other visual
qualities and, where possible, materials. Replacement of missing features
shall be substantiated by documentary, physical, or pictorial evidence.
7. Chemical or physical
treatments, such as sandblasting, that cause damage to historic materials
shall not be used. The surface cleaning of structures, if appropriate,
shall be undertaken using the gentlest means possible.
8. Significant archeological
resources affected by a project shall be protected and preserved. If such
resources must be disturbed, mitigation measures shall be undertaken.
9. New additions, exterior
alterations, or related new construction shall not destroy historic
materials that characterize the property. The new work shall be
differentiated from the old and shall be compatible with the massing,
size, scale, and architectural features to protect the historic integrity
of the property and its environment.
10. New additions and adjacent or
related new construction shall be undertaken in such a manner that if
removed in the future, the essential form and integrity of the historic
property and its environment would be unimpaired.
Please follow as closely as
possible the Secretary of the Interior's Standards for Rehabilitation and
Guidelines for Rehabilitating Historic Buildings standards and issues. A
copy can be supplied to you by the HLC office for $15.00 upon request.
These are the HLC's guidelines for all application reviews. Kindly address
only issues that are a part of the standards that the HLC must apply.
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