Certificates of Appropriateness

Any work on a Historic Sign, a Local Historic Landmark, or a property in a locally-designated Historic/Historic Overlay District, other than routine maintenance, is required to be approved by the Historic Resources Commission through issuance of a Certificate of Appropriateness (COA).

Commission Review

Staff can issue COAs for Minor Work. All applications for Major Work COAs and After-the-Fact COAs are reviewed by the full Commission. The Historic Resources Commission (HRC) holds its monthly meeting:

First Wednesday of the month at 4 p.m.

The HRC typically does not meet in July.

Major Work Certificate of Appropriateness Applications - 2020

COA APPLICATION	MEETING DATE	ADDRESS	STAFF REPORT	COA
2020-002	1/2/2020	424 West Fourth Street	Installation of signage	Approved
2020-003	1/2/2020	1124 West Fourth Street	Construction of a 1-story rear addition	Approved
2020-004	1/2/2020	508 Salt Street	Fence and installation of stone faced retaining wall	Approved
2020-005	2/5/2020	2147 Bethabara Road	Installation of Railing	Approved
2020-006	2/5/2020	2147 Bethabara Road	Installation of outdoor interpretive signs	Approved
2020-008	2/5/2020	644 North Spring Street	Installation of solar panels	Denied
2020-009	2/5/2020	1001 West Fifth Street	Construction of a screened porch	Approved
2020-012	2/5/2020	421 Summit Street	Building rehabilitation & construction of a rooftop addition	Approved
2020-020	3/4/2020	455 South Main Street	Installation of internet receiver	Approved
2020-023	3/4/2020	644 North Spring Street	Installation of solar panels	Withdrawn
2020-025		420 Summit Street	Master landscape plan	Approved
2020-026		1264 W. Fourth Street	After the fact driveway replacement	Approved
2020-030	7/1/2020	118 S. Cherry Street	After-the-fact installation of windows and siding, mailbox, and exterior lighting; Installation of metal balconies	Approved
2020-031	7/1/2020	508 Salt Street	Installation of fencing, stone retaining wall, and patio	Approved
2020-053	7/1/2020	908 Carolina Avenue A & B	After-the-fact façade redesign and rear addition	Approved
2020-058	7/1/2020	112 W. Stratford Road	Interior kitchen renovation	Withdrawn
2020-060	7/1/2020	Old Salem Road	Installation of wayfinding signs	Approved
2020-063	7/1/2020	319 S. Main Street	Installation of a car charger	Approved
2020-068	7/1/2020	1000 Carolina Avenue	After-the-fact construction of a deck	Approved
2020-069	7/1/2020	851-855 W. Fifth Street	Master landscape plan	Approved
2020-070	7/1/2020	240 N. Sunset Drive	After-the-fact exterior rehabilitation	Approved
2020-013	8/5/2020	605 Jersey Avenue	After-the-fact door and window replacement	Approved
2020-083	8/5/2020	601 South Church Street Buildings 6 and 14; 9 East Academy Street	Installation of educational signage	Approved
2020-084	8/5/2020	2770 Chatham Farm Road	Construction of an addition and interior alterations	Approved
2020-085	8/5/2020	500 Factory Row	Construction of an outbuilding	Continued to 11/4/2020
2020-091	9/2/2020	923 West End Boulevard	Fence installation	Denied
2020-092	9/2/2020	1404 West Northwest Boulevard	Park improvements	Approved
2020-093	9/2/2020	NE corner of Spring and W. Sixth Streets	Construction of a duplex	Approved
2020-094	9/2/2020	1519 Jarvis Street	After-the-fact vinyl window and siding installation	Denied
2020-100	10/7/2020	146 Piedmont Avenue	After-the-fact fence installation
2020-103	10/7/2020	901 West Fourth Street	Enclosure of attached patio

Minor Work Certificate of Appropriateness Reports - 2020

By Meeting Date
January 2, 2020	February 5, 2020	March 4, 2020	April 1, 2020
May 6, 2020	July 1, 2020	August 5, 2020	September 2, 2020
October 7, 2020	November 4, 2020	December 2, 2020

Major Work Certificate of Appropriateness Applications - 2019

COA Application	Meeting Date	Address	Staff Report	COA
2019-001	1/2/2019	104 West Fourth Street	Sign installation	Approved
2019-005	2/6/2019	2147 Bethabara Road	Replacement of wood steps	Approved
2019-006	2/6/2019	915 West End Boulevard	Installation of hardscape elements and ground cover	Approved
2019-007	2/6/2019	823 South Church Street	Replacement of an existing fence	Approved
2019-008	2/6/2019	821 South Church Street	After-the-fact soil moving	Approved
2019-012	3/6/2019	1259 West Fourth Street	After-the-fact removal of a maple tree	Approved
2019-013	3/6/2019	434 Summit Street	Exterior rehabilitation and stabilization	Approved
2019-015	5/1/2019	109-115 West End Boulevard	Exterior porch, stair and patio replacements	Approved
2019-022	4/3/2019	438 South Main Street	Installation of electric lantern-style fixture at the entry door	Approved
2019-023	4/3/2019	1820 South Main Street	Interior alterations of the attic and dining room	Approved
2019-024	4/3/2019	421 Summit Street	Widening of the Summit Street sidewalk	Approved
2019-025	4/3/2019	1100 to 1300 blocks West Fourth Street (odd and even)	Installation of curb extensions and high-visibility crosswalks	Approved
2019-036	5/1/2019	438 South Main Street	Installation of signage	Withdrawn
2019-037	5/1/2019	901 West Fourth Street	After-the-fact tree removal	Approved
2019-038	5/1/2019	835 Carolina Avenue	After-the-fact installation of a rear yard fence	Approved
2019-048	6/5/2019	252 Glade View Court	Construction of a single-family residence	Approved
2019-049	6/5/2019	Historic Bethabara Park	Installation of interpretive signs	Approved
2019-052	6/5/2019	907 South Church Street	Installation of Moravian-style garden and removal of a magnolia tree	Approved
2019-053	6/5/2019	821 West End Boulevard	Installation of a 6’-high trellis fence	Denied
2019-054	6/5/2019	433 South Main Street	Installation of interpretive signs	Approved
2019-062	9/4/2019	923 West End Boulevard	After-the-fact installation of a highly-visible fence; master landscape plan	Fence denied/ planting approved
2019-067	8/7/2019	Cedar Avenue (300-400 blocks of South Church Street)	Installation of signage	Approved
2019-073	8/7/2019	511 South Main Street	Installation of signage	Approved
2019-074	8/7/2019	1210 West Fourth Street	After-the-fact installation of a new window	Approved
2019-075	8/7/2019	800 West End Boulevard	Capping of concrete steps	Approved
2019-082	9/4/2019	851-855 West Fifth Street	Demolition of the J. J. Easley House	Approved
2019-083	9/4/2019	823 West Fifth Street	Demolition of the Frank L. Matthews House	Approved
2019-085	9/4/2019	854/858 West Fourth Street	Installation of egress measures & HVAC units on the roof	Approved
2019-086	9/4/2019	508 Salt Street	After-the-fact grading work, installation of PVC downspouts, timber retaining wall and brick paver patio and walkway	Approved/ timber retaining wall denied
2019-087	9/4/2019	500 Factory Row	Installation of an egress window and window well	Withdrawn
2019-089	9/4/2019	438 South Main Street	After-the-fact installation of a camera-equipped door bell and a motion-activated camera/light and electrical outlet	Approved
2019-098	10/2/2019	118 South Cherry Street	Landscape plan, expansion of parking area and after-the-fact tree removal and clearing of the vegetation on the site	Approved
2019-099	10/2/2019	1404 Northwest Boulevard	Improvements to the softball field	Withdrawn
2019-100	10/2/2019	813 South Church Street	After-the-fact installation of a flood light, security cameras, hanging light fixture in rear porch area and relocation of flood light	Approved
2019-111	11/6/2019	775 West End Boulevard	Removal of a rep maple and boxelder	Denied
2019-112	12/4/2019	1404 Northwest Boulevard	Improvements to the South Quad softball field	Approved
2019-115	11/6/2019	626 South Main Street	Signage installation	Approved
2019-116	11/6/2019	Northeast corner of North Spring Street and West Sixth Street	Construction of a triplex	Withdrawn
2019-128	12/4/2019	750 Summit Street	Installation of signage	Approved
2019-130	12/4/2019	601 South Church Street	Installation of signage	Approved
2019-131	12/4/2019	835 Carolina Avenue	After-the-fact construction of a parking pad and removal of a maple tree; construction of a deck	Approved

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