User:Kharris0317/North Main Street Local Historic District

The North Main Street Historic District is one of five local historic districts in the U.S. city of Salisbury, North Carolina.

The district was designated in 1985 as a historic district on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places. Shortly thereafter, the Salisbury City Council designated it as a Local Historic District, extended historic protections to all properties within its boundaries.

In Salisbury, all properties designated within a Local Historic District are subject to design review. All exterior changes to historic properties, including demolitions, additions, and new construction proposals, are evaluated by the Salisbury Historic Preservation Commission (HPC) according to the adopted Historic Design Guidelines. The HPC has the authority to deny exterior modification proposals that are inconsistent with one or more guidelines. Property owners wishing to make an exterior change must submit a Certificate of Appropriateness (COA) application to the city's planning department. The city provides project consultation and design review services for historic property owners wishing to make exterior home repairs and improvements. The HPC is a nine-member, City Council-appointed board of Salisbury residents with expertise in architecture, historic preservation, or related fields; the commission meets at 5:15 p.m. on the second Thursday of each month at City Hall.