Tech Sheets

Structure

• Design Committee Roles & Responsibilities​

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Buildings

• Building Design Guidelines

• Building Maintenance Checklist

• Building Maintenance Inspection

• True Stucco Specifications

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COVID-19 Social Distancing

• Outdoor Seating Compliance

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Design Services

• Taking Photos of Buildings

• Request for Design Assistance: Main Street Program Participants Only

• Request for Upper Story Design Assistance: Main Street Program Participants Only

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Funding

• ARC Grants

• Building Reuse Grants

• Charlotte Placemaking Grant

• Grant List

• Federal Grants

• Public Infrastructure Grants

• Shell Buildings​

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Health

• Sample:  Training Routes Within Downtown - Albemarle ​

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Maps

• NC Sanborn Maps

• GIS Map and Data - NC Historic Properties and Districts

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National Register

• First Step Towards National Register Listing

• National Register Advisory Committee​

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Outdoor Spaces

• Toolkit for Creating Parklets

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Preservation NC

• Available Properties

• Endangered Properties Program

• Get Help

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Publications

• Design for Distancing Idea Guidebook

• Tactical Urbanism

• The Pop-Up Placemaking Toolkit

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Rehabilitation of Historic Buildings

• The Standards of Historic Preservation

• The Secretary of the Interior’s Standards for Rehabilitation

• Abrasive Cleaning Danger

• Energy Efficiency

• Historic Buildings Sustainability

• Historic Rehabilitation Tax Credit Video 

• How to Preserve Historic Buildings

• Masonry Building Maintenance

• Roofing

• Windows

• Online Publications

• Online Training

• Webinar - How to Use Tax Credits on Main Street

• Why Save Old Buildings​

• Tax Incentives​

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State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO)

• Architectural Surveys

• Certified Local Governments

• Environmental Review

• GIS Maps and Data

• Local Historic Preservation Commissions

• NC Historic Sites

• Restoration Services

• Staff Contact Information

• Tax Credits for Owner-Occupied Residential Properties

• Tax Incentives for Income-Producing Properties

• Training Videos

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Streets

• 8 Characteristics of a Great Street

• Proper Street Tree Placement

• Streetscape Planning

• Successful Streetscapes

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Design Services

Since March of 2016, the North Carolina Main Street Program has partnered with UNCG’s Interior Architecture Department and its Center for Community-Engaged Design to provide design assistance to designated Main Street and Small Town Main Street communities across the state.

Undergraduate and graduate students are selected to become Main Street Fellows.  The Main Street Fellows work with UNCG Interior Architecture Department Professors to complete facade rehabilitation designs and upper story apartment conversions in designated Main Street communities.

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Requirements:

• A benefit to designated NC Main Street & Small Town Main Street communities

• Downtown Associate Communities cannot use this service 

• Speculative projects are not accepted

• Property owner(s) must be motivated to implement the design

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Begin the Process:

• Forms

• Questions

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Leverage NC:  Training Webinars

Leverage NC is a resource designed to further local government economic development efforts through a carefully curated catalog of educational offerings and expert resources. Leverage NC provides cities and towns, statewide the tools needed to strengthen local economies and support enhanced business opportunity back at home.

Leverage NC is made possible through a partnership between The N.C. League of Municipalities (NCLM), the N.C. Department of Commerce and its Main Street and Rural Planning Center, the N.C. Downtown Development Association, and the N.C. Department of Natural and Cultural Resources Historic Preservation Office.

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