Historic Preservation Development Applications

Certificate of Appropriateness (COA), Demolition, and Site Plan Applications (Level 1-4) 

Application types required for all exterior improvements and alterations to a designated historic site and/or property or any property located within designated historic districts. A single-family or duplex use only requires review of a COA, where all other uses such as commercial, church, etc. require review of both a COA and a Site Plan Application. An application for Demolition must be accompanied by an application of a COA.

Signs

All signs require a building permit and may require review via an application for COA or Master Sign Program.

Relief Requests (Variance, Waiver, Internal Adjustment, In-Lieu Parking)

The Delray Beach Historic Preservation Board reviews all relief requests for properties located within a designated historic district, or for properties individually listed on the Local Register of Historic Places. 

Relocation of a Historic Structure

Relocation of a contributing or non-contributing building or structure or an individually designated building or structure to vertically, horizontally, or to another site required review of a COA application.

Historic Designation

To qualify as a historic site, historic district, historic structure, or historic interior, individual properties, structures, sites, or buildings, or groups of properties, structures, sites, or buildings must have significant character, interest, or value as part of the historical, cultural, aesthetic, and architectural heritage of the city, state, or nation. 

Historic Ad Valorem Property Tax Exemption

The Historic Property Tax Exemption is designed to encourage the preservation and rehabilitation of properties that are historically significant. The exemption is available to owner occupied residences and/or income producing properties that are historically contributing to a historic district or those individually listed in the Local Register of Historic Places.