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Design Review District Map, Guidelines, and Application for Certificate of Appropriateness (COA) |
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The purpose of Design Review is...
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To protect, preserve, and enhance the distinctive architectural and cultural heritage of the City of Seneca;
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To promote the educational, cultural, economic, and general welfare of the people of the City of Seneca;
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To foster civic pride;
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To encourage harmonious, orderly and efficient growth and development of the City of Seneca;
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To strengthen the local economy; and
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To improve property values.
It is our hope that by encouraging a general harmony of style, form, proportion, and material between buildings of historic design and those of contemporary design, the City of Seneca's historic buildings and historic districts will continue to be a distinctive aspect of the City of Seneca and will serve as visible reminders of the significant historical and cultural heritage of the City of Seneca and the State of South Carolina.
- Click here to access the Seneca Design Review District Guidelines.
- Click here to access the Seneca Design Review District Boundary Map.
- Click here to access the Certificate of Appropriateness (COA) Application
Announcement June 2009
The City of Seneca’s Board of Architectural Review (BAR) has been working for the past fifteen months to update and revise the guidelines for the Design Review District. The Board sought to address the challenges and eliminate vague and confusing language of the Guidelines. The Board has recommended textual changes that better define and provide measurable methods for evaluation. Below is a link to the proposed textual changes:
Click here for the Revised Design Review Guidelines.
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