Historic Preservation

  

Historic Overlay Vote

The proposal for a historic overlay for the Larchmont/Edgewater neighborhood failed with a vote of 99 households for and 106 against. The vote was taken on September 22, 2005 at a meeting of the Larchmont/Edgewater Civic League at Larchmont United Methodist Church.

As a result of the vote, the proposal for a historic overlay will not move forward to the Norfolk Planning Commission or the Norfolk City Council.

Local Historic Districts

In Norfolk, local historic and cultural conservation districts are:

  • intended to protect and conserve areas of the city and individual structures, premises and sites having special historic or cultural significance;
  • encourage new development and redevelopment that is consistent with the character of existing development in these areas;
  • prevent destruction of historic structures and encroachment by uses, structures and site development features that are incompatible with the unique appearance and historic and cultural significance of these areas;
  • help implement the historic policies in the General Plan of Norfolk.

In 2003 the Norfolk Department of Planning and Community Development published a new Pattern Book for Norfolk Neighborhoods. The 72-page book gives a visual sense of the unique styles that make Norfolk's older neighborhoods special. To request a copy e-mail Mary Miller at mary.miller@norfolk.gov.

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Larchmont Homes from the Pattern Book:

Larchmont-Edgewater Civic League / 1143 Lexan Avenue / Norfolk, Virginia 23508 / info@larchmontedgewater.org
Page modified:Sept. 23, 2005