A Certificate of Appropriateness is required for any new construction, addition, improvement or alteration made to any structure in a Historic District (See also the Design Review Process). A Certificate of Appropriateness is also required for signs, ancillary mechanical equipment, off-lot parking, moving structures, and demolition of structures

Location:
5^th Floor, Room 508, City Hall Building, Department of Planning and Community Development, 810 Union Street, Norfolk, VA 23510

Contact:
Bureau of Zoning Services
Bureau of Neighborhood Services
Telephone: (757) 664-4752
Facsimile: (757) 441-1569

Requirements:
Depending on the nature of the project, any or all of the following information may be required:

• Architectural plans, site plans, landscaping plans, proposed signs and appropriate detail as to character
• Proposed exterior lighting arrangements
• Elevations of all proportions of structures with important relationships to public view and indication as to construction materials
• Design of doors and windows, ornamentation, colors and the like
• Photographs or perspective drawings indicating visual relationships to adjoining structures and spaces, and such other exhibits and reports as are necessary for its determinations

Other:
No building permit shall be issued for erection, alteration or improvement, and no certificate of occupancy issued, unless a certificate of appropriateness has first been obtained. In addition, the Board of Zoning Appeals shall take no action in cases where certificates of appropriateness are involved until such certificates are obtained