*The Historic District Review Board will no longer accept project
   submittals past the deadline for new applications.

The City of Beaufort’s Historic District Review Board (HRB) is charged with the mission of aiding in the preservation, protection and enhancement of the Beaufort National Historic Landmark District. The Board reviews the following types of activities within the District:

• New construction and additions
• Demolition; and
• Renovation, rehabilitation, restoration.

The Unified Development Ordinance, Article 4, Section 4:9 and Article 2, Section 2.7, establishes the boundaries of the Beaufort Historic District and outlines the responsibilities of the HRB. The Historic District is divided into two subdistricts: the Preservation Neighborhood and the Conservation Neighborhood (also known as the Northwest Quadrant). For projects located in the Preservation Neighborhood, guidance for the Board’s decisions is provided by the Beaufort Preservation Manual and the Beaufort Preservation Manual Supplement. The Northwest Quadrant Design Principles provides guidance for projects in the Conservation Neighborhood (Northwest Quadrant).

Meetings (Revised January 4, 2008) of the Historic District Review Board are held once a month, on the second Wednesday of the month, at 3:00 p.m. in the Carnegie Building, located at 701 Craven Street, corner of Craven and Carteret Streets.

Copies of the 1979 Milner Historic District Inventory, 1997 Beaufort County Above Ground Historic Resources Survey and Sanborn Fire Insurance Company Maps are available in the Planning Department.

Project review applications for the Historic District Review Board can be downloaded here.

Board Members

John W. Gadson, Sr. (Chairman)
Maurice Ungaro (Vice-Chairman)
Greg Huddy
William (Bill) Kennedy
Jay Weidner

2008 Schedule - Revised January 4, 2008

All meetings are held approximately every 2nd Wednesday of the month at 2:00 p.m. at 701 Craven Street (Carnegie Building), Beaufort, South Carolina.  All Applications are due by 12:00 noon.  If you have any special needs due to a physical challenge, please contact the Department of Planning & Development Services at (843) 525-7011.

*The Historic District Review Board will no longer accept project submittals past the deadline for new applications.

Note:
1.  All documents are required to be submitted to the City of
     Beaufort Department of Planning & Development Services at
     701 Craven Street (Carnegie Building).

2.  Include eight (8) sets of folded plans, supporting documents, and
     completed and signed application form.

3.  IMPORTANT:  A project will not be reviewed if the applicant
     or representative is not present at the meeting.

4.  Fees for Demolition are due at the same time of the application
     submittal.

For a printable schedule click here.

Forms and Applications

• Application
   

• Fee Schedule as of Nov. 1, 2007