Preservation District Guidelines & Regulations Pensacola, Florida Drafted during the summer of 2014 with contributions from the University of West Florida Historic Trust and members of the Pensacola Architectural Review Board. 1 Table of Contents Introduction .................................................................................................................................................... 5 Major Events in Pensacola Preservation ....................................................................................................... 8 Architectural Styles and Terminology .......................................................................................................... 10 Character Defining Features ..................................................................................................................... 10 Architectural Styles ...................................................................................................................................... 11 Frame Vernacular ...................................................................................................................................... 11 Gothic Revival ............................................................................................................................................ 14 Queen Anne .............................................................................................................................................. 14 Colonial Revival ......................................................................................................................................... 16 Classical Revival ......................................................................................................................................... 17 Spanish Revival .......................................................................................................................................... 18 Mediterranean Revival .............................................................................................................................. 19 Tudor Revival ............................................................................................................................................. 20 Bungalow ................................................................................................................................................... 21 Commercial Architecture .......................................................................................................................... 22 Pensacola Historic District ............................................................................................................................ 25 North Hill Preservation District .................................................................................................................... 27 Old East Hill Preservation District ................................................................................................................ 29 Palafox Historic Business District ................................................................................................................. 31 Map of All Four Districts ............................................................................................................................... 33 The Pensacola Architectural Review Board ................................................................................................. 35 Architectural Review Board Structure ...................................................................................................... 35 Architectural Review Processes ................................................................................................................ 37 Review Process Flow Charts ......................................................................................................................... 38 The Secretary of the Interior’s Standards for Rehabilitation ...................................................................... 41 Submissions to the Architectural Review Board ......................................................................................... 42 Submission of Site Plans and Drawings ..................................................................................................... 42 Submission of Photographs....................................................................................................................... 43 Submission of Descriptive Product Literature or Brochures ..................................................................... 44 Pensacola Historic District ............................................................................................................................ 45 Contributing Structures: Restoration, Rehabilitations, or Additions ........................................................ 45 Non-Contributing Structures and Infill Projects: Renovations, Alterations, or Additions ........................ 49 North Hill Preservation District .................................................................................................................... 50 2 Contributing Structures: Renovations, Alterations, or Additions ............................................................. 50 Non-Contributing Structures and Infill Projects: Renovations, Alterations, or Additions ........................ 50 Old East Hill Preservation District ................................................................................................................ 50 Contributing Structures: Renovations, Alterations, or Additions ............................................................. 50 Non-Contributing Structures and Infill Projects: Renovations, Alterations, or Additions ........................ 51 Palafox Historic Business District ................................................................................................................. 51 Palafox Historic Business District: Rehabilitation, Repair and Maintenance ............................................ 51 New Construction ......................................................................................................................................... 54 Pensacola Historic District ......................................................................................................................... 54 North Hill Preservation District ................................................................................................................. 55 Old East Hill Preservation District ............................................................................................................. 56 Landscaping .................................................................................................................................................. 57 Pensacola Historic District ......................................................................................................................... 57 North Hill Preservation District ................................................................................................................. 57 Old East Hill Preservation District ............................................................................................................. 57 Fencing .......................................................................................................................................................... 58 District Signage Regulation .......................................................................................................................... 59 Pensacola Historic District ......................................................................................................................... 59 North Hill Preservation District ................................................................................................................. 60 Old East Hill Preservation District ............................................................................................................. 60 Palafox Historic Business District .............................................................................................................. 61 Application for Demolition of a Contributing Structure ............................................................................. 63 Submitting Application Materials ............................................................................................................. 63 Requesting Demolition for Unreasonable Economic Hardship ................................................................ 63 Requesting Demolition for Unusual and Compelling Circumstances ....................................................... 64 Receiving a Recommendation for Moratorium or Demolition ................................................................. 65 Prevention of Demolition by Neglect ........................................................................................................ 65 Other Demolition Permits ......................................................................................................................... 66 Treatment of Site Following Demolition ................................................................................................... 66 Ad Valorem Tax Exemption .......................................................................................................................... 67 Resources .....................................................................................................................................................