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A RESOLUTION AMENDING THE FAÇADE IMPROVEMENT INCENTIVE GRANT PROGRAM APPLICATION
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WHEREAS, Resolution #13-0486 create the Façade Improvement Incentive Grant Program for the Local Downtown Historic District and the National Register Historic District, and;
WHEREAS, the Incentive Grant Program was amended by Resolution #20-1180 to include the Main Street Boundary, and;
WHEREAS, the City desires to amend the grant application to meet the Citizen Serve paperless system currently being used by the Community Development Department;
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of Foley, Alabama, as follows:
SECTION 1:
CITY OF FOLEY NATIONAL REGISTER AND LOCAL DOWNTOWN HISTORIC DISTRICTS
& MAIN STREET DISTRICT
- INCENTIVE GRANT PROGRAM -
April 10, 2024
The Incentive Grant Program provides financial assistance for exterior appearance improvement projects on commercial zoned buildings and businesses located within the City of Foley’s Local, National Historic Districts & the Foley Main Street District. These districts may grow or shrink over time or the geographic footprint of the area eligible for the Program could change via council action and the Incentive Grant program will tie to those geographic footprints as they change.
For the City of Foley’s Local and National Historic Districts: the standard for design is based on the Foley Historical Commission Design Guidelines. Within the Foley Main Street District, outside the National Register and Local Historic Districts, those projects are approved by the city. The intent of the grant program is to encourage appropriate revitalization to as many private properties in the Districts as possible. Projects for structures located on commercially zoned properties within the defined Districts, identified by maps available from the Foley Community Development Department, are eligible to apply for grants.
Work may include any exterior improvements deemed acceptable by the Foley Historica...
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