Historic Preservation in Charleston, WV (2026)
1 verified historic preservation rules for Charleston, West Virginia, sourced directly from the municipal code and official government pages.
Verified from official government sources
Historic-Cultural Monuments
The Charleston Historic Landmarks Commission designates buildings, sites, and districts as historic landmarks and requires a certificate of appropriateness before any exterior alteration, demolition, or new construction on a designated property.
Charleston Historic Landmark Alteration Permit
Significant RestrictionsSec. 2-696
No private building, site or structure shall be erected, altered, restored, moved or demolished until after an application for a certificate of appropriateness as to exterior architectural features has been submitted to and approved by the commission, except as otherwise provided by city council or as provided by rules, regulations, policies, procedures and standards adopted and published by th...
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