Daytona Beach, FL Historic Preservation: Historic-Cultural Monuments (2026)
Key Facts
- Designation standard
- Must meet 3 of 9 criteria in Sec. 3.4.E.3
- Deciding body
- City Commission, after Board recommendation
- Board size
- Seven members appointed by City Commission
- Registry
- Entered in local register of historic places, Sec. 3.4.E.7
- Permit freeze
- No alteration/demolition permit while pending
- First civil penalty
- $100 fine, rising to $250 for repeat violation
Summary
Daytona Beach's Historic Preservation Board and City Commission designate cultural monuments and historic sites by classifying land as a Historic Overlay district. Under Land Development Code Section 3.4.E.3, a site, structure, or landscape feature must satisfy at least three of nine listed criteria, covering cultural, historical, archaeological, or architectural significance, before it is entered on the City's local register of historic places.
3.Historic Overlay Zoning District Map Amendment Review Standards. Review of and the decision on an application for designation of a historic site or district...shall be based on compliance of the proposed zoning classification and associated standards with the review standards in Section 3.4.D.3...and on findings that a site proposed to be classified as historic or designated as a contributing historic site within a district, or a structure or landscape feature located on the site, meets at least three of the following criteria:a.The character, interest, or value of the site is related to the development, heritage, archaeological, or cultural characteristics of the community, State, or country;b.The site was the location of a significant local, county, State, or national event;...g.The site is listed in the National Register of Historic Places administered by the National Parks Service of the U.S. Department of the Interior or any successor agency as a historic place or as a contributing site or structure within a historic district.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 78 | Land Development Code: Supplement 36).
Full Breakdown
4). c). Any property already listed on the National Register of Historic Places must be nominated by the Historic Preservation Board for the local register. g-h). 3, ranging from association with a significant person or event to distinctive architecture or National Register listing. iii). 7). 4). 3).
Violations & Fines
A demolition or building permit affecting the exterior of a designated site issued without the required Certificate of Appropriateness is invalid under Section 4.9.B.3. City staff may issue a Stop Work Order on unpermitted work (Section 10.4.B.1). Uncontested civil citations carry a $100 fine for a first violation and $250 for a repeat violation; contesting in county court exposes a violator to a fine up to $500, and any Code violation can also be charged as a second-degree misdemeanor (Section 10.4).
Frequently Asked Questions
What criteria must a property meet to become a designated cultural monument in Daytona Beach?
Who can apply to designate a historic site in Daytona Beach?
Can I alter or demolish a building while its historic designation is pending?
Does historic designation affect which building code rules apply?
Sources & Official References
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