Historic Preservation Commission Community Survey
The HPC is preparing to update the design standards used to review requests for work in the City's Local Historic Districts. Please take the survey below to helpus understand community values and challenges.
The survey will close on Friday, January 30, 2026.
https://form.jotform.com/253165201514042
The Historic Preservation Commission (HPC) serves to identify, preserve, and protect Salisbury’s historic resources and issues Certificates of Appropriateness (COA). COAs are issued based on the Local Historic Design Standards.
Special Requirements: All members must reside within the City of Salisbury, and efforts are made to have at least one representative from each of the four residential districts. All members must have demonstrated interest, competence, or knowledge in historic preservation. Good faith efforts must be made to appoint professionals from the disciplines of architecture, history, architectural history, planning, archaeology, or other related disciplines to the extent that such professionals are available in the community and willing to serve.
Certificate of Appropriateness Application
Local Historic Design Standards
Salisbury Historic Preservation
Historic Preservation Master Plan
Special Requirements: All members must reside within the City of Salisbury, and efforts are made to have at least one representative from each of the four residential districts. All members must have demonstrated interest, competence, or knowledge in historic preservation. Good faith efforts must be made to appoint professionals from the disciplines of architecture, history, architectural history, planning, archaeology, or other related disciplines to the extent that such professionals are available in the community and willing to serve.
HPC Rules Of Procedure
HPC Membership
2026 Meetings:
Meetings are held the second Thursday of each month at 5:30 p.m. in the Council Chambers at the City Hall, located at 217 South Main Street, Salisbury, NC.
Any changes to the schedule below will be posted.
| 2026 MEETING DATE |
DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSION |
NOTICE DEADLINE |
| January 8 |
December 22, 2025 |
December 23, 2025 |
| February 12 |
January 26 |
January 27 |
| March 12 |
February 25 |
February 26 |
| April 9 |
March 25 |
March 26 |
| May 14 |
April 27 |
April 28 |
| June 11 |
May 26 |
May 28 |
| July 9 |
June 25 |
June 26 |
| August 13 |
July 27 |
July 38 |
| September 10 |
August 25 |
August 27 |
| October 9 |
September 25 |
September 25 |
| November 12 |
October 26 |
October 27 |
| December 10 |
November 24 |
November 25 |