Design Guidelines & Codes

Design Guidelines

• Historic District Design Guidelines ​(PDF). This publication provides information on the types of work that are appropriate inside historic districts.
• Guardrail and Handrail Examples (PDF) for historic porches and stairs. 
• Solar guidelines with worksheet (PDF)
• Sign Guidelines ​(PDF) 
• Window guidelines with worksheet (PDF)

​City Code & Bylaws R​​elated to Preservation

• ​Chapter 8 - Boards & Commissions (PDF)
• Chapter 103 - Historic Preservation (PDF) 
• Bylaws of the HDC (PDF)​

State Public Acts 

• "Public Act 169" - Local Historic District Act Legislation of 1970 (PDF)