Project Review Checklist

Project Review Checklist

Project Name

• Examples:
  • Rehabilitation of 123 Main Street, Raleigh, NC
  • Three Dog Solar Farm, Wake County, NC
  • Greenway Trail through Fancy Cat Neighborhood, Wake County, NC

Project Location

• Address
• City
• County
• Latitude/Longitude (Decimal Degrees), if known

Project Contact Information (both Applicant & Consultant are required)

• Name
• Company
• Address
• Phone/E-Mail

Project Description

• Provide a detailed description of the proposed project
  • Describe all proposed ground-disturbing activity within the project area, including the nature, dimensions (length, width, and depth), and exact location. Must include Acreage of disturbance/APE or Mileage/Feet of Linear work.
• Provide a description of the project area, such as its current condition and use, e.g. vacant, wooded, farm, and include the acreage or linear feet/miles of the project area.
  • If known, describe past usage of the project area, including any ground disturbance that has taken place.
  • Note the presence of any buildings, structures, or designed landscapes within the project area and provide labeled photographs (See Site Photographs Below)
  • Review HPOWEB for any recorded properties that are within or immediately adjacent to the project area.
  • Provide a statement with the date of when you reviewed HPOWEB and whether or not there any any recorded properties present within or immediately adjacent to the project area and provide labeled photographs with their HPOWEB Site Name and Site ID Number. (See Site Photographs Below)
    • You should be aware of the presence of these recorded properties as we may comment on them and request additional information or require an architectural survey or evaluation.
• List all licenses, permits, approvals, grants, or funding sought from federal and/or state agencies.
• Report any known collection of archaeological material and its location. A data request/background research for archaeological sites to the Office of State Archaeology is not required for preliminary review submission.
• If the project proposes to rehabilitate, alter, remove, or demolish any recorded property in HPOWEB within the project area, provide a description of the recorded property’s current condition and the proposed renovations.
• Describe any proposed sale, transfer, or lease of recorded properties in HPOWEB within the project area.

Project Area Map

• Submit the following maps showing the following:
  • Aerial/Satellite with a clear/contrasting boundary (Red, Yellow, Pink, etc.) showing the limits of the project area with parcel boundaries.
  • Street Map/USGS Topographic Map with a clear/contrasting boundary (Red, Yellow, Pink, etc.) showing the limits of the project area with visible and legible street names.
• Submit construction concepts, designs, and/or plans, if available.
  • All projects that propose ground-disturbing activity should include a site plan with clearly labeled boundaries for all ground-disturbing activities, aka limits of disturbance. These are typically submitted via construction plans with boundaries such as TCE, LOD, LOC, PUE, PDE, ROW, etc. If one is not provided the whole project area will be reviewed under the assumption that it will be subjected to ground disturbance.
  • A second boundary demarcating the project area versus ground-disturbing activity/limits of disturbance on the Aerial/Satellite or Street Map/USGS Topographic map is also acceptable.
• Shapefiles/KML, while helpful, are not required for small or simple projects such as individual structure rehabilitation or dock repair (CAMA). Shapefiles/KML are required for large, complex projects, including but not limited to, those that are multi-parcel (developments, solar farms, quarries) or linear (trails, broadband/fiber, pipelines) in nature.

Site Photographs

• Photographs of the site are mandatory. Include photographs of all recorded properties as seen on HPOWEB or buildings, structures, or designed landscapes that may be 50 or more years old, within the project area or immediately adjacent.  Link to example of preliminary reconnaissance of extant structures.
• All printed digital photographs should be a minimum size of 4″ × 4″ (a maximum of 2 images per 8½″ × 11″ page).
• For legibility purposes, images taken from the internet (Google Street View, county tax appraiser websites, etc.) cannot be substituted for current digital photographs.
• If submitting photographs of multiple structures clearly label the subject of each photograph and ensure that the location of any detail photographs or interior photographs can be identified.

Submitting Project Review Requests

The NCHPO ER Branch prefers that review requests be submitted electronically via e-mail to: Environmental.Review@dncr.nc.gov.

All attachments should be in .pdf, .doc (or .docx), or .jpeg formats. Other file types .zip, .tif files, or links to file-sharing websites must be pre-approved by ER staff. The message size, including all attachments, should be no larger than 20 megabytes. You should receive an automated message confirming receipt of your submission. If you do not, contact ER staff to confirm receipt. Only one project may be submitted per email.

When submitting hardcopy review requests, please use the following addresses:

By US Postal Service:

Environmental Review
State Historic Preservation Office
4617 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-4617

By FedEx, UPS, or Other Courier:

Environmental Review
State Historic Preservation Office
109 East Jones Street, Room 258
Raleigh, NC 27601

Faxed submittals will not be accepted.

Questions? Email them to Environmental.Review@dncr.nc.gov.