Ms. Gwen Taylor, Historic Preservation Consultant s. Taylor discussed the differences of a National District versus a Local District. Local districts are more restrictive and have to pass aldermen's approval. Not all National Districts become Local Districts. She also discuss how the Section 106 review process applies to any buildings that the state considers to be historic, whether or not they are part of a NRHD or not.
Local districts are a local zoning issue with local control.
National districts have no restrictions unless federal money or permits are used. An owner will not have to go through any NRHD approval unless federal dollars or permits are used. Federal credits are received upfront when the building is put to use, State credits are distributed over 5 years. Regarding Winston-Salem, West End's National and Local districts boundaries are the same. Also, he thought the National designation was a driver for the Local district.