The decision to no longer consider the creation of a local historic district on the west side of Hendersonville was due to the local opposition raised against the local historic designation. However, Hendersonville's west side area is still being considered by the commission to be placed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Properties are eligible for two types of historic designations.
One designation is the local historic designation. A local governing board, on the recommendation of the Hendersonville Historic Preservation Commission, creates a local historic designation. The program of a local historic designation is an option available to local governments under the North Carolina enabling legislation, G.S. 160A-400. In a local historic district, proposed changes to a property must be submitted to a design review committee and receive a certificate of appropriateness before being implemented. The concern by local residents who own property in the proposed local West Side Historic District over these building restrictions is what caused the Hendersonville Historic Preservation Commission to vote against further consideration of the local historic designation for the West Side District.