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The Neighborhood Conservation Overlay Zone (NC) is intended to provide a vehicle to initiate and implement programs for the revitalization or conservation of older areas or districts possessing distinctive features, identity, or character worthy of retention and enhancement.
A Neighborhood Conservation Overlay Zone takes effect through a Neighborhood Conservation Plan adopted by the Common Council. The Neighbohood Conservation Plan establishes standards and conditions for development consistent with the purposes of the plan and may include changes in land use controls and development standards. In order to recieve a permit for a project in a Neighborhood Conservation Overlay Zone, projects must conform to the standards set forth in the Neighbohood Conservation Plan. An applicant may apply for a deviation from a performance standard or design standard of a Neighborhood Conservation Overlay Zone if a specific standard cannot be met. Note: Please email copies of your application and affidavit to PlanAdmin@milwaukee.gov. We will provide you with instructions on how to pay the application fee online. You may mail the original documents to: Dept. of City Development - Planning Administration 809 N. Broadway, 2nd Floor Milwaukee, WI 53202
To establish a Neighborhood Conservation Overlay Zone please contact Planning Administration at planadmin@milwaukee.gov
planadmin@milwaukee.gov 414-286-5714
For information on permits and zoning letters please contact the Department of Neighborhood Services
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