The Historic Design Guidelines and Residential Historic Design Guidelines detail design standards for Montclair’s locally landmarked properties and locally landmarked historic districts. The purpose of the guidelines is to provide clear and uniform recommendations that preserve the essential character of historic resources throughout Montclair. The guidelines provide detailed information for property owners, tenants and developers to address common rehabilitation questions, recommendations for maintaining the site and setting of historic properties, and guidance for new construction.
Montclair’s design guidelines are founded in the general concepts of The Secretary of the Interior’s Standards for the Treatment of Historic Properties. Additional guidance on the use of substitute materials on historic building exteriors can be found here: Preservation Brief 16: The Use of Substitute Materials on Historic Building Exteriors.
Another resource for historic building owners which contains beneficial and practical information is provided in NJS Preservation Briefs.