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<br />City of La Porte - Main Street Program <br /> <br />P & Z, 2-]9-09 <br /> <br />Enhancement Grant <br /> <br />MAIN STREET <br />ENHANCEMENT GRANT <br /> <br />Application Instructions <br /> <br />Please contact the Main Street Developme~t offi~e at 281-470-5017 to begin the application process. <br />If you have any building or sign p~rmit question~~ please oon.tact the Permit Department at 281- <br />470-5074. <br /> <br />The City of La Porte iaa merfibf$.r(jf/~heTexas ~affl Street ~toiram,~h{Cfhic~.part of the Texas Historical <br />Commission. The Main StreetAdvisory Boal'f works t~ward revitali~ing a~~.ff~ht1l}cing the unique <br />character of D<;Jwn'fgwn th~ough historic presei'Vation G!fd community in~ol~~'Il~'flt. As an economic <br />incentive, the 9ity;~j~~ P9rte 's Main Street Prpgram de~igned the following inc~~.r.f~e\eimbursement <br />grapt program in partnership with the La Pprte Development Cprft010fltion. <br /> <br />PROGRAM DESC!JllP'1'lOlV <br /> <br />~.,:.:. .:,:::.::::: .'.' ,- -:':'.'" ".:'::- :..:::: .' ',;:",; <br />::...,...<:'..'.:::..,:.........:::..,..:..'., :.-:: ",: ,:',' - .:'/:.., "',:-' <br />The Main Street EQhancement GraI\t (MS EO) .provides matchfM funds to enhance existing building <br />design in the Main Street Design Certificate (MS DC) area (see attached map). Owners and tenants may <br />be eligible for the reimbursement grant as incentive to partndr with. the City of La Porte to achieve a <br />mutual goal of visually enhancing your business and the Main Street District. <br /> <br />::\: <br /> <br />The review criteria may incJude,but shaU not be limited to, project compliance with all current <br />building standards, perceived need for propOsed renovations to bttilding, historical accuracy of <br />proposed renovations, design quality of the proposed renovations, the compatibility of design in <br />relation to other buildings, projecteotllpatibility with streetscape objectives and project compatibility <br />in relation to downtown development goals at time of application. <br /> <br />Definition of the MS EO: The La Porte Development Corporation is providing funds for up to a 50/50% <br />reimbursement match for no less than $2,500 and no more than $25,000 per grant for work approved by <br />the Main Street Design Assistance Review Team (MS DART). Multiple applications may be submitted <br />for the same property of an aggregate up to $25,000 within a three (3) year cycle from the date of the <br />initial grant on the same property. <br /> <br />Example: If in year one the applicant is awarded $15,000, and in year two they are awarded $7,000, in <br />year three they may be eligible for a matching grant of up to $3,000. <br /> <br />Reimbursement grants are available for the following types of projects: <br /> <br />· FaJ;ade Rehabilitation/Enhancement <br />Definition: Work done on existing structures, such as removing non-historic/added facades, <br />repointing brick or replacing mortar joints, replacing or restoring cornices, removing paint from <br />brick, replacing windows, restoring transom windows, repairing facades, etc. <br /> <br />MS ADS = Main Street Architectura] Design Standards <br />MS DG = MS Design Guidelines <br />MS DART = MS Design Assistance Review Team <br /> <br />MS DC = MS Design Certificate <br />MSD = MS District <br />MS EG = MS Enhancement Grant <br /> <br />] of9 <br />