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Commission updates minor-works list to add streetscape and hardscaping items

New Bern Historic Preservation Commission · April 16, 2026
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Summary

The commission added landscaping/hardscaping and a set of streetscape elements (street furniture, kiosks, pavement treatments, trash receptacles) to the minor-works list and asked staff to provide clearer operational definitions where needed.

The commission reviewed proposed updates to the historic district guidelines and voted to include additional items on the "minor works" list. Staff proposed adding "landscaping and hardscaping" broadly and a…

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