Background – Historical Significance
While
Yarmouth
Participation In The Façade Improvement Program Guideline Process
To review or download the
Façade Improvement Program Details
The Town of Yarmouth offers a
The facade improvement program
- High-quality storefront and
façade design. - High quality signage.
- Preservation and enhancement of upper-storey facades.
Goals of the Façade Program
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A Downtown Transformation
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Financial Details
- Property owners and merchants/business owners are eligible to receive grants of up to $5,000 per civic address or storefront.
- Buildings on corner lots, where
façade improvementsare proposed on both frontages, are still only eligible for grants of up to $5,000. - The total value of any grant may not exceed 50
per cent of the total cost of eligible works. - No municipal street address or storefront shall receive more than
a total of $5,000 under this program. - Grants are subject to the availability of funding.
Grants are issued upon the completion of the proposed work.
Eligibility
- Only those properties
located within the Downtown Facade Improvement Area pdf (Facade Map Update, 2019) (3.48 MB) with commercial uses are eligible. - Only those applications which satisfy the town's downtown urban design standards (
pdf
see here
(1.63 MB)
) and the town’s downtown
façade guidelines will be eligible to receive grants. - All applications must be capable of satisfying the town's sign bylaw (
pdf
See here
(5.54 MB)
part 6 of land use
by -law) and the National Building Code (see here). - If the total value of all grants applied for exceeds the amount of funding available,
grant will be approved on a first come first basis.
Eligible Work
- Repainting, cleaning or re-facing of
façades . - Repair or restoration of
façade masonry, brickwork or wood. - Replacement, repair or restoration of cornices, eaves, parapets and other architectural features.
- Replacement or repair of windows as part of the overall
façade improvements. - Entranceway modifications that improve the appearance and/or access to the commercial units.
- Redesign and reconstruction of the
store front . - Installation of appropriate new signage or improvements to existing signage.
- Installation or repair of canopies and awnings.
- Installation or repair of exterior lighting.
- Restoration of historic features.
Pre-application Meeting
We highly recommended you meet with us for a pre-application meeting prior to submitting any application, to ensure your application meets our urban-design policies and the
To arrange a meeting, please contact Natalie Smith, Economic Development, at 902-742-1505. All successful grant applications will be subject to the terms and conditions as they relate to the
Application Process:
Façade Program Resources:
pdf Facade Improvement Guidelines (4.50 MB)
pdf Yarmouth Facade Society Application Form (860 KB)
pdf
Facade Map
Facade Program Presentations:
pdf Phase 1 Facade Society Nov 2015Presentation (663 KB)
pdf Phase 2 Facade Society Dec 2016 Presentation (1002 KB)
pdf Facade Economic Impact Report Feb 22, 2018 (612 KB)
pdf Facade Society Update Feb 22, 2018 (1.12 MB)
pdf Final Facade Society Presentation to Council - November 15, 2018 (1.86 MB)
pdf 2019 September Facade Presentation to Communities in Bloom Symposium (3.05 MB)