The City of Hendersonville is excited to announce its Planning Department Commercial Sign Replacement Grant Program.
Donor Name: City of Hendersonville
State: Tennessee
City: Hendersonville
Type of Grant: Grant | Matching Grants
Deadline: All Time
Size of the Grant: $1000 to $10,000
Grant Duration: 1 Year
Details:
The purpose of the Sign Program is to provide financial assistance to existing businesses within the City to replace outdated permanent nonconforming signs (e.g., pole/pylon signs, roof signs, oversized or animated signs, etc.) with conforming signs (e.g., ground signs, monument signs, wall signs, projecting signs, etc.), pursuant to Chapter 13 of the Hendersonville Zoning Ordinance.
Matching Grant
- Matching Ratio: Minimum (50:50); Maximum (80:20) 80% City / 20% Applicant.
- Maximum Amount: $10,000 (includes all zoning permit fees).
- Limits: Businesses/Property owners are eligible for one grant per year. Amount eligible to be matched is “out-of-pocket” cost of replacement signage NOT covered by insurance.
Project Completion
The project is to be completed within one year of the grant approval date.
Eligible Projects
Replacement and/or modification of existing permanent nonconforming signs with a new or refurbished sign that eliminates or significantly reduces one or more nonconformities, in compliance with the City’s Zoning Ordinance. Projects eliminating all nonconformities are eligible for the full 80:20 match (up to the maximum $10,000 amount).
Eligible Properties
- Properties within the Westlake Plan area with one or more businesses having pre-existing nonconforming signs.
- Businesses that are zoned for commercial uses, as shown in the adopted Land Use & Transportation Plan.
- Properties with no outstanding violations.
- Businesses legally operating with a current business license.
Eligible Applicants
Only an existing property owner, property lessee, or an authorized agent is eligible to apply.
For more information, visit City of Hendersonville.
