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Publications

This page lists published documents created by the Planning Department and others. to see our most frequently requested maps for download or viewing, visit our Maps page. Draft documents currently in process are found in the New and Draft Documents section.

 

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Title

 Publication
Date

Availability (1)

Cost(Dollars)

Legacy and Legacy Area Plans

Legacy Comprehensive Plan

2001

Online

N/A

The Downtown Plan, 2007 
(by Downtown Winston-Salem Partnership)

2007

Online only
[pdf/16.5mb/32p]

N/A

East/Northeast Area Plan

2008

For sale.
Online [pdf/5.5mb/98p]

5.00

North Central Area Plan   

2008

For sale.
Online [pdf/2.56mb/96p]

5.00

North Suburban Area Plan

2006

For sale.
Online [pdf/4mb/72p]

5.00

Northeast Suburban Area Plan 

2011

Online only[pdf/3,869kb/100p]

N/A

South Central Winston-Salem Area Plan

2004

For sale.
Online [pdf/9mb/95p]

5.00

South Suburban Area Plan

2011

Online only
[pdf/3,346kb/100p]

N/A

Southeast Suburban Area Plan       

2010

Online only
[pdf/3.79mb/102p]

N/A

Southeast Winston-Salem Area Plan 

2002

For sale.
Online [pdf/5mb/52p]

5.00

Southwest Area Plan 

2010

Online only[pdf/7.9mb/96p]

N/A

Southwest Suburban Area Plan

2009

Online only
[pdf/3.32mb/92p]

N/A

Union Cross/Southeast Forsyth County Area Plan

2005

For sale.
Online [pdf/4mb/72p]

5.00

Walkertown Area Plan 

2007

For sale.
Online [pdf/2.7mb/72p]

5.00

Other  Legacy Documents

Benchmark Report - Executive Summary

2007

Online [pdf/71kb/11p]

N/A

Benchmarking Our Future - Update 2006

2006

Online [pdf/99kb/11p]

N/A

Environmental Considerations for Development    

2004

For sale.
Online [pdf/8mb/67p]

2.50

Metro Activity Center Guidelines 

2003

For sale. 
Online [pdf/2mb/11p]

2.50

Northwest Activity Center Guidelines

2005

Online [pdf/1.61mb/19p]

N/A

Traditional Neighborhood Development (TND) Design Guidelines

2002

For sale.
Online [pdf/2mb/31p]

5.00

Town Area Plans

Clemmons Community Compass: The 2030 Comprehensive Plan

2010

Online.
(Clemmons web site)

N/A

Kernersville Community Plans

Online.
(Kernersville web site)

Lewisville 2010 Comprehensive Plan Update

2010

Online.
(Lewisville web site)

N/A

Village of Tobaccoville: Village Development Guidelines - 2020

Nov 2000,
rev Jan 2001

Online [pdf/7.2mb/54p]

N/A

Historic Guidelines & Other Resources

Bethabara Historic District Guidelines

2012

Online
[pdf/4MB/84p]

N/A

Forsyth County Historic Properties

1988

For sale.

$3.00

Frontier to Factory

1981

Online (scanned)[pdf/47.94mb/269p]

N/A

Historic and Architectural Resources of African-American Neighborhoods in Northeastern Winston-Salem ca. 1900-1947 

1997

Online
[pdf/6.0mb/60p]

N/A

Historic Resources Sourcebook

2007

For sale.
Online pdf/35.2mb/362p] 

$33.00($42.00 with Shipping) 

Old Salem Historic District Guildelines

2012

Online only
[pdf/4.9MB/92p]

N/A

West End Historic Overlay District Review Guidelines 

2006

For sale.
Online pdf/9.65mb/148p]

5.00 

Winston-Salem's African-American Neighborhoods: 1870-1950 

1994

Online Only
[pdf/9.35mb/90p] 

N/A

General Publications

2009 Forsyth County Trends and Development Patterns Report    

2010

Online [pdf/823kb/64p]

N/A

The Downtown Plan, 2007
(by Downtown Winston-Salem Partnership)

2007

Online [pdf/16.5mb/32p]

N/A

Greenway Plan 

2003

For sale.
Online [pdf/4mb/43p]

5.00

Go the Greenway

2003

Available.
Online [pdf/0.8mb/2p]

Free

Guide to the Landscape Ordinanceof Winston-Salem

1988

Available.

Free

Neighborhood Conservation Overlay (NCO) District Manual

2009

Online [pdf/420 kb/24p]

N/A

Parks & Open Space Plan     

 2007

For sale.
Online [pdf/5.5mb/100p]

5.00

Revitalizing Urban Commercial Areas   

2006

Online [pdf/107p] 

N/A

(1)NOTE: All documents existing in hard copy format can be purchased in the Planning Department; however, many are only available online. Documents that are posted on the web may be accessed by clicking on the document name hyperlink. All documents, including those that are out of print, may be viewed at the Planning Department. Please call (336)727-8000 to make an appointment.

(updated 2/6/2012)