Municipal support programs
Beautification, enhancement, revitalization
Municipalities can set up their own funding programs in renewal areas to simplify the funding of smaller private measures. The city of Hof has now issued three guidelines for this purpose, which can be used, for example, to subsidize facade repairs, courtyard greening or upgrading of commercial space.
Subject to the allocation of subsidies by the government of Upper Franconia and subject to the approval of the municipal budget, subsidies can be granted to applicants willing to build after the guidelines come into force on May 1, 2021.
The application for funding must be submitted after consultation with the respective contact person and before the start of the work. Funding is provided on a first-come, first-served basis. There is no legal entitlement to funding.
In our overview map you will find the redevelopment areas and urban redevelopment areas in which the guidelines apply.
HofFacade
Old house with a new face
Tasks and goals of the funding
The goal of the program is to improve the exterior condition of residential and commercial buildings and the urban design appearance as well as to preserve the diversity of historic building forms. Furthermore, the support is to contribute to the preservation or restoration of the urban planning situation.
Object of the funding
All private and public measures that meet the objectives of the redevelopment are included in the funding. The following measures can be promoted within the scope of the municipal promotion program:
- Repair, new construction and remodeling of facades including windows, shutters, doors, gates and downspouts.
- Improvements to roofs, roof superstructures, roof coverings and roof drainage.
- Remodeling of exterior stairways and porches.
Measures that serve solely to ensure proper building maintenance and purely cosmetic repairs, such as refreshing the facade paint, are not eligible.
HofGreen
Green, Greener, Greening
Tasks and objectives of the funding
The aim of the program is to enhance the quality of life and the quality of stay and to implement climate adaptation measures, especially in densely populated areas of the city of Hof. The object of the funding measures is the greening of private courtyards, open spaces, front gardens, roofs and facades in order to make a contribution to ecologically oriented urban development and to have a lasting positive influence on the urban climate.
Eligible measures
- Unsealing and greening of private courtyards and open spaces if they are subsequently made available to residents.
- Creation of tree sites and the planting of trees (according to the planting list).
- Greening of facades and roofs.
- Landscape planning services that are related to this.
HofShop
Not a bad deal
Tasks and objectives of the promotion
The purpose of the funding is to upgrade retail and commercial space to support and revitalize the downtown area. The commercial space program is intended to support retailers, restaurateurs and service providers in all construction measures that contribute to upgrading their businesses and thus the cityscape.
Object of support
All measures that meet the objectives of upgrading are included in the funding. The following measures can be supported within the scope of the municipal support program:
- Conversion measures to upgrade existing business, service and gastronomy areas, including associated ancillary and storage areas, where there is a clear deplorable state.
- Costs for professional and qualified planning.
Contact
Urban Renewal & Urban Planning Department
If your planned project is located in a defined redevelopment area, your contact as redevelopment agency of the city of Hof is Stadterneuerung Hof GmbH:
Ms. Sandra Gemeinhardt
09281 / 812 - 516
Sanierung(a)stadtwerke-hof.de
If your planned project is located in an urban redevelopment area or in a Socially Integrative City area, please contact the City Planning Department of the City of Hof:
Ms. Alexandra Deeg
09281 / 815 - 1517
HofFoerderung(a)stadt-hof.de
