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ORANGE COUNTY <br />BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS <br />AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br />Meeting Date: June 2, 2009 <br />Action Agenda <br />Item No. ~~ <br />_ SUBJECT: Murphe School National Re ister Nomination, HP-1-09 <br />DEPARTMENT: Environment and Resource PUBLIC HEARING: (Y/N) No <br />Conservation <br />ATTACHMENT(S): INFORMATION CONTACT: <br />1) Vicinity Map Dave Stancil 245-2590 <br />2) Letter from SHPO with Summary of Review Tina Moon 210-2595 <br />Process <br />3) Elected Official Comment Form <br />4) Public Hearing Notice <br />5) National Register Nomination <br />PURPOSE: To consider the Historic Preservation Commission's recommendation that Murphey <br />School be submitted for listing in the National Register of Historic Places. <br />BACKGROUND: On April 8, 2009 historic preservation staff received a letter from the State <br />Historic Preservation Office (Attachment #2) enclosing a National Register Nomination for <br />Murphey School, located on Murphy School Road southeast of Hillsborough. The Nomination <br />is provided as Attachment #5. <br />As a Certibed Local Government (CLG), Orange County has sixty (60) days from the date <br />of submission of a National Register nomination to make comments on the proposal. if <br />the County does not comment on the proposed nomination by June 11, 2009, the <br />County's approval is assumed. <br />In accordance with CLG guidelines, the Historic Preservation Commission (HPC) is required to <br />provide an opportunity for public comment during the 60-day period. To meet this requirement, <br />the HPC held a public hearing at its meeting on May 27, 2009. Notices of Public Hearing were <br />published in accordance with the Historic Preservation Ordinance and letters were sent via <br />certified mail to all property owners within 500 feet of the subject property. (Attachment #4) <br />The National Register of Historic Places was created through the National Historic Preservation <br />Act of 1966 as part of a national program to coordinate and support public and private efforts to <br />identify, evaluate, and protect historic and archaeological resources. The program offers <br />honorary status to historic properties through a formal designation process. <br />Eligibility for the National Register is determined by a thorough evaluation of the historic <br />qualities and significance of the site, structure, or area. National Registers nominations are <br />evaluated based on the following criteria: <br />