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BACKGROUND: One of the strategies described in the Historic Preservation Element is the (continued) development of a prioritized list of properties for consideration as local historic landmarks. During 1996, the HPC developed a methodology for evaluating and ranking the County's most significant historic resources. Priority consideration for local landmazk designation was given to the County's existing sites that aze listed on the National Register of Historic Places.. In August 1997, the Planning Department staff prepared a detailed report on implementing a local landmark designation program. The report, Preserving the Orange Tradition, describes the authority for instituting such a program, describes the local historic designation process, and examines the costs of the program. The report includes draft ordinances for designation of Orange County's first local historic landmarks. The Local Landmark Designation Program was adopted by the Board of County Commissioners on September 16, 1997. An Executive Summary of this report was provided in the May 26, 1998 Public Hearing agenda materials. Four (4) current National Register sites: Moorefields, Bingham School, Chatwood, and the Rigsbee's Rock House, were selected by the Historic Preservation Commission for consideration as Orange County's first locally designated historic landmarks. The owners of these sites were notified by certified mail of the HPC's intent to recommend them for local landmark designation. Each owner consented to having their property designated as a local landmark. As required by the Historic Preservation Ordinance, designation reports were prepared for these sites. Since the sites were previously listed on the National Register, the reports consisted of a cover memo describing the sites' current condition along with photographs of the structures. National Register nomination: forms- were provided :. as an attachment to the reports. The designation reports. were reviewed by the Historic Preservation Commission on February 25, 1998:: Following the meeting, the designation reports were forwarded to the State Historic- Preservation Office for comment. At their meeting of March 25, 1998, the HPC recommended these sites for local landmark designation, and requested this matter be considered at the Public Hearing on May 26, 1998. The proposed historic landmark designation ordinances were presented at the Quarterly Public Hearing on May 26. The owner of Rigsbee's Rock House and the manager of the Moorefields estate were in attendance. No comments were received. (Draft minutes of the Public Hearing aze attached.) At their meeting on May 27, 1998, the HPC voted unanimously to recommend adoption of the proposed historic landmark designation ordinances. (Draft minutes of the Historic Preservation Commission meeting are attached.)