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Local Landmarks. In 1997, the Board The ou�ners of inalividual Local Landmark There i.r no inherent financial gain to having one'.r o �iroperly li.rted in the Nationad Kegister of Historic of County Commissioners adopted a new propetties a� eligible for an annual 50% progxam called, Pre.rerUing the Orange property tax deferral as long a.r the property'r Places. The two main benefits of NR listing Tradition, a L.andmark De�ignation P�ngram important hi.rtoric feature.r are maintained. are considexation in the planning process for Orange County. The pxogram allows the Similax to the present-use value taxation for federal, federally licensed, and federally Commissionexs to designate individual program fox farmers, repayment penalties assisted projects, as well as state projects historic sites as Local Landmaxks and may apply if the ownex destroys the and eligibility for tax credits fox certified groups or clustexs of historic sites as property or damages its historic value. rehabilitation pxojects. Such xehabilitation Local Historic Districts through the Local Historic District designation has no work must follow the Secretary of the passage of an ordinance. Such effect on local pxopexty taxes. It would Interiox's Sta.ndaxds for Rehabilitation. designation provides public recognition create too gxeat of a burden on the local �le the County's local design of the historic and cultural significance of tax base to provide such a benefit to all standards follow the genetal spitit of the properties important to Orange County's pYOperty owners within a Local Historic Secretary of the Interior's Standatds, the local heritage. District. two are diszinct and separate documents. The Orange Counry HPC Participation in the Local Landmark The Local Landmark Program and the uses the County's local design standaxds to Program is voluntary. Owners are not National Register ofHistoric Places are xeview changes to individual Loca1 xequixed to make changes or two entitely distinct and separate Landmatk propexties and all properties in improvements to their properties due to progtams. Both offer honorary status to Loca1 Historic Districts. The SHPO uses Local Landmaxk status. However, Loca1 historic properties thtough a formal �e Secxetary of the Interior's Standatds fox Landmark and Loca1 Historic District designation process. The Local Landmaxk Rehabilitation to zeview proposals to property owners wishing to make changes Program is a local program administered by change int�ivit� :�' National Registex to building extexiors and site features local govemment. The National Registex ��es and �properties in National must follow a design review process and of Historic Places is a federal program Registex Historic Districts. adhere to county design standa.rds. The administered by the National Park Service Orange County Historic Preservation in partnexship with the state historic Commission (HPC) uses the design preservation offices (SHPO). Local For more information about either of standards to detemune the govexnmeats do not participate in the these progras�as please contact: appxopriateness of the proposed changes administration of the National Register Orange County�istoric Preservation and to grant Certificates of progxam except to offex recommendations Commission or.I�istoric Preservation Staff Appropriateness{COA). fox new listings. County historic c/o the Depart�nent of Envitonment, presexvarion staff can assist local residents �cultute,Parks and Recreation pursu.ing National Register status by 306-A Revere Road—PO Box 8181 providing contact information, and as time �sborough,NC 27278 pexmits #echnical assistance, but most �919) 245-2510 property owners hire a private consultant to prepare the nomination.