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T . f 003 ORANGECOUNTY BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS PUBLIC HEARING AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT Meeting Date: August 25, 1997 Agenda Abstract Item li C1 SUBJECT: Historic Landmark Designation Program DEPARTMENT: Planning and Inspections PUBLIC HEARING: X Yes No BUDGET AMENDMENT REQUIRED: Yes X No ATTACHMENTS: INFORMATION CONTACT: Don Belk Preserving the Orange Tradition: Preservation Planner/ X2594 A Landmark Designation Program for Orange County PHONE NUMBERS: (Separate enclosure provided in Manager's Memo Hillsborough 732-8181 of July 30, 1997) Mebane 227-2031 Durham 688-7331 Chapel Hill 967-9251 PURPOSE: To receive citizen comment on the proposed Historic Landmark Designation Program. BACKGROUND: The Ordinance Creating the Historic Preservation Commission (HPC) of Orange County, adopted in April 1991, authorizes the HPC to recommend designation of individual buildings, structures, and sites as "historic landmarks." Local landmark designation is the formal recognition of a property's importance to the history and cultural heritage of Orange County, and is fundamental to implementing the goals and objectives of the Historic Preservation Element of the Comprehensive Plan. A report, Preserving the Orange Tradition:A Landmarks Designation Program for Orange County, provides an in-depth discussion of the historic landmarks designation program. It describes the authority for instituting such a program, the process of local historic designation, and examines the costs of the program. SUMMARY OF PROGRAM 1. Site Selection and Designation. After BOCC approval of the historic landmark designation program, the HPC will begin selecting potential landmarks based on specified evaluation criteria. A Designation Priority List consisting of ten to fifteen sites will be maintained and updated annually. The number of designations each year will depend upon funding