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76 <br />• The HPC provided extensive input into DEAPR staff's development of the Natural <br />and Cultural System Element of the Comprehensive Plan— specifically the <br />chapter on Cultural and Historic Resources. The HPC frames its annual work <br />plan around efforts to implement the objectives outlined in the Cultural and <br />Historic Resources Chapter. <br />Obiective CR -1: <br />Provide for the systematic identification of historic buildings, objects, districts, sites, <br />structures and archaeological sites. Update and improve these inventories at <br />regular intervals. <br />Obtained a federal grant through the State Historic Preservation Office in <br />2014 to fund an update of the county -wide historic resources inventory <br />The HPC collaborates on an ongoing basis with AMS and Planning to ensure <br />that all archaeological and cultural resources are properly identified and <br />protected during County- funded or initiated projects, as guided by the <br />County's "Cultural and Archaeological Resources Policy for County <br />Construction Projects" (adopted by the BOCC in 2006). Through this process, <br />dozens of Native American and historic archaeological sites have been <br />identified, documented and mapped. <br />Objective CR -3: <br />Work within the Orange County government system to identify and resolve existing <br />policies which may be in conflict with the County's historic preservation mission. <br />The HPC and DEAPR staff are working closely with Planning & Inspections <br />staff and Environmental Health staff on permitting requirements for historic <br />properties, as well as active coordination with AMS in the identification and <br />protection of archaeological resources during County- initiated construction <br />projects. <br />Established, in partnership with the Planning Department, a program called <br />the "Quick Response Team" which provides a notification process that allows <br />the HPC to document historic properties slated for demolition or practice <br />burning. <br />Obiective CR -7: <br />Encourage publication of material relating to the County's heritage. <br />• The historic resources inventory update project started in 2014 is the first <br />phase of a three -year project to prepare the written text and generate the high <br />quality photography needed for the planned publication /book documenting the <br />county's historic resources. <br />• Completed Design Standards for Orange County Local Landmarks and Local <br />Historic Districts (adopted October 2010). <br />