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073 <br /> ORANGE COUNTY <br /> • BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br /> ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br /> Meeting Date April 1, 1985 <br /> Action A ' nda <br /> Item <br /> SUBJECT: PROPOSED ZONING ORDINANCE TEXT AMENDMENT-ARTICLES 8 and 4-SPECIAL <br /> USE PERMITS FOR MIXED USE OF HISTORIC STRUCTURES <br /> DEPARTMENT: PLANNING. PUBLIC HEARING Yes X No <br /> Attachment(s) : Information Contact: SUSAN SMITH <br /> Proposed Text Amendment <br /> 4/30/84 Request Letter <br /> Historic Structures in Orange <br /> County (Sites) <br /> 11/26/84 Public Hearing Minutes <br /> Draft 3/18/85 Planning Board Minutes <br /> Telephone Numbers <br /> Hillsborough - 732-8181 <br /> Durham - 688-7331 <br /> Mebane - 227-2031 <br /> Chapel Hill - 968-4501 <br /> PURPOSE: To consider a request to amend the Zoning Ordinance to allow <br /> for non-residential and mixed use of historic structures listed <br /> on the National Registry of Historic Places or recognized by <br /> the State of North Carolina as places of Historic interest <br /> through the Special Use Permit process for approval. <br /> This item was presented to public hearing on November 26, 1984. <br /> NEED: In order to qualify for rehabilitation tax credits and <br /> incentives for historic structures, projects must meet the <br /> "substantial rehabilitation testa and must be income-producing. <br /> Tax credits are determined on the basis of the percentage of <br /> the property producing income. <br /> . - <br /> Under the current zoning ordinance, limited provisions are made <br /> to allow for non-residential, income-producing use of property <br /> located outside of designated activity .nodes. Historic <br /> structures are generally not located in areas designated as <br /> activity nodes. <br /> • • <br />