Orange County NC Website
1 <br /> CONTENTS <br /> I. Introduction/Acronyms 2 <br /> II. Definitions/Explanations 4 <br /> III. Requirements for Certification 6 <br /> A. Eligibility 6 <br /> B. Local Legislation 6 <br /> C. Local Review Commissions 7 <br /> D. Staff 10 <br /> E. Survey of Historic Properties 11 <br /> F. Public Participation 12 <br /> IV. Process for Certification 12 <br /> A. Application 12 <br /> B. Notification of Certification 13 <br /> V. Performance Assessment and Decertification 14 <br /> A. Performance Assessment 14 <br /> 1. Annual Monitoring (Year-End Reports) 14 <br /> 2. Triennial Review (3-year Evaluations) 14 <br /> 3. Results of Reviews 14 <br /> B. Decertification 15 <br /> 1. Conditions Warranting Decertification 15 <br /> 2 . Termination of Grant Assistance 16 <br /> 3 . Requests for Recertification 16 <br /> 4 . Voluntary Decertification 16 <br /> VI. Participation of Certified Local Governments <br /> in the National Register Nominations Process 16 <br /> VII. Historic Preservation Fund Grants to Certified <br /> Local Governments 19 <br /> A. Eligibility 19 <br /> B. Availability of Funding 20 <br /> C. Conditions of Grant Awards 20 <br /> D. Application Timetable 21 <br /> E. Funding Priorities 21 <br /> F. The Grant Application 22 <br /> G. Evaluation of Application 23 <br /> Appendix - Professional Qualification Standards (for <br /> communities assuming expanded responsibilities) 25 <br />