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r � y O R A N G E C 0 U N T Y BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT Meeting Date: February 25 1991 Agenda Abstract Item #_C.5• SUBJECT: PROPOSED HISTORIC PRESERVATION ORDINANCE DEPARTMENT: Planning PUBLIC HEARING: —X—Yes No ATTACHMENTS: INFORMATION CONTACT: Draft Ordinance Planning Director - X2592 Part 3C of Article 19 of G.S. 160A PHONE NUMBERS: Article 20 - Zoning Ordinance Hillsborough 732-8181 G.S. 153A-324 Mebane 227-2031 G.S. 153A-123 Durham 688-7331 G.S. 153A-320 Chapel Hill 967-9251 G.S. 160A-360 PURPOSE: To receive citizen comment on a proposed ordinance which would, upon adoption, establish an Historic Preservation Commission for Orange County, including mechanisms for the identification and preservation of historic sites and structures . BACKGROUND: In 1986, the Planning Department completed preparation of An Inventory of Sites of Cultural, Historical Recreational Biological, and Geological Si nificance in the Unincorporated Portions of Orange_ County. While some field surveys were conducted, the inventory was based almost exclusively on existing documentation. In 1988, a Master_.Recreation and Parks Plan was prepared for Orange County. During the same year, the Triangle Land Conservancy completed the Inventogy of Natural Areas and Wildlife Habitats of Orange County. These studies provided a more detailed identification of sites than identified in the 1986 Inventory. A goal of the Planning Department and Planning Board has been the completion of the detailed inventories through a survey of historic sites and structures. Discussions were held with representatives of the N.C. Preservation Fund and NCDCR about ways and means of preparing an inventory and preserving historic sites and structures. They recommended that Orange County consider adopting an ordinance to establish a Historic Preservation Commission, empowered to conduct an inventory, prepare a preservation plan, and administer programs for the