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0Wil <br />comment on the proposed designation is also provided. No <br />action is necessary except to accept the report as presented, <br />accept it with changes, reject it or refer back to the staff <br />for further study. An important consideration by the <br />Commission is whether or not the property is of special <br />significance (G.S.16OA- 400.5). If the report is accepted, the <br />Commission is then required to send a copy to the N.C. <br />Department of Cultural Resources (NCDCR) for review /comment <br />(G.S.16OA- 400.6). <br />In her 317191 letter, Beth Thomas noted the many <br />occasions on which property owners are notified and provided <br />opportunities for comment (Sections 3.4 - 3.7). She suggests <br />that the procedure could be simplified by limiting <br />notification and comment to the public hearing. The extensive <br />notification requirements are intended to provide ample <br />opportunity for citizens to comment on a proposed <br />designation. For this reason, the ordinance provisions have <br />not been changed. The same rationale applies in the case of <br />historic district designation; e.g., many opportunities for <br />citizen input. <br />Section 3.5 Review by the N.C. Department of Cultural <br />Resources <br />The N.C. Department of Cultural Resources, acting <br />through the State Historic Preservation Officer or his or her <br />designee shall, either upon request of the Department or at <br />the initiative of the Commission, be given an opportunity to <br />review and comment upon the substance and effect of the <br />designation of any landmark. All comments will be provided <br />in writing. If the Department does not submit.its comments <br />to the Commission within thirty (30) days following receipt <br />by the Department of the report, the Commission and the Board <br />of County Commissioners shall be relieved of any <br />responsibility to consider such comments. <br />G.S.16OA -400.6 requires that the report be sent to the <br />N.C. Department of- Cultural Resources (NCDCR) for review and <br />comment. NCDCR has 30 days within which to comment or the <br />Commission and Board of Commissioners may proceed without the <br />need to consider such comment. Requiring NCDCR comment before <br />final consideration of the designation report insures that <br />the Commission takes into account all information pertinent <br />to the designation. <br />Section 3.6 Final Consideration of Designation Re ort b <br />Commission <br />Upon receipt of comments from the N.C. Department of <br />Cultural Resources or the expiration of the 30 -day period <br />