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landmark, the report can be used to promote the property ' s importance to the community, to evaluate proposed alterations , and to defend the HPC ' s decisions against legal challenges . National Register Research Reports Funded By the Property Owner . Owners of NRSL properties may elect to pursue the National Register nomination report on their own to avoid waiting for selection from the priority list. If an owner wishes to pay for the study, he/she should employ an experienced hist oric preservation consultant approved by the i SHPO . These privately-funded studies will not be subject to reimbursement when the property is selected as a designation priority by the HPC . If the study determines the property to be National Register- eligible, the HPC will, at the owner ' s request, consider a local designation recommendation apart from the priority list process . For properties already listed on the National Register of Historic Places , a research report will not be necessary . The HPC can recommend landmark designation of these sites based on their National Register status . By virtue of its listing on the National Register, ificance of the property is unquestioned. However, the HPC must still determine the sign if a National Register property has undergone any changes since its date of listing that ficance . In such cases , the HPC may decline to recommend may have lessened its signi the property for local landmark status . ' Submission of Report to the State Historic Preservation Office . The research report must be submitted to the State Historic Preservation Office upon completion. If a property is already listed on the National Register of Historic Places , the National Register nomination, with a cover sheet, can serve as the required report. The SHPO must be given the opportunity to review the report and to comment on the property ' s worthiness for designation. This review is intended as a way for the SHPO to provide technical assistance and support to local preservation commissions . The SHPO report is for the consideration of the HPC and Board of Commissioners . It is not binding, and if SHPO has not commented on the report within thirty days of receipt, the local government is relieved of the responsibility to consider such comments . Review and comment by the SHPO will occur prior to the HPC ' s recommendation to the Board of Commissioners . The Desi nation Procedure. Article 3 of the Historic Preservation Ordinance outlines'ry n the specific steps for landmark designation status . Landmarks are officially designated upon adoption of an ordinance by the Orange County Board of Commissioners . After the receipt of comments on the designation report from the State Historic Preservation Office, the HPC may recommend to the Board of Commissioners that a property be designated as a historic landmark. e HPC will submit the designatio n on report, the SHPO comments , minutes of the meeting at which the designation was considered, and a proposed ' A procedure exists whereby a site can be removed from the National Register of Historic Places if changes have occurred that cause it to lose its significance . However, this is a complicated, rarely-used process requiring the involvement of the State Historic Preservation Office and the National Park Service ; therefore , it will not be explained in this report . 3 - 7