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1 <br /> ORANGE COUNTY <br /> BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br /> ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br /> Meeting Date: June 20, 2023 <br /> Action Agenda <br /> Item No. 8-n <br /> SUBJECT: Designation of Three Properties as Orange County Historic Landmarks <br /> DEPARTMENT: Environment, Agriculture, Parks <br /> and Recreation (DEAPR) <br /> ATTACHMENT(S): INFORMATION CONTACT: <br /> 1) Proposed Ordinance Designating Peter Sandbeck, 245-2517 <br /> Harvey's Chapel AME Church as an <br /> Orange County Historic Landmark <br /> 2) Proposed Ordinance Designating the <br /> Eno Quaker Burying Ground as an <br /> Orange County Historic Landmark <br /> 3) Proposed Ordinance Designating the <br /> David Faucette House as an Orange <br /> County Historic Landmark <br /> PURPOSE: To consider and adopt ordinances to designate three properties as Orange County <br /> Historic Landmarks: Harvey's Chapel AME Church, the Old Eno Quaker Burying Ground, and the <br /> David Faucette House. <br /> BACKGROUND: The adoption of the attached ordinances is the final step in the process for <br /> designating these three historic properties as Orange County Historic Landmarks, as outlined in <br /> the County's Historic Preservation Ordinance. The BOCC held a required joint public hearing with <br /> the Historic Preservation Commission (HPC) on May 16, 2023 to obtain public input/comment <br /> about the proposed designations. The attached ordinances have been approved by the HPC and <br /> the County Attorney and are ready for consideration and adoption by the BOCC. <br /> FINANCIAL IMPACT: Upon adoption of these ordinances, the owners will be eligible to apply for <br /> a 50-percent property tax deferral as per state law and the County's Historic Preservation <br /> Ordinance. Only one of the properties, the David Faucette House, is privately owned. Therefore <br /> the owners of that property will be entitled to apply to Tax Administration for this deferral, which <br /> will reduce the tax bill for that property from $3,699 to approximately $1,835. <br /> SOCIAL JUSTICE IMPACT: There is no Orange County Social Justice Goal impact associated <br /> with this item. <br /> ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT: There is no Orange County Environmental Responsibility Goal <br /> impact associated with this item. <br />