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13 <br /> WHEREAS, the State Historic Preservation Office, an agency of the Office of Archives <br /> and History of the North Carolina Department of Natural and Cultural Resources, has reviewed <br /> and commented on the findings of the Orange County Historic Preservation Commission for the <br /> designation of the David Faucette House as a historic landmark, as required by Chapter 160D, <br /> Article 9, as amended, of the General Statutes of North Carolina and the Orange County Historic <br /> Preservation Ordinance; <br /> NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the Board of County Commissioners of <br /> Orange County,North Carolina that: <br /> Section 1. The property known as the David Faucette House, located in Cheeks <br /> Township, Orange County,North Carolina jurisdictional area(including the exterior and the <br /> approximately 5 acres of land listed under PIN number 9856431462 and more particularly <br /> described in Attachment A) is hereby designated a historic landmark. <br /> Section 2. This landmark shall be subject to Chapter 160D, Article 9 of the General <br /> Statutes of North Carolina and the Orange County Historic Preservation Ordinance, and any <br /> amendments as may be made to either set of regulations. <br /> Section 3. The owner(s) and occupant(s) of the property known as the David Faucette <br /> House be given notice of this ordinance as required by applicable law, and that copies of this <br /> ordinance be filed and indexed in the office of the County Clerk, Orange County Register of <br /> Deeds, Orange County Tax Supervisor and Orange County Department of Environment, <br /> Agriculture, Parks and Recreation, as required by the applicable law. <br /> Section 4. In accordance with Chapter 160D, Article 9 of the General Statutes of North <br /> Carolina and the Orange County Historic Preservation Ordinance, the exterior and site features <br /> of all historic landmarks are always under the purview of the Historic Preservation <br /> Commission's Certificate of Appropriateness provisions. In the case of David Faucette House, <br /> the site features include: the historic landscape consisting of the front, side and rear lawns that <br /> give the house its rural setting, and three outbuildings: the garden house, office and rental house, <br /> as shown on Attachment B. The HPC shall determine Certificates of Appropriateness for the <br /> David Faucette House based on the HPC's approved design standards, with reference to the <br /> designation ordinance, the application materials and the designation report. <br /> Section 5: In accordance with Section 44-75 of the Orange County Historic Preservation <br /> Ordinance, there shall be certain delays in demolition. Consistent with that requirement, nothing <br /> in this ordinance shall be construed to prevent or delay ordinary maintenance or repair of any <br /> architectural feature in or on said landmark that does not involve a change in design, material or <br /> outer appearance thereof, nor to prevent or delay the construction, reconstruction, alteration, <br /> restoration, demolition or removal of any feature when a building inspector or similar official <br /> certifies to the Commission that such action is required for the public safety because of an unsafe <br /> condition. Nothing herein shall be construed to prevent the owner of the historic landmark from <br /> making any use of the historic landmark not prohibited by other statutes, ordinances or <br /> regulations. <br />