ORD-2023-033-An Ordinance of the Orange County Board of County Commissioners designating the property known as the David Faucette house Pin9856431462 in Orange County North Carolina as a historic landmark

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