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2 <br /> 2, 2022 meeting minutes are provided as Attachment 2. (This is the fourth of the four landmark <br /> applications approved by the HPC on November 2, 2022. The other three properties were <br /> approved by the BOCC in June 2023.) <br /> The application material for this property (Attachment 1) was then submitted to the State Historic <br /> Preservation Office (SHPO) for review and comment as required by State law. The SHPO <br /> provided a positive review (Attachment 3). The next step is for the HPC and BOCC to hold a joint <br /> public hearing as required by the County's Historic Preservation Ordinance. <br /> Following this joint public hearing, the BOCC and the HPC will take into consideration public <br /> comments, if any. It is projected that the HPC will then present a final draft landmark ordinance to <br /> the Board of Commissioners for consideration and adoption, likely at a November 2023 Business <br /> meeting. <br /> FINANCIAL IMPACT: Should this property move forward and the Board adopts the ordinance at <br /> a future meeting designating this property as a Historic Landmark, the owners will be eligible to <br /> apply for a fifty (50) percent property tax deferral as per State law and the County's Historic <br /> Preservation Ordinance. Only the small portion of the overall farm parcel that surrounds the cotton <br /> gin is being proposed for landmark designation. A final calculation will be generated by Tax <br /> Administration staff. <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 /> RECOMMENDATION(S): The Manager recommends that the Board hold a joint public hearing <br /> with the Historic Preservation Commission to receive public comment on the proposed <br /> designation of the Davis Cotton Gin and Press as a candidate for designation as an Orange <br /> County Historic Landmark. It is projected that the HPC will then present a final draft landmark <br /> ordinance to the Board of Commissioners for consideration and adoption, likely at a November <br /> 2023 Business meeting. <br />