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Co ~ <br />Advisory Boards and Staff Revisions to NCSE -Attachment # 5 <br />1 determines the appropriateness based on design standards."' <br />2 Minor changes can be approved administratively--without going <br />3 through the formal COA process. <br />4 <br />5 The context for Orange County's historic resources is very different <br />6 than for its urban counterparts. County resources are typically <br />7 located in rural settings with the main house set away from the <br />8 public road. Many are historic farmsteads and some are still part <br />9 of active farms. This situation provides a different set of <br />10 opportunities and challenges than that of urban preservation <br />11 programs. Design standards must take into account the distance <br />12 between the house and the road when considering appropriate <br />13 changes such as additions. Farmers may remove farm buildings <br />14 that have outlived their original purpose. Metal replacement <br />15 buildings may be considered visibly incongruous but may serve the <br />16 practical use needed to keep the farm profitable. Older homes and <br />17 associated outbuildings are most likely to survive when in use. <br />18 The Historic Preservation Commission remains cognizant of the <br />19 need to balance historic integrity with modern-day functionality. <br />20 <br />21 The Local Landmark Program and the National Register of Historic <br />22 Places are two entirely distinct and separate programs. Both offer <br />23 honorary status to historic properties through a formal designation <br />24 process. The specific benefits of each program, however, are quite <br />25 different. The Local Landmark Program is a local program <br />26 administered by local government; properties are designated by <br />27 the adoption of an ordinance by the Board of County <br />28 Commissioners. The National Register of Historic Places is a <br />29 federal program administered by the National Park Service in <br />30 partnership with state historic preservation offices (SHPO).°Z <br />31 <br />32 <br />°' The Local Landmark Program was adopted, in 1997, before the HPC finished <br />developing design standards. The Secretary of the Interior's Standards for <br />Rehabilitation were adopted for use evaluating COA applications until the new <br />standards based on Orange County's rural architectural legacy are finished and <br />adopted. The ten Standards for Rehabilitation are located in Appendix <br />42 Local governments do not participate in the administration of the National Register <br />program except to offer recommendations for new listings. <br />Qi~ax~iCo~wvtty Co-~y-,preh.e~a~v~~la,sv Public Hearing Drati 5-6-08 Page 6-~43 <br />