Wake Forest Unified Development Ordinance - July 2022

Administration 15.11 Historic Preservation

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DASS Tier

Criteria for Assignment of Tier Category*

Required Action

* A property shall be classified in the highest Tier Category for which it meets the criteria

H.

Public Notification: Level 1 & 3 required.

I. Evidentiary Public Hearing: The HPC shall hold an evidentiary hearing on the proposal. The applicant and other property owners likely to be materially affected by the application shall be given an opportunity to be heard. J. HPC Review – Locally Designated Historic Structures: An application for a Certificate of Appropriateness authorizing the demolition, removal or destruction of a “locally designated historic structure,” as outlined in Section 15.11.4.A.1 above, may not be denied or delayed except as provided below: 1. The effective date of such a certificate may be delayed for up to 365 days from the date of approval. The period of delay should be reduced by the HPC if it finds that the owner would suffer extreme hardship or be permanently deprived of all beneficial use or return from such property by virtue of the delay. 2. During the delay period the HPC shall negotiate with the owner in an effort to find a means of preserving the building, structure or site. 3. If the HPC finds that a building, structure, or site has no special significance or value toward maintaining the character of a district, it shall waive all or part of such period of delay and authorize earlier demolition or removal. 4. If the HPC has voted to recommend the designation of a landmark or the designation of an area as a historic district, and final designation has not been made by the Board of Commissioners, the demolition or destruction of any building, structure, or site in the proposed district or of the designated landmark may be delayed by the commission for up to 365 days after the Board of Commissioners takes final action on the designation. 5. An application for a Major Certificate of Appropriateness authorizing the demolition of a building, structure or site determined by the State of North Caro lina’s Historic Preservation Officer as having statewide significance as defined in the criteria of the National Register of Historic Places may be denied except where the HPC finds that the owner would suffer extreme hardship or be permanently deprived of all beneficial use or return by virtue of the denial. K. HPC Review – Other Historic Structures: An application for a COA authorizing the demolition, removal or destruction of “other historic structures” as outlined in Section 15.11.4.A.2 above, shall be evaluated by the HPC based on 4 standards which will be weighed using a point scale of 0 to 2, where 0 means that the structure does not meet the standard, 1 means the structure moderately meets the standard, and 2 means the structure significantly meets the standard. A total score of 4 or greater will result issuance of a COA with an order for delay of demolition for 365 days from the date in the COA. A total score of less than 4 may result in the issuance of a COA with a delay of less than 365 days or no delay of demolition. The standards are as follows: 1. Architectural Integrity a. The structure has maintained the integrity of its original architectural form. b. Changes made to the structure over 50 years ago have gained historic significance. 2. Architectural Style a. The structure has a distinctive architectural style. b. It has superior craftsmanship. c. The structure is the last or oldest example of a certain building type.

Town of Wake Forest Unified Development Ordinance – July 19, 2022

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