Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 110 - RULES OF GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY AFFAIRS › Chapter 110-37 - HISTORIC PRESERVATION › Subject 110-37-6 - GEORGIA STATE INCOME TAX CREDIT PROGRAM FOR REHABILITATED HISTORIC PROPERTY › Rule 110-37-6-.08 - Standards for Rehabilitation

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
(1) The Georgia Standards for Rehabilitation
				are the criteria used to determine if a rehabilitation project qualifies as a
				certified rehabilitation. The intent of the Standards is to assist the
				long-term preservation of a property's significance through the preservation of
				historic materials and features. The Standards pertain to historic buildings of
				all materials, construction types, sizes, and occupancy and encompass the
				exterior and the interior of historic buildings. The Standards also encompass
				related landscape features and the building's site and environment, as well as
				attached, adjacent, or related new construction.
(2) Projects meeting the Standards for
				Rehabilitation must be in accordance with the Standards individually and
				collectively, as applicable to existing conditions prior to the start of the
				project, proposed work, and completed work, to be determined a certified
				rehabilitation.
(a) The following Standards
				are to be applied to specific rehabilitation projects in a reasonable manner,
				taking into consideration economic and technical feasibility.
1. A property shall be used or be placed in a
				new use that requires minimal change to the defining characteristics of the
				building and its site and environment.
2. The historic character of a property shall
				be retained and preserved. The removal of historic materials or alteration of
				features and spaces that characterize a property shall be avoided.
3. Each property shall be recognized as a
				physical record of its time, place, and use. Changes that create a false sense
				of historical development, such as adding conjectural features or architectural
				elements from other buildings, shall not be undertaken.
4. Most properties change over time; those
				changes that have acquired historic significance in their own right shall be
				retained and preserved.
5.
				Distinctive features, finishes, and construction techniques or examples of
				craftsmanship that characterize a historic property shall be
				preserved.
6. Deteriorated historic
				features shall be repaired rather than replaced. Where the severity of
				deterioration requires replacement of a distinctive feature, the new feature
				shall match the old in design, color, texture, and other visual qualities and,
				where possible, materials. Replacement of missing features shall be
				substantiated by documentary, physical, or pictorial evidence.
7. Chemical or physical treatments, such as
				sandblasting, that cause damage to historic materials shall not be used. The
				surface cleaning of structures, if appropriate, shall be undertaken using the
				gentlest means possible.
8.
				Significant archeological resources affected by a project shall be protected
				and preserved. If such resources must be disturbed, mitigation measures shall
				be undertaken.
9. New additions,
				exterior alterations, or related new construction shall not destroy historic
				materials that characterize the property. The new work shall be differentiated
				from the old and shall be compatible with the massing, size, scale, and
				architectural features to protect the historic integrity of the property and
				its environment.
10. New additions
				and adjacent or related new construction shall be undertaken in such a manner
				that if removed in the future, the essential form and integrity of the historic
				property and its environment would be unimpaired.