Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Labor and Economic Opportunity › Michigan Stategic fund › Historic Preservation Certification › Section R. 206.204 - Certification; historic significance

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 204.
(1) An
				applicant shall submit an application to the office for certification of
				historic significance of the possible historic resource. If the applicant is
				eligible to claim only a federal tax credit, then the applicant shall apply on
				a historic preservation certification application prescribed by the National
				Park Service. If the applicant is eligible to claim both a federal and state
				tax credit, then the applicant shall apply on a historic preservation
				certification application prescribed by the National Park Service and file a
				state part 1 application, remit the state fee as prescribed in R 206.209, and
				provide any other project information prescribed by the office. If the
				applicant is eligible to claim only a state tax credit, the applicant shall
				apply only on a historic preservation certification application state part 1,
				remit the state fee as prescribed in R 206.209, and provide any other project
				information prescribed by the office. An applicant may seek state part 1
				certification on the basis that a property is individually eligible for listing
				in the National Register of Historic Places.
A state part 1 application must include all of the
				  following:
Applicant name, business entity's name, mailing address,
				  phone number, and email of each owner or long-term lessee seeking the credit,
				  if any.
Common modern name and historic name of the resource, if
				  any.
Address of the resource.
Name of any historic district in which the resource is
				  located, if applicable.
For any historic resources not individually listed in the
				  National Register of Historic Places, current photographs of the resource
				  detailing the following:
The historic resource, site, and landscaping before
				  alteration.
The historic resource in conjunction with adjacent properties
				  and structures along the streetscape.
All interior spaces, such as a room, and each significant
				  interior feature.
For any historic resource not individually listed in the
				  National Register of Historic Places or seeking a preliminary determination of
				  individual eligibility, all of the following must be provided:
(i) A brief description of the resource,
				including major alterations, distinctive features and spaces, and dates of
				construction activity.
(ii) A brief
				statement of significance, summarizing how the resource reflects historical
				values, including the values that may give a designated historic district its
				distinctive character.
(iii) A map
				clearly locating the resource in a local unit or in an established historic
				district.
(iv) A letter or letters
				from the office indicating that all of the following has been met:
(A) A National Register of Historic Places
				preliminary questionnaire has been received by the office.
(B) The National Register of Historic Places
				preliminary questionnaire has been reviewed by the office.
(C) The resource appears to be individually
				eligible for listing in the National Register of Historic Places.
The social security number or federal taxpayer identification
				  number of each applicant.
The signature of each applicant.
A completed declaration of location form if the resource is
				  located within a local historic district.
Any other information requested by the office.
The state review fee as prescribed in R 206.209.
In addition to all the state part 1 application requirements
				  described under subrule (2) of this rule, an applicant shall submit any
				  attachments that the office determines are necessary to perform its evaluation
				  and determination. The office shall notify an applicant, in writing, if
				  additional information or materials are required. The office shall not process
				  the application until the requested information or materials are furnished by
				  the applicant to the satisfaction of the office.
Upon receipt of a complete and adequately documented
				  application, the office shall review the submission to determine the
				  eligibility of a possible historic resource for participation in the federal or
				  state tax credit program, or both.
Within 120 days of receipt of a complete application, the
				  office shall provide written notification to the applicant of its determination
				  on the application for historic significance certification.