North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 07 - Natural and Cultural Resources › Chapter 04 - ARCHIVES AND HISTORY › Subchapter R - ARCHAEOLOGY AND HISTORIC PRESERVATION SECTION › Section .0900 - TAX ACT CERTIFICATION REVIEW › Section 04R .0906 - CERTIFICATION OF REHABILITATION

Current through Register Vol. 39, No. 2, July 15, 2024
Property owners desirous of having rehabilitations of certified
					 historic structures qualified as "certified rehabilitations" shall comply with the
					 following procedures:
(1) Complete Part 2
				  of the Historic Preservation Certification Application and submit it to the SHPO.
				  The application may describe a proposed rehabilitation project, work in progress, or
				  a completed rehabilitation. In all cases, photographs showing the appearance of the
				  structure prior to rehabilitation, both on the exterior and on the interior, must
				  accompany the application. Other documentation, such as sketch plans and elevation
				  drawings, may be necessary to evaluate certain rehabilitation projects. Plans for
				  any attached or adjacent new construction also must accompany the application and
				  will be reviewed as part of the overall project. Where such documentation is not
				  provided, review and evaluation cannot in some cases be completed. Owners who
				  undertake rehabilitation projects without prior approval from the SHPO or secretary
				  do so at their own risk. Review of rehabilitation work for certification purposes
				  extends to the significant features of historic structures as defined by the
				  secretary. For projects involving the rehabilitation of more than one structure
				  where the structures are under single ownership and are judged by the secretary to
				  have been functionally related historically to serve an overall purpose, such as a
				  mill complex or an industrial plant, certification will be issued on the merits of
				  the overall project rather than individual components. The addition of a new
				  structure or the demolition of portions or all of a structure as part of the
				  rehabilitation will also be reviewed as part of the overall project. In situations
				  involving a rehabilitated structure in a historic district, the SHPO and the
				  secretary will review the work both as it affects the historic building and the
				  district and make a certification decision accordingly.
(2) If the work described in Part 2 of the
				  application form is not completed the following procedures shall apply:
(a) The SHPO shall review the overall proposed
				  project as to whether or not the project is likely to meet the Secretary's Standards
				  for Rehabilitation and forward the application and written recommendations to the
				  secretary. This shall be done within 45 days of receipt of the
				  documentation.
(b) Upon receipt of the
				  application describing the proposed project and the recommendation of the SHPO, the
				  secretary will determine within 45 days if the proposed project is consistent with
				  the Secretary's Standards for Rehabilitation. If the proposed project does not meet
				  the Secretary's Standards for Rehabilitation, the owner will be advised of necessary
				  revisions to meet such standards and encouraged to work with the SHPO to bring the
				  project into conformance. These notifications will be made in writing.
(c) Once a project has been approved, substantive
				  changes in the work as described in the application should be promptly brought to
				  the attention of the SHPO and the secretary to ensure continued conformance to the
				  Standards; these changes do not require a new Historic Preservation Certification
				  Application.