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Historic Preservation on the Historic Preservation on the Local Level Local Level ---PAGE BREAK--- Historic Preservation: Historic Preservation: The Big Picture The Big Picture Federal National Park Service State State Department of Archaeology and Historic Preservation Local Local Government Historic Preservation Program g ---PAGE BREAK--- National Park Service National Park Service Historic Preservation Act of 1966 Historic Preservation Act of 1966 Secretary of the Interior Secretary of the Interior Administers the Historic Preservation Fund Administers the Historic Preservation Fund Manages the National Register of Historic Manages the National Register of Historic Places Places Places Places Manages the Investment Tax Credit Program Manages the Investment Tax Credit Program S ti 106 S ti 106 Section 106 Section 106 ---PAGE BREAK--- State Historic Preservation Office State Historic Preservation Office Set up by the 1966 Historic Preservation Act Set up by the 1966 Historic Preservation Act S Off S Off State Historic Preservation Officer State Historic Preservation Officer Funded partly through the Historic Funded partly through the Historic Preservation Fund Preservation Fund Washington State Advisory Council on Washington State Advisory Council on as gto State d so y Cou c o as gto State d so y Cou c o Historic Preservation Historic Preservation Administers Washington Heritage Register Administers Washington Heritage Register Administers Washington Heritage Register Administers Washington Heritage Register Keeper of the State’s Inventory Records Keeper of the State’s Inventory Records Pl l i S i 106 R i Pl l i S i 106 R i Plays a role in Section 106 Reviews Plays a role in Section 106 Reviews ---PAGE BREAK--- Local Historic Preservation Programs Local Historic Preservation Programs Local Historic Preservation Programs Local Historic Preservation Programs Local Historic Preservation Local Historic Preservation O di O di Ordinance Ordinance Historic Preservation Historic Preservation Commission Commission Local Register of Historic Local Register of Historic g Places Places Regulatory power Regulatory power Regulatory power Regulatory power Ability to truly protect historic Ability to truly protect historic resources resources resources resources ---PAGE BREAK--- National Register of Historic Places National Register of Historic Places National Register of Historic Places National Register of Historic Places H D i ti H D i ti Honorary Designation Honorary Designation No Regulations Associated No Regulations Associated with Listing with Listing Little to No Protection Little to No Protection Section 106 Section 106 ---PAGE BREAK--- Washington Heritage Register Washington Heritage Register Washington Heritage Register Washington Heritage Register Honorary Designation Honorary Designation Less Stringent Nomination Less Stringent Nomination Process Process No Regulations Associated No Regulations Associated with Listing with Listing with Listing with Listing No Protection No Protection ---PAGE BREAK--- Local Register of Historic Places Local Register of Historic Places Owner Consent vs. No Owner Owner Consent vs. No Owner Consent Consent Consent Consent Allows for Design Review of Allows for Design Review of Changes to Locally Designated Changes to Locally Designated Changes to Locally Designated Changes to Locally Designated Properties Properties – Prevent Insensitive Change Prevent Insensitive Change g – Protection of Individual Landmarks Protection of Individual Landmarks – District Protection District Protection Ability to Deny or Delay Ability to Deny or Delay Demolition Demolition ---PAGE BREAK--- National Register of Historic Places National Register of Historic Places vs. vs. Locally Designated Historic Properties Locally Designated Historic Properties National Register National Register Local Register Local Register National Register National Register Stringent application Stringent application procedure. procedure. Local Register Local Register Local designation is Local designation is usually more lenient than usually more lenient than procedure. procedure. usually more lenient than usually more lenient than National Register National Register - this this allows it to be more allows it to be more inclusive inclusive Offers no real protection Offers no real protection inclusive. inclusive. Local designation offers Local designation offers Offers no real protection Offers no real protection of historic resources in a of historic resources in a community. community. g protection of a protection of a community’s historic community’s historic resources by allowing for resources by allowing for resources by allowing for resources by allowing for a fair design review a fair design review process. process. ---PAGE BREAK--- National Register of Historic Places National Register of Historic Places vs. vs. vs. vs. Locally Designated Historic Properties Locally Designated Historic Properties National Register National Register Offers no real protection Offers no real protection f hi t i i f hi t i i Local Register Local Register Without a local historic Without a local historic i t i i t i t i i t of historic resources in a of historic resources in a community, con’t. community, con’t. register, inappropriate register, inappropriate changes will continue to changes will continue to disfigure and threaten the disfigure and threaten the integrity of a community. integrity of a community. B tt if ll t B tt if ll t Great, if you are only Great, if you are only interested in an honorary interested in an honorary designation designation Better, if you really want Better, if you really want to protect your to protect your community. community. designation. designation. y ---PAGE BREAK--- Why Protect Your Community’s Why Protect Your Community’s Historic Resources? Historic Resources? Historic Resources? Historic Resources? Retains a sense of place Retains a sense of place Retains a sense of place Retains a sense of place Reflects a community’s unique Reflects a community’s unique heritage heritage heritage heritage Symbol of community’s health Symbol of community’s health Tourism Tourism ---PAGE BREAK--- So Now You Have a Local So Now You Have a Local Historic Preservation Program Historic Preservation Program Historic Preservation Program… Historic Preservation Program… Historic Preservation Ordinance Historic Preservation Ordinance Historic Preservation Ordinance Historic Preservation Ordinance – Local Register of Historic Places Local Register of Historic Places Historic Preservation Commission Historic Preservation Commission – Historic Preservation Commission Historic Preservation Commission – Design Review Design Review S i l T V l ti S i l T V l ti – Special Tax Valuation Special Tax Valuation Create Bylaws/Rules of Procedure for the Create Bylaws/Rules of Procedure for the i i i i commission commission Start Surveying Community’s Historic Start Surveying Community’s Historic Resources Resources ---PAGE BREAK--- So Now You Have a Local So Now You Have a Local Historic Preservation Program Historic Preservation Program Historic Preservation Program… Historic Preservation Program… Identify properties to place on local register Identify properties to place on local register y p p p g y p p p g through the survey process through the survey process Educate the public about the historic Educate the public about the historic Educate the public about the historic Educate the public about the historic preservation program, Special Tax Valuation preservation program, Special Tax Valuation program, etc. program, etc. program, etc. program, etc. ---PAGE BREAK--- The Certified Local Government The Certified Local Government (CLG) Program (CLG) Program (CLG) Program (CLG) Program Created in an amendment to the National Historic Created in an amendment to the National Historic P i A i 1980 P i A i 1980 Preservation Act in 1980 Preservation Act in 1980 Vehicle by which local governments can enter into Vehicle by which local governments can enter into t hi ith NPS d DAHP t hi ith NPS d DAHP partnership with NPS and DAHP partnership with NPS and DAHP Certifies that your local program meets state and Certifies that your local program meets state and federal requirements for administering a historic federal requirements for administering a historic federal requirements for administering a historic federal requirements for administering a historic preservation program. preservation program. – Historic Preservation Commission Historic Preservation Commission Historic Preservation Commission Historic Preservation Commission – Historic Preservation Ordinance Historic Preservation Ordinance – Regular Commission Meetings that comply with the Regular Commission Meetings that comply with the g g p y g g p y Open Public Meetings Act Open Public Meetings Act – Participate in the National Register review process Participate in the National Register review process ---PAGE BREAK--- Why Become a Certified Local Why Become a Certified Local Government? Government? Locally designated properties become eligible for Locally designated properties become eligible for Locally designated properties become eligible for Locally designated properties become eligible for Special Tax Valuation Special Tax Valuation Your community becomes a partner in the Your community becomes a partner in the Your community becomes a partner in the Your community becomes a partner in the national/state historic preservation program national/state historic preservation program Access to technical assistance by the Department Access to technical assistance by the Department Access to technical assistance by the Department Access to technical assistance by the Department of Archaeology and Historic Preservation of Archaeology and Historic Preservation Small grant funds available through the Historic Small grant funds available through the Historic S a g a t u ds a a ab e t oug t e sto c S a g a t u ds a a ab e t oug t e sto c Preservation Fund only for CLGs Preservation Fund only for CLGs Participation in the nomination of local properties Participation in the nomination of local properties p p p p p p to the National Register of Historic Places to the National Register of Historic Places ---PAGE BREAK--- Certified Local Government Grants Certified Local Government Grants 10% mandated pass 10% mandated pass-through of the Historic through of the Historic Preservation Fund Preservation Fund – FY 2001 = $110,000 FY 2001 = $110,000 – FY 2002 = $75,000 FY 2002 = $75,000 –FY 2005 = $70,000 FY 2005 = $70,000 –FY 2006 = $78,000 FY 2006 = $78,000 – FY 2003 = $65,000 FY 2003 = $65,000 – FY 2004 = $160,000 FY 2004 = $160,000 –FY 2007 = $110,000 FY 2007 = $110,000 Grants may be used for: Grants may be used for: – Education Education Brochures, web sites, videos, classroom curriculum, Brochures, web sites, videos, classroom curriculum, workshops, training, presentations workshops, training, presentations Planning Planning – Planning Planning Historic preservation plans, zoning, etc. Historic preservation plans, zoning, etc. ---PAGE BREAK--- Certified Local Government Certified Local Government Grants, continued... Grants, continued... Grants may be used for: Grants may be used for: Grants may be used for: Grants may be used for: – Survey/Inventory Survey/Inventory Documenting historic resources within jurisdiction Documenting historic resources within jurisdiction Documenting historic resources within jurisdiction, Documenting historic resources within jurisdiction, updating previous inventories, create electronic updating previous inventories, create electronic databases of survey information databases of survey information – Nominations Nominations Prepare new National Register nominations, amend Prepare new National Register nominations, amend i ti i ti i ti i ti existing nominations existing nominations – Special Projects Special Projects Prepare historic structure reports create façade Prepare historic structure reports create façade Prepare historic structure reports, create façade Prepare historic structure reports, create façade improvement programs, etc. improvement programs, etc. ---PAGE BREAK--- Special Tax Valuation Special Tax Valuation Enabling legislation passed in 1985 Enabling legislation passed in 1985 Local government implements the Local government implements the l th h di l th h di law through ordinance law through ordinance Local government determines Local government determines which property types are eligible which property types are eligible which property types are eligible which property types are eligible Can be used for a substantial Can be used for a substantial rehabilitation (25% of structure rehabilitation (25% of structure rehabilitation (25% of structure rehabilitation (25% of structure value) for either residential or value) for either residential or commercial property commercial property p p y p p y Amount of rehab subtracted from Amount of rehab subtracted from property value for a period of ten property value for a period of ten years years ---PAGE BREAK--- Special Tax Valuation Special Tax Valuation Building Value = $50,000 25% = $12,500 (minimum) Actual amount spent on rehab $50 000 = $50,000 Building reassessed on normal schedule $75 000 schedule = $75,000 Subtract “special valuation” of $50 000 $50,000 Taxed on = $25,000 ---PAGE BREAK--- Conclusion Conclusion A local historic preservation program can be a A local historic preservation program can be a catalyst for sparking investment in your catalyst for sparking investment in your catalyst for sparking investment in your catalyst for sparking investment in your historic properties historic properties Historic preservation can help protect your Historic preservation can help protect your Historic preservation can help protect your Historic preservation can help protect your community’s identity and character community’s identity and character There are incentives for preserving historic There are incentives for preserving historic There are incentives for preserving historic There are incentives for preserving historic buildings buildings Only Only you you know what is worth protecting on the know what is worth protecting on the Only Only you you know what is worth protecting on the know what is worth protecting on the local level local level - local communities must be local communities must be proactive toward saving their historic proactive toward saving their historic proactive toward saving their historic proactive toward saving their historic resources resources