: Part B of the Application certifies
that proposed rehabilitation work is consistent with the Standards and shall be
completed for all Projects. Part B may only be submitted with Part A of the
Application or after Part A of the Application has been submitted to the
Commission. The Commission shall issue a Tax Credit Allocation Reservation via
a written form or letter upon submission of a complete Part B of the
Application along with a Commission determination that the building is a
Certified Historic Structure, a Certified Historic Residential Structure, or a
Qualified Non-historic Structure based upon a review of Part A of the
Application.
(1) Part B of the Application
shall include, among other information: an accurate street address or
description of the location of the building; the name of the Applicant and the
Applicant's address and telephone number; a Rehabilitation Plan including
drawings of the site plan and the building's floor plans showing existing
conditions and all proposed work with elevation drawings if applicable to
illustrate any new construction, alterations, or additions; and additional
photos printed on photographic paper, as necessary, to completely illustrate
all areas of the building that will be affected by the Rehabilitation Plan.
Drawings of the existing building condition and drawings of proposed Project
are necessary to review Part B of the Application for all Projects. For
Qualified Non-historic Structures applying for the ten percent (10%) credit,
drawings shall show that fifty percent (50%) or more of the existing external
walls remain as external walls; that seventy-five percent (75%) or more of the
existing external walls remain in place as internal or external walls and; and
that seventy-five percent (75%) or more of the existing internal structural
framework is retained in place.
(2)
Part B of the Application shall also state the timeframe by which all work
included in the Project will be completed. The Application will state a
projected starting date and completion date for the Project. The difference
between the two dates will be the timeframe by which the project shall be
completed. All work must be completed based on that timeframe calculated from
the actual starting date.
(3) Part
B Rehabilitation Plans are reviewed by the staff of the Commission for
consistency with the Standards. The Standards are as follows:
(i) A property shall be used for its historic
purpose or be placed in a new use that requires minimal change to the defining
characteristics of the building and its site and environment.
(ii) 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.
(iii) 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.
(iv) Most properties
change over time; those changes that have acquired historical significance in
their own right shall be retained and preserved.
(v) Distinctive features, finishes, and
construction techniques or examples of craftsmanship that characterize a
property shall be preserved.
(vi)
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, or other visual
qualities and, where possible, materials. Replacement of missing features shall
be substantiated by documentary, physical, or pictorial evidence.
(vii) 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.
(viii)
Significant archaeological resources affected by a Project shall be protected
and preserved. If such resources must be disturbed, mitigation measures shall
be undertaken.
(ix) New additions,
exterior alterations, or related new construction shall not destroy historic
materials that characterize a 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.
(x) 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.
