New Mexico Administrative Code
Title 4 - CULTURAL RESOURCES
Chapter 10 - CULTURAL PROPERTIES AND HISTORIC PRESERVATION
Part 9 - CREDIT TO STATE INCOME TAX FOR APPROVED RESTORATION, REHABILITATION OR PRESERVATION OF REGISTERED CULTURAL PROPERTIES
Section 4.10.9.11 - STANDARDS

Universal Citation: 4 NM Admin Code 4.10.9.11

Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 6, March 26, 2024

A. The committee will review architectural applications for conformance with the secretary of interior's Standards for Rehabilitation (published at 36 CFR Part 67, reproduced below).

(1) 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.

(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 property shall be preserved.

(6) Deteriorated historic features shall be repaired rather than replaced. Where the severity of deterioration requires replacement of a dintinctive [sic] 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 sand-blasting, 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.

B. The committee will review archaeological applications for conformance with the following standards for archaeological site preservation, Paragraphs (1) through (7) of Subsection B of 4.10.9.11 NMAC, derived from standards set forth in the secretary of the interior's standards for rehabilitation and the ruins preservation guidelines, Pecos national monument, NM.

(1) The prehistoric or historic integrity of a property shall be preserved. The destruction of contributing features shall be avoided.

(2) If standing features on a site are deteriorating, repair and stabilization measures shall be undertaken with sensitivity to the character of the feature. If replacement of materials is necessary, the new shall match the old and appropriate documentation shall indicate restored areas.

(3) Erosion control measures shall be undertaken if features or artifacts of significant sites are disturbed by natural agents. These measures shall not detract from the character of the site and shall not harm significant features.

(4) Site fencing shall be undertaken if a significant site is suffering from human or animal caused disturbance. The location of fencing shall avoid significant features.

(5) Sign installation shall be undertaken if an owner wishes to protect a significant site from unauthorized excavation. Sign wording must be approved by the cultural properties review committee. Signs shall not be posted in areas which would disturb archaeological features.

(6) Camouflaging a site with vegetation or soil shall be undertaken if an owner is concerned about vandalism. Appropriate documentation shall precede this activity.

(7) Professional archaeologists shall be consulted when performing site preservation activities.

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