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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