Fayette Criteria for Consideration of Nomination ordinance (§ 415.210)

A. In accordance with criteria for evaluation for the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP), the FHPC shall, upon such investigation as it deems necessary, make a determination as to whether a nominated property, structure, site, area or district meets one (1) or more of the following criteria:

1. That are associated with events that have made a significant contribution to the broad patterns of our history; or

2. That are associated with the lives of significant persons in or past; or

3. That embody the distinctive characteristics of a type, period, or method of construction, or that represent the work of a master, or that possess high artistic values, or that represent a significant and distinguishable entity whose components may lack individual distinction; or

4. That have yielded or may be likely to yield, information important in history or prehistory.

B. In addition, the following criteria may be considered for local designation which are not criteria for national recognition.

1. Its character, interest or value as part of the development, heritage or cultural characteristics of the community, County, State, or country;

2. Its overall setting and harmony as a collection of buildings, structures, or objects where the overall collection forms a unit;

3. Its potential to be returned to an accurate historic appearance regardless of alterations or insensitive treatment that can be demonstrated to be reversible;

4. Its location as a site of a significant local, County, State, or national event;

5. Its identification with a person or persons who significantly contributed to the development of the community, County, State, or country;

6. Its embodiment of distinguishing characteristics of an architectural type valuable for the study of a period, type, method of construction, or use of indigenous materials;

7. Its identification as the work of a master builder, designer, architect, or landscape architect whose individual work has influenced the development of the community, County, State, or country;

8. Its embodiment of elements of design, detailing, materials or craftsmanship that render it architecturally significant;

9. Its embodiment of design elements that make it structurally or architecturally innovative;

10. Its unique location or singular physical characteristic that makes it an established or familiar visual feature of the neighborhood, community, or City;

11. Its character as a particularly fine or unique example of a utilitarian structure, including, but not limited to, farmhouses, gas stations or other commercial structures with a high level of integrity or architectural significance;

12. Its suitability for preservation or restoration; and

C. Any structure, property or area that meets one (1) or more of the above criteria shall also have sufficient integrity of location, design, materials, and workmanship to make it worthy of preservation or restoration.