HomeMy WebLinkAboutORD-2023-032-An Ordinance of the Orange County Board of County Commissioners designating the property known as the Eno Quaker burying ground-Pin 9876100265 in Orange County North Carolina as a historic landmark ORD -2023 - 032 n n --
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AN ORDINANCE OF THE ORANGE COUNTY
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
DESIGNATING THE PROPERTY KNOWN AS THE
ENO QUAKER BURYING GROUND (PIN : 9876100265)
IN ORANGE COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA
AS A HISTORIC LANDMARK
WHEREAS , all of the prerequisites to the adoption of this ordinance prescribed in
Chapter 160D , Article 9 , as amended (Historic Districts and Landmarks ) of the General Statutes
of North Carolina and an Ordinance Creating the Historic Preservation Commission of Orange
County (the "Historic Preservation Ordinance ") have been met; and
WHEREAS , the members of the Orange County Board of County Commissioners have
taken into full consideration all statements and information presented by the Orange County
Historic Preservation Commission at a joint public hearing held on the 16th day of May, 2023 , on
the question of designating the property known as the Eno Quaker Burying Ground as a historic
landmark; and
WHEREAS , the property known as the Eno Quaker Burying Ground, located in
Hillsborough Township in the County of Orange and more particularly described in Attachment
A attached hereto , is significant as one of the very few rural cemeteries in Orange County dating
from the eighteenth century and as the most intact tangible reminder of the numerous Quakers
who settled in the county in the area north of Hillsborough; and
WHEREAS , the Quakers who settled in Orange County founded the Eno Friends
Meeting in 1754 and in 1759 established their meeting house , school and the Eno Quaker
Burying Ground at this site ; and
WHEREAS , the Eno Quaker Burying Ground contains a significant collection of locally-
carved gravestones surrounded by an rare surviving 18th century stone wall ; and
WHEREAS , based on the additional information further detailed in the landmark
designation report for the Eno Quaker Burying Ground, all of which is incorporated herein by
reference , the Orange County Historic Preservation Commission has demonstrated that the
property known as the Eno Quaker Burying Ground possesses special significance in terms of its
historic , architectural and/or cultural significance and has recommended that the property be
designated as a historic landmark as outlined in Article IV of the Orange County Historic
Preservation Ordinance ; and
WHEREAS , the State Historic Preservation Office , an agency of the Office of Archives
and History of the North Carolina Department of Natural and Cultural Resources , has reviewed
and commented on the findings of the Orange County Historic Preservation Commission for the
designation of the Eno Quaker Burying Ground as a historic landmark, as required by Chapter
160D , Article 9 , as amended, of the General Statutes of North Carolina and the Orange County
Historic Preservation Ordinance ;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the Board of County Commissioners of
Orange County, North Carolina that :
Section 1 . The property known as the Eno Quaker Burying Ground, located in
Hillsborough Township , Orange County, North Carolina jurisdictional area under PIN number
9876100265 and more particularly described in Attachment A is hereby designated a historic
landmark .
Section 2 . This landmark shall be subject to Chapter 160D , Article 9 of the General
Statutes of North Carolina and the Orange County Historic Preservation Ordinance, and any
amendments as may be made to either set of regulations .
Section 3 . The owner(s) and occupant( s) of the property known as the Eno Quaker
Burying Ground be given notice of this ordinance as required by applicable law, and that copies
of this ordinance be filed and indexed in the office of the County Clerk, Orange County Register
of Deeds , Orange County Tax Supervisor and Orange County Department of Environment,
Agriculture , Parks and Recreation, as required by the applicable law .
Section 4 . In accordance with Chapter 160D , Article 9 of the General Statutes of North
Carolina and the Orange County Historic Preservation Ordinance , the exterior and site features
of all historic landmarks are always under the purview of the Historic Preservation
Commission ' s Certificate of Appropriateness provisions . In the case of Eno Quaker Burying
Ground, the site features include the historic gravestones , the surrounding stone wall and the
landscape contained within the boundaries of the wall . The HPC shall determine Certificates of
Appropriateness for the Eno Quaker Burying Ground based on the HPC ' s approved design
standards , with reference to the designation ordinance , the application materials and the
designation report .
Section 5 : In accordance with Section 44 - 75 of the Orange County Historic Preservation
Ordinance , there shall be certain delays in demolition . Consistent with that requirement, nothing
in this ordinance shall be construed to prevent or delay ordinary maintenance or repair of any
architectural feature in or on said landmark that does not involve a change in design, material or
outer appearance thereof, nor to prevent or delay the construction, reconstruction, alteration,
restoration, demolition or removal of any feature when a building inspector or similar official
certifies to the Commission that such action is required for the public safety because of an unsafe
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condition. Nothing herein shall be construed to prevent the owner of the historic landmark from
making any use of the historic landmark not prohibited by other statutes , ordinances or
regulations .
Section 6 . All ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith are hereby repealed
to the extent of such conflict with this ordinance .
Section 7 . Any part of this ordinance determined by a court of competent jurisdiction to
be in violation of any law or constitutional provision shall be deemed severable and shall not
affect the validity of the remainder .
Section 8 . This ordinance shall become effective immediately upon its adoption .
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the members of the Orange County Board of
County Commissioners do hereby officially designate the Eno Quaker Burying
Ground as an Orange County Historic Landmark .
This the 20th day of June , 2023 .
eze Bedford, ClOir
Orange County Board of Commissioners
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Laura Je O se , Clerk to the Board
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