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IDENTIFY AND ATTEMPT TO PRESERVE BUILDINGS WHICH QUALIFY FOR LISTING O]v THE LOUISVILLE REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES; 2. PROVIDE INCENTIVES TO PRESERVE BUILDINGS THAT CONTRIBUTE TO THE HISTORIC CHARACTER OF HISTORIC OLD TOWN LOUISVILLE BUT DO NOT QUALIFY FOR LISTING ON THE LOUISVILLE REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES, WITH SUCH BUILDINGS TO BE TREATED THE SAME AS HISTORIC BUILDINGS BUT WITH LOWER PRIORITY; AND 3. PROVIDE INCENTIVES FOR NEW BUILDINGS AND DEVELOPMENTS WITHIN HISTORIC OLD TOWN LOUISVILLE TO LIMIT MASS, SCALE, AND NUMBER OF STORIES; TO PRESERVE SETBACKS; TO PRESERVE PEDESTRIAN WALKWAYS BETWEEN BUILDINGS; AND TO UTILIZE MATERIALS TYPICAL OF HISTORIC BUILDINGS, ABOVE MANDATORY REQUIREMENTS; WITH RECEIPT OF FINANCIAL INCENTIVES FUNDED BY SUCH PROCEEDS TO BE CONDITIONED UPON HISTORIC LANDMARKING OF THE RECEIVING PROPERTY IF THE PROPERTY QUALIFIES FOR LISTING ON THE LOUISVILLE REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES, OR CONDITIONED UPON THE CITY RECEIVING A CONSERVATION EASEMENT IF THE RECEIVING PROPERTY DOES NOT SO QUALIFY; WITH ANY SUCH LANDMARKING OR EASEMENT TO BE WITH CONSENT OF THE PROPERTY OWNER; AND WITH SUCH FINANCIAL INCENTIVES TO INCLUDE ANY OF THE FOLLOWING: GRANTS TO PRESERVE', HISTORIC BUILDINGS OR THEIR FACADES; ACQUISITION OF CONSERVATION EASEMENTS ON HISTORIC PROPERTIES OR OTHER ELIGIBLE PROPERTIES; ACQUISITION AND REHABILITATION OF HISTORIC PROPERTIES TO BE SOLD WITH CONSERVATION EASEMENTS; GRANTS OR LOW INTEREST LOANS TO PRESERVE AND REHABILITATE ELIGIBLE PROPERTIES; FUNDING FOR TAX OR FEE REBATES FOR ELIGIBLE BUILDINGS;