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You HELP To RETAIN THE CHARACTER OF LOUISVILLE <br />Your building is part of the <br />character that makes Louisville <br />unique. Every time a building is <br />lost, more of that character irrepa- <br />rably vanishes. <br />Historic Preservation Fund <br />Louisville voters approved the <br />creation a tax funded preserva- <br />tion fund. Those funds may be <br />used to for grants, loans, waivers, <br />and other incentives. Contact the <br />City for additional information. <br />Design Assistance <br />Design assistance is available <br />from the Historic Preservation <br />Commission for rehabilitation or <br />additions to your building. For <br />more information, see http: <br />www.ci.louisville.co.us /Boards/ <br />preservationcrosn. htm. <br />Tax Credits <br />A 20% federal rehabilita- <br />tion tax credit is available for <br />HISTORIC PRESERVATION IS GREEN <br />Historic buildings already <br />contain the embodied energy <br />that was used to produce them, <br />and demolishing them wastes <br />that embodied energy. Precious <br />energy will be used to produce <br />materials for new construction. <br />Donovan Rypkema speech to the <br />National Trust for Historic Preserva- <br />tion Annual Conference, October <br />1, 2005, available at http: /www. <br />preservationnation.org/issues/ <br />These community landmarks <br />are vital to a sense of community. <br />Louisville's quality of life is in <br />large part dependent on the char- <br />acter of Old Town. <br />INCENTIVES TO ARE AVAILABLE TO REHABILITATE YOUR BUILDING <br />the rehabilitation of qualifying <br />Iandmarked, income- producing <br />structures, including rental prop- <br />erties. A 10% credit is available <br />for the rehabilitation of qualifying <br />Iandmarked, non income, non- <br />residential properties. For more <br />information, see http: /www.nps. <br />gov /history /hps /tps /tax /index. <br />htm. <br />A 20% Colorado tax credit is <br />available for rehabilitation/res <br />toration work over $5,000 of the <br />interior or exterior of structures <br />that are locally Iandmarked. For <br />more information, see http: /colo- <br />radohistory- oahp.org /programar- <br />eas /itc /taxcredits.h tm. <br />transportation /additional resourc- <br />es/rypkema- speech- sustainability- <br />portland- 10012005.pdf. <br />Demolished buildings take up <br />one quarter of landfills, see http: <br />www.preservationnation.org/ <br />issues/sustainability/additional- <br />res ources /s ustainability- numbers. <br />html. <br />Historic buildings were gener- <br />ally built with better quality mate- <br />rials than more modern buildings. <br />The materials and craftsman- <br />ship used in your historic building <br />may be impossible or too cost <br />prohibitive to duplicate today. <br />State Historical Fund <br />For Iandmarked structures, the <br />Fund is available on a competitive <br />basis to governmental entities <br />and non- profits, although ap- <br />plications for private projects can <br />be made through governmental <br />entities. For more information, see <br />http://coloradohistory-oahp.org/ <br />programareastshf/shfindex.htm <br />Zoning Incentives <br />Qualifying residences in Old <br />Town may receive a 5% floor area <br />ratio (FAR) Preservation Bonus, <br />or a 10% FAR Landmark Bonus. <br />For more information, see http: <br />www.ci.louisville.co.us/Boards/ <br />preservation /incentivesflyer.pdf. <br />1021 LaFarge Avenue <br />