Rare, unique, exemplary cultural resources may be designated on the County Register of Outstandingly Remarkable/Relevant-Important Cultural Resources for the purposes of recognizing their greater than local significance and providing incentives and guidelines for their preservation and the enjoyment of present and future generations.
(A) The Cultural Preservation Commission may recommend to the County Commission Cultural Resources for designation on the County Register of Outstandingly Remarkable/Relevant-Important Cultural Resources. Upon review, the County Commission may designate cultural resources for inclusion on the County Register of Outstandingly Remarkable/Relevant-Important Cultural Resources as a means of identifying and recognizing cultural resources that are rare, unique, exemplary, significant, and deserving of special designation, protection, and use.
(B) OUTSTANDINGLY REMARKABLE/RELEVANT-IMPORTANT CULTURAL RESOURCES are resources that are rare, unique, exemplary, significant, and deserving of special designation, protection, and use. They are outstanding, remarkable, one of a kind resource that deserve special management when compared to other similar resources in the region of comparison.
(C) Any activity, business, district, building, structure, object, resource, scenery, or site may be designated on the Register of Outstandingly Remarkable/Relevant-Important Cultural Resources if it is located within the official boundaries of the county, has been the subject of a Class III inventory, is approved by the County Commission, and at least 95% of the proposed area meets any of the following minimum criteria.
(1) The resource is of sufficient value that it is the site of public or private facilities that enhance interpretive opportunities for the public. Parks, museums, monuments, businesses, and other permanent designations qualify cultural resources for this criterion. Examples within the region of comparison include, but are not limited to, Anasazi State Park, Pipe Springs National Monument, Fremont Indian State Park, CEU Museum, American West Heritage Center, This is the Place State Park, Emery County Museum, Edge of the Cedars State Park, and the like.
(2) The resource is of sufficient value that it requires paid or volunteer staff to assist with interpretation and/or protection of the resource. The presence of on-site guides, hosts, rangers, guards, specialists, or other similar staff for a minimum of 500 hours per year qualifies cultural resources for this criterion. Examples within the region of comparison include, but are not limited to, Defiance House, Mormon Handcart Sites, Sand Island, Grand Gulch, Pine Lake Campground, and the like.
(3) The resource is of sufficient value that it is the subject of guided or self guided tours promoted by land management agencies or private businesses. Resources that receive a minimum average visitation of 200 visits per month qualify for this criterion. Examples within the region of comparison include, but are not limited to, San Juan River Site Tours, Cedar Mesa, Kane Gulch, Cowboy Cave, and the like.
(4) The resource is of sufficient renown that its location and nature are well known and recognizable throughout the intermountain region. Resources that have been the subject of not less than ten statewide mass media feature articles or programs qualify for this criterion. Examples within the region of comparison include, but are not limited to, Mormon Tabernacle, Range Creek, Nine Mile Canyon, Mormon Handcart Sites, Hole in the Rock, and the like.
(5) The resource value has been demonstrated to the County Commission in at a public hearing and the outstandingly remarkable/relevant-important nature has been documented by a preponderance of the evidence.
(6) Resources that are the basis of an ACEC/Wild and Scenic River designation do not qualify for outstandingly remarkable/relevant-important status unless they meet one of the criteria above.
(Ord. 2013-1, passed 7-8-2013)