The City Council has directed City staff to update the City’s Historic Preservation Ordinance to address community concerns and ensure that it reflects best practices in the field of historic preservation. Below is a link to view the current ordinance and other historic preservation-related sections of the Zoning Code as well as information about the ordinance update process. Everyone is encouraged to review the current ordinance and provide comments on changes that you believe should be made to the ordinance. Staff will provide all comments received to the decision-makers for consideration during the update process. See below for information about a virtual informational workshop that will be held to provide a summary of the current ordinance provisions and changes that may be considered.
Current Ordinance
Download the current Historic Preservation Ordinance and other historic-preservation-related sections of the Zoning Code or view it online.
Informational Workshop
On July 1, 2020, staff conducted an informational workshop to summarize the current Historic Preservation Ordinance, answer questions and receive comments.
To review the workshop or the Power Point (without workshop audio/video), click one of the links below.
Public Hearings
Following the informational workshop, public hearings will be held before the Historic Preservation Commission, Planning Commission and City Council to review the proposed updates and receive additional public comments. Dates and links will be added on this web page when they are scheduled.
City Council Public Hearing
Date: January 11th, 2021
Time: 2:00 pm
Meeting agenda will be posted on Friday January 8, 2021 here: www.cityofpasadena.net/commissions/agendas. This link may also be used to view the meeting.
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Staff Contact
For more information or questions, please contact
Kevin Johnson, Senior Planner
at kevinjohnson@cityofpasadena.net.