REQUEST FOR CITY COUNCIL ACTION
DATE: 11/02/2022
TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council Members
FROM: Planning and Development Department
SUBJECT:
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Request from Mayor Speake to explore possible revisions to the City's Historic Resources Ordinance, Corona Municipal Code Chapter 17.63.
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:
Mayor Speake is asking the City Council to consider approving an Ad-Hoc Committee to review and possibly amend certain sections of the City's Historic Resources Ordinance. The City's current ordinance was adopted by the City Council in 2001 and was created in collaboration with the Corona Historic Preservation Society to establish criteria for listing a historic landmark and for the alteration, relocation, or demolition of historic resources.
RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Recommended action
That the City Council provide staff with direction on one of the options presented by staff or with another preferred course of action.
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PROPOSED OPTIONS:
Option 1. City Council approve the creation of an Ad-Hoc Committee to evaluate and discuss possible amendments to the City's Historic Resources Ordinance and report back to the City Council on future action items.
Option 2. Defer this request to a future City Council Policy Workshop to allow for consideration of the workload associated with this project within the context of other Council priorities.
Option 3. Continue with the Historic Resources Ordinance as adopted.
BACKGROUND:
The City's Historic Resources Ordinance (CMC Chapter 17.63) was adopted by the City Council in 2001. The Historic Resources Ordinance was adopted at the same time as the Historic Resources Element of the General Plan. City staff collaborated with the Corona Historic Preservation Society during the creation of the ordinance and Historic Resources Element.
The Historic Resources Ordinance promotes the recognition, preservation, and continued viability of historic resources in the City. The ordinance describes the cr...
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