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Second reading and adoption of Ordinance No. 2022-10 approving Zoning Text Amendment No. 2022-01, a request by the City of Visalia to amend Visalia Municipal Code Chapter 17.56 (Historic Preservation District).
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Deadline for Action: 8/15/2022
Submitting Department: Community Development
Contact Name and Phone Number:
Cristobal Carrillo, Associate Planner, 713-4443, cristobal.carrillo@visalia.city
Paul Bernal, Community Development Director, 713-4025, paul.bernal@visalia.city
Department Recommendation:
Staff recommends that the City Council conduct the second reading and adopt Ordinance No. 2022-10, to amend portions of Visalia Municipal Code Chapter 17.56 (Historic Preservation District).
Background Discussion:
The first reading of Ordinance No. 2022-10 for Zoning Text Amendment (ZTA) No. 2022-01, approved by the City Council on August 1, 2022, amended provisions in Visalia Municipal Code Chapter 17.56 (Historic Preservation District) related to the following:
* Subjecting exterior alterations to "Background" Local Register structures located outside the Historic District to Historic Preservation Advisory Committee (HPAC) review;
* Granting the HPAC the ability to deny demolition requests for any property within the Historic District or Local Register;
* Adding definitions for Local Register classifications to the Ordinance;
* Adding specific criteria for the evaluation of fencing proposals;
* Limiting the percentage of paved surfaces allowed within front yard areas;
* Changing the frequency of Local Register reviews; and
* Including reference to the California Register of Historical Resources.
Fiscal Impact:
None.
Prior Council Action:
The City Council took the following actions:
1. At the February 16, 2021, meeting of the City Council, during presentation of the 2020 HPAC Annual Report, members of the Council directed the HPAC to provide recommendations for th...
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