Agenda Item Wording:
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Review and accept the 2022-2023 Annual Report from the City of Visalia Historic Preservation Advisory Committee.
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Deadline for Action: 8/21/2023
Submitting Department: Community Development
Contact Name and Phone Number:
Walter Deissler, Chairperson, Historic Preservation Advisory Committee
Cristobal Carrillo, Associate Planner, (559) 713-4443, cristobal.carrillo@visalia.city
Paul Bernal, Community Development Director, (559) 713-4025 paul.bernal@visalia.city
Background:
As one of the oldest cities in the Central Valley, Visalia hosts an impressive collection of historic sites and structures. Numerous structures with distinctive architectural styles are present in Visalia, concentrated in the city's historic core. The Historic Preservation Ordinance, adopted in 1979 and updated in 2001 and 2022, established the HPAC to act as a steward for historic preservation causes.
The Historic Preservation Advisory Committee (HPAC) is a seven-member committee that is primarily responsible for periodically updating the Local Register of Historic Structures, nominating properties to Local, State, and Federal Historic Registers, and reviewing building/planning actions related to historically designated structures within the Historic District and/or on the Local Register. Review of building and planning actions is the most frequent task undertaken by the Committee, consisting of review of exterior alterations to historically designated structures, and review of zoning actions on sites within the Historic District (ex. Change of Zones, Conditional Use Permits, Variances, and Planned Unit Developments). HPAC reviews are conducted with a focus on preserving the integrity of historic structures and maintaining the unified architectural character of historic neighborhoods. Committee actions are appealable directly to the City Council.
The Committee currently consists of six members (there is currently one vacancy) with a wide variety of know...
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