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State Historic Rehabilitation Tax Credit procedures (14 CCR § 4859 series, rulemaking text) · 2026 edition · updated 2026-07-29 · California

Click on the link for “Listing of Designated Census Tracts and Excluded Census Tracts (2017-2021)” below the “January 2024 Designations” heading.

  • Download the Excel file and open.

  • Select the “Designated Census Tracts” tab at the bottom of the window.

  • Sort by “poverty rate” in descending order.

  • Highlight census tracts with a poverty rate of 75% or higher.

Submit: Create a document of the highlighted list of census tracts and submit with the Initial Project Application.

Submit: a legible map locating the proposed project property within the census tract boundary.

D. Project is part of a military base Reuse Authority

Submit a letter on letterhead from the Board of Directors chair of the Reuse Authority confirming that the reuse proposed is consistent with the Authority adopted Reuse Plan and notes no objection to the reuse.

If the Authority for the base has been dissolved, then the project does not qualify for the 25% bonus credit.

E. Project is a higher density, mixed use development located within ½ mile of Transit Station Include in the Initial Project Application Narrative, Section 2, a dedicated block describing the existing density and mixed use condition of the structure proposed for rehabilitation, and any proposed scopes of work to maintain or increase the density and the mixed use.

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Submit a legible to-scale map showing the project property located within or partially within a half mile radius from the center of a transit station.

Include documentation that the transit station meets the requirements of that station as defined below.

“Bus Hub” means an intersection of three or more bus routes, with a minimum route headway of 15 minutes during Peak Hours

“Bus Transfer Station” means an arrival, departure, or transfer point for the area’s intercity, intraregional, or interregional bus service having permanent investment in multiple bus docking facilities, ticketing services, and passenger shelters.

“Peak Hours” means the time between 7 a.m. to 10 a. m., inclusive, and 3 p.m. to 7 p.m., inclusive, Monday through Friday.

“Transit Station” means a rail or light-rail station, ferry terminal, Bus Hub, or Bus Transfer Station.

  • Definitions adapted from CA Department of Housing and Community Development Transit-Oriented Development Housing Program.

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▸ Contents — State Historic Rehabilitation Tax Credit procedures (14 CCR § 4859 series, rulemaking text)
State Historic Rehabilitation Tax Credit procedures (14 CCR § 4859 series, rulemaking text)
  1. THIRD 15-DAY PUBLIC REVIEW AND COMMENT PERIOD REGULATIONS TEXT…
  2. §4859.01. State Historic Rehabilitation Tax Credit ~~ Program …
  3. ~~ of Historic Preservation (OHP) as the authority to administ…
  4. §4859.02. Definition of Key Terms.
  5. ~~ the historic property and its environment would be unimpair…
  6. §4859.0 6 ~~ 7. ~~ Appeals.
  7. ~~ §4859.08. Fees for processing certification requests. ~~
  8. ~~(b) Income-producing project fees:~~
  9. 1. Application Forms
  10. A. State Projects
  11. B. Dual Projects
  12. A. The Initial Project Application has three sections:
  13. B. The Completed Project Application has two sections:
  14. A. Applicants apply for one of three tax credit allocation cat…
  15. A. OHP Fees:
  16. B. CTCAC Fees:
  17. 6. Application Fee remittance
  18. 7. Application Signature
  19. Section 1:
  20. 3. Applicant:
  21. Section 2:
  22. Section 3:
  23. 9. Section 2 Initial Project Application Narrative Template
  24. The feature name field and the feature scope of work field are…
  25. 10. Section 2 Amendment Application
  26. 11. Section 4 Completed Project Application
  27. 3. Applicant:
  28. 4. Completed Project Data:
  29. 7. Cost Certification Document
  30. 12. Application Forms of Record
  31. Appendix A Subject lines for correspondence to calshpo.tax
  32. File name Format Examples
  33. Typical feature blocks organized from exterior to interior, an…
  34. Appendix B Upload Instructions to the secure OHP Portal
  35. Appendix C Documentation Format Standards for Qualified Reside…
  36. Photo format:
  37. Drawing format:
  38. Product literature:
  39. What is a feature?
  40. Appendix D Initial Application submittal requirements for the …
  41. Federal Surplus Property obtained through local agency under G…
  42. State Surplus Property defined by Government Code 11011.1:
  43. Surplus land defined by Government Code 54221(b):
  44. Designated Census Tracts | Department of Finance (ca.gov)
  45. Secretary of the Interior’s Standards for Rehabilitation
  46. Links for Further Information
  47. STATE HISTORIC REHABILITATION TAX CREDIT SECTION 2 AMENDMENT
  48. of low-moderate income dwelling units before/after rehabilitat…

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