Lake County Zoning Code § 38.8 Incentives

• (a) Tax preference: The Historic Preservation “HP” combining district when used in conjunction with Section 50280 et. seq. of the California Government Code and Section 439.1 of the Revenue and Taxation Code is designed to preserve significant historic and cultural resources or sites by providing the availability of tax incentives to those landowners in the community who voluntarily agree to preserve such resources on their property by entering into a contract with the County.

• (b) Building code exemptions: The owners of historic structures which have obtained the status of “registered cultural site” may no longer need to conform to the Uniform Building Code (UBC) but may opt instead to meet the requirements of the State Historic Building Code (HBC) in order to maintain the historic character of the structure.

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