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Sec. 17-131. - Designation statement.

West Covina Planning Code · 2026-07 edition · updated 2026-07-25 · West Covina

The designation statement shall, at a minimum, include the Secretary of the Interior's standards for rehabilitation codified in 36 C.F.R., Part 67, as the minimum standards or guidelines for that resource. The designation statement shall specify the significant exterior and interior elements and natural features that are expressly found by the planning commission to contribute to the historic landmark's significance. Unless otherwise stated, the designation statement, the protection afforded a historic landmark, shall encompass the entire parcel and any adjoining parcels under the same ownership at the time said designation statement is adopted.

(Ord. No. 2173, § 1(Exh. A), 3-4-08)

Sec. 17-132. - Removal of designation: substantial destruction.

(a)

In the event of substantial destruction of a landmark or historic district, the owner(s) of a landmark or owner(s) of fifty-one (51) percent of the parcels in a historic district may apply for removal of designation. The planning commission or city council may also initiate removal in such circumstances. The removal of a designation for this reason shall be processed and decided in the same manner as designations as set forth in this article, with the additional requirement that the determination of substantial destruction shall be set forth in the findings of the planning commission.

(b)

The complete demolition or removal of a landmark shall result in the automatic removal of the landmark designation.

(c)

Once a landmark or historic district designation has been removed, affected properties shall no longer be subject to any provision or regulation of this chapter.

(Ord. No. 2173, § 1(Exh. A), 3-4-08)

Sec. 17-133. - Use of California Historical Building Code.

All repairs, alterations, restorations, or changes in use of existing buildings and structures designated as landmarks or included as part of a historic district, or otherwise considered a historic resource under state law, may conform to the standards of the California Historical Building Code as an alternative to complying with building standards as set forth in chapter 7 of this Code, notwithstanding the fact that such buildings may be nonconforming.

(Ord. No. 2173, § 1(Exh. A), 3-4-08)

Secs. 17-134—17-140. - Reserved. DIVISION 4. - CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS REQUIRED

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  1. Sec. 17-32. - Definitions.
  2. Sec. 17-51. - Requirements.
  3. Sec. 17-61. - Project screening.
  4. Sec. 17-103. - Definitions.
  5. Sec. 17-126. - Application.
  6. Sec. 17-131. - Designation statement.
  7. Sec. 17-141. - Actions requiring certificate of appropriateness.
  8. Sec. 17-162. - Duty to keep in good repair.
  9. Sec. 17-182. - Penalties.
  10. Sec. 17-201. - Authority.
  11. Sec. 17-203. - Definitions.
  12. Sec. 17-204. - Establishment of DIFs.
  13. Sec. 17-207. - Fee adjustment.
  14. Sec. 17-208. - Fee revenue accounts.

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