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Historic homes in Dunsmuir

Dunsmuir's own rules on historic homes, with the code text for every value.

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Each rule below links to the section of the Dunsmuir Municipal Code it was read from, with the code text one click away (checked October 2026). General information, not legal advice.

What Dunsmuir's code says

Dunsmuir code What Dunsmuir's code adds
Changing a historic home
  • Planning commission review is required before a permit is issued.
    Applies: Applies to construction, relocation, modification, demolition or any material change to a historic resource.
    § 17.68.110 · code text
    No permit shall be issued for the construction, relocation, modification, or demolition of a historic resource or for any material change to a historic resource without review by the planning commission.
Demolishing an older or historic home
  • No demolition or removal unless it threatens public health and safety, is unusable and cannot be repaired or restored.
    Applies: Applies to a historic resource.
    § 17.68.110 · code text
    No historic resource shall be demolished or removed unless it has become a threat to public health and safety, is not usable, and cannot be repaired or restored.
Work that needs no review
  • Ordinary maintenance or repair needs no review if it does not change design, material or external appearance.
    Applies: Applies to an exterior architectural feature on property covered by the chapter.
    § 17.68.130 · code text
    Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to prevent the ordinary maintenance or repair of any exterior architectural feature in or on any property covered by this chapter that does not involve a change in design, material, or external appearance thereof

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Frequently asked questions

What rules apply to a historic home in Dunsmuir?

Dunsmuir's code: Planning commission review is required before a permit is issued. (Applies to construction, relocation, modification, demolition or any material change to a historic resource.) (§ 17.68.110); No demolition or removal unless it threatens public health and safety, is unusable and cannot be repaired or restored. (Applies to a historic resource.) (§ 17.68.110).

General information, not legal advice.

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