To: PUBLIC AMENITIES COMMISSION
From: Stacey Kinsella, Senior Planner
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RECEIVE AND FILE AN OVERVIEW OF PRESERVATION
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The Preservation Ordinance (No. 2554) was adopted by the Redondo Beach City Council on August 31,1989 (Title 10, Chapter 4). The purpose of the Preservation Program is to identify and protect historic resources that represent significant elements of the City's history. Per Municipal Code Section 10-4.104, a historic resource is defined as "any improvement, building, structure, landscape, sign, feature, site, place or area of scientific, aesthetic, educational, cultural, architectural, or historic significance to the citizens of the City".
BACKGROUND
Historic Resources Inventory
Prior to the adoption of the Preservation Ordinance, preservation consultants performed a windshield survey of the southern region of Redondo Beach in 1986. The survey resulted in the identification of approximately 1,400 properties as potential historic resources. The survey included some commercial properties, but focused primarily on residential resources. Another survey was conducted in 1996 (see attached), which focused on the region of Redondo Beach north of 190th Street. This survey identified approximately 1,565 properties as potential historic resources. A partial re-survey of south Redondo Beach was conducted in 2000 to update the information collected in 1986 and to incorporate historic resources that became fifty years of age since the original survey effort.
The City's Historic Resources Inventory includes the properties identified during the various survey efforts. Because properties age and resources not previously identified are lost to redevelopment, it is considered good practice to periodically re-survey city neighborhoods. In 2022, the City Council approved the allocation of $175,000 for a new citywide historic resources inventory. The new survey aims to be comprehensive, including both commercial and resid...
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