Historic Preservation

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Design & Historic Preservation

The City's historic preservation progam promotes the identification, evulation, rehabilitation, adaptive use, and restoration of historic structures. The links below will guide you to a wide variety of detailed information about the City designated and surveyed historic properties and districts, the process and criteria related to the designation of historic sites and districts and the process for obtaining a Certificate of Apropriateness for new construction, alterations, additions, relocations, or demolitions withink a historic site or district. This map link shows all of the designated historic destricts within the city.

Please select one of the following options for more information about the City's Historic Preservation Program.

Annual Reviews	View presentation about historic preservation work that was done in pervious years. View 2009 Annual Review View 2010 Annual Review View 2011 Annual Review
Green Tips for Historic Homes	Click to be directed to an article in Preservation Magazine’s about how to make your historic home environmentally friendly
Historic Designation & Incentives	Learn about the different types of historic deseignation, effects of designation and incentives available to owners of designated historic properties.
Historic Preservation Awards	Learn about Pasadena's Historic Preservation Awards Program that will be held in late May 2013 and instructions on how to submit an award nomination. Nominations are due May 6, 2013.
Historic Preservation Commission	Learn who is appointed to serve on the Commission and to view meeting agendas and minutes.
Historic Preservation Documents & Applications	Download historic preservation documents including application forms, submittal requirements, brochures, etc.
Historic Preservation Ordinance	Read the Historic Preservation chapter of the Zoning Code.
Historic Resources Database (CHRID)	Find detailed information and photographs of properties that have been designated as historic resources or included in a recent historic resources survey as well as historic context reports and National Register nominations with this tutorial and link.
Historic Resources Surveys & Studies	Learn what historic resources surveys are and why they are conducted. Also review information about current and past studies.
Pasadena Houses available for relocation	View buildings that need to be relocated to a new location and to find out the steps involved in relocating a building
Sanborn Maps (1867-1970)	View historic building footprint maps.
Links to Other Design & Preservation Agencies	Review a list with links to other city, regional, state and national agencies & organizaitons focused on architecture & historic preservation.

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