Prepare, review, and analyze impacts of proposed projects. There are several environmental reviews/reports that can be prepared as required by CEQA. An EIR is a document that discloses and analyzes the environmental effects of a proposed project, compares alternatives and discusses methods to ... (see full description)
To help preserve the historical importance of cultural monuments and buildings. Design Cultural Monuments, Monument database, Cultural Heritage Master Plan, alteration of Historic Monuments.
Recognizing the need to identify and protect neighborhoods with distinct architectural and cultural resources, the City has developed an expansive program of Historic Preservation Overlay Zones (HPOZs). HPOZs, commonly known as historic districts, provide for review of proposed exterior alterations ... (see full description)
The Mills Act Historical Property Contracts Program is a financial incentive property tax abatement for qualified historical properties. Owners of locally designated Historic-Cultural Monuments and HPOZ Contributing Structures may apply.
Urban Design is about making places more walkable, livable and sustainable. It knits together the arrangement, appearance and form/function of buildings, modes of transit, infrastructure with the public spaces they face to create a good environment within which to live, work and play. A major focus ... (see full description)
