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Salinas board tightens permit flagging, seeks clarity on designation and outreach
Summary
At its December meeting the Salinas Historic Resources Board reviewed a new TrackIt permit-flagging workflow, asked how property owners are notified about survey listings, and advanced plans for an expanded reconnaissance survey and a certificates-of-appreciation program.
The Salinas Historic Resources Board voted to approve its minutes with corrections and spent the rest of its December meeting reviewing how the city flags historic resources in the permit system, the limits of the board’s regulatory authority, and next steps for an expanded survey of potential historic properties.
Assistant planner Yesenia Segovia demonstrated how flagged permits appear in the city’s TrackIt system and told the board she had "gone in and up and flagged all of the 1989 surveyed and 2017 surveyed historic resource properties," so flagged applications route to planning staff for review and advisory comments. She said staff leave guidance on Mills Act eligibility and preservation considerations but do not themselves designate properties.
The distinction between being on a survey list and being officially designated was a…
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