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Council advances update to historic preservation ordinance and context statement
Summary
The council voted unanimously to introduce a revised historic preservation ordinance and approve updates to the historic context statement that simplify designation criteria, rename categories (landmarks/local register), and plan a phased inventory update beginning in 2026.
San Luis Obispo City Council on Dec. 13 voted to advance a package of updates to the city’s historic preservation ordinance and to adopt revisions to the historic context statement, citing the need to modernize older surveys and clarify designation criteria.
Principal Planner Brian Lovell told council the city’s inventory relies largely on surveys from the 1980s and 1990s and that the ordinance and context statement adopted in 2010 and 2013 needed updating. Staff recommended two-phase work: (1) update the ordinance and…
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