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Council removes ARHPB condition requiring mural designs return for approval, citing artistic freedom

Chico City Council · January 6, 2026
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Summary

Chico council approved appeals by two downtown developers, removing an Architectural Review and Historic Preservation Board condition that would have required proposed mural designs to return for board approval; councilmembers and local artists argued mural content is private expression and not appropriate for ARHPB review.

The Chico City Council voted to sustain appeals to remove a condition from two architectural-review approvals that required proposed murals to return to the Architectural Review and Historic Preservation Board (ARHPB) for final approval.

Trevor Miller, the architect for one of the projects, told the council that murals are not…

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