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Palm Desert council favors clearer "minor/major" framework for historic-property approvals
Summary
City staff told council the certificate of appropriateness code is inconsistent; staff proposed either retaining staff determination with escalation or adopting a clearer minor/major tiered review. Council signaled support for a minor/major approach that reserves only truly major projects for City Council review and streamlines most other applications.
City Development Services staff told the Palm Desert City Council on Aug. 28 that the municipal code governing certificates of appropriateness for historic properties contains inconsistent approval language and that the city needs clearer guidance on who decides modifications to eligible or designated historic resources.
Carlos Flores, Development Services, said the code currently contains conflicting provisions: some sections allow staff approval, others require committee review, and some give final approval authority to a committee (the Cultural Resources Preservation…
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