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Redwood City Council pauses intake of new Mills Act contracts, sets Dec. 2027 review target
Summary
The council voted 6-1 to pause new Mills Act historic-preservation contract applications while staff and advisory bodies update the city's historic preservation ordinance; existing contracts (41) will be honored and staff will return with recommendations and six-month progress reports through a December 2027 target date.
The Redwood City Council on March 9 voted to pause acceptance of new Mills Act contract applications while staff studies updates to the city's historic preservation ordinance and related program rules.
Senior planner Ryan Kuching told the council staff's recommendation is "to pause the intake of new Mills Act contract applications" while the Historic Resources Advisory Committee and a consultant complete an ordinance update. Kuching emphasized that "staff is not recommending any changes to the status of the city's 41 contracts. All existing agreements would be honored."
The pause will be time-limited: councilmembers adopted a friendly amendment that sets a target to return with recommendations by December 2027 and requires six-month progress reports during the study…
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