TRANSPORTATION, WATER & INFRASTRUCTURE COMMITTEE
Meeting Date: February 24, 2025
Subject: The Department of Conservation and Development Overview of the County’s Historical Resources Regulation
Submitted For: Board of Supervisors
Department: DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION & DEVELOPMENT
Referral No: 27
Referral Name: Monitor development of a historic preservation ordinance.
Presenter: Dominique Vogelpohl || Planner III | DCD
Contact: Dominique Vogelpohl | (925) 655-2880
Referral History:
On August 15, 2023, the Historical Landmarks Advisory Committee (HLAC) went in front of the Board of Supervisors to communicate the value of protecting historical resources and request the County adopt a historic preservation ordinance. The Board directed the Department of Conservation and Development to provide analysis of this topic to TWIC.
Referral Update:
The Department of Conservation and Development (DCD) will provide background and context on historical resources, including examples within the County, explain how the County currently regulates development projects that involve historical resources, and summarize the approaches of other local jurisdictions that have a historic preservation ordinance. DCD proposes this report as a first step toward assisting TWIC to explore this topic and proposes to return to TWIC at a future meeting to provide analysis of options related to historic preservation for the County.
Recommendation(s)/Next Step(s):
CONSIDER the report on the County’s current regulation of historical resources from the Department of Conservation and Development; and DIRECT the Department of Conservation and Development return to a future meeting to provide analysis of options related to historic preservation for the County.
Fiscal Impact (if any):
The HLAC is an unfunded committee and the cost of providing staff support is absorbed by the Department of Conservation and Development.