HomeMy WebLinkAbout08-17-2026 Historic Preservation Ordinance - PH NoticeCITY OF ORANGE
LEGAL NOTICE OF PLANNING COMMISSION
PUBLIC HEARING
MEETING LOCATION:City Council Chamber, 300 E. Chapman Avenue, Orange.
Members of the public can also access meetings on Spectrum Cable
Channel 3 and AT&T U-verse Channel 99 and streamed live and on-
demand on the City’s website.
DATE:MONDAY, AUGUST 17, 2026
TIME:5:30 P.M.(or as soon thereafter as the matter may be heard)
SUBJECT:
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING TITLE 17 OF THE ORANGE
MUNICIPAL CODE TO REPLACE SECTION 17.17, HISTORIC
DISTRICTS, IN ITS ENTIRETY WITH NEW PROVISIONS FOR THE
MANAGEMENT OF HISTORIC AND CULTURAL RESOURCES.
PROPERTY LOCATION:Citywide
REQUEST:
The proposed ordinance amends Title 17 (Zoning) of the Orange
Municipal Code to establish a comprehensive program for the
management of historic districts, structures, sites, archaeological
resources and tribal cultural resources by replacing the content of
Section 17.17, Historic Districts, with a new Section 17.17 entitled
Historic Preservation and Cultural Resources. Highlights of the
proposed ordinance include establishment of:
a Historic Preservation and Cultural Resources Commission
criteria and procedures for historic landmark and districts designation
a historic property register
refined review procedures for alterations to historic properties
guidance for the management of archaeological and Native
American resources
ENVIRONMENTAL
INFORMATION:
The proposed project is not subject to the provisions of the California
Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Section 15061(b)(3) of
the state CEQA Guidelines (Common Sense Exemption) because the
ordinance is intended to provide regulations and procedures intended to
protect historic and cultural resources and avoid significant effect on the
environment. For this reason, no further CEQA documentation is
required.
PROJECT APPLICANT:City of Orange
FURTHER INFORMATION:
All interested parties may submit comments and may be heard on any
relevant matter relating to the proposed actions by mail, email, voicemail,
or in-person, as set forth in the August 17, 2026, Planning Commission
agenda to be posted on the City’s website at www.cityoforange.org. To
obtain further information about the project, please contact Anna
Pehoushek, Assistant Community Development Director at City of
Orange, 300 East Chapman Avenue via telephone at (714) 744-7228 or
apehoushek@cityoforange.org.
If you challenge any decision to this request in court, you may be limited to raising only those issues
you or someone else raised at the public hearing described in this notice, or in a written correspondence
delivered to the Planning Commission at, or prior to, the public hearing.