community
Culver City
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Year Incorporated
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Culver City established its historic preservation ordinance in 1991. That same year, the city adopted its historic resource survey, which led to the simultaneous designation of over 100 historic structures and three historic districts.
Not all of the designated sites are protected, however, as Culver City created a three-tiered approach to its landmark designations. The lowest-designation category, called "recognized structures," is honorary and provides no preservation design review. Buildings in the middle category, "significant structures," can be demolished following a six-month delay.
The city has a longstanding goal to update its historic preservation ordinance to more closely align with standard models of landmark designation, while also looking at a historic resource survey update that will identify postwar and recent-past structures.
The first resource listed below is specific to Culver City. For general resources related to local preservation and our Preservation Report Card, please visit our Report Card microsite.
Guide to CEQA (Conservancy website)
If any of these links are broken or incorrect, or if you would like to suggest other resources for preservation in Culver City, please let us know by emailing info@laconservancy.org.
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The scoring details for this community appear below.
Preservation Report Card
The scoring details for this community appear below. To see scores for all communities, compare specific communities and categories.
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Total Score
220
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Includes three classifications for designating structures/districts
Historic Preservation Ordinance (150) / Honorary Ordinance (10)
150
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Dedicated Historic Preservation Commission (5)
5
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Dedicated Preservation Staff (15)
15
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Total Score
220
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Includes three classifications for designating structures/districts
Historic Preservation Ordinance (150) / Honorary Ordinance (10)
150
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Dedicated Historic Preservation Commission (5)
5
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Dedicated Preservation Staff (15)
15
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Ability to Designate Historic Districts (15)
15
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Owner Consent Not Required for Designation (10)
10
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Active Landmark Designation (at least annually) (5)
0
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1987
Survey of Historic Resources: Citywide (15) / Partial (10)
15
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Survey Updated Within Past 5 Years (5)
0
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Mills Act Incentive Program (10)
0
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Additional Incentives (5)
5
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Certified Local Government (5)
0
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Historic Preservation Element or Plan (5)
5
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Extra Credit (1-25)
0
