Diamond Bar does not currently have a historic preservation ordinance. Though Diamond Bar has not yet enacted policies aimed at protecting privately owned historic resources, the topic is a point of discussion as the City contemplates ways to protect the historically significant, yet privately owned windmill that is one of the last vestiges of the original Diamond […]

Duarte does not currently have a historic preservation ordinance.  Though the City was working toward that goal in 2008 and such an ordinance was discussed in a study session, the City Council did not give direction to pursue the topic further. The City has made progress with historic preservation with its first citywide survey of […]

Hawaiian Gardens does not currently have a historic preservation ordinance. At 0.9 square miles in area, Hawaiian Gardens is the smallest municipality in Los Angeles County.  While the City currently has no plans to establish a historic preservation ordinance at this time, its small size could make a citywide survey of historic resources an approachable […]

Following a year and a half of preparation, the City of Manhattan Beach passed a new historic preservation ordinance on February 16, 2016, marking a major milestone for preservation in this 3.9-square-mile city in the South Bay. To reflect this major progress, the Conservancy has assigned Manhattan Beach a new grade of “C-” (up from […]

Maywood adopted a historic preservation ordinance in 2010 as an “Urgency Ordinance” as a result of concerns that the Los Angeles Unified School District was purchasing several parcels with single family residences to clear for a school expansion. The ordinance does not establish the ability to designate historic districts, and the designation of individual landmarks […]

Montebello does not currently have a historic preservation ordinance. A limited survey of structures on Whittier Boulevard was completed in 1989 in response to a proposed street widening project, though the City has not conducted any citywide survey of historic resources.