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 […]

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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 […]

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.