The Prose of Preservation

This is huge news, folks! Alhambra is taking its first steps towards the development of a historic preservation ordinance!

Please mark your calendars and plan on being at Alhambra City Council at 7:00 p.m. on Monday, March 23, 2020 when City of Alhambra staff will present the framework of Alhambra’s historic preservation ordinance to City Council and the general public.

“APG and its members are pleased to see that the City of Alhambra is remaining true to its General Plan goals as they relate to historic preservation,” stated Oscar Amaro, President and Founder of the Alhambra Preservation Group. “We are grateful to this City Council for making the development of a historic preservation ordinance a priority and look forward to working with the City of Alhambra to craft an ordinance that preserves and protects Alhambra’s many historic resources,” continued Amaro.

The next steps after the March 23 City Council meeting will be the presentation of a preliminary draft of a historic preservation ordinance for public review and discussion at a future Planning Commission meeting. The City is anticipating that the ordinance will be considered by the Planning Commission in May, 2020. After it is reviewed, considered and approved by the Planning Commission, the final ordinance will be considered for adoption by City Council.

Stay tuned for more details about the March 23 City Council meeting and subsequent meetings. We’ll be sure to send out a reminder e-blast to everyone once we have seen the agenda for the March 23 City Council meeting and know for certain that this item will be included on the meeting’s agenda.

If you should have any questions, please feel free to e-mail APG at info@alhambrapreservation.org.