Historic Preservation Overlay Zone (HPOZ) Properties
Historic-Cultural Monument (HCM) Properties
California Register of Historic Places (CRHP) Properties
Conforming Work
In the context of historic preservation in Los Angeles, “conforming work” describes changes done to a structure or site that conform to a preservation plan and in turn, to the Secretary of the Interior’s Standards for Historic Places.
Storico Consultants will help prepare the conforming work application for your historic property’s next:
– Exterior rehabilitation (re-paint, re-stucco, architectural work, etc.)
– Window and door rehabilitation / replacement
– Addition
– Landscaping / hardscaping improvements
– Reroof (all roof styles and roofing materials)
– Sidewalk / right-of-way repairs
– Infill development
Storico Consultants will advise you from start to finish on the application, hearing, permits, and approvals processes for conforming work on properties in Los Angeles with the following designations:
– Historic Preservation Overlay Zone (HPOZ)
– Historic-Cultural Monument (HCM)
– California Register of Historic Places (CRHP)
– National Register of Historic Places (NRHP)
Discretionary Projects
(COAs and CCMPs)
Some major conforming work on historic properties in Los Angeles Historic Preservation Overlay Zones (HPOZs) receive a discretionary review process.
There are two main types of discretionary review in HPOZs:
1.) Certificate of Appropriateness (COA):
For second-story additions, large rear additions (>20% of existing), changes to street visible architectural features, demolitions of contributing features, and other types of projects.
2.) Certificate of Compatibility (CCMP):
Infill development, demolitions of non-contributing features, and other types of projects.
Storico Consultants will advise you on the application, hearing, permits, and approvals processes for discretionary cases.
Code Enforcement Resolution
(Orders to Comply and Substandard Orders)
Most exterior-visible changes on historically designated properties require work approvals and permit clearances prior to the start of work.
Failure to obtain approvals, inspections, and clearances for any building project (HPOZ or otherwise) can result in penalties and orders to comply.
Storico Consultants will advise you from start to finish on the code enforcement process and the remedies to resolve any open orders to comply or substandard orders on your property.