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Cultural Heritage Board <br />CITY OF <br />RIVERSIDE Memorandum <br />Community & Economic Development Department Planning Division <br />3900 Main Street, Riverside, CA 92522 1 Phone: (951) 826-5371 1 RiversideCA.gov <br />CULTURAL HERITAGE BOARD MEETING DATE: OCTOBER 20, 2021 <br />(CONTINUED FROM SEPTEMBER 15, 2021) <br />AGENDA ITEM NO.: 7 <br />Case Number <br />PR -2021-001 145 <br />Request <br />A workshop to discuss potential amendments to Title 20 of the <br />Riverside Municipal Code and provide feedback on staff <br />recommended amendments (continued from September 15, 2021) <br />Project Location <br />Citywide <br />Wards <br />All <br />Staff Planner <br />Scott Watson, Historic Preservation Officer <br />951-826-5507 <br />swatson@riversideca.gov <br />RECOMMENDATION <br />Staff recommends a Cultural Heritage Board (CHB) workshop on the potential <br />amendments to Title 20 of the Riverside Municipal Code and provide feedback on the <br />staff recommended amendments. <br />BACKGROUND/DISCUSSION <br />A comprehensive update to Title 20 was last completed in 2010. Amendments included: <br />• Revisions to Landmark and Structure of Merit Criteria <br />• Addition of owner consent for designation <br />• Elimination NCA as a type of designation <br />• Expansion of Administrative Approval Authority for Certificates of Appropriateness <br />• Revisions to strengthen Enforcement and Penalties <br />• Clarification of CHB's California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) authority <br />• Addition of Secretary of the Interior Standard's consistency to the Principle of <br />Design Review <br />Since the comprehensive update, Title 20 was amended as follows: <br />• In 2013, the Historic Preservation Fund was added <br />• In 2014, language was added to clarify Historic Preservation Officer duties and the <br />nomination of Historic Preservation Fund Committee members <br />• In 2016, Recognition of Points of Cultural Interest was added <br />In 2017, staff began identifying needed revisions and clarifications to Title 20, including <br />Chapter 20.40 - Enforcement and Penalties related to penalties for projects completed <br />without a Certificate of Appropriateness based on City Council direction. Staff has <br />Page 1 Title 20 Workshop <br />October 20, 2021 <br />