Historic homes in Lakeport

Buildings forty-five years old or older shall be considered historic and may require an historic evaluation.

The proposed alteration of any structure or site within an HP combining district shall require a use permit.

Minor alterations, which do not impact the site or building character, may be approved by the community development director.

No feature of any property zoned HP, which gives the property its special historical, archeological, or architectural character, shall be altered or demolished except in accordance with the provisions of the use permit.

The historic preservation (HP) combining district, when used in conjunction with Section 50280 et. seq of the California Government Code and Section 439.1 of the Revenue and Taxation Code, is designed to preserve significant historic and cultural resources or sites by providing the availability of tax incentives to those landowners in the community who voluntarily agree to preserve such resources on their property by entering into a contract with the county.