Historic homes in Loma Linda: the local rules

Each rule below links to the section of the Loma Linda Municipal Code it was read from, with the code text one click away (checked October 2026). General information, not legal advice.

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Changing a historic home	A certificate of appropriateness from the commission and the city council is required. Applies: Designated cultural resources and properties in historic districts. § 17.80.090 · code text All permits for alteration, restoration, rehabilitation, remodeling, addition, change of use, demolition removal or relocation for designated cultural resources and properties located in historic districts shall require a certificate of appropriateness from the commission and the city council. No permit for work until designation eligibility has been initiated and any needed certificate of appropriateness is secured. Applies: Nominated cultural resource. § 17.80.090 · code text No permits for work on a nominated cultural resource shall be awarded until eligibility for designation has been initiated in accordance with this section and a certificate of appropriateness, if applicable, has been secured. No building, alteration, demolition or removal permit is issued while the public hearing or any appeal is pending. Applies: Any improvement, building or structure in a proposed historic district or relating to a nominated cultural resource. § 17.80.080 · code text No building, alteration, demolition, or removal permits for any improvement, building, or structure within the proposed historic district or relative to a nominated cultural resource shall be issued while the public hearing or any appeal related thereto is pending.
Demolishing an older or historic home	A certificate of appropriateness from the commission and the city council is required. Applies: Demolition, removal or relocation of designated cultural resources and properties in historic districts. § 17.80.090 · code text All permits for alteration, restoration, rehabilitation, remodeling, addition, change of use, demolition removal or relocation for designated cultural resources and properties located in historic districts shall require a certificate of appropriateness from the commission and the city council.
Work that needs no review	Ordinary maintenance or repair of exterior features needs no review if design, material or appearance does not change. Applies: Any property covered by this chapter. § 17.80.150 · code text Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to prevent the ordinary maintenance or repair of any exterior architectural feature in or on any property covered by this chapter that does not involve a change in design, material, or external appearance thereof

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Loma Linda's code: A certificate of appropriateness from the commission and the city council is required. (Designated cultural resources and properties in historic districts.) (§ 17.80.090); No permit for work until designation eligibility has been initiated and any needed certificate of appropriateness is secured. (Nominated cultural resource.) (§ 17.80.090).

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