What rules apply to a historic home in Manhattan Beach?

Manhattan Beach's code: At least 45 years old. (Eligibility for consideration as a historic landmark.) (§ 10.86.070); A property under 45 years old may qualify for local listing. (If it is of exceptional architectural, cultural, social or historical importance, as verified by a qualified historian.) (§ 10.86.070).

Historic homes in Manhattan Beach: the local rules

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When a building counts as historic	At least 45 years old. Applies: Eligibility for consideration as a historic landmark. § 10.86.070 · code text In order to be eligible for consideration as a landmark, a property must be at least forty-five (45) years old. A property under 45 years old may qualify for local listing. Applies: If it is of exceptional architectural, cultural, social or historical importance, as verified by a qualified historian. § 10.86.070 · code text A historic property less than forty-five (45) years of age may qualify for local listing if the Director, Commission, and/or City Council determine that the resource is of exceptional architectural, cultural, social, and/or historical importance to the City, as verified by a qualified architectural historian or historian.
Changing a historic home	A certificate of appropriateness is required. Applies: Alteration, restoration, rehabilitation, construction, removal, relocation or demolition of a listed historic resource, City historic landmark, or contributor to a designated historic district. § 10.86.150 · code text No person shall carry out or cause to be carried out any alteration, restoration, rehabilitation, construction, removal, relocation, or demolition of any resource listed on the National Register of Historic Places, listed on the California Register of Historical Resources, designated as a historic landmark by the City, or designated as a contributor to a designated historic district unless the City has first issued a certificate of appropriateness in accordance with the requirements of this chapter. Administrative review by the Director. Applies: Negligible or minor alteration requiring a permit, without changes to character-defining features, or specified listed alteration types. § 10.86.150 · code text A certificate of appropriateness may be issued by the Director for work that constitutes a "negligible alteration" or a "minor alteration" and requires issuance of a permit but does not involve a change of design, material, or appearance to character-defining features, nor the removal or obstruction of a character-defining feature, of a designated historic landmark or contributing property of a designated historic district. Review by the Planning Commission. Applies: Work that does not qualify for administrative review by the Director. § 10.86.150 · code text Applications for a certificate of appropriateness for work that does not qualify for administrative review pursuant to paragraph C of this Section 10.86.150 shall be referred to the Commission.
Demolishing an older or historic home	A certificate of appropriateness and a discretionary permit are required; the demolition permit is delayed until requirements are met. Applies: Full demolition of a historic landmark or contributing resource. § 10.86.150 · code text The full demolition of a historic landmark or contributing resource is considered a discretionary permit and subject to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and Permit Streamlining Act. Therefore, a demolition permit shall not be issued until the requirements of this section have been met.
Work that needs no review	No certificate of appropriateness is required. Applies: Ordinary maintenance or repair, minor alterations, or projects that need no permit and do not change design, materials or exterior appearance. § 10.86.150 · code text A certificate of appropriateness shall not be required for ordinary maintenance or repair or minor alterations or for projects that do not, by law, require issuance of a permit and do not involve a change of design, materials, or exterior appearance of the property.
Mills Act tax incentive	Eligible for Mills Act contracts and property-tax reduction. Applies: Individually designated historic landmarks, contributing resources in designated historic districts, and properties individually listed in the National or California Register. § 10.86.240 · code text All individually designated historic landmarks, contributing resources in designated historic districts, and properties that are individually listed in the National Register of Historic Places or the California Register of Historical Resources are eligible for Mills Act contracts

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