Planning Division
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Local History Awards Program - July 10
Join the Cultural Heritage Board in Recognizing this year’s winners: Kathy Maddox (Individual Achievement), Old Riverside Foundation’s 2007 Home Tour (Group Achievement), and Judith Schaefer, PhD (Lifetime Achievement).
Cultural Heritage Board Practicum - July 11
The Cultural Heritage Board welcomes renowned speaker, Donovan Rypkema of Place Economics and author of the National Trust publication “The Economics of Historic Preservation” to speak about Economics and Green Building concepts as it relates to Historic Preservation. Lunch is included.
Chinatown - Jacobs Medical Office Building
The Draft Environmental Impact Report (EIR) is now available.  The Cultural Heritage Board will be considering the Certificate of Appropriateness on June 18 and the project is scheduled for Planning Commission review on June 19, 2008.
Fox Plaza Project
The Final Environmental Impact Report (FEIR) is now available.  The City Council will consider this project on June 10, 2008.
Riverside Arroyo Watershed Policy Committee Report
Recommended policies and practices are intended to assist the Planning Departments of the City and County of Riverside in making land use decisions with watershed implications across adjoining boundaries.
Initial Study for the BRE TOD Project
The City of Riverside will prepare an Environmental Impact Report for the BRE Properties Transit-Oriented Development.
The Mills Act Tax Credits for Historic Properties
Property owners can receive a significant reduction in local property taxes in exchange for their promise to actively participate in restoring, rehabilitating, repairing and preserving their historic properties.
Proposed Palm Heights Historic District
The planning process is underway for this important specific plan. Participate in how to revitalize the Magnolia Avenue corridor and recapture its grandeur.
Residential Infill Incentive Program
The development, redevelopment or reuse of less than five vacant or underutilized R-1 or RR zoned parcels of 21,780 square feet or less, surrounded by residential uses (80% of land uses within a half mile radius) where the proposed project is consistent with general plan designations and applicable zoning.

 

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