Following 12 months of discussion at various commissions, amendments to the Downtown Historic Conservation Plan’s (DHCP) design guidelines will go before the Benicia City Council for adoption at Tuesday’s meeting. In Sept. 2017, the council approved an agreement with the State Office of Historic Preservation for a $40,000 Certified Local Government Grant to update the […]
Planning Commission to vote on downtown design guidelines
After nearly a year of discussions at various commissions, amendments design guidelines in the Downtown Historic Conservation Plan (DHCP) will go for a second round of votes at Thursday’s Planning Commission meeting. The guidelines were previously adopted at a Historic Preservation Review Commission meeting, and— if approved by the Planning Commission— will go before the […]
HPRC approves design review guidelines for City Council consideration
The Historic Preservation Review Commission (HPRC) voted to adopt design guidelines to the Downtown Historic Conservation Plan (DHCP). The guidelines will now go to the City Council for approval. The DHCP was adopted in 1990 with amendments in 1992, 2008 and 2009. Principal Planner Suzanne Thorsen said the biggest changes were the adoption of the […]
HPRC to hear update on downtown historic design guidelines at Thursday’s meeting
Discussions on updating the Downtown Historic Conservation Plan guidelines are moving along, Principal Planner Suzanne Thorsen wrote in a staff report, and a presentation will be provided to the Historic Preservation Review Commission (HPRC) on Thursday for feedback. The DHCP’s design guidelines were adopted in 1990. However, city staff, the HPRC and community members have […]
HPRC holds talk on downtown historic district guidelines
The Historic Preservation Review Commission (HPRC) met Thursday morning in a special meeting to hold talks on the downtown historic district design guidelines. The Downtown Historic Conservation Plan was established in 1990 to provide guidelines for construction on commercial and residential areas in the parts of town designated as historical. The city was recently awarded […]
Firm, timeline set for historic design guideline review process
Principal Planner Suzanne Thorsen delivered an update on Downtown Historic District design guidelines at Thursday’s Historic Preservation Review Commission (HPRC) meeting. The city of Benicia was awarded a Certified Local Government grant from the State Office of Historic Preservation. Some of the money will be used to fund an update to the Downtown Historic Conservation […]
HPRC OKs resolution laying groundwork for Historic Conservation Plan updates
The Historic Preservation Review Commission (HPRC) approved a resolution to support updates to design guidelines for the Downtown Historic Conservation Plan (DHCP) and appointed chair Tim Reynolds to serve on the project’s Community Advisory Group at Thursday’s meeting. The presentation was delivered by Benicia’s new principal planner, Suzanne Thorsen. Thorsen previously served in associate and […]
First Street building to be considered for historic designation
The Historic Preservation Review Commission (HPRC) will consider adopting a resolution recommending an amendment to the Downtown Historic Conservation Plan (DHCP) to include the property located at 818 First St. as a contributing building to the district at its Thursday meeting. The DHCP was adopted in 1990 as the main tool for identifying historic properties […]
Planning Commission speaks on signage, zoning at Thursday’s meeting
At its regular meeting Thursday, the Planning Commission considered an appeal of staff’s decision to deny a First Street business sign permit, and a proposed zoning amendment pertaining to affordable housing density requirements, among other actions. Principal Planner Amy Million presented the staff report pertaining to the zoning amendment. The summary of the amendment states […]