The Historic Preservation Review Commission (HPRC) provided feedback on the first draft of the new guidelines within the Downtown Historic Conservation District at Thursday’s meeting. Benicia is in the process of updating design guidelines in the Downtown Historic Conservation Plan (DHCP), which was adopted in 1990 to provide guidelines for construction on commercial and residential […]
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 […]