Historic Preservation in Pasadena, CA (2026)
1 verified historic preservation rules for Pasadena, California, sourced directly from the municipal code and official government pages.
Verified from official government sources
Historic-Cultural Monuments
Pasadena's top historic-preservation tier is the historic monument. Properties already on the National Register at the state or federal level qualify automatically; everything else needs a regional-to-national significance finding under the criteria in Section 17.62.040.
Pasadena Historic Monument Designation
Significant RestrictionsPasadena, CA, Municipal Code Sec. 17.62.040.C
C.Historic monuments. 1.A historic monument shall include: a.All historic resources previously designated as historic treasures before adoption of this Chapter in 2002 are automatically designated as historic monuments and, as such, are exempt from the designation procedures of this chapter, b.All historic resources that are listed in the National Register at the State-wide or Federal level of ...
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