Roseville, CA Historic Preservation: Historic-Cultural Monuments (2026)

Chapter 19.61 lists twelve significant buildings by name and assessor's parcel number, including the West House, Barker Hotel, Bank of Italy Building, McRae Building, Odd Fellow Hall, Kaseberg House, Citizens Bank, Vernon Street Hotel, Masonic Building (Roseville Theater), Tower Theater, Placer County Exhibit Building, First Methodist Church, and Hemphill House. Section 19.61.020 defines a "significant building" as one that is at least 50 years old, listed on the National Register of Historic Places or California Register of Historic Places, or determined by the City Council to be notably associated with historic persons, events, or Roseville's broader history. Any person may petition the Planning Manager to add or remove a building from the list, and the City Council can also initiate the amendment on its own motion, following the zoning-amendment process in Chapter 19.86.

Before a listed building can come down, Section 19.61.040 requires the owner to obtain a Design Review Permit under Chapter 19.76 and secure four specific findings: that the development could not occur without demolition, that it provides a substantial public benefit outweighing the loss, that feasible mitigation has been incorporated, and that restoration is not economically or technically feasible. Mitigation options the Planning Manager can require include preserving the structure in place, relocating it on-site or elsewhere, salvaging architectural materials, and commissioning an archival photographic study before the building is razed. The permit requirement does not apply when the chief building inspector determines, in writing under Chapter 16.35, that a listed building is dangerous to occupants or the public; once such a building is demolished, the Planning Manager processes an amendment removing it from the list.