Historic Preservation Program

Advance Planning deals with the administration and update of the General Plan and Specific Plans, conducting special studies, administering the Community Development Block Grant Program, and responding to other governmental entities on a variety of planning projects and regulations.

Drawing by Bob Smith

Under the Advanced Planning umbrella, the Planning Department also administers the City's Historic Preservation program. The program is aimed to protect the City's heritage and its resources, while this growing community faces buildout within the next few years.

It is recognized that the protection, enhancement, perpetuation and use of resources of historic, cultural, and architectural significance, located within the City of Rancho Cucamonga are of aesthetic and economic value to the City.

These resources contribute to the City’s character, atmosphere and reputation, and that the economic, cultural and aesthetic standing of this city will be enhanced by respecting the heritage of this city. Therefore, it is imperative that the City safeguard these irreplaceable resources for the welfare, enjoyment and education of the present and future community.

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