Historic District meeting with county reps

On Tuesday, Aug. 3, from 7 to 9 p.m. at Town Hall, Deputy Planning Director Jerry Jolliffe and staff involved in working to create a Historic District for Idyllwild, will meet with townspeople to update the community on steps taken to date, including the creation of authorizing legislation that would update the existing and outdated ordinance.

At this point, the proposed District focuses on commercial buildings. Should a decision be made in the future to create a second district focusing on residential properties, a second survey will have to be done to determine what if any historical value those properties might possess.

This meeting will consider progress on drafting authorizing code, streamlining historic district permit processes to benefit both the county and historic district property owners, how code applies to residential properties in the proposed district, provisions, if any, for opting out, and any other questions affected property owners might have.