DETAILS - TECHNICAL, LEGAL, etc.

A HUGE thank you goes out to Jay Kuhre for bringing us all his years of experience in navigating municipal, state and federal systems and in battling bureaucracies to shine light on the process.

How to Object

Please find details on who gets to object, when to object and a sample Objection Letter that a property owners would need to write if they receive the Notice of Opportunity to Object or Support from the Office of Historical Preservation.

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Mills Act & Property Taxes

The SMHA has promoted that historic homes will have access to property tax savings. There is a lot of work behind getting to those property tax savings and for Cities to support a program that reduces property tax revenues.

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Historical Districts, a Deeper Dive &

Refuting Claims by the San Mateo Heritage Alliance and Baywood Neighborhood Association

Do you like to get into the details? Then this content is for you!

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Historical Registration Process

A plain English Summary of the Process to designate an area as a Historical District.

Author: Jay Kuhre

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Notification of Nomination

to Owner from State

Sample letter that the State Historic Resource Commission (SHRC) would send to owners notifying them of the action. You wouldn't want to miss this!

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Notification of Opportunity to Object

or Support

Sample letter to Owners giving them approximately 45 days to respond to object. If you do nothing, historical designation will be put on your property.

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