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City of Chula Vista Historic Preservation Program

Garrettson-Frank HouseThe City of Chula Vista has a vast and eclectic inventory of historic homes. The City is committed to help preserve and maintain these important cultural resources. Properties that meet at least one of the six local criteria may apply for inclusion on the City of Chula Vista List of Historic Sites and may be eligible to participate in the City Of Chula Vista Mills Act Program.

Local Criteria for Historic Site Consideration
For consideration on the Chula Vista List of Historic Sites a site must meet at least one of the six local criteria.

CRITERIA FOR LISTING:

  1. Bears a relationship to overall heritage on a local, state, or national basis
  2. Relates to a historic personage who played an important role historically, on a local, state, or national basis
  3. A site where an important event took place.
  4. Distinguishing architectural characteristics that are identifiable.
  5. Archaeologically significant in its association with pre-history of the area.
  6. Has integrity (Evidence of original features).


Application for Historic Designation

Click here for an Application for Historic Designation.

THE MILLS ACT PROGRAM
The City of Chula Vista has adopted the Mills Act Program to provide incentive to owners of historic homes to preserve and maintain their properties.

Starkey HouseThe Mills Act is legislation that gives local jurisdictions the power to enter into contractual agreements with private property owners of qualified historic homes. The Mills Act is designed to encourage the preservation, maintenance, and restoration of designated historic properties through property tax savings. The Mills Act Agreement specifies what preservation, maintenance and restoration efforts will be made by the property owner(s). The Agreement is a legally binding contract between the City and the historic homeowner with a minimum term of 10 years. The County Assessor's Office determines what the "new" assessed value and property tax savings will be. Property tax savings can be as much as 65%. Visit the San Diego County Assessors office at www.sdarcc.com to find out more about it.

Mills Act Application
Click here for a Mills Act Application.

How to Begin the Historic Preservation/ Mills Act Process
Processing Procedure For Historic Designation:

STEP 1: Determine whether your property meets at least one of the Local Criteria:

STEP 2: Verify whether your property was included in the 1985 Chula Vista Historic Resources Inventory.

a.) If it was not included the Historic Resources Inventory an "Inventory Worksheet" must be completed with your application. To find out if your property is in the Inventory contact Lynnette Lopez (619) 409-5465 or the Chula Vista Heritage Museum at (619) 427-8092.
STEP 3: Complete the Application for Historic Designation.
With the completed application you must provide:
  1. Current Grant Deed
  2. Photos of the site. (Front, both sides and rear)
  3. Any further information to help determine historic significance.
  4. If the site is not included in the 1985 Historic Resources Inventory, an "Inventory Worksheet" must be completed and submitted with the application.

You may provide more documentation if available. It is important to provide as much historical data on the property as possible.

View our current List of Historic Sites
To view our current List of Historic Sites, click here.

Processing Procedure For The Mills Act:Marry Mill House

  • To qualify for the Mills Act the property must first be designated as Historic
  • A Historic Property for this purpose is any property that is recognized and listed on any official federal, state, county, or city register that the local governing body recognizes.
  • To apply for the Mills Act complete the request for the Mills Act application and submit before August 30th of that year. (Applications are available at the Chula Vista Planning Department at 276 Fourth Avenue Chula Vista, 91910.)
  • Submit the completed application with the following items:
    1. Evidence of designation (Local, State, and/or National)
    2. Copy of Grant Deed
    3. Pictures of the exterior of the property (front, back, and both sides.)

For More information on historic preservation and/or the Mills Act Program you can visit the following websites.

Chula Vista Historic Homeowners Group
www.cvhistorichomes.org/


State Office of Historic Preservation
www.ohp.parks.ca.gov

California Preservation Organization
www.californiapreservation.org

National Preservation Institute
www.npi.org/

National Trust for Historic Preservation
www.nthp.org

For further information, applications or worksheets you can contact:

Lynnette Lopez
(619) 409-5465 or contact us.

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