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LOS ANGELES CONSERVANCY Pre ser vatio n Report Card | 2008

CERTIFIED LOCAL GOVERNMENT STATUS

Created in 1980 through amendments to the National Historic Preserva-
tion Act, the Certified Local Government Program forms a partnership
among participating local governments, the
State Office of Historic Preservation, and
the National Park Service. Cities designated
as Certified Local Governments (CLGs) are
eligible for state and federal grants to sup-
port efforts such as preservation plans, his-
toric resources surveys, and preservation
education and outreach programs. CLGs
also receive valuable technical assistance
from the State Office of Historic Preserva-
tion and can play a larger role than other-
wise in the review of local sites to the
National Register of Historic Places. A city’s
status as a CLG indicates both a high de-
gree of protection for historic resources and
a strong commitment by local government to continue improving its
preservation programs.

To qualify as a Certified Local Government, a jurisdiction must demon-
strate to the State Office of Historic Preservation that it has several
preservation programs in place, including:

• A historic preservation ordinance allowing for the designation of
local resources
• An established historic preservation commission
• A regularly updated survey of potentially historic resources

As of November 2008, only ten cities within Los Angeles County were
Certified Local Governments:
Top: West Hollywood’s Harper Avenue Historic
District contains a collection of architecturally Burbank, Glendale, Long Beach, Los Angeles, Pasadena, Pomona,
significant multi-family dwellings, including the
Villa Primavera apartments (1923). Redondo Beach, Santa Monica, South Pasadena, West Hollywood
Photo by Conservancy staff.

Los Angeles became a Certified Local Government in 2007.The city has
Bottom: John Byers Residence (1924),
Santa Monica Landmark No. 52 applied for and received two grants through the program that will assist
(courtesy Santa Monica Conservancy) with the implementation of its first citywide survey of historic resources.
The grants will be used for language translation and duplication of an in-
formational video on the SurveyLA process, as well as the creation of a
template for community participation in the citywide survey process.

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