CULTURAL HERITAGE BOARD
MINUTES
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 15, 2026, 3:30 P.M.
PUBLIC COMMENT IN PERSON/TELEPHONE
ART PICK COUNCIL CHAMBER
3900 MAIN STREET
DRAFT Cultural Heritage Board Minutes – April 15, 2021
PUBLIC HEARING
PLANNING CASE – PC-2026-00128 – HISTORIC DESIGNATION – 4472 AND 4480 ORANGE – WARD 1
Proposal by Belen Bobadilla on behalf of the Riverside County Office of Education to consider a request to dedesignated the Structures of Merit located at 4472 & 4480 Orange and modify the Prospect Place Historic District boundary and remove the properties, situated on the east side of Orange Street, between Fourteenth Street and Prospect Avenue, in Ward 1. Scott Watson, Historic Preservation Officer, presented the staff report. Nancy Cox spoke in support of the matter and requested that a sign be erected a t the site. Following discussion, it was moved by Board Member Brown and seconded by Board Member Nelson to recommend that the City Council determine that the proposal is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), pursuant to Sections 15061(b)(3) (Common Sense Rule) and 21084.1 (Historical Resource), as it can be seen with certainty that there is no possibility that the activity will have a significant effect on the environment. Chair McDoniel advised of the appeal period.
The Cultural Heritage Board’s decision is final unless appealed to City Council.
A City Council public hearing is required for final approval.
Motion Carried:
AYES: Brown, Crohn, Nelson, Castellanos, and McDoniel
NOES: x
ABSENT: Ramirez and Hudson
ABSTENTION: x
COMMUNICATIONS
Edgardo Caldera, Acting City Planner, announced items for the May 20, 2026, Cultural Heritage Board meeting regarding Certificates of Appropriateness for the Iron Lofts and Harada House, rehab and update on Interpretive Center. Scott Watson announced the Preservation Conference registration deadline for any members interested and an upcoming General Plan update meeting.
ADJOURNMENT
The meeting was adjourned at 4:06 p.m. to the meeting of May 20, 2026, at 3:30 p.m.