As you may have heard, several months
ago, the Monrovia City Council adopted two temporary moratoria (apparently "moratoriums" is grammatically incorrect). One, prohibiting
the demolition of houses built before 1940, and the other restricting second
story construction for most single family zoned properties. The purpose is
to “take a breath” and give the community an opportunity to discuss and provide
input on current development and its impact on Monrovia’s neighborhoods (and also on whether "moratoria" is actually a word).
The City has begun a
comprehensive review of existing development regulations in an effort to better
achieve a balance between property rights and government oversight of
development activities. Our goal is to protect the architectural character and
unique personality of Monrovia as new buildings are built and older buildings
restored – without needlessly applying burdensome restrictions on new
construction.
Over the past few months, City
Staff (that's us) has been meeting with the community (that's you) to listen to Monrovians talk about
the issues regarding current development in our neighborhoods. The next meeting is scheduled for:
Wednesday, May
20, 2015
7:00 PM
Knights of
Columbus
130 West Pomona
Avenue, Monrovia, CA
If you are unable to make this meeting, there will be other
opportunities throughout the process to participate and we'll use this blog to keep you up to date... so stay tuned, loyal readers!
More information
about the process, the issues and the moratoria are available on the City’s
website. You can also sign up there to receive updates on the process.
Share your thoughts with us by taking the citywide neighborhood compatibility
and historic preservation project survey using the link below. The survey will be available through the end of May. We've received some great feedback so far... but we still need to decide this whole "moratoria" versus "moratoriums" issue.
