Public hearing on historic designation changes in Riverside.

Notice of Public Hearing
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a public hearing will be held before the Cultural Heritage Board of the City of Riverside, on Wednesday April 15, 2026, relative to the following matters, beginning at the approximate time indicated below. View meeting live webcast at riversideca.gov/meeting . No item will be heard before the times indicated, but possibly later.
3:30 pm
PLANNING CASE PC-2026-00128 (HD): 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 to remove the properties, situated on the east side of Orange Street, between Fourteenth Street and Prospect Avenue, in Ward 1. The Community & Economic Development Department recommends that the Cultural Heritage Board recommend that the City Council determine that this 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. Contact Planner: Scott Watson, Historic Preservation Officer, (951) 826-5507, swatson@riversideca.gov .
The Cultural Heritage Board is authorized to make recommendations on these projects involving Historic Designations.
Public comments can be submitted by e-comment at www.engageriverside.com up to two hours before the meeting. Or call 669-900-6833 (Meeting ID: 926 9699 1265) at 9:00 a.m. on meeting day for Telephone Public Comment. To participate via Zoom, use the following link: https://zoom.us/j/92696991265 . Comments may be sent electronically to the Contact Planner listed above or via regular mail at City of Riverside Community & Economic Development Department, Planning Division, 3900 Main Street, Riverside, CA 92522.Decisions of the Cultural Heritage Board are appealable to the City Council within ten calendar days following the date the decision was rendered. Appeal procedures are available from the Planning Division.
If you challenge any of the above proposed actions in court, you may be limited to raising only those issues you or someone else raised at the public hearing described in this notice, or in written correspondence delivered to the Planning Division at, or prior to, the public hearing.
Copies of the staff report are available 12 days preceding the hearing on the City’s webpage at https://riversideca.legistar.com/Calendar.aspx .
Please refer to the meeting agenda at https://riversideca.legistar.com/Calendar.aspx for up-to-date information regarding the in-person or virtual Cultural Heritage Board meeting
DATE: March 31, 2026Scott WatsonHistoric Preservation OfficerThe Press-EnterprisePublished: 3/31/26