The Los Angeles HPOZ Program
Los Angeles’ Historic Preservation Overlay Zone ordinance, passed in 1979, allows a neighborhood to petition the city for designation as a historic district. If the designation is approved, any significant changes to structures within the zone require special approval from a panel made up of residents, a Realtor, a contractor and an architect.
Today, Los Angeles has 30 designated Historic Preservation Overlay Zones (HPOZs) covering a variety of neighborhoods of 25,000 properties and another 15 neighborhoods that are in the process of applying for this designation.
Tashman Home Center – Approved HPOZ Vendor
If your property lies in one of the 30 designated Historic Preservation Overlay Zones, Tashman can help you navigate the HPOZ approval process and meet the required building codes.
We are experts when it comes to restoring and replacing windows and doors with historically correct materials and styles and understand what the city requires in order for your project to be approved.
A Los Angeles Conservancy Resource Professional
Frequently Asked Question
- How are you going to help us with the HPOZ approval process?
As an approved HPOZ vendor, Tashman is able to provide you with all the necessary documentation and shop drawings of windows and doors that may be required by the HPOZ Board.
- What are the products and services you provide?
Tashman not only oversees the design of the historically correct wood windows and doors, it fabricates them and provides their custom installation.
- Do you work with architects and contractors?
Tashman has over forty years experience working with architects and contractors. We are able to provide any drawings, samples or anything needed for the design, execution and installation of HPOZ approved windows and doors.
Tashman Windows & Doors
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Benefits of Preservation
Historic preservation is not just about regulations that prevent inappropriate changes to historic resources. Successful historic preservation programs also make available positive incentives, providing property owners financial and technical tools that help give new life to historic properties.
Economic incentives are available to historic preservation projects at the local, state and federal levels.
Preservation Incentives
- Mills Act Historical Property Contract Program
- Federal Historic Rehabilitation Tax Credit
- California’s State Historical Building Code
- Adaptive Reuse Ordinance
- Getty Incentives Publication for Homeowners
- Los Angeles Conservancy Incentives Paper
- Other Funding/Loan Agencies
Helpful Tools for Property Owners:
- The HPOZ Review Process
- How to Submit Project for HPOZ Review
- HPOZ Initial Screening Checklist
- Board Information
- Successful Projects