HISTORIC PRESERVATION IN OAKLAND

Historic Preservation Element of the Oakland General Plan

Landmarks Preservation Advisory Board
Contact Joann Pavlinec, Secretary to the Landmarks Preservation Advisory Board, (510) 238-6344.

Landmark Applications and Existing Landmarks
Contact Joann Pavlinec, Secretary to the Landmarks Preservation Advisory Board, (510) 238-6344.

• Designating Landmarks and Preservation Districts


• List of Designated Landmarks and Preservation Districts (under construction)

Mills Act

• City of Oakland     
• Mills Act Brochure
  • English
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  • Vietnamese
  • Spanish

• (MODEL) MILLS ACT AGREEMENT
  
  • Secretary of Interior's Standards for Rehabilitation
    
  • Minimum Property Maintenance Standards

• Mills Act Application
  
  • Oakland Landmark, S-7/S20 Preservation Combining Zone, and Heritage Property Application Form
  
  

• Mills Act
  (Sections 50280-90 of the California Government Code and Article 1.9, Sections 439 - 439.4 of the California Revenue and Taxation Code)
  
  

• Mills Act Calculator
  Each property owner should also consult legal counsel and/or a financial advisor concerning the advisability of entering into a Mills Act agreement, prior to completing and submitting the Mills Act application. The city makes no warranties or representations about the accuracy or validity of the Mills Act Property Tax Calculator - it is merely an information tool that applicants may use (at their sole risk), which does not substitute/replace legal counsel or a financial advisor.

Oakland Cultural Heritage Survey - Historical Information and Property Ratings
Contact Betty Marvin, Planner at the Oakland Cultural Heritage Survey, (510) 238-6879; fax (510) 238-4730.

• Historical and Architectural Rating System