Join us for Los Angeles City Planning’s upcoming Mills Act Program workshop on Aug. 8, 2022 at 6 p.m. The Mills Act Historical Property Contract Program has served as Los Angeles’s primary financial incentive for historic preservation since 1996, offering property tax savings for owners who invest in the rehabilitation and restoration of historic buildings. 

City Planning has completed a comprehensive assessment of the City’s Mills Act Program to consider the future of the program and analyze its sustainability, fiscal impact, management needs, and equity outcomes. The program assessment will inform policy recommendations from City Planning to the City Council on options to improve the administration of the program, expand participation in communities with historic disinvestment, and increase capacity for new Mills Act applications. The full report is available online. 

PROVIDE YOUR INPUT

City Planning recently hosted an opportunity for public feedback at the July 21, 2022 Cultural Heritage Commission meeting. The next opportunity to find out more about report findings will be at the upcoming Aug. 8 workshop. Public input is important prior to preparing policy recommendations to the City Council. Staff will be available by phone, email, or at the Aug. 8 workshop to receive feedback and answer questions. Feedback can also be provided via the online form.

JOIN ZOOM WORKSHOP:

August 8, 2022 6 p.m. PT

Meeting ID: 863 9235 6850 – Password: 083449

Phone Number: +1 213 338 8477

planning-lacity-org.zoom.us/j/86392356850

If unable to attend, we will be posting the presentation slides on our website. There will also be additional meetings and opportunities to participate as City Planning moves forward with policy recommendations.

Questions: Contact the Office of Historic Resources at (213) 847-3676 or planning.millsact@lacity.org.

What is the Mills Act ?

Mills Act Program It allows owners of Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monuments (HCMs) and contributing properties within one of the City’s Historic Preservation Overlay Zones (HPOZs) to receive a potential property tax reduction to help offset the costs of substantial rehabilitation and restoration of their buildings.