Los Angeles Cultural Heritage Ordinance

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historic preservation law municipal ordinance

The Los Angeles Cultural Heritage Ordinance is a municipal law that establishes the framework for identifying, designating, and protecting historic and cultural landmarks within the City of Los Angeles.

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Label	Occurrences
Cultural Heritage Ordinance of Los Angeles	1
Historic-Cultural Monument ordinance of Los Angeles	1
Los Angeles Cultural Heritage Ordinance canonical	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T170926 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

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Target entity: Los Angeles Cultural Heritage Ordinance
Context triple: [Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monument, governedBy, Los Angeles Cultural Heritage Ordinance]

A. Los Angeles Municipal Code
The Los Angeles Municipal Code is the comprehensive collection of local laws and regulations governing activities, land use, public safety, and conduct within the City of Los Angeles.
B. Los Angeles Office of Historic Resources
The Los Angeles Office of Historic Resources is a city agency responsible for identifying, protecting, and overseeing the preservation of Los Angeles’ historic and cultural landmarks.
C. Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monument
Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monument is an official designation by the City of Los Angeles that recognizes and protects buildings, sites, and landscapes of significant historic, architectural, or cultural value.
D. Los Angeles Department of Parks and Recreation
The Los Angeles Department of Parks and Recreation is the municipal agency responsible for managing and maintaining the city’s public parks, recreational facilities, and open spaces.
E. Downtown Los Angeles
Downtown Los Angeles is the central business, cultural, and historic core of Los Angeles, known for its skyscrapers, arts and entertainment venues, and diverse neighborhoods.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Los Angeles Cultural Heritage Ordinance
Target entity description: The Los Angeles Cultural Heritage Ordinance is a municipal law that establishes the framework for identifying, designating, and protecting historic and cultural landmarks within the City of Los Angeles.

A. Los Angeles Municipal Code
The Los Angeles Municipal Code is the comprehensive collection of local laws and regulations governing activities, land use, public safety, and conduct within the City of Los Angeles.
B. Los Angeles Office of Historic Resources
The Los Angeles Office of Historic Resources is a city agency responsible for identifying, protecting, and overseeing the preservation of Los Angeles’ historic and cultural landmarks.
C. Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monument
Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monument is an official designation by the City of Los Angeles that recognizes and protects buildings, sites, and landscapes of significant historic, architectural, or cultural value.
D. Los Angeles Department of Parks and Recreation
The Los Angeles Department of Parks and Recreation is the municipal agency responsible for managing and maintaining the city’s public parks, recreational facilities, and open spaces.
E. Downtown Los Angeles
Downtown Los Angeles is the central business, cultural, and historic core of Los Angeles, known for its skyscrapers, arts and entertainment venues, and diverse neighborhoods.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (39)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	historic preservation law ⓘ municipal ordinance ⓘ
administeredBy	Los Angeles Cultural Heritage Commission ⓘ Office of Historic Resources, Los Angeles Department of City Planning ⓘ linked to: Los Angeles Office of Historic Resources
appliesTo	City of Los Angeles ⓘ linked to: Los Angeles
country	United States of America ⓘ
defines	criteria for designation of Historic-Cultural Monuments ⓘ procedures for nomination of Historic-Cultural Monuments ⓘ procedures for review of alterations to designated monuments ⓘ
enables	official designation of Historic-Cultural Monuments by the City of Los Angeles ⓘ
establishes	Los Angeles Cultural Heritage Commission ⓘ framework for designating historic resources in Los Angeles ⓘ framework for identifying historic resources in Los Angeles ⓘ framework for protecting historic resources in Los Angeles ⓘ
goal	conservation of architecturally significant resources in Los Angeles ⓘ preservation of the historic and cultural character of Los Angeles ⓘ promotion of public awareness of Los Angeles history ⓘ
jurisdiction	City of Los Angeles ⓘ linked to: Los Angeles
legalSystem	California municipal law ⓘ
protects	Historic-Cultural Monuments in Los Angeles ⓘ landmarks associated with important events in Los Angeles history ⓘ landmarks associated with important persons in Los Angeles history ⓘ sites of cultural significance in Los Angeles ⓘ sites of historic significance in Los Angeles ⓘ structures of architectural significance in Los Angeles ⓘ
purpose	designation of historic and cultural landmarks ⓘ identification of historic and cultural resources ⓘ protection of historic and cultural landmarks ⓘ
regulates	designation of Historic-Cultural Monuments in Los Angeles ⓘ
relatedTo	Los Angeles Cultural Heritage Commission ⓘ Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monument program ⓘ linked to: Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monument Los Angeles Office of Historic Resources ⓘ
requires	public hearings for proposed Historic-Cultural Monument designations ⓘ review of proposed demolition of designated Historic-Cultural Monuments ⓘ
scope	cultural landscapes within the City of Los Angeles ⓘ historic buildings within the City of Los Angeles ⓘ historic sites within the City of Los Angeles ⓘ structures and objects of historic or cultural significance in Los Angeles ⓘ
subjectOf	historic preservation policies in Los Angeles ⓘ

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Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monument → governedBy → Los Angeles Cultural Heritage Ordinance ⓘ

Los Angeles Cultural Heritage Commission → operatesUnder → Historic-Cultural Monument ordinance of Los Angeles ⓘ

linked to: Los Angeles Cultural Heritage Ordinance

Historic Preservation Overlay Zone program → relatedTo → Cultural Heritage Ordinance of Los Angeles ⓘ