The Historic Preservation Overlay Zone (HPOZ) is a City of Los Angeles ordinance that helps communities manage change in historic neighborhoods.

Windsor Square is one of the most beautiful and historic neighborhoods in the City of Los Angeles. Nearly 90% of the 1100 homes retain the original design of their street facing facades that date from the early 1920’s. Each block has homes that are in proportion to the size of the lot, with deep landscaped setbacks and wide tree lined parkways. The Windsor Square HPOZ is a product of years of consensus building among the neighbors on how to best preserve the historic character of our homes and streetscape while preserving individual property rights.

If you are planning a renovation or new construction project to any portion of your home that is visible from the street please review the link to Windsor Square HPOZ Review Process and/or contact our HPOZ City Planner, Marianne Askew, (213-978-1203), to see if your proposed project will be subject to HPOZ review.

Design Guidelines for preserving historic Windsor Square homes and information on the benefits of the HPOZ may be found through the links below.

For more background information please read the columns in the Larchmont Chronicle.

Please click on the appropriate link to learn more about the HPOZ and our Preservation Plan. (Some links require Adobe Reader.)