After a five-year battle over saving historic homes in Redondo Beach, the City Council has decided on a compromise approach that would raise barriers to quick demolition but ultimately allow

owners to tear down and replace them. City officials have decided to create an eight-member Preservation Commission, effective Sept. 1. Under the measure, owners of buildings deemed to have

unusual historic and architectural significance will be temporarily forestalled from demolishing, relocating or substantially altering their exteriors without the commission’s approval. The

protection covers only single-family homes that have been designated as landmarks or are in a historic district, and expires after 225 days. MORE TO READ