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Program 5.2: ons contained within archaeological and <br />historical architecture studies regarding rehabilitation or preservation of archaeologically <br /> He noted that this suggests relying on <br />professional opinion. <br /> <br />Referring to Program 5.2, Commissioner Pentin gave an example of someone who <br />wants to take a house out, and someone else gets a historical architect who <br />recommends that the house needs to be preserved for certain reasons. He inquired if <br />the decision-makers then have to go back to the General Plan and state that they are <br />following the recommendation of a professional. He further inquired if this Program is <br />written in stone or is a gray area. <br /> <br />Mr. Dolan replied that he thinks it is a gray area but suggests that a professional opinion <br />should be consulted. He added that the DTSP gets even more specific. <br /> <br />Commissioner Blank stated that one of the reasons it is a gray area is because an <br />applicant can then find another expert witness who would state that it is not a historical <br />or archaeological area of significance. <br /> <br />Commissioner Pearce stated that <br />definition that something or someone significant happened in this place. <br /> <br />Mr. Dolan stated that these are standards provided for the City by the State, and cities <br />do not necessarily have to stick with those standards. <br /> <br />Commissioner Pearce inquired if that was the intent of the statement. <br /> <br />Mr. Dolan replied that he was not sure whether this was the intent of the General Plan; <br />however, in the specifics of the DTSP, it comes right out and references those. <br /> <br />Mr. Dolan then referred to Program 5.4, which clearly outlines a specific direction to <br />which the City commits itself: <br />prHe noted <br />that the terminology ,mentions <br />. <br /> <br />Commissioner Blank noted that this appears to be in divergence from the DTSP which <br />talks about districts or areas. He stated that without knowing the intent of the person <br />who wrote the language, it would be difficult to determine if <br />implies taking inventory of every building in Pleasanton and going through them one by <br />one to identify which are and which are not significant so there is no question. <br /> <br />Mr. Dolan stated that historic buildings are located in pretty isolated areas that have <br />been identified. He noted that the Downtown Design Guidelines references four or five <br />different neighborhoods, and the City has a documentation of a whole series of experts <br />starting in 1978, done every five years and reviewed by different individuals with <br />PLANNING COMMISSION REGULAR MINUTES, March 9, 2011 Page 4 of 24 <br /> <br />