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12/17/2013
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The Historic Context Statement prepared for the Task Force identifies primary themes <br /> in the history of Pleasanton and connects those themes to the built environment by <br /> identifying property types associated with each theme. The local Historic District would <br /> essentially provide protection from demolition, any historic property that matched any of <br /> the identified important property types identified in the Context Statement, provided that <br /> it retained its historical integrity (i.e., that it had not been altered such that its <br /> character-defining features have been removed or destroyed). <br /> Important to any decisions on local standards or a Historic District is the time frame <br /> through which individual properties are determined to be historic resources. While the <br /> state standards use a rolling 50-year time period, the Task Force has been more <br /> inclined to set a specific date before which buildings would be considered a historic <br /> resource if they matched one of the property types identified in the Context Statement <br /> and retained their integrity. There is general agreement among the Task Force that <br /> either the start of US involvement in or the end of World War II (1942 or 1945) is the <br /> appropriate date for Pleasanton. <br /> The following are structures in the Downtown that have been either demolished or <br /> approved for demolition that may have been required to be saved if a local standards or <br /> a local Historic District had been established. <br /> 01i** <br /> Old Stanley Blvd. Third Street <br /> 2. Definition of Demolition. Current State law and City policy prohibit the <br /> "demolition" of historic resources unless an Environmental Impact Report (EIR) is <br /> prepared, and the City decides that there are more benefits to the community to <br /> allow demolition of a historic structure than preserving it. This process is <br /> expensive and time-consuming and has never been used by applicants or <br /> recommended by staff. The development review process for projects that involve <br /> substantial renovation and remodeling is made more complex by the fact that the <br /> City currently does not have a definition of exactly what constitutes a demolition. <br /> For example, does the preservation of just one wall of a home constitute a <br /> demolition? Two walls? A certain amount or percentage of linear feet? The <br /> Task Force has tentatively agreed on the following more flexible definition: <br /> "The removal of any physical element of a structure that upon removal, <br /> would substantially diminish the historic significance of a structure." <br /> Page 4 of 10 <br />
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