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HISTORIC PRESERVATION POLICIES AND PROGRAMS <br /> Major attention is given throughout this Specific Plan to the preservation and enjoyment of <br /> historic resources (i.e., land use, design and beautification, circulation, and economic <br /> vitality). The primary purpose of this Chapter is to provide specific standards., and <br /> and procedures for achieving historic preservation. , <br /> formation of a new City process to facilitate the identification, designation, and <br /> remainder of the City. <br /> The following policies . _ _ _ . -- _ • . - - - • •_ = • - _ •- - - -- -- -- will guide <br /> City decision-making in implementing achieving the historic preservation goal and <br /> objectives outlined above. <br /> .. - - _ A e _ e - e • - _ _ - • - - HISTORIC RESOURCES <br /> POLICIES <br /> Preservation of the Plan Area's historic character will generally rely upon protecting <br /> historic buildings from demolition and minimizing exterior changes to significant original <br /> architectural features-whenever-feasible. In addition, modifications to these buildings will <br /> need to closely reflect the existing architecture, and the construction of new ones in <br /> historic areas will need to be consistent compatible with the Downtown's traditional <br /> design character and scale. - = - : -• - _ - _ - - - ' --- •- -- - • <br /> . Identify . = _: - - • - =.• =•-: _ : . - ! -. _ . • _ - .:.. - - <br /> • - - - o - _ _ - - - _ - - -- -- - •. • - _ <br /> Evaluate these properties using the State of California criteria for the California <br /> Register of Historic Resources. <br /> I. If a residential building in a residential zoning district built before 1942 is determined <br /> using the"Pleasanton Downtown Historic Context Statement"to be eligible for listing <br /> in the California Register, then it is considered a historic resource by the City. The <br /> 1942 date shall be revisited every 10 years to determine if a change is warranted. <br /> 2. Prohibit the demolition*of any residential building in a residential zoning district found <br /> to be a historic resource unless such building is determined by the Chief Building <br /> Official to be unsafe or dangerous, and if no other reasonable means of rehabilitation <br /> or relocation can be achieved. A 45-day public notification period shall be <br /> implemented for buildings proposed to be demolished which do not pose an <br /> Page 7 of 12 <br />