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DRAFT <br /> 4. There was some question about whether or not there was a need to clarify existing <br /> policies and guidelines. Some of those inconsistencies and maybe outdatedness of <br /> some of the information in the policies and the guidelines, particularly in the policies <br /> of the Specific Plan, were very obvious and did need clarification. <br /> 5. The Task Force was exploring whether or not to complete a comprehensive historic <br /> resource survey instead of an as-you-go process of requiring property owners to pay <br /> for analysis of their individual property when they decide to do a project. Doing a <br /> more comprehensive survey ahead of time to be funded by the City would eliminate <br /> both the time and expense of the applicant later down the road; it also informs <br /> people ahead of time in terms of real estate transactions, and they can make an <br /> informed decision if they are really interested in owning a historic property or not. <br /> 6. Implementation of the Mills Act, where the City sets up a program which allows it to <br /> enter into contracts with property owners regarding some particular improvements to <br /> the property that are consistent with historic preservation, restoration of historic <br /> features, and even more common, maintenance, in exchange for relief from their <br /> local tax bill. The Council was not supportive of pursuing that. <br /> 7. There were a few things that were discussed in the Task Force meetings which were <br /> not a part of what the Task Force brought forward to the Council but did come up at <br /> the Council check-in: (a) improvement to the City ordinances about property <br /> maintenance, essentially, the issue of demolition by neglect, when an owner who <br /> has an old property and just does not take care of it, and ultimately the property gets <br /> too bad that it has to be torn down; and (b) the use of story poles, which is <br /> something the Commission is familiar with and which becomes particularly important <br /> when projects with historic homes in the Downtown area are being considered. The <br /> Council asked to add these to the package of initiatives to move forward. <br /> Mr. Dolan stated that the Task Force recommendations will affect several of the documents <br /> that guide decisions in this subject matter: there are very small amendments to the <br /> General Plan which are very much just clean-up; there are some more significant proposed <br /> changes to the Downtown Specific Plan; some additional changes to the Downtown Design <br /> Guidelines that typically have some relationship to what is being amended in the Specific <br /> Plan; there would not be a change to the Zoning Ordinance in terms of creating a Historic <br /> Preservation Ordinance, which the current Specific Plan states would be done; however, a <br /> few related issues came up requiring changes to the Zoning Ordinance, one of which is <br /> story poles. He noted that the Commission is aware that oftentimes having story poles is <br /> very helpful, but staff has no authority to require them now, and the Task Force essentially <br /> felt it was important enough to address the issue. He added that with this amendment, staff <br /> would be able to require story poles if necessary. He noted that it adds a minor expense <br /> but is really very helpful in seeing what these new structures might look like in a particular <br /> setting. <br /> DRAFT EXCERPT: PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES, 11/13/2013 Page 2 of 28 <br />
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