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12/17/2013
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DRAFT <br /> Mr. Dolan stated that the Task Force did take the suggestion by Council, and originally by <br /> some of the Task Force members or people who attended the Task Force meetings, to <br /> propose some improvements to the Code related to "demolition by neglect." <br /> Mr. Dolan stated that the City had contracted with a historic preservation consulting firm to <br /> prepare a Historic Context Statement, which is basically a background information <br /> document that describes the history of Pleasanton and how that translated into the physical <br /> environment, what types of buildings the City ended up with, and what the particular <br /> architectural and physical components of those types of buildings that exist in the <br /> Downtown are; and sets a basic understanding and framework for what is in the Downtown. <br /> Mr. Dolan stated that one thing that the Task Force also agreed after some discussion was <br /> that all changes would be limited to the Downtown Specific Plan area. He noted that there <br /> are a few items that the Council did not give the green light to at the check-in, but the Task <br /> Force was interested in making sure the Council knew that, with the understanding that its <br /> role is going to be over, the Task Force would be in favor of encouraging additional <br /> discussion in the future of first-floor design review and in the potential for a Mills Act <br /> program. <br /> Mr. Dolan then summarized the Task Force recommendations that relate to the Downtown <br /> Specific Plan: <br /> 1. Criteria for determining if a structure is a historic resource are that it is at least 50 years <br /> old and determined to be eligible for the California Register. <br /> Mr. Dolan stated that this is the State criteria that the City just basically adopted. He <br /> indicated that the Task Force talked about this matter quite a bit and was actually one of <br /> the issues it brought forward to the Council; however, the Council was not interested in <br /> adding local criteria and questioned if it is really necessary to get more localized or <br /> more aggressive in saving and protecting more buildings. He noted that the Task Force <br /> ultimately took a very measured approach without trying to exceed what the Council <br /> was interested in. He indicated that one change that the Task Force collectively <br /> decided to recommend is moving back the year by which there would be concern about <br /> particular buildings, to the start of World War II, 1942, as opposed to the State's rolling <br /> 50-year period, which would consider everything up to 1963 something that would be <br /> looked at. He added that the Historic Context Statement is a resource that provides <br /> more information, and the idea is that there is this common basis for analysis, and there <br /> will be consistency for what conclusions will be based on, relative to the criteria for <br /> eligibility for the California Register. <br /> 2. The creation of a definition for demolition. <br /> Mr. Dolan stated that the Task Force considered many different options, but the Council <br /> identified one which would be considered a pretty liberal definition of demolition. He <br /> pointed out that some people get very numeric about the percentage of the exterior wall, <br /> and so it is a mathematical equation; while others use a more general one that is <br /> DRAFT EXCERPT: PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES, 11/13/2013 Page 3 of 28 <br />
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