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DRAFT <br /> be clarified or corrected before adoption. He further stated that in general, the proposed <br /> amendments emphasize prescriptive architectural controls even on non-historic properties, <br /> and this is not in keeping with the way the Downtown was built and with what makes <br /> Downtown so attractive. <br /> Mr. MacDonald then addressed five specific issues: <br /> 1. Widespread Downzoninq. The compatibility standard in Policy 8 is a downzoning of <br /> selected properties Downtown and is so complicated that property owners cannot even <br /> know what their allowed floor area is. If they gave a Darwin type award for the most <br /> obtuse government regulation, Policy 8 would be a finalist. The applicant would have to <br /> know the exact floor area of the house and the exact land area of the 25 to 75 houses <br /> within 150 feet of that house. There are complicated calculations after that. How many <br /> property owners know that and can plan their home improvements accordingly? The <br /> City has a 40-percent FAR standard in the Zoning Ordinance, and that should be <br /> enough to ensure compatibility anywhere Downtown. Moreover, FAR has nothing to do <br /> with historic preservation. <br /> Mr. MacDonald recommended that the Planning Commission delete Policy 8 in its <br /> recommendation to the City Council. <br /> 2. Mandatory Pre-1942 Architecture. Policy 6 says that all new residential design should <br /> adopt architectural styles dating from pre-1942. Pleasanton has never mandated an <br /> imitation history design on all new construction Downtown; most Downtown buildings do <br /> not meet that architectural standard. <br /> Mr. MacDonald stated that he has no problem with the statement "as a preference and <br /> vision for property owners to consider." He indicated that Policy 6 says: "shall utilize <br /> pre-1942 architecture" and added that in similar places, it could say: "are encouraged <br /> to use pre-1942 architecture." He recommended that the "shall" and the "must" be <br /> taken out. He indicated that that is a reasonable and needed clarification. <br /> 3. Any Façade Modification is a (Prohibited) Demolition. Policy 2 says it is a prohibited <br /> demolition to remove the most visible façade from the street. At the Chamber meeting <br /> this morning, Director of Community Development Brian Dolan assured the business <br /> community and attending Councilmembers that property owners would be allowed to <br /> replace materials in the front façade so long as they maintain the same look and feel. <br /> That is not what Policy 6 says. Policy 6 requires that the material replaced must be <br /> proven to be unusable. <br /> To bring this regulation back to what the Director thinks it says, Mr. MacDonald <br /> recommended that Policy 6 be modified to say: "It shall not be considered a demolition <br /> when portions of the façade are modified, expanded, removed, or reconstructed with the <br /> exterior construction substantially matching the original in material, composition, design, <br /> color, texture, and shape." He indicated that this is a reasonable and needed <br /> clarification. <br /> DRAFT EXCERPT: PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES, 11/13/2013 Page 11 of 28 <br />
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