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ATTACHMENT 8 <br /> LAW OFFICE <br /> PETER MACDONALD <br /> 400 MAIN STREET, SUITE 210 <br /> PLEASANTON, CALIFORNIA 94566-7371 <br /> (925)462-0191 <br /> FAX (925)462-0404 <br /> pmacdonald @macdonaldlaw.net <br /> November 10, 2013 <br /> Planning Commission <br /> City of Pleasanton <br /> 200 Old Bernal Avenue <br /> PO Box 520 <br /> Pleasanton, CA 94566 <br /> Subject: Item 6.c., November 13, 2013 Agenda <br /> Comments on Proposed Historic Preservation Policies <br /> Honorable Members of the Planning Commission, <br /> In the 30 plus years since I moved to Pleasanton, both the commercial and residential <br /> areas of downtown Pleasanton have blossomed with quality new construction, <br /> substantial historic preservation, and increased vitality. Most of those property <br /> improvements would not have been permitted under a strict architectural control regime, <br /> such as the Historic Preservation Policies that are under consideration. <br /> My concern is that without some moderating amendments, the proposed Historic <br /> Preservation Policies will bring zoning blight to downtown Pleasanton, fossilizing <br /> decrepit and mediocre buildings with strict and overly prescriptive architectural <br /> regulation. <br /> Over most of the past 30 years, in reviewing projects, the City consistently opted for a <br /> standard of neighborhood compatibility, and in support of property improvements, while <br /> keeping a lighter touch on architectural controls and historic preservation, even allowing <br /> variances until recently. Yet, many worthy historic enhancements came from this <br /> moderate approach to historic preservation, rather than aggressively pushing for <br /> archival restoration of elderly buildings. Downtown character has been enhanced <br /> through reconstruction and replacement of historic structures (e.g. Spring Street, Kolln <br /> Hardware, Veterans Building), adaptive re-use of older buildings (e.g. Firehouse Art <br /> Center, Baci Restaurant building), and imitation of historic styles in brand new <br /> construction (e.g. Vaughn Building, Tully's corner), most of which would not have been <br /> permitted under a strict historic preservation regime. <br />
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