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Below is the Task Force's recommended new historic preservation policy: If a residential building built before 1942 is determined using the "Pleasanton Downtown Historic Context Statement"to be eligible for listing in the California Register, then it is considered a historic resource by the City. The 1942 date shall be revisited every 10 years to determine if a change is warranted. Demolition Policy A new policy was added to prevent the demolition of residential building determined to be a historic resource (as defined in the section above) unless such building is determined by the Chief Building Official to be unsafe or dangerous, and if no other reasonable means of rehabilitation or relocation can be achieved. Because the City does not have a definition of what exactly constitutes a demolition, a demolition definition is included the new policy. The residential demolition definition has been refined since the Council check-in to address the case where a portion of a building that was required to be saved was later determined to be unusable (e.g., due to dry rot, termite damage, etc.). In such a case, the unusable portion could be removed and reconstructed provided the new exterior construction matched the original. Below is the Task Force's recommended residential demolition policy and demolition definition: Prohibit the demolition* of any residential building found to be a historic resource unless such building is determined by the Chief Building Official to be unsafe or dangerous, and if no other reasonable means of rehabilitation or relocation can be achieved. A 45-day public notification period shall be implemented for buildings proposed to be demolished which do not pose an immediate safety hazard in order to assess alternatives and give the public an opportunity to make proposals for rehabilitation or relocation. *Demolition of a residential building for purposes of historic preservation shall be defined as the removal of the front façade or the most visible façade from the street, including changes to the roof and roof line. The front or most visible façade shall be considered the forward most ten feet of the structure. If the portion(s) of a building that is(are) required to remain as described above are later determined by the Director of Community Development to be unusable (e.g., due to dry rot,termite damage, etc.), then said portion(s)may be removed and reconstructed provided the new exterior construction matches the original in material, composition, design, color, texture, shape, and dimensions. Cognizant of the Downtown Commercial property owners' desire not to include their properties in the new regulations, the Task Force's demolition definition would only apply to residential demolition and what constitutes a demolition of a commercial building would remain undefined. New Residential Building Design and Compatibility of New Homes and Additions with Existing Homes The Task Force did not feel that the existing Specific Plan policy regarding new building design and compatibility with the existing neighborhood character was clear and was open to P13-2446/P13-4447/P13-4448 Page - 6- November 13, 2013