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THE CITY OF e - ha.a _p ...,.. i I ... SDP A:EWENJ FAIL MATERIAL. i'r;�vi lo FLE T N® After�.�e�Distributhe tion City of Packet Council MEMORANDUM Date -- -� Date: December 16, 2013 To: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council From: Nelson Fialho, City Manager , Brian Dolan, Director of Community Development flj) Subject: Historic Preservation and Residential Design Amendments It has come to our attention that the City Council staff report doesn't include any discussion regarding one of the items that the Council supported at the June 4, 2013, City Council check-in: the completion of a professional comprehensive resource survey of the older residential structures Downtown to determine which structures are considered historic resources. This survey is listed as a proposed implementation program on p.10 of the draft Downtown Specific Plan Amendments. Staff's expectation is that the comprehensive survey could be completed for approximately $100,000 and that the city would pursue reimbursement of this cost from future applicants of projects on historic homes. Staff recommends that the Council adopt a motion authorizing staff to pursue a contract with a qualified consultant to conduct this survey. In addition,based on feedback received since the Planning Commission hearing, staff is providing alternative language for the Council's consideration regarding the demolition definition and new residential building design. Demolition Definition (possible change is double underlined; the staff-recommended change described in the Council staff report is underlined) 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, but excluding the replacement of windows and doors. 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. Changes to the front façade as described above that are determined to be consistent with the Secretary of Interior's Standards for Rehabilitation shall not be considered a demolition.