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SUPPLE MENIAL hViAl <br /> Provided to the City Council <br /> After Distribution of Packet <br /> Dear Mayor Thome and Members of the City Council, Date " <br /> As a member of the Historic Preservation Task Force, we took input from many <br /> groups throughout the city. One of the most curious omissions in our Municipal <br /> Code was the lack of design review for the first ten feet of a home that was under <br /> remodel or reconstruction. The odd part of this omission is that if a homeowner <br /> submits plans for changes that exceed the first ten feet a design review is <br /> triggered. The majority of our historic homes are single story! <br /> What we realized is not all homeowners hire an architect when remodeling, and <br /> the critical task of relocating windows, doors and other features can often result <br /> in expensive errors that negatively impact property values for all surrounding <br /> neighbors. We see Design Review for the first 10' of a historic home as a safety <br /> net that not only assists homeowner about to remodel, but also assures the <br /> surrounding homeowners that someone with professional experience is looking <br /> at their remodel for appropriate window and door placement and materials <br /> application. There are homes in historic neighborhoods that have been stripped <br /> to the studs and rebuilt with unfortunate and permanent errors and never once <br /> had the city planning department been allowed to review those changes. As part <br /> of the task force recommendations, the city has dedicated a staff person in <br /> planning to oversee the historic properties to ensure all owners of such <br /> properties that Pleasanton respects and values our historic residential <br /> neighborhoods. <br /> Our Historic Preservation Task Force considered these and other issues during <br /> our two and one half year study. We urge you to follow through with the task <br /> force recommendations for First Ten Feet Design Review along with the <br /> completion of the Historic Survey and the placement of Signage indicating the <br /> entrances to our historic neighborhoods. <br /> r <br /> Thank you for you time and attention to these important issues, <br /> Linda <br /> Pleasanton antonto n n Res Resident <br />