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ATTACHMENT 4 DRAFT P15-0384. City of Pleasanton (1) Consider an amendment to the Pleasanton Municipal Code to expand design review authority to include the first floor of historic homes in residential zoning districts within the Downtown Specific Plan (DSP) Area; and (2) review the Historic Resource Survey of the residential structures Downtown that were built before 1942. Commissioners O'Connor and Piper recused themselves from participating in the matter due to conflicts of interest. Commissioner Nagler joined the Commission at the dais. Steve Otto presented the staff report and described the scope and key elements of the project. He presented a brief history and overview of amendments the Council adopted, starting with the City Council's creation of a Historic Preservation Task Force, who was tasked with determining whether the existing policies and standards provided adequate protection for historic resources, clarifying existing policies and processes as needed, and making the process more predictable and streamlined to the extent feasible for applicants. He stated that after numerous meetings over a span of about a year and one half, the Task Force came back to the Council with a packet of amendments to the Downtown Specific Plan (DTSP), the General Plan (GP), the Downtown Design Guidelines (DTDG), and the Pleasanton Municipal Code (PMC). He then briefly described some of the amendments that were approved by the City Council: 1. Modified the existing criteria used for determining if a residential structure is considered a historic resource and would be protected from demolition: a residential building in a residential zoning district built before 1942 determined to be eligible for listing in the California Register using the "Pleasanton Downtown Historic Context Statement" is considered a historic resource by the City. The 1942 date shall be revisited every ten years to determine if a change is warranted. 2. Adopted a demolition definition for residential structures to be historic resources. It generally requires the preservation of the first ten feet of the structure, including the roof. 3. Changed an existing policy to require new homes to utilize or be based on one of the architectural styles found Downtown dating before 1942 such as Victorian, Craftsman, Mission Revival, etc. 4. Changed an existing policy and guideline to require that detached garages be utilized and placed at the rear of the site when the lot width exceeds 60 feet. 5. Modified the Residential DTDG to (a) discourage metal roofs but allow metal shingles with a dull finish and muted color that resembles shake or tile: (b) discourage the replacement of wooden windows, but allow replacement with other materials if they match the original windows regarding operation, profile, height, width, and glazing pattern; and (c) be consistent with design policies in the DTSP. DRAFT EXCERPT: PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES, 10/14/2015 Page 1 of 18