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DRAFT Ms. Garbarino stated that ten feet on a one-story home can be pretty much the whole house, and people have had the experience here in town of waking up one morning and finding out that the lovely little one-story house next-door has been stripped to the studs, and the City knew nothing about it. She noted that there is a major impact for those 103 homes that did not make the list as some of these are beautiful homes that have a significant look to them but could then potentially have some major changes overnight. She indicated that this is a little frightening to those who live in the historic area next to homes that were not approved for whatever reason. She noted that most people tend to want to do the right thing, but sometimes really critical errors are made that are expensive to change. She asked the Commission to consider making a recommendation to the Council to have staff review this and come back with some alternatives that do protect property values and historic property that citizens hold dear in this City. Emilie Cruzan stated that she was also a member of the Task Force and that some of the big ideas on the Task Force were helping to preserve historic homes because they were being lost and picked off one by one, and to preserve the feel of the neighborhoods in the DTSP so they continue to retain their charm and their interesting and unique vitality. She indicated that she agrees with the adoption of the survey, which is a wonderful document that provides historic information. She noted that she was surprised that 88 of the homes qualify for the California Historic Resources, which is a real tribute to the people who maintain those homes. She added that this survey also gives information about the 100 or so homes that did not qualify for the California Registry but are important to the City locally. She indicated her support for Option 2 and extending the design review into the first ten feet of the home because she noticed that some of those homes that did not qualify were for reasons that changes that were made to the homes did happen within those first ten feet: the porches, the steps, the windows, and some of the cladding. She stated that this is important and supported the Commission's recommending to the Council that there be further discussion about what could happen with the other homes within the historic district with respect to the design review that could be extended to them. Bob Nickeson inquired if the design review that is proposed would apply to the 88 of the 201 houses and then Option 2 would apply to the design review of the other 103 homes. Chair Allen clarified that Option 1 and Option 2 applies to the 88 homes, and the Commission will be voting on recommending one of those two Options. She added that separate from that is another point that staff brought up to the Commission that in addition to the 88 homes, the Commission could potentially pursue to apply the design review beyond the 88 homes if it so desired, but that will not be discussed in any detail tonight except to say whether it is worth exploring. Mr. Nickeson inquired if that would apply only to houses that are near one of the 88 homes. DRAFT EXCERPT: PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES, 10/14/2015 Page 11 of 18