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Following Council acceptance of the attached historic resource survey, the City will know which structures would be considered historic resources and subject to expanded design review authority. Applicants wishing to make exterior modifications to a historic resource will save between 1 to 1.5 months in their project schedule and approximately $5,000 because they will not have to complete their own historic resource analysis. The remaining application process is the standard Administrative Design Review process with the Planning Division. The Administrative Design Review process entails staff mailing a notice to inform the adjacent neighbors of the application, which occurs concurrently with staff's review of the application. If no neighbor objection is received within seven days and following staff's determination that the application complies with the applicable zoning regulations and that the changes are consistent with the Downtown Specific Plan Policies and Downtown Design Guidelines, the application would be approved by the Zoning Administrator. Historic Resource Survey Exhibit B is the historic resource survey of the residential structures in the Downtown Specific Plan Area that were built before 1942. A total of 201 residential structures were surveyed and a determination was made regarding whether they are historic resources based on the above definition adopted by the City Council. Pages 2-5 of the survey explains in detail the criteria for determining whether a structure is historic. In general, if the structure meets one or more of the following California Register' criteria and retains its integrity (i.e., it has not been altered such that its historic materials or features or original form have been removed or destroyed) then it is considered a historic resource: 1. It is associated with events that have made a significant contribution to the broad patterns of local or regional history, or the cultural heritage of California or the United States; 2. It is associated with the lives of persons important to local, California, or national history; 3. It embodies the distinctive characteristics of a type, period, region, or method of construction, or represents the work of a master, or possesses high artistic values; or 4. It has yielded, or has the potential to yield, information important to the prehistory or history of the local area, California, or the nation. Based on the historic resource definition adopted by Council, ARG determined that 88 structures in the survey area met the definition and would be considered historic resources (see Exhibit C for the addresses of these structures). Approximately 53 percent (106 structures) did not qualify as historic resources. The survey noted that many of these structures have been altered, resulting in the loss of original material and form, making them no longer eligible as historic resources. Eleven structures were determined to be constructed after 1941 and their eligibility as a historic resource was not assessed. Staff notes that five structures were not included in the survey as they previously had historic evaluations completed as part of a development application. These structures are located at The California Register of Historical Resources(California Register) is a listing of resources of architectural,historical, archaeological, and cultural significance within the State of California. P15-0384 Page - 5 - October 14, 2015