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Commissioner Nagler presented a scenario where a house in town has been completely gutted on the inside such that nothing on the inside is the same when the house was built, but the exterior is perfectly well maintained to its original character and construct, and the windows are maintained. He inquired it the fact that the interior was gutted does not impact whether it has historical significance. Ms. Petrin replied that was correct and added that most municipalities do not consider interiors. She noted that the City of San Francisco considers interiors for some publicly accessible buildings, but not for residences. Chair Allen inquired if there is an example of a home that has historical integrity but did not meet the criteria because it did not have historical significance. Ms. Petrin replied that Pleasanton has a lot. She stated that there are two houses across the street from each other; one is within the boundary of the (DTSP) area, and the other is outside of it. She noted that the house that is outside of the boundary has a perfect exterior and perfectly conveys an original early 20th century structure; it has all original materials in perfect condition, a high level of integrity, and obviously built before 1941 -1942. She pointed out, however, that it is outside the boundary and ,therefore, outside of their purview. Chair Allen inquired if there are similar homes within the boundary that has historical integrity but did not meet the Register because it did not meet the second criteria of historical significance. Ms. Petrin replied that there is a large quantity of buildings that were built after 1942 that have a high level of historic integrity, but they are not part of this survey. Chair Allen inquired if all of the 200 or so houses that were reviewed were built before 1941 -1942, with the exception of about eight or nine. Ms. Petrin replied that they were all supposed to be, but there were a few that fell through the cracks either because City records had an incorrect date or they were unable to sort out the correct dates. Mr. Otto then continued his presentation and talked about the survey and its results 1. The survey included all homes in residential zoning districts in the DTSP area that were built before 1942, and based on these parameters, staff found 201 structures that were provided to Ms. Petrin and Styles to survey. The structures were analyzed to determine whether they were historic or not based on the Council- adopted definition, and 88 homes qualified as historic resources. Some homes were found to have been built later than 1942, and more than half did not qualify because they had had significant changes done over time to the point where they lost their integrity and didn't qualify as a historic resource. 2. The survey will have several beneficial qualities. It will save property owners some time, about one to one - and -a -half months, since they will not have to hire PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES, October 14, 2015 Page 6 of 35