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ATTACHMENT 3 THE CITY OF Planning Commission —� ,,,,,F Agenda Report -,, 111 1 111 2121 I 1 11 LEASANTONC November 13, 2019 Item 4 SUBJECT: P19-0342 APPLICANT: City of Pleasanton PURPOSE: Consider adding a new Section 18.140.030 Fines and Restrictions on Future Development for Illegal Historic Building Demolition to the Municipal Code to strengthen preservation of historic buildings and penalize unpermitted demolitions and alterations LOCATION: Citywide GENERAL PLAN/ SPECIFIC PLAN Various ZONING: EXHIBITS: A. Draft resolution recommending new Municipal Code Section 18.140.030 Fines and Restrictions on Future Development for Illegal Historic Building Demolition as Attachment 1 STAFF RECOMMENDATION Staff recommends that the Planning Commission take the following actions: 1. Find that the proposed addition to the Pleasanton Municipal Code is categorically exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA). 2. Adopt a resolution recommending approval of Case P19-0342, addition to the Pleasanton Municipal Code of new Section 18.140.030 Fines and Restrictions on Future Development for Illegal Historic Building Demolition as shown in Exhibit A, Attachment 1, and forward the proposal to the City Council for consideration. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Historic buildings are a community resource, and the City lists historic resources in the General Plan, has an inventory of historic residential structures in the Downtown Specific Plan area, and has determined other structures to be historic resources in other City documents. The current Municipal Code allows property owners to process new development applications that may simultaneously consider alteration and demolition of historic buildings. The Building Code also allows the Chief Building and Safety Official to make a determination if a building is so unsafe or dangerous that it should be demolished. A new section is proposed which would further the policy of preservation of historic buildings by imposing monetary fines and