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take advantage of an existing legal non-conforming condition, unless approved by the City through a variance or other approval. The Planning Commission also recommended that any replacement building be constructed in the same or a comparable historic style as the demolished building. That recommendation is included in the proposed ordinance as: "New or replacement construction shall be built in the same or another appropriate historical style as described in the Pleasanton Downtown Historic Context Statement (2015) or other city document; and shall be of the same or better quality of design and level of architectural detail as the building that was altered or demolished." These restrictions on future development keep replacement buildings in scale and style with neighborhood character. Public Comment. At the Planning Commission's November 13, 2019 meeting, comments were submitted by the public in writing (see Attachment 3) as well as conveyed in person regarding the fines and restrictions on development for illegal historic building demolition and alteration, with respect to ensuring any new/replacement buildings would be of an appropriate scale and historic character as buildings demolished. Amend Purchasing Procedures and Manual. A resolution is proposed to amend the Purchasing Procedures and Manual to allow the City to cancel contracts with businesses which violate the Municipal Code. See Attachment 2.' Per this provision, a violation of the prohibition on illegal building demolition (or any other violation of the PMC) could subject a business to having its contract with the City cancelled. ySumitted by: Reviewed by: Approved b : 7 2 ( fifrtif --- ..Ellen Clark Tina Olson Nelson Fialho Director of Community Director of Finance City Manager Development Attachments: 1. Proposed Ordinance 2. Proposed Resolution 3. Planning Commission report including supplemental material 'Also on the City Council's December 17, 2019 agenda is the Local Preference item which proposes amendments to the Purchasing Procedures and Manual. While Attachment 2 shows only the amendments related to this historic building item, if both resolutions on the 12/17/19 agenda are adopted to amend the Purchasing Procedures and Manual, both sets of amendments will be incorporated into the updated Purchasing Procedures and Manual. Page 4 of 4