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different levels of expertise over the course of many years. He stated that the list is certainly far from perfect and needs to be updated. He indicated that staff has the tools to narrow them quickly, as most historic preservation ordinances identify a particular year when structures were built, and a search can be done for anything older and subject them to some evaluation criteria. Commissioner Blank clarified that he was not thinking about the methodology, but the implication regarding how to arrive at that. He noted that this appears to be focused on this particular line of identifying individual buildings regardless of location. Mr. Dolan agreed that the language is broad. Commissioner Olson stated that it may be somewhat of a stretch, but he would relate this to heritage trees which are defined and not contained in a given district but are located throughout the City. He noted that if he buys a home with a heritage tree on it, he is not free to cut it down without deliberation; therefore, if he buys a historic house, it seems that he should have to meet certain requirements if it is considered historic. He stated that he believes what Mr. Dolan was saying is that there is a list which might need updating, as opposed to referring to a district and saying everything within that district is historic. Mr. Dolan stated that this is something to consider at the point when something needs to be done differently, and it certainly is one of the key questions for later discussion. Downtown Specific Plan Mr. Dolan stated that the DTSP has a lot of background information that is useful and interesting, and includes pictures of some of our historic buildings. He then directed the to the Historic Preservation Goal on page 66, which reads: he primary Specific Plan goal for historic preservation is to provide for the protection He noted that this is a fairly generic goal but certainly demonstrates an intent. He then referred to the Historic Preservation Objectives, noting that the first is a commitment o complete a thorough inventory implement a program of designating such resources, and take the necessary measures to protect and preserve t He indicated that this is even more generic in that it refers to resources and does not really specify between individual buildings or districts and does not preclude them either. Mr. Dolan then proceeded to the second objective, which leads to the heart of one of the most difficult questions: To prevent the demolition of appropriately-designated He noted that there are two terms that need c s with. He noted that that staff came up with a policy shortly after the creation of the DTSP called 50-Percent Rulehe will also discuss later. PLANNING COMMISSION REGULAR MINUTES, March 9, 2011 Page 5 of 24