AGENDA

 

MEETING OF THE

LANDMARKS COMMISSION

Founded 1875

“Populus felix in urbe felici”

 

 

 

 

Monday, October 14, 2002

City Council Chambers, Room 213

7:00 p.m.

1685 Main Street, Santa Monica

 

CALL TO ORDER:

 

1.     ROLL CALL    

 

2.      REPORT FROM STAFF:

Information concerning future Landmarks Commission Agendas. Update on recent Architectural Review Board, Planning Commission, and City Council actions, including development projects, planning policy studies, ordinances, appeals and update of project status and related landmarks matters.

 

3.      APPROVAL OF MINUTES:

         Public Input Permitted

                                     

A.     September 9, 2002

 

   4.   PUBLIC INPUT: (On items not on agenda and within the jurisdiction of the Commission)

 

5.      COMMUNICATIONS: (Presentation of items not on agenda and within the jurisdiction of the Commission by members of the public. Public discussion is only extended to the person presenting the communication unless consent is given by 2/3 vote of the Commissioners present.)

 

A.     Letter received from Greyling Gentry requesting the Commission to file an application nominating the Cedrus Deodora tree located at 918 5th Street, Santa Monica, to be designated as a City Landmark

        

6.      CONSENT CALENDAR:

         Public Input Permitted

 

A.     Statement of Official Action: Certificate of Appropriateness Application No. LC-02CA-015, 200 Santa Monica Pier, to amend Certificate of Appropriateness No. LC-02CA-009 in which the Commission approved the design of a directory sign in the Central Plaza Area of the Landmark Santa Monica Pier. This application requests approval for a second directory sign to be located next to Carousel Park by the western steps to the Pier, and requests sign adjustments for both signs. 

 

B.     Statement of Official Action: Certificate of Appropriateness Application No. LC-02CA-005, 224 18th Street, requesting demolition of a main residence and garage structure on a property designated as a Structure of Merit.

 

C.    Statement of Official Action: Certificate of Appropriateness Application No. LC-02CA-010, 2609 ˝ Third Street, requesting demolition of a rear dwelling unit on a property designated as a contributor to the Third Street Neighborhood Historic District.

 

7.      New Business/PUBLIC HEARINGS: 

         Public Input Permitted

                   

A.     Landmark Designation Application LC-02LM-004, 2525 Main Street (Merle Norman Building), to determine whether the proposed property is appropriate for formal consideration of Landmark Designation Application.

 

Staff Report

 

B.     Certificate of Appropriateness Application No. LC-02CA-018, 555 7th Street, requesting to remodel and add 1,251 square foot single-story addition to an existing single story residence; and to modify a previously approved fence design.  A previously approved Certificate of Appropriateness (LC-CA-00-010) for this project has expired.

                                                                                                      

Staff Report

 

C.    Review of Commission Rules of Order to consider whether any changes to the current Rules are appropriate, including whether the Rules should be modified to establish guidelines for ex-parte communications. (Continued to December 10, 2002)

 

8.      OLD BUSINESS:

         Public Input Permitted

 

         None.

 

9.      DISCUSSION ITEMS:

         Public Input Permitted

 

  1. Review of Demolition Permits and Consideration Whether to File an Application For Designation of a Structure as a Landmark or Structure of Merit.

 

1.   954 5th Street (PC013440)

      R2/Low Density Multiple Residential

      One-Story, 2 Units w/2 car Detached Garage & Storage Shack

      Structure Identified in Historic Resources Inventory

      (Continued from September 9, 2002)

 

2.      1522 6th Street (PC013540)

C3/Downtown Commercial

Two-Story Apartment Building

Structure Not Identified in Historic Resources Inventory

 

3.      525 Marguerita Avenue (PC013531)

R1/Single Family Residential

Single Family House w/Detached Garage & Playhouse

Structure Not Identified in Historic Resources Inventory

 

4.      425 4th Street (PC013588)

R1/Single Family Residential

1-Story, Single Family Dwelling w/Guest House

Structure Not Identified in Historic Resources Inventory

 

5.      1015 Franklin Street (PC013605)

R1/Single Family Residential

Garage    

Structure Not Identified in Historic Resources Inventory

        

  1. Recommendation to City Council regarding a Mills Act Contract Application: 211 Alta Avenue (The Palama, Designated Landmark)

 

  1. Recommendation to City Council regarding a Mills Act Contract Application: 315 10th Street (the Aeroplane Bungalow, Designated Landmark).

              

  1. Recommendation to City Council regarding a Mills Act Contract Application: 2402 Fourth Street #2 (Hollister Court, Designated Landmark).

 

  1. Recommendation to City Council regarding a Mills Act Contract Application: 2612 Third Street (A Contributor to the Third Street Neighborhood Historic District).

 

  1. Discussion of Barnum Hall, located on the Santa Monica High School campus, 601 Pico Boulevard, and consideration of whether to file an application nominating the structure as a City Landmark, including consideration of significant interior public areas containing the Stanton MacDonald Wright curtain and the Conrad Buff painting. (Requested by Commissioner Posek).

 

  1. Presentation of the North of Montana Area Update of the City’s Historic Resources Inventory and discussion of the Commission’s recommendation regarding the next area of the City to be surveyed as part of the update of the Inventory.

 

H.     Discussion of Conflict of Interest Laws, including the California Political Reform Act

 

I.         Planning Commission Case List (Information Only)

 

10.   FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS:  (Requests from Commissioners to add items to upcoming agendas)

 

11.    NEXT MEETING DATE AND COMMISSION AGENDA: Monday, November 11, 2002

 

12.    ADJOURNMENT

 

 

Note:   The meeting facility is accessible.  If you need any disability-related accommodations, please contact City Staff at (310) 458-8701, or TDD Number (310) 458-8696. All written materials are available in alternate format upon request.

 

Santa Monica Blue Bus Lines #2, #3, and #8 serve City Hall.  Parking is available on the south side of City Hall.

 

CITY LANDMARKS COMMISSION

Ruthann Lehrer, Commission Architectural Historian and Chairperson

Nina Fresco, Commissioner

Roger Genser, Commission Historian and Chair Pro Tempore

Robert Posek, Commissioner

Barbara Schnitzler, Commissioner

Vacant, Commission Real Estate Licensee

Vacant, Licensed Architect
Pam O’Connor, City Council Liaison

 

 

AGENDA POLICIES

 

REQUESTS TO SPEAK on an item must be submitted on a speaker’s request form and submitted to the Commission staff.  All requests to address the Commission on agenda items must be submitted prior to the Commission’s consideration of the item. Items not identified on the agenda as public input or as a public hearing item generally require approval of 2/3 of the Commission to allow public comment.

 

CONSENT CALENDAR items will be acted upon by the Commission at one time without discussion unless a Commission requests discussion on an item.  If such a request is made, the item will be heard after the balance of the Consent Calendar has been voted upon.

 

PUBLIC HEARING PROCEDURES on each public hearing item include presentation of a staff report; Commission question of staff; a five minute presentation by the project applicant or application proponent, if any; Commission questions of the applicant or application proponent; three minutes each for each member of the public wishing to speak to the item; three minutes for project application or application proponent rebuttal; Commission deliberations and decision.

 

PRESENTATIONS BY MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC should begin with the speaker stating his or her name and address followed by a statement regarding the item under consideration.  Please speak to the Commission as a whole.

 

Professionals appearing before the Commission should clearly identify their status, such as “attorney,” paralegal,” “architect,” “designer,” or “landscape architect.”  Instances of misrepresentation of professional status may be referred to the City Attorney for possible prosecution.

 

LETTERS OR WRITTEN MATERIALS regarding agenda items may be submitted to the Commission staff prior to or at the meeting; written materials submitted at least eight days in advance of the meeting will be included in the Commission’s meeting packet.  Materials submitted after the deadline may be difficult for the Commission to adequately review.

 

ASSIGNING OF TIME for members of the public wishing to speak on an item is permissible within specified limits.  A “representative speaker” may be allowed one additional minute of speaking time, to a maximum of five additional minutes (hence, eight minutes total) for each persona actually in attendance who assigns his or her right to speak via a request to speak form to the “representative speaker.”

 

ACTION BY THE LANDMARKS COMMISSION on most matters occurs with the affirmative votes of at least four Commissioners.

 

APPEALS of certain actions of the Commission may be heard by the City Council.  For specific information on appeals, please contact the Commission staff.

 

For more information regarding the Landmarks Commission

agenda, please contact the Commission staff in the

Planning Division at (310) 458-8341

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