AGENDA

 

MEETING OF THE

LANDMARKS COMMISSION

Founded 1875

“Populus felix in urbe felici”

 

 

 

 

Monday, November 11, 2002

City Council Chambers, Room 213

7:00 p.m.

1685 Main Street, Santa Monica

 

 

CALL TO ORDER:

 

1.     ROLL CALL    

 

2.      INDUCTION OF NEWLY APPOINTED COMMISSIONER: JAMES ROSENFIELD, REAL ESTATE LICENSEE

 

3.      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.

 

4.      APPROVAL OF MINUTES:

         Public Input Permitted

                                     

A.     October 14, 2002

 

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

 

6.      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 Gerard & Stephanie Casale requesting that the Commission consider filing a Landmark application on their behalf to designate their property at 710 Adelaide Place as a City Landmark.

        

7.      CONSENT CALENDAR:

         Public Input Permitted

 

A.     Statement of Official Action: Recommendation to City Council to approve a Mills Act Contract Application at 211 Alta Avenue (The Palama, Designated Landmark)

 

B.     Statement of Official Action: Recommendation to City Council to approve a Mills Act Contract Application at 315 10th Street (The Aeroplane Bungalow, Designated Landmark)

 

C.    Statement of Official Action: Recommendation to City Council to approve a Mills Act Contract Application at 2402 Fourth Street #2 (Hollister Court, Designated Landmark).

 

D.    Statement of Official Action: Recommendation to City Council to approve a Mills Act Contract Application at 2612 Third Street (A Contributor to the Third Street Neighborhood Historic District)

 

 

8.      New Business/PUBLIC HEARINGS: 

         Public Input Permitted

                   

A.     Certificate of Appropriateness Application No. LC-02CA-018, 555 7th Street, requesting to remodel and add a 1,251 square foot single-story addition to an existing single story residence.  A previously approved Certificate of Appropriateness (LC-CA-00-010) for this project has expired. (Continued from October 14, 2002)

 

Staff Report

 

B.     Certificate of Appropriateness Application No. LC-02CA-014, 145 Bay Street, requesting to remove exterior siding, restore the original underlying siding and repaint a building that is a contributor to the Bay Street Craftsman Cluster Historic District.

 

Staff Report

 

C.    Landmark Designation Application LC-02LM-004, 2525 Main Street (Merle Norman Building), for formal consideration of the property as a City Landmark.

 

Staff Report

 

D.    Landmark Designation Application LC-02LM-005, 601 Pico Blvd. (Barnum Hall on the Santa Monica High School campus), to determine whether the proposed structure is appropriate for formal consideration of the Landmark Designation Application, including consideration of significant interior public areas containing the Stanton MacDonald Wright curtain and mosaic and the Conrad Buff painting.

 

Staff Report

 

E.     Landmark Designation Application LC-02LM-006, 918 5th Street (Cedar Tree), to determine whether the proposed landscape feature is appropriate for formal consideration of the Landmark Designation Application.

 

Staff Report

 

F.     Landmark Designation Application LC-02LM-007, 954 5th Street (Turn of Century Residence), to determine whether the proposed property is appropriate for formal consideration of the Landmark Designation Application.

 

Staff Report

 

9.      OLD BUSINESS:

         Public Input Permitted

 

10.    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.      2012-24 Main Street (PC013687)

         CM3/Main Street Special Commercial

         One-Story Commercial Structure, Surface Lot and Fencing

         Structure Not Identified in Historic Resources Inventory

 

2.            327 16th Street (PC013724)

R2/Low Density Multiple Residential

One-Story House

Structure Not Identified in Historic Resources Inventory

 

3.            424 14th Street (PC013641)

R1/Single Family Residential

One-Story Residential w/ Detached Garage

Structure Not Identified in Historic Resources Inventory

 

      4.      528 9th Street (PC013671)

R1/Single Family Residential

Single Family Residential

               Structure Not Identified in Historic Resources Inventory

 

      5.      745 20th Street (PC013673)

R1/Single Family Residential

Single Family Residential

               Structure Not Identified in Historic Resources Inventory

               Prior Demo. Application (PC012014, dated 7/19/01)

 

      6.      507 Wilshire Blvd. (PC013729)

               C3/Downtown Commercial District

               One-Story Commercial Building w/ Mezzanine

               Structure Identified in the Historic Resources Inventory

 

  1. Discussion of the Oscar Niemeyer house at 1911 La Mesa Drive and consideration of whether to file an application nominating the property as a City Landmark (Continued from 9/9/02).

                                                           

  1. Review of Proposed Letter to be sent to the Property Owners at 253 San Vicente Boulevard to commend them on their recent remodel.

 

D.    Planning Commission Case List (Information Only)

 

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

 

12.    NEXT MEETING DATE AND COMMISSION AGENDA: Monday, December 9, 2002

 

13.    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

James Rosenfield, 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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