AGENDA

 

MEETING OF THE

LANDMARKS COMMISSION

Founded 1875

“Populus felix in urbe felici”

 

 

 

 

Monday, January 13, 2003

 

7:00 p.m.

City Council Chambers, Room 213,

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.      COMMISSIONER ANNOUNCEMENTS:

 

4.      APPROVAL OF MINUTES:

         Public Input Permitted

                                     

A.     December 9, 2002

 

Minutes

 

   5.   APPROVAL OF STATEMENTS OF OFFICIAL ACTION:

 

A.     Statement of Official Action: Certificate of Appropriateness Application No. LC 02CA-019, approving repainting of the structure at 2612 Main Street (the First Roy Jones House, now the California Heritage Museum) resulting in a change of colors.

 

B.     Statement of Official Action: Certificate of Appropriateness Application No. LC 02CA-020, allowing new siding, windows and painting on the two-story rear structure located at 2617 Third Street, a contributing structure to the Third Street Neighborhood Historic District.

 

C.    Statement of Official Action: Designation of 601 Pico Blvd. (Barnum Hall on the Santa Monica High School campus) as a City Landmark (Landmark Designation Application LC-02LM-005), including the following character defining features located in interior public spaces: the Stanton MacDonald-Wright mosaic and fire curtain, the foyer terrazzo floor.

 

D.    Statement of Official Action: Designation of 918 5th Street (Cedar Tree) as a City Landmark (Landmark Designation Application LC-02LM-006).

 

E.     Statement of Official Action: Designation of 954 5th Street (Turn of Century Residence), as a City Landmark (Landmark Designation Application LC-02LM-007).

 

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

 

7.      CONSENT CALENDAR:

         Public Input Permitted

 

         None.

 

8.      NEW BUSINESS/PUBLIC HEARINGS: 

         Public Input Permitted

                   

A.     Landmark Designation Application LC-02LM-008, 317 Georgina Avenue, to determine whether the proposed property is appropriate for formal consideration of the Landmark Designation Application.

 

Staff Report

 

B.     Landmark Designation Application LC-02LM-009, 507 Wilshire Boulevard to determine whether the proposed property is appropriate for formal consideration of the Landmark Designation Application.

 

Staff Report

 

9.      OLD BUSINESS:

         Public Input Permitted

 

         None.

 

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.      1544 Euclid Street (PC013848)

                  R3/Medium Density Multiple Residential

                  Two Detached Units and Garage

                  Structure Not Identified in the Historic Resources Inventory

 

 

 

2.            1104 Franklin Avenue (PC013883)

R1/Single Family Residential

Single Family Resident w/ 3-Car Attached Garage

                  Structure Not Identified in the Historic Resources Inventory

 

3.            1231 16th Street (PC013866)

CP3/Commercial Professional District

Single Family Resident

                  Structure Not Identified in the Historic Resources Inventory

 

4.      1931 Stewart Street (PC013896)

         RMH/Residential Mobile Home Park

         Storage Shed

                  Structure Not Identified in the Historic Resources Inventory

 

5.      1343 6th Street (PC013897)

         C3/Downtown Commercial

         Santa Monica Public Library Garage

                  Structure Not Identified in the Historic Resources Inventory

 

6.      2311 Pearl Street (PC013907)

         R1/Single Family Residential

         Detached Garage

                  Structure Not Identified in the Historic Resources Inventory

 

7.      402 10th Street (PC013912)

         R1/Single Family Residential

         One-Story, Single Family Resident w/Detached Garage

                  Structure Not Identified in the Historic Resources Inventory

 

         8.      25 Gale Place (PC013801)

         R1/Single Family Residential

         Single Family House w/Attached Two-Car Garage

         Structure Not Identified in the Historic Resources Inventory

 

  1. Discussion of Landmarks nominations, Landmark application fees and formation of a Commission policy regarding the Commission filing applications on behalf of owners for Landmark designations. (continued from December 9, 2002)

 

  1. Discussion to consider sponsoring the placement of additional plaques on designated City Landmarks. (continued from December 9, 2002)

 

  1. Consideration of whether the Commission should file an application to nominate Palisades Park as a City Landmark. (Requested by Commissioner Rosenfield)

 

  1. Discussion of whether the Commission should recommend to the City Council that the City prepare a Tree Ordinance and possible preparation of a letter on this topic to the Council. (Requested by Commissioner Schnitzler)

 

  1. Discussion of Preservation Week 2003, which takes place on May 5-11, 2003, and consideration of whether the Commission would like to co-sponsor an event with the Santa Monica Conservancy. (Requested by Commissioner Schnitzler)

                                           

  1. Discussion of initiating a courtesy pre-review process for proposed modifications to designated landmark or structure of merit properties and consideration of a process for its implementation. (Requested by Commissioner Fresco)

                                                                 

  1. Discussion of additional ways to inform purchasers of property in Santa Monica that demolitions of structures over 40 years of age require Landmarks Commission review. (Requested by Commissioner Fresco)

 

D.    Planning Commission Case List (Information Only)

 

11.    WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS:

         Public Input Permitted

 

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.

        

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

 

13.    NEXT MEETING DATE AND COMMISSION AGENDA: Monday, February 10, 2003.

                                                                                                                       

14.    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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