AGENDA

 

MEETING OF THE

LANDMARKS COMMISSION

Founded 1875

“Populus felix in urbe felici”

 

 

 

 

Monday, October 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.     September 8, 2003

 

Minutes

 

   5.   APPROVAL OF STATEMENTS OF OFFICIAL ACTION:

 

A.     Statement of Official Action: Certificate of Appropriateness LC-03CA-006, Sign Adjustment Application 03ARB358, 200 Santa Monica Pier, to permit signage for a gift shop in the Carousel building.

 

B.     Statement of Official Action: Certificate of Appropriateness LC-03CA-008, Sign Adjustment Application 03ARB336, 301 Santa Monica Pier, to permit signage for a proposed new restaurant (Bubba Gump Shrimp Company) on the Landmark Santa Monica Pier.

                                                                                                            

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

 

 

 

7.      CONSENT CALENDAR:

         Public Input Permitted

 

         None.  (Items 10B-F may be considered here)

 

8.      OLD BUSINESS:

         Public Input Permitted

 

9.      NEW BUSINESS/PUBLIC HEARINGS: 

         Public Input Permitted

                          

  1. Certificate of Appropriateness LC-03CA-007, Sign Adjustment Application 03ARB350, 1415 Ocean Avenue, requesting a roof sign to replace the roof sign removed from the Georgian Hotel, a City-designated Landmark property. (Continued from September 8, 2003)

 

Staff Report

 

  1. Landmark Designation Application LC-03LM-005, 851 19th Street, to determine whether the courtyard apartment complex should be designated as a City Landmark. (Continued from September 8, 2003)

 

Staff Report

 

  1. Certificate of Appropriateness LC-03CA-009, 145-147 Bay Street, for approval of exterior repairs on two structures that are contributors to the Bay Street Craftsman Cluster Historic District.

 

Staff Report

 

  1. Certificate of Appropriateness LC-03CA-010, 211 Alta Avenue, to allow a change to the front elevation as approved in Certificate of Appropriateness LC-CA01-006, which permitted new construction connecting existing bungalows.

 

Staff Report

 

  1. Landmark Designation Application LC-03LM-006, 147 Georgina Avenue (R.D. Farquhar Residence), to determine whether the single-family residence on the property should be designated as a City Landmark.

 

Staff Report

 

  1. Landmark Designation Application LC-03LM-007, 1001 Third Street (The Embassy Apartment Hotel), to determine whether the apartment hotel on the property should be designated as a City Landmark.

 

Staff  Report

 

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.         712 Copeland Court (PC014977)

                        OP2-Low Multiple Residential

                        Garage

                        Structure Identified in the Historic Resources Inventory

               2.      237 Palisades Beach Road (PC014971)

                        RVC – Residential-Visitor Commercial

                        1-Two Story, Single Family Resident

                        Structure Identified in the Historic Resources Inventory

 

               3.      1047 26th Street (PC014929)

                        R1-Single Family Residential

                        Remove existing wall

                        Structure Not Identified in the Historic Resources Inventory

 

               4.      608 22nd Street (PC014909)

                        R1-Single Family Residential

                        Single Family Residential

                        Structure Not Identified in the Historic Resources Inventory

 

               5.      302 23rd Street (PC015018)

                        R1-Single Family Residential

                        One-Story, Single Family Residential

                        Structure Not Identified in the Historic Resources Inventory

 

  1. Recommendation to City Council regarding a Mills Act Contract Application: 02HSL-005 at 2402 4th Street, #3 (Hollister Court, a Designated Landmark)

 

  1. Recommendation to City Council regarding a Mills Act Contract Application: 03HSL-001 at 317 Georgina Avenue (The A. McFadden Residence, a Designated Landmark)

 

  1. Recommendation to City Council regarding a Mills Act Contract Application: 03HSL-002 at 555 7th Street (the Fones Residence, a Designated Landmark).

 

  1. Recommendation to City Council regarding a Mills Act Contract Application: 03HSL-003 at 2607 Third Street (contributing structure to the Third Street Neighborhood Historic District).

 

  1. Recommendation to City Council regarding a Mills Act Contract Application: 03HSL-004 at 502 Raymond Avenue (Craftsman bungalow residence, a designated Landmark).

 

  1. Discussion of 1911 La Mesa Drive (Oscar Neimeyer/ Strick House) and Consideration of Whether to file an Application for Designation of the Property as a City Landmark.

 

G.    Discussion regarding obtaining detailed information about the buildings on the Marion Davies Estate (415 PCH) slated for demolition prior to their demolition and the present condition of the historic guesthouse structure, including photographic records.

 

H.     Planning Commission Case List (Information Only)

 

11.    WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS:

         Public Input Permitted

 

      None.

 

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

 

13.    NEXT MEETING DATE AND COMMISSION AGENDA: Monday, November 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

Barbara Kaplan, Commission Licensed Architect

James Rosenfield, Commission Real Estate Licensee

Vacant, Commissioner

Vacant, Commissioner

Michael Feinstein, 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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