REVISED* AGENDA

 

MEETING OF THE

LANDMARKS COMMISSION

Founded 1875

“Populus felix in urbe felici”

 

 

 

 

Monday, November 10, 2003

 

7:00 p.m.

City Council Chambers, Room 213,

1685 Main Street, Santa Monica

 

CALL TO ORDER:

 

1.     ROLL CALL    

 

2.      INDUCTION OF NEWLY APPOINTED COMMISSIONERS: JOHN BERLEY AND DEBRA LEVIN

 

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.      COMMISSIONER ANNOUNCEMENTS:

 

5.      APPROVAL OF MINUTES:

         Public Input Permitted

                                     

A.     October 13, 2003

 

   6.   APPROVAL OF STATEMENTS OF OFFICIAL ACTION:

 

A.     Statement of Official Action: Certificate of Appropriateness LC-03CA-007, Sign Adjustment Application 03ARB350, 1415 Ocean Avenue, approving a new roof sign to replace the historic roof sign removed from the Georgian Hotel, a City-designated Landmark property.

 

B.     Statement of Official Action: Landmark Designation Application LC-03LM-005, 851 19th Street, denying designation of the courtyard apartment complex as a City Landmark.

 

C.    Statement of Official Action: Certificate of Appropriateness LC-03CA-009, 145-147 Bay Street, approving exterior repairs on two structures that are contributors to the Bay Street Craftsman Cluster Historic District.     

 

D.    Statement of Official Action: Certificate of Appropriateness LC-03CA-010, 211 Alta Avenue, approving a change to the front elevation as approved in Certificate of Appropriateness LC-CA01-006, which permitted new construction connecting existing bungalows.

 

E.     Statement of Official Action: Landmark Designation Application LC-03LM-006, 147 Georgina Avenue (R.D. Farquhar Residence), designating the single-family residence on the property as a City Landmark.

 

F.     Statement of Official Action: Landmark Designation Application LC-03LM-007, 1001 Third Street (The Embassy Apartment Hotel), to determine designating the apartment hotel on the property as a City Landmark.

 

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

 

8.      CONSENT CALENDAR:

         Public Input Permitted

 

         None. 

 

9.      OLD BUSINESS:

         Public Input Permitted

 

A.  237 Palisades Beach Road (PC014971) (Continued from October 13, 2003)

RVC – Residential-Visitor Commercial

1-Two Story, Single Family Resident

         Structure Identified in the Historic Resources Inventory

 

Consultant’s Report

 

10.    NEW BUSINESS/PUBLIC HEARINGS: 

         Public Input Permitted

                          

None.

 

11.    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.      1911 3rd Street (PC015058)

C4/Hwy Commercial District

One Story Structure

Structure Not Identified in the Historic Resources Inventory

                    

                     2.   506 Palisades Avenue/(PC015059)

                           R1-Single Family Residential

                           House, Accessory Building and Garage

Structure Not Identified in the Historic Resources Inventory

 

                     3.   2303 27th Street (PC015098)

                           R1-Single Family Residential

                           Detached Two-Car Garage

                           Structure Not Identified in the Historic Resources Inventory

 

4.      528 14th Street (PC015109)

R1-Single Family Residential

Single Family Dwelling w/Detached 2-Car Garage

                           Structure Not Identified in the Historic Resources Inventory

 

5.      247 19th Street (PC015118)

R1-Single Family Residential

1-Story, Single Family Resident w/Detached Garage

Structure Not Identified in the Historic Resources Inventory

 

B.     Discussion regarding 153 Hollister Avenue and Consideration of Whether to File an Application for Designation as a City Landmark. (Requested by Commissioner Kaplan)

C.    Discussion of the 19th & Idaho Cluster and Consideration of Whether to file an Application Initiating the Process to Designate the Four Properties Identified in this Cluster as a City Historic District.

D.    *Discussion Regarding the Downtown Design Guidelines and Issues Concerning City Landmarks and Potential Landmarks in the Downtown Area (Presentation by Commissioner Fresco)

E.     Discussion of the Street Lamps on Broadway and Whether to Pursue Research regarding their Historic Significance and Possible Designation as City Landmarks.

F.     *Discussion of Ways to Revise the Municipal Code as it Pertains to Defining Demolition/Substantial Remodel and Jurisdiction of Landmarks Commission to Review the Application. (Requested by Commissioner Fresco)

G.    Discussion of Language Proposed for Two Plaques to be Located at Hollister Court (2402 Fourth Street).

H.     Discussion of the Georgian sign and whether it is appropriate to amend the Landmark Designation Findings & Determination to reflect inclusion of the sign as a character-defining feature. (Requested by Commissioner Fresco)

I.         *Discussion of Palisades Park and Consideration of Whether to File an Application for Designation as a City Landmark, including discussion of continuation and composition of the Palisades Park ad-hoc joint sub-committee with the Recreations and Parks Commission.

J.      Planning Commission Case List (Information Only)

 

12.    WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS:

         Public Input Permitted

 

         None.

 

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

 

14.    NEXT MEETING DATE AND COMMISSION AGENDA: Monday, December 8, 2003.

                                                  

15.    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
John Berley, Commissioner

Nina Fresco, Commissioner

Roger Genser, Commission Historian and Chair Pro Tempore

Barbara Kaplan, Commission Licensed Architect

Debra Levin, Commissioner

James Rosenfield, Commission Real Estate Licensee

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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