AGENDA

 

REGULAR MEETING OF THE

LANDMARKS COMMISSION

 

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Monday, May 14, 2007

7:00 PM

City Council Chambers, Room 213

1685 Main Street, Santa Monica

 

 

CALL TO ORDER OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE LANDMARKS COMMISSION

 

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:

 

4-A.     April 9, 2007

 

5.                  APPROVAL OF STATEMENTS OF OFFICIAL ACTION: None.

 

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

 

7.                  CONSENT CALENDAR:   None.

 

8.                  OLD BUSINESS:

 

8-A.     Landmark Designation Application 06LM-009, 200–1500 block of Ocean Avenue, to determine whether Palisades Park should be designated as a City Landmark. (Continued to a future meeting at staff’s request)

 

9.                  NEW BUSINESS/PUBLIC HEARINGS:

 

9-A.     Review of Demolition Permits and Consideration Whether to File an Application for Designation of a Structure as a City Landmark or Structure of Merit.

 

1.         2339 Ashland Avenue (07PC0463)

R1 – Single Family Residential

Main House with Garage

Structure Not Identified on Historic Resources Inventory

 

2.         2222 Pico Boulevard (07PC0482)

C4 – Highway Commercial

Two-Story Building

Structure Not Identified on Historic Resources Inventory

 

3.         440 Twentieth Street (07PC0497)

R1 – Single Family Residential

Single Family Residence with Garage

Structure Not Identified on Historic Resources Inventory

 

4.         1315 Palisades Beach Road (07PC0501)

R2B – Low Density Multiple Family Coastal Residential

One-Story Building, Garage, and Block Walls

Structure Identified on the Historic Resources Inventory

Previously reviewed by the Landmarks Commission on 4-11-2005; no action taken.

 

5.         853 Twenty-First Street (07PC0557)

R2 – Low Density Multiple Residential

(1) One-Story Building, (1) Two-Story Building, with Garage

Structure Not Identified on Historic Resources Inventory

 

6.         2517 La Mesa Drive (07PC0564)

R1 -- Single Family Residential

Single Family Residence with Attached Garage

Structure Identified on the Historic Resources Inventory

Previously reviewed by the Landmarks Commission on 4-10-2006; no action taken.

 

9-B.     Certificate of Appropriateness Application 07CA-005, 415 Palisades Beach Road, for approval of lighting plans for the previously-approved design for the rehabilitation and adaptive reuse of the former Marion Davies Estate as a public, beach-oriented recreation facility.  (Continued to the June 11, 2007 meeting)

 

9-C.     Landmark Designation Application 07LM-002, 2001-2011 Main Street, to determine whether the property or portion thereof should be designated as a City Landmark.

 

Staff Report

 

Consultant’s Report

 

10.             DISCUSSION ITEMS:

 

10-A.   Discussion and formulation of potential recommendations to City staff regarding the preliminary concept for construction of a new temporary office building on the east side of City Hall, a designated City Landmark.

 

10-B.   Report from City Council Liaison to the Landmarks Commission on recent City Council actions related to appeals, development projects, planning policy studies and ordinances related to the City’s historic resources, and information concerning future City Council agendas.

 

10-C.  Report from Landmarks Commission Liaison to the Architectural Review Board (ARB) on recent ARB consideration and action taken on proposed projects involving additions to or modifications of potential historic resources.

 

10-D.  Discussion and formulation of potential recommendations to City staff regarding outreach to residents in the South Beach District (approximately bounded by Hollister Avenue, Ocean Park Boulevard, Barnard Way, and Neilson Way). (MB)

 

10-E.   Discussion and formulation of potential recommendations to the City Council regarding a text amendment to SMMC Section 9.40.090 to require that applicants for project within the Third Street Neighborhood Historic District meet with the Citizen Participation Committee prior to filing an application. (NF)

 

10-F.   Discussion regarding clarification of the Landmarks Commission’s powers as set forth in SMMC Section 9.36.060(h).

 

10-G.  Summary report from Landmarks Commissioners who attended the 2007 California Preservation Foundation Conference.

 

10-H.   Discussion regarding the reasons for the postponement of the Palisades Park Landmark Designation application public hearing. (NF)  

 

10-I.     Planning Commission Case List (Information Only).

 

11.             WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS: None.

 

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

 

13.             NEXT MEETING DATE AND COMMISSION AGENDA: Regular Meeting: 7:00 PM Monday, June 11, 2007; City Council Chambers, Room 213, City Hall.

 

14.             ADJOURNMENT:

 

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

 

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 at least three days in advance. All written materials are available in alternate format upon request.

 

CITY LANDMARKS COMMISSION

Nina Fresco, Chairperson

Margaret Bach, Commissioner

John Berley, Commissioner

Roger Genser, Commission Historian

Barbara Kaplan, Commission Licensed Architect and Chair Pro Tempore
Ruthann Lehrer, Commission Architectural Historian
Ruth Shari, Commission Real Estate Licensee
Vacant, Commissioner
 
Kevin McKeown, City Council Liaison

 

Roxanne Tanemori, Associate Planner, Commission Secretary

Barry Rosenbaum, Senior Land Use Attorney

Susan Umeda, Staff Assistant III

 

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 person 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.

 

Please note that the Landmarks Commission Agenda is subject to change up to 72 hours prior to the scheduled meeting.  We encourage you to check the agenda 72 hours prior to the meeting.

 

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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