AGENDA

 

 

REGULAR MEETING OF THE

LANDMARKS COMMISSION

 

 

 

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Monday, March 9, 2009

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.     January 12, 2009 (Continued from the February 9, 2009 Meeting)

 

4-B.     February 9, 2009

 

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.     Certificate of Appropriateness Application 08CA-018, 200 Santa Monica Pier, for design approval of improvements to the Santa Monica Pier in conjunction with its 100th Anniversary celebration in 2009 including reconstruction of the Carousel building’s original ‘onion dome’ and restoration of period signage on the building; installation of historic points of interest plaques; installation of ocean-themed seating on the deck east of the Carousel building; and installation of new necklace lighting around the Pier deck. (Continued from the November 10, 2008 Meeting)

 

Staff Report

 

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.         534 Nineteenth Street (09PC0058)

R1 – Single Family Residential

Single Family Residence with Garage

Structure Not Identified in Historic Resources Inventory

(Continued from the February 9, 2009 Meeting)

 

2.         1427 Georgina Avenue (09PC0138)

R1 – Single Family Residential

Single Family Residence with Garage

Structure Identified in Historic Resources Inventory

(Previously reviewed by the Landmarks Commission on August 13, 2007.  No action taken.)

 

3.         720 San Vicente Boulevard (09PC0145)

R1 – Single Family Residential

Single Family Residence

Structure Not Identified in Historic Resources Inventory

 

4.         2610 Thirty-First Street (09PC0152)

R1 – Single Family Residential

Single Family Residence, Garage, and Storage

Structure Not Identified in Historic Resources Inventory

 

5.         450 Lincoln Boulevard (09PC0161)

R1 – Single Family Residential

Single Family Residence, Garage

Structure Not Identified in Historic Resources Inventory

 

6.            1312 Lincoln Boulevard (09PC0168)

C4 – Highway Commercial

Three-Unit Apartment Building

Structure Not Identified in Historic Resources Inventory

(Previously reviewed by the Landmarks Commission on November 13, 2006.  No action taken.)

 

7.            327 Twenty First Street (09PC0201)

R1 – Single Family Residential

Single Family Residence, Garage, 2 Storage Sheds

Structure Not Identified in Historic Resources Inventory

 

8.            303 Twenty-Second Street (08PC1858)

R1 – Single Family Residential

Single Family Residence and Garage

Structure Not Identified in Historic Resources Inventory

 

10.         DISCUSSION ITEMS:

 

10-A.   Consideration whether to file an application to designate the commercial building located at 1501 4th Street (Bay Builder’s Exchange) as a City Landmark.

 

Preliminary Assessment

 

10-B.   Consideration whether to file an application to designate the commercial building at 2125 Arizona Avenue (Santa Monica Doctor’s Building) as a City Landmark.

 

Preliminary Assessment

 

10-C.  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-D.  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-E.   Update from staff regarding anticipated scheduling of a joint meeting of the Landmarks Commission and Recreation and Parks Commission to discuss a draft Regulatory Review Program for Palisades Park.

 

10-G.  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: Special Meeting of the Landmarks Commission: 7:00 PM Monday, April 13, 2009; 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 wheelchair accessible. If you need any disability-related accommodations, please contact City Staff at (310) 458-8341, or TDD Number (310) 458-8696 at least three days in advance. All written materials are available in alternate format upon request.  Every effort will be made to provide the requested accommodation.

 

CITY LANDMARKS COMMISSION

Barbara Kaplan, Commission Licensed Architect and Chairperson

Margaret Bach, Commissioner

John Berley, Chair Pro Tempore

Nina Fresco, Commissioner

Roger Genser, Commission Historian

Ruthann Lehrer, Commission Architectural Historian
Ruth Shari, Commission Real Estate Licensee
 
Kevin McKeown, City Council Liaison

 

Roxanne Tanemori, AICP, Senior 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, or property owner; Commission questions of the applicant or application proponent or property owner; three minutes each for each member of the public wishing to speak to the item; three minutes for project applicant or applicant proponent or property owner 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 for agenda items may be submitted to 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 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. - No Smoking in Facility -