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O1994 F \PLAN\SHARE\COUNCIL\ORD\bayhlsdlst-1 DJ wpd City Council Meeting 12-05-00 Santa Momca, Callforma ORDINANCE NUMBER 1994 (eCS) (City Council Series) AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA ADDING SECTION 936300 TO THE SANTA MONICA MUNICIPAL CODE TO DESIGNATE AS AN HISTORIC DISTRICT THE PROPERTIES LOCATED AT 137, 141, 145, AND 147 BAY STREET WHEREAS, on July 24, 2000, two Santa Monica residents filed a Landmarks application for the propertIes located at 137, 141, 145, and 147 Bay Street ("the Bay Craftsman Cluster"), and WHEREAS, the Director of Planning conducted a prel1mmary evaluation of the proposed designation and recommended to the Landmarks CommissIon that the application ments formal consIderation and that because the bUlldmgs are located on multiple parcels, the application should be considered as an application for a hIstoric diStriCt, WHEREAS, on August 14,2000, the Landmarks Commission unanimously voted that the Hlstonc District application merited formal consideration, and WHEREAS, the Landmarks Commission conducted a public hearing on the Historic District applIcatIon on September 11, 2000, and recommended desIgnation of these properties as a Historic Dlstnct to the City Council, and WHEREAS, the City Council received the recommendation of the Landmarks Commission on October 26, 2000, and 1 WHEREAS, on November 28,2000, the City Council conducted a public hearing on the Historic District application, NOW THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA DOES ORDAI N AS FOLLOWS SECTION 1 Section 9 36 300 IS added to the Santa MOnica Municipal Code to read as follows SECTION 936300 The Bay Craftsman Cluster Historic District. (a) The City Council has reViewed and considered the Historic District Application for the four bUildings located at 137, 141, 145, and 147 Bay Street (hereinafter ''The Bay Street Cluster"), and has reViewed and conSidered the recommendation on the application transmitted from the Landmarks CommisSion (b) The City Council finds and declares that (1) The Bay Street Cluster exemplify, symbolize, and manifest elements of the cultural, SOCial, economiC, political, or architectural history of the City In that (A) The Bay Street Cluster are mtact representations of Craftsman architecture style Craftsman architecture was developed In Southern California, and thiS prototype complex provides an early, Intact example ofthls style of architecture In the two-story, multi-family format These structures exemplify 2 classIc Craftsman characteristics such as low-pitched overhanging roofs with wide eaves, extended rafters, tripartite windows, and sleeping porches (B) The location of the Bay Street Cluster adjacent to the old Pacific Electric railway line IS Significant from a cultural and social perspective as It provides a link to the City's original development of Ocean Park, and partIcularly Main Street as a new commercial area Neilson Way was originally the PaCific Electnc nght-of-way known as the "Trolley way," and became a vehicular street In the 1930s When the PaCific ElectriC street railway was linked between Los Angeles and Ocean Park In 1896, summer vacationers and weekend fun seekers were able to travel from the city to the coast In only 40 minutes ThIS new transportation mode spurred growth In the area as It drew more VISitorS and crowds Hotels and rooming houses sprang up to accommodate the weekend onslaught Beach cottages, or small houses that were Simply constructed, were bUilt both speculatively for the tOUrist trade, and by indiVidual families for occasional use (C) By the close of the 19108, a substantial portIOn of Ocean Park had been Improved The 1920s and 1930s gave rise to a near-complete bUlldout of the area ThiS pattern of development has contmued In the post World War II era, With '> .J the result that Ocean Park IS charactenzed by a multI-layered hlstoncallegacy In terms of the ages, styles, and bUilding types It contains The Bay Cluster exemplifies tYPical Ocean Park development dunng the earliest portion of the twentieth century (2) The Bay Street Cluster has aesthetic or artistiC Interest or value, or other noteworthy Interest or value In that (A) These bUildings retain a high mtegrlty of deSign, materials, workmanship, and settmg The Craftsman architectural style IS characterized by rustic-textured bUilding materials, board roof overhangs with exposed rafter tails atthe eaves, and extensive pergolas and trellises over porches (B) The two-story Craftsman fourplexes at the corner of Bay Street and NeIlson Way (137 and 141 Bay Street) feature front-gabled apartments that are Oriented end-to-end Articulated bargeboards, or boards attached to the proJectmg end of the gable roof, outline the shingled bUIldings HOrizontal slat vents are also located In the gable ends A smaller gable, Similarly pitched and detailed, covers an entry on the first floor of the southern elevation Tripartite wmdows are VISible on the lower story along the SIde elevations and above the entry gable on the south elevation A contmuous wood-railed 4 balcony IS attached to the west elevation where a series of glazed doors, double-hung sash windows, and tnpartlte openings also appear (C) The two bUildings at 145 and 147 Bay Street are also Intact examples of a Craftsman fourplex Each of the bUildings IS two stories, capped by a front, low-pitched gable roof Three gables face forward (south), one over each projecting bay at the ends of the bUilding, and one over the bUilding's center bay Extended bargeboards and exposed beams and rafters characterize the Craftsman roof-styling Three doors are located In the recessed central bay Tripartite Windows filter bands of square light across the top and nearly fill the Side bays on both stones, and wrap the corners onto the Side elevations Otherthan the SIding material which appears to Simulate brick, the fourplex remains substantially unaltered (3) The Bay Street Cluster embodIes dlstmgUlshlng architectural characteristics valuable to a study of a period, style, method of construction, or the use of indigenous materials or craftsmanship, or IS a unique or rare example of an archItectural deSIgn, detail, or hlstoncal type to such a study In that the early Craftsman deSign and high degree of Integrity remaining In these structures makes these bUlldmgs a rare 5 example of the Craftsman period and style The bUildings eXist as an Intact representative of circa 1910 Craftsman architecture which had Its genesIs In Southern California As more fully deSCribed In subdivISions (1) and (2) above of this subsection (b), these 1910 bUildings retain most of their Original components With the exception of what appears to be some sImulated brickwork Siding (4) The Bay Street Cluster has a unique location, a Singular phYSical characterrstlc, or IS an established and familiar Visual feature of a neighborhood, community or the City In that these bUildings have a unique location on the north Side of Bay Street between Neilson Way and Main Street They eXist as a mostly Intact block face In a neighborhood that IS highly fragmented In terms of age and bUilding styles As most other bUlldmgs of thiS era have been replaced, the bUildings have become an established Visual feature of the neighborhood that represents turn of the century Ocean Park (5) The Bay Street Cluster reflects significant geographical patterns, including those associated With different eras of settlement and growth, particular transportation modes, or distinctive examples of park or community planning These bUildings are located on the north Side of Bay Street between Neilson Way and Bay Street Neilson Way was orrglnally the 6 PacifiC Electric right-of-way known as the "Trolley way" It became a vehicular street In the 1930s The tracks, which connected Santa MOnica to the rest of the region, were a major stimulus for the development of the City and the Ocean Park area In addition to Its proximity to transportation, these structures were close to both the beach and the retail area on Main Street ThiS remains a desirable location to thiS day (c) Pursuant to Santa MOnica MUnicipal Code Sections 936 130 and 936 140, until such time as an ordinance IS adopted that specifies the nature of any alteration, restoration, construction, removal, relocation, or demolition of or to a bUlldmg or structure within the HistOriC District that can occur without prior approval of a Certificate of Appropriateness, any such work must obtaIn approval of a Certificate of Appropriateness or Certificate of Economic Hardship by the Landmarks Commission SECTION 2 Any provIsion of the Santa MOnica MUniCIpal Code or appendices thereto mconslstent WIth the provIsions of thiS Ordinance, to the extent of such inCOnSistencies and no further, IS hereby repealed or modified to that extent necessary to effect the provIsions of thiS Ordinance SECTION 3 If any section, subsection, sentence, clause, or phrase of thiS 7 Ordinance IS for any reason held to be Invalid or unconstitutional by a deCISion of any court of competent JUriSdiction, such deCISion shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this Ordinance The City Council hereby declares that It would have passed this Ordinance and each and every section, subsection, sentence, clause, or phrase not declared invalid or unconstitutional Without regard to whether any portion ofthe ordinance would be subsequently declared invalid or unconstitutional SECTION 4 The Mayor shall sign and the City Clerk shall attest to the passage of this Ordinance The City Clerk shall cause the same to be published once In the official newspaper wlthm 15 days after ItS adoption This Ordmance shall become effective 30 days from ItS adoption APPROVED AS TO FORM /Ji( t~l.. ~Ud /l1(,4~1 MARSHA JO~~OUTRtE' City Attorney 8 Adopted and approved this 5th day of December, 2000. ~ State of California ) County of Los Angeles) ss City of Santa MOnica ) I, Mana M Stewart, City Clerk of the City of Santa MOnica, do hereby certIfy that the foregoing Ordinance No 1994 (eCS) had It'S introduction on November 28,2000, and was adopted at the Santa MOnica City Council meeting held on December 5, 2000, by the follOWing vote Ayes CounCil members Holbrook, Rosenstein, McKeown, FeinsteIn, Bloom, Mayor Genser Noes CounCil members None Abstain Council members None Absent CounCil members Mayor Pro Tern O'Connor ATTEST' ----\ ~ ~lo.~\r- Mana M Stewart, City ~erk