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City Council Report
City Council Meeting: February 27, 2007
Agenda Item: ::L~
To:
Mayor and City Council
From:
Eileen Fogarty, Planning & Community Development
Subject:
Certification of the Statement of Official Action Denying Appeal 06APP-
049 of the landmarks Commission's Approval of Certificate of
Appropriateness 06CA-018 for Proposed Modifications at 2617 Third
Street
Recommended Action
It is recommended that the City Council approve the attached Statement of Official
Action Denying Appeal 06APP-049 and upholding the decision of the landmarks
Commission.
Executive Summary and Discussion
This staff report transmits for City Council certification the Statement of Official Action
for Appeal 06APP-049. After holding a public hearing, the City Council denied Appeal
06APP-049 and upheld the Landmarks Commission's approval of the proposed project.
The City Council's decision was based upon the findings contained in the attached
Statement of Official Action.
BudqetlFinancial Impact
The recommendation presented in this report does not have any budget or fiscal impact.
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Prepared by: Elizabeth Bar-EI, AICP, Senior Planner
Attachment: Statement of Official Action
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ATTACHMENT A
STATEMENT OF OFFICIAL ACTION
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CITY COUNCIL
CITY OF SANTA MONICA
STATEMENT OF OFFICIAL ACTION
PROJECT
CASE NUMBER:
LOCATION:
APPLICANT:
APPELLANTS:
Appeal 06APP-049
2617 Third Street
Mark Woollen
Candra Docherty
PROPERTY OWNER: Mark Woollen
CASE PLANNER:
REQUEST:
CEQA STATUS:
Elizabeth Bar-EI, AICP, Senior Planner
Appeal 06-049 of the Landmarks Commission's approval
of Certificate of Appropriateness 06CA-018 for a proposed
148 square foot addition, rear elevation modifications and
on-site forward relocation of a Contributing Structure
located within the Third Street Neighborhood Historic
District to a minimum of 25.4 feet from the front property
line.
The project is categorically exempt from the provisions of
CEQA, pursuant to Section 15303, Class 3 and Section
15331, Class 31 of the State Implementation Guidelines in
that the project consists of modifications to a designated
historic single-family residence that have been designed
in a manner consistent with the Secretary of the Interior's
Standards for the Treatment of Historic Properties with
Guidelines for Preserving, Rehabilitating, Restoring, and
Reconstructing Historic Buildings (1995), Weeks and
Grimmer.
CITY COUNCIL ACTION
January 23, 2007 Date.
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Appeal upheld and Landmarks Commission approval reversed
based upon the findings below:
Appeal denied based on the following findings:
Other.
EFFECTIVE DATE OF ACTION: January 23, 2007
Each and all of the findings and determinations are based on the competent and
substantial evidence, both oral and written, contained in the entire record relating to the
Project. All summaries of information contained herein or in the findings are based on
the substantial evidence in the record. The absence of any particular fact from any
such summary is not an indication that a pa rticular finding is not based in part on that
fact.
FINDINGS:
CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS FINDINGS (SMMC 9.40.030(c))
1. The proposed project is included within the list of work enumerated in SMMC
Section 9.40.020(d)(Subsections 3, 5, and 6).
2. The proposed alterations and relocation of the structure at 2617 3rd Street, a
contributing structure to the Third Street Neighborhood Historic District, would not
be incompatible with the exterior features of other contributing improvements
within the District, not adversely affect the character of the District and not be
inconsistent with any design guidelines and standards that may be developed
and adopted by the Landmarks Commission in that the scale and design of the
proposed on-site relocation, 148 square foot addition, and addition of new doors
and windows are appropriate for the property and the overall character of the
District and street, and the wood and glass materials proposed complement the
type of materials traditionally used in the Historic District, as encouraged in the
district's design guidelines. The relocation of the structure to no less than 25.4'
from the property line also reflects the District guidelines, in that it considers the
slope and slightly lowers the building's profile and places the structure no closer
to the street than the average of the adjacent buildings. The proposed on-site
relocation will not adversely affect the overall character of the District as viewed
from the public right-of-way and the relocated residence is compatible with the
overall character of the spatial configurations found along the block. Therefore,
the proposed project would not adversely affect and not be disharmonious with
the District character, scale, materials and massing of the character-defining
features of the existing residence and of other Contributing Structures within the
District.
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3. The proposed alteration and relocation of the contributing structure at 2617 Third
Street will not adversely affect any exterior feature of the Turn-of-the-Century
residence in that the on-site relocation of the residence to establish a minimum
25.4' front yard setback and the 148 square-foot addition on the rear portion of
the bungalow retain the property's historic character and architectural style for
which it was designated as a Contributing Stn~eture to the Third Street
Neighborhood Historic District. The scale, massing and volume of the addition
Gomplement the existing building and the height of the addition is similar to the
existing structure. Consistent with the Secretary of the Interior's Guidelines for
Rehabilitation and the District Design Guidelines, the proposed addition is
designed to be compatible with but not duplicative of the existing residence and
is compatible with the overall scale and proportion of the existing residence. The
project is also designed to reflect and complement the residence's Turn-of-the-
Century architectural elements. The proposed addition of new doors and
windows on the rear elevation of the structure are compatible with the Standards
for Rehabilitation since they do not affect exterior character-defining features,
materials, and finishes of the residence that are visible from the public right-of-
way, and these elements are compatible and yet can be clearly differentiated as
new features.
VOTE
Ayes:
Nays:
Abstain:
Absent:
Genser, Holbrook, McKeown, O'Connor, Mayor Bloom
Shriver
Katz
NOTICE
If this is a final decision not subject to further appeal under the City of Santa Monica
Comprehensive and Zoning Ordinance, the time within which judicial review of this
decision must be sought is governed by Code of Civil Procedures Section 1094.6, which
provision has been adopted by the City pursuant to Municipal Code Section 1.16.010.
I hereby certify that this Statement of Official Action accurately reflects the final
~rmination of the City Council of the City of Santa Monica.
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MARIA M. STEWART, Ci Clerk Date
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Acknowledaement by Permit Holder
I agree to the above conditions of approval and acknowledge that failure to comply with
any and all conditions shall constitute grounds for potential revocation of the permit
approval.
Signature
Date
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Drivers License Number
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