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Council Mtg: October 14, 2003 Santa Monica, California
TO: Mayor and City Council
FROM: City Staff
SUBJECT: Certification of the Statement of Official Action for Appeal 03-010 of a
Decision of the Landmarks Commission Designating the Structure
Located at 128 Hollister Avenue as a City Landmark (Case No. LC-03-LM-
002). Appellant: Rosario Perry. Property Owner: Charles and Jacqueline
Ying.
INTRODUCTION
This staff report transmits for City Council certification the Statement of Official Action
for Appeal 03-010 of the Landmarks Commission's decision designating the structure
located at 128 Hollister Avenue as a City Landmark (Case No. LC-03-LM-010).
On August 26, 2003, the City Council voted 5-0-1, with one Council member absent, to
uphold the Landmarks Commission's determination and deny the appeal. The City
Council's decision was based upon the findings contained in the attached Statement of
Official Action.
BUDGET/FINANCIAL IMPACT
The recommendation presented in this report does not have any budget or fiscal impact.
RECOMMENDATION
It is recommended that the City Council approve the attached Statement of Official
Action.
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Prepared by: Suzanne Frick, Director
Jay M. Trevino, AICP, Planning Manager
Amanda Schachter, Principal Planner
Kimberly Christensen, AICP, Senior Planner
Elizabeth Bar-El, AICP, Associate Planner
Planning and Community Development Department
Attachment: Statement of Official Action
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CITY OF SANTA MONICA
CITY COUNCIL
City of
Santa Monica'
STATEMENT OF OFFICIAL
ACTION
PROJECT
CASE NUMBER: Landmarks Designation Case No. LC-03-LM-002
LOCATION:
128 Hollister Avenue (American Foursquare-Style
Residence)
APPLICANT: Santa Monica Landmarks Commission
APPELLANT: Rosario Perry (03APP-01 0)
PROPERTY
OWNER: City of Santa Monica
CASE PLANNER: Elizabeth Bar-EI, AICP, Associate Planner
REQUEST: Appeal of the Landmarks Commission's decision to
designate the structure at 128 Hollister Avenue (American
Foursquare-Style Residence) a City Landmark.
CEQA STATUS: The proposed project is categorically exempt from the
provisions of the California Environmental Quality Act
(CEQA) pursuant to Class 31, Section 15331 of the State
Implementation Guidelines in that the approval of the
landmark designation consists of a project limited to the
preservation of a historical resource in a manner
consistent with th~ Secretary of the Interior's Standards
for the Treatment of Historic Properties with Guidelines for
Preserving, Rehabilitating, Restoring, and Reconstructing
Historic Buildings.
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.CITY COUNCIL ACTION
Auqust26.2003
Approved based on the following findings and subject to the
conditions below.
X Denied Appeal 03-010 Designation of Landmark Case No. LC-
03-LM-002 upheld.
Other.
EFFECTIVE DATE OF ACTION:
Auqust 26. 2003 Designation of Landmark Case No. LC-03-LM-002
FINDINGS
Following a public hearing held on August 26, 2003. the City Council denied the appeal
and upheld the Landmarks Commission's approval of LC-03-LM-002 based upon the
following findings. 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 summary is not an indication that a particular finding is not
based in part on that fact:
(1) It exemplifies, symbolizes, or manifests elements of the cultural, social,
economic, political, or architectural history of the City.
The front structure on the subject property is an example of the American Foursquare
style, built around 1905, and was one of six houses built along the south side of
Hollister Avenue at that time according to the Sanborn map of 1909. This architectural
type was prevalent during the early history of the City, and specifically in the Ocean
Park area in the first decades of the 20th Century. This property is a particularly intact,
vernacular building, whose preservation maintains a physical record of the era of the
turn of the century beach community. Furthermore, this structure is visible as an entry
point into Ocean Park. There are other examples of this style remaining in the South
Beach neighborhood, but the subject structure is one of the most intact and pristine
examples left. As one of the larger, more substantial residences developed during the
"upgrade" of South Beach at the turn of the 20th Century, the structure conveys a strong
sense of the district's urban development and architectural heritage. Therefore, the
subject property meets this criterion.
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(2) It embodies distinguishing 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
historical type to such a study.
The subject property contains many of the character-defining features of the American
Foursquare Style including its overall proportions and scale, its ornate rafter tails and
the full-length bands of windows along the upper and lower floors of the front fayade.
These distinguishing architectural characteristics are valuable to a study of this style,
particularly since they are relatively unchanged since the period of significance for the
property, which is rare within the City Of Santa Monica and within the South Beach
area. Therefore, the subject property meets this criterion.
(3) It has a unique location, a singular physical characteristic, or is an established
and familiar visual feature of a neighborhood, community or the City.
The subject property meets this criterion because this building has been located in the
neighborhood since its construction, circa 1905, and as such it has become an
established feature at the edge of the historic South Beach residential tract. Although
not located on the corner, the house is next to the western corner property on the south
side of Hollister Avenue and is clearly visible upon approach to the neighborhood from
the beach. As such, it is a visual indication of entrance into the South Beach
neighborhood and links the neighborhood to its period of significance, during which
these beach houses sprung up and created the image of Santa Monica as a thriving
summer beach community.
VOTE
Ayes:
Nays:
Abstain:
Absent:
Feinstein, Katz, McKeown, O'Connor, and Mayor Bloom
None
Holbrook
Genser
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
determination of the City Council of the City of Santa Monica.
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MARIA M. STEWART, "City Clerk
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