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council Mtg: July 24, 1990
S3nta Monica, California
TO: Mayor and City Council
FROM: city Staff
SUBJECT: Landmarks Commission Recommendation on Historic
District Designation Application LC-OI-038, Third
street Neighborhood Historic District. Boundaries of
proposed District Extend From the South Side of Ocean
Park Boulevard to the South Side of Hill street,
Including the East and West sides of Second street and
Third Street and Excluding the Southeast Corner of Hill
Street and Third Street.
INTRODUCTION
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This report recommends that the City Council designate the area
extending from the south side of Ocean Park Boulevard to the
south side of Hill Street, including the east and west sides of
Second Street and Third Street and excluding the southeast corner
of Hill and Third streets, as a historic district as recommended
by the Landmarks commission.
On May 24, 1990 the Landmarks
Commission, following a public hearing, voted 6-0 to recommend to
the city Council that this area, known as the Third street
Neighborhood, be designated a historic district.
The historic
district application is contained in Attachment K.
BACKGROUND
The Landmarks Commission filed the proposed historic district
application on December 14, 1989 fallowing a presentation to the
commission by residents of the neighborhood.
The residents,
identified as the Third Street Neighbors, proposed to prepare for
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the Commission an application for a historic district
encompassing the area bounded by Ocean Park Boulevard on the
north, Hill street on the south, Second street on the west, and
Third street on the east. Al though the Landmarks Commission
agreed to sponsor the historic district application, the Third
street Neighbors assumed the responsibility of researching the
area and preparing the application, with the assistance of City
staff and with the Commission serving as an advisory body. In
addition, it was understood that the Commission sponsorship of
the application was not an automatic endorsement of the district
designation; the Commission's recommendation to the City Council
on the areals merit as a district was to be based on the research
presented to the commission in the application.
The Landmarks Commission conducted a preliminary evaluation of
the district application at its March 8, 1990 regular meeting.
Following review of the application, which included a
neighborhood history, a discussion of three potential district
boundary options, and descriptions and photographs of all the
structures wi thin the largest of the proposed district
boundaries, the Commission unanimously voted to proceed with the
historic district application and scheduled the determination
egarding formal consideration of the application for a special
eeting on April 19, 1990.
lor to the April meeting, the historic district application was
fined to address a number of the Landmarks Commission's
lcerns. A section was prepared to specifically address how the
ghborhood merits designation based on the criteria set forth
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in the City1s Landmarks Ordinance. The application was further
expanded to include a discussion of bungalow architecture,
summary sheets identifying buildings in the neighborhood by year
of construction, and additional discussion of the neighborhood's
history and Ocean Park through the 1930s.
At the April meeting the commission unanimously voted that the
application merited formal consideration and set the date for a
PUblic hearing for May 24, 1990. The Commission also expressed
concerns regarding the formulation of a recommendation to the
city Council on the provisions of a potential historic district
ordinance that would establish specific procedures for the
review of alterations to structures within the Third street
Neighborhood historic district. The commission felt this issue
warranted more detailed discussion and, therefore, directed staff
to agendize it for preliminary discussion at the May 10, 1990
regular meeting.
At the May lOth meeting the Commission discussed the key
components they felt should be included in a district ordinance.
The following issues were identified:
o Description of district boundaries
o Definition of contributing and non-contributing
structures
o List of contributing and non-contributing structures
o statement regarding maintenance of structures
o Statement that property owners will not be required to
modify existing conditions
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o Items exempt from certificate of Appropriateness review
o Items subject to administrative review
o Items requiring Certificate of Appropriateness review
o Reference to Secretary of Interior Guidelines for
Rehabilitation as the design guidelines used by the
Landmarks Commission
o Demolition of structures within the district
o certificate of Appropriateness review procedures
At the May 24th public hearing the Commission heard testimony
from over 30 persons. Those in support of the district
designation stressed the importance of protecting the unique
character of the neighborhood, the role of the neighborhood in
the development of Ocean Park, the continuity of architecture in
the neighborhood, and the proximity of the neighborhood to other
historic buildings and features in the Ocean Park area. Those
opposed to the district stated that the district would restrict
property and development rights I that many buildings in the
district 'Were already restricted by rent control, and that the
area was dilapidated and not worthy of preservation.
In response to these concerns, the Landmarks COllU11.ission stated
that their responsibility is to protect structures and areas that
are representative of the city's architecture, history, and
cultural heritage. Therefore, the commission's role is to
evaluate the information presented in the application and then to
determine whether the area merits district designation based on
the criteria set forth in the Landmarks Ordinance. The
Commission felt that the rent control status of a structure is
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irrelevant to this decision process. In addition, determining
the economic viability of a structure is not a part of the
designation process. This type of analysis occurs through a
Certificate of Economic Hardship after a structure is designated
as part of a historic district.
Another issue raised during the public hearing was the
development of an incentives program to encourage historic
preservation in the city. While the Commission has been studying
this issue and has a series of recommendations that will be
forwarded to the City Council, the Commission did not believe
that a decision on the historic district application should be
delayed until a preservation incentives program is adopted. Such
a program would affect not just the proposed district but all
City landmarks. The Commission felt that the determination on
the historic district application should be based on the
established Landmarks Ordinance criteria.
LANDMARKS COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION
The Landmarks Commission's recommendation to the City Council to
designate the Third street Neighborhood a historic district is a
four part recommendation. The Commission voted on 1) the
findings to justify the merits of the historic district; 2) the
district boundaries; 3) the definition of contributing and
non-contributing buildings: and 4) provisions of a Third Street
Neighborhood historic district ordinance. The Commission's
justification for each of these recommendations is outlined
below.
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District Merits
section 9609 of the Landmarks Ordinance states that "an area may
be designated a Historic District if the City Council decides
that such area possesses a particular aesthetic, economic,
historic, architectural, or cultural significance to the cityll.
Although only one finding needs to be made to designate a
district, following review of the research presented in the
application, the commission voted 6-0 to adopt findings that
support the designation based on all five ordinance specified
criteria. The Commission's findings have been incorporated into
the designation ordinance contained in Attachment A.
Aesthetically, the Commission found that the neighborhood
possesses a strong character and sense of place due to its
consistency in building type, primarily the California bungalow,
and to its high percentage of original structures. Approximately
84% of the first buildings constructed in the neighborhood are
extant. The buildings are primarily low scale, many blending
with the natural environment as demonstrated by the homes on the
east side of Third street, which are set into the slope of the
hill.
Based on the information contained in Volume II of the
application, the Commission has determined that the neighborhood
played a significant role in the economic history of the area
through its association with the Vawter family. The Vawters were
leading developers of the Third street Neighborhood and were
influential in the economic success of early Ocean Park. They
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helped found and operate Ocean Park's first bank, while Edwin
Vawter owned and operated one of Ocean Parks first tourist
attractions and economic successes, the Ocean Park Floral Company
located just southeast of the proposed district.
In addition, the rapid growth of the neighborhood between 1902
and 1912, when 36 homes out of a total of 53 structures in the
district were built, points to the area's economic development.
Ocean Park was evolving into a community where people came to
make their homes and be employed by local businesses such as the
Imperial Ice Company on Main street. The original residents of
the Third street Neighborhood included employees of this company
as well as plumbers, carpenters, printers, dressmakers, and
shopkeepers, all professions integral to the development of a new
community.
The Commission believes that the neighborhood possesses historic
significance to the City due to its association with many
prominent early Santa Monica residents. The Vawter family
subdivided the proposed district into residential lots. Moses
Hostetter, a member of the City Board of Trustees between 1896
and 1900 built and lived at the victorian home at 2601 Second
street. His son, William, resided at 237 Beach, and also served
on City Commissions. Alvin Archer, who constructed the American
Colonial Revival home at 245 Hill street, was a founder of Ocean
Park's f irst volunteer fire brigade. Hi s wi fe, Louetta, was
Ocean Park's first post woman. Abott Kinney, before developing
"venice of America", owned property on the west side of Second
Street in the proposed district, and also gave Ocean Park its
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name, calling the area after the park-like eucalyptus groves
planted by the Vawters near south Santa Monica beach.
Architecturally, the neighborhood displays a variety of styles,
from Victorian, to Gothic, to American Colonial Revival, to
California craftsman, to Spanish Colonial Revival. The
Commission found that this architectural progression provides a
visual representation of the area's development through the
1930s. In particular, the neighborhood is dominated by
bungalows~ 29 bungalows as well as one bungalow court are
located within the proposed district boundaries. While typically
designed in a variety of architectural styles, the common
bungalow theme is the association with the environment, the use
of front porches, sun porches, front steps, overhanging eaves,
and numerous windows to provide views, sunlight, and to merge the
interior and exterior landscapes. The Commission believes that
the Third street Neighborhood is a representative example of this
architectural movement in Santa Monica.
Culturally, the area has ties to Santa Monica's religious,
artistic, and political life. The Commission found the inclusion
of both The Church in Ocean Park and the Iglesia El Sermonte Del
Monte Asselllbleas De Dios, which was constructed originally to
house the First Baptist Church, to be representative of the
religious history of South Santa Monica. The Church in Ocean
Park, known historically as the Methodist-Episcopal Church, was
located in the victorian Gothic structure at 2621 Second Street
between 1899 and 1923. This structure, designated a city
Landmark in 1977, is now used as a residence. By 1923, the
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congregation had expanded and the Ocean Park Methodists
constructed the church standing today at the northeast corner of
Second and Hill streets _ In 1916, the Santa Monica Baptists
selected Ocean Park to build their church because they felt that
South Santa Monica residents would be more accepting of their
religion habits than the II conservative If North Santa Monica
residents. Further, the proximity to the murals along the
Fourth Street overpass, and the reuse of the Archer House by the
Ocean Park Community Center are representative of the
neighborhood's artistic and political ties to Ocean Park.
District Boundaries
The Landmarks Commission considered three alternative boundaries
for the district. Maps illustrating the boundary options are
contained in Attachment B. The Landmarks Commission voted 5-1 to
recommend that the district be designated with the largest of the
boundaries. The recommended district boundaries extend from the
south side of Ocean Park Boulevard to the south side of Hill
street, including the east and west sides of Second Street and
Third Street and excluding the southeast corner of Hill and Third
streets. Alternatives one and two were rejected by the
Commission because they provide a less comprehensive approach to
preservation planning in the neighborhood. Both of these
alternative exclude the west side of Second Street south of Beach
street as well as the four infill properties on the east side of
Second Street that are located between the two City landmarks in
the district, the Moses Hostetter House at 2601 Second street and
the former First Methodist-Episcopal Church at 2621 Second
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street. Alternative one differs from alternative two because it
would also exclude the Moses Hostetter House and the two
accessory structures on the property from the district.
The Commission believes that alternative three is the most
appropriate because it includes the Moses Hostetter House, one of
the most significant homes in the neighborhood, as well as the
two accessory structures on the property, one built in 1893 as a
carriage house for the main residence, and the other a small
spanish Revival bungalow built in 1923. In addition, the
inclusion of the four infill properties on the east side of
Second Street between the Moses Hostetter House and the
Methodist-Episcopal Church would permit the commission to review
the design of any new development that may occur on these
properties as well as exterior alterations that may impact the
historic structures immediately abutting these properties.
Finally, by including the west side of Second street between
Beach and Hill streets, this recommendation picks up an
additional turn of the century bungalow and, more importantly, it
adds two infill properties and four vacant lots to the district.
These parcels provide a buffer to the heart of the district and
are significant because, again, the Commission is provided with
the future opportunity to review new developments that could be
constructed on these lots.
The Commission's recommendation considers the long term impact of
new development in a historic area. It allows for a design
review process where particular attention will be made to the
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issue of compatibility with the historic character of the
neighborhood in terms of size, scale, open space, materials, and
texture.
contributing and Non-Contributing Structures
The Landmarks Commission voted 6-0 to recommend that all
structures in the district boundaries constructed prior to 1935
be considered II contributing II to the historic character of the
neighborhood. All structures built after this date as well as
vacant parcels are considered "non-contributing" to the district.
The focus of the historic district application has been on the
early development and growth of a small Ocean Park neighborhood.
The application history traces the area's transition from the
Rancheros to farmland to the first subdivision of land into
residential lots to the construction of the first homes in the
neighborhood. It points to the pivotal events, persons, and
years of construction in the neighborhood that combine to present
a picture of Ocean Park from the late 1880s to the early 19305.
In addition, this personal neighborhood history is linked to
Ocean Park's development as a recreation center and an
independent business community, and to its reputation as greater
Santa Monica f s more Bohemian hal f . These factors place the
neighborhood in the context of Ocean park1s development history.
As a grouping, the Commission found that all the structures in
the neighborhood built between the 1880s and 1935 contribute to
the district character as a whole and are representative of Ocean
Park1s development history. The low percentage of more recent,
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infill, development strengthens the area I s integri ty and
establishes the district as an excellent example of a Santa
Monica residential neighborhood during the first part of this
century. Identifying each of these structures as contributing to
the district expands the Commission's jurisdiction in protecting
the neighborhood context. Future requests to alter or demolish
contributing structures could be made on an individual basis.
The Commission would determine at the time of the request the
level of a particular building's contribution to the district
character and whether the requested modification or demolition
impacts the district's historic integrity.
Third street Neighborhood Historic District ordinance provisions
As permitted by Section 9610J of the Landmarks Ordinance, the
City Council may adopt a separate ordinance to govern the review
of Certificate of Appropriateness applications and to set forth
the types of alterations that may occur without such a
Certificate. The Landmarks Commission voted 6-0 to recommend the
adoption of such an ordinance and that the ordinance contain the
fOllowing provisions.
1. statement of Purpose
This shall include a description of the neighborhood's
character, discussing the predominance of low scale,
craftsman bungalows, ample open space and landscaping.
The purpose of a distr ict des ignation is to protect
this environment and to ensure that new developments
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and alterations to existing structures are compatible
with this historic context.
2. Description of District Boundaries
The south side of Ocean Park Boulevard to the south
side of Hill street, including the east and west sides
of Second Street and Third Street and excluding the
southeast corner of Third and Hill streets.
3. Definition
structures
contributing structures shall include all buildings
within the district boundaries constructed prior to
1935. Non-contributing structures and sites shall be
identified as post 1935 structures and vacant lots.
of
Contributing
and
Non-Contributing
4. List of addresses identifying contributing and
non-contributing structures and sites.
5. Requirement that all structures within the district
shall be kept in good repair by the property owner to
ensure properties are not demolished by neglect.
Inspections may be conducted by the City upon request
of district residents and property owners in the
district when potential health and safety violations
exist.
6. Property owners will not be required to modify existing
conditions. Only future exterior changes will be
subject to review. Routine building and property
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maintenance shall be exempt from Administrative and
Landmarks Commission review.
7. The following items or any similar work will be exempt
from the Certificate of Appropriateness process.
Applicants will receive a certificate of No Impact upon
request or upon administrative review.
All interior alterations
House painting resulting in no change in color
New screens
Flat concrete work in the side and rear yards
Exterior alterations not visible from the street.
Submittal of plan and section diagram required to
receive exemption.
B. The following items or any similar work will be subject
to administrative review. If findings cannot be made
that the alteration is not detrimental to the structure
and does not impact the integrity of the district I
staff shall refer the application to the Landmarks
commission for review.
Roofing
Foundation work
Chimney work
House painting resulting in a change in color
Rear or side yard fences if visible from the street
Retaining walls
New windows or doors
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Skylights
Roof top solar equipment/exterior telecommunications
equipment
Mechanical systems including air conditioning or
heating
Any addition or subtraction in building square footage
Removal of major, mature landscaping unless diseased
9. The following items or any similar work will require
approval or the Landmarks commission through the
existing certificate of Appropriateness process.
surfacing or resurfacing of exterior walls
Additions or alteration to porches
Additions or alterations to the front of structures
Additions or alteration to the side or rear of
structures
if visible from the street
Construction of new buildings
Relocation of buildings within or into the district
Front yard fences
Front yard paving, concrete work, walkways
Alterations or additions to building roof lines
10. Application review procedures
Alteration or new construction requiring approval of a
certificate of Appropriateness by the Landmarks
Commission will be subject to the existing public
hearing procedures set forth in section 9612 of the
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Landmarks Ordinance. In addition, applicants of both
Certificate of Appropriatenesses and Administrative
Approvals will be required to present verification that
they have met with area property owners and tenants,
particularly those of adjacent parcels, to discuss and
receive comments on their proposals. Certificates of
No Impact and Administrative approvals shall be
appealable to the Landmarks commission, where the
decision would then be final. Landmarks commission
decisions on certificate of Appropriateness
applications may be appealed to the City Council.
11. The Secretary of Interior Guidelines for
Rehabilitation shall be specified as the design
guidelines used by the Commission and by staff in the
review of all alterations or new construction requests.
12. Demolition of contributing structures within the
district will be subject to the existing certificate of
Appropriateness and certificate of Economic Hardship
procedures set forth in sections 9611, 9611.5 and 9612
of the Landmarks Ordinance. Demolition of
non-contributing structures will be subject to the
existing Municipal Code requirements regarding
demolitions set forth in section 9048.I.
Following adoption of a district ordinance, it is also
recommended that certain fees for certificate of Appropriateness
applications be reviewed and that an architectural style guide to
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the neighborhood be prepared describing the variety of styles in
the neighborhood, the typical materials, colors, and details used
on these late 19th and early 20th century buildings. This guide
is to be used in designing new structures so as to be compatible
with a historic environment.
Should the Council designate the Third street Neighborhood as a
historic district, staff intends to return to the Council on
September 11, 1990 with a district ordinance for first reading.
On the same date, the Council will have a study session with the
Landmarks commission regarding the commission's recommendation on
amendments to the Landmarks Ordinance and the development of a
historic preservation incentives program in the city.
BUDGET/FINANCIAL IMPACT
The recommendation presented in this report does not have any
budget or fiscal impact. However, staff will be conducting a fee
study to determine the appropriate reduction in application fees
for certain Certificate of Appropriateness applications. In
addition, creation of a historic district will result in
additional staff time to process additional administrative
approval and certificate of Appropriateness applications.
RECOMMENDATION
It is respectfully recommended that the Council adopt the
Landmarks Commission recommendation and designate by ordinance
the Third street Neighborhood as Santa Monica's first historic
district. The designation ordinance is contained in Attachment
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A. It is further recommended that the City Council review the
Landmarks Commission's recommendation on the provisions of a
Third street Neighborhood historic district ordinance and to
direct the City Attorney to prepare such an ordinance for first
reading at the September 11, 1990 City Council meeting.
Prepared by: Paul Berlant, Director of Planning
Suzanne Frick, Principal Planner
Amanda Schachter, Associate Planner
Planning Division
Community and Economic Development Department
Attachments: A.
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Designation Ordinance
Boundary Maps
Landmarks Commission Minutes 12-14-89 Meeting
Landmarks Commission Minutes 1-11-90 Meeting
Landmarks Commission Minutes 2-8-90 Meeting
Landmarks Commission Minutes 3-8-90 Meeting
Landmarks Commission Minutes 4-19-90 Meeting
Landmarks commission Minutes 5-10-90 Meeting
Landmarks Commission Minutes 5-24-90 Meeting
Correspondence Received Regarding Historic
District Application
Historic District Application
Volume I Introduction and Summary
Volume II Neighborhood History
Volume III property Descriptions and
Photographs
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City council Meeting 7-24-90
Santa Monica, California
ORDINANCE NUMBER
(City council Series)
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF SANTA MONICA ADDING SECTION 9630 TO THE SANTA
MONICA MUNICIPAL CODE TO DESIGNATE AS AN HISTORIC
DISTRICT THE AREA BOUNDED ON THE EAST BY THE
REAR PROPERTY LINE OF THE PARCELS ON THE EAST SIDE
OF THIRD STREET; BOUNDED ON THE SOUTH BY HILL STREET
INCLUDING THE PARCELS ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF THE STREET BUT
EXCLUDING THE PARCEL ON THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF HILL
STREET AND THIRD STREET; BOUNDED ON THE WEST BY THE REAR
PROPERTY LINE OF THE PARCELS ON THE WEST SIDE OF SECOND
STREET; AND BOUNDED ON THE NORTH BY OCEAN PARK BOULEVARD
WHEREAS, on December 14, 1989, the Landmarks Commission
filed a Historic District application for the area bounded on the
east by the rear property line of the parcels on the east side of
Third street; bounded on the south by Hill street including the
parcels on the south side of the street but excluding the parcel
on the southeast corner of Hill street and Third street: bounded
on the west by the rear property line of the parcels on the west
side of Second street; and bounded on the north by Ocean Park
Boulevard; and
WHEREAS, on March 8, 1990, the LandmarkS Commission
conducted a Preliminary Evaluation of the application; and
WHEREAS, on April 19, 1990, the LandmarkS Commission
unanimously voted that the Historic District application merited
Formal Consideration; and
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WHEREAS, the Landmarks Commission conducted a public
hearing on the Historic District application on May 24, 1990, and
recommended designation of the area as a Historic District to the
City council; and
WHEREAS, on July 24, 1990, the City council conducted a
public hearing on the Historic District application; and
WHEREAS, the city Council received the recommendation of
the Landmarks commission on July 18, 1990,
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA
MONICA DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. Section 9630 is added to the Santa Monica
Municipal Code to read as follows:
SECTION 9630. The Third street
Neighborhood Historic District.
(a) The City Council has reviewed
and considered the Historic District
application for the Third street
Neighborhood, and has review and
considered the recommendation on the
application transmitted from the
Landmarks Commission.
(b) The city Council finds and
declares that:
(1) The Third Street
Neighborhood Historic District possesses
aesthetic significance to Santa Monica in
that the area displays a high percentage
of original, turn of the century,
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structures, a consistency in building
type, primarily the California bungalow,
and a close association with the natural
environment, as demonstrated in the
particular by the siting of the homes on
the east side of Third street which are
set into the slope of the hill. These
elements combine to create an area with
both a sense of place and a sense of
Santa Monica's past.
(2) The Third street
Neighborhood Historic District possesses
historical economic significance to Santa
Monica in that the Vawter family, leading
developers of the Neighborhood, were also
influential in the economic success of
Ocean Park through the founding and
operation of Ocean Park's first bank and
through the ownership and operation of
one of Ocean Park's earliest businesses
and tourist attractions, the Ocean Park
Floral Company. In addition, the
development of piers I bathhouses and
hotels stimulated growth in the Ocean
Park area by providing jobs and
attracting both residents and visitors to
Ocean Park and to the Third Street
Neighborhood.
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(3)
The
Third
street
Neighborhood Historic District possesses
historic significance to Santa Monica in
that the neighborhood is associated with
many prominent early City residents,
including the Vawter, Hostetter and
Archer families, and Abbot Kinney. The
Vawters subdivided the District into
residential lots, and also assisted in
the establishment of Ocean Park's first
water company and Santa Monica's first
regular transportation service to Ocean
Park. Moses Hostetter and his son
William were both Neighborhood residents
(2601 Second street and 237 Beach Street,
respectively). Moses Hostetter was a
member of the Santa Monica Board of
Trustees between 1896 and 1900, serving
as chairman of the police, fire, and
light committees. Alvin Archer
constructed the American Colonial Revival
home at 245 Hill street and was also a
founder of Ocean Park's first volunteer
fire brigade. His wife, Louetta, was
Ocean Park's first postwoman. Abbot
Kinney, before developing "Venice of
American owned property on the west side
of Second Street in the District, and
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also gave Ocean Park its name, naming the
area after the eucalyptus groves planted
by the vawters near south Santa Monica
Beach.
(4) The Third street
Neighborhood Historic Oistrict possesses
architectural significance to Santa
Monica in that the area displays a
variety of architectural styles, from
victorian to Gothic, to American Colonial
Revival, to California Craftsman, to
Spanish Colonial Revival, which provide a
visual representation of the
Neighborhood's development through the
1930s. In addition, the Neighborhood is
dominated by bungalows; 29 bungalows and
one bungalow court are extant in the
District. While typically designed in a
variety of architectural styles, the
common bungalow theme is the association
with the surrounding environment, the use
of front porches, sun porches, front
steps, overhanging eaves, and numerous
windows to provide views and to merge the
interior and exterior landscapes. The
Third street Neighborhood is a
representative example of this
architectural movement in Santa Monica.
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(5) The Third street
Neighborhood Historic District possesses
cultural significance to Santa Monica in
that the area has ties to Santa Monica's
religious, artistic, and political life
through the inclusion of both the Church
in Ocean Park and the Iglesia EI Sermonte
Del Monte Assembleas De Dics (buil t in
1916 as the First Baptist Church) in the
District, the Neighborhood's proximity to
the murals along the Ocean Park
Boulevard/Fourth street Overpass, and the
use of the Archer House by the Ocean Park
Community Center.
(c) The Third street Neighborhood
Historic District boundaries consist of
the area bounded on the east by the rear
property line of the parcels on the east
side of Third street; bounded on the
south by Hill street including the
parcels on the south side of the street
but excluding the parcel on the southeast
corner of Hill street and Third street;
bounded on the west by the rear property
line of the parcels on the west side of
Second street: and bounded on the north
by Ocean Park Boulevard.
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(d) structures that contribute to
the character and integrity of the Third
street Neighborhood Historic District
shall be defined as all structures built
prior to 1935; non-contributing
structures and sites shall be defined as
post 1935 developments and vacant
parcels.
(e) Pursuant to Santa Monica
Municipal Code section 9610, 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
building 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 inconsistent with the provisions of
this Ordinance, to the extent of such inconsistencies and no
further, are hereby repealed or modified to that extent necessary
to affect the provisions of this Ordinance.
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SECTION 3.
If any section, subsection, sentence, clause,
or phrase of this Ordinance is for any reason held to be invalid
or unconstitutional by a decision of any court of any 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 of the 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
within 15 days after its adoption. This Ordinance shall become
effective after 30 days from its adoption.
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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ROBERT M. MYERS
City Attorney
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