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Counell Mtg: November 12, 1985
TO: Mayor and Clty Councll
FROM: Clty Staff
&UBJECT: Recornrnendatlon to Dlrect Cl ty Attorney to Prepare an
Emelgency Ordlnance to Amend the Landmarks and Historlc
Dlstrlct Ordlnance Regardlng the Tlme Llffiltatlons of a
Certlflcate of Approprlateness.
INTRODUCTION
The purpose of thls report lS to recommend that an Eroergency Or-
dinance be prepared to amend the tlme Ilmltatlons as set forth ln
Seetlon 9612.1 (SMMC) for exercise of a Certlflcate of Approprl-
ateness.
ThlS recommendatlon lS as a result of recent actlvlty
with the Rapp Saloon property.
BACKGROUND
On June 15, 1985, ln accordance Wl th the provlslons of Sectlon
9611DI. a (SHl>-1C) a Certlflcate of Approprlateness was lssued by
operatlon of law for the removal or demoll tlon of the Rapp
Saloon, a deslgnated Clty Landmark located at 1438 Second Street.
The lssuance of thlS Certlf1cate of Approprlateness 1S subJect to
the followlng condltlon:
The rlghts granted hereln shall be effectlve only when com-
menced wlthln a period of 180 days from the effective date of
approval (June 15) and shall explre and become null and void
lf such work lS suspended or abandoned for a 180 day tlme
perlod after being commenced in conformance with Section
9612. I (SHNC).
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Based upon thlS condltlon, the owners must obtaln thelr City ap-
proval S and commence construct~on of a replacement proJect by
Thursday, December 12, 1985. ThlS condltlon lmposes a slgnlfi-
cant tlme constralnt upon the landmark parcel, in that lt often
requlres more than SlK months to obtaln necessary Clty approvals
for a replacement proJect. ThlS lS particularly true in thlS
case, Slnce ln order to demollsh the Rapp Saloon, a replacement
proJect would have to approved by the Plannlng Corrmusslon, Ar-
chltectural ReVlew Board and the Coastal CommlSSlon.
In addltlon to the prOCeS&lng constralnts lmposed by thlS tlme
Ilmitatlon, the current owners of the Rapp Saloon have entered
lnto an agreement to sell the property and escrow has opened.
ThlS purchase agreement lncludes the prOVl.S10n that the Rapp
Saloon be retained on s1te. Escrow lS not expected to close un-
tll after January, 1986. In that the Landmarks Commission, the
Santa Monlca Hlstorlcal Soclety and nembers of the community have
expressed their concern for the bUllding's future and desire to
malntaln the bUl.ldlng on l.ts orlglnal slte, lt would seem appro-
prlate to prepare an Emergency Ord1nance to amend the Certlfl.cate
of Approprlateness tlme llffiltatlon of 180 days In order to ex-
haust all efforts of preservlng the bUl.ldlng on ltS orlglnal
site. The current owners of the property as well as the poten-
tlal buyers are 1n support of thlS ordlnance.
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BUDGET/FINANCIAL IMPACT
The recommendatlon contalned In thl S report does not have a
budget/flnanclal lmpact on the Clty.
RECOMMENDATION
It lS recommended that Counell dlrect the Clty Attorney to pre-
pare an Emergency Qrdlnance grantlng the Cl ty Councll, after
recelvlng the recommendatlon of the Landmarks Commlsslon the au-
thorlty to adopt a resolution extendlng the tlme perlod for exer-
clslng a Certiflcate of Approprlateness for an addi tlonal tlme
perlod not to exceed 180 days on such terms and condltlons as the
Clty Cauncll deems dppraprlate.
Prepared by: Suzanne Frlck, Actlng Prlnclpal Planner
Karen Rosenberg, ASslstant Planner
Clty Plannlng Dlvlslon
Carr~unlty and EconamlC Development Department
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