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Santa Monica
City Council Meeting: February 19, 200E
Agenda Item: S ~ ~'
To: Mayor and City Council
From: Eileen P. Fogarty, Director of Planning and Community Development
Subject: Certification of the Statement of Official Action Denying Appeal of the
Landmarks Commission's Denial of Certificate of Appropriateness for
reconstruction of brick work at a designated City Landmark at 2402 4m
Street Unit 4.
Recommended Action
Staff recommends that the City Council approve the attached Statement of Official
Action Denying Appeal 07APP-001 and upholding the decision of the Landmarks
Commission to deny Certificate of Appropriateness 06CA-021 for reconstruction of brick
work on the front porch of a contributing residence located within Hollister Court, a
designated City Landmark at 2402 4th Street Unit 4.
Executive Summary and Discussion
This staff report transmits for City Council certification the Statement of Official Action
for Appeal 07APP-001. After holding a public hearing, the City Council denied Appeal
07APP-001 and upheld the Landmarks Commission's denial of the proposed project.
The City Council's decision was based upon the findings contained in the attached
Statement of Official Action.
Financial Impacts & Budget Actions
The recommendation presented in this report does not have any budget or fiscal impact.
Prepared by:
Jing Yeo, AICP, Senior Planner
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A. Statement of Official Action
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CASE NUMBER:
LOCATION:
APPLICANT:
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PROPERTY OWNER
CASE PLANNER:
Appeal 07APP-001
2402 Fourth Street Unit 4
Tammy Cameron
Tammy Cameron
Alpha Primo, LLC
Jing Yeo, AICP, Senior Planner
REQUEST: Appeal 07-001 of the Landmarks Commission's denial of
Certificate of Appropriateness 06CA-021 for
reconstruction of brick work on the front porch of a
contributing residence located within Hollister Court, a
designated City Landmark.
CEQA STATUS: The project is categorically exempt from the provisions of
CEQA, pursuant to Public Resources Code Section
21080(b)(5) in that CEQA does not apply to projects
which a public agency rejects or disapproves.
CITY COUNCIL ACTION
January 8, 2008
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Determination Date
Approved based on the following. findings and subject to the
conditions below.
Denied.
Other:
- EFFECTIVE DATE OF ACTION: January 8, 2008
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
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Project. All summaries of information contained herein or in the findings are ;based qn ; ,
the substantial evidence in the record. The absence of any particular fact from any
such summary is not an indication that a particular finding is not based in part on that
fact.
FINDINGS:
CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS FINDINGS (SMMC 9.36.140
1. Based on the record and testimony presented at the appeal public hearing held
on January 8, 2008, the project at 2402 4th Street #4 will detrimentally change,
destroy or adversely affect exterior features of the Landmark-designated Hollister
Court property in that the bricks used are not appropriate and the widening of the
porch is disproportionate with other porches facing the courtyard, particularly the
porch of the opposite unit, which. previously matched this porch. The red brick
porches are a unifying element and character-defining feature of the Landmark
complex. Allowing this porch to remain as built without prior approval would
introduce a modern intrusion into the consistent design and materials of the
historic porches in the central courtyard. The multi-colored brick utilized, which
has been treated to look "old", does not match the removed solid-color red bricks
in-kind, as required by the Secretary of Interior's Standards for the Treatment of
Historic Properties. Specifically, the brick work does not conform with Standards
5 and 6, which state the following:
Standard 5:
"Distinctive materials, features, finishes, and construction techniques or
examples of craftsmanship that characterize a property will be
preserved."
Standard 6:
'`Deteriorated historic features will be repaired rather than replaced.
Where the severity of deterioration requires replacement of a distinctive
feature, the new feature will match the old in design, color, texture, and,
where possible, materials. Replacement of missing features will be
substantiated by documentary and physical evidence."
The new brickwork does not match the old brick in color, texture, or design. The
use of the treated multi-colored brick contrasts with the distinctive solid-red color
brick that is used in the brickwork of others porches in the complex.
Furthermore, the bull nose bricks used to cap the wall surrounding the porch
introduce a new design that is inappropriate for this early 20th century bungalow
courtyard property. The top layer of brick in the surrounding bungalows is the
same brick used for the wall but turned on its side. The rounded edges, texture,
and thickness of the bull nose brick are not compatible with the pointed, original
brick used throughout the complex.
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Based on the foregoing, the proposed project is not consistent with the Secretary
of the Interior's Standards for the Treatment of Historic Properties and adversely
affects the historic character of the Landmark Hollister Court property.
VOTE
Ayes: Bloom, Censer, Holbrook, McKeown, O'Connor, Shriver, Mayor Katz
Nays:
Abstain:
Absent:
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.
MARIA M. STEWAR ~, City Clerk Date
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