sr-022812-3fCity Council Meeting: February 28, 2012
Agenda Item:3-
To: Mayor and City Council
From: David Martin, Director of Planning and Community Development
Subject: Statement of Official Action denying Appeal 11APP -001 and upholding the
designation of 25012 nd Street as a City Landmark.
Recommended Action
Staff recommends that the City Council approve the attached Statement of Official
Action denying Appeal 11 APP-001.
Executive Summary and Discussion
This staff report transmits for City Council certification the Statement of Official Action
for Appeal 11APP -001. After holding a public hearing on January 24, 2012, the City
Council denied the appeal and upheld the designation of the residence located at 2501
2nd Street as a City Landmark. 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: Scott Albright, Senior Planner
Approved: Forwarded to Council:
avid Martin, Director -� Rod Gould
Planning & Community Development City Manager
Attachments: A. Statement of Official Action
ATTACHMENT A
STATEMENT OF OFFICIAL ACTION
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of
PROJECT
CASE NUMBER: Appeal 11 -001
LOCATION: 2501 2nd Street
APPLICANT: City of Santa Monica Landmarks Commission
APPELLANT: Plaster Family Trust
PROPERTY OWNER: Plaster Family Trust
CASE PLANNER: Scott Albright, AICP, Senior Planner
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REQUEST: Appeal 11 -001 of Landmarks Commission Approval of
Landmark Designation Application 10 -002.
CEQA STATUS: The project is exempt pursuant to CEQA Guidelines
Section 15061(b)(3). Section 15061(b)(3) provides that
CEQA only applies to those projects that have the
potential for causing a significant effect on the
environment. Since the proposed action would result in
the retention of the existing structure and would not
change the existing environmental baseline, there is no
potential that the project would cause a significant effect
on the environment.
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CITY COUNCIL ACTION
January 24, 2012 Date
X
Appeal upheld and Landmarks Commission approval reversed
based upon the findings below:
Appeal denied and Landmarks Commission decision to approve
landmark designation is upheld based on the following findings:
Other.
EFFECTIVE DATE OF ACTION: January 24, 2012
The City Council, having held a public hearing on January 24, 2012, hereby denies
Appeal 11 -001 and upholds the Landmarks Commission's decision to designate the
Turn -of- the - Century Cottage and parcel at 2501 2nd Street as a City Landmark based on
the findings and determinations below. The rear cottage and detached garage are not
included in the designation.
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 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 residence located on the corner of 2nd Street and Mills is a rare
example of a Turn -of- the - Century Cottage, a housing type associated with
the Victorian era. This style, which served to architecturally link the
nineteenth and twentieth centuries, was the most prevalent when the first
wave of development took place in the Ocean Park district and was largely
replaced with the Craftsman style by 1910. Exhibiting a high degree of
architectural integrity, the subject property is part of a cluster of historic
structures in the immediate vicinity, but one of the few of its type that
exemplify the early history of Ocean Park and manifest its cultural,
economic and social development.
(4) It embodies distinguishing architectural characteristics valuable to a study of a
period, style, method of construction, or the use of indigenous materials or
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craftsmanship, or is a unique or rare example of an architectural design, detail or
historical type valuable to such a study.
The residence located on the corner of 2nd Street and Mills is a fine
example of a modest Turn -of- the - Century Cottage with subtle but refined
architectural detailing including its windows with unique diamond -paned
sashes, shaped rafter tails under the roof eaves, and continuous sill
around the house separating horizontal wood siding from a wood shingle
cladding. Based on a study of historic Sanborn Maps, it appears that there
were once many examples of Turn -of- the - Century and Queen Anne style
cottages in the Ocean Park area, but few remain. While it appears that the
greatest number examples of the increasingly rare style are located in the
Ocean Park neighborhood, the number remaining in the City as a whole is
extremely low. Like nearly all examples of the over 100 -year old style, the
residence located at the corner of 2nd Street and Mills has minor
reversible alterations or additions, such as the front porch enclosure or
room addition to the rear. However they do not deter from the significance
of the architecture.
(6) 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 is situated on a highly visible corner location in the Ocean
Park neighborhood containing other early 20th Century buildings. The property
is improved with a Turn -of- the - Century cottage that is locally recognizable for its
distinctive diamond -paned window design and for its setting on the lot with
generous open space provided along 2nd Street and Mills Street.
VOTE (to deny appeal and uphold Landmark Designation)
Ayes: Davis, McKeown, Shriver, Mayor Bloom
Nays: Holbrook, O'Connor, O'Day
Abstain: None
Absent: None
NOTICE
If this is a final decision not subject to further appeal under Article 9 of the Santa Monica
Municipal Code, 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.
hereby certify that this Statement of Official Action accurately. reflects the final
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_-As ermination-of the City Council of the City of Santa Monica.
MARIA M. STEWART\ City Clerk Date
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