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ORDI~ANCE NU.___998 (CCS)
(CITY COUNCIL SERIES)
~\ ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
S~~~A ~ONICA ADDING CHAPTER 9 TO ARTICLE VIII
.S~W ENTITLING SAID CHAPTER "LANDY;ARKS AND HIS-
TORIC DISTRICTS."
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA DOES
ii:C:?.EBY o~m;-;.::::\ AS FOLLC\oJS:
S~CTION 1. There is herewith added Chapter 9 to
~r~~c1e VII! of the Santa Mon~ea Municipal Code which chapter
s~all read as follows:
CHAPTER 9. Lfu~D~qRKS AND HISTORIC DISTRICTS.
SECTIO~ 8900. TITLE. ThlS Chapter shall be known as
the Lanili~ark and H~storic Dlstr~ct Ordinance of the City of Santa
~!on~ca .
SECTION 8901. PURPOSE. The purpose of th~s Chapter
lS to pro~ote the pub1~c health, safety and general welfare by
establlshlng such procedures and prov~dlng such regulatlons as are
dee~ed necessary (a)
to protect ~mprovements and d~strlcts wh~ch
re?r~se~t ele~ent5 of the C~ty's cultural, soc~al, econom~c.
polltlcal, and architectural h~story; (b)
to safeguard the C~ty's
h~storlc. aesthet~c and cultural herltage as ernbodled and reflected
lD such lnproveme~ts and d~str~cts; (e)
to foster ClV~C pr~de In
the beauty and noble acco~pl~shments of the past; (a)
to protect
and ennan=e the Clty'S aesthetlc and historic attractlons to reSl-
cents, tour~sts, and v~s~tors, and thereby serv~ng as a st~mulus
and s~?port to bus~ness and ~ndustry; and (e)
to pronate the use
of Historlc D~strlcts and LandMarks for the educat~on, pleasure
and welfare of the people of the Clty.
SECTIO~ 8902. D~FINITIO~S. For purposes of thls Chapter,
the follo'.n::g \lords and p:lrases shi:1l1 have the meanlng herel':1.
set fort~, unless It ~s apparent frow the context that a differen~
~eanl~g lS intended~
ExterLor Archltectural reatures: ?he arc~itectural
3~yl21 d~s~g~, ~~ne~~l ar~ansement a~~ coppo~en~s of all 0f ~he
outer surfac2s of an lwproverrent, such as the texture of the
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bULldlng rnaterlal and the type and style of all wlndows, doors,
11ghts, s~gns and other fixtures and appurtenances to such im-
provements.
Landwark: Any ~mprovement which has been classified
by the Landmark Cow~iss~on, or the City Councl1 upon appeal, as
embody~ng the requirements established by the Landmark Designation
Cr~ter~a.
Landmark Parcel: The entire parcel of property
upon WhlCh a landmark is located.
Histor~c Distrlct: An area which the City Council
has classified as embody~ng the requlrements established by the
H~storlC Dlstrlct Designatlon Crlterla.
IRprovernent: Any l~fe-form, structure, s~te, or
work of art,or obJect constltuting a physlcal betterment of real
property, or any part of such betterment.
Certif~cate of Appropr~ateness: A certif~cate from
the Land~arks CO~~lssion approvlng plans for alterat~on, construction
removal, or demollt~on of a Landwark, or structure withln an His-
tor~c Dlstrict.
SECTION 8903. LAND~ffiRKS CO~~lISSION. A Lan~T.arks
Comm~sSlon 15 hereby establlshed which shall con5~5t of seven (7)
menbers appolnted by the Clty Council, and all of whom shall be
qualif~ed electors of the C1ty. Of the seven (7) members, at
least one (1) shall be a reglstered archltect, one (1) shall be
a person wlth a knowledge of local h~story, and one (1) shall be
a llcensed realtor. A member of Plannlng and Zoning wl11 be ap-
po~nted to serve as the cO~~~sslon's Secretary and shall render
It 3sslstance when needed.
SECTION 8904. VACANCIES_
In the event of a vacancy in a
pos~tlon requir~ng speclal qual~flcat1ons, the ~nterlm appohntment
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shall possess the requ~s~te qual~flcations of the poslt~on f~11ed.
SECTIO~ 8905. PO>':ERS AND DUTIES. The Landmarks Commis-
slon shall have the followlng powers and dut~es:
(a) To retaln consultants ana conduct studies, as
long as all expendltures of Clty funds shall
be subJect to the approval of the City Council;
{b) Adopt speciflc guidelines for Landmark and
Histor~c designation, which guidelines shall
be approved by the City Council;
(c) Work and cooperate wlth applicants seek~ng Cer-
tlflcates of Approprlateness so that whenever
posslble under the gUldellnes of this Chapter,
the lntent of said appl~cant can be fulfilled;
(d) Work for the passage of legislation establlshlng
tax exemptions on Landmarks or property withln
HlstorlC Dlstricts;
(e) ~ork closely with the Federal and State govern-
Bents to obtaln the Ilsting of Santa Monlca
Landmarks on the Federal Register;
(f) Work to d~ssemlnate lnformatlon about the
herltage of the City and the Landmarks and
Hlstorlc Dlstricts deslgnated pursuant to this
Chapter;
(g) \Hth the approval of the City Council, receive,
soliclt, and expend funds for Landmark preser-
Vat~on. All funds as recelved shall be placed
in a speclal City account;
(h) Work to encouraqe identlficat~on and recognition
of ~a~c0ar~s lTI co~~unlt~~s adJace~t to San~a
~onica when such land~arks are pertinent to
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the h~story of Santa MonLca.
(~) Establ~sh and ma~nta~n an ~nventory of ~mprove-
ments and d~stricts w~thin the C~ty of
Santa Mon~ca wh~ch potentially fulfill the
cr1terla for Landmark and D~str~ct deslgna-
t~on.
(j) C1rculate a current l~stlng and descript~on
of des~gnated Landmarks and H~stor~c D~strlcts.
(k) Prepare and place on Landmarks at City ex-
pense, a suitable plaque declaring that such
lrnprovement is a Landmark. The plaques shall
conta~n ~nformat1on deemed appropriate by
the COIDQ~SS~on. Placement of plaques shall
be mandatory 1n the case of property held
open to the publlC use, and at the dlscretion
of the owner 1n the case of pr~vate res1dences.
SECTION 8906. JURISDICTION. Unless a Cert~f1cate of
ApproprLateness has been ls5ued by the Comm~ss~on, or by the
Clty COGTIcll upon appeal, no permlt of any kLnd author~zing changes
to a LanQ~ark parcel, or structure wlthln an H~storlC Distrlct shall
be gran~ed by any department of the Clty.
SECTION 8907. h~ND~~RK DESIGNATION CRITERIA. For pur-
poses of th~5 Chapter, an ~mprovement may be des~gnated a Landmark
If ~t ~eets the following cr~terla:
{a) It exempllfies or reflects elements of the
City's cultural, socLal, economic, polltical
and archltectural h~story; or
(b) It has special-~esthetlc or artlstlc lnterest
or T...-2.l.1Je; or
(c) It lS 1dentlfled with hlstorlc personages or
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w1th l~portant events 1n local, state, or
nat10nal history; or
(d) It e~bod~es dlstlngu~shlng archltectural
character~stlcs valuable for a study of a
per1od, style, or method ot construct1.0ni or,
It ~s a valuable example of the use of in-
dlgenous mater~als or craftsmanship; or
(e) It ~s representat~ve of the notable work of a
master bu~lder, deslgner, or archltect.
SECTION 8903. LAND~RK DESIGNATION PROCEDUP~. Land-
marks shall be des~gnated by the Landmarks Commission in the follow-
~ng manner:
(a) Any person may request the des~gnatlon of an
improvement as a Landmark by submltt1ng to the
Lan~~arks COF~lss~on an app11.cat1.on for such
des~gnat1on. In addltion, the Lan~~arks Com-
ro1ss~on may ~nitiate such proceed~ngs on its
own motion.
(b) The Comm~ssion shall conduct a prellmlnary
study of the proposed deslgnat~on and make a
prel~mlnary determlnat10n as to ~ts appropriate-
ness for conslderat~on. If the CO~~lSSlon deter-
mlnes that the appl1catlon merits cons~deration,
b~t o~ly if 1t so determ~nes, it shall
schedule a publlC hearing to be held w1th-
1n thirty (30) days of sa~d dec1slon.
(c) The Landnarks Commlss~onrs decislon to schedule
or not to scheaule a publ~c hear1ng shall
be In W~l~~ng dnd s~311 be flIed wltn th2
PlannLng Dlrecror. No bu~ldlng, alteratlon,
demol~t~on, or removal perm~ts for
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follo~~p-g manner:
(a) Any person may request the designation of an
H~storlc Distrlct by subm~tting to the Land-
marks CommiSSlon an appl~catlon for such
des~gnation. In addition, the Landmarks Com-
mission or the C~ty Council may initiate such
proceedings before the Landmarks Cow~iss~on
on its own motion.
(b) The Landmarks Comm~ssion shall conduct a study
of the proposed designat~on and make a prelim-
lnary determination as to ~ts appropriateness
for cons~derat~on. If the Commiss~on determines
that the appllcat~on merlts conslderation, but
only If it so determines, ~t shall schedule a
publlC hearlng for a date withln thirty (30)
days of sald dec~sion.
(c) The Landmarks Comrnlssion's dec~slon to schedule,
or not to schedule a publ~c hearing shall be
~n wr~tlng and shall be filed with the Plann~ng
Director. No bUl1d~ng, alteration, demolition,
or removal permits for any structure wlthin
the proposed Hlstoric Dlstr~ct shall be lssued
whlle the publ~c hearing or any appeal related
thereto is pendlng.
(d) At least flve (5) days prlor to the date of the
public hear~ng, not~ce of the date, tlme,
place and purpose thereof shall be g~ven by
~ai1 to the appllcant, owne~ and occupant of
all p~ope~tles wLthln the p~o~o5ed dlstrlctl
obtalnl~g the owner's name and address
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wlth l~portant events ~n local, state, or
natlonal history; or
(d) It e~bod~es d~st~ngu~sh~ng arch~tectural
characterlstics valuable for a study of a
perlod, style, or method at constructlon; or,
it ~s a valuable example of the use of in-
d~genous ~ater~als or craftsmanship; or
(e) It is representative of the notable work of a
master bUllder, deslgner, or architect.
SECTION 8908. LAND~ffiRK DESIGNATION PROCEDUP~. Land-
warks shall be deslgnated by the Landmarks COmffilssion ~n the follow-
lng manner:
(a) Any person way request the des~gnation of an
~mprovement as a Landmark by submitt~ng to the
Landmarks COIT~~SS10n an appl~catlon for such
designatlon. In add~tion, the Lan&~arks Com-
ITLSS10n ~ay ~nltlate such proceed~ngs on lts
own motion.
(b) The COIT~~ss~on shall conduct a prelimlnary
study of the proposed deslgnatlon and make a
prell~lnary determlnatlon as to its appropriate-
ness for cons~deratlon. If the COIT~ission deter-
m~nes that the application merits conslderatlon,
but only lf ~t so determ~nes, it shall
schedule a publ~c hearing to be held wlth-
ln th~rty (30) days of sa~d dec~slon.
(c) The Landmarks Commission's decls~on to schedule
or not to scheaule a publlC hearlng shall
D~ In ~r~~lng d~d sh311 be fLIed ~ltn the
Plannlng Dlrec~or. No bu~ld~ng, alteratlon,
dernol~tlon, or removal perm~ts for
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the proposed Landmark shall be ~ssued whlle
the publlC hearing or any appeal related
thereto lS pendlng.
(d) At least five (5) days prior to the date of
the publlc hear~ngs, not~ce of the date,
tlme, place and purpose thereof shall be given
by mail to the app11cant, owner ,and occupant
of the lmprovement and to the owners of all
property within 100 feet of the exterior bound-
ar~es of the proposed Landmark parcel, using
for th1S purpose the name and address of such
owners as are shown upon the records of the
C~ty Clerk, and advert~sed once in a daily
newspaper of general c~rculat~on.
(e) At the conclusion of the public hearing, but
ln no case more than Slxty (60) days from the
date set for the inltial publlC hearlng, the
applicat~on for des~gnation shall be approved
~n whole or in part, or dlsapproved. The Land-
mark Comm~ss~on's decision shall be 1n wrltlng
and shall state the f~nd~ngs of fact and reasons
they relled upon to reach the~r determlnatlon.
The decls~on shall be flIed wlth the Plannlng
Director.
SECTION 8909. HISTORIC DISTRICT DESIGNATION CRITERIA.
Any area way be des~gnated a~ Histor1c Dlstrict if the c~ty Councll
determlnes that sale area possesses a partlcular economic, historic,
archltectural, or cultural s~gn~f~cance to the Clty.
SECTION 39~O. SISTORIC DIST?ICTS D:SIGNATION PROCEDURE.
rtlstorlC Distrlcts shall be establlshed by che Clty Counc~l ln the
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followlng manner:
(a) Any person may request the des~gnation of an
Hlstor~c Distr~ct by subm~ttlng to the Land-
marks Commisslon an appl~catlon for such
des~gnation. In addition, the Landmarks Com-
mission or the Clty Council may init~ate such
proceedings before the Landmarks Cowmisslon
on ltS own motion.
(b) The Landmarks Commlss~on shall conduct a study
of the proposed deslgnation and make a prelim-
inary determlnat~on as to its appropriateness
for conslderation. If the Commisslon determines
that the application merits consideration, but
only ~f It so determines, lt shall schedule a
publlC hear~ng for a date w~th~n th~rty (30)
days of said dec~sion.
(c) The Landmarks Comm~ssion's decls~on to schedule,
or not to schedule a publ~c hearing shall be
ln wrltlng and shall be f~led w~th the Plannlng
D~rector. No bu~ld~ng, alteration, demolit~on,
or removal permits for any structure w~thin
the proposed HistorlC District shall be ~ssued
wh~le the public hearing or any appeal related
thereto lS pendlng.
(d) At least flve (5) days prior to the date of the
publlc hear~ng, notlce of the date, t~me,
place and purpose thereof shall be glven by
mall to the a~plicant, owne~ and occupant of
all p~Op9rtles witcln t~e ~roposed dlstr1ctr
obtalnlng the owne~'s name and address
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and advert~sed f~ve (5) consecutlve days ln a
dally newspaper of general c~rcu1ation.
(e) At the concluslon of the publ~c hear~ng, but
~n no case more than sixty (60} days from the
date set for the in~t~al publ~c hear~ng, the
Landmarks Commission shall recommend approval
~n whole or in part, or dlsapproval, and for-
ward said applicat~on to the Planning Commission
for lts review and recommendation.
(f) Wlthln thlrty (30) days of the receipt of the
Landmarks Comm~ssion's recommendations, the
Plannlng Commission shall make ~ts own recom-
mendat~ons and forward both proposals to the
C~ty Counc~l. Both Comm~sslons' recommendat~ons
shall be ~n wr~t~ng and shall state the f~ndlngs
of fact and reasons rel~ed upon ~n reach~ng
thelr decls~ons.
(g) The c~tl Counc~l, wlthln th~rty (30) days
of recelpt of the reco~~endations from both
Co~m~sslons, shall by ord~nance approve the
applicat~on ~n whole or ~n part, or shall by
wotion, d~sapprove it ~n ~ts entirety.
SECTION 8911. PEill1IT CRITERIA. The Landmarks Co~~ission,
or the C~ty Councll upon appeal, shall lssue a Certificate of Ap-
propriateness for any proposed work If, and only ~f, lt determlnes:
(a) In the case of a des~gnated Landmark, the
proposed work would not detr~mentally change,
destroy or adversely affect any exter~or
archltectural feature; or
(b) I~ the C23e of any property located In a
H~storlc Dlstrlct the proposed constructlon,
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reconstructLon or exter~or alteratlon con-
forws to the external appearance of the Dis-
trlct's other improvements, and does not ad-
versely affect the character of the District
for wh~ch said District was established; or
(c) In the case of the construction of a new lm-
provement upon a Landmark parcel, the ex-
terlor of such ~mprovements would not adversely
affect and would harmonize w~th the external
appearance of other existlng lrnprovements on
such parcel; or
Cd) In the case of the proposed demolition of a
Landmark, or structure within an Historic Dis-
trict, that the Landmarks Cowmlssion has been
given twelve (12j months from the appllcatlon
date of the Certificate of Appropriateness to
undertake a good faith discussion with the
applicant for the purpose of flndlng a mutually
agreeable alternat~ve to demol1t~on; and no
such solutlon has been agreed upon, or if
agreed upon, has not been cowp1eted w~thin
fourteen (14) months from the date of application
for the Certlflcate of Appropriateness.
SECTION 8912. PER~IT PROCEDURE. The followlng procedure
shall be followed ~n process~ng appllcations for Certlficates of
A~?rOprlateness:
(a) Upon init~al applicatlon for approval
for proJects covered by this Chapter, the ap-
pl~cat~a~ shall be f~led w~th the CO~~1SSlQn
and lts Secretary.
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(b) Tne CO~~isslon's Secretary shall set the
appllcatlon for a hearlng to be held wlth-
ln th~rty (30) days of the project's filing
date.
(c) IHthLn thirty (30) days after the hearlng,
the Commisslon shall accept, modify, or
reject the proJect.
SECTION 8913. ~1AP. All designations will be flIed
with the P1ann:Lng Director, who shall record the descr:tption thereof
on a Landmark and H~storic District map.
SECTION 8914. AMENDMENT OR REPEAL. A Landmark or His-
toric Dlstrict designation may be reduced or repealed by the City
Counc~l after ~t holds a public hearlng thereon and after lt re-
celved the recownendatlons of the Landwarks Co~~ission.
SECTIO~ 8915. VOLu~TARY COVENANTS. Upon approval of
the C~ty Counc~l, the owner of any Landmark may enter into a
restrlctlve covenant with the City on the subject 1mprovement,
after negotlatlons w1th, and ass~stance from, the Landmarks Com-
m1ssion.
SECTION 8916. ~~INTENfu~CE. The owner of a Landmark, or
property wlthin an H~storlc District shall keep the exter~or por-
t~ons o~ such ~mprovement in good repair, and no person shall perform
any act WhlCh causes sa~d exterior portlons to fall lnto a state of
dlsrepalr.
SECTION 8917. WAI\~R. Any provlslon of the Santa Monica
BUllding, Housing, Electr~cal, Plu~b~ng, or Mechan~cal Codes may
be var~ed or wa1ved by the BUlldlng Off~cer if ~n hlS op1n~on such
var~ance or wa1ver does not endang~r the public health or safety,
a~d such act~on 15 necessa~y fo~ the contlnued eXlstence oE the
Landmark.
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SECTION 8918. APPEALS. The follow~ng act~on by the
Landmarks Comm~sslon may be appealed to the C~ty Council;
(a) The Co~m~SSlon's dec~s~on not to hold
a publlC hearlng upon a proposed appllcation
for deslgnat~on of a Landmark or Historic
Distrlct.
(b) A determ~natlon made after a public hearlng
not to designate a proposed Landmark.
(c) The commission's dec~sion to designate a pro-
posed Landmark.
[d) The Co~mlss~on's decis~on to grant or not to
grant a Certif~cate of Appropr~ateness.
Any ~nterested party may appeal by f~ling a Notice of
Appeal wlth the Plann~ng D~rector no later than ten (10) days
after the Landmarks COmM~SSlOn's written decision has been filed
wlth the Planning Director. Said not~ce shall be accompanied by
a fee ln the amount prescr~bed by Section 9151 of the Santa Mon~ca
Munic~pal Code. The Clty Councll shall schedule a publlC hearing
to be held no later than thirty (30) days after the Not~ce of Appeal
lS filed with the Plannlng Dlrector, and shall render its decis~on
with~n th~rty (30) days of sald hearlng date.
SECTION 2. Any provlslon of the Santa Monica Munlcipal
Code or appendlces thereto lnconsistent herewith, to the extent of
such lnconsistencles and no further, are hereby repealed.
SECTION 3.
If any section, subsect~on, sentence, clause
or phrase of this ord~nance is for any reason held to be inval~d
or unconst~tutlona1 by a dec~slon of any court of competent
Jurlsdictlon, such declslon shall not affect the valldity of the
~~nal~lng portlo~3 of the ord~nance. ~b2 Clty Councll hereby de-
clares that ~t would have passed th~s ord~nance ~nd each sect~on,
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subsectlon, sentence, clause, or phrase thereof, ~rrespective of
the fact that anyone or more sectlons, subsect~ons, sentences,
clauses, or phrases be declared lnval~d or unconstltutlonal.
SECTIO~ 4. The Mayor shall sign and the Clty Clerk
shall attest to the passage of th~s ord~nance. The City Clerk
shall cause the same to be publ~shed once in the official news-
paper w~thin fifteen (15) days after its adoption. This ord~nance
shall become effective after thirty (30) days from its adoption.
ADOPTED th~s
22nd
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April
, 1975.
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ATTEST:
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STATE OF ~::O::::k
COL~TY OF LOS ANGELES ss.
CITY OF SANTA MONICA
I do hereby cert~fy that the foregoing ordinance was
duly and regularly ~ntroduced at a meet~ng of the City Council
of the C~ty of Santa Mon~ca on the
1st day of
April
1975; that thereafter the sald ordinance was duly adopted at a
meet~ng of the Clty Council on the
22nd day of
April
1975 by the fol10wlng vote:
AYES:
Councl1men: Judson, McCloskey, Reed,
Swink, van den Steenhoven,
Counc~lmen:" '(rives
Cohen
counCilme~~~~
NOES:
ABSENT;
APPROVED AS TO FOrt.:-I:
Clty Attorney
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;;TY ClE:iK'$ O;Fu~tc
SUBJECT: Proposed Landmark Ordinance
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This is a staff report submitting a proposed
Landmark Ordinance which the Historic Site Committee
has completed in accordance with the City Council"
direction.
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BACKGROUND
On December 11, 1973, the City Council created
an Ad Hoc Historic Sites Committee. Among other duties
the Historic Sltes Committee was charged by the City
Council with the following duties:
ItExplore means fa r the protection, retention
and preservation of any historic site in-
cluding, but not limited to, appropriate
legislation and financing methods."
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tlRecommend standards and procedures to the
City Council for the designation and pro-
tection of h1.storical or cutlural monuments."
In accordance with this direction, the Historical
Site Committee has drafted a Landmarks Ordlnance for
the City Council's consideration.
ALTERNATIVE SOLUTIONS
To establlsh a positive program in regard to historic
landmarks, it would appear that there are two alternative
co~rses for the City Council to consider. These include:
1. Acceptance of the Histor1.c Site Committee's,
Landmark Ordinance.
Supporting factors for this alternative include the
follow1.ng:
(a)
The Historic Sltes Committee has studied the
ordinances of n~~erous other cities and with
this background and knowledge has created an
ord~nance unlquely suited to Santa Monica's
needs.
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(b) This would be cl positive step toward
preservation of Santa Monica's historical
and cultural heritage.
ec) The ordinance and accompanying inventory
would mesh with actions and policies that
have already taken place on the State and
Federal level requiring that historic sites
be recognized and their existence given due
consideration in any project using federal
funds.
Factors opposed to the adoption of this ordinance
are the delays on demolition of a historic site and a
possible negative financial impact on a given parcel of
property if it can be developed for a different use.
2. Approve the ordinance in concept with suggested
modifications.
(a) The major factor supporting this course of
action is that at least the first step toward
recognition of sites could be taken, and just
by identifying the sites the city would be in
a better position to conform to guidelines
regarding historic sites for any project re- ..
guiring federal funds.
(b} Against this course of action is the possibility
that any delay in instituting controls will
probably result 1n the loss of some of the
remaining historic buildings in Santa Monica.
RECOHl1ENDAT raN
It is respectfully reco~~ended that for the reasons
outlined above, the City Council select the course of action
indicated in the flrst alternative and consider the enactment
of the landmarks ordinance and the appointooent of a Landmarks
Commission.
Prepared by:
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Petition to Santa Monica City Council in Favor of Landmarks
and Historic Districts ordinance
We the undersigned, urge the passage of the La.rrlmarks and Histor~c
Districts Ordinance (item Sa on tonight' 5 agenda). The obvious benef~ts
that this ordinance will bring to our community far outwe~gh any diffi-
culties that might be placea upon a handful of property owners.
Mr Reed McClure of the Evening Outlook, and former Mayor and
Council~oman CIa Hoover have already come out in support of this ordi-
nance. Both Mr. McClure and Mrs. Hoover have shown tre~endous concern
and pride for our city; and wish, along with the unders~gned, to have
part~ of our city's heritage preserved.
This is Santa. Monica'S centennial birthday, a time to reflect on
our city's heritage. Let us pass this ordinance and save a few of our
landmarks, while We still have a few left to save.
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