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9 <br /> <br />40 properties were found to have very high historic significance, and were identified as <br />“Resources to be Preserved” (depicted in red on the Historic Resources Preservation <br />Regulations Map on p. 30 and the Historic Resources Reconnaissance Survey Map on <br />p. 157.) An additional seven resources that contain low significance, integrity and <br />context were also identified and labeled as “Resources which may be Altered, <br />Relocated or Removed” (depicted in brown on the same maps). <br /> <br />The block on which the Project site is located does not contain any historic resources, <br />and the Project site itself does not contain any historic resources; however, it is located <br />across Jefferson Avenue from a resource to be preserved (620 Jefferson Avenue). <br />Behind and to the north of the resources at 620 Jefferson are two additional resources <br />(605 Middlefield and 611 Middlefield). The property at 611 Middlefield is a resource to <br />be preserved, and the property at 605 Middlefield is a resource which may be altered, <br />relocated or removed. <br /> <br />Appellants contend that this constitutes a cluster of historic resources which the Project <br />will negatively impact, and therefore the Project is inconsistent with the DTPP’s historic <br />resource preservation regulations. The regulations and evidence are to the contrary. <br /> <br />In crafting the DTPP, the City identified areas with strong clusters of historic resources <br />where adjacent, non-historic sites would be subject to development restrictions in order <br />to “minimize visual impacts on historic buildings as much as possible and to preserve <br />the historic urban feel of the area within a framework of new development.” (DTPP, <br />p. 156) Examples of such areas where clusters of historic resources are located include <br />Broadway and Main Street. In those areas, non-historic properties near historic <br />properties are subject to further development restrictions. Relative to those areas, the <br />North of Marshall District, at issue here, has few historic resources as noted in Appendix <br />1: Historic Resources Preservation Strategy of the DTPP, specifically: <br /> <br />“The North of Marshall District character zone is an area of transition in relation to the <br />historic center, with architectural character and styles that incorporate materials and <br />imagery of contemporary design. No particular style is dominant, and historic pre-World <br />War II styles in particular have very little representation here. Greater flexibility is <br />allowed here than in other places because compatibility isn’t as significant of an issue <br />as it is elsewhere in the Downtown Precise Plan Area.” (DTPP, p. 162) <br /> <br />As noted above, the Project site, and the entire city block on which the Project site is <br />located, contains no historic resources. Further, this city block is not part of an existing <br />historic district, nor is it adjacent to an existing historic district. <br /> <br />8.C. - Page 9