AgdaPkt 2016-09-12 Closed and Joint SA PFA

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· Criterion C: The expanded District also embodies a rich variety of the one and two-part commercial block buildings, a type of building first developed during the mid-19th century and soon became a common feature in American towns and cities. Particularly with retail stores, the configuration of one-part commercial block buildings permitted little embellishment except near the roofline; but, by the 1920s – the period during which the significant structures in the District expansion area were built – efforts emerged to make this style of building more ornamental and visually harmonious with the domestic surroundings. EFFECT OF THE DISTRICT EXPANSION ON INDIVIDUAL PROPERTIES In terms of the effect that the expanded District would have upon the properties within it, properties within the expanded historic district may use the more flexible State Historical Building Code. This State Code was designed to help facilitate cost effective rehabilitation of historic buildings so as to preserve their original or restored elements and features, while also providing for reasonable safety and accessibility measures and encouraging energy conservation. In addition, if the expanded district is certified as a “registered historic district” within the meaning of Internal Revenue Code Title 26 Section 47, certain contributing properties within the district may qualify for Federal Rehabilitation Tax Credits. As far as City regulatory control over the properties, all of the structures within the expanded District would be subject to HRAC review and Planning Commission approval for certain alterations under Sections 40.8 – 40.10 of the Redwood City Code. Alterations to structures within the DTPP area may also be subject to further review under the DTPP for the impact of such alterations on the district. It is important to note that twenty-one of the twenty-three structures within the proposed expanded District are located within the DTPP area, and thirteen of these are already required to be preserved under the Precise Plan regulations. Of the two properties in the District that are outside of the DTPP area, one is a designated local historic landmark (1204 Middlefield Road) and therefore already subject to the regulations of the Historic Preservation Ordinance pertaining to historic landmarks. The property at 1101 Main Street which is being proposed for individual local historic landmark designation would fall under the regulations of the Historic Preservation Ordinance but not the DTPP since it is outside the DTPP area. HISTORIC LANDMARK DESIGNATIONS Staff supports the HRAC and Planning Commission recommendations that three structures located within the proposed expanded District also be designated as individual local historic landmarks. The three structures are the “Clifton Motor Co. Building” at 847-849 Main Street; “Flynn’s Ford Agency and Garage” at 935 Main Street; and, the “Dessin Bros. – Barnbauer Motors Building” at 1101 Main Street (Attachment 3). 7.B. - Page 5