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importance. The preservation of these distinctive elements will help define the character of the Community. The proposed Main Street Histodc Distdct designation would meet several Goals and objectives of the Historic Element of the General Plan. As pointed out in the Draft Downtown Area Plan, the preservation and or rehabilitation of historic resources in the downtown would help strengthen the histodc character, architecture and cultural heritage of Redwood City. Both the HRAC and Planning Commission recommended the subject Histodc Distdct designation because the area under consideration had a special and distinct character, as well as historic interest and aesthetic value and represented one or more architectural periods or styles typical to the history of the City, thus reaffirming the City's "Making Good Places" policy: "It is the policy of the City of Redwood City that in the design of public and p#vate projects, high pdodty be given to creating comfoztable, enjoyable, and aesthetically pleasing public spaces." Adopted September 10, 2001 Eight properties are contained in the proposed distdct (please refer to enclosed map): F,G,H) The proposed area would incorporate an existing histodc commercial district which was listed on the National Register in 1977 and contains the following four histodc properties (contained in three separate parcels):* q'he Diller-Chamberlain Store," "The Old Bank of San Mateo County" and "The Fitzpatrick Building," "The San Mateo County Building and Loan Association," C) "The Alhambra Hall" (a recently designated Historic Landmark) would also be included. E,B) In addition, two properties currently listed on the Redwood City Histodc Inventory ("The Sequoia Hotel" and "The Odd Fellows Hall") would be designated as "contributing structures" to the district. 'q'he Clifton Motor Co. Building" is identified in the Redwood City Historic Inventory revisions. A) Finally, although the recently completed structure at 1991 Broadway ("Berkeley Extension Building") would not qualify as a historic resource, the site was incorporated in the proposed district as an "non-contributing" site due to its architectural compatibility. The Historic District desiqnation process and its consequences Each property owner located within the proposed Historic Distdct received an information booklet (also sent to Council and Planning Commission) and was also invited to an information meeting at the Forester's Hall approximately six months ago. Even though this meeting was additional to the requirements of the Historic Preservation Ordinance, the HRAC wanted to make sure that the property owners had an opportunity to discuss the proposed district designation in an open and informative fashion before beginning the actual designation process. This extra communication step between City and property owners proved very useful during the previous district designation (The Stambaugh-Heller Historic Residential District 1989) because there is always the potential for opposition to historic designations by property owners of historic resources who may not be accurately informed about the most current facts involving their respective properties. * Properties already part of an existing Historical Commercial District.