12. Policy Options – Neighborhood Specific Toolkit Option 1 - Conservation Study Area Potential Neighborhoods that could benefit: Northside, Willow Glen, The Rose Garden and other older neighborhoods Designation Application Designation Approved Conservation Area Conservation Study Area Development Review Required submittals: Historic Evaluations of Contributing Structures Context Statement Required submittals: Context Statement Historic Evaluations List of Contributing Structures Only if application does not meet Guidelines + + SFH Permit application SFH Permit application
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15. City of San José End of Policy Development Beginning of Policy Implementation
16. Time Line December Planning Commission Analysis and Code Revision Coordination with City Attorney August September October November 2009 Outreach July City Council Development of outreach strategy October 1, 2009 Community Meeting October 2, 2009 Developers Roundtable October 7, 2009 Historic Landmarks Commission Study Session
17. Require Permit Citywide to Demolish Older Homes Add the following as a SFH permit trigger Neighborhoods that could benefit: Older neighborhoods Demolitions of homes built before a certain date (1945 or 1955)
18. Map of Single Family Homes by Date of Construction Before 1945 (8009 SF homes) 1945-1949 (3738 SF homes) 1950-1954 (6629 SF homes) 1955-1959 (21,549 SF homes) 1960-1969 (44,052 SF homes) 1970-1979 (40,425 SF homes) 1980 to present (19,029 SF homes)
19. 1950 Dutch Hamann became City Manager – beginning of mass annexations 1954 State legislation changed allowing cities to have other than a Unified School District Why choose 1955? Major road block was removed from annexations 1945-1949 (3738 new single-family homes) 1950-1954 (6629 new single-family homes) 1955-1959 (21,549 new single-family homes)
20. Demolitions of houses built prior to 1955 Require Permit Citywide to Demolish Older Homes House is a CEQA resource House does not qualify for the inventory Cat. I SFH Permit including a historic evaluation House qualifies as a Structure of Merit Cat II SFH Permit Hearing (includes notification sign) Cat I SFH Permit No Hearing
21. Definition of Demolition Current – “ removal of more than fifty percent (50%) of the exterior walls of a building” Proposed - For single-family homes built before 1955 or for homes listed on the Historic Resources Inventory demolition means removal of more than fifty percent (50%) of the exterior walls of a building, or removal of more than forty percent (40%) of the surface of all exterior walls facing a public street(s)
22. Definition of Demolition Current – Proposed for older homes – 50% of exterior walls OR 40% of elevation surface
23. Conservation Area – Streamlining Designation Application Designation Approved Current process Proposed Process Development Review Required submittals: Historic Evaluations of Contributing Structures Context Statement Required submittals: Context Statement Historic Evaluations List of Contributing Structures Only if application does not meet Guidelines + + SFH Permit application SFH Permit application
24. Conservation Area – Pre-designation Protection Current process Proposed Process Citywide Protection Citywide Protection Full Protection Citywide Protection Full Protection Full Protection Designation Application Designation Approved Application Complete Notice Notice Within 180 days