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ORDINANCE NO. 3699
ORDINANCE OF THE COUNCIL O~ THE CITY OF PALO ALTO
IMPOSING A MORATORIUM Ei'OR SIX MONTHS ON CERTAIN
DEVELOPMENT AND DEMOLITION. OF HISTORIC STRUCTURES/
SITES IN THE DOWNTOWN AREA
WHEREAS, the City
commercial downtown area
regulations intended to
downtown; and
Council has completed a study of the
of Palo Al to and has adopted new zoning
control commercial development in the
WHEREAS, the Council has refe~red the Comprehensive Plan
policies and ordinances relating to historic preset"'vation to the
Policy and Pt'ocedures Committee of the Council for further r-eview
and public hearings; and
WHEREAS, the Council wishes to continue a limited moratorium
in order to prevent the major alteration or demolition of desig
nated historic structures within the downtown while that review is
conducted and until a new historic presecvation ordinance is
adopted.
NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of Palo Alto
does ORDAIN as follows:
SECTION 1. A moratorium is imposed by the City on the
processing of all applications for planning approvals or building
permits for the construction of any new square footage on any site
designated as historic or on any site where there exists a struc
ture designated as historic (Categories 1 through 4 and stroctures
in historic· districts) on the Palo Alto Historical and Archi
tectural Resources· Report and Inventory and the master list of
categories for those ~tructures or sites ("historic inventory") in
the dbwntown area, as shown on the map ~ttached hereto as Exhibi~
A, provided that this moratorium shall not apply to:
· (a) The interior remodeling of any historic structure, or
the exterior remodeling of a Category 1 or 2 structure, or the
exterior remodeling of a Category 3 or 4 structure whi~h receives
a Historic Resour~es Board recommendation and design ap~roval
pursuant to Chapter 16.48.
(b) The addition of up to 2,500 square feet (or 25% of t.he
existing building, whiche~er is greater) to any building in
Seismic Category I, II or III that is undergoing seismic rehabili
tation, provided that such an addition shall comply with all other
City ordinances, particularly sections 18.48.060{b)(2) and
18.48.lOO(b)(l)(ii) of Title 18, the zoning ordinance. For the
purposes of this •ection, "seismic rehabilitation" shall be deter
mined by the chief building otf icial, pursuant to guidelines on
seismic rehabilitation developed by the building depa~tment.
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(c) A project that ·received a final recommendation for
design approval from the architectural review board pursuant to
Palo Alto Municipal Code section 16.48.070 on or before Septe~ber
17, 1984, regardless of any modifications that might be made by
the city council upon appeal pursuant to Palo Alto Municipal Code
section 16.48.090.
SECTION 2. A moratorium is imposed by the City on the pro-
cessing of all applications for subdivision approvals (including,
but not limited to, parcel maps, mergers and lot line adjustments
and remova.ls) , pursuant to Title 21, for any site or sites where
there exists a structure on the historic inventory in the downtown
area as shown as Exhibit A, attached hereto.
SECTION 3. A moratorium is imposed on the issua nee of .a 11
demolition permits involving hist.ocic structures in Categories 1,
2, 3 and 4 and structures within the historic districts on the
historic inventory in the downtown area, as shown on Exhibit. A,
attached hereto.
SECTION 4. The mora tori a set for th in Sections 1, 2 and 3
above shall be in effect fo~ six months from the effective date of
this ordinance unless sooner repealed by the City Council.
SECTION 5. The Council finds that none of the provisions of
this ordinance will have a significant environmental impact.
SECTION 6. This ordinance shall become effective upon the
commencement of the thirty-first day after the day of its passagee
INTRODUCED: July 14, 1986
PASSED: July 28, 1986
AYES: Bechtel, Cobb, Fletcher, Klein, Levy, Patitucci, Woolley
NOES: None
ABSTENTIONS: None
ABSENT: Renzel, Sutorius
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