HomeMy WebLinkAbout1996-08-01 City CouncilTO:
City of Palo Alto
City Manager’s Summary Report
HONORABLE CITY COUNCIL
FROM:CITY MANAGER DEPARTMENT: Planning and
Community Environment
DATE:August 1, 1996 CMR:356:96
SUBJECT:Request for a Demolition Permit for a
Residence Located at 453 Melville Avenue
REQUEST
This is an informational report and no Council action is required.
RECOMMENDATIONS
This is an informational item required by Section 16.49.070 of the Palo Alto Municipal Code
(PAMC) and no recommendations are included.
POLICY IMPLICATIONS
The receipt of a demolition application does not represent any change to existing policies.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The residence located at 453 Mellville Avenue is not on the Palo Alto Historic Inventory, but
is located in the Professorville Historic District. On July 16, 1996, the City received a
demolition permit application for this residence. The PAMC requires that the demolition
application be referred to the Historic Resources Board (HRB) for review and possible
recommendation to the Council. There is an automatic sixty day moratorium on issuance of
the demolition permit. Upon recommendation of the HRB or any interested person, the
Council may extend the moratorium for up to one year. The application will be reviewed by
the HRB on August 7, 1996.
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FISCAL IMPACT
There is no fiscal impact related to this report.
ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT
The application for demolition is not a project as defined by the California Environmental
Quality Act.
ATTACHMENTS
Photographs
Demolition Application
PREPARED BY: Fred Herman, Chief Building Official
DEPARTMENT HEAD REVIEW: ~ /~ ~
KENNETH R. SCHREIBER
Director of Planning and
Community Environment
BERNARD M. STROJNY
Assistant City Manager
cc: Historic Resources Board
Mr. and Mrs. Eric Hahn, 465 Melville Avenue, Palo Alto, CA 94301
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