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Sept~r ~7, 1990
HONORABLE CITY COUNCIL
Palo Alto. California
Peninsula Creamery Building, 815 Almi!! __ Street
Members of the Council:
RepOrt in Brief
This is an inrormational staff report. No City Council action is
required.
During the jOint Planning commIssion and City council meeting on
September 13, 1990 .. several questions were asked regarding the
safety and appearance of the Peninsula Creamery building located at
875 Alma street. This report is in response to the issues raised.
Structural Condition
The building, originally constructed in 1946, was upgraded in 1987
to meet the 1985 Unifor:ll. Building Code for earthquake forces.
This work Was performed on the assumption that approval for
conversion t.o a restaurant 'Would be received. Because of the
structural upgrade it would not be possible to classify the
buil~inq as -dangerous· as defined in PANe 16a40, Unsafe Buildinqsa
Property Maintenance
CUrrently, the site is unsightly and complaints have been received
regardill9 the general appearance of the property. An Archltec:tural
Review Board (ARBJ application is on file for redevelopment of the
site and staff has not pursued property maintenance enforcement due
to the pending proposal.. However .. if the project should not
proceed in a timely manner. the owners will be required to improve
the appearance of the site.
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Respectfully sUbmitted,
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FRED )!ERMAN Chiei BUildi fUcial
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Assistant city
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XEl/NETH R. SCHREIBER
Director of Planning and
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WesCO Development, Jim Rueter
All Speakers at September 13, 1990, Joint Meeting
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