AGENDA CAPTION:
Title
Hold discussion regarding the Historic Preservation Commission Recommendation Resolution 2023-01RR-HPC, amending Appendix C, Historic District Design Guidelines of the San Marcos Design Manual, to include specific design standards for maintaining the compatibility of historic residential site elements, such as but not limited to walkways, sidewalks, and topography, and provide direction to the City Manager.
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Meeting date: September 5, 2023
Department: Requested by HPC added by Mayor Hughson
Amount & Source of Funding
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Fiscal Note:
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City Council Strategic Initiative:
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Comprehensive Plan Element (s):
? Economic Development
? Environment & Resource Protection
? Land Use
? Neighborhoods & Housing
? Parks, Public Spaces & Facilities
? Transportation
? Core Services
? Not Applicable
Master Plan: N/A
Background Information:
The site of a historic building is usually an essential feature in defining its historic character. Accordingly, the Secretary of the Interior's Standards for Rehabilitation require that a rehabilitation involve minimal change to the defining characteristics of a building and its site and environment. When applying the Standards for Rehabilitation For example, the Guidelines for Rehabilitating Historic Buildings stress that site changes such as locating new parking lots adjacent to historic buildings and other landscape changes can impair the defining characteristics of a property. Additionally, if a building is moved onto the site of a historic building, the Guidelines for Rehabilitating Historic Buildings note that this can create a false historical appearance. Such major changes can result in an overall rehabilitation that fails to meet the Secretary's Standards even when work on the historic building itself is not in question. Drastic changes to the surrounding grading, landscape feature...
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