TO:
Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
THROUGH:
Bruce Moe, Acting City Manager
FROM:
Anne McIntosh, Community Development Director
Laurie B Jester, Planning Manager
Angelica Ochoa, Associate Planner
SUBJECT:Title
Discussion of Fees and Incentives for Historic Preservation Applications (Community Development Director McIntosh).
DISCUSS AND PROVIDE DIRECTION
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Recommended Action
RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends that the City Council discuss and provide direction on fees and incentives associated with Historic Preservation.
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FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
The current fee for historic preservation applications is approved through the end of fiscal year 2018-2019, which will end on June 30, 2019. The fee is $2,901 for Historic Designation and for Planning Commission Review of a Certificate of Appropriateness. Administrative review of a Certificate of Appropriateness is $149 hourly, minimum 2 hours, and additional fees may apply, depending on the scope of project. The fee was approved through the User Fee Study and Fee Resolution process that was finalized in fiscal year 2014-2015. If the City Council approves reducing or waiving the fee as an incentive for residents to apply for historic preservation, the cost will be absorbed by the City. To date, staff has not received any Historic Preservation designation applications.
Property tax reductions through the Mills Act is another potential incentive. The current Mills Act pilot program expired October 7, 2016. If the Council provides direction for staff to explore reinitiating this incentive, staff will provide a report at a later date and fiscal implications will be provided.
BACKGROUND:
The prior Landmark Ordinance was adopted by the City Council in 2006. The designation was only honorary and voluntary, and did not limit or prohibit any alterations or development rights. In 2014 and 2015 the Council had a series of meetings and...
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