To: PUBLIC AMENITIES COMISSION
From: JOHN CIAMPA, CONTRACT PLANNER
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Consideration of an application requesting designation of the Garnet Historic District, consisting of contiguous historic landmark properties located along the 500 block of Garnet Street for the addresses of 501, 505, 509, and 511 Garnet Street, pursuant to Chapter 4, Title 10 of the Redondo Beach Municipal Code.
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RECOMMENDATION
It is recommended that the Public Amenities Commission:
1) Review the proposed applications and related materials;
2) Open the public hearing and receive public testimony;
3) Close the public hearing; and
4) Make a determination on the requested formation of a Historic District.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The applicants are requesting the Public Amenities Commission designate the Garnet Historic District, consisting of four contiguous historic landmark properties (all of which are under active Mills Act contracts) located on the north side of the 500 block of Garnet Street.
BACKGROUND
The proposed Garnet Historic District consists of four contiguous parcels located on the north side of the 500 block of Garnet Street. The district includes the properties located at 501, 505, 509, and 511 Garnet Street, all of which were constructed between 1907 and 1920. The four parcels are directly adjacent to one another and form a clearly definable geographic area with a shared historic development pattern and craftsman architectural character. The 500 block of Garnet Street was identified as a potential historic district in the City's 1986 Historic Resources Survey, and although an initial effort to establish a district in 1990 did not proceed at that time, preservation efforts continued through individual landmark designations, resulting in all four properties voluntarily being designated as local historic landmarks and placed under active Mills Act contracts with the City.
The subject properties are located within the Low Density Multiple-Family Residential ...
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