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Recommendation to declare ordinance amending the Long Beach Municipal Code by adding Section 16.52.2340 relating to the designation of the Bowyer Residence located at 3200 East 1st Street as a Local Historic Landmark, read and adopted as read. (District 3)
DISCUSSION
In July 2018, the owner of the property at 1500 East 1st Street communicated her interest to the Department of Development Services Planning Bureau staff to nominate her property as a historic landmark property. The owners of 3200 East 1st Street, 5281 East El Roble Street, and 3735 Pine Avenue applied for historic landmark designation through the 2019 Mills Act application cycle in February 2019, however, the owner 3735 Pine Avenue was not awarded a Mills Act contract. Staff described the benefits, restrictions, and special permitting requirements that are applicable to designated historic landmark properties to all four applicants. The four properties have been “batched” together for consideration by the City Council. Bringing more historic structures under the protection of landmark status is a key goal of the City’s overall historic preservation program and is consistent with the City’s General Plan.
On December 10, 2018, the Cultural Heritage Commission (CHC) held a public hearing for the landmark nomination of the property at 1500 East 1st Street. On July 8, 2019, the CHC held a separate hearing for the landmark nomination of the properties at 3200 East 1st Street, 5281 East El Roble Street, and 3735 Pine Avenue. To be a designated historic landmark, the properties must meet at least one of the four findings for landmark designation as outlined in Chapter 2.63 of the LBMC.
For the property at 1500 East 1st Street, the CHC made two findings: Finding A - recognizes the building’s construction during the early 20th century development and expansion period and its contribution to the broad patterns of Long Beach’s history; and, Finding C - recognizes the building as a unique and excell...
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