Ord 1887 - Amending the Zoning Ordinance Concerning the Requirement for Structural Reports for Demolition of an Historic StructureORDINANCE 1887
ORDINANCE AMENDMENT OF THE TOWN OF LOS GATOS
AMENDING THE ZONING ORDINANCE CONCERNING
THE REQUIREMENT FOR STRUCTURAL REPORTS FOR
DEMOLITION OF AN HISTORIC STRUCTURE
THE TOWN COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF LOS GATOS DOES HEREBY
ORDAIN:
SECTION I
Section 3.65.020 of the Zoning Ordinance is amended to read:
Section 3.65.020 Demolition of Historic Structure
A Demolition Permit for an historic structure may only be approved if:
(1) The structure poses an imminent safety hazard; or
(2) The structure is determined not to have any special historical, architectural
or aesthetic interest or value.
Any request to demolish an historic structure shall be reviewed by the Historic
Preservation Committee.
All applications to demolish an historic structure which has been identified as a
contributor to an existing historic district, a potential historic district, or is eligible for local
designation shall be accompanied by a detailed report describing all aspects of the
structure's physical condition and shall incorporate pertinent information from the Town's
Historic Resources Inventory describing the structures historical and architectural
characteristics. This report shall be prepared by a qualified person knowledgeable in
historic preservation under contract with the Town at the applicant's expense. Applications
for all other historic structures proposed for demolition shall be accompanied by a detailed
report describing all aspects of the structure's physical condition prepared by an architect,
licensed design professional or registered civil engineer at the applicant's expense.
SECTION II
This Ordinance takes effect 30 days after the date it is adopted. Within 15 days after
this Ordinance is adopted, the Town Clerk shall cause it to be published once in a
newspaper of general circulation published and circulated in the Town.
This Ordinance was introduced at a regular meeting of the Town Council of the
Town of Los Gatos on January 21, 1992, and adopted by the following votes as an
ordinance of the Town of Los Gatos at a meeting of the Town Council of the Town of Los
Gatos on February 3, 1992.
COUNCIL MEMBERS:
AYES: Randy Attaway, Joanne Benjamin, Steven Blanton,
Mayor Eric D. Carlson
NAYS: None
ABSENT: Brent N. Ventura
ABSTAIN: None
SIGNED:
MAYOR OF THE TOWN OF LOS GATOS
LOS GATOS, CALIFORNIA
ATTEST:
CLERK OF THE TOWN F LOS GATOS
LOS GATOS, CALIFORNIA