HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance 356 HPC amendmentsOrdinance No. 356
An Ordinance Adopting Amendments to the City Code
Related to the Heritage Preservation Commission
HPOA-18-0001
The City Council of the City of Saratoga finds that:
1. The City desires to make amendments to its City Code to provide an expanded
opportunity of appointing qualified members to the Heritage Preservation
Commission.
2. As a Certified Local Government (CLG), the proposed amendments have been
reviewed by the State Office of Historic Preservation, and are consistent with
CLG Commission requirements;
3. The Heritage Preservation Commission considered the draft Ordinance, supporting
documents, and all testimony and other evidence presented at their August 14, 2018
public meeting;
4. The City Council of the City of Saratoga held a duly noticed public hearing on September
19, 2018, and after considering all testimony and written materials provided in connection
with that hearing introduced this ordinance and waived the reading thereof. The City
Council adopted this ordinance after a second reading was waived at a duly noticed public
meeting on October 3, 2018. The City Council of the City of Saratoga does ordain as
follows:
Section 1. Adoption.
The Saratoga City Code is hereby amended as set forth in Attachment A.
Section 2. California Environmental Quality Act.
Pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act ("CEQA"), this action to amend
the City Code regarding the Heritage Preservation Commission is exempt from CEQA under
California Code of Regulations, Title 14, Section 15061(b)(3) which provides that CEQA
applies only to projects which have the potential of causing a significant effect on the
environment, and that where, as here, it can be seen with certainty that there is no reasonable
possibility that the activity in question may have a significant effect on the environment, the
activity is not subject to CEQA.
Section 3. Severance Clause.
The City Council declares that each section, sub -section, paragraph, sub -paragraph,
sentence, clause, and phrase of this ordinance is severable and independent of every other
section, sub -section, sentence, clause, and phrase of this ordinance. If any section, sub-
section, paragraph, sub -paragraph, sentence, clause, or phrase is held invalid, the City Council
declares that it would have adopted the remaining provisions of this ordinance irrespective of
the portion held invalid and further declares its express intent that the remaining portions of
this ordinance should remain in effect after the invalid portion has been eliminated.
Section 4. Publication.
A summary of this Ordinance shall be published in a newspaper of general
circulation of the City of Saratoga within fifteen days after its adoption.
Following a duly noticed public hearing, the foregoing ordinance was introduced at the
regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Saratoga held on September 19, 2018, and
was adopted by the following vote on October 3, 2018.
COUNCIL MEMBERS:
AYES: Mayor Mary -Lynne Bernald, Vice Mayor E. Manny Cappello, Council Members, Emily
Lo, Rishi Kumar
NOES:
ABSENT: Council Member Howard A. Miller
ABSTAIN:
SIGNED:
Mary-Ln ie Fernald
MAYOR OF THE CITY OF SARATOGA
Date: ID/12-/2,o/ E.
Debbie Bretschneider,
INTERIM CITY CLERK
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Date:
RICHARD TAYLOR, CITY ATTORNEY
Y)' E
Attachment A — An Ordinance Adopting Amendments to the City Code
Related to the Heritage Preservation Commission
The sections of the Saratoga Municipal Code as set forth below are amended or adopted as
follows:
Text added to existing provisions is shown in bold double underlined text (example) and
text to be deleted in shown in strikethrough (example). Text in italics is explanatory and
is not an amendment to the Code
13-10.010 - Creation; qualification and residency of members.
There is hereby established a Heritage Preservation Commission consisting of seven five
unpaid members who shall be appointed by the City Council, with the following qualifications:
and shall all have a demonstrated interest in, competence or knowledge in historic
preservation. In addition:
(a) One of the members who shall have been a candidate nominated by the Saratoga
Historical Foundation.
(b) A minimum of t4wo of he members wh Teason o -tr-ainingz kexperience, -are-
kno., able in the field of oo str,,ct;on an,a structural rehabilitation, s ,eh
licensed architect, engineer, contractor or urban planner. Such members must either
reside or have a place of business within the City; provided, however, with the approval
of the City Council, any such members who do not maintain an office within the City
may reside within the geographic area covered by the 95070 U.S. Postal Service zip
code. shall be appointed from among the disciplines of architecture, history,
architectural history, planning, archeology or other historic preservation related
disciplines such as urban planning, architecture/construction, American studies,
American civilization, cultural geography or cultural anthropology, to the extent
that such professionals are available in the community. The candidate nominated
by the Saratoga Historical Foundation can qualify as this professional member.
(c) Four members appointed at large having demonstrable interest in preservation of the
heritage resources within the City. Such members must be residents of the City or, with
the approval of the City Council, may reside within the geographic area covered by the
95070 U.S. Postal Service zip code.
1037912.2