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Commission reviews resurrected 2005 downtown historic design draft and a city‑loaned home rehab at 1453 Montgomery

5830354 · September 26, 2025
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Planning staff presented a 2005 draft downtown historic design guidelines document (apparently never adopted) and a staff‑loaned rehab project for 1453 Montgomery; commissioners asked staff to compare the draft with current adopted design guidelines and consider public workshops and Historic Advisory Commission review.

The Planning Commission received a presentation on draft design guidelines for the Downtown Historic Overlay District and on a city‑assisted residential rehab at 1453 Montgomery Street, then gave staff direction to review and report back. Staff said a multi‑volume 2005 draft of downtown design guidelines was found in the files but that they could find no record the document was ever formally adopted.

Staff showed photos of the challenged property at 1453 Montgomery — described as a blue house adjacent to a church playground — and said the…

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