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Palo Alto HRB recommends 411 Kipling Street rehabilitation meets federal preservation standards
Summary
The Historic Resources Board unanimously recommended that proposed rehabilitation work at 411 Kipling Street comply with the Secretary of the Interior's Standards and supported a 2,500-square-foot floor-area bonus under the city's transfer-of-development-rights program.
At its June meeting, the Palo Alto Historic Resources Board unanimously recommended that the proposed rehabilitation at 411 Kipling Street conform to the Secretary of the Interior's Standards for Rehabilitation and supported the property's request for a 2,500-square-foot bonus floor area under the city's transfer-of-development-rights (TDR) program.
The recommendation matters because the property — identified as a Category 2 historic resource on the city inventory — is seeking incentivized rehabilitation that would allow the owner to transfer 2,500 square feet of development rights off-site. Staff said the project includes accessibility upgrades and rehabilitation work intended to preserve…
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