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Council hears appeal over designation for 1125 18th Street; members indicate support to uphold structure-of-merit listing
Summary
A de novo appeal over the Landmarks Commission’s decision to designate 1125 18th Street as a structure of merit drew competing preservation and development arguments. Several council members said they would deny the appeal and uphold the commission’s designation, citing the city's Historic Resources Inventory listing and the ordinance’s criteria.
The Santa Monica City Council held a de novo hearing on Nov. 18 on an appeal of the Landmarks Commission’s designation of the house at 1125 18th Street as a structure of merit. The nomination was filed by the Santa Monica Conservancy; the property owner and preservation professionals testified at length. The Landmarks Commission had designated the structure in a 4–2 vote earlier, and the appeal asked the council to overturn that choice.
Pam O’Connor, a Landmarks Commissioner and preservation consultant, urged the council to grant the appeal and deny designation, arguing the bungalow is a modest, late example of craftsmans-esqe vernacular that is not "unique or rare" in Santa Monica and that designation criteria require more rigorous evidence. "There is nothing in the nomination that discusses or talks about why it being different is significant," O'Connor said,…
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