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EXCERPTS OF THE CITY OF SAN LEANDRO LIBRARY -HISTORICAL COMMISSION TUESDAY, JANUARY 15, 2008 — 7:00 P.M. REGULAR MEETING SAN LEANDRO PUBLIC LIBRARY TRUSTEES ROOM PRESENT: Chair F. Reicker, Commissioners D. Kaplan, D. Reed, U. Reed, F., C. Rinaldi, Secretary D. Bohne, Library Services Manager N. Fong, Recorder T.Treskin. ABSENT: Commissioners A. Lum; R. Souza GUESTS: Elmer Penaranda, Community Development Dept.; Dr. Danice Friend: Architect Bruce Bolinger; Steve McMillan, Alameda County Fire Marshall. APPROVAL OF AGENDA: It was MSC (Kaplan/Rinaldi) to approve the agenda of the January 15, 2008 meeting. NEW BUSINESS: A. City Landmark #4: Daniel Best House, 1315 Clarke St.: Proposed Plan Change= Blacksmith's Shop. At the October 16, 2007 meeting, the Commission approved the owner's request to convert the Carriage House and Blacksmith's Shop to residences, for referral to the Planning Division for review. Mr. Penaranda contacted Mr. Bohne to advise him of the necessity to change the Blacksmith's Shop plans in order to conform to code requirements. Mr. Bohne contacted Chair Reicker, who requested that the proposed plan change be reviewed by the Commission. *and thus to its (F.R.) The Commission reviewed drawings of the proposed changes and photos of the building as it appears now. Mr. Penaranda explained the changes involve adding one foot to the height of the Blacksmith's Shop * roof, and enlarging the window. The existing elevation is 16'7" and the new elevation would be 17'9". Commissioner U. Reed asked what code requirements have to be met. Fire Marshall McMillan said the height increase will provide adequate head space so the upstairs loft area will be habitable. The larger egress window will comply with fire safety code for a sleeping room. Chair Reicker said he believes that raising the roof will change the original appearance of the building. He quoted a paragraph from the Historic Preservation Ordinance: "Integrity is the ability of a historic resource to convey its significance. To retain integrity a historic resource must retain most of the following aspects that closely relate to the historic resource's significance including location, design, setting, materials, workmanship..." (Ordinance No. 2003-014, Section 4-26-200 (q) p. 3). Chair Reicker said he approved the conversion plan at the October meeting. But had he known the roof would need to be raised a foot he might have responded differently. He said this is tampering with the integrity of the building. Commissioner D. Reed said the Blacksmith's Shop was not originally meant to be a residence. Commissioner Kaplan said this raises an interesting point. Are we interpreting -1-