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HISTORIC PRESERVATION POLICIES AND PROGRAMS Major attention is given throughout this Specific Plan to the preservation and enjoyment of historic resources (i.e., land use, design and beautification, circulation, and economic vitality). The primary purpose of this Chapter is to provide specific standards, arm incentives,.and procedures for achieving historic preservation. In addition, a major focus of the Specific Plan process was to provide guidance for the preparation of the City's === - = - • - - - • - - . -• e Aiftenee-is-intended to enable the formation of a new City process to facilitate the identification, designation, and preservation of major historic resources throughout the Plan Ar a as well as the remainder of the City. The following policies . . - : . - - - . - _ • _ - . -- -- - willguide City decision-making in iple+ e+ g achieving the historic preservation goal and objectives outlined above. S-T- ----H HISTORIC RESOURCES POLICIES Preservation of the Plan Area's historic character will generally rely upon protecting historic buildings from demolition and minimizing exterior changes to significant original architectural features whenever feasible_ In addition, modifications to these buildings will need to closely reflect the existing architecture, and the construction of new ones in historic areas will need to be consistent compatible with the Downtown's traditional design character and scale. This will require gr ater focus on these items in the futures I. Identify . _ _. - - _• _ -: o : - • - _ _ : .__ ted every -- .. - _ - . ! :. --- _ • • - •:- _ , - = • _ -- •• _ +c-r esedree--cue+- aft SO years.• Evaluate these properties using the State of California criteria for the California Register of Historic Resources. I. If a residential building in a residential zoning district built before 1 942 is determined using the"Pleasanton Downtown Historic Context Statement" to be eligible for listing in the California Register, then it is considered a historic resource by the City. The 1942 date shall be revisited every 10 years to determine if a change is warranted. 2. Prohibit the demolition*of any residential building in a residential zoningdistrict found to be a historic resource unless such building is determined by the Chief Building Official to be unsafe or dangerous, and if no other reasonable means of rehabilitation or relocation can be achieved. A 45-day public notification period shall be implemented for buildings proposed to be demolished which do not pose an Page 7 of 12