ORDINANCE _________________
AN ORDINANCE relating to historic preservation, imposing controls upon the Bloss House, a landmark designated by the Landmarks Preservation Board under Chapter 25.12 of the Seattle Municipal Code, and adding it to the Table of Historical Landmarkscontained in Chapter 25.32 of the Seattle Municipal Code.
WHEREAS, the Landmarks Ordinance, Chapter 25.12 of the Seattle Municipal Code (SMC), establishes a procedure for the designation and preservation of sites, improvements and objects that are more than 25 years old and have historical, cultural,architectural, engineering or geographic significance; and
WHEREAS, the Landmarks Preservation Board (the Board), after a public meeting on April 21, 2010, voted to approve the nomination of the improvement (the building) and the parcel of property on which the improvement is located at 4055 Southwest HolgateStreet in Seattle, which are together referred to as the Bloss House for purposes of this ordinance, for designation as a landmark under SMC Chapter 25.12; and
WHEREAS, after a public meeting on June 16, 2010, the Board voted to approve the designation of the Bloss House under SMC Chapter 25.12; and
WHEREAS, on June 1, 2011, the Board and the owner of the designated landmark agreed to controls and incentives; and
WHEREAS, the Board recommends that the City Council enact a designating ordinance approving the controls and incentives; NOW, THEREFORE,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY OF SEATTLE AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. DESIGNATION : Pursuant to SMC 25.12.660, the designation by the Landmarks Preservation Board (the Board) of the improvement (the building) and the parcel of property on which the improvement is located at 4055 Southwest HolgateStreet in Seattle, which are together referred to as the Bloss House for purposes of this ordinance, is hereby acknowledged.
A. Legal Description . The Bloss House is located on the property legally described as:
The east 60 feet of lots 1, 2 and 3, Block 1, Walnut Terrace, an addition to West Seattle, according to the plat thereof recorded in Volume 3 of Plats, Page 159, Records of King County, Washington.
B. Specific Features and/or Characteristics Designated . Pursuant to SMC 25.12.660.A.2, the following specific features and/or characteristics of the Bloss House are designated:
1. The exterior of the building.
2. The following elements of the interior: the living room and the dining room.
3. The site.
C. Basis of Designation . The designation was made because the Bloss House is more than 25 years old and has significant character, interest or value as a part of the development, heritage or cultural characteristics of the City, state ornation, it has integrity or the ability to convey its significance, and it satisfies the following standard from SMC 25.12.350:
it embodies the distinctive visible characteristics of an architectural style, or period, or of a method of construction (SMC 25.12.350.D).
Section 2. CONTROLS : The following controls are hereby imposed on the features and characteristics of the Bloss House that were designated by the Board for preservation:
A. Certificate of Approval Process .
1. Except as provided in Section 2.A.2 or Section 2.B of this ordinance, the owner must obtain a Certificate of Approval issued by the Board pursuant to SMC Chapter 25.12, or the time for denying a Certificate of Approval must have expired, beforethe owner may make alterations or significant changes to the following specific features or characteristics:
a. The exterior of the building.
b. The following elements of the interior: the living room and the dining room.
c. The site.
2. No Certificate of Approval is required for the following:
a. Any in-kind maintenance or repairs of the features listed in Section 2.A.1.
b. Installation, removal or alteration of the following landscape elements: trees except for trees specifically listed in Section 2.B.3.b. of this ordinance, shrubs, perennials and annuals.
c. Installation, removal, or alteration of temporary site furnishings, including benches, detached decks, uncemented pavers for patios and sidewalks, movable planter boxes, and movable water features.
d. Alterations to the interior of the dining room buffet.
e. Installation, removal or alteration of temporary window coverings.
B. City Historic Preservation Officer (CHPO) Approval Process.
1. The CHPO may review and approve the items listed in Section 2.B.3 of this ordinance according to the following procedure:
a. The owner shall submit to the CHPO a written request for the alterations, including applicable drawings and/or specifications.
b. If the CHPO, upon examination of submitted plans and specifications, determines that the alterations are consistent with the purposes of SMC Chapter 25.12, the alterations shall be approved without further action by the Board.
c. If the CHPO does not approve the alterations, the owner may submit revised materials to the CHPO, or apply to the Board for a Certificate of Approval under SMC Chapter 25.12, as provided in Section 2.A.
2. The CHPO shall transmit a written decision on the owner's request to the owner within 14 business days of receipt of the request. Failure of the CHPO to approve or disapprove the request within 14 business days shall constitute approval of therequest.
3. CHPO approval for changes or alterations to the designated features or characteristics of the landmark described in Section 2.A.1. of this ordinance is available for the following:
a. The addition or elimination of duct conduits, HVAC vents, grilles, fire escapes, pipes, and other similar wiring or mechanical elements necessary for the normal operation of the building.
b. Removal or major pruning of the Blue Atlas Cedar (Cedrus atlantica 'Glauca') tree located on the east side of the house adjacent to the chimney.
c. Installation, removal, or alterations of exterior light fixtures, including exterior security lighting, and security system equipment.
d. Installation, removal, or alterations of interior light fixtures in the living room and dining room.
e. Installation, removal, or alterations of exterior door hardware.
f. Alterations to paint color for the existing painted wall surfaces in the living room and dining room.
g. Installation, removal, or alterations to the poured concrete pavement in the front yard, north side.
h. Replacement of storm windows.
i. Installation of a plaque indicating the landmark designation status of the Bloss House.
Section 3. INCENTIVES : The following incentives are hereby granted on the features and characteristics of the Bloss House that were designated by the Board for preservation:
A. Uses not otherwise permitted in a zone may be authorized in a designated Landmark by means of an administrative conditional use permit issued pursuant to Seattle Municipal Code Title 23.
B. Exceptions to certain requirements of the Seattle Building Code, SMC Chapter 22.100, and the Energy Code of the City, SMC Chapter 22.700, may be authorized pursuant to the applicable provisions thereof.
C. Special tax valuation for historic preservation may be available under Chapter 84.26 RCW upon application and compliance with the requirements of that statute.
Section 4. Enforcement of this ordinance and penalties for its violation are as provided in SMC 25.12.910.
Section 5. The Bloss House is hereby added alphabetically to Section I, Residences, of the Table of Historical Landmarks contained in SMC Chapter 25.32.
Section 6. The City Clerk is directed to record a certified copy of the ordinance with the King County Director of Records and Elections, deliver two certified copies to the City Historic Preservation Officer (CHPO), and deliver one copy to theDirector of the Department of Planning and Development. The CHPO is directed to provide a certified copy of the ordinance to the owner of the landmark.
Section 7. This ordinance shall take effect and be in force 30 days after its approval by the Mayor, but if not approved and returned by the Mayor within ten days after presentation, it shall take effect as provided by Seattle Municipal Code Section1.04.020.
Passed by the City Council the ____ day of ________________________, 2011, and signed by me in open session in authentication of its passage this
_____ day of ___________________, 2011.
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President __________of the City Council
Approved by me this ____ day of _____________________, 2011.
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Michael McGinn, Mayor
Filed by me this ____ day of __________________________, 2011.
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Monica Martinez Simmons, City Clerk
(Seal)
Elizabeth Chave/jom DON Bloss House Landmark Designation ORD June 28, 2011 Version #1
