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Mejia, Anthony
RE: 742 Marsh Street
COUNCIL MEETING: y 1 y b Zu
ITEM NO.: Q 1-
JAN 0 5 2014
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From: Allan Cooper
Date: 12/31/2014 1:08 PM (GMT- 08:00)
To: "Marx, Jan" , "Ashbaugh, John" , David Hannings , "Carpenter, Dan" , ksmith , reohngslocity.org
Subject: 742 Marsh Street
Honorable Mayor & Council Members -
Next Tuesday you will be reviewing a facade remodel at 742 Marsh Street. The applicant proposes to use reclaimed redwood lumber as the material overlay.
This design decision is clearly in conflict with our City's Downtown Design Guidelines (see below). These guidelines encourage "smooth troweled plaster,
tile, stone and brick..." Reclaimed redwood lumber brings to mind another dated material also much used in the 70's - that of T1 -11 plywood siding. Plywood
siding is explicitly discouraged in the Downtown Core. Moreover, these guidelines state that materials should complement those on significant adjacent
buildings ... specifically the Master List Laird Building which is smooth troweled plaster. Thank you for your consideration in this matter.
Allan Cooper
756 Broad St.
San Luis Obispo Community Design Guidelines: Downtown Design Guidelines: Chapter 4.1
Materials and architectural details.
While downtown buildings have a variety of materials and architectural details, several consistent themes in these aspects of design in the downtown have
helped to define its distinctive character.
1. Finish materials. The exterior materials of downtown buildings involve several aspects including color, texture, and materials, Materials with integral color
such as smooth troweled plaster, tile, stone, and brick are encouraged If the building's exterior design is complicated, with many design features, the wall
texture should be simple and subdued. However, if the building design is simple (perhaps more monolithic), a finely textured material, such as patterned
masonry, can greatly enrich the building's overall character.
Materials should complement those on significant adjacent buildings.
The following materials are considered appropriate for buildings within the downtown.
Exterior plaster (smooth troweled preferred)
Cut stone, rusticated block (cast stone), and precast concrete
New or used face -brick
Ceramic tiles (bulkhead or cornice)
Clapboard (where appropriate)
Glass block (transom)
Clear glass windows
The following exterior finish materials are considered inappropriate in the downtown and are discouraged:
Mirrored glass and heavily tinted glass
Windows with false divisions (i.e., a window where the glass continues
uninterrupted behind a surface mounted mullion)
Vinyl and aluminum siding
Painted or baked enamel metal awnings
Rough "Spanish lace" stucco finish
Plywood siding
Corrugated sheet metal
Corrugated fiberglass
Split face concrete block
Exposed concrete block without integral color