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~.~ '.. .. - Ms. Rees said the sun-exposure plane was being amended at the minimum level, not the maximum level. In general, structures in the East Skinner Butte area could not be taller than 40 feet. Regarding conflicts with the Building Code, she said none of the recommendations would violate the current building codes. The guidelines deal with fences, and not railings on porches. She said there is flexibility within the Uniform Building Code to allow changes in existing building requirements for historical buildings. Regarding demolition or moving structures, this would not be precluded by the designation of the area. Those acts would be reviewed by the Historic Review Board however. She said financial programs available for the area included (CD) Community Development rehab loans, primarily for historic land- marks; and CD restoration funds primarily for secondary structures. If historic designation is given to this area, there are a number of structures which would be available for financing programs through the CD, State, and Federal government. e In response to a question from Mr. Lieuallen, Ms. Rees said the sun-exposure plane would not allow a shadow to be cast up to a certain amount on adjoining property. She said many of the existing struc- tures already violate that regulation. The recommendation is made so that structures that would be one-and-one-half to two-stories high would not be precluded from being built in the area. In response to another question from Mr. Lieuallen regarding density, Ms. Decker said the Planning Commission did not take a separate position on the density for the northern portion of 2nd Avenue. When the Council adopted the Whiteaker Refinement Plan, medium density was adopted subject to the East Skinner Butte Historical Designation. The density issue came up primarily because of a concern of the primarily vacant area north of 2nd. It was felt the owners should be able to develop the land and be subject to historical landmark designations~ Mr. Lieuallen wondered why the Historic Review Board was in a position to recommend any density designation for the area. He felt that was within the purview of the Planning Commission. Mr. Farah said the Board was responding to the Council's direction to develop guidelines regarding historical landmark areas and the question of whether high density would violate or destroy that landmark. The Historic Review Board presented the guidelines and said, yes, higher density could be handled without violating historical qualities of the area. C.B. 1853--Designating a portion of the East Skinners Butte area as an Historic Landmark area, and declaring an emergency was read by council bill number and title only, there being no Councilor present requesting it be read in full. e 3/26/79--11 /69