OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA · HISTORIC PRESERVATION ACTION PROGRAM

Historic Preservation Element — Action Program

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Chapter 7:

ACTION PROGRAM

The Historic Preservation Element has 66 actions. Implementing all of them will be ambitious and will probably take years to complete.

The City’s "Action Program" for completing the actions is set forth in Table 7-1. The table divides the actions into four priority groups, states the "priority factors" determining the groups and, in a "comments" column, discusses the priority factors further and identifies some of the specific implementation issues to be considered for each action. To facilitate reference, Table 7-2 lists the actions in numerical order showing the priority group for each.

The "Implementing Organization" column identifies City departments or other organizations with primary responsibility for completing each action. The Office of Planning and Building, Comprehensive Planning Division will have overall responsibility for coordinating the Action Program’s completion and for monitoring the progress of other organizations with primary responsibility for implementing specific actions. The Comprehensive Planning Division should be assisted by the Landmarks Preservation Advisory Board and the Board’s staff in performing these functions. The Board should also assist identification of future changes to the Action Program and to the Element itself as the need for changes becomes apparent.

For further discussion of implementation issues, see the text accompanying each action in Chapters 3-6 and in the corresponding chapters of the Technical Report.

The Element’s 66 actions are distributed among the four priority groups as follows:


Priority Group 1	22
Priority Group 2	29
Priority Group 3	11
Priority Group 4	4
TOTAL	66

Within Priority Group 1, three actions (1.1.1, 1.1.3, and 1.2.1) have already been started as part of the Oakland Cultural Heritage Survey and Action 5.1.12 has been started by the City Clerk’s Office. An additional action (3.9.1) will be part of the Oakland General Plan’s Land Use Element and is probably the most ambitious. Eleven Priority Group 1 actions relate to Objective 2 (Preservation Incentives and Regulations) and should be implemented as a package. Two Priority Group 1 actions (5.1.2 and 5.1.3) will probably be very easy to implement.

Within Priority Group 2, some actions are listed together because they relate to the same subject (e.g. Housing Code compliance), have the same implementing organization (e.g OHND or OEDE) or are variations of each other and require special expertise (e.g. design guidelines).

Priority Group 1 includes all actions which are considered to have "windows of opportunity" because of either availability of special funding, significant public or staff support, or linkage opportunities with other projects or studies.

Implementation of the four priority groups will probably overlap: once significant work (but not all work) has been completed on a particular group, work on the next highest priority group will begin. Work on some actions (e.g. Action 3.9.1) may be spread over several years and could overlap all the groups.

Future changes to the priority group assignments may be made by staff, but only after the City Planning Commission and Landmarks Preservation Advisory Board have been given an opportunity to comment on the changes. The Commission could also refer the changes to the City Council for direction. These changes will not require formal amendments to the Historic Preservation Element nor to other Oakland General Plan components.

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TABLE 7-1: HISTORIC PRESERVATION ELEMENT ACTION PROGRAM

Priority Group 1

ACTION					Priority Factors
Number	Title	See Page	Implementing Organization[^p2-1]	Products	Preservation Impact[^p2-2]	Time Urgency			Implementation Constraints[^p2-4]		Estimated Time Needed to Implement (Months)[^p2-6]
						Prerequisite to Other Actions	Prior Action Required	Window of Opportunity[^p2-3]	Funding[^p2-5]	Other[^p2-4]
OBJECTIVE 1 ACTIONS: IDENTIFYING PROPERTIES POTENTIALLY WARRANTING PRESERVATION
1.1.1	Complete the Reconnaissance Survey	3-3	OPB-CP	Field maps & notes; photos; photo index.	○	✓		✓	$		36
1.1.3	Database, lists and maps of Reconnaissance and Intensive Survey results	3-3	OPB-CP	Database; property lists & maps	○	✓	1.1.1	✓	$		24
1.2.1	List of Potential Designated Historic Properties	3-4	OPB-CP	List	○	✓	1.1.3	✓	$		18
OBJECTIVE 2 ACTIONS: PRESERVATION INCENTIVES AND REGULATIONS
2.1.1	Amend zoning text to incorporate new preservation incentives and regulations	4-2	OPB-CP	Revised zoning text; admins. guidelines	●	✓	2.3.1	✓	$		12
2.3.1	Criteria for designation of Landmarks over owner objections	4-8	OPB-CP	General Plan amendment and/or zoning text changes	●	✓			¢		2
2.6.1	Mills Act contracts	4-25	OPB-CP	A.I. (procedure and contract format); fiscal impact analysis					$		6
2.6.2	Conservation easements	4-25	OPB-CP	A.I. (including procedure, easement recordation format & criteria for easement boundaries).	●				¢		6
2.6.3	Transferable development rights	4-26	OPB-CP	Zoning text changes; TDR marketplace.					$		12
2.6.4	Limit to Landmarks and Preservation Districts existing zoning provisions conditionally permitting additional uses in historic buildings	4-26	OPB-CP	Zoning text changes	●				¢		3
2.6.5	Broader range of conditionally permitted uses for Landmarks and Preservation Districts in certain zones	4-27	OPB-CP	Zoning text changes	●				¢		6+
2.6.9	Waivers and reductions of permit fees	4-29	OPB	Master Fee Schedule revisions.	●				$		6+
2.6.10	Apply State Historical Building Code to Designated Historic Properties and other qualified historical buildings	4-29	OPB-BS	A.I.	●	✓			¢	X	3
2.6.11	State Historical Building Code information sheet	4-30	OPB	Brochure	○		2.6.10		¢		1

Abbreviations: A.I. = Administrative Instruction; CC = City Council; C Clt. = City Clerk; CM = City Manager; CPC = City Planning Commission; DHP = Designated Historic Property; EDAC = Economic Development Advisory Commission; HAAB = Housing Advisory and Appeals Board; LPAB = Landmarks Preservation Advisory Board; M/Cncl. = Mayor/City Council; OCIS Office of Corporate Information Services; OEDE = Office of Economic Development and Employment; OFD Oakland Fire Department; OGS = Office of General Services; OHND = Office of Housing and Neighborhood Development; OPB = Office of Planning and Building; OPB-BS = OPB-Building Services Department; OPB-CC = OPB Code Compliance Division; OPB-CP = OPB City Planning Department; OPB-Op = OPB Operations Division; OPR = Office of Parks and Recreation; ORA = Oakland Redevelopment Agency; OSP = 1992 Oakland Strategic Plan ("Oakland - Sharing the Vision"); PDHP = Potential Designated Historic Property; SOP = Standard Operating Procedure.

Notes: [^p2-1] Refers to organization with primary responsibility for implementation. Organizations with secondary responsibility are indicated in the comments. [^p2-2] Preservation impact: ● = Major - direct; ○ = Major - indirect; • = Minor - direct; ◦ = Minor - indirect [^p2-3] Refers to current opportunities such as: availability of special funding; significant public support; linkage opportunities with other projects or studies. Applicable to Priority Group 1 only. [^p2-4] Refers to funding for both staff and materials: ¢ = minimal; $ = moderate; $$ = significant. [^p2-5] Other implementing constraints include: (a) special expertise not presently available to the City, and (b) need for significant interorganizational cooperation. [^p2-6] Indicated time is from date work begins on action item. Assumes all necessary staff, funding, and other resources are available and that all necessary prerequisite actions are complete. [^p2-7] There are no Objective 4 actions in Priority Groups 1, 2 or 3 -- see Priority Group 4.

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TABLE 7-1: HISTORICAL PRESERVATION ELEMENT ACTION PROGRAM (continued)

Priority Group 1 (Continued)

ACTION					Priority Factors
Number	Title	See Page	Imple- menting Organi- zation[^p3-1]	Products	Preservation Impacts[^p3-2]	Time Urgency		Implemen- tation Constraints		Estimated Time Needed to Implement (Months)[^p3-8]
						Prerequisite to Other Actions	Prior Action Required	Window of Opportunity[^p3-3]	Funding[^p3-4]	Other[^p3-5]
OBJECTIVE 3 ACTIONS: HISTORIC PRESERVATION AND ONGOING CITY ACTIVITIES
3.2.2	Historic preservation management procedure for City-owned properties	5-2	CM	A.I.	●		1.2.1		$	X
3.5.2	Standard conditions for discretionary permit approvals	5-5	OPB-CP/BS	OPB SOP					¢	X
3.8.1	Include historic preservation impacts in City's Environmental Review Regulations	5-11	OPB-CP	CEQA Thresholds of Significance	○				¢
3.9.1	Rezoning studies and possible zoning text changes to promote consistency with existing or eligible Preservation Districts.	5-12	OPB-CP	Land Use Element amendments; Zoning map & text changes			1.2.1	✓	$$	X
3.10.1	Review and possible amendment of emergency response documents	5-13	CM-OES; OPB-BS	Amendments to Oakland General Plan Safety Element, Emergency Plan, Departmental Operations Manuals and Earthquake Repair Ordinance; OPB-BS SOP	●			✓	$	X
OBJECTIVE 5 ACTIONS[^p3-7]: INFORMATION AND EDUCATION
5.1.2	Present Landmark certificates at City Council meetings	6-2	M/Cncl.	A.I.	○				¢
5.1.3	Preservation District certificates	6-2	OPB-CP	Certificate design	○				¢
5.1.12	City records management and archives program.	6-5	C.Clk	Records inventory and retention schedules; Archival Holdings Manual; Policies and Procedures Manual	○			✓	$	X
5.1.14	Design and construction bookstore	6-6	OPB-Op	Bookstore	○			✓	$

Abbreviations: A.I. = Administrative Instruction; CC = City Council; C.Clk. = City Clerk; CM = City Manager; CPC = City Planning Commission; DHP = Designated Historic Property; EDAC = Economic Development Advisory Commission; HAAB = Housing Advisory and Appeals Board; LPAB = Landmarks Preservation Advisory Board; M/Cncl. = Mayor/City Council; OCIS Office of Corporate Information Services; OEDE = Office of Economic Development and Employment; OFD Oakland Fire Department; OGS = Office of General Services; OHND = Office of Housing and Neighborhood Development; OPB = Office of Planning and Building; OPB-BS = OPB Building Services Department; OPB-CC = OPB Code Compliance Division; OPB-CP = OPB-City Planning Department; OPB-Op = OPB Operations Division; OPR = Office of Parks and Recreation; ORA = Oakland Redevelopment Agency; OSP = 1992 Oakland Strategic Plan ("Oakland - Sharing the Vision"); PDHP = Potential Designated Historic Property; SOP = Standard Operating Procedure.

Notes: [^p3-1] Refers to organization with primary responsibility for implementation. Organizations with secondary responsibility are indicated in the comments. [^p3-2] Preservation impact: ● = Major - direct; ◍ = Major - indirect; ◐ = Minor - direct; ○ = Minor - indirect [^p3-3] Refers to current opportunities such as: availability of special funding; significant public support; linkage opportunities with other projects or studies. Applicable to Priority Group 1 only. [^p3-4] Refers to funding for both staff and materials: ¢ = minimal; $ = moderate; $$ = significant. [^p3-5] Other implementing constraints include: (a) special expertise not presently available to the City, and (b) need for significant interorganizational cooperation. [^p3-6] Indicated time is from date work begins on action item. Assumes all necessary staff, funding, and other resources are available and that all necessary prerequisite actions are complete. [^p3-7] There are no Objective 4 actions in Priority Groups 1, 2 or 3 -- see Priority Group 4.

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TABLE 7-1: HISTORICAL PRESERVATION ELEMENT ACTION PROGRAM (continued)

Priority Group 2

ACTION					Priority Factors
Number	Title	See Page	Implementing Organization[^p4-1]	Products	Preservation Impact[^p4-2]	Time Urgency	Implementation Constraints		Estimated Time needed to Implementation(Months)[^p4-6]
						Prerequisites to Other Actions	Prior Action Required	Window of Opportunity[^p4-3]	Funding[^p4-4]
OBJECTIVE 1 ACTIONS: IDENTIFICATION OF PROPERTIES POTENTIALLY WARRANTING PRESERVATION
1.1.2	Long range plan for completing the Intensive Survey	3-3	OPB-CP	Priority list of property types and areas; schedule; funding sources.	⚪		1.1.1		¢
1.1.4	Process for updating the Surveys	3-4	OPB-CP	Written procedure	⚪				¢
OBJECTIVE 2 ACTIONS: PRESERVATION INCENTIVES AND REGULATIONS
2.1.2	Redesignate existing Landmarks and Preservation Districts. Reclassify existing preservation study list properties as Heritage Properties.	4-3	OPB-CP	Redesignations and reclassifications.	●		2.1.1		$
2.2.1	Guidelines for determination of Preservation District eligibility.	4-3	OPB-CP	Amendments to LPAB Rules of Procedure.	⚪		2.1.1		¢
2.4.1	Landmark and Preservation District design guidelines.	4-18	OPB-CP	CPC "100" series publication.	●				$
2.6.6	City development assistance priority to historic preservation projects involving Designated Historic Properties.	4-28	OEDE; OHND	A.I.; SOPs	●		2.1.1		¢
2.6.7	Historic preservation revolving fund.	4-28	OEDE; OHND	Reports to CPC and CC; fund established by CC and/or ORA resolution.	●		2.1.1		$$
2.6.8	Marks bonds.	4-28	OEDE	Reports to CPC and CC; bond program established by CC resolution.	●		2.1.1		$
2.6.12	State Historical Building Code interpretations.	4-30	OPB-BS	SOP; Code Interpretation Bulletins.	⚪		2.6.10		¢
OBJECTIVE 3 ACTIONS: HISTORIC PRESERVATION AND ONGOING CITY ACTIVITIES
3.3.2	Definition of small-scale projects exempt from Policies 3.3 and 3.6 and Action 3.3.1.	5-3	OPB-CP	Part of A.I.s & SOPs for Actions 3.3.1 and 3.6.1.	⚪	✓			¢
3.4.1	Ordinance for acquisition by eminent domain.	5-4	OPB-CP	Ordinance	●				¢
3.4.2	Procedures and criteria for historic preservation property acquisitions.	5-4	OPB-CP	A.I.	●				¢
3.5.1	Design guidelines for discretionary permit approvals.	5-5	OPB-CP	CPC "100" series publication.	●		1.2.1		$
3.6.1	Evaluation and selection procedures for City-sponsored or assisted projects.	5-7	CM	A.I.; SOPs.	●		1.2.1		$
3.7.1	Property relocation procedures and design guidelines for all projects.	5-9	OPB-CP	A.I.(procedure); CPC "100" series publication (design guidelines).	⚪	✓			¢

Abbreviations: A.I. = Administrative Instruction; CC = City Council; C.CIk. = City Clerk; CM = City Manager; CPC = City Planning Commission; DHP = Designated Historic Property; EDAC = Economic Development Advisory Commission; HAAB = Housing Advisory and Appeals Board; LPAB = Landmarks Preservation Advisory Board; M/Cncl. = Mayor/City Council; OCIS Office of Corporate Information Services; OEDE = Office of Economic Development and Employment; OFD Oakland Fire Department; OGS = Office of General Services; OHND = Office of Housing and Neighborhood Development; OPB = Office of Planning and Building; OPB-BS = OPB Building Services Department; OPB-CC = OPB Code Compliance Division; OPB-CP = OPB City Planning Department; OPB-Op = OPB Operations Division; OPR = Office of Parks and Recreation; ORA = Oakland Redevelopment Agency; OSP = 1992 Oakland Strategic Plan ("Oakland - Sharing the Vision"); PDHP = Potential Designated Historic Property; SOP = Standard Operating Procedure.

Notes: [^p4-1] Refers to organization with primary responsibility for implementation. Organizations with secondary responsibility are indicated in the comments. [^p4-2] Preservation impact: ● = Major-direct ❍ = Major-indirect ⚪ = Minor-direct ◔ = Minor-indirect [^p4-3] Refers to current opportunities such as: availability of special funding; significant public support; linkage opportunities with other projects or studies. Applicable to Priority Group 1 only. [^p4-4] Refers to funding for both staff and materials: ¢ = minimal; $ = moderate; $$ = significant. [^p4-5] Other implementing constraints include: (a) special expertise not presently available to the City; and (b) need for significant interorganizational cooperation. [^p4-6] Indicated time is from date work begins on action item. Assumes all necessary staff, funding, and other resources are available and that all necessary prerequisite actions are complete. [^p4-7] There are no Objective 4 actions in Priority Groups 1, 2 or 3 - see Priority Group 4.

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TABLE 7-1: HISTORICAL PRESERVATION ELEMENT ACTION PROGRAM (continued)

Priority Group 2 (Continued)

ACTION					Priority Factors
Number	Title	See Page	Implementing Organization¹	Products	Preservation Impacts²	Time Urgency		Implmentation Constraints		Estimated Time Needed to Implement(Months)³
						Prerequisite to Other Actions	Prior Action Required	Window of Opportunity⁴	Funding⁵	Other⁶
OBJECTIVE 3 ACTIONS: HISTORIC PRESERVATION AND ONGOING CITY ACTIVITIES (continued)
3.7.2	Property relocation procedures for City-sponsored or assisted projects.	5-9	CM	A.I.; SOPs	○		3.7.1		¢	X
3.7.3	Building relocation assistance program.	5-9	OEDE, OHND, OPB-BS/CP/Op	Joint OPB, OEDE & OHND SOP.	●				¢	X
3.11.2	Design guidelines for building safety programs.	5-16	OPB-BS (incl. OPB-CC)	Joint HAAB & CPC "100" series publication.	○				$	X
3.12.1	Housing Code procedures and notices.	5-17	OPB-CC; OHND; OEDE	Report to CPC & HAAB; Housing Code amendments; joint OPB/OHND/OEDE SOP.	○				¢	X
3.12.2	Incentives for returning vacant properties to service.	5-17	OPB-CC	Report to CPC & HAAB; Housing Code amendments.	○				¢
3.12.3	Earlier property acquisitions.	5-18	OPB-CC; OHND; OEDE	See Action 3.12.1.	●	✓			¢	X
3.12.4	Additional property acquisition and third-party transfer methods.	5-18	OPB-CC; OHND; OEDE	See Action 3.12.1.	○	✓			¢	X
3.12.5	Repair by City with liens.	5-19	OPB-CC; OHND; OEDE	See Action 3.12.1.	●				¢	X
3.12.6	Substandard and public nuisance abatement procedures and criteria.	5-19	OPB-CC; OHND; OEDE	See Action 3.12.1.	○		3.12.3 3.12.4 3.12.5		¢
3.13.1	Review existing security procedures and methods.	5-20	OPB-CC	Report to CPC, A.I.; SOP and revised standards.					$
3.14.1	Historic preservation commercial revitalization project identification and promotion.	5-21	OEDE	Report to EDAC and CPC; SOP; publications.	○	✓	1.2.1	✓	$/¢
GROUP 5 ACTIONS⁷: INFORMATION AND EDUCATION
5.1.1	Marker program.	6-2	OPB-CP	CC resolution; SOP; initial plaques	○				$
5.1.4	Heritage Property certificates.	6-3	OPB-CP	Certificate design	○		2.1.1		¢
5.1.5	Dissemination of Historical and Architectural Inventory.	6-3	OPB-CP	Mail-outs of property lists and individual property information to community organizations and property owners. SOP for ongoing distributions.	○		1.2.1		$
5.1.7	Improved historic preservation information availability within City departments. Possible Historic Preservation Coordinator.	6-4	OPB-CP	A.I.; report to CPC and CC on Hist. Pres. Coordinator; possible integration of hist. pres. information with citywide land-use database	○		1.2.1		$/¢

Abbreviations: A.I. = Administrative Instruction; CC = City Council; C.Clk. = City Clerk; CM = City Manager; CPC = City Planning Commission; DHP = Designated Historic Property; EDAC = Economic Development Advisory Commission; HAAB = Housing Advisory and Appeals Board; LPAB = Landmarks Preservation Advisory Board; M/Cncl. = Mayor/City Council; OCIS Office of Corporate Information Services; OEDE = Office of Economic Development and Employment; OFD Oakland Fire Department; OGS = Office of General Services; OHND = Office of Housing and Neighborhood Development; OPB = Office of Planning and Building; OPB-BS = OPB Building Services Department; OPB-CC = OPB Code Compliance Division; OPB-CP = OPB-City Planning Department; OPB-Op = OPB Operations Division; OPR = Office of Parks and Recreation; ORA = Oakland Redevelopment Agency; OSP = 1992 Oakland Strategic Plan ("Oakland: Sharing the Vision"); PDHP = Potential Designated Historic Property; SOP = Standard Operating Procedure.

Notes:

Refers to organization with primary responsibility for implementation. Organizations with secondary responsibility are indicated in the comments. ↩
Preservation impact: ● = Major - direct ○ = Major - indirect ▪ = Minor - direct ▫ = Minor - indirect ↩
Other implementing constraints include: (a) special expertise not presently available to the City, and (b) need for significant interorganizational cooperation. ↩
Refers to current opportunities such as: availability of special funding; significant public support; linkage opportunities with other projects or studies. Applicable to Priority Group 1 only. ↩
Refers to funding for both staff and materials: ¢ = minimal; $ = moderate; $$ = significant. ↩
Indicated time is from date work begins on action item. Assumes all necessary staff, funding, and other resources are available and that all necessary prerequisite actions are complete. ↩

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TABLE 7-1: HISTORICAL PRESERVATION ELEMENT ACTION PROGRAM (continued)

Priority Group 3

ACTION			Implementing Organization¹	Products	Priority Factors						Comments
Number	Title	See Page			Preservation Impacts²	Time Urgency		Implementation Constraints		Estimated Time Needed to Implement (Months)³
						Prerequisite to Other Actions	Prior Action Required	Window of Opportunity⁴	Funding⁵	Other⁶
OBJECTIVE 3 ACTIONS: HISTORIC PRESERVATION AND ONGOING CITY ACTIVITIES
3.2.1	Designated Historic Property status for City-owned properties	5-2	OPB-CP	DHP eligibility determinations; possible DHP designations.	●				¢		Number of City-owned eligible DHPs is expected to be small. OSP action step (p. 49).
3.3.1	City assistance contract provisions requiring Designated Historic Property status	5-3	OHND; OEDE	Revised contract formats	●		3.3.2		¢		OSP action step (p. 48).
3.6.2	Development and design assistance for City-assisted projects involving existing or Potential Designated Historic Properties	5-7	OHND; OEDE	SOPs; revised informational publications.	❍	✓			$	X	6
3.7.4	Building relocation permit regulations	5-10	OPB-BS/CP/Op	Report to CPC; possible Building Code amendments.	◌				¢		6
3.11.1	Review building codes and other documents related to building safety.	5-15	OPB-BS; OFD	Report to CPC; possible Building, Housing and Fire Code amendments.	◌				$		9
3.14.2	California Main Street projects	5-21	OEDE	Report to EDAC and CPC; possible initiation of Main Street projects.	●				$	X	9
OBJECTIVE 5 ACTIONS⁷: INFORMATION AND EDUCATION
5.1.6	Walking tours and guidebooks	6-3	Oakland Tours Program; OPB-CP	Report to CPC; new tours; guidebooks and other publications.	◌				¢/$		24
5.1.8	Design assistance and referral	6-4	OHND; OEDE; OPB	SOPs; provision of staff; informational publications.	◌		3.6.2		$	X	6
5.1.10	Rehabilitation training and apprenticeship programs	6-4	School District; Peralta Colleges; private organizations	Report to CPC. Training courses and apprenticeship programs.	◌				¢/$	X	24
5.1.11	Oakland history and architecture curriculum in the public schools	6-5	School District	Report to CPC. Curriculum document.	◌				¢		18

Priority Group 4

OBJECTIVE 4 ACTIONS: ARCHEOLOGICAL RESOURCES
4.1.1	Archeological sensitivity study	5-23	OPB-CP	Map and Commentary	◌	✓		$	X	6
4.1.2	Archeological protection criteria and procedures	5-23	OPB-CP	AI; SOPs	●		4.1.1	¢	X	3
OBJECTIVE 5 ACTIONS: INFORMATION AND EDUCATION
5.1.9	Preservation trade fairs	6-4	To be identified	Report to CPC. Regularly scheduled trade fairs.	◌			¢	X	3
5.1.13	Rehabilitation publications	6-6	OPB-CP	Updates of Rehab Right and Retrofit Right with possible Spanish and Chinese translations. Possible new publications.	◌			$		12

Abbreviations: A.I. = Administrative Instruction; CC = City Council; C.Clk. = City Clerk; CM = City Manager; CPC = City Planning Commission; DHP = Designated Historic Property; EDAC = Economic Development Advisory Commission; HAA B = Housing Advisory and Appeals Board; LPAB = Landmarks Preservation Advisory Board; M/Incl. = Mayor/City Council; OCIS Office of Corporate Information Services; OEDE = Office of Economic Development and Employment; OFD Oakland Fire Department; OGS = Office of General Services; OHND = Office of Housing and Neighborhood Development; OPB = Office of Planning and Building; OPB-BS = OPB Building Services Department; OPB-CC = OPB Code Compliance Division; OPB-CP = OPB-City Planning Department; OPB-Op = OPB Operations Division; OPR = Office of Parks and Recreation, ORA = Oakland Redevelopment Agency; OSP = 1992 Oakland Strategic Plan ("Oakland - Sharing the Vision"); PDHP = Potential Designated Historic Property; SOP = Standard Operating Procedure.

Notes:

Refers to organization with primary responsibility for implementation. Organizations with secondary responsibility are indicated in the comments. ↩
Preservation impact: ● = Major - direct; ◑ = Major - indirect; ◐ = Minor - direct; ◌ = Minor - indirect ↩
Indicated time is from date work begins on action item. Assumes all necessary staff, funding, and other resources are available and that all necessary prerequisite actions are complete. ↩
Refers to current opportunities such as: availability of special funding; significant public support; linkage opportunities with other projects or studies. Applicable to Priority Group 1 only. ↩
Refers to funding for both staff and materials: ¢ = minimal; $ = moderate; $$ = significant. ↩
Other implementing constraints include: (x) special expertise not presently available to the City, and (b) need for significant interorganizational cooperation. ↩
There are no Objective 4 actions in Priority Groups 1, 2 or 3 -- see Priority Group 4. ↩

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TABLE 7-2: PRIORITY GROUP ASSIGNMENTS FOR HISTORIC PRESERVATION ELEMENT ACTIONS LISTED BY ACTION NUMBER

Priority Group	Action No.	Action Title	Hist. Pres. Element Page No.
1	Action 1.1.1:	Complete the Reconnaissance Survey . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	3-3
2	Action 1.1.2:	Long range plan for completing the Intensive Survey . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	3-3
1	Action 1.1.3:	Database, lists and maps of Reconnaissance and Intensive Survey results . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	3-3
2	Action 1.1.4:	Process for updating the Surveys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	3-4
1	Action 1.2.1:	List of Potential Designated Historic Properties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	3-4

1	Action 2.1.1:	Amend zoning text to incorporate new preservation incentives and regulations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	4-2
2	Action 2.1.2:	Redesignate existing Landmarks and Preservation Districts. Reclassify existing preservation study list properties as Heritage Properties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	4-3
2	Action 2.2.1:	Guidelines for determination of Preservation District eligibility . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	4-3
1	Action 2.3.1:	Criteria for designation of Landmarks over owner objections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	4-8
2	Action 2.4.1:	Landmark and Preservation District design guidelines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	4-18
1	Action 2.6.1:	Mills Act contracts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	4-25
1	Action 2.6.2:	Conservation easements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	4-25
1	Action 2.6.3:	Transferable development rights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	4-26
1	Action 2.6.4:	Limit to Landmarks and Preservation Districts existing zoning provisions conditionally permitting additional uses in historic buildings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	4-27
1	Action 2.6.5:	Broader range of conditionally permitted uses for Landmarks and Preservation Districts in certain zones . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	4-27
2	Action 2.6.6:	City development assistance priority to historic preservation projects involving Designated Historic Properties . . . . . . . .	4-28
2	Action 2.6.7:	Historic preservation revolving fund . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	4-28
2	Action 2.6.8:	Marks bonds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	4-28
1	Action 2.6.9:	Waivers and reductions of permit fees . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	4-29
1	Action 2.6.10:	Apply State Historical Building Code to Designated Historic Properties and other qualified historical buildings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	4-29
1	Action 2.6.11:	State Historical Building Code information sheet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	4-30
2	Action 2.6.12:	State Historical Building Code interpretations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	4-30

3	Action 3.2.1:	Designated Historic Property status for City-owned properties . . . . . . . . . . . . .	5-2
1	Action 3.2.2:	Historic preservation management procedure for City-owned properties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	5-2
3	Action 3.3.1:	City assistance contract provisions requiring Designated Historic Property status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	5-3
2	Action 3.3.2:	Definition of small-scale projects exempt from Policies 3.3 and 3.6 and Action 3.3.1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	5-3

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Priority Group	Action No.	Action Title	Page No.

2	Action 3.4.1:	Ordinance for acquisition by eminent domain . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	5-4
2	Action 3.4.2:	Procedures and criteria for historic preservation acquisitions . . . . . . . . . . .	5-4

2	Action 3.5.1:	Design guidelines for discretionary permit approvals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	5-5
1	Action 3.5.2:	Standard conditions for discretionary permit approvals . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	5-6

2	Action 3.6.1:	Evaluation and selection procedures for
		City-sponsored or assisted projects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	5-7
3	Action 3.6.2:	Development and design assistance for City-assisted projects
		involving existing or Potential Designated Historic Properties . . . . . . . . . .	5-7

2	Action 3.7.1:	Property relocation procedures and design guidelines for all projects . . .	5-9
2	Action 3.7.2:	Property relocation procedures for
		City-sponsored or assisted projects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	5-9
2	Action 3.7.3:	Building relocation assistance program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	5-9
3	Action 3.7.4:	Building relocation permit regulations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	5-10

1	Action 3.8.1:	Include historic preservation impacts in
		City's Environmental Review Regulations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	5-11

1	Action 3.9.1:	Rezoning study and possible zoning text changes to promote
		consistency with existing or eligible Preservation Districts . . . . . . . . . . . .	5-12

1	Action 3.10.1:	Review and possible amendment of
		emergency response documents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	5-13

3	Action 3.11.1:	Review building codes and other documents related
		to building safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	5-15
2	Action 3.11.2:	Design guidelines for building safety programs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	5-16

2	Action 3.12.1:	Housing Code procedures and notices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	5-17
2	Action 3.12.2:	Incentives for returning vacant properties to service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	5-17
2	Action 3.12.3:	Earlier property acquisitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	5-18
2	Action 3.12.4:	Additional property acquisition and third-party transfer methods . . . . . .	5-18
2	Action 3.12.5:	Repair by City with liens . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	5-19
2	Action 3.12.6:	Substandard and public nuisance abatement procedures and criteria . . .	5-19

2	Action 3.13.1:	Review existing security procedures and methods . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	5-20

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TABLE 7-2: PRIORITY GROUP ASSIGNMENTS FOR HISTORIC PRESERVATION ELEMENT ACTIONS LISTED BY ACTION NUMBER (continued)

Priority Group	Action No.	Action Title	Page No.
2	Action 3.14.1:	Historic preservation commercial revitalization project identification and promotion	5-21
3	Action 3.14.2:	California Main Street projects	5-21
4	Action 4.1.1:	Archeological sensitivity study	5-23
4	Action 4.1.2:	Archeological protection criteria and procedures	5-23

2	Action 5.1.1:	Marker program	6-2
1	Action 5.1.2:	Present Landmark certificates at City Council meetings	6-2
1	Action 5.1.3:	Preservation District certificates	6-2
2	Action 5.1.4:	Heritage Property certificates	6-3
2	Action 5.1.5:	Dissemination of Historical and Architectural Inventory	6-3
3	Action 5.1.6:	Walking tours and guidebooks	6-3
2	Action 5.1.7:	Improving historic preservation information availability within City departments; possible Historic Preservation Coordinator	6-4
3	Action 5.1.8:	Design assistance and referral	6-4
4	Action 5.1.9:	Preservation trade fairs	6-4
3	Action 5.1.10:	Rehabilitation training and apprenticeship programs	6-4
3	Action 5.1.11:	Oakland history and architecture curriculum in the public schools	6-5
1	Action 5.1.12:	City records management and archives program	6-5
4	Action 5.1.13:	Rehabilitation publications	6-6
1	Action 5.1.14:	Design and construction bookstore	6-6

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Historic Preservation Element — Action Program

Chapter 7:

ACTION PROGRAM

TABLE 7-1: HISTORIC PRESERVATION ELEMENT ACTION PROGRAM

Priority Group 1

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Priority Group 1 (Continued)

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Priority Group 2

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Priority Group 2 (Continued)

Footnotes

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Priority Group 3

Priority Group 4

Footnotes

TABLE 7-2: PRIORITY GROUP ASSIGNMENTS FOR HISTORIC PRESERVATION ELEMENT ACTIONS LISTED BY ACTION NUMBER

TABLE 7-2: PRIORITY GROUP ASSIGNMENTS FOR HISTORIC PRESERVATION ELEMENT ACTIONS LISTED BY ACTION NUMBER (continued)

TABLE 7-2: PRIORITY GROUP ASSIGNMENTS FOR HISTORIC PRESERVATION ELEMENT ACTIONS LISTED BY ACTION NUMBER (continued)