Opportunities to Blend the Past into Tomorrow’s Urban Villages:
Historic Preservation, Urban Planning, the Mills Act + SB 375
When + Where + Register
February’s “First Friday Forum” will be on
Friday, February 12th, 2010 from 7:30 AM to 9:00 AM
The Assistance League of Pasadena
820 East California Boulevard
Pasadena, CA 91106
A Five-Dollar ($5.00) donation for a Continental Breakfast, will be appreciated
Please go to the Chapter’s website to register: www.aiapf.org
Our topics this month are the National Park Service’s Certified Local Government program and how it integrates with the Mills Act, Glendale’s Urban Studio, along with an introduction about potential opportunities for architects concerning Glendale’s San Fernando Corridor.* (*The San Fernando Corridor will be expanded upon, in March’s FFF.)
Something for All to Consider about Historic Preservation:
In September 2006, the California Global Warming Solutions Act (AB 32) established a statewide cap on Green House Gas (GHG) emissions to be based on 1990 levels, which in turn, is to be achieved by 2020. AB 32 has lead to the development of, and adoption of, SB 375 (September 2008), which is referred to by a few as the “Anti-Sprawl Bill”, or by others as the, “Sustainable Communities Strategies Act”. Either name one decides upon, the objective behind SB 375 is to encourage communities to develop land-use, housing, and transportation strategies that work within their particular regional needs, while also reducing the amount of GHG emissions produced by cars and light trucks. The key component for architects, city planners, local government officials, and administrators to keep in mind about SB 375, is that individual regions and sub-regions will be given specific GHG emission reduction targets. They will not be given specifics with regard to any particular methodology on how to meet their reduction goals. Instead, each region and sub-region will be allowed much latitude in determining their individual land-use, housing, and transportation polices to work within their specific Built Environment objectives, while also, meeting those of SB 375.
Two questions for everyone to contemplate, with regard to SB 375 are: How will an individual community be able to integrate their historic preservation policies to be in accordance with SB 375, while also developing their new land-use, housing, and transportation policies? How will they be able to maintain their identity? At the moment, these are open questions, since the Southern California Association of Governments (SCAG) is still in the preliminary planning-scenario phase (per a July 2009 working draft) that will continue on through the end of April 2010. The completion of the draft phase of this process is estimated for the middle of 2011, with the final adoption of SCAG’s new regional land-use, housing, and transportation policy, in accordance with SB 375, expected to occur in April 2012.
Our speaker will be Jay Platt:
Mr. Platt is the City of Glendale’s Planner for Historic Preservation and Urban Planning. He has severed as Deputy
Director of the Historic Districts Council, also as a preservation consultant with Building Conservation Associates, as well as, having worked with New York City’s Landmarks Preservation Commission. Mr. Platt has earned a Master of Science degree, in Historic Preservation, from the University of Pennsylvania.
Last Updated: January 28, 2010
