Article 12 — Preservation Of Structures

This article establishes regulations for the preservation of significant structures and residential units. The purpose of these regulations is to encourage the preservation and reuse of such structures. Significant structures reflect the City's heritage, contribute positively to the City's aesthetic character, and provide opportunities for reinvestment. The City's existing housing stock is an important community resource which the City desires to preserve.

(Sec. 3 (Exh. A), Ord. 23-005, eff. Jan. 18, 2024; Sec. 3 (Exh. A) (part), Ord. 15-011, eff. Jan. 14, 2016; Sec. 2 (Exh. A) (part), Ord. 13-001, eff. Mar. 7, 2013)

This article applies to any project that involves the demolition of a significant structure or residential unit, or the substantial alteration of the exterior appearance of a significant structure. (Sec. 3 (Exh. A), Ord. 23-005, eff. Jan. 18, 2024; Sec. 3 (Exh. A) (part), Ord. 15-011, eff. Jan. 14, 2016; Sec. 2 (Exh. A) (part), Ord. 13-001, eff. Mar. 7, 2013)

A preservation permit is required pursuant to this Article 12 for the preservation and demolition of significant structures and the demolition of residential units.

(Sec. 3 (Exh. A), Ord. 23-005, eff. Jan. 18, 2024; Sec. 3 (Exh. A) (part), Ord. 20-005, eff. May 21, 2020; Sec. 3 (Exh. A) (part), Ord. 15-011, eff. Jan. 14, 2016; Sec. 2 (Exh. A) (part), Ord. 13-001, eff. Mar. 7, 2013)

In addition to the documents required for a conditional use permit application pursuant to Article 5 of Chapter 7, an application for a preservation permit shall be accompanied by the following documents:

• (a) Existing Structure. A location map, the address and Assessor's parcel number of the property, a plan showing the footprint of the structure, and photographs of all sides of the structure.

• (b) Justification. A letter stating why the preservation or the demolition is needed and how the findings set forth in Section 9-5.1206 could be made.

• (c) Proposed Structure. Except when a preservation permit is sought for demolition to protect public safety (Sections 9-5.1206(a)(3) and (b)(1)(d)), a description of the proposed preservation of the existing structure or of any proposed replacement structure, a description of proposed uses, plans, elevations and color and materials board.

• (Sec. 3 (Exh. A), Ord. 23-005, eff. Jan. 18, 2024; Sec. 3 (Exh. A) (part), Ord. 15-011, eff. Jan. 14, 2016; Sec. 2 (Exh. A) (part), Ord. 13-001, eff. Mar. 7, 2013)

Except for preservation permits for the preservation of significant structures (Section 9-5.1206(a)(1)) and for demolition to protect public safety (Sections 9-5.1206(a)(3) and

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(b)(1)(d)), the Planning Commission shall hold a public hearing noticed as required by Chapter 7 of Title 9 for conditional use permits and provide a recommendation to the City Council on the application. The City Council shall hold a public hearing noticed as required by Chapter 7 of Title 9 for conditional use permits and make a final determination on the application. (Sec. 3 (Exh. A), Ord. 23-005, eff. Jan. 18, 2024; Sec. 3 (Exh. A) (part), Ord. 15-011, eff. Jan. 14, 2016; Sec. 2 (Exh. A) (part), Ord. 13-001, eff. Mar. 7, 2013)

• (a) Significant Structures.

  • (1) Preservation of Significant Structures. To approve a preservation permit for the preservation of a significant structure, the following finding must be made by the Community Development Director:

    • a. That the proposed project will retain the features of the significant structure that makes it significant, as described and indicated in Table 9-5.1210.

  • (2) Demolition. To approve a preservation permit for the demolition and replacement of a significant structure, the City Council must either find that the significant structure is being replaced with publicly accessible open space or must make the following findings:

    • a. The elimination of the significant structure would not be detrimental to the affected neighborhood of the City; and

    • b. The replacement structure would feature design quality that is as high or higher than the structure to be demolished; and

    • c. The replacement structure will promote a pedestrian orientation of the neighborhood in which it is located; and

    • d. The proposed use would be unable to occupy the existing structure, or would be cost prohibitive as an adaptive reuse of the existing structure due to required seismic retrofit or other factors.

  • (3) Demolition for the Purpose of Public Safety. The Community Development Director may approve demolition of the significant structure to preserve public safety if the applicant agrees to submit an application for a replacement structure consistent with subsection (a)(2) of this section within nine (9) months from the date of approval, and the Community Development Director determines that one (1) or more of the following conditions are present:

    • a. The significant structure is irrecoverably damaged due to natural disaster; or

    • b. The significant structure or lot is irrecoverably contaminated with one (1) or more toxins, such that the appropriate regulatory agency requires demolition or partial demolition of the structure before soil remediation or renovation and reuse of the structure can occur; or

    • c. The demolition of the significant structure is in the best interest of public health, welfare, or safety.

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• (b) Residential Units.

  • (1) Demolition. The City Council shall authorize demolition of any residential use type in Article 2 of Chapter 2 in the Planning Regulations (Residential Use Types) only in the following situations:

  • (2) Replacement of Residential Units. The City Council may authorize demolition of a residential unit:

    • a. If it approves replacement units based on all of the following findings:

      • i. The applicant will provide at least the same number of residential units as the demolished structure, either on site or elsewhere within the City of Emeryville; and

• ii. The applicant has stated the reason for the proposed demolition, and provided evidence that it is more expensive to rehabilitate the existing building(s) than to rebuild. This evidence must be evaluated and verified by a third party that has been approved by the Chief Building Official as the applicant's expense.

  - b. Replacement of Protected Residential Units. If a unit is defined as a protected unit, per California Government Code Section 66300, the City Council shall approve the replacement based on the requirements of California Government Code Section 66300, and the findings required by subsection (b)(2)(a) of this section. 
  
  - c. Replacement of Units with Rent Levels Less Than Fair Market (Up To Ten (10) Unit Projects). For all projects with no more than ten (10) units that are not protected units per California Government Code Section 66300, but have rent levels that are less than fair market, the City Council shall approve demolition of a residential unit only if a replacement structure or structures are approved based on the findings required by subsection (b)(1)(a) of this section and the projects replace any residential units with rent levels set at less than fair market rent (for the applicable unit bedroom count) within the last five (5) years, as published by the Department of Housing and Urban Development for OaklandFremont, CA HUD Metro FMR Area for the current year. Replacement units must be equivalent size, meaning the same or more bedrooms, and shall have a rent level affordable to persons and families below eighty percent (80%) of area median income for at least fifty-five (55) years. The applicant must also enter into a regulatory agreement with the City of Emeryville to provide the affordable units. 
  
  - d. Demolition for the Purpose of Public Safety. The Community Development Director may approve demolition of residential units to preserve public safety if the applicant agrees to submit an application for a replacement structure consistent with subsection (a)(2)(a) of this section within nine (9) months from the date of approval and the Community Development Director determines that one (1) or more of the following conditions are present: 
  
     - i. The residential unit is irrecoverably damaged due to natural disaster; or
  

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• ii. The residential unit or lot is irrecoverably contaminated with one (1) or more toxins, such that the appropriate regulatory agency requires demolition or partial demolition of the structure before soil remediation or renovation and reuse of the structure can occur; or

• iii. Demolition of the residential unit is in the best interest of public health, welfare, or safety.

(Sec. 2 (Exh. A) (part), Ord. 13-001, eff. Mar. 7, 2013; Sec. 3 (Exh. A) (part), Ord. 15-011, eff. Jan. 14, 2016; Sec. 3 (Exh. A), Ord. 23-005, eff. Jan. 18, 2024; Ord. 26-001, 2/3/2026)

The City Council may apply such conditions in connection with approval of the demolition of a significant or residential structure as it deems necessary in order to fulfill the purposes of this article, and may require reasonable guarantees and evidence that such conditions are being, or will be, complied with. Such conditions shall be implemented prior to the Building Official's issuance of a building permit for the demolition of the structure, and may include but are not limited to the following:

• (a) A good faith effort to relocate the structure to an appropriate site within the City of Emeryville.

• (b) Documentation of the existing structure to Historic American Buildings Survey standards or to standards established by the Director.

• (c) Preserving any significant elements of the structure and/or the structure's facade, and reusing them in any replacement structure.

• (d) Salvaging of fixtures and architectural features from the existing building and reusing them in any replacement structure or elsewhere within the City of Emeryville.

• (e) Use of building materials in any proposed replacement structure similar to the original structure or those in the immediate area.

• (f) Design modifications to any proposed replacement structure to better fulfill the purposes of this article.

(Sec. 3 (Exh. A) (part), Ord. 15-011, eff. Jan. 14, 2016; Sec. 2 (Exh. A) (part), Ord. 13-001, eff. Mar. 7, 2013)

A decision on a conditional use permit for the preservation and reuse of a significant or residential structure pursuant to Section 9-5.1203 may be appealed as provided in Article 14 of Chapter 7.

(Sec. 3 (Exh. A) (part), Ord. 15-011, eff. Jan. 14, 2016; Sec. 2 (Exh. A) (part), Ord. 13-001, eff. Mar. 7, 2013)

• (a) Replacement Structure. If the City Council approves a replacement structure based upon the findings specified in Section 9-5.1206(b)(1) or (2), and except as specified in subsection (b) of this section, the Building Official shall not issue a building permit to demolish a

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significant or residential structure unless:

• (1) The Building Official is in a position to concurrently issue a building permit for the replacement structure to be constructed on the site of the structure to be demolished; and

• (2) The Building Official has been provided a fully executed copy of a contract for the construction of the replacement structure.

• (b) Contaminated Site. If the City Council approves a replacement structure based upon the findings specified in Section 9-5.1206(b)(1) or (2), and the site of the replacement structure requires remediation of contaminated soil and/or groundwater, the Building Official may issue a building permit to demolish a significant or residential structure upon submittal of an application for a building permit for the replacement structure, including payment of all required plan review fees.

• (c) Other Circumstances. If the City Council makes any of the findings contained in Section 9-5.1206(b)(3), the Building Official may issue a building permit to demolish a significant or residential structure upon the effective date of the City Council's action.

• (d) Accessory Buildings. "Accessory buildings," as defined in Chapter 8, shall be excluded from the provisions of this section.

• (Sec. 3 (Exh. A) (part), Ord. 15-011, eff. Jan. 14, 2016; Sec. 2 (Exh. A) (part), Ord. 13-001, eff. Mar. 7, 2013)

All structures or parts of structures shown in Table 9-5.1210 and Figures 9-5.1210(a) and 9-5.1210(b) are hereby designated as significant structures.

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Table 9-5.1210: Significant Structures
Street Assessor Parcel
Map # Address(es) Address Number Name Significant Features
1 6702 Hollis, 1320 67th 049-1512-002-02 Prizefighter Bar roof with varied
1320 67th heights, concrete inlay,
brick sills
2 1308 67th 1308 67th 049-1513-007-00 Martin north industrial windows
middle with brick sills
3 1250 67th 1250 67th 049-1513-003-00 Martin northeast gable, industrial
windows with brick
sills
4 1255 67th 1255 67th 049-1508-012-00 Martin southeast taller central section
at Greenway with pilasters,
industrial windows
with brick sills
5 1266 66th 1266 66th 049-1508-002-00 Emery Crossing stepped roofline,
repeating bays
6 6529 Hollis 6529 Hollis 049-1510-003-01 Emery Tech & repeating bays of brick,
Clif Bar glass and sills
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Table 9-5.1210: Significant Structures
Street Assessor Parcel
Map # Address(es) Address Number Name Significant Features
7 1265 65th 1265 65th 049-1504-002-00 Baker Metal gabled clerestory
roofline, relief on
greenway side
8 6450 Hollis 6450 Hollis 049-1483-005-00 Jellybean Square symmetric windows
around taller articulated
entry, rounded corners,
industrial windows
with sills
9 6221-6251 6261 Hollis 049-1488-001-00 Hollis Complex taller central piece with
Hollis, 1400 poured concrete
62nd, pilasters and windows
1501-1536 63rd centered on door,
window pattern on
Hollis Street
10 5909 Christie 5909 Christie 049-1494-008-00 behind Christie brick cornice, repeated
Ave Common concrete window
frames, decorative
shields
11 6005 5959 049-1556-002-00 Public Market articulated brick,
Shellmound Shellmound west large pilasters, cornice and
parapet
12 6121 Hollis 6121 Hollis 049-1489-013-03 Heritage Square clerestory roofline,
62nd and Hollis
facades, concrete inlays
in brick, rhythm of
windows
13 6050 Hollis 5900 Hollis 049-1477-001-01 Hollis Street building massing,
Project Banta shape of window area
northwest on 61st, gabled roof,
symmetric industrial
windows, concrete
pilasters
14 1301 59th, 1301 59th 049-1329-002-00 Monthly building crane way, recessed
5800s Doyle entrance, industrial
windows
15 1295 59th 1295 59th 049-1330-001-00 Siegel & Strain symmetric stepped
architects roofline, rectangular
contrasting brick
pattern, concrete inlays
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Table 9-5.1210: Significant Structures
Street Assessor Parcel
Map # Address(es) Address Number Name Significant Features
16 5874 Doyle 5874 Doyle 049-1330-011-00 yellow wood gabled roof with
house dormer, double hung
windows with sills
17 5862 Doyle 5862 Doyle 049-1330-009-00 Townhouse restaurant, wood porch
and sidewalk, pattern
next to door, gabled
roof
18 5856 Doyle 5856 Doyle 049-1330-008-01 Ratcliff architects lighter brick stripes
between red bricks,
repeated industrial
windows
19 1290 Powell 1260 Powell 049-1330-008-02 Design Centro bicolor diamond design
Italia with tiles, tower,
yellow brick cornices
and sills, rhythm of
industrial windows
20 1519 Powell 1519 Powell 049-1320-001-00 Apex building repeated bays of brick
pilasters and industrial
windows with sills
21 5751-5755 5755 Horton 049-1320-003-00 Zentner building varied roofline,
Horton repeated bays of brick
pilasters and industrial
windows with sills,
larger bricks in curtain
walls, cornice
22 5749 Horton 5749 Horton 049-1320-004-00 red industrial gable, industrial
building north windows with sills
23 5743 Horton 5749 Horton 049-1320-004-00 Toll Arbitare set back gable, brick
brick south columns with industrial
windows and sills
24 1475 Powell 1475 Powell 049-1319-001-15 Haruff Street arches over windows
building and door, ornament
over door, pilaster
between upper
windows, rhythm of
industrial windows,
massing, Mansard roof,
cornices, courtyard,
brick-stucco contrast
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Table 9-5.1210: Significant Structures
Street Assessor Parcel
Map # Address(es) Address Number Name Significant Features
25 5741-5749 5780 Hollis 049-1317-001-01 Parc on Powell first floor facades:
Doyle east and south arches over doors,
industrial windows,
black brow in brick on
Doyle Street
26 1255 Powell 1255 Powell 049-1315-001-00 water tower water tower
27 5703 Hollis 5701 Hollis 049-1318-003-00 lab north brick brick soldier coursing,
industrial windows
with sills
28 5701 Hollis 5701 Hollis 049-1318-003-02 lab south turrets ornate bas relief around
central entry on Hollis
Street, contrasting
columns with pyramid
tops, window railings
29 1335 Stanford 1335 Stanford 049-1041-014-00 PRC brick industrial windows
building with brick sills
symmetric around
gabled recessed entry,
cornice
30 5515 Doyle 5515 Doyle 049-1041-054-00 Doyle St Cafe and gabled roof on cafe,
industrial building brick cornices and
pilasters, industrial
windows, taller central
section of offices
31 5500 Doyle 5500 Doyle 049-1313-016-00 Bergtraun hip roof, repeated
architects windows with sills
32 1299 55th 1299 55th 049-1184-013-00 Pickleworks stepped roofline,
yellow brick outlining
windows contrasting
with red brick, entry
with windows and
stoop, industrial
windows
33 1250 53rd 1250 53rd 049-1041-018-01 Thoroughbred contrasting ornamental
building bas-relief entry feature
extending above roof
on 53rd Street, window
pattern, industrial
windows
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Table 9-5.1210: Significant Structures
Street Assessor Parcel
Map # Address(es) Address Number Name Significant Features
34 5301 Hollis 5300 Chiron 049-1041-071-02 Chiron - Novartis semicircular openings,
Way collonade with
symmetric window
pattern above, recess
pattern and color on top
floor, conical
equipment screen on
roof
35 4560 Horton1 4560 Horton1 049-1041-050-01 Shell Building - Q bas-relief shell,
Center - Chiron - pilasters and recessed
Grifols windows at corner,
repeated windows
36 1250-1260 45th 1250 45th 049-1041-023-02 Emeryville entire complex except
Business Center north building; saw
tooth roof; gables, large
industrial windows;
front building
alternating brick
pattern, glass blocks
around door
37 1450 Sherwin 1450 Sherwin 049-1041-026-15 Sherwin-Williams contrasting concrete
Building and brick, three stories,
window pattern,
windows recessed with
concrete sills, north end
symmetric concrete and
windows around
entrance
38 1420 45th 1420 45th 049-1041-056-00 Artist Co-op north articulated yellow
brick, rectangular relief
above windows,
contrasting entry
columns, lintel and
shield, rhythm of
vertical windows
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Table 9-5.1210: Significant Structures
Street Assessor Parcel
Map # Address(es) Address Number Name Significant Features
39 4525 Hollis 4525 Hollis 049-1041-029-02 PG&E North contrasting pilasters,
(buildings C & B) varied heights; Hollis
semicircular stoop with
arch above, circle
windows, contrasting
cornice, bas relief
sculptures; 45th arched
insets symmetric
around glass block;
west building industrial
windows
40 4512-4514 4512 Hollis 049-1041-012-02 Bullseye Glass two-tone yellow brick
Hollis pattern with relief,
pilasters, industrial
windows, stepped
roofline with taller
center
41 1266-1290 45th 1280 45th 049-1041-013-00 Acrylic Arts, Lunt curve in roofline,
Marymor rhythm of industrial
windows, contrasting
cornice
42 4300 Horton 4300 Horton 049-1033-020-00 Live/Work Lofts symmetric industrial
windows, recessed
windows in brick
43 4333 Holden 4250 Horton 049-1033-004-00 Artist Co-op south gabled roof over
contrasting recessed
arched door, industrial
windows, brick patterns
44 4245 Hollis 4245 Hollis 049-1032-014-00 PG&E south entry windows above
central door, lintel,
pilasters and steps;
corner taller with
arched relief over
windows, windows
symmetric around door
45 4240 Hollis1 4240 Hollis1 049-1539-002-00 Pixar northwest yellow brick detail,
building alternating colors,
cornices, stepped
roofline taller in center,
symmetric windows
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outh entry windows above
central door, lintel,
pilasters and steps;
corner taller with
arched relief over
windows, windows
symmetric around door
45 4240 Hollis1 4240 Hollis1 049-1539-002-00 Pixar northwest yellow brick detail,
building alternating colors,
cornices, stepped
roofline taller in center,
symmetric windows
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Table 9-5.1210: Significant Structures
Street Assessor Parcel
Map # Address(es) Address Number Name Significant Features
46 1500 Park 1500 Park 049-1035-008-00 Emeryville arched center of roof on
– 127-00 Warehouse Lofts Park Avenue, small
gable over door, three
stories of poured
concrete, industrial
windows, cornice
47 1550 Park 1550 Park 049-1036-003-00 Pelco brick pilasters,
industrial windows,
cornice; north side
symmetric bays around
central gabled section
48 1400 Park 1400 Park 049-1033-002-00 Peet's Coffee & taller central section,
Tea concrete inlay, large
windows, articulated
brick facade
49 4240 Holden 4221 Hollis 049-1032-003-01 DePuy taller central section,
Orthopaedics industrial windows
with brick sills, door
with windows around it
and awning above it
50 4221 Hollis 4221 Hollis 049-1032-003-01 Mustard building, horizontal industrial
Trout window pattern,
cornice, shields,
rectangular brick insets,
taller central windows
on ground floor, sills
51 4224 Holden 4224 Holden 049-1032-012-00 Bischoff brick patterns,
industrial windows,
contrasting scuppers,
cornice
52 4210 Holden 4210 Holden 049-1032-009-00 Santner industrial windows
with sills, soldier
coursing brick pattern
53 1368 Park 1368 Park 049-1032-007-01 Shaolian glass block beside door,
wide industrial
windows, cornices,
brick relief
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Table 9-5.1210: Significant Structures
Street Assessor Parcel
Map # Address(es) Address Number Name Significant Features
54 1394, 1396 Park 1396 Park 049-1032-008-04 Victorian circular corner, bay
windows, decorative
parapet, arched
windows, contrasting
cornice and window
frames, windows over
doors
55 1545 Park 1545 Park 049-0617-005-06 Editions Limited larger central section,
tall industrial windows
on ground floor with
second floor windows
in same rhythm,
cornices contrasting
with brick
56 1501 Park 1501 Park 049-0617-005-07 Lux Estate gable, tall industrial
Services windows in two
centered sets of three
on Park and square on
Holden, cornice
contrasting with brick,
sills
57 1485 Park 1485 Park 049-0617-007-01 Bruck window patterns,
contrasting relief above
and below windows,
central entrance and
symmetric windows
58 4056 Hubbard 4056 Hubbard 049-0617-010-00 Rug Depot taller central sections;
large openings; brick
pilasters, cornice, and
insets
59 1461 Park 1461 Park 049-0617-008-01 Bash industrial windows,
taller on Park Avenue,
contrasting relief over
windows, sills
60 1447 Park 1447 Park 049-0617-013-00 Davies Vinther stepped symmetry of
roof, large industrial
windows, cornice
61 1421 Park 1421 Park 049-0617-014-01 Silberman gable, industrial
windows with brick
sills
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Table 9-5.1210: Significant Structures
Street Assessor Parcel
Map # Address(es) Address Number Name Significant Features
62 1401 Park 1401 Park 049-0617-015-01 Icon articulated center of
facade, contrasting
concrete inlay,
decorative cap and
brick relief on pilasters
and parapet, pilasters
and windows
symmetric around
central entry
63 4049 Holden 4049 Holden, 049-0617-018-00 Bashland taller central section,
1375 Park contrasting cornice,
industrial windows,
recessed larger
windows, sills
64 4041 Hollis 4041 Hollis 049-0617-023-00 Granite Expo taller central section,
brick building rhythm of large
windows; Park Ave
roofline and awning
symmetry; 40th
windows symmetric
around central entry
65 1333 Park 1333 Park 049-0618-001-00 Old Town Hall contrasting domed
section with pilasters
and arched entry, bas
relief over arch, steps,
windows symmetric
around central entry,
contrasting parapet,
eaves, hip roof
66 4062 Hollis 4062 Hollis 049-0618-004-00 Carlavero contrasting concrete
lintel over door and two
windows, industrial
windows with concrete
caps, relief in
brickwork
67 1251-1259 Park 1255 Park 049-0618-005-00 ComputerLink taller central section,
Arcadia Milagen contrasting cornice,
Nethawk pilasters, large
industrial windows,
contrasting entry frame,
rectangular brick insets
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Street Assessor Parcel
Map # Address(es) Address Number Name Significant Features
68 4053 Harlan 4053 Harlan 049-0618-058-00 Besler building gable, symmetric
– 108-00 concrete pilasters
contrasting with curtain
wall, rhythm of
industrial windows
with sills
69 1219 Park 1219 Park 049-0618-007-01 Folkmanis arched windows and
doors with brick brows,
lower window over
central door, cornices
70 4060 Harlan 4060 Harlan 049-0618-007-02 Easy Auto gables
71 4067 Watts, 4067 Watts 049-0618-010-00 Turnkey Systems, large industrial
4026-4050 Seabright windows with brick
Harlan sills, windows centered
around rollup door
72 1201 Park 1201 Park 049-0618-008-00 CCD Innovation arched industrial
windows symmetric
around central arched
doorway; brick
cornices, corner
pilasters, and sills
73 1175-1195 Park 1175-1195 049-0618-034-00 Park Business symmetrical sections of
Park – 042-00 Center industrial and arched
double-hung windows
with brick sills;
contrasting columns,
pilasters and lintels
around doors
74 1155-1165 1155-1165 049-0618-043-00 NuGenTec large industrial
Park, 4089 Park, 4089 – 045-00 windows; brick
Emery Emery pilasters, cornices, and
sills
75 4052-4080 4052-4080 049-0618-053-00 Addiction Motors one- and two-story
Watts Watts – 56-00 sections; industrial
windows with
contrasting concrete
above, brick cornice
and sills
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Table 9-5.1210: Significant Structures
Street Assessor Parcel
Map # Address(es) Address Number Name Significant Features
76 4344-4348 San 1099 45th 049-1079-001-00 Tom's Computer, symmetric stepped
Pablo nails 2 roofline, windows,
storefronts and central
arched entry with
decorative tile above it
77 4336 San Pablo 4332 San 049-1079-023-00 Punjab Bazar, symmetric gable with
Pablo Touch of Soul cornice and decorative
tiles, high window,
storefronts and lamps,
tile wainscoting
78 4332 San Pablo 4332 San 049-1079-023-00 Emeryville cornice, three similar
Pablo market, nails sets of windows with
sills, storefronts and
lamps symmetric
around arched entry
79 4321 Salem 4321 Salem 049-1079-009-00 Veterans three sets of pilasters
Memorial Senior with tiles and windows
Center on both sides,
contrasting mullions,
recessed doors and
windows, lamps, steps,
interior
80 4000 Adeline 4000 Adeline 049-1022-004-00 City Storage patterns of repeated
National industrial windows
with sills
81 3900 San Pablo 3900 San 049-1024-004-00 Bank Club classical style, two-
Pablo story arches, shield,
central small gable over
door, tile hip roof,
contrasting symmetric
pilasters, cornices
82 3815-3823 San 3823 San 049-1554-001-00 Gravestock symmetric windows,
Pablo Pablo Building larger on first floor,
soldier coursing,
cornices contrasting
with yellow brick, hip
roof, windows higher
above central entry
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Table 9-5.1210: Significant Structures
Street Assessor Parcel
Map # Address(es) Address Number Name Significant Features
83 3800-3840 San 3800 San 049-0952-007-00 Maz building contrasting ornate
Pablo Pablo double pilasters echoed
in roofline, cornices
and parapet, glass on
three sides
84 3631-3637 San 3637 San 049-0480-002-01 Rush ironwork on windows
Pablo Pablo
85 3617 San Pablo 3617 San 049-0480-007-00 apartments and central arches in
Pablo vacant retail roofline and balcony
doors, cornice with
decorative supports,
symmetric windows
with sills, clerestories
Notes: 1 Demolition previously approved by City Council as part of a planning
entitlement.
2 "Industrial windows" are large windows with many small panes and
metal mullions and frames. "Contrasting" refers to color contrast.
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• (Sec. 3 (Exh. A) (part), Ord. 15-011, eff. Jan. 14, 2016; Sec. 2 (Exh. A) (part), Ord. 13-001, eff. Mar. 7, 2013)

When significant structures are added or deleted, the following criteria shall be used as a guide:

• (a) A prominent structure that exhibits exceptional architectural quality, is emblematic of Emeryville, or is important to the history of Emeryville; or

• (b) A structure that has at least five (5) of the following features in its street facade(s):

  • (1) Predominantly brick, excepting windows and doors.

  • (2) Windows and doors, including roll-up doors, covering at least thirty percent (30%) of a street facade and covering at least thirty percent (30%) of the ground floor street facade.

  • (3) Symmetry or repetitive rhythm as defined by window and door openings on most of

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a street facade.

• (4) Multi-paned windows (at least half of the area of the windows having panes measuring no more than one and one-half feet (1-1/2') by three feet (3')).

• (5) Window sills protruding from walls at least two inches (2").

• (6) Roofline with varied heights or angled or curved shapes at street front.

• (7) Decorative bas relief, concrete inlays, ironwork, stained glass, tiles or other decorative features.

• (8) Walls with columns or curves.

• (9) Walls with complex cornices six inches (6") wide or wider.

• (10) Varied artistic patterns in the predominant cladding material.

• (11) Arch or angle over the major entrance.

• (Sec. 3 (Exh. A) (part), Ord. 15-011, eff. Jan. 14, 2016)

As used in this article:

• (a) "Demolish" means to remove or destroy all or part of any structure to an extent of more than fifty percent (50%) of the replacement cost of the structure, not including the foundation, immediately prior to destruction, or to remove or destroy features of a significant structure that make it significant, as listed in Table 9-5.1210.

• (b) "Preserve and reuse" means retention of all or part of any structure, involving demolition to an extent of no more than fifty percent (50%) of its replacement cost, not including the foundation, immediately prior to commencing work on the structure, and to renovate the structure for a subsequent use that is the same as or different than its previous use.

• (c) "Residential structure" means a structure that is used for any use classified as a Residential use type at Section 9-2.203, 9-2.205, 9-2.207, 9-2.211 or 9-2.213, or defined as a "Live/ Work Unit" at Section 9-2.331. A vacant structure shall be considered a residential structure if its most recent use was any such Residential or live/work use type.

• (Sec. 3 (Exh. A) (part), Ord. 15-011, eff. Jan. 14, 2016; Sec. 2 (Exh. A) (part), Ord. 13-001, eff. Mar. 7, 2013; Formerly 9-5.1211)

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