LTC 363-2019 71st Street Pylon Structure TAI A AAIBEArI
OFFICE OF THE CITY MANAGER
NO. LTC# 363-2019 LETTER TO COMMISSION
TO: Mayor Dan Gelber and Members the City ommission
FROM: Jimmy L. Morales, City Manager
DATE: June 25, 2019
SUBJECT: 71st Street Pylon Structure 1
Recently, an application was submitted to the Design Review Board (DRB), pertaining to the
removal and replacement of a tripod pylon structure on the property located at 301-317 71st
Street. Although noticed for the July 2, 2019 DRB meeting, the applicant has requested that the
matter be continued to a future meeting of the DRB. At their July 2, 2019 meeting, the DRB will
determine which upcoming meeting the matter will be continued to, but the application will not be
acted upon.
The 55'-0" tall tripod pylon (see image below), punctures the roof of the existing bank building
and extends upward well above the central portion of the building elevation. When the existing
bank building, designed in the midcentury modern style of architecture, was orginally built in
1952 it did not include this pylon structure. According to city records, an alteration and addition
permit, under a different architect, was approved in 1966 and included, among other minor
interior alterations, the installation of the pylon structure. It is important to note that the original
archtiectural role and function of the pylon sculpture was to extend signage well above the roof
lines.
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Under the design review procedures in subsection 118-252 of the land development regulations
of the city code, the DRB is tasked with reviewing demolition as it pertains to the replacement or
modification of a structure. In this regard, the subject property at 301-317 71st Street is not
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located in a locally designated historic district, nor is it an individually designated historic site.
Accordingly, the role of the DRB in this application is to review the proposal to remove the pylon
and decide whether it should be replaced in some form. The DRB does not have the same
authority as the historic preservation board (HPB) to prohibit the demolition of a structure.
Finally, it is important to note that an appeal of a DRB decision would go directly to the City
Commission. As such, it is important for the City Commission to consider its role as an appellant
body in any discussions pertaining to this DRB application.
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C: Raul Aguila, City Attorney
Rafael Granado, City Clerk
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