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Cultural
Heritage Committee Action Update
March 24, 2008 Monday
5:30p.m.
ROLL CALL:
Committee Members, Chuck Crotser, Lynne Landwehr, John Fowler, Dean
Miller, Elise Wheeler, Vice Chair Robert Pavlik and Chairperson
Barbara Breska
STAFF:
Jeff Hook, Senior Planner, and Kim Murry, Deputy Director of
Community Development, Tyler Corey and Michael Codron, Associate
Planners and Michelle Lakey, Recording Secretary Jeff Hook, Senior
Planner
PUBLIC COMMENT:
There was no public comment.
MINUTES:
Minutes of February 25, 2008, regular meeting. Minutes of February
25, 2008. On a motion by Committee Member
Crotser, seconded by Committee Member Miller, the minutes of
February 25, 2008, were approved as amended on a 7:0 vote.
PUBLIC HEARING
ITEMS:
Chairperson
Breska announced that she had a conflict of interest for items #1
and #2 and left the room.
1.
1266 Mill Street.
CHCMA 10-08; Request to add the Shipsey House to the Mills Act
Program; R-2-H zone; Matthew Quaglino, applicant.
Jeff Hook
presented the staff report and Pierre Rademaker, applicant’s
representative and designer, explained the project.
Acting
Chairperson Pavlik opened the public hearing, and hearing no public
comment, closed the hearing.
On a motion by
Committee Member Crotser, seconded by Committee Member Miller, the
Committee voted 6:0 (Chairperson Breska - recused) to recommend
approval of the Mills Act Contract to the City Council and to
recommend the Community Development Director approve the proposed
garage structure based on the recommended findings and conditions.
Findings:
1.
Conservation and Open Space Element program 3.6.2 indicates the City
will participate in financial assistance programs such as property
tax reduction programs that encourage maintenance and restoration of
historic properties.
2. The
Shipsey House located at 1266 Mill Street has been recognized as a
historic asset in the community by its designation as a Master List
Historic Property. As such, maintaining the structure will meet the
City’s goals for historic preservation listed in policies 3.3.1
through 3.3.5 of the Conservation and Open Space Element.
3. The
proposed single-car garage is consistent with standards contained in
the Historical Preservation Program Guidelines; project does not
involve the demolition or substantial modification of a
historically-significant structure, it’s complementary to the
historic Shipsey House, and will be compatible with surrounding
structures.
4. The
proposed single-car garage is consistent with General Plan Policy LU
2.2.10 for compatible development and Housing Element policy HE
3.13.1 since the project is consistent with the neighborhood
character.
5. The
project is categorically exempt under Class 3, New Construction or
Conversion of Small Structures, of the CEQA Guidelines.
Condition:
1.
Simplify the architectural details on the garage structure, to the
approval of the Community Development Director.
2.
1333 Mill Street.
CHCMA 143-07; Request to change the historic designation of the
property from contributing to the Master List and Mills Act
contract; R-2-H; Pierre and Terri Rademaker, applicants.
Jeff Hook,
presented the staff report and Pierre Rademaker, applicant, provided
additional information on his house. Mr. Rademaker suggested that
the home be called the “Burch House” because of the impact that Mr.
Burch had on the community.
Acting
Chairperson Pavlik opened the public hearing, and hearing no public
comment, closed the hearing.
On a motion by
Committee Member Crotser, seconded by Committee Member Miller, the
Committee voted 6:0 (Chairperson Breska – recused) to recommend the
property be placed on the Master List of Historic Resources and to
forward the recommendation for both the nomination and the Mills Act
Contract to the City Council subject to the following findings.
Findings:
1.
The
property qualifies for nomination to the Master List of Historic
Resources based on listing criteria of Environmental Design
Continuity (eligibility criteria V.) and the Building Design
Criteria (criteria II) of the Historic Preservation Guidelines,
since the property is consistent with the Mill Street Historic
District’s character of large front and side yard setbacks built
with structures of various architectural expressions.
2.
Conservation and Open Space Element program 3.6.2 indicates the City
will participate in financial assistance programs such as property
tax reduction programs that encourage maintenance and restoration of
historic properties.
3.
With
nomination to the Master List of Historic Resources, the property
located at 1333 Mill Street has been recognized as a historic asset
in the community. As such, maintaining the structure will meet the
City’s goals for historic preservation listed in policies 3.3.1
through 3.3.5 of the Conservation and Open Space Element.
Chairperson
Breska returned to the meeting.
3.
1052 Islay Street.
CHC 27-08; Request to add a contributing historic property in the
Old Town Historic District to the Master List of Historic Resources;
R-3-H zone; Leanne Singleton, applicant.
Jeff Hook
presented the staff report. Staff recommended the Committee
recommend that the City Council add the property located at 1052
Islay Street to the Master List of Historic Resources and remove it
from the Contributing Properties List.
Leeanne
Singleton, applicant, gave some history of the residence.
Acting
Chairperson Pavlik opened the public hearing and, hearing no public
comment, closed the hearing.
On a motion by
Committee Member Crotser, seconded by Committee Member Fowler, the
Committee voted 7:0 to recommend that the City Council add the
property located at 1052 Islay Street to the Master List of Historic
Resources as the historic “Kaufman House”, and remove it from the
Contributing Properties List, subject to the following findings:
Findings:
1.
The structure is an
excellent example of a Neo-Classic Row House architectural style,
and has been restored and its original architectural style and
structural integrity have been maintained.
2.
The property is
located in a highly visible location of the Old Town Historic
District and reflects and reinforces the unique “row house” setting
of that part of the City.
3.
The property is
associated with prominent citizens who have made significant
contributions to the City through their association with government,
the railroad, or civic groups, namely: Howard Kirtland, Charles
Gates, James Leavitt, and Albert and Mary Kaufman.
4.
The property serves
as an example of structures in the Old Town Historic District which
were home to many of San Luis Obispo’s citizens that worked for the
Southern Pacific Railroad Company and occupies its original site.
4.
712, 720, 722, 728, 736, 742 & 748 Marsh Street & 1119, 1123, 1125,
1127, 1129 & 1137 Garden Street.
ARC/ER/U/R/TA/TR 124-06; Discuss the Cultural Resources of the
Draft EIR proposed for the Garden Street Terraces Project; C-D-H
zone; Garden Street SLO Partners, applicant.
Tyler Corey,
Associate Planner, presented the staff report and recommended that
the committee take public testimony and provide input to City staff
and EIR consultants on any additional analysis or data needed to
adequately evaluate environmental issue areas. Barry Price, Applied
Earth Works, spoke about the methods used in the Cultural Resources
section of the Draft EIR and responded to questions. Carole
Florence, Oasis Associates, spoke on behalf of the project
applicant, along with George Garcia, project architect, and Robert
Chattal, preservation architect.
Chairperson
Breska opened the public hearing. Five citizens spoke on the
request, asking the Committee to preserve Garden Street’s and Garden
Alley’s historic character. Hearing no further comment, she closed
the public hearing.
Committee members
then commented on the Draft EIR and took no action.
5. Review and
discussion of cultural resources policies and programs in the
Orcutt Area Specific Plan and Draft EIR.
ANNX/GP/R/SP 209-98; Barbara Parsons, applicant.
Michael Codron,
Associate Planner, presented the staff report recommending that the
CHC should take the following actions relative to this item:
1.
Receive a presentation on the Orcutt Area Specific Plan and discuss
Section 2.5 of the Orcutt Area Specific Plan and Section 4.5 of the
Draft EIR.
2.
Continue consideration of the item until the April meeting for
discussion and deliberation. (In April, the CHC will be asked to
provide staff with direction on any changes identified by the
Committee that should be incorporated into the Plan or EIR to insure
consistency with the City’s General Plan and Archeological Resource
Preservation Guidelines).
Committee members
provided comments and continued its review of the item to the
April 28th CHC meeting. There was no public comment.
DISCUSSION ITEMS:
6. CHC Survey – South Broad Street Corridor
Planning Area. GPI 49-06
Jeff Hook
presented the staff report and recommended that the CHC review the
information provided by Committee members Crotser and Miller and: 1)
determine which properties, if any, meet criteria for possible
historic nomination to the Contributing Properties List or Master
List of Historic Resource; and 2) schedule the candidate properties
for possible nomination at an upcoming CHC public hearing. The
Committee went through each listed property and recommended that all
of the surveyed properties listed in the staff report, except the
three properties on Woodbridge that are already listed, and one
additional “vernacular box style” house that has been highly
modified, return to the Committee at its April 2008 meeting for
possible nomination as Contributing properties. Committee members
agreed that several properties require more research prior to a
nomination being made to the City Council.
7. Historic plaques for Contributing and Master
List Historic Properties: Discussion of design and placement
alternatives.
Chairperson
Breska felt that all the plaques for both Contributing and Master
List properties should be the same. The Committee agreed that the
plaque should read, “Historic Resource” with a small “C” with a date
and resource name for Master List properties and “Historic Resource”
with a date and no name for the Contributing properties. The plaque
material will be different for Contributing and Master List
properties.
On a motion by
Committee Member Pavlik, seconded by Committee Member Wheeler the
Committee voted 7:0 to: 1) recommend the City Council approve an
expanded Historic Plaque Program to include historic plaques for
Contributing properties and an upgraded plaque design for Master
List properties; and 2) endorse new historic plaque designs for
Contributing and Master List properties.
8. Consideration of establishing historic
district signage in the Mill Street Historic District.
Jeff Hook
explained that staff recommended the CHC: 1) approve the proposed
sign design and preliminary installation plan; 2) recommend the
Community Development Department establish a pilot district sign
program for the Mills Street Historic District; and 3) thank Pierre
Rademaker for his contribution of design services.
On a motion by
Committee Member Wheeler and seconded by Chairperson Breska, the
Committee voted 6 -1 (Miller against) to install the sign as
designed at the locations being proposed and reflecting the current
name of Mill Street Historic District.
9. Schedule CHC retreat.
Chairperson
Breska will be out of town during the currently-scheduled retreat.
Deputy Director Kim Murry will try to schedule the retreat for April
29, 2008, in the evening.
COMMUNICATIONS:
Due to the lateness of the hour, communications were continued to
the April meeting.
ADJOURNMENT:
The meeting adjourned at 10 p.m. |
