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Cultural
Heritage Committee Action Update
October 11, 2005 Tuesday
5:30p.m.
SPECIAL MEETING
ROLL CALL:
Chairperson Chuck Crotser, Vice-Chair Sandy Baer, Barbara Breska,
Robert Pavlik, Lynne Landwehr, and Tom Wheeler (with one vacancy)
STAFF: Phil
Dunsmore, Associate Planner; and Jeff Hook, Senior Planner
MINUTES:
Minutes of the August 22, 2005 regular meeting. Approve or amend.
PUBLIC HEARING
ITEMS:
1.
1306 Mill Street.
O 135-05; Request to nominate the historic Lind House for a Mills Act
application; R-2-H zone; Russell Berg, applicant. (Continued from
August 22, 2005)
Due to a potential conflict of interest, Chairperson
Crotser and Committee member Breska recused themselves and left the
hearing room.
The Committee voted 4-0 to recommend the City Council approve a Mills Act contract
for the historic Lind House, as described in the draft Mills Act
contract, and determined proposed remodel work shown in plans was
consistent with the Historic Preservation Program Guidelines and the
Secretary of the Interior’s Standards for the Treatment of Historic
Properties. Committee members asked the applicant to provide
photo-documentation for the garage to be demolished and the applicant
agreed.
Chairperson Crotser returned to the meeting.
2.
1323
Mill Street.
CHC 116-05; Request to add Contributing Historic Property to
the Master List of Historical Resources and to enter into a Mills Act
Contract; R-2-H zone; Dr. Brendon McAdams, applicant.
Committee member Breska had a potential conflict of
interest and remained outside of the hearing room.
Committee members complemented the applicant on the rehabilitation
work done on the house and on a motion by Committee member Pavlik,
seconded by Committee member Baer, the Committee voted 5-0 to nominate
the property to the Master List of Historic Resources and to recommend
the City Council approve a Mills Act contract for the property, as
described in the draft Mills Act contract, subject to the following
findings of eligibility from the Historic Preservation Program
Guidelines:
ARCHITECTURAL CRITERIA
I.
Style
3. The house exhibits traditional, vernacular and/or eclectic
influences that represent a particular social milieu and period of the
community; and/or the uniqueness of hybrid styles and how these styles
are put together.
II: Design
2. The house’s design is
exceptional due to its overall attractiveness due to craftsmanship and
aesthetic value, though not necessarily unique;
V.
Environmental Design Continuity
2. Compatibility of the house with neighboring structures in
its setting on the basis of period, style (form, height, roof lines),
design elements, landscapes, and natural features; and how these
combine together to create an integral cultural, historic, or
stylistic setting.
Committee member Breska returned to the meeting.
3.
782 Higuera Street.
ARC 115-05; Architectural review of seismic retrofit, building
demolition, new buildings and remodel; C-D-H zone; Naman Family Trust,
applicant.
Following extensive discussion, and on a motion by
Committee member Pavlik, seconded by Committee member Baer, the
Committee voted 6-0 to continue the item to the November 28, 2005
meeting to allow additional review and consideration of other, nearby
Downtown development projects (in terms of design and scale) and
project consistency with local, state and federal preservation
standards.
4.
1190 Buchon Street.
ARC MI 136-05; Addition to contributing historic house and new garage
and apartment; R-2-H zone; Steve Hopkins, applicant.
Seven neighbors spoke in support of the project.
Committee members felt the project design was consistent with the Old
Town Historic District, the Historic Preservation Program Guidelines
and with the Secretary of the Interior’s Standards. On a motion by
Committee member Landwehr, seconded by Committee member Breska, the
Committee determined that
the structure to be demolished has
no
historical, architectural, or aesthetic significance to the community;
and that the
proposed construction is compatible with the Historic Preservation
Program Guidelines and the Secretary of the Interior’s Standards for
Rehabilitation and will not impact the historic, architectural, or
aesthetic significance of the contributing historic property. The
Committee referred the project back to the Community Development
Director with direction to approve the project as submitted, with the
applicant to provide photo-documentation of the garage to be
demolished.
5.
487 Marsh Street.
ARC 1-03; Review of a revised plan for the Manse on Marsh Street; C-R
zone; Horizon Senior Housing, applicant.
Committee members had concerns with proposed door to be
used as a backing for a historic plaque in terms of maintenance and
historic emphasis and integrity. On a motion by Committee member
Pavlik, seconded by Committee member Baer, the Committee voted 6-0 to
approve the installation of the plaque with text changes per Committee
member Landwehr’s suggestions, and with direction to mount the plaque
on a metal backing instead of the door, using the posts and finials as
shown in plans, with details to be approved by Community Development
Department staff.
DISCUSSION ITEMS:
6.
Request
for CHC sponsorship of a lecture on railroad history by Dr. Richard
Orsi, tentatively scheduled for November 5, 2005, at the City-County
Library Community Room, Cultural Heritage Committee, applicant.
Paula Carr, of Heritage Shared, explained their request. On a motion
by Chairperson Crotser, seconded by Committee member Baer, the
Committee voted 5-0 to co-sponsor the Orsi public lecture on November
5, 2005, along with Heritage Shared.
7. City-Wide, CHC 94-04; Preparation of a
citywide resource survey; Cultural Heritage Committee,
applicant.
This item was continued to the October 24, 2005 meeting on a unanimous
vote.
Communications:
A.
Agenda
Forecast – Staff
B. Committee
ADJOURN
to the next regular meeting on
Monday, October 24, 2005,
at 5:30 p.m., in the Council Hearing Room, 990 Palm Street, San Luis
Obispo. |
