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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1994/03/09 - Agenda PacketWEDNESDAY CITY OF RANCHO CUCAMONGA HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION AGENDA MARCH 9, 1994 7:00 P.M. P~NCHO CUCAMONGA CIVIC CENTER COUNCIL CHAMBER 10500 CIVIC CENTER DRIVE RANCHO CUCAMONGA, CALIFORNIA III· IV. VI. VII · Pledge of Allegiance Roll Call Chairman Barker Vice Chairman McNiel Commissioner Lumpp Commissioner Melcher Commissioner Tolstoy Announcements Approval of Minutes February 9, 1994 V. Public Hearings The following items are public hearings in which concerned individuals may voice their opinion of the related project. Please wait to be recognized by the Chairman and address the Commission by stating your name and address. All such opinions shall be limited to 5 minutes per individual for each project. Please sign in after speaking. ae LANDMARK DESIGNATION 94-01 - ST. CLAIRE OF ASSISI - A proposal to designate the Ernst Mueller Family Home, a Potential Local Landmark located at 6563 East Avenue, as a local Landmark - APN: 227-071-17. Public Comments This is the time and place for the general public to address the Commission. Items to be discussed here are those which do not already appear on this agenda. Co~mission Business STATUS OF HISTORIC/CULTURAL RESOURCE MITIGATION PROGRAM VIII. Adjournment VICINITY MAP · .: ......................... ... ..... -.,.-,...,,......,....,.-...........-,-.....-...,..,..-.-...-.-..,... ......: ........................... -...-.,.-.-....,....-.....,.....,......:......... '- ..................'~ ......... '-'.'.'.'.-.'.'--.'I-"-~ Fr~y CITY HALL CITY OF RANCHO CUCAMONGA DATE: TO: FROM: BY: SUBJECT: CITY OF RANCHO CUCAMONGA STAFF REPORT Chairman and Members of the Historic Preservation Comission Brad Buller, City Planner Anthea M. Hartig, Associate Planner LANDMARK DESIGNATION 94-01 - ST. CLAIRE OF ASSISI - A proposal to designate the Ernst Mueller Family Home, a Potential Local Landmark, located at 6563 East Avenue, Rancho Cucamonga, as a local Landmark - APN: 227-071-17. The Los Angeles diocese of the Episcopal Church purchased the southeast corner of East and Highland Avenues in order to establish St. Claire of Assisi Church under the vicarship of Rev. Elizabeth Habecker. On this site stands the Mueller family home which is still surrounded by an orange grove and demarcated by a ninety year old row of magnolia trees along East Avenue. Because the site lies adjacent to the planned freeway right-of-way for the Route 30 extension, architectural historians from CalTrans reviewed the property and determined that the house and site were eligible for listing on the National Register of Historic Places, (see Exhibit HPC-1, the State Historic Resource Survey Form for the results of the State's survey). St. Claire's has submitted an application for a Conditional Use Permit required to establish a church on this site, as well as this landmark application. If designated, the church would be required to process a Landmark Alteration Permit along with the Conditional Use Permit. SI~'E l~TIO~ AIqD DF~ION ao Location and Description: The square, relatively flat, 5-acre parcel is located at the southeast corner of East and Highland Avenues in the historic community of Etiwanda. Most of the 5 acres continues to be devoted to citrus cultivation. Site Land Use, Zoning, Specific Plan Designations: Per the Etiwanda Specific Plan the underlying land use of the site is Low Residential (2-4 dwelling units per acre). Ce Surrounding Land Use, Zoning, General Plan/Specific Plan Designations: Directly to the north of the Mueller house site lies the Route 30 corridor and land to the north of the freeway right-of-way has a land use categorization of Very Low Residential. To the east, south, and southwest of the subject parcel is land denoted by Low Residential land use, while land directly west of the site is planned for Very Low Residential use. HPC ITEM A HPC STAFF REPORT LD 94-01 - MUELLER HOME March 9, 1994 Page 2 Physical Description of Resource: The large, wood-framed, two-story house faces East Avenue and sits back from that thoroughfare almost 80 feet. A fine example of the Craftsman architectural style, the house exhibits many of the characteristics of Craftsman styling including a multi-gabled roof line, overhanging eaves with exposed rafter tails and projecting purlins with horizontal color ties across the gable ends, and decorative eaves bracketing. Basically syn~netrical in fenestration patterning and bay width, the house's west-facing (front) elevation is enlivened by a centered shed-roofed dormer that brings light into the attic. The house rests upon a stone foundation and other decorative and structural uses of stone include the front porch railing, living room fireplace chimney on the south elevation that rises through the porch roof and southern gable overhang, as well as the high stone rail of a recessed porch at the northeast corner of the rear wing. Three lap drop siding sheaths the house, while double hung wood windows with simple surrounds, over clustered in pairs, characterize the fenestration detailing. Heavy landscaping and a citrus grove surround the house; the most notable elements of the landscaping are the row of magnolia trees that were purportedly planted by Ernst Mueller in 1902, the existing eucalyptus windrows, and the pair of mature palms marking the front of the property. Until destroyed by fire in the early 1980s a large barn and series of chicken houses, all original to the property, remained standing. ANALYSIS A. Historical Background: Ernst Mueller and Katherine Stegmeier were married in 1894 and by 1904 were living in the young Etiwanda con~nunity when they purchased the northeast corner of East and Highland Avenues from the Chaffey Brothers. Ernst Mueller was born in Germany in 1868. In 1884, during his seventeenth year, he sailed to America where he worked as a farm laborer in Wisconsin and Minnesota. At the age of 24 he arrived in Etiwanda and in 1892 purchased his first share of Etiwanda Mutual Water Company stock. Katherine Stegmeier was the second child and first girl born to Michael and Katherine Stegmeier in their homeland, Germany. The Stegmeiers sailed to America in 1880 and after living in Los Angeles for a short while also moved to the Chaffey's colony in Etiwanda. The eldest of the Stegmeier children, Jacob, remained in the area and built a home at what is now 7050 Etiwanda Avenue which is also a designated local landmark. Ernst and Katherine Mueller continued to amass and farm citrus acreage, owning at one time over 70 acres in Etiwanda. Their first, modest home was built in 1904 on the northeast corner of Highland and East Avenues. Ten years later, the family including three sons, moved into the newly constructed large Craftsman home across Highland on East Avenue. In 1913, Mr. Mueller had picked his large crop of lemons earlier than most other growers and missed the devastating freeze that ruined most southern HPC STAFF REPORT LD 94-01 - MUELLER HOME March 9, 1994 Page 3 Be California crops, and thus made a handsome profit that year. It was with some of the proceeds of the 1913 crop that Mr. Mueller purportedly funded the construction of a new home for his family. Another contributing factor in the family's decision to expand their holdings and build a larger, more permanent home was the completion of the Pacific Electric Railway through Etiwanda which meant that local growers no longer had to haul their citrus fruit by wagon to packing houses located along the southerly Santa Fe tracks. The family raised citrus as well as grapes, kept milking cows, and maintained a flock of several thousand laying hens. Very involved in the Etiwanda community, the family's participation was spearheaded by Ernst Mueller's involvement as first a Director and then President of the Etiwanda Citrus Fruit Association and Katherine Mueller's tenure as President of the Ladies Aid of the Etiwanda Congregational Church from 1933-1957. Two years after celebrating his fiftieth wedding anniversary, Ernst Mueller died in 1946; his wife continued to live in the family home until her death at 97 years of age in 1970. Significance: Historical and Cultural - The Mueller family members were important early settlers to the Etiwanda area and their history reflects both the more micro-patterns of community and agricultural and development in turn-of-the-century southern California as well as the macro-, national level of international in~igration and settlement trends that were occurring simultaneously. One of the few, if not the only, grove house still surrounded by a citrus grove and related windrows in the Etiwanda townsite, the Mueller house is a very significant contributor to our understanding of the area's rich agricultural past. The row of magnolia trees were said to be a favorite of Hollywood Stars, in particular Mary Pickford, who used branches and perhaps even an entire tree as decorations for her garden parties. Architectural - The Mueller family home stands as one of the finest remaining examples of local expressions of Craftsman styling from the early decades of this century. Environmental Assessment: Landmark designations are except under CEQA per Article 19, Section 15308. I~C"~ I~OR FINDINGS Per Section 2.24.090 of the City's Historic Preservation Ordinance, the following findings are made in support of the designation of the Ernst Mueller Family Home: HPC STAFF REPORT LD 94-01 - MUELLER HOME March 9, 1994 Page 4 A0 Historic and Cultural Significance. Finding: 1. The proposed landmark is particularly representative of an historical period, type, style, region, or way of life. Fact: The Ernst Mueller family homesite reflects superbly the early citricultural development of the Eti~anda area. Finding: 2. The proposed landmark was connected with someone renowned or important or a local personality. Fact: The Mueller and Stegmeier families played key roles in the history of Etiwanda from the 1880s to the 1970s. Finding: 3. The proposed landmark is connected with a business or use which was once common but is now rare. Fact: The citrus industry's presence in this region, complete with related grove houses and landscaping such as the Mueller Home, was once very prominent and commonplace but has declined severely over the past thirty years. Historic Architectural and Engineering Significance. Finding: 1. The overall effect of the design of the proposed landmark is beautiful or its details and materials are beautiful or unusual. Fact: All the major characteristics' of the Craftsman style of architectural expression are present in the Mueller home and in the level of detail of the building's design and construction. Neighborhood and Geographic Setting: Finding: 1. The proposed landmark materially benefits the historic character of the neighborhood. Fact: The architectural styling, the grove, and the magnolia trees lend a distinctive beauty to the area and the region. Finding: 2. The proposed landmark in its location represents an established and familiar visual feature of the neighborhood, community, or City. Fact: For ninety years, the Mueller home and groves and related magnolia trees along East Avenue have been an integral part of the Etiwanda community. HPC STAFF REPORT LD 94-01 - MUELLER HOME March 9, 1994 Page 5 Staff recommends that the Planning Commission forward its approval to the City Council to designate the Ernst Mueller Family Home as an Historic Landmark. BB:AH:mlg Attachments: Exhibit "HPC-I" - State Historic Resources Survey Form Exhibit "HPC-2" - Site Map Resolution of Approval CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ARCHITECTURAL INVENTORY/EVALUATION FORM County - Route - Postmile: SBd 30 0.0/22.8 IDENTIFICATION 1.Common Name: Pettilt House 2.Historic Name: Ernst Mueller House 3.Street or rural address: 6563 East Avenue City: Rancho Cucamonga (Eftwanda) 4.Parcel Number: 227-071-17 Address: 6563 East Avenue 5.Ownership Is: ( ) Public ( x ) 6.Present Use: Residential MAP REFERENCE NO. 42 ( ) LISTED ( ) DETERMINED ELIGIBLE (x) APPEARS ELIGIBLE ( ) APPEARS INELIGIBLE Zip Coda: 91739 County: San Bernardino Present Owner: Albert and Nell Pettilt City: Rancho Cucamonga Zip Code: Private Original Use: Residential, citrus ranch 91739 DESCRIPTION 7a.Archltactural Style: Craftsman 7b. Brlefly describe the present PHYSICAL CONDITION of the site or structure and describe any major alterations from Its original condition: This large, two-story, wood-frame residence is one of the finest examples of Craftsman architecture in the Eftwanda area. It was built in 1914 for a prominent local citrus grower, Ernst Mueller, and his family. It rests upon a stone o~ stone- faced foundation; the plan is roughly square, with a side-gabled front section and a cross-ga~:ed extension at the rear. The dining room and an upstairs bedroom are housed in a small wing which projects from the east half of the south elevation and is capped by a medium gable with detailing which repeats that of the main gable. The medium-gabled roof has wide, overhanging saves with exposed rafter ends on the sides and projecting purlins with open braces and collar ties in the gable ends. The house is sheathed in a three-lap drop siding. The facade, which faces west, is symmetrical in composition, with the symmetry broken only by a porch which wraps around the southwest corner; the porch has a stone railing with concrete cap. The porch roof is a combination shed and gable, and is supported by piers on the south side. Centered over the entrance is a front-gabled porch with expressed structure and supports rising from stone piers; four concrete steps access the front porch from the walkway which leads from the street in front. The main entrance is flanked by tri-partite, double-hung windows with simple surrounds. The second story windows are paired, and flank a small, centrally placed window over the entrance. The attic is lighted by a shed- roofed dormer in the canter of the west-facing roof slope. Other stonework includes the living room fireplace chimney on the south which rises through the porch roof and southern gable overhang, and the high stone rail of a recessed porch at the northeast corner in the rear wing. The interior of the house is virtually unaltered, featuring a stone firepiaca in the living room and original woodwork throughout; only the kitchen has been remodeled. (CONTINUED) 8. Construction date Estimated: ( ) Factual: (1914) 9. Architect: Unknown 10. Builder: Unknown 11. Approx. property size (In feet) Frontage: 530' Depth: 660' 12. Date(a) of enclosed photographt Januar/27, 1989 13.Condition: Excellent (x) Good ( ) Fair( ) Deteriorated( ) 14.Alterations: Loss of early barn and chicken houses, remodeling of kitchen, recent subdivision of property 15.Surroundings: (Check more then one if necessary) Open land ( ) Scattered buildings ( x ) Densely built-up ( Residential ( x ) Industrial ( ) Commercial ( ) Other: Citrus grove 16.Thrsststo site: None known ( ) Private Development ( ) Zoning ( ) Vandalism ( ) Public Works Project ( x ) Other: 17.1s the structure: On its original site? ( x ) Moved? ( ) Unknown? ( ) 18.Related features: citrus grove, row of magnolia trees, several later outbuildings SIGNIFICANCE 19.Briefly etste historical and/or architectural Importance (Include dates, events, and persons associated with the site): This large Craftsman house was built by a prominent local citrus grower in 1914. Ernst Mueller, born in Germany in 1864, immigrated to the United States in 1884. He lived in Wisconsin and Minnesota before arriving in Etiwanda about 1892. He met Katherine Stegmeier, also born in Germany, whose family arrived in the United States in 1880; the Stegmeiers had settled in Los Angeles prior to their relocation to Eftwanda. They were married in 1894. The Muellers had three sons and a daughter who died as a child. (CONTINUED) 20.Main theme of the historic resource: (If more than one is checked, number in order of importance.) Architecture ( x ) Arts & Leisure ( ) Economic/Inclustrial ( ) Exploration/Settlement Government ( ) Military ( ) Religion ( ) Social/Education ( ) ( ) 21.Sources (List books, documents, surveys, personal interviews and their dates.) Ftiwanda. The First 100 Years. Etiwanda Historical Society, 1982; A History of FtiwRnda. by Robert L. Hickcox, 1981, pp. 94-95, 237 (MS copy in City of Rancho Cucamonga Planning Department historical survey files). "Designated and Potential Historical Site List', City of Rancho Cucamonga, March 1988; City historical survey property file for 6563 East Avenue, Planning Department, City of Rancho Cucamonga; Fairchild Aerial Photo Collection, Whittier College (Photos C-4061-15, 1936; C-5042-19, 3/13/1938); interview, Albert and Nell Pettitt, owners, January 27, 1989. 22.Date form prepared: February 1, 1989 By: Aaron A. Gallup Organization: Caltrans Address: 1120 N Street City: Sacramento Zip Code: 95814 Phone: (916) 920-7672 Location sketch map (draw & label site and sun'ounding streets, roads, and prominent landmarks): See Map 3 CONTINUATION SHEET MAP REFERENCE NO. 42 7b. Brlefly describe the present PHYSICAL CONDITION of the elta or etructure and describe any major alterations from Its original condition: The house is set back from the street, surrounded by heaving landscaping and a citrus grove. Other property features a row of old magnolia trees along East Avenue north of the house, and several small outbuildings. Chicken houses and a large bern also occupied the property, but were destroyed by fire early in the 1980s. Several sheds, which appear to be relatively recant in construction, are located just north and east of the house. 19.Briefly state historicel and/or architactural Importance (Include dates, events, and persons associated with the site): County Assessor's Lot Books show Mueller purchased the subject property in 1902; he bought the property at the northeast comer of East and Highland Avenues in 1904, where he built the family's first house. He is also said to have planted the row of magnolia trees on East Avenue that same year. The family moved into their new house in 1914; although a severe freeze in 1913 devastated the citrus industry in southern California, Mueller is said to picked his lemon crop prior to the disaster, and built his house from the proceeds of that year's crop. He was an active promoter of the local citrus industry, having served for a number of years on the board of directors of the Eftwanda Citrus Fruit Association, and was its president at the time this house was built. Other members of the family were also quite active in local church and community affairs. Ernst Mueller died in 1946, and his wife continued to live in the house until her death in 1970. The current owners purchased the property from the Mueller family in 1975. The Mueller house is an excellent local example of early 20th century Craftsman styling. It is one of the finest examples of its type and period in the local community and has retained an unusually high level of integrity. Although a portion of the surrounding citrus acreage has been subdivided for residential development, the house and its remaining citrus acreage still retain the feel of an early citrus ranch, a type of property now virtually extinct in the rapidly-developing City of Rancho Cucamonga, of which Etiwanda is now a part. In addition, it is directly associated with a prominent local citrus grower, whose personal contributions, as well as those of his family, were important to the history of the local community. The property appears to meet National Register criteria B and C at the local level of significance. Map Reference No. 42 Ernst Mueller House, 6563 East Avenue Front elevation Side and rear elevation, looking southwest Map Reference No. 42 Ernst Mueller House, 6563 East Avenue South elevation % EXHIBIT: ~ SCALE: RESOLUTION NO. A RESOLUTION OF THE HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF RANCHO CUCAMONGA, CALIFORNIA, RECOMMENDING APPROVAL OF HISTORIC LANDMARK 94-01 TO DESIGNATE THE ERNST MUELLER FAMILY HOME, CITRUS GROVE, WINDROWS, AND MAGNOLIA TREES, LOCATED AT 6563 EAST AVENUE, RANCHO CUCAMONGA, CALIFORNIA, AS A LANDMARK - APN: 227-071-17. A. Recitals. 1. St. claire of Assisi Episcopal Church has filed an application for a Landmark as described in the title of this Resolution. Hereinafter in this Resolution, the subject Landmark is referred to as "the application." 2. On March 9, 1994, the Historic Preservation Commission of the City of Rancho Cucamonga conducted a duly noticed public hearing on the application. 3. All legal prerequisites to the adoption of this Resolution have occurred. B. Resolution. NOW, THEREFORE, it is hereby found, determined, and resolved by the Historic Preservation of the City of Rancho Cucamonga as follows: 1. This Commission hereby specifically finds that all of the facts set forth in the Recitals, Part "A," of this Resolution are true and correct. 2. The application applies to approximately 5 acres of land, basically a square configuration, located at the southeast corner of Highland and East Avenues. 3. Based upon substantial evidence presented to this Commission during the above-referenced public hearing on March 9, 1994, including written and oral staff reports, together with public testimony, and pursuant to Section 2.24.090 of the Rancho Cucamonga Municipal Code, this Commission hereby makes the following findings and facts: A. Historical and Cultural Significance: Finding: 1. The proposed Landmark is particularly representative of an historic period, type, style, region, or way of life. Fact: The Ernst Mueller family homesite reflects superbly the early citricultural development of the Etiwanda area. Finding: 2. The proposed landmark was connected with someone renowned or important or a local personality. Fact: The Mueller and Stegmeier families played key roles in the history of Etiwanda from the 1880s to the 1970s. HPC RESOLUTION NO. LD 94-01 - MUELLER HOME March 9, 1994 Page 2 Finding= 3. The proposed landmark is connected with a business or use which was once common but is now rare. Fact: The citrus industry's presence in this region, complete with related grove houses and landscaping such as the Mueller Home, was once very prominent and commonplace but has declined severely over the past thirty years. B. Historic Architectural and Engineering Significance. Finding: 1. The overall effect of the design of the proposed landmark is beautiful, or its details and materials are beautiful or unusual. Fact: All the major characteristics of the Craftsman style of architectural expression are present in the Mueller home and in the level of detail of the building's design and construction. C. Neighborhood and Geographic Setting: Finding: 1. The proposed landmark materially benefits the historic character of the neighborhood. Fact: The architectural styling, the grove, and the magnolia trees lend a distinctive beauty to the area and the region. Finding: 2. The proposed landmark in its location represents an established and familiar visual feature of the neighborhood, community, or City. Fact: For ninety years, the Mueller home and groves and related magnolia trees along East Avenue have been an integral part of the Etiwanda community. 4. This Commission hereby finds that the project has been reviewed and considered for compliance with the California Environmental Quality Act of 1970 and determines it to be exempt per Article 19, Section 15308. 5. Based upon the findings and conclusions set forth in paragraphs 1, 2, 3, and 4 above, this Commission hereby resolves that pursuant to Chapter 2.24 of the Rancho Cucamonga Municipal Code, that the Historic Preservation Commission of the City of Rancho Cucamonga hereby recommends approval on the 9th day of March 1994, of Landmark Application. 6. The Chairman of this Commission shall certify to the adoption of this Resolution. HPC RESOLUTION NO. LD 94-01 - MUELLER HOME March 9, 1994 Page 3 APPROVED AND ADOPTED THIS 9TH DAY OF MARCH 1994. PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF RANCHO CUCAMONGA BY: E. David Barker, Chairman ATTEST: Brad Bullet, Secretary I, Brad Bullet, Secretary of the Planning Commission of the City of Rancho Cucamonga, do hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution was duly and regularly introduced, passed, and adopted by the Planning Commiseion of the City of Rancho Cucamonga, at a regular meeting of the Planning Commieeion held on the 9th day of March 1994, by the following vote-to-wit: AYES: COMMISSIONERS: NOES: COMMISSIONERS: ABSENT: COMMISSIONERS: DATE: TO: FROM: BY: SUBJECT: CITY OF RANCHO CUCAMONGA STAFF REPORT February 28, 1994 Chairman and Members of the Historic Preservation Con~n~ssion Brad Buller, City Planner Anthea Hartig, Associate Planner STATUS OF HISTORIC/CULTURAL RESOURCE MITIGATION PROGRAM Per the Co~nission's request at the February 9, 1994, meeting, this memo will serve to give the Commissioners a brief history of the former Historic Preservation Con~nission Sub-committee and its actions. At the October 2, 1991, City Council meeting, then Councilmember Pain Wright suggested that the Council and the HPC work together to formulate a standard procedure for the mitigation of adverse impacts to identified cultural or historic resources (see attached minutes from that meeting Exhibit "A"). Councilmember Wright agreed to be the Council's representative for this task. At their November 7, 1991 meeting, the HPC chose Marsha Banks and Steve Preston to serve on this sub-committee. By February of 1992, staff had written an issues paper on the mitigation process and the sub-con~nittee had met once (see Exhibit "B"). Councilmember Wright's availability was curtailed significantly as the ensuing months passed due to health reasons, but the HPC Sub-comittee continued to meet and respond to the draft policy Resolution staff had by that time developed (see Exhibit "C"). Unfortunately, Chairman Preston announced his resignation from the Commission which was effective in June 1992 and Councilmember Wright was not re-elected in November. These events combined with staff lay-offs and the reapportioning of HPC staff planner's time, meant the mitigation program was put on hold. The sub-committee had performed a significant amount of work before efforts were halted to define goals, parameters, and implementation strategy for a cultural resource mitigation program that encouraged, above all else, retention of these resources. The sub-co~ittee and staff drafted a procedure to determine the feasibility of retention of endangered resources, a hierarchy of possible alternatives, and a range of possible mitigations. With the benefit of almost two years' having passed since this work began, staff now sees the policy that was drafted as more of a supplement to the Historic Preservation Ordinance than a separate mitigation policy. As part of this year's work program, staff is currently completing Ordinance revisions that set forth a review process HPC ITEM B HPC STAFF REPORT STATUS OF MITIGATION PROGRAM February 28, 1994 Page 2 for historic or potentially historic structures that have been determined unsafe by the Building Official and plans on completing further updating the City's fifteen year-old Ordinance as part of the Fiscal Year (FY 94-95) 1994-95 work program. The procedures that were drafted as part of the Mitigation sub-committee's work could be folded in readily to these overall Ordinance updates. This possibility is, however, dependent on the Commission's overall prioritization of the preservation work program. Staff recommends that work on developing a Mitigation Policy become a part of the overall Ordinance revisions for the FY 94-95 work program. If the Commission concurs, staff requests that the Commission form an Ordinance Update Committee to work with staff on this important task. BB: AH: mlg At tachme nt: Exhibit "A" - City Council Minutes dated October 2, 1991 Exhibit "B" - Issues Paper Exhibit "C" - Draft Policy Resolution City Council Minutes October 2, 1991 Page Release: Faithful Performance Bond $326,000.00 Accept= Faithful Performance Bond $112,000.00 Michelle DeHart, representing First Family Homes, Council that the last two sentences of the staff re' developer is requesting the bond amount be recommends that the amount be no less than $112 out to the "While the $67,000.00, staff due to the fact that the street paving does not meet City ' She stated since this staff report was written, they have the Itcset paving accepted by the City and presented a letter received stating so. She stated they would like the street pay eliminated from the bond amount also. Joe O'Neil, City Engineer, stated thi was new information to him and was not aware of the change in request. Mayor Stout asked Ms. DeHart to the letter from the City to Mr. O'Neil. Jack Lam, City Manager, psi! out that the Council could approve this subject to the City Engineer veri: this information on Thursday, October 3rd. Mayor Stout stated would not approve this request anyway, until the improvements are eted at the corner of Beryl and Hillside. Ms. this tract was not related to Nordic, and that the City staff verify they have not had any problems with this tract. MOTION: by Stout, seconded by Wright to deny the request. Motion carried 4-0-1 (Buquet absent). Couz Alexander stated he would like to get some kind of Resolution as t ~he statements made. I1. REPORT ON THE CHAFFEY-GARCIA HOUSE Staff report presented by Larry Henderson, Principal Planner. (1402-06 HISTORY) Councilmember Alexander asked when some of the additions to the project are built, are the contributors given any credit by means of a plaque or something along that line. Larry Henderson, Principal Planner, stated yes, and that he has a video, that he would not show tonight, which does demonstrate this. He stated they are interested in recognizing the donors. Councilmember Wright stated she had hoped for was that the Council could develop some specific policy for mitigating historical sites. (27) City Council Minutes October 2, 1991 Page 14 Mayor Stout suggested that Councilmember Wright work with the Historic Preservation Commission and staff to develop this policy and bring it back to the entire Council for approval. Councilmember Wright asked Mr. Henderson to set this up, that she would be happy to work on this. ACTION: Councilmember Wright to work with the Historic Preservation Con~aission and staff to develop the policy for mitigating historical sites. J. IDIINTTFXCATXOM OF XTEMS FOR IC~XT ME~TXNG No items were identified for the next meeting. K. C~)IGSUMX~TZONB FRON ~1~ PUBLIC No c~unication was made from the public. T. 0 ADJO~ MOTION: Moved by Williams, seconded by Wright to recess to Executive Session to discuss personnel matters and contract services. Motion carried unanimously, 4- 0-1 (Buquet absent). The meeting recessed at 7=56 p.m., not to reconvene. R,e~ct fu 11y submitted, City Clerk Approveds October 16, 1991 February 4, 1992 Larry Henderson, AICP, Principal Planner Anthea Hartig, Associate Planner SUBJECT: ISSUES PAPER Step One: Discussion of Cultural Resource Mitigation Practices Compensation for the loss of identified cultural and historic resources has matured over the past decade, as the City has grown in sophistication and deepened an understanding of preservation issues. As we have learned, there are many ways that historic resources can be retained and integrated into new development and for new uses. Yet we still must contend with the perception that older structures lack the desirability of newer ones, and that these kinds of resources are not significant contributors to the overall character of the City. Demolition of historic or potentially historic structures often is the first thing developers or promoters of such properties think of-we would like it to be the last. No mitigation ever fully compensates for the loss of a structure or site that has been deemed significant to a community like Rancho Cucamonga. To this end, the City has worked hard to become a leader in regional historic preservation; and the formation of this sub-committee sets new and important directions for continued discourse and policy implementation. Possible goals of this Sub-Committee's actions could be formed around the following platforms: · to encourage and require the exploration of all possible alternatives to demolition of a recognized significant resource (local landmark designation or higher); and · to define clearly the options that will mitigate the necessitated loss of such a recognized resource. Every effort should be made to preserve and rehabilitate our significant historic structures and these efforts are supported by our General Plan and Historic Preservation Ordinance. State and national laws and case precedent that has only in a limited manner defined the issue of "taking" potential income or development rights from a property owner. Therefore, the burden of proof rests upon that party desiring demolition of a recognized resource. In such cases, the Commission and Council have every right to require a developer to perform a study on the feasibility of rehabilitation that, like an arborist report, would be monitored by the City but paid for by the applicant. Some of our most successful and visible revitalization projects have been the Cucamonga Rancho (Thomas) Winery and the Garret (Virginia Dare) Winery; and future projects like the Alta Loma Heights Citrus Packing House reuse/rehabilitation promise to be outstanding contributors to the cultural fabric. Conforming to the mandate laid out in the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), we have begun to mitigate the loss of significant resources by conditioning the project impacting these resources with a variety of measures (see Exhibit A for CEQA's definition of mitigations). The first mitigation measure suggested in CEQA recommends avoiding the impact on identified resources by not allowing or modifying the action precipitating such an impact. When significant impacts on resources have been allowed by the City, the mitigation measures have varied to address the magnitude of the impact as is specified in CEQA.. Thus far they have included but of course are not limited to the following: · requiring architectural documentation following the guidelines of the Historic American Building Survey and the Historic American Engineering Record (HABS/HAER) which through photography, measured drawings, and historic narrative provide a detailed and comprehensive record of structures--examples include the Foothill Frostless Barn (Well's Barn), the Red Hill Water Tank, and the Guidera/DiCarlo Homes and Winery (Foothill Marketplace project; · sponsoring a specific Oral History program, targeting those individuals who contributed to the project area's history, and then performing professional interviews and providing the City with transcriptions and tapes-examples of this are the Gudiera/DiCarlo/Foothill Marketplace site and the La Fourcade Store; · mandating the relocation of historic buildings, especially residences, as well as historically significant landscaping elements-we have done this in the Gudiera/DiCarlo/ Foothill Marketplace project (homes) and with housing tract surrounding the Lord House (landscaping), to name a few instances; · requiring the replication of a resource of particular significance, we have yet to require this mitigation; *installing some level of interpretative displays that depict or tell the site's history, such display could and has ranged from a City-approved landmark plaque and surrounds, examples include Etiwanda Grape Products, Schowalter Rock Wall, and Ellena Park; interpretative walking tours utilizing related artifacts like that completed at the Thomas Winery Plaza; and the integrated public art that depicts the history of the resource that was conditioned on the Foothill Marketplace and Masi Commerce Center projects; *donating artifacts or materials to the City or to other appropriate organizations is another way to preserve a part a resource-this has been required in the cases of the hundred-year-old siding of the Foothill Frostless (Wells) Barn that will be hopefully reused on the Chaffey-Garica House Barn and the with the winery artifacts from the Cucamonga Rancho (Thomas) Winery-but careful monitoring is needed to insure the condition of such objects; *contributing a monetary donation to an organization or group that promotes, exhibits, and/or interprets history relevant to the impacted resource--application of this mitigation has varied according to size and significance of the demolished resource, for instance, the complete alteration of 60 acres of vinicultural lands for the Foothill Marketplace and the removal of the last surviving element of the once extensive La Fourcade winery complex. After determining what policy direction the sub-committee would like to follow, staff will proceed with Step Two-presentation of a draft policy resolution for further evaluation at a later meeting. 15370. 'Mitigation" includes: (a) Avoiding the impact altogether by not taking a certain action or parts of an action (b) !di,~imt-lqg impacts by ~imiting the de~ree or ~g~ituele of the ~ ~ ira impl,-m~ea- (c) Retstfy~ the impact by tepaitt~ r.~tin~ or resmrin~ the i~xd environn~nc during the life of the action. (e) Compensating for the impact by replacing or providing substitute resources or environments. ~ cited: ~ 210B3 and 210~7, Public Rmoutces Code; !~fcr~.~,e: Secfiom 21002, 21002.1,210~1, and 21100(c), Public Remm-cm Code. Fmledy Section 15032.5. This definition of the ttwm '~gtigation" adopts the definition contained in the federal NEPA ~,ulatiom. The federal definition is used so that this term will have identical mean~gs under Nlra sad CEQA f~r projects which ar~ subject m both acts. [draft] RESOLUTION NO. A RESOLUTION OF THE HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION (CITY COUNCIL) OF THE CITY OF RANCHO CUCAMONGA ESTABLISHING A POLICY DIRECTIVE FOR DETERMINING THE PRESERVATION POTENTIAL OF SIGNIFICANT IDENTIFIED CULTURAL AND HISTORIC RESOURCES AND ESTABLISHING A MITIGATION POLICY FOR IMPACTS TO THESE RESOURCES WHEREAS, compensation for the loss of identified cultural and historic resources has matured over the past decade, as the City has grown in sophistication and deepened an understanding of preservation issues. WHEREAS, there are many ways that historic resources can be retained and integrated into new development and for new uses, yet demolition of historic structures, objects, or sites often considered first, and it should be thought of last. WHEREAS, no mitigation ever fully compensates for the loss of a structure or site that has been deemed significant to a community like Rancho Cucamonga and thus all reasonable efforts shall be made to determine the feasibility of retaining, preserving, and/or rehabilitating a threatened significant structure, object, or site. NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Rancho Cucamonga Historic Preservation Commission (City Council) does hereby establish a standard for the determining the preservation potential of identified significant cultural and historic resources and a mitigation policy for the loss of such resources as follows: Section 1: Goals Statement The intent of these policies is to encourage and require the exploration of all possible alternatives prior to the demolition of a recognized significant resource and to define clearly the options that will mitigate the necessitated loss of such a recognized resource. The goals are to ensure that every reasonable effort should be made to preserve and rehabilitate our significant historic structures, as these efforts are supported by the City's General Plan and Historic Preservation Ordinance, and to provide standards for determining the mitigations required to compensate for impacts to identified historic or cultural resources. The following standards, guidelines, and definitions shall apply to all projects which impact adversely in some degree the City's designated and potential landmarks as well as those structures whose significance has yet to be reviewed or discovered in order to encourage successful and viable revitalization projects and new construction that will enhance the cultural fabric of the community. The City pledges to locate a firm nexus and a reasonable relationship between the determined impact and any recommended alternatives or mitigations. In every case, a fair proportionality shall be established between the appropriate mitigations and the overall burden or impact created by the project. Furthermore, the City seeks to provide through these actions an outcome that benefits the community and its natural and constructed landscape. Section 2: Definitions: What constitutes a threat to a given resources shall be defined by the CEQA Guidelines, Appendix G(j) which states that any project that might "disrupt or adversely affect a prehistoric or historic archaeological site or a property of historic or cultural significance to a community or ethnic or social group" is considered a significant impact. This policy will relate to all structures, objects, or sites that are currently recorded in the City's Designated and Potential Historic Sites List as designated landmarks or potential landmarks as well as those that have been surveyed but for which the significance has not been determined, and those structures, objects, or sites that not been previously surveyed and thus do not appear on the Sites List. The "significance" of resources will be determined by the "landmark designation review criteria" as spedfled in the City's Historic Preservation Commission Ordinance, Chapter 2.24.090, but a structure, object, or site does not have to be a designated landmark to be covered by this resolution. Section 3: Standards for Determining Preservation Potential A. All reasonable efforts shall be made to determine the feasibility of retaining, preserving, and/or rehabilitating a significant resource. B. A feasibility study will be monitored and approved by the City but paid for by the applicant and include the following elements: a proforma analysis of retention and reuse, a structural analysis, a facade easement, an incentives analysis (tax credits, Mills Act contract, Community Development Block Grant assistance, and Redevelopment Agency assistance, to name a few); a market analysis, and when applicable, a relocation analysis. To serve as a mitigation for an impact to an identified cultural resourse, the recommendations of this type of study must be implemented per CEQA. C. The hierarchy of acceptable alternatives for the feasibility study is as follows 1. retention/preservation 2. adaptive reuse 3. relocation in appropriate context 4. reconstruction 5. demolition or relocation to inappropriate context Section 4: Mitigation Definitions CEQA defines "mitigation" to include project avoidance, minimizing impacts by reducing the magnitude of the project, and rehabilitating, maintaining, or replacing the impacted environment (Guidelines, 15370). With these definition in mind, after reviewing the impact of a given project on a significant resource, the Historic Preservation Commission [with Council approval?] can require [recommend] any combination of the following mitigations: A. requiring architectural documentation following the guidelines of the Historic American Building Survey and the Historic American Engineering Record (HABS/HAER) which through photography, measured drawings, and historic narrative provide a detailed and comprehensive record of structures; B. sponsoring a specific Oral History program, targeting those individuals who contributed to the project area's history, and then performing professional interviews and providing the City with transcriptions and tapes; C. mandating the relocation of historic buildings, espedally residences, as well as historically significant landscaping elements; D. requiring the replication of a resource of particular significance; E. installing some level of interpretative displays that depict or tell the site's history, such display could and has ranged from a City-approved landmark plaque and surrounds; F. donating artifacts or materials to the City or to other appropriate organizations is another way to preserve a part a resource; G. granting a facade easement to the City which can protect a resource and provide tax advantages for the donor; G. contributing a monetary donation to the Cultural Resource Recovery Fund (CRRF) which provides support for capital improvements related to the City's cultural and historic resources and to organizations or groups that promote, exhibis, and/or interpret history relevant to the impacted resource. Application of this mitigation will vary according to size and significance of the demolished resource, and this donation to the CRRF shall be computed based on the following formula: APPROVED AND ADOPTED THIS ETC DAY OF ,1992.