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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1993/02/09 - Agenda Packet CITY OF RANCHO CUCAMONGA HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION it AGENDA TUESDAY February 9, 1993 5:00 p.m. RANCHO CUCAMONGA CIVIC CENTER 10500 CIVIC CENTER DRIVE RANCHO CQCAMONGA, CALIFORNIA I. Pledge of Allegiance II. Roll Call Commissioner Arner X vice-Chair Haskvitz Chairman Banks ` Commissioner Schmidt Commissioner Billings Commissioner Tessier Commissioner Cooper Sp III. Approval of Minutes CJ3 u� January 12, 1993 Iv. 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. hv1�p�1,-w ate., �k-v A. DEMOLITION REVIEW AND LANDMARK DESIGNATION 93-02 OR POINT OF HISTORIC INTEREST 93-01 - NORA CHAO/CITY OF RANCHO CUCAMONGA - 4` A proposal to demolish the Etiwanda Auto Repair, a potential 6'%S r fAS.S i o n Lk 1 l local landmark, located at 12906 Base Lane Road, and a f" c 0�4 "�• proposal to either reevaluate the potential significance of the structure or designate it as a local Landmark or Point of T Historic Interest - APN: 227-131-17. This action will. be forwarded to the City Council for final action and the date of the Public Hearing before City Council will be separately noticed. (Continued from January 12, 1993• ) V. New Business B. CONSIDERATION OF A RECOMMENDATION ON A REQUEST FOR WAIVER OF FEES FOR UNITED METHODIST CHURCH - A local Landmark Designated r„�y � VJa•+v avu� Property and an unreinforced masonry building located at 7690 Archibald Avenue. VI. Announcements VII. Public Comments VIII. Adjournment CITY OF RANCHO CUCAMONGA HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION MINUTES Regular Meeting January 12, 1993 Chairman Marsha Banks called the Regular Meeting of the City of Rancho Cucamonga Historic Preservation Commission to order at 5:00 p.m. The meeting was held in the Council Chamber at Rancho Cucamonga Civic Center, 10500 Civic Center Drive, Rancho Cucamonga, California. Chairman Banks then led the pledge of allegiance. ROLL CALL COMMISSIONERS: PRESENT: Melicent Arner, Marsha Banks, Gene Billings, Alan Haskvitz, Bob Schmidt, Anne Tessier COMMISSIONERS: ABSENT: Ada Cooper STAFF PRESENT: Anthea Hartig, Associate Planner; Larry Henderson, Principal Planner; Shelley Petrelli, Secretary APPROVAL OF MINUTES Motion: Moved by Billings seconded by Schmidt, carried 6-0-1, to approve the December 8, 1992 minutes. PUBLIC HEARINGS A. LANDMARK DESIGNATION 93-01 AND MILLS ACT CONTRACT 93-01 - JAN SUTTON AND DALE SUTTON - An application to designate the Emory Allen House, located at 9441 Lomita Avenue, as a local Landmark. In addition, review of a request to enter into a Mills Act Contract for the said property. APN: 202-082-13• This action will be forwarded to the City Council for final action and the date of the Public Hearing before City Council will be separately noticed. Anthea Hartig, Associate Planner, presented the staff report. Chairman Banks opened the public hearing. Jan Sutton, co-owner of the Emory Allen house, stated she and her sister looked specifically for a house that was at least 50 years old. She commented that they could tell the house was a "swan" underneath its rough exterior and that the former owners had not appreciated the house for what it may have represented to the community. She expressed that they wish to bring the house HPC MINUTES -1- January 12, 1993 back as closely as possible to its original state. She asked the Commission to forward any information about the history of the house along to her. Commissioner Billings stated he had addresses of some of the Allen family and he would pass along that information. Commissioners Arner and Tessier expressed pleasure that the owners are seeking landmark status for the property. Commissioner Billings stated that this house was not the Allen's original house. He commented that the Allens previously lived in a house around the corner that belonged to the water company. Chairman Banks closed the public hearing. MOTION: Moved by Schmidt, seconded by Billings, carried 6-0-1 , to accept staff's recommendation for a Landmark designation for LD 93-01 and forward that recommendation to City Council for final approval. Motion carried by the following vote: AYES: COMMISSIONERS: ARNER, BANKS, BILLINGS, HASKVITZ, SCHMIDT, TESSIER NOES: COMMISSIONERS: NONE ABSENT: COMMISSIONERS: COOPER -carried MOTION: Moved by Arner, seconded by Haskvitz, carried 6-0-1 to approve Mill's Act Contract 93-01 and forward it to Council for their approval. Motion carried by the following vote: AYES: COMMISSIONERS: ARNER, BANKS, BILLINGS, HASKVITZ, SCHMIDT, TESSIER NOES: COMMISSIONERS: NONE ABSENT: COMMISSIONERS: COOPER -carried B. LANDMARK DESIGNATION 93-03 AND MILLS ACT CONTRACT 93-02 - VANESSA AND WAYNE SMITH - An application to designate the Hoppe House, located at 6155 East Avenue, as a local Landmark. In addition, review of a request to enter into a Mills Act Contract for the said property - APN: 225-191-16• This action will be forwarded to the City Council for final action and the date of the Public Hearing before City Council will be separately noticed. Anthea Hartig presented the staff report. Chairman Banks opened the public hearing. There were no public comments. HPC MINUTES -2- January 12, 1993 Chairman Banks closed the public hearing. She commented on the excellent restoration work the applicant's have done. There was discussion on the location of the former local town of Grapeland. It was thought that Grapeland covered areas in what we now call Fontana and Lytle Creek. Commissioner Tessier asked about the size of the applicant's lot. Ms. Hartig stated it is a half acre lot. Chairman Banks stated she felt that, should additional changes come up later involving the Mills Act for this property, those changes should be deferred to staff rather than coming before the Commission again. The Commission concurred. MOTION: Moved by Schmidt, seconded by Arner, carried 6-0-1, to accept staff's recommendation for a Landmark designation for LD 93-03 and forward that recommendation to City Council for final approval. Motion carried by the following vote: AYES: COMMISSIONERS: ARNER, BANKS, BILLINGS, HASKVITZ, SCHMIDT, TESSIER NOES: COMMISSIONERS: NONE ABSENT: COMMISSIONERS: COOPER -carried MOTION: Moved by Tessier, seconded by Arner, carried 6-0-1, to approve Mill's Act Contract 93-02 and forward it to Council for their approval. Motion carried by the following vote: AYES: COMMISSIONERS: ARNER, BANKS, BILLINGS, HASKVITZ, SCHMIDT, TESSIER NOES: COMMISSIONERS: NONE ABSENT: COMMISSIONERS: COOPER -carried C. DEMOLITION REVIEW AND LANDMARK DESIGNATION 93-02 OR POINT OF HISTORIC INTEREST 93-01 - NORA CHAO/CITY OF RANCHO CUCAMONGA - A proposal to demolish the Etiwanda Auto Repair, a potential local landmark, located at 12906 Base Line Road, and a proposal to either reevaluate the potential significance of the structure or designate it as a local Landmark or Point of Historic Interest - APN: 227-131-17. This action will be forwarded to the City Council for final action and the date of the Public Hearing before City Council will be separately noticed. Anthea Hartig presented the staff report. She stated that since the staff report was written some question has arisen regarding the 1928-29 construction date. It seems that the building may actually have been constructed during 1946-47, which would mean that it is not subject to the Unreinforced Masonry HPC MINUTES -3- January 12, 1993 Building (URMB) Ordinance. She stated she had also discovered that th building was built by Henry Klusman, who was a locally renowned contractor. She commented that the staff report will require amending after further research and suggested the item be continued until next month's meeting. Chairman Banks stated she had spoken with Lawrence Mueller, who bought the property in 1945, and he told her that the garage was not on the property at that time. She stated that he told her that Mr. Klusman could not have built the building prior to 1946 and that he was willing to sign an affidavit to that effect. She also talked to Hap Harne, who married Tom Harne in they lived in Virginia for two years before coming to California and uying the subject property and hiring Mr. Klusman to construct the gar Ms. Harne also stated she would sign a statement reflecting that the garage could not have been built prior to 1946. MOTION: Moved by Arner, seconded by Schmidt, carried 6-0-1, to continue the public hearing to the regularly scheduled HPC meeting of February 9, 1993. Motion carried by the following vote: AYES: COMMISSIONERS: ARNER, BANKS, BILLINGS, HASKVITZ, SCHMIDT, TESSIER NOES: COMMISSIONERS: NONE ABSENT: COMMISSIONERS: COOPER -carried OLD BUSINESS D. UPDATE ON PEARSON FILLING STATION AND GARAGE - ORAL REPORT Anthea Hartig presented the staff report. She commented that staff has not heard from the State Office of Historic Preservation regarding the potential for national landmark status for the garage. Chairman Banks asked about the status of the project with City Council. Larry Henderson, Principal Planner, stated that the Council indicated at their last meeting they did not wish to delay this matter any further. Chairman Banks asked if the canopy could be moved and preserved and the NABS/HAER drawings completed prior to declaring the garage landmark. Ms. Hartig stated that is what her staff report to City Council recommends. NEW BUSINESS There was no new business to discuss. COMMISSION BUSINESS There was no Commission business to discuss. HPC MINUTES -4- January 12, 1993 ANNOUNCEMENTS Larry Henderson, Principal Planner, announced that the Ledig house is proceeding slowly because of the rain but it is listed with an agent and they have started advertising for its sale. Mr. Henderson also mentioned that he had received information from the State of Historic Preservation regarding the Intermodal Surface Transportation and Efficiency Act 1991 (ISTEA) program. He listed some potential HPC projects which could qualify for funding under this act: 1 . Purchase and rehabilitation of the Cucamonga Pioneer Winery Property as a potential site for the City's Metrolink station. 2. Purchase or improvement of the Southern Pacific line right-of-way as a bicycle trail through the City connecting to the Upland commuter rail site. 3. Purchase or improvement of the Pearson Filling Station on Route 66 for rehabilitation and/or moving the building. 4. Purchase and conservation of portions of Etiwanda and Alta Loma North Sphere areas for habitat conservation as an enhancement to the Route 30 Freeway. Mr. Henderson commented that ISTEA is looking for volunteers to serve on the Statewide Transportation Enhancement Advisory Board and that Commission members might want to consider serving on the board. Chairman Banks suggested the possibility of moving structures along Route 30 and the placement of rock curbing in Etiwanda as potential projects. Mr. Henderson stated these projects could be considered eligible. PUBLIC COMMENTS There were no public comments. ADJOURNMENT The Historic Preservation Commission adjourned at 6:05 P.M. Respectfully submitted, Shelley A. Petrelli Secretary HPC MINUTES -5- January 12, 1993 CITY OF RANCHO CUCAMONGA STAFF REPORT DATE: February 9, 1993 TO: Chairman and Members of the Historic Preservation Commission FROM: Larry J. Henderson, AICP, Principal Planner BY: Anthea M. Hartig, Associate Planner SUBJECT: DEMOLITION REVIEW AND LANDMARK DESIGNATION 93-02 - NORA AND JOSE CHAO AND THE CITY OF RANCHO CUCAMONGA - A proposal to demolish the Etiwanda Auto Repair Building, a potential local landmark and Unreinforced Masonry Building, located at 12906 Base Line Road, Rancho Cucamonga, and a proposal to either re-evaluate the potential significance of the structure or designate it as a local Landmark or Point of Historic Interest - APN: 227-131-16. (Continued from January 12, 1993. ) BACKGI DUND The Commission continued this item from their January 12, 1993 meeting in light of new research completed by staff that suggested that the structure was built in 1946 or 1947. The 1989 survey of unreinforced masonry buildings indicated that this building had been constructed in 1929 and thus it was thought to fall under the purview of the URMB Ordinance because of this early construction date. The current owners, Jose and Nora Chao had sought to pull a permit to demolish the structure in order to comply with the time frame established in the URMB Ordinance. ANALYSIS Since the January meeting, staff has confirmed that indeed the Harne family had the service station and garage constructed in 1947. We located detailed information on the building's chronology from the local Assessor's office and have forwarded this information to the City's Building and Safety Department. Since amendments to the California Building Code in 1947 toughened considerably the reinforcement requirements for masonry construction, and now we know that Henry Klusman constructed Harne's Garage that same year, the structure no longer must comply to the provisions of the City's URMB Ordinance. The Chaos are not longer under pressure to either retrofit or demolish the building. RSCOMNUER ,TION Staff recommends that the Commission table further discussion of the landmark application for Harne's Garage/Etiwanda Auto Repair until such review is required or requested. Respectfully submitted, Lar J. Ienderson, AICP Principal Planner LJH:AH:mlg CITY OF RANCHO CUCAMONGA STAFF REPORTp ` February 9, 1993 TO: Historic Preservation Commission FROM: Jerry R. Grant, Building Official SUBJECT: WAIVER OF FEES - UNITED METHODIST CHURCH, 7690 ARCHIBALD AVENUE REC"ENDATION It is recommended that the Historical Preservation Commission review the request of the applicant and make their recommendations to the City Council concerning the waiver of fees. BACKGROUND/ANALYSIS In April 1990, City Ordinance No. 417, requiring the strengthening of unreinforced masonry buildings went into effect, consistent with State of California mandate to local jurisdictions to develope programs for elimination of such hazardous structures. Plans for strengthening the subject building have been submitted and are into the plan review process. The deadline for issuance of permits for repair including the maximum administrative time extension, is May 1, 1993. The church has submitted the accompanying letter requesting the waiver of fees for "engineering review, building permits and other fees that may be applicable". The only fees administered by the Building and Safety Division that would be assessed by the city for the physical repair are the building permit and plan ; checking fees, which in this case would total something under $350.00. Since there will be costs to the city for outside plan check consultation of approximately $ 650.00 and additional indirect costs of providing inspections, the Building and Safety Division cannot recommend waiver of the permit and plan review fees. The "engineering review" fees are presumably those referenced in Ordinance No. 417, relating to Community Development Block Grant funding for design consultation. Staff has reviewed the church's potential for receiving CDBG monies to accomplish compliance with the URMB Ordinance and has concluded that the church is not eligible for CDBG funds per Federal guidelines, nor are most of the incentives outlined in the ordinance applicable in this case. Z„t e: w% 1B STAFF REPORT SUBJECT: WAIVER OF FEES - UNITED METHODIST CHURCH, 7690 ARCHIBALD AVENUE February 9, 1993 Page 2 Waiver of fees will require city council action. CONCLUSION Because there will be direct and indirect costs to the city associated with plan checking and inspection, waiver of the plan review and permit fees is not, in our view, justifiable. Federal CDBG funds may not be used for church purposes. Respectfully submitted, erre yGrant Buil ng Official JG:ll Attachment: Letter from Randall F. Fehlman, United Methodist Church The United Methodist Church of Cucamonga Pebbles Christian School • • n December 13, 1992 Mr. Jerry R. Grant R E C E I V E S Chief Building Official City of Rancho Cucamonga DEC 1 4 1992 P.O. Box 807 Rancho Cucamonga, Calif. BUILDING DIVISION L Y OF RANCHO CUCAMONGA Ref: 7690 Archibald Ave. APN 208-041-29 Dear Mr. Grant: We are sending you this letter at the suggestion of Mr. Carlos Silva, Sr.,your Rehabilitation Specialist who we have been working with since being served with City ordinance #417 which requires us to seismically upgrade our 84 year old historic stone sanctuary building. At the planning commission pre-adoption hearings in early 1990 which we attended, it was mentioned that some assistance might be available to non-profit organizations to help with the financial impact created by this ordinance. These included various items including low interest loans, grant, and possible waiver of City fees for plan checking and permits. Unfortunately most loans and all grants that might be available are apparently linked to federal funds which we are told preclude any use for purposes that might be construed to be religious, in spite of the historical significance of our facility. After considerable time and effort to locate testing labs and professionals with knowledge and experience with unusual stone versus uniform masonry construction far more common Today, and with numerous conversations between Mr. Silva and our structural engineer, Mr. Don Woods of Woods Engineering in Rancho Cucamonga, we are apparently ready to submit plans for the seismic retrofit of this unique structure in the very near future. Hence at this time, we wish to ask if the City of Rancho Cucamonga would consider waiving or reducing its fees for our engineering review, building permits, and other fees that may be applicable. 1 Church 987-3214 Parsonage 980.5207 School 987-6264 7690 Archibald Avenue Rancho Cucamonga, California 91730 Richard C. Garner, Pastor 5r�-/-79�/ l� -3 Mr. Jerry R. Grant Chief Building Official City of Rancho Cucamonga As with many others in these difficult economical times, our Church is in serious financial difficulty. We are currently attempting to renegotiate the terms of loans for our recently constructed facilities to avoid imminent foreclosure. We intend to work very closely with Mr. Silva to identify those aspects of our facility upgrade that would provide the provide the most significant improvements and undertake those first We anticipate that we will only have volunteer help and very limited financial resources for purchasing materials to undertake this City mandate. Any assistance that you or the City can provide will be greatly appreciated. We await your favorable response. Sincerely yours, The U Methodist Church of Cucamonga R ndall F. Fehiman Chairman, Board of Trustees 3