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Home My WebLink About91-059 - Resolutions RESOLUTION NO. 91-059 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF ~{E CITY OF RAN(~D ~, CALIFORNIA, APPROVING HISTORIC POINT OF INTEREST 91-01, THEREBY DESIGNATING THE CAMPANF~IA, GUIDERA, AND DICARLO VINEYARD LANDS AND STRUC~%~ ~ AT 12573, 12601, 12617, 12675, 12705, 12743, 12777, 12801, 12807, 12811, 12821, and 12881 FOfIFHII=L BOUILVARDASANHISTORICPOINTOF INTEREST WHEREAS, on December 6, 1990 and January 3, 1991, the Historic Preservation C~,~ssion of the City of Rancho Cucamonga conducted duly noticed public hearings on the application. WHEREAS, the City Council has received and reviewed all input regarding said Point of Interest designation. WHEREAS, all legal prerequisites to the adoption of this Resolution have occurred. NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of Rancho Cucamonga does hereby find, determine and resolve as follows: S~.~iTION 1: The application applies to approximately 62 acres of land, basically a rectangular configuration, located along the south side of Foothill Boulevard east of Interstate 15 and west of Etiwar~__a Avenue, APN: 229-031-03 through 13. SECTION 2: The proposed Point of Interest meets the following criteria established in Chapter 2.24.090 of the Rancho Cucamonga Municipal Code. A. Historical and Cultural Significance: Findinq 1: The proposed Point of Interest is particularly represen- tative of a historic period, type, style, region, or w~y of life. Fact: The DiCarlo, Schiro, Campanella, Ellena, Columbaro, and Guidera families forged a community based on shared cultural back- ground, faith, and way of existence. These women, men, and children pioneered the growing of grapes and the making and selling of wine in the eastern Cucamonga/southern Etiwanda region in the 1920's and 1930's. The hc~es and winery buildings stand as reminders of the thriving family-based viniculture once so prevalent in this area. The Orchard/Meier filling station is linked historically with the small retail wineries and homes it lies next to through the most popular thoroughfare of the time, Route 66. The rise of automobile travel gave way to the parallel development of roadside diners, gas stations, and repair shops. At one time, this structure filled all of tb~se needs for travelers as well as those of the growing c~,~unity of Etiwanda. Resolution No. 91-059 Page 2 Findinq 2: The proposed Point of Interest is an example of a type of building which was once co~,on but is now rare. Fact: The two houses remain as testaments to the Craftsman style as it was interpreted in the area during the 1920s. Such examples are increasingly rare. Estimated construction of the filling station dates to the late 1910s. Finding 3: The proposed Point of Interest is connected with a business or use which was once co~n but is now rare. Fact: Wineries, large and modest, composed a thriving majority of the Cucamonga/Etiwanda area's businesses and land uses in the era from 1915-1950. These once extensive agricultural enterprises are rapidly disappearing from the landscape. Furthermore, roadside filling stations/restaurants are now all but obsolete. B. Neiqhborhood and Geoqraphic Setting: Finding 1: The proposed Point of Interest materially benefits the historic character of the neighborhood. Fact: These buildings form a large part of the overall sense of place and past in the area. Findinq 2: The proposed Point of Interest in its location represents an established and familiar visual feature of the neighborhood, co~nunity, or city. Fact: Owned by pioneer families whose descendants have stayed in the co~u~,unity, the hc~e, winery, and filling station have lor~ been an established and viable element in the area. Findinq 3: The properties are on the City's historical inventory. Fact: The properties are listed thus. Findinq 4: The properties stand out as having outstanding historical, architectural, cultural, or aesthetic significance. Fact: The area's disruption as caused by the widening of Foothill Boulevard, the construction of Interstate 15, and the increasing obsolescence of agricultural uses in the region has reduced significantly the context of these structures. Since the proposed project calls out for the d~molition of all of the reminaing buildings and the developer expressed initial objection to any retention or landmarking of the structures, the matter of overriding significance must be determined. Thus, this Point of Interest Resolution with mitigation rec~,~_ndations recognize the great historical value of the area as a unit and not specific structures. Resolution No. 91-059 Page 3 Finding 5: Designation could help protect it. Fact/s: Re~ess of the review process called into play by objection, the proposed Foothill Marketplace would impact greatly an historic site with strong cultural and ethnic significance. Thus, per C~QA, the project would have sc~e nec3ative environmental effects. These effects can be ameliorated by forwarding to the Planning C~t[t[,~ssion the mitigation reo. atut~ndations outlined in Section 3 of this Resolution. SECTION 3: ~is designation for Historic Point of Interest has been reviewed and considered in c~liance with the California EnvLronmental Quality Act of 1970 and has been determined to be categorically exempt and further, the Council hereby recur, tends that the following mitigation recommen- dations be included with the Planning Ccmm~tssion's environmental review and determinations for the overall Foothill Marketplace project: 1) The project owners shall sponsor a City-administered Oral History Program of the pioneer wine-making families of the 2) The existing structures shall be documented fully according to HABS/HAER Standards by an architect approved by the City. 3) The project owners shall donate the Guidera and DiCarlo homes and pay for their relocation to persons demonstrating ownership of a parcel of land within the City of Rancho Cucamonga and suitable for such a relocation. These homes shall be available for such donation over a period of 180 days. Such parcels located in the historic c~t,,t,~nity of Etiwanda will be given first preference. 4) The project owners shall utilize personal names and those of associative qualities, such as winery names or wine labels, on the project site whenever possible. 5) The developer shall incorporate the familial and agricultural past of the area into c~tm,~ssioned public art integral to the architectural design of the project. ~11is artwork shall portray southern Etiwanda's wine-making past in a realistic style and the project owner will su~mit no less than three alternatives in no less than three different artistic mediums fo rthe Historic Preservmtion C~tut,~ssion's review. The final specifications for this arcchitecturaly-integrated artwork shall be approved by the Plar~ Oata,,~ ssion. 6) No demolition permits shall be issued for existing structures within the project site untill the issuance of building permits for any new structures. Resolution No. 91-059 Page 4 7) The project owner shall contribute up to $100,000.00 to establish a fund for the reconstruction of a 2,000 square foot barn at the site of the City-owned Chaffey/Garcia house wherein local wine industry artifacts will be documented and displayed. The said funds shall be donated prior to the issuance of demolition permits. The design of the said structure shall follow the design of the original C~%ffey/Garcia barn and its execution shall be subject to the review and approval of the Historic Preservation Cc~ssion in the form of a Landmark Alteration Permit. S~CTION 4: Based upon the findings and conclusions set forth in Sections 1, 2 and 3 above, and received and reviewed by this Council. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of Rancho Cucamonga approves the forwarding of these mitigation reo~u~_ndations to the Planning Commission and the designation of the Campanella, Guidera, and DiCarlo vineyard lands and structures as an Historic Point of Interest. PASSt~D, APPROVt~D, and ADO~ this 20th day of February, 1991. AYES: Alexander, Buquet, Stout, Williams, Wright NOES: None Dennis 1',. b-'t.o~ l~¥or D~ra J. Adam~, City Clerk I, DRRRA J. ADAMS, CITY cLWRK of the City of Rancho Cucamonga, California, do hereby certify that the fc~egoi~ Resolution w~s duly passed, approved, and adopted by the City Council of tb~ City of Rancho Cucamonga, California, at a regular meeting of said City Council held on the 20thday of February, 1991. Resolution No. 91-059 Page 5 Executed this 21st day of F~ ~hruary, 1991 at Rancho Cucamonga, California. r Debra J. A~ms, City Clerk