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Home My WebLink About1999/01/13 - Agenda Packet~~ • n LI CITY OF RANCHO CUCAMONGA - HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION AGENDA WEDNESDAY JANUARY 13, 1999 7:00 PM Rancho Cucamonga Civic Center Council Chamber 10500 Civic Center Drive Rancho Cucamonga, California I. CALL TO ORDER Pledge of Allegiance Roll Call Chairman Barker _ Vice Chairman McNiel _ Commissioner Bethel _ Commissioner Macias _ Commissioner Tolstoy _ II. ANNOUNCEMENTS III. APPROVAL OF MINUTES September 9, 1998 IV. PUBLIC HEARINGS The following items are public heanngs rn which concerned mdrvrduals may voice their opinion o/the related project Please wart to be recognized by the Chairman and address the Comm~ssron by stabng your name and address All such opinions shall be limited to 5 minutes per mdrwdual for each pro/ect Please sign rn after speaking A HISTORIC POINT OF INTEREST DESIGNATION 98-01 -CITY OF RANCHO CUCAMONGA -Consideration of a request to rescind Historic Landmark Designation 94-02 and redesignate as a Point of Interest four craftsman bungalow residences located at 9618, 9626, 9634, and 9642 Foothill Boulevard - APN 208-153-OS through 11 This action will be forwarded to the City Council for final action V. PUBLIC COMMENTS This ~s 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 VI. COMMISSION BUSINESS VII. ADJOURNMENT 1, Gad Sanchez, Planning Commission Secretary of the Gty of Rancho Cucamonga, or my designee, hereby certify that a true, accurate copy of the foregoing agenda was posted on January 7, 1999, at least 72 hours pnor to the meeting per Government Code Section 54964 2 at 10500 Civic Center Dnve, Rancho Cucamonga ~/~~Cvyic~Cy~ Page 2 • • * CITY MALL VICINITY MAP CITY OF RANCHO CUCAMONGA d ~~ .- 7 .... iJ ~ CI~[ Y OF 12ANCH0 CUCAMONGA - • STAFF REPORT DATE January 13, 1999 TO Chairman and Members of the Historic Preservation Commission FROM Brad Buller, City Planner BY Dan Coleman, Principal Planner SUBJECT HISTORIC POINT OF INTEREST DESIGNATION 98-01 -CITY OF RANCHO CUCAMONGA -Consideration of a request to rescind Historic Landmark Designation 94-02 and redesignate as a Point of Interest four craftsman bungalow residences located at 9618, 9626, 9634, and 9642 Foothill Boulevard - APN 208-153-08 through 11 BACKGROUND On October 5, 1994, the City Council designated these four craftsman bungalows as historic landmarks While individually the structures are not architecturally significant, the Councl determined the homes derive theirsignificance from theirneighborhood context This block represents one of the last remaining tracts of housing from the 1910s and 1920s that has not been demolished and are a remnant of "Old Cucamonga " In addition, this area was within the sphere-of- influence of John Klusman, a prominent local businessman The historic designation review process was triggered when the property owner, Anna Campos, requested restoring and converting these residences to commeraal use On January 11, 1995, the Planning Commission approved Development Review 93-15 which included construction of a new restaurant and conversion of the houses A modification to the application was approved by the Planning Commission on August 14, 1996, to delete the new restaurant in favor of connecting the two easternmost houses into a single bwlding converted into a restaurant The property owner almost completed plan check, however, was unable to secure financial backing to proceed with construction and the approvals expired on August 14, 1998 ANALYSIS The structures were abandoned m the early 1990s and boarded up Their physical condition has deteriorated significantly over the past few years to the degree that the City's Bwlding Official has contacted the property owner to demolish them Demolition of a historic landmark regwres a Landmark Alteration Permit Because of the dilapidated condition of the buildings, staff feels that demolition would be in the best interest of the City and the property owner Staff recommends redesignating the bwldings as a Point of Historic Interest which is merely recognition for historical purposes Point of Interest designation is not subject to the protective or restrictive provisions applicable to Historic Landmarks and the property owner could proceed with demolition without the need for a Landmark Alteration Permit Staff would also recommend that a commemorative plaque be installed when the property develops ITEM A HPC STAFF REPORT POI 98-01 -ANNA CAMPOS January 13, 1999 Page 2 ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT Redesignation is exempt from the regwrements of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Article 19, Section 15308 FACTS FOR FINDING A H~stoncal and Cultural Significance Finding 1 The proposed Point of Historic Interest is particularly representative of an historic period, type, style, region, or way of life Finding 2 The proposed Point of Historc Interest is an example of a type of bwld~ng which was once common but is now rare FacUs The four houses were bwit between 1916 and 1927 in the area known as "Old Cucamonga" which comprised the downtown area The structures are Craftsman bungalow style architecture common to the era and region in which they were built The homes are located within a block bounded by Foothill Boulevard (Historic Route 66), Archibald and Klusman Avenues, and Estaaa Street and is one of the few remaining intact neighborhoods from the late 1910s and the • 1920s Finding 3 The proposed Point of Historic Interest was connected with someone renowned or important or a local personality FacUs The houses are located m an area that was within the sphere-of- influence of John Klusman, a prominent local businessman 8 Neighborhood and Geographic Setting Finding 1 The proposed Point of Historic Interest benefits the historic character of the neighborhood Finding 2 The proposed Pomt of Historic Interest, in its location, represents an established and familiar visual feature of the neighborhood, commurnty, or aty Facts The houses were constructed pre-World War II in the Craftsman architectural style Their prominent location along Foothill Boulevard, Historic Route 66, makes them a dominant part of the neighborhood character and a familiar sight to the tens of thousands of people who drive by each day CORRESPONDENCE This item was advertised as a public hearing in the Inland Valley Daily Bulletin newspaper, the property was posted, and notices were mailed to all property owners within a 300-foot radws of the protect site \I~ HPC STAFF REPORT • POI 98-01 -ANNA CAMPOS January 13, 1999 Page 3 RECOMMENDATION Staff recommends that the Historic Preservation Commission adopt the attached Resolution recommending that the City Counal redesignate the four bungalows from a Local Historic Landmark to a Point of Historic Interest Respectfully submitted, Brad Buller City Planner BB DC/ifs Attachments Exhibit "A" -Location Map Exhibit "B" -Site Plan Exhibit "C" -Photographs Exhibit "D" -Letter from Budding Offiaal • Resolution Recommending Approval • ~3 --------------- -- ~~ ~ ,I -------~~~-~,~ -----------------~----F--- -- - -- ~-- ~ ,,c ,^ j ~ ~ O ~= •_Z~ ~ ~"~ O U ~ ~ ~~~~ ~~ ~ HIV ~ `\ ~ ~/ v~l ~ - ~^c I I `/ I ,-r "'~ ~ I! 1 ~ < i .f -. _ I ~ ~' ~ y-f' ~ ~ GAS ; ?'~ (- ~ v ~ ~ r' ~,~Z I ___ r ___~__ti _____- Y }^01 ~l ~(I Y 'Je> f Cyr 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G ` "'s~uM r.'§ a I~~I ,, - ,~ ~~~:~~ f 1 a ., ~~~ r. ] ~t ~~4f dd• +~ 1 7 ~ ~ f Y ~ • >~ l' ~~ • • `i ~~ ~` ire i '~~`JY ~~l ~+ IJ '~- ~+ ~ -,~_ )~ n .~.~~ \I, 'r(t`i~"t~ Y •('~~ . -~:~}, Y"' l l ;~}, ,I ~, 1 1 ,. di II 1 ~ ~~ I ', •~ ~ f r- u I, ~ I LI ~1, ,,, 'rl 1~~ i„ ~i~ i v :..~ ,~ i -_ - ~_~~~ - __ ,r ~_~ "_-,_ :_iSTORIC ??.LS~R~ ~ i ~O~ CO~t~tISSIO\ L ~\"D~t-\Ri~ SL R~ EY Vtew Looking iVoRTH Date of Photo ~ ieµ Looping S~U'Th'E~T D~[ g f Photo - ~.,°i .r ...~. c:iS'C~iC??~S`cR~ ~~O~CO~t`.IiSS[G~L~~D~t~~tiSL~`.~ ?~ ~ _ _ __ i ,'~ gyp, -/i View Looking i/UP Th' Date of Photo ~ iew Looking SO UT/=~ I~te of Photo T H L C I T Y O F ~~ N ~ ~ i o c u ~ c~ Nl ~~ ~ ~ ~, ~~ ~ December 16, 1998 Anna Campos Campos Servrce Corporation 5711 Santa Munrca Blvd Los Angeles, Ca 9008 RE Single faintly rc ~rdences located at 9618, 9626, 9634 and 9642 Foothill Blvd., Itanchu Cucamonga, C ~furnia Thrs letter rs to inform you of the actron the Crty of Rancho Cucamonga will be taking regardu.; your propertres located on Foothill Blvd The current condrtron of the property has become deteriorated and unsrgl duc to a lack of maintenance and an on-going problew wrth vandalrsm The Planning Department wrll commence proceedings to have the unr[s removed from the current hrstorical Preservatron hst so that they can be declared a pubhc nwsance and demohsho I On Jarwary 13, 1999, the I irstonc Preservation Commrssron will address this issue by considering a recommeuduhon to have the units removed from the historical list If there rs passage on January 20, I')98, the Crty Council will approve this recommendation of the I-Irston Preservation Commrssw~r and take appropriate action. The Gty would apprecra • your assistance by submitting a letter of agreement to the Historic Preservatron Commissruu and the City Council requesting the removal from the historical building hst for designation as a landmark site The Building and Safety : hvrsron would appreciate your cooperation by including m your lettc a statement that you will !rave representatives obtain the regwred permits to demolish the structures by January 28, 1999 Mayor William J Alexander Mayor Pio-Tem Dwne Wdhams Jack Lam'AICP ~ityc t~nager ~~F~ ' I _ Counalmember Paul 8iane ~~~~-^r`~ ^H Counalmember Bob Dutton \ ' Counctlmember James V Cu« dalo -a r 1, L.J i e P 807 Rocho Cucamonga CA 91729 • (909) 477-2700 FAX (909) / 7 2840 December 16, 1998 page 2 If you hay e any questions ~egardmg this matter and ~f [can be of any assistance, please contact me at 909/477-2710, crtension 2201 Sincerely COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT Building and Safety Division ~~ ~~G~~ William N Makshanoff Building Official WNM dm cc Rick Gomez, Dlltt,lOC of Community Development Carlos Silva, Senior Building Inspector . Dan Coleman, Puucipal Planner U ~ 11 • RESOLUTION NO 99-01 A RESOLUTION OF THE HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF RANCHO CUCAMONGA, CALIFORNIA, RECOMMENDING APPROVAL OF CHANGING THE HISTORIC DESIGNATION FROM A LOCAL HISTORIC LANDMARK TO POINT OF HISTORIC INTEREST NO 98-01 FOR FOUR HOUSES, LOCATED AT 9618, 9626, 9634, ANO 9642 FOOTHILL BOULEVARD - APN 208-153-08 THROUGH 11 A Recitals 1 Anna Campos has requested a Point of Histonc Interest designation as descnbed in the title of this Resolution Hereinafter in this Resolution, the subject Point of Histonc Interest is referred to as "the application " 2 On January 13, 1999, the Histonc Preservation Commission of the City of Rancho Cucamonga conducted a duly noticed public hearing on the application 3 All legal preregwsites to the adoption of this Resolution have occurred B Resolution NOW, THEREFORE, it is hereby found, determined, and resolved by the Historic Preservation Commission 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 1 acre of land, basically four parcels of rectangular configuration, located at 9618, 9626, 9634, and 9642 Foothill Boulevard 3 The application applies to four houses which were designated as a local Landmark on October 5, 1994 Landmark Alteration Permits 94-04 and 96-02, and Development Review 93-15 were approved to convert the houses into commercial uses 4 The application is in contunction with a request to allow demolition of all four houses 5 Based upon the substantial evidence presented to this Commission dunng the above- referenced public heanng on January 13, 1999, including wntten and oral staff reports, together with public testimony, and pursuant to Section 2 24 090 of the Rancho Cucamonga Muniapal Code, this Commission hereby makes the following findings and facts a Histoncal and Cultural Significance Finding 1 The proposed Point of Histonc Interest is partcularly representative of an histonc penod, type, style, region, or way of life • Finding 2 The proposed Point of Histonc Interest is an example of a type of building which was once common but is now rare FacUs The four houses were built between 1916 and 1927 in the area known as "Old Cucamonga" which composed ~'~ HPC RESOLUTION NO 99-01 POI 98-01 -ANNA CAMPOS January 13, 1999 Page 2 the downtown area The structures are Craftsman bungalow style architecture common to the era and region in which they were bwlt The homes are located within a block bounded by Foothill Boulevard (Histonc Route 66), Archibald and Klusman Avenues, and Estacia Street and is one of the few remaining intact neighborhoods from the late 1910s and the 1920s Finding 3 The proposed Point of Histonc Interestwas connected with someone renowned or important or a local personality FacUs The houses are located in an area that was within the sphere-of-influence of John Klusman, a prominent local businessman b Neighborhood and Geographic Setting Finding 1 The proposed Point of Historic Interest benefits the histonc character of the neighborhood Finding 2• The proposed Point of Histonc Interest, in its location, represents an established and familiar visual feature of the neighborhood, community, or aty FacUs The houses were constructed pre-World War II in the Craftsman architectural style Theirprominentlocation along Foothill Boulevard, Histonc Route 66, makes them a dominant part of the neighborhood character and a familiar sight to the tens of thousands of people who dnve by each day 6 This Commission hereby finds and determines that the project identified above in this Resolution is exempt from the regwrements of the California Environmental Quality Act of 1970, as amended, and the Gwdelines promulgated thereunder, pursuant to Article 19, Section 15308 7 Based upon the findings and conclusions set forth in paragraphs 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6 above, this Commission hereby resolves that pursuant to Chapter2 24 of the Rancho Cucamonga Municipal Code, that the Histonc Preservation Commission of the City of Rancho Cucamonga hereby recommends approval of the requested redesignation from Local Histonc Landmark status to Histonc Point of Interest subfect to each and every condition set forth below Planning Division 1) Provide on-site, a commemorative plaque consistent with the standard City model with future development of the property 8 The Secretary to this Commission shall certify to the adoption of this Resolution ~J • ~~ HPC RESOLUTION NO 99-01 POI 98-01 -ANNA CAMPOS • January 13, 1999 Page 3 BY APPROVED AND ADOPTED THIS 13TH DAY OF JANUARY 1999 HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF RANCHO CUCAMONGA Larry T McNiel, Chairman ATTEST Brad Buller, Secretary I, Brad Buller, Secretary of the Histonc Preservation Commission of the City of Rancho Cucamonga, do hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution was duly and regularly introduced, passed, and adopted by the Histonc Preservation Commission of the City of Rancho Cucamonga, at a regular meeting of the Histonc Preservation Commission held on the 13th day of January 1999, by the following vote-to-wit • AYES COMMISSIONERS NOES COMMISSIONERS ABSENT COMMISSIONERS A~~