HomeMy WebLinkAbout91-123 - Resolutions RESOLUTION NO. 91-123
A RESOLUi~ON OF THE CITY OOUN~ OF THE CITY OF RANCHO
~, CALIFORNIA, APPROVING HISTORIC IANEMARK
DESIGNATION 91-01, THEREBY DESIGNATING THE MAGIC LAMP
RESTAURANT (FO~.RLY LUCY AND JOHN'S CAFE), ~ AT
8189 FOOTHILL BOULEVARD, AS A HIS~0RIC ~
~, Anthony Vernola ham filed an application for Tmndmark
Designation 91-01, as described in the title of this Resolution. Hereinafter
in this Resolution, the subject Landmark Designation is referred to as the
"application".
WHEREAS, on March 7 and continued to April 4, 1991, the Historic
Preservation C~mL,~ssion of the City of Rancho Cucamonga conducted duly noticed
public hearings on the application and, following the conclusion of said
public hearings, adopted Resolution No. 91-02, thereby recc~Lu~ndir~ to this
City Council that said application be approved.
WHEREAS, on May 15, 1991, the City Council of the City of Rancho
Cucamonga conducted a meeting on the application and concluded said meeting on
that date.
WHEREAS, all legal prerequisites prior 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:
SECTION 1: The application applies to property located at Assessor
Parcel Numbers 207-113-12 through 18.
S~L"ITON 2: For close to 50 years, a restaurant has operated on this
site representing the importance of Route 66 related bus~. Since its
beginnings as a Streamline Moderne-styled cafe in th~ early 1940s, and its
conversion to a thematic showpiece in 1956, a unique sense of c~,mercial
enterprise has characterized this site.
Tb~ proposed landmark meets the following criteria established in
Cha~ 2.24.090 of the Rancho Cucamonga Municipal Code:
A. Historical and Cultural significance:
1. The proposed Landmark is particularly representative of an
historical period and way of life.
B. Historic Architectural and Engineering Significance:
1. The construction materials or engineering methods used in
the proposed Landmark are unusual and uniquely effective.
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C. Neighborhood and Geographic Setting:
1. The proposed ~andmark materially benefits the historic
character of the neighborhood.
2. The proposed Landmark, in its location, represents an
est~_blished and familiar visual feature of the
neighborhood, c~L..~inity and City (Ord. 70 S9, 1979).
SECTION 3: Designation of a Landmark is exempt from C~ (Article
19, Section 15308).
S~CTION 4: Based on the substantial evidence received and reviewed
by this Council and based on the findings set forth above,
BE IT FURPHER RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of Rancho
Cucamonga approves the designation of the Magic Lamp Restaurant (formerly Lucy
and John's Cafe) as a Historic Landmark.
PASS~D, APPROVED, and ADO~ this 15th day of May, 1991.
AYES: Alexander, Buquet, Williams, Wright
NOES: None
William J~e~ander, ~ayor Pro-Tern
I, D~3RA J. ADAMS, CITY ~.WRK of the City of Rancho Cucamonga,
California, do hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution was duly passed,
approved, and adopted by the City Oouncil of the City of Rancho Cucamonga,
California, at a rec3ular meeting of said City Oouncil held on the 15th day of
May, 1991.
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Executed this 16th day of May, 1991 at Rancho Cucamonga, California.
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