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Home My WebLink About2007/08/08 - Agenda Packet~,,.~' Z, x ~i l_~--~ • • THE CITY OF RANCHO CUCAMONGA HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION AGENDA RANCxo CUCAMONGA AUGUST 8, 2007 - 7:00 PM Rancho Cucamonga Civic Center Council Chambers 10500 Civic Center Drive Rancho Cucamonga, California I. CALL TO ORDER Pledge of Allegiance Roll Call Chairman Stewart _ Vice Chairman Fletcher Munoz _ Howdyshell _ Wimberly _ II. ANNOUNCEMENTS III. CONSENT CALENDAR The following Consent Calendar items are expected to be routine and non-controversial They wdl be acted on by the Commission atone time without discussion If anyone has concern over any item, it should be removed for d~scuss~on A MILLS ACT APPLICATION - DRC2007-00432 -JOHN DEGRAFFENREID - A request to implement the use of the Mills Act to reduce property tax for the Minor House, a historic landmark located at 10089 Eagle Ridge Court The house was relocated from 10089 Base Line Road -APN 1077-041- 71. Related files Landmark Alteration Permit DRC2003-00711, Landmark Designation LD87-26, Landmark Alteration Permit LAP88-02, Conditional Use Permit CUP87-24, Parcel Map PM11311, Development Review DRC2003-00358, Tentative Tract Map SUBTT16554 IV. PUBLIC COMMENTS This is the time and place for the general public to address the commission Items fo be discussed here are those that do not already appear on this agenda. HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION AGENDA AUGUST 8, 2007 R Cu cA:v10NGA Page 2 V. COMMISSION BUSINESS/COMMENTS VI. ADJOURNMENT 1, Lors J. Schrader, Planning Comm-ss-on Secretary of the C-ty of Rancho Cucamonga, or my des-gnee, hereby cert-fy that a true, accurate copy of the forego-ng agenda was posted on August 2, 2007 at least 72 hours pnor to the meeting per Government Code Sect-on 54964 2 at 10500 C-vic Center Dr-ve, Rancho Cucamonga h: Please turn off all cellular phones and pagers while the meeting is in session. Copies of the Planning Commission agendas and minutes can be found at http:l/www.ci.rancho-cucamonga.ca us If you need special assistance or accommodations to participate in this meeting, please contact the Planning Department at (909) 477-2750 Notification of 48 hours prior to the meeting will enable the City to make reasonable arrangements to ensure accessibility Listening devices are available for the hearing impaired • • • Vicinity Map ~ Historic Preservation Commission August 8, 2007 ~1 SPHERE CaF i MEL UENCE J ~-„ Y W ~ Q 'i W ~ ~ Y ' H LLS/ E ~ y W a ~ W/L N = ~ t y V O Q ~ O ` 19TH~i 1'~ ~ Meeting Location: City Hall • 10500 Civic Center Drive BASE LINE CHURCH FOOTHILL ARROW 4TH N ~, __r.`-tit ~:< l T H E C I T Y O F RANCHO C U C A M O N G A Std Report DATE: August 8, 2007 TO: Chairman and Members of the Historic Preservation Commission FROM: James R. Troyer, AICP, Planning Director BY: Pei-Ming Chou, Associate Planner SUBJECT: MILLS ACT APPLICATION - DRC2007-00432 -JOHN DEGRAFFENREID - A request to implement the use of the Mills Act to reduce property tax for the Minor House, a historic landmark located at 10089 Eagle Ridge Court. The house was relocated from 10089 Base Line Road. - APN: 1077-041-71. Related files: Landmark Alteration Permit DRC2003-00711, Landmark Designation LD87-26, Landmark Alteration Permit LAP88-02, Conditional Use Permit CUP87-24, Parcel Map PM11311, Development Review DRC2003-00358, Tentative Tract Map SUBTT16554. • BACKGROUND: A. The Minor House was designated by the City Council as a historic landmark on October 21, 1987. In 1987, Gerber Children's Centers, Inc. filed for a Conditional Use Permit (87-24) and a Tentative Parcel Map (11311) to subdivide the original 1.98 acre Minor House site and develop a 7,160 square foot day care facility. Since the Minor House is a designated landmark, a Landmark Alteration Permit (88-02) was also filed in 1988. On May 5, 1988, the Historic Preservation Commission approved the Landmark Alteration Permit and on May 25, 1988, the Planning Commission approved both the Conditional Use Permit and the Tentative Parcel Map. However, the Gerber Center development never occurred. In 2003 Pinewave Design and Engineering filed Tentative Tract Map SUBTT16554 to subdivide the Minor House site into six single-family lots. As part of the project, Landmark Alteration Permit DRC2003-00711 was also filed to relocate the Minor House to Lot 6 of the subdivision. The Landmark Alteration Permit and the Tentative Tract Map were approved on January 14, 2004. The Minor House was moved from its original location at 10089 Base Line Road to its current location. After the move, the interior of the house was rennovated and some features such as doors and windows were updated. A two-car garage with architecture similar to the house was also constructed adjacent to the house. B Site Characteristics• The Minor House site is a rectangular 11,541 square foot parcel located on the southwest corner of Eagle Ridge Court and Hermosa Avenue. The site is zoned Low Residential (2-4 dwelling units per acre) and is designated Low Residential (2-4 dwelling units per acre) under the General Plan. • ITEM A HISTORIC PRESERVATION STAFF REPORT DRC2007-00432 -MINOR HOUSE August 8, 2007 Page 2 ANALYSIS: A. Historical Significance• The Minor House, constructed circa 1922, is an excellent example of a 1920s Craftsman Bungalow grove house and one of the last remaining houses of this architectural type in Rancho Cucamonga These grove houses were generally located on the corner of two intersecting streets with the grove in the rear. The Minor House was owned by Charles Jason Minor, a citrus grower and blacksmith According to the 1916 City Directory, C.J. Minor resided on Base Line Road near Turner Avenue (Hermosa Avenue) m Cucamonga and owned a blacksmith and horseshoeing business on Archibald Avenue. There is speculation that Charles J. Minor may have operated a blacksmithing business on the Minor House property prior to opening his shop on Archibald and that he may have been the last blacksmith in Cucamonga Charles and his brothers, Herbert and Wilber, were all active members of the Cucamonga business community. B. Mills Act Agreement: In accordance with City policy, the owner has requested a Mills Act Agreement. The Agreement Schedule List of Improvements has been drafted and reviewed and is attached for reference (Exhibit C). The concept of the Mills Act program is to provide an incentive for the property owner to protect and preserve the property by retaining its characteristics of historical significance. This intent is encouraged through the reduction of property taxes, thus enabling the property owner to reinvest • the money saved from the reduced property tax on the improvements. The properties that enter into the agreement are to be inspected by City staff on an annual basis to determine whether notable progress has been made in rehabilitating the property. The property taxes for the Minor House will be calculated based on the estimated Mills Act Value of $218,000. The exact amounts are dependent upon the County Assessor's property valuation, which is based on income potential and capitalization rate at the time of the assessment. C. Environmental Assessment. The project is categorically exempt under Section 15331 as a Class 31 exemption of the guidelines for the California Environmental Quality Act RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends that the Historic Preservation Commission recommend approval of Mills Act Agreement DRC2007-00432 to be forwarded to the City Council for final action. Respectfully submitted, R. Jam s R. Troyer, AICP Planning Director CB:PC\rlc Attachments• Exhibit A - Location Map Exhibit B - Photographs of Minor House • Exhibit C - Agreement Schedule Exhibit D - Historic Resources Inventory (Completed July 11, 2007) A-2 ^ ^ ^~ O L 0 C • EXFII~IT A W 2 IA C~ C N O r O O r O A-3 ~" ~M1a ~M~ y'•~•~~Ij i' •,~ ~ t)`4 ~'4ti ziP rry~ `~ ~ rYr a ~~;~ ~~~ 'itxF (T,~'~~ v~'JMf~ ~_ 5Z ~? 2s'r~y~~ ~ 4 ~ kSf ~ 3 M'f ~~ 1Y~f iM1 i 6 Svi~ .r « ,~,^ ~~t+ ~ t ~ ~~' . ,~ <,x ~. ' f~ S ~'A'n ~ N"' ~~ Tea nA+~ f t , r ~ sw't~.;?r l~ t'~ t~., ui3Y~ ~ Rte#A~f,a~'{, t,~" ` ~; 2 w 3'~a3~ S°~ "C,3' ~i "r,Y ,V hF^'R'j `SYxr'y~*~'~~ roc r,~`w,~~.~~t'" ``",w~i~~ Mra Sk ~r~'~~'4 ~r..~.~' .fir ,`" 2i~ ,r 's`,s Y .a34r ~ ~` ~` ~~'. r r^ ~w `~ t a ~• ~'s~F~';~rL^il.s)u~~r. iJ~k`eilh. 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Tyy~ r ., ~~ ~;.,p City of Rancho Cucamonga Historic Preservation Commission MILLS ACT AGREEMENT SUPPLEMENTAL: (To be completed by the Applicant) ' Please list the improvements which are intended to take place over the next 10 years. List them in order of owner's priority. 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Date: 5 ~ ~~-l.%7 Signature: c`~.:~~, ~i~~~~~~,~~~~>~~-, >,~ ~~, HIBIT C State of California -The Resources Agency DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION PRIMARY RECORD Other Listings Review Code Page I P1 *P2 *P3a *P3b. *P4 • P5b Description of Photo (view, date, accession #) Front (north) elevation, 6/14/07 *P6 Date ConstructedlAge and Source• ® Historic ^ Prehistoric ^ Both circa 1922 *P7 Owner and Address. John & Janna DeGraffenreid 10089 Eagle Ridge Court Rancho Cucamonga, CA 91730 *P8. Recorded by (name, affiliation, and address) Pei-Ming Chou Associate Planner, City of Rancho Cucamonga 10500 Civic Center Drive Rancho Cucamonga, CA 91730 *P9. Date Recorded July 11, 2007 *P10. Survey Type. (Describe) Mills Act See DPR 5238, Section B12 *Attachments: ^ NONE ^ Location Map ®Continuation Sheet ®Buildmg, Structure, and Object Record ^ Archaeological Record ^ District Record ^ Linear Feature Record ^ Milling Station Record ^ Rock Are Record ^ Artifact Record ^ Photograph Record ^ Other (List) Primary # HRI # Trinomial NRHP Status Code Reviewer of 3 *Resource Name or # (Assigned by recorder) Minor House Other Identifier Location. ^ Not for Publication ®Unrestricted Date * a County San Bernardino and (P2c, Pte, and P2b or P2d Attach a Location Map as necessary ) * b USGS 7 5' Quad Date T R of of Sec B M. c Address 10089 Eagle Ridge Court City r Rancho Cucamonga Zip 91730 d UTM (Give more than one for large and/or linear resources) Zone mE/ mN e Other Locational Data (e g ,parcel I, directions to resource, elevation, etc , as appropriate) APN 1077-041-71 Description (Describe resource and its mafor elements Include design, materials, condition, alterations, size, setting, and boundaries) The Minor Hiouse is a two-story, clapboard-sided craftsman bungalow The low-pitched, front-gabled roof is clad with composite shingles and has exposed rafters and wide unenclosed eaves supported by triangular knee braces Vertical vents are located at the peak of each gable face Afull-width, shed roof porch enclosed by a rock wall balustrade and supported by paired, wooden square posts on top of rubblework piers dominates the front (north) elevation A small gable identical to the main roof gable sits above the stoop which leads to the main entrance of the house The front door Is afour-paneled door with a decorative light and is flanked by simple, wide sidelights Above the main entrance is a second-story porch with a simple wood balustrade and paired one-over-one sash windows to the right of the porch door. A large gabled roof dormer sits to the left of the second story porch with paired one-over-one sash windows centrally located below the vertical vents in the gable peak A second porch entrance is located on the right (west) side of the roof dormer Below the roof dormer and beneath the ground floor porch is a triplet of windows A small squared bay with paired one-over-one sash windows and a shed roof pro)ects from the center of the ground story of the rear (south) elevation To the left Is a small one-over-one sash window and a small stoop leading to a paneled door and a shed roof above The second story of the rear has one large one-over-one sash window, one small one-over-one sash windown, and a group of four windows On the east elevation, there is a Porte couchere pergola supported by paired, wooden square posts on top of splayed rubblework piers To the west of a house is a newly constructed two-car garage that is architecturally similar to the house Resource Attributes (List attributes and codes) HP2 Single family property Resources Present. ~ Buildma (1 Structure fl Object n Site rl District rl Element of Distract rl Other (Isolates. etc ) EXH I B IT D A_8 * Required information rceporT ~itation• tt;rte survey repon aria otner sources, or enter *P11 "none") State of California -The Resources Agency Pnmary # DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION HRI # BUILDING, STRUCTURE, AND OBJECT RECORD *NRHP Status Code age 2 of 3 *Resource Name or #• (Assigned by recorder) Minor House B1 Historic Name Minor House B2 Common Name Minor House 63 Original Use Residential B4 Present Use Residential *B5 Architectural Style. Craftsman Bungalow *B6 Construction History (Construction date, alterations, and date of alterations) The Minor House was constructed circa 1922 In 2004, a house move from the original location at 10089 Base Line Road to its present location was approved The house was rennovated after the move and some features such as doors and windows were updated The house once had two staircases, one of which was removed during the renovation *67 MovedT ^ No ®Yes ^ Unknown Date. 2004 Original Location. 10089 Base Line Avenue *B6 Related Features. A two-car garage of new construction is located on the west side of the house The garage is architecturally similar to the house A corrugate iron shed that once stood to the rear of the house was demolished in 1991 It is possible that this shed was once Charels Minor's blacksmith shop prior his opening a shop in downtown Cucamonga B9 Architect Unknown b Builder Unknown *B10 Significance. Theme Residential Architecture Area Cucamonga Period of Significance Property Type Residential Applicable Criteria (Discuss importance in terms of historical or architectural context as defined by theme, period, and geographic scope Also address integrity ) The Mmor House is an excellent example of a 1920s Craftsman Bungalow grove house and one of the last remaining houses of this architectural type in Rancho Cucamonga These grove houses were generally located on the corner of two intersecting streets with the grove in the rear The Mmor House was owned by Charles Jason Minor, a citrus grower and blacksmith According to the 1916 City Directory, C J Minor resided on Base Line Road near Turner Avenue (Hermosa Avenue) in Cucamonga and owned a blacksmith and horseshoeing business on Archibald Avenue There is speculation that Charles J Minor may have operated a blacksmithing business on the Minor House property prior to opening his shop on Archibald and that he may have been the last blacksmith in Cucamonga Charles and his brothers, Herbert and Wilbur, were all active members of the Cucamonga business community • 611 Additional Resource Attributes (List attributes and codes) HP2 -Single family property *B12 References 1 Laura S White & Robert S White, " A Cultural Resources Assessment of a 1 68-acre Parcel Located at the Southwest Corner of Baseline Road and Hermosa Avenue, City of Rancho Cucamonga, San Bernardino County", July 7, 2003 2 Martha Gaines Stoebe, "The History of Alta Loma California 1880-1980", published 1981 3 DPR completed in September 1987 by Lynn Merril 4 DPR completed on November 25, 2003 by Lori Shriver 613 Remarks Original DPR completed in September 1987 by Lynn Merrill and revised on November 25, 2003 by Lori Shriver *B14. Evaluator: Pei-Ming Chou *Date of Evaluation Julv 11.2007 (This space reserved for official comments) ~ \ L~ ~r_ Li `'~~ t [t ~- =1 ~~ ---- OURT ----- W ~ .~- z - w --- a ~ ~ Q w ° N --- ~--- ~ --r--- S-_ I_ _,_~ ~~ ~ ~~ ~~ , DPR 5238 (1/95) q_g * Required information BASE LINE ROAD State of California -The Resources Agency Primary # DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION HRI # CONTINUATION SHEET Tnnomia- Page 3 of 3 *Resource Name or #. (Assigned by recorder) Minor House *Recorded by Pei-Ming Chou * Date. July 11, 2007 ® Continuation ^ Update • West elevation showing porte-cochere ~' • DPR 523E (1/95) A-10 `Required information Rear (south) elevation