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1,-14-06-1 AGENDA
RANCHO
CUCAMONGA OCTOBER 13, 2010 - 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 Munoz_ Vice Chairman Howdyshell
Fletcher_ Wimberly_ Oaxaca
II: . ANNOUNCEMENTS I
Mayuko Nakajima, Assistant Planner, was selected Employee of the Month and
is recognized for her contributions to the Historic Preservation program and
related events and activities.
IIII. APPROVAL OF MINUTES I
September 22, 2010 Regular Meeting Minutes
IIV. PUBLIC HEARINGS I
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. Please sign in after speaking.
A. MILLS ACT AGREEMENT DRC2010-00660—DANIEL OH - A request to
implement the use of the Mills Act to reduce property tax for the Nosenzo-
Smiderle house, a historic landmark located at 8068 Archibald Avenue—
APN: 0208-153-01. This item will be forwarded to the City Council as a
Consent Calendar item.
V. PUBLIC COMMENTS
• This is the time and place for the general public to address the commission. Items to be
discussed here are those that do not already appear on this agenda.
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VII: . ADJOURNMENT I
I, Lois J. Schrader, Planning Commission Secretary of the City of Rancho Cucamonga,
or my designee, hereby certify that a true, accurate copy of the foregoing agenda was
posted on October 7, 2010, at least 72 hours prior to the meeting per Government Code
Section 54964.2 at 10500 Civic Center Drive, Rancho Cucamonga.
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Copies of the Planning Commission agendas and minutes can be found at •
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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.
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STAFF REPORT *yr"
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Date: October 13, 2010 CUCAMONGA
To: Chairman and Members of the Historic Preservation Commission
From: James R. Troyer, AICP, Planning Director
By: Mayuko Nakajima, Assistant Planner
Subject: MILLS ACT AGREEMENT DRC2010-00660 - DANIEL OH - A request to implement the
use of the Mills Act to reduce property tax for the Nosenzo-Smiderle house, a historic
landmark located at 8068 Archibald Avenue -APN: 0208-153-01.
BACKGROUND: The Nosenzo-Smiderle house was designated by the City Council as a historical
landmark on May 16, 1991. The applicant is now requesting to implement the use of the Mills Act
for the property.
SITE CHARACTERISTICS: The site is a rectangular-shaped parcel on the southwest corner of
Archibald Avenue and Estacia Street. The house sits on Lot 21 of the Lucas and Ward subdivision.
The property is zoned Specialty Commercial, making the residential use a legal, non-conforming
use.
• ANALYSIS:
A. Historical Significance: The Nosenzo-Smiderle house was constructed as early as 1886 and
is an excellent example of Folk-Victorian architecture. The property was owned by several
families throughout the years, including the Lucas, Ward, Klusman, Nosenzo, and the
Smiderle families to name a few. The history of the site includes the beginning of the
Cucamonga township as a small citrus growing center and is a firm reminder of the once
booming Cucamonga town center. The staff report written at the time of the historic landmark
designation is attached as Exhibit E.
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 Nosenzo-Smiderle house will be calculated based on the estimated
Mills Act Value. Estimated property tax savings is approximately $2,978. 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.
Item A
HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION STAFF REPORT
MILLS ACT AGREEMENT DRC2010-00660
October 13, 2010
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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 DRC2010-00660 to be forwarded to the City Council for final
action.
Respectfully submitted,
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Planning Director
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Attachments: Exhibit A - Location Map
Exhibit B - Historic Resources Inventory (Completed 2009 by Chattel Architecture)
Exhibit C - Photographs (2009 by Chattel Architecture)
Exhibit D - Agreement Schedule
Exhibit E - Historic Preservation Commission staff report (April 4, 1991)
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EXHIBIT A
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State of California-The Resources Agency Primary#
DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION HRI#
• PRIMARY RECORD Trinomial
NRHP Status Code 5S1
Other Listings
Review Code Reviewer Date
Page 1 of 1 *Resource name or#: (assigned by recorder) Nosenzo-Smiderle house
P1. Other Identifier:
*P2. Location:_Not for Publication X Unrestricted *a.County:San Bernardino
*b. USGS 7.5'Quad: Date: T ; R , 1/4 of 1/4 of Sec M.D. B.M.
c. Address: 8068 Archibald Ave City: Rancho Cucamonga
d. UTM:Zone: 10 ; mE/ nN (G.P.S.)
e. Other Locational Data (e.g., parcel#, directions to resource, elevation, etc., as appropriate)
APN:20815301 Previous status code: DLL
*P3a. Description: (Describe resource and its major elements. Include design,materials,condition,alterations,size,setting and boundaries)
A)Property type: residential building B)Setting: in mixed-use area on major thoroughfare;site contains 1 single-family home,
some landscaping and is adjacent to a commercial building C)Architectural style:wood-frame vernacular D)General
characteristics: facade faces east;wood-frame construction with wood clapboard siding;wood shingles under gable peaks;
hipped roof with multiple rooflines and narrow eaves;decorative venting under gable peaks over front and side entrances; 3
vertical divisions; square plan E)Specific features: entrances at east and north elevations;possible side and rear additions;
partial-width front porch contains half-height columns connected with arches;wood fixed and casement windows at front and side
F) Decorative elements: decorative arches at front porch; arched venting under gable peak G)Major alterations:design H)
Integrity level: medium I)Retains integrity:setting, location, materials,workmanship, association,feeling J)Contributes to
Cucamonga NCA
• *P3b. Resource Attributes: (List attributes and codes): HP2.Single family property
*P4. Resource Present: X Building Object District Structure Site Element of District Other
P5a. Photo or Drawin•
P5b. Photo no: 1377.1378,1381.1382
*P6. Date Constructed/Age and Sources:
X Historic Prehistoric Both
DOC: 1930
*P7. Owner and Address: unavailable
*P8. Recorded by
Jenna Snow, Gabrielle Harlan and Kathryn
McGee, Chattel Architecture, Planning &
y — Preservation, Inc., 13417 Ventura Blvd.,
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1.111141111111/11111111611111111*/-- ''�-- *P9. Date Recorded:2/2009 9/2009
*P10. Survey Type: Reconnaissance
*P11. Report Citation:Chattel Architecture,Planning&Preservation, Inc. Historic Resources Survey of Rancho Cucamonga. Prepared for the
City of Rancho Cucamonga as part of the General Plan Update,2009-2010.
S *Attachments:X None_Location Map_Sketch Map_Continuation Sheet_Building,Structure,and Object Record_Archaeological Record
_District Record_Linear Feature Record_Milling Station Record_Rock Art Record_Artifact Record_Photograph Record_Other:
DPR 523 A(1/95)
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T � MILLS ACT AGREEMENT SUPPLEMENTAL:
�,. "Structure/Property Ten-Year Rehabilitation Timeline"
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(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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I certify that I am presently the legal owner of the subject property. Further, I acknowledge
the supplemental information on this form will be used as an exhibit attached to the Mills
Act Agreement.
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* See attached list for potential projects for consideration.
* All improvement projects must meet City requirements and Secretary of Interior's Rehabilitation Standards.
* Improvement projects will be reviewed by Planning Staff to ensure appropriateness.
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EXHIBIT D
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CITY OF RANCHO CUCAMONGA
STAFF REPORT
4101411,
DATE: April 4, 1991
TO: Chairman and Members of the Historic Preservation
Commission
FROM: Larry Henderson, Principal Planner
BY: Anthea Hartig, Associate Planner
SUBJECT: LANDMARK DESIGNATION 91-02 - THE "LUCAS" HOUSE - a
proposal to designate the "Lucas House", located at 8068
Archibald Avenue, as an historic landmark -
APN: 208-153-01.
I. SITE DESCRIPTION:
A. Location: The structure known as the Lucas House sits on Lot
21 of the Lucas and Ward Subdivision, on the southwest corner
of Estacia Court and Archibald Avenue. The site is level and
measures 59 feet (frontage) by 150 feet (depth) (see
Exhibit "HPC-1" for a site plan) .
B. Site Land Use, Zoning, and the Foothill Boulevard Specific
Plan: The site fronts onto Archibald Avenue and is not fenced
or gated. Mature trees, cement walkways, and turf
characterize the structures north, west, and east
landscaping. A modern, cinder-block retail/commercial
building lies just 5 feet south of the home. A detached
structure converted into a two-car garage lies west of the
dwelling unit and faces Estacia Court.
Zoning: The property falls within the Specialty Commercial
zone designated for the "activity center" of Foothill
Boulevard's intersection with Archibald Avenue. As well, land
to the north and west property is zoned Specialty Commercial;
further to the west a utility land use is occupied by the
Cucamonga County Water District. A Community Commercial area
lies to the east of the site.
Foothill Boulevard Specific Plan: As one of the three
• "Specialty Commercial Activity Centers" called out for by the
Foothill Boulevard Specific Plan, the future development of
the Archibald Avenue intersection receives detailed
attention. Under this zoning, the Foothill Boulevard Specific
Plan stresses uses "which promote a special landmark quality
or creates a special ambience, which is unique to a particular
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subarea" (FBSP, 11-6.2) . Named "Cucamonga Towne Center" by
the Foothill Boulevard Specific Plan, the intersections will
serve as the "primary focus for Foothill Boulevard" and take
on an urban design vocabulary - namely, one which emphasizes a
continuous row or cluster of buildings; pedestrian circulation
with parking lots set away from such activity; and multiple
stoned structures accented with courtyards, towers, and
trellis work (FBSP IV-9.36-37) . The goal of the "Cucamonga
Towne Center's" architectural imagery "will be to create an
ultimately-scaled retail district that will emphasize the
quality of the pedestrian shopping experience" (FBSP,
IV-9.37) .
The Foothill Boulevard Specific Plan lists the structure
located at the southwest corner of Estacia Court and Archibald
Avenue as one which "can be incorporated into future
development proposals" (FBSP, 11 .5.6) .
C. Architectural Description:
The house consists of one square structure with three
additions, and began as a wood frame structure on a field
stone foundation with what appears to to be a pyramid roof •
with front-facing gable dormers on the northeast and the
southwest corners. Classical treatment was applied with large
one-over-one double hung paned windows and classical molding
on the overhanging eaves. By 1913, however, a back bay was
added to the pyramid roof structure creating a hip-roof
structure with a north facing gable; the addition was
completed around the turn of the century, not very long after
the original house was finished (per Sandborne map 2, 1913) •
Much later, two shed portions were added. The first was on the
north side which filled in the space left by the added gable
wing on the back (per Sandborne map 12, 1929). This addition
is characterized by series of double-paned sliding windows
with wooden surrounds and some decorative moldings which
compliment the existing windows. The second shed roof portion
was added on the west side (back) of the house, and is
characterized by a series of fixed-pane windows creating a
"sun room" extension. A central door and exposed roof rafters
also mark the rear addition.
The 1913 and 1929 Sandborne maps depict an outbuilding to the
west of the dwelling, today it has been converted to a two-car
garage. Relatively unadorned wood siding and simple single
paned windows and two doors characterize this structure. This
also has been perhaps the guest or work room.
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The front (east) of the house exhibits the most architectural
detailing. A partial, arched, two-bay front porch creates the
entrance from which the front door, being a side door is
accessed. The front porch rests on battered square wooden
columns with simple molding detailing. A large six-paned
window with a decorative diamond pattern on the upper third of
the window and then a fixed solid pane on the lower two-thirds
-dominates the east elevation. The two front steps leading up
to the porch and then to the entrance are of recent poured
concrete. No chimneys are visibly noticeable. The
classification of architectural style would be "Folk
Victorian".
II. ANALYSIS
A. Background: Misters Jim Hawn and Bill Taylor are working on
behalf of the Gonzales family to preserve and reuse the
site. The Gonzales hope to operate an antiques store in the
structure, a permitted use under the Foothill Boulevard
Specific Plan's Specialty Commercial zoning, and have made
improvements to the site and the structure since purchasing it
in 1988.
B. Significance - Historical: When E.T. Wright surveyed the
Cucamonga Town site in 1886, he used the Southern Pacific
Railroad as his base line. At the southeast corner of
Section 3, Wright noted a residence at the corner of two newly
created streets known today as Archibald Avenue and Estacia
Court (see Exhibit HPC-2) . It is unclear from the 1886 survey
who owned this corner parcel; J. Smith and members of the
Moote family along with the Havens, Millikens, Turners,
Martinoviches and the Marsicanos had claimed land in Sections
3, 2, 10, and 11. These families and others pioneered the
lands owned by the Cucamonga Fruitland Company.
Ownership of the site and structure can be determined by
C. 1914 records. C.T. Brown and L.A. Downings sold to the
Lucas and Ward families, the parcels west of Archibald Avenue,
north of the new State Highway (Foothill Boulevard) , east of
what would become Klusman Avenue, south of (Estacia) Court
including two parcels on the north side (see Exhibit HPC-3) .
The 1913 Sandborne maps depict the subject structure and
carefully denote the orange groves, bakery, paint and hardware
store, wagon and repair shops, post office, bank, lodge and
public hall which were clustered around San Bernardino
Avenue's intersection with Archibald Avenue (see
Exhibit HPC-4) . Houses which stood on smaller, more urban
4111 lots were often lived in by local merchants and their
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families. Commissioner Billings recalls, for instance, that
the Fred Owings family rented the "Lucas" house for years -
Mr. Owings was the town barber.
The property changed hands rapidly after Lucas and Ward
subdivided the area. In 1921, H.J. and Christine Kliever sold
to Walter Hirst of Cucamonga a 104-foot by 693-foot strip
along Archibald Avenue between San Bernardino and.the State
Highway which included the subject structure. Walter Hirst, a
year later in 1922, purchased the remainder of the Lucas and
Ward subdivision from H. Thomas and his wife Ida. Seemingly,
Mr. Hirst over-extended himself, for in 1926 Security Title
Insurance and Guarantee Company took the property sold to
Hirst by the Thomas family as collateral for "payment of the
indebtedness evidenced by four (4) promisory notes (and any
renewal or extension thereof) ."
Mr. Hirst held onto his property and in 1930 sold it to Henry
and Olga Klusman, thus helping to consolidate the then
extensive Klusman family holdings. The house on Lot 21 of the
subdivision was sold by the Klusman's to John and Lucia
Nosenzo (owners of Lucy & John's) in 1941. Rose Nosenzo Burns
recalls that her family first rented the house from
approximately 1936-1941 and then moving to their
newly-constructed home and restaurant (Lucy and John's) on
Foothill Boulevard. After her husband's death, Lucy and her
daughter Rose Burns and husband Donald Burns sold the lot and
house to Antonio and Matilda Smiderle in 1952. The present
owners Louis and Yong Cha Gonzales purchased the property from
the widowed Mrs. Smiderle in 1988. 1
The site's history thus stretches back to include the
beginning of the Cucamonga township as a small citrus growing
• center. Although its earliest ownership has not been
conclusively determined, the site remains an important link to
the area's past.
Architectural: The home represents a vehicular expression of
Victorian-era attitudes toward design. This so-called "Folk
Victorian" style is characterized "by the presence of
victorian decorative detailing on simple folk house forms."2
The house was built as a simple square structure with a
partial length porch decorated by columned arches and topped
with a pyramidal roof. By 1913, per Sandborne map no. 2, the
1 Staff is grateful to Bill Taylor for his extensive research at the
San Bernardino County Recorder's Office. •
2 Virginia and Lee McAlister, A Field Guide to American Houses, New
York, 1988, pp. 309-310.
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4111 back wing had been added, carefully built to match the
existing portion.
Later, the house grew to accommodate the needs of other
families who gave the structure its current configuration,
adding the west and north shed portions and probably
remodeling the stable/garage (see Exhibit HPC-5 for a sketch
of the structure's evolution) .
III. FACTS FOR FINDINGS:
A. Historical and Cultural:
Finding: The proposed landmark is particularly representative
of an historic period, type, style, region, or way of life.
Fact: As one of a few remaining structures composing the
early Cucamonga Town Center, the Hirst/Klusman/Nosenzo house
remains a critical link to understanding the historic
composition of the area.
Finding: The proposed landmark is an example of a type of
building which was once common but is now rare. The proposed
landmark is of greater age than most of its kind.
4111 Fact: Early building in the Cucamonga townsite was spurred by
the availability of pre-cut lumber via railroad and influenced
by the prevailing agricultural imagery of the Victorian era.
Although many residential and commercial structures existed in
the town center c. 1900 only a few remain.
B. Neighborhood and Geographic Setting:
Finding: The proposed landmark materially benefits the
historic character of the neighborhood. The proposed landmark
in its location represents an established and familiar visual
feature of the neighborhood, community, or city.
Fact: The Hirst/Klusman/Nosenzo house is one of the few
remnants of the citrus downtown in Cucamonga and it has
retained many of its distinguishing architectural features.
IV. RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends designating the "Lucas" House,
perhaps more appropriately referred to as the Hirst/Klusman/Nosenzo
house, as a local landmark by the adoption of the attached
Resolution. Staff does not include the stable/garage structure
lying west of the house as part of the landmark designation as it
has undergone a series of alterations which have obscured its
integrity.
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Larry Henderson
Principal Planner
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Attachments: Exhibit "HPC-1" - Site Plan
Exhibit "HPC-2" - 1886 Survey Map
Exhibit "HPC-3" - Lucas/Ward Subdivision Map
Exhibit "HPC-4" - Sandborne Map, 1913
Exhibit "HPC-5" - Sketch of Evolution of House
Exhibit "HPC-6" - Landmark Application
Exhibit "HPC-7" - Photographs
Resolution
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