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HomeMy WebLinkAbout07-28-2014 CHC MinutesSAN LUIS OBISPO CULTURAL HERITAGE COMMITTEE MINUTES July 28, 2014 ROLL CALL: Present: Committee Members Sandy Baer, Thom Brajkovich, Hugh Platt, Victoria Wood, Vice -Chair Jaime Hill, and Chair Bob Pavlik Absent: Committee Member Patti Taylor Staff: Senior Planner Phil Dunsmore, Principal Transportation Manager Peggy Mandeville, Associate Planner Brian Leveille, Assistant Planner Walter Oetzell, and Recording Secretary Diane Clement ACCEPTANCE OF THE AGENDA: The agenda was accepted as presented. MINUTES: Minutes of June 23, 2014, were approved as presented. PUBLIC COMMENTS ON NON - AGENDA ITEMS: There were no comments made from the public. PUBLIC HEARING ITEMS: 1. 1136 Iris Street. ARCMI 30 -14; Review of remodel /addition to an existing contributing residence and addition of two new studio units; R -2 -S zone; Robert Braunschweig, applicant. (Walter Oetzell) Member Wood recused herself and left the meeting. Assistant Planner Oetzell presented the staff report, recommending adoption of the resolution which recommends the Community Development Director approve the architectural review application related to this project, subject to conditions necessary to ensure consistency with The Historic Preservation Program Guidelines. PUBLIC COMMENTS: Architect Craig Smith, CRSA Architecture, representing the owner, stated that the project plans comply with the City's development standards and have been reviewed by the Fire Department and the Building and Safety Division. He stated that the intent is to restore the original home, including the vertical columns on the front porch, to look exactly as it did when built. He added that the wood shiplap siding will be repaired and replaced where necessary with fiber cement siding that will look the same but last much longer than wood, the vinyl window frames will be replaced with wood replicating the original design, and the building will be retrofitted for fire and earthquake protection. He noted that in 2011 the City Council made changes to the language in the Historic Preservation Guidelines to make them more specific to San Luis Obispo and he recommended making changes to the Conditions on page 1 -111 of the Resolution to reflect that language. CHIC Minutes July 28, 2014 Page 2 There were no further comments made from the public. COMMITTEE COMMENTS: Member Hill commended the project. She suggested that the term "feasible" be replaced with "practicable" which means both feasible and practical. She stated that the sidewalk should be replaced as part of the project. Mr. Smith stated that there will be a new sidewalk and apron. Member Baer stated she supported replacing "feasible" with "practicable." She added that the project design fits the area and provides needed housing. Member Brajkovich asked what material will be used for the skirting on the house. Mr. Smith responded that the entire structure will have shiplap siding. Member Brajkovich asked about the material to be used for the band separating the first and second floors. Mr. Smith responded that it will be fiber cement which will be lapped with an eased edge and a larger and tighter overlap. Member Brajkovich stated it looks like it will be hard to get vehicles into the garages. Mr. Smith responded that the 24 -foot distance is compliant and is the usual space required in parking. Member Pavlik asked if the back of the property will be fenced. Mr. Smith stated it will be landscaped with a bio- swale. There were no further comments made from the Committee. On motion by Committee Member Platt seconded by Committee Member Brajkovich to adopt the resolution recommending the Community Development Director approve the architectural review apalication related to this ro'ect sub'ect to conditions necessa to ensure consistency with The Historic Preservation Program Guidelines and changing "feasible" to "practicable." AYES: Committee Members Baer, Brajkovich, Hill, Pavlik, and Platt NOES: None RECUSED: Committee Member Wood ABSENT: Committee Member Taylor The motion passed on a 5:0 vote 2. 774 Marsh Street. CHCMA 88 -14; Request to add property into the Mills Act program; C -D -H zone; Matthew Quaglino, applicant (Walter Oetzell) Assistant Planner Oetzell presented the staff report, recommending adoption of the Cultural Heritage Committee Resolution recommending that the City Council enter into a Mills Act Historic Preservation contract for the Snyder Building (774 Marsh Street), under the terms described in the draft contract. CHC Minutes July 28, 2014 Page 3 PUBLIC COMMENTS: Eric Meyer, SLO, complimented the restoration of this building and noted that the building is 100% concrete. He stated that the current sprinkler system was required by the Fire Department some years back and that it negatively affected the aesthetics of the interior. He noted the problematic nature of balancing accurate historic restoration vs. safety. Applicant Matt Quaglino noted that the Fire Department waived the need for an exterior sprinkler system based on the concrete construction. There were no further comments made from the public. COMMITTEE COMMENTS: Applicant Matt Quaglino stated that the offset, according to the preliminary numbers, for this project under the Mills Act is much smaller than on two other buildings he has done. Senior Planner Dunsmore stated that the County Assessor's Office determines the taxes and the offset, and he will look into getting the correct numbers. Assistant Planner Oetzell stated that one difference is the risk factor in the capitalization and that two percent was used for this building while four percent is usual for a single family residence. Member Brajkovich stated that the actual tax savings should be known before construction. Member Baer agreed. Member Brajkovich asked about retrofitting in relation to the construction of the building. Mr. Quaglino stated that the building is not on the retrofit list. He added that he had the building evaluated and there's been very little settling, probably because it is so light. He noted that there is no wood in the building and even the interior walls are concrete. Member Hill noted two corrections needed on page 2 -13 in the report: the name of the City Clerk and the name of the building. There were no further comments made from the Committee. On motion by Committee Member Hill seconded by Committee Member Baer, recommending adoption of the Cultural Heritage Committee Resolution recommending that the City Council enter into a_ Mills Act Historic Preservation contract for the Snyder Building 774 Marsh Street under the terms described in the draft contract. AYES: Committee Members Baer, Brajkovich, Hill, Pavlik, Platt and Wood NOES: None CHC Minutes July 28, 2014 Page 4 RECUSED: None ABSENT: Committee Member Taylor The motion passed on a 6:0 vote. 3. City -Wide. GPI 15 -12; Review of historic /cultural - related references in the General Plan Land Use and Circulation Elements Update and Cultural section of the Environmental Impact Report (EIR); City of San Luis Obispo — Community Development Dept., applicant. (Brian Leveille) Associate Planner Leveille presented the staff report, recommending discussion of the Draft Environmental Impact Report (DEIR) evaluation for cultural resources and that Committee Members provide comments for inclusion and response as part of the LUCE EIR. PUBLIC COMMENTS: Eric Meyer, chair of the LUCE Task Force, stated that the Task Force asked that new areas, such as Avila Ranch, have Specific Plans. Other areas, such as the Margarita area already have Specific Plans. He noted that the Task Force discussed the lack of pedestrian friendliness in some areas downtown and how the large government centers ruin the pedestrian experience. He added that the Task Force almost got into developing an entire pedestrian plan but lacked the time and did recommend the development of a pedestrian master plan. There were no further comments made from the public. COMMITTEE COMMENTS: Member Hill stated she does not see anything about benign neglect of historic resources in the DEIR. Senior Planner Dunsmore responded that the Historic Preservation Ordinance addresses this but it does not distinguish between publicly owned resources vs privately owned properties. Member Brajkovich asked why changes were made in 4.0.19 Building Height. Associate Planner Leveille clarified that this was an existing policy and that language changes were minor. Principal Transportation Manager Mandeville responded to Committee questions on removal of the Land Use policy discussing pedestrian connections and clarified that 4.0.19 G was added which does contain the midblock crossing policy language, but provides more flexibility to meet the intent. Member Hill stated that larger developments downtown are abandoning a street frontage in favor of a midblock pedestrian crossing such as Court Street and there should not be an option to do this. CHC Minutes July 28, 2014 Page 5 Senior Planner Dunsmore responded that new downtown development has to address street frontage and that there are policies in the Community Design Guidelines which encourage addressing street frontages. Member Hill stated that the LUCE should address maintaining public features and frontages on public streets. Member Brajkovich stated that new development downtown does not have to supply parking and developers are simply paying the in lieu fees which means parking is being lost. He asked about the parking lot that will be lost to the new Copeland project. Senior Planner Dunsmore stated that the current garages accommodate the need for parking for the near future, more are planned, and eventually all parking will be in parking structures since Land Use Policy calls for centralized parking locations. Member Brajkovich asked if this is addressed in the LUCE update. Senior Planner Dunsmore stated it is addressed in existing land use element policy. Member Pavlik noted the two ways to comment — as a committee or as an individual before midnight. There were no further comments made from the Committee. 4. 1590 Lizzie Street. CHC 133 -14; Review of placement on the National Register of Historic Places; R -1 zone; City of San Luis Obispo, applicant. (Phil Dunsmore) Senior Planner Dunsmore presented the staff report, recommending nomination of the Master List La Loma adobe property to the National Register of Historic Places. PUBLIC COMMENTS: Dunsmore noted that neighbors to this property were here but had to leave and stated to him that they are supportive of the nomination. There were no further comments made from the public. COMMITTEE COMMENTS: Member Pavlik suggested switching the information in Criterion A and B. He noted that while Criterion D is difficult for buildings to meet, there is the possibility of archeological discoveries. He supported the nomination. Member Brajkovich complimented the report and supported the nomination. There were no further comments made from the Committee. CHC Minutes July 28, 2014 Page 6 On motion bV Committee Member Platt seconded by Committee Member Baer, to approve the recommended nomination of the Master List La Loma adobe-pLgperty to the National Register of Historic Places . AYES: Committee Members Baer, Brajkovich, Hill, Pavlik, Platt and Wood NOES: None RECUSED: None ABSENT: Committee Member Taylor The motion passed on a 6:0 vote COMMENT AND DISCUSSION: 5. Staff a. Agenda Forecast by Senior Planner Dunsmore • August 25, 2014: two minor development projects 6. Committee a. Member Brajkovich will be absent at the August 25, 2014, meeting. b. Member Pavlik received a letter from Planning Commissioner William Riggs stating that he would like to see a special district formed for the midcentury residences located in the area of Greta Place and Augusta Street. Commissioner Riggs asked if there is any interest from the Cultural Heritage Committee for this. Senior Planner Dunsmore stated that staff will look into this and report back to the CHC. He noted that the first step would be to create a list of residences that may be eligible for listing. ADJOURNMENT: The meeting was adjourned at 7:29 p.m. Respectfully submitted by, Diane Clement Recording Secretary Approved by the Cultural Heritage Committee on August 25, 2014. La ie Thomas Administrative Assistant III