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HomeMy WebLinkAbout10-24-2016 CHC MinutesCultural Heritage Committee Minutes Monday, October 24, 2016 Regular Meeting CALL TO ORDER A Regular Meeting of the San Luis Obispo Cultural Heritage Committee was called to order on Monday, October 24, 2016 at 5:33 p.m. in the Council Hearing Room, located at 990 Palm Street, San Luis Obispo, California, by Chair Hill. ROLL CALL Present: Committee Members Sandy Baer, Craig Kincaid, Shannon Larrabee, James Papp, Leah Walthert, Vice -Chair Thom Brajkovich and Chair Jaime Hill Absent: None Staff: Senior Planner Brian Leveille, Assistant Planner Walter Oetzell, Planning Technician Januar Saptono, Planning Technician Kyle Van Leeuwen, and Recording Secretary Brad T. Opstad CONSIDERATION OF MINUTES Consideration of Minutes of the Cultural Heritage Committee Regular Meetings of April 25 & June 27,2016: ACTION: UPON MOTION BY COMMITTEE MEMBER PAPP, SECONDED BY COMMITTEE MEMBER BAER, to approve the Cultural Heritage Committee meetings of April 25th and June 27th, 2016 as presented on the following 6:0:1:0 vote: AYES: Papp, Baer, Kincaid, Larrabee, Walthert, Brajkovich NOES: None ABSTAIN: Hill ABSENT: None Chair Hill voted to abstain, having not been in attendance at the June 27th Meeting. PUBLIC COMMENT None. PUBLIC HEARING ITEMS 1. 752 Buchon Street. ARCH -3669-2016: Review of a proposed addition to the rear side (northwest elevation) of the Master List Historic Stanton Home, with a categorical exemption from environmental review; R -2-H zone; RRM Design Group, applicant. Assistant Planner Oetzell provided the staff report and a PowerPoint presentation. Chair Hill inquired about the time frame of construction for the addition to be demolished. Duke Williams, Owner -Applicant, discussed the three reasons for pursuing the project while maintaining preservation of the home's Queen Anne style: The addressing of safety concerns, the improvement of functionality, and the provision of privacy. Randall Russom, Architect with RRM Design Group, indicated that the staff report spoke amply to what the architects are looking to accomplish; responded to Chair Hill's inquiry regarding the previous additions to the home. --End of Applicant Presentation -- Committee Member Papp inquired about whether the bridge to the garage would be retained; inquired about the material on the base of the deck. Committee Member Kincaid commented on the project being among the best -conceived that Committee has viewed; Committee Member Larrabee commented that the project would provide palpable upgrade to neighborhood. Committee Member Papp indicated that intended renovations were respectful of the original structure Vice -Chair Brajkovich and Committee Member Baer commented on the mansard roof, Chair Hill inquired about the retaining walls and the fencing; inquired whether plans required any exceptions. ACTION: UPON MOTION BY COMMITTEE MEMBER KINCAID, SECONDED BY VICE - CHAIR BRAJKOVICH, the Cultural Heritage Committee recommended that the Community Development Director find the project consistent with the Historic Preservation Program Guidelines and Secretary of Interior Standards for the Treatment of Historic Properties with the additional finding: 4.) That the existing addition, proposed to be demolished, is not a part of the original construction of the historic structure. On the following 7:0:0 vote: AYES: Kincaid, Brajkovich, Larrabee, Papp, Baer, Walthert, Hill NOES: None ABSENT: None Cultural Heritage Committee Minutes of October 24, 2016 Page 2 2. 864 Monterey Street. ARCH -3761-2016: Review of a wall sign on a building elevation with no public entrance in the Downtown Historic District, with a categorical exemption from environmental review; C -D -H zone; Coast Monument Signs, applicant. Planning Technician Saptono provided Staff Report and PowerPoint presentation. Steve Fear, Coastal Monument Sign, represented Williams -Sonoma; cited examples of second wall signs with no public entrance in the downtown. --End of Applicant Presentation -- Committee Member Kincaid clarified whether a smaller sign on the southwest fagade would be permissible; Committee Member Larrabee pointed out that the staff report stated that an etched window sign would be permissible. Committee Member Baer questioned why the sign exception request would be brought before the Cultural Heritage Committee in order to find it inconsistent with Guidelines; voiced that the proposed second wall sign is excessive, unnecessary, and Guideline -inconsistent. Committee Member Papp indicated that Williams -Sonoma would be better served with a smaller etched window sign as opposed to the proposed wall sign. ACTION: UPON MOTION BY COMMITTEE MEMBER LARRABEE, SECONDED BY COMMITTEE MEMBER BAER, the Cultural Heritage Committee recommended the Community Development Director find the project inconsistent with Historic Preservation Program Guidelines; on the following 7:0:0 vote: AYES: Larrabee, Baer, Kincaid, Papp, Walthert, Brajkovich, Hill NOES: None ABSENT: None Chair Hill requested a discussion on Downtown signs occur, following agenda items; Senior Planner Leveille assented. 723 Hieuera Street. ARCH -3825-2016: Review of a proposed storefront remodel to a Contributing Historic building within the Downtown Historic District, with a categorical exemption from environmental review; C -D -H zone; FNT, Inc., applicant. Planning Technician Van Leeuwen provided the staff report and PowerPoint presentation. Vice -Chair Brajkovich inquired of roll -up sectional door and open-air sill in the new floor plans. Chair Hill inquired about the raised metal -lettering sign that exists above the awning on the proposed storefront elevation; Senior Planner Leveille indicated that this type and location of sign would require an exception that is not evaluated in terms of Historic Preservation Guidelines, but a recommendation would be provided for within Sign Regulations. Cultural Heritage Committee Minutes of October 24, 2016 Page 3 Committee Member Larrabee inquired about the potential neighborhood noise concerns as they apply to the roll -up door. Joel Snyder and Aisling Fearon, Ten Over Studio, discussed the architectural details that are reminiscent of the time period when the structure was built. --End of Applicant Presentation— Committee Member Walthert voiced opinion that the proposed fagade is contextually too dark; Vice -Chair Brajkovich commented that the remodel adequately maintains the building's character while the additional contemporary elements serve as artistically functional solution; Committee Member Papp indicated that discussion of the color scheme is not within Cultural Heritage Committee purview and suggested that it is questionable this building should be on the Contributing Master List in the first place. ACTION: UPON MOTION BY VICE -CHAIR BRAJKOVICH, SECONDED BY COMMITTEE MEMBER PAPP, the Cultural Heritage Committee recommended the Community Development Director find the project consistent with the Historic Preservation Guidelines; on the following 7:0:0 vote: AYES: Brajkovich, Papp, Larrabee, Baer, Kincaid, Walthert, Hill NOES: None ABSENT: None COMMENT AND DISCUSSION 4. 2017-2019 Advisory Body Goals By consensus of Cultural Heritage Committee Members, three (3) Goals were identified and outlined under the rubric "Preservation Component of the Economic Development Plan": A.) Citywide Historic Resource Survey B.) Specific cost -benefit analysis on municipally -owned historic resources C.) New Historic District development Discussion ensued regarding the creation of an ad hoc subcommittee; decision was made to form a committee consisting of Chair Hill and Committee Members Papp and Baer for the purpose of crafting and fine-tuning specific language pertaining to the 2017-2019 Advisory Body goal -setting a deadline of November 7tn 5. Agenda Forecast & Staff Updates Senior Planner Leveille provided the Agenda Forecast: October 2411: Two-story addition on the Master List structure at 752 Buchon Street; a sign on the Chinatown project Cultural Heritage Committee Minutes of October 24, 2016 Page 4 Informal discussion ensued on the following: A.) Length and breadth of this and future CHC Hearings; B.) The difficulty in producing and using three-dimensional physical models for context in scale for projects either pending or in pipeline but potentially using GIS mapping and form -based code as alternatives; C.) The recent Chinatown archaeological situation prompted a need for a matrix for identifying cultural resource mitigation measures. ADJOURNMENT: Chair Hill adjourned the Meeting at 7:15 p.m. APPROVED BY THE CULTURAL HERITAGE COMMITTEE: 11/28/2016 Cultural Heritage Committee Minutes of October 24, 2016 Page 5