HomeMy WebLinkAboutCHC-1002-17 (SPEC,ANNX,ER-1502-2015 -- 1035 Madonna Road)RESOLUTION NO. CHC -1002-17
A RESOLUTION OF THE SAN LUIS OBISPO CULTURAL HERITAGE
COMMITTEE, RECOMMENDING THE CITY COUNCIL FIND THE SAN
LUIS RANCH SPECIFIC PLAN PROJECT CONSISTENT WITH THE
CITY'S HISTORIC PRESERVATION ORDINANCE AND RELEVANT
HISTORIC PRESERVATION POLICIES INCLUDED IN THE GENERAL
PLAN; 1035 MADONNA ROAD (SPEC/ANNX/ER-1502-2015)
WHEREAS, the Cultural Heritage Committee of the City of San Luis Obispo conducted
a public hearing in the Council Chambers of City Hall, 990 Palm Street, San Luis Obispo,
California, on May 15, 2017, pursuant to a proceeding instituted under application
SPEC/ANNX/ER-1502-2015, Coastal Community Builders, applicant; and
WHEREAS, notices of said public hearing were made at the time and in the manner
required by law; and
WHEREAS, the Cultural Heritage Committee has duly considered all evidence, including
the testimony of the applicant, interested parties, and the evaluation and recommendations by staff,
presented at said hearing.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by the Cultural Heritage Committee of the
City of San Luis Obispo as follows:
Section 1. Findings. Based upon all the evidence, the Cultural Heritage Committee makes
the following findings:
The proposed San Luis Ranch Specific Plan is consistent with General Plan Policy 8.1.4,
because the Final EIR includes a historic evaluation of the existing farm house and
associated complex structures.
2. The project is consistent with General Plan Conservation and Open Space Element policies
on 3.3.1-3.3.3, because mitigation measures will be applied to the project, which require a
relocation plan including reconstruction/rehabilitation details consistent with Secretary of
Interior Standards, archival documentation of historic buildings, and an informational
display of historic resources.
3. The proposed relocation and rehabilitation/reconstruction of the identified individually
significant structures is consistent with Municipal Code sections 14.01.100 & 14.0 1.110
because, in the context of the review of the Specific Plan, the proposal for the Agricultural
Heritage Center presents a feasible option to preserve the character and significance of these
agricultural buildings in the proposed relocation area, where they will be located at the edge
of open space and adjacent to agricultural land. The agricultural complex has lost its
historical functionality, are in a dilapidated state, and the proposed relocation and reuse plan
provides the opportunity to improve their safety, restore a functional use, and promote
public education and interest in the history of the site and the community's overall
agricultural heritage.
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4. With required mitigation, the project is consistent with Archaeological Resource
Preservation Program Guidelines, because the project will be required to include an
excavation monitoring and data recovery plan to document and preserve any artifacts found
during construction.
Section 2. Environmental Review. The Cultural Heritage Committee recommends the
City Council find that the Final Environmental Impact Report properly characterizes the project's
potentially significant impacts relative to historic/cultural resources, and that the incorporated
mitigation measures appropriately ensure that potentially significant impacts are mitigated to the
extent feasible.
Section 3. Action. The Committee hereby recommends the City Council find the project
consistent with the Historic Preservation Ordinance and cultural resources of General Plan
policies, subject to the following conditions.
1. The project shall be in accordance with the mitigation measures identified in the Final EIR
including the following:
CR -1(a) Historical Structure Relocation and Reconstruction Plan. In order to implement
Specific Plan Policy 2.5, a relocation and reconstruction plan for the former spectator's
barn/viewing stand and main residence shall be developed by a qualified historic architect.
The plan shall include a structural/architectural report documenting existing integrity and
conditions, and include detailed treatment methods and measures to ensure that historic
integrity is retained and that all identified character defining features will be preserved.
CR -1(b) Archival Documentation of Historic Buildings. The applicant shall provide
archival documentation of the San Luis Ranch Complex in as -built and as -found condition
in the form of a Historic American Building Survey (HABS) Level II documentation. The
documentation shall comply with the Secretary of the Interior's Standards for Architectural
and Engineering Documentation (NPS 1990), and shall include large -format photographic
recordation, detailed historic narrative report, and compilation of historic research. The
documentation shall be completed by a qualified architectural historian or historian who
meets the Secretary of the Interior's Professional Qualification Standards for History
and/or Architectural History (NPS 1983). The original archival -quality documentation
shall be offered as donated material to the History Center of San Luis Obispo County.
Archival copies of the documentation shall also be submitted to the San Luis Obispo
County Library.
CR -1(c) Informational Display of Historic Resources. A retrospective interpretive display
detailing the history of the San Luis Ranch Complex and the project site, its significance,
and its important details and features shall be developed by the applicant. The information
should be incorporated into a publicly -accessed building on the project site, such as the
proposed Agricultural Heritage Facilities and Learning Center, or a publicly -accessed
outdoor location. The display shall include images and details from the HABS
documentation described in Mitigation Measure CR -1(b) and any collected research
pertaining to the historic property. The content shall be prepared by a qualified architectural
historian or historian who meets the Secretary of the Interior's Professional Qualification
Standards for History and/or Architectural History (NPS 1983).
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CR -2(a) Retain a Qualified Principal Investigator. In accordance with Conservation and
Open Space Policies 3.5.6 and 3.5.7, a qualified principal investigator, defined as an
archaeologist who meets the Secretary of the Interior's Standards for professional
archaeology (hereafter qualified archaeologist), shall be retained to carry out all mitigation
measures related to archaeological and historical resources.
Monitoring shall involve inspection of subsurface construction disturbance at or in the
immediate vicinity of known sites, or at locations that may harbor buried resources that
were not identified on the site surface. A Native American monitor shall also be present
because the area is a culturally sensitive location. The monitor(s) shall be on-site on a full-
time basis during earthmoving activities, including grading, trenching, vegetation removal,
or other excavation activities.
CR -2(b) Unanticipated Discovery of Archaeological Resources. In the event that
archaeological resources are exposed during construction, all work shall be halted in the
vicinity of the archaeological discovery until a qualified archaeologist can visit the site of
discovery and assess the significance of the cultural resource. In the event that any artifact
or an unusual amount of bone or shell is encountered during construction, work shall be
immediately stopped and relocated to another area. The lead agency shall stop construction
within 100 feet of the exposed resource until a qualified archaeologist/paleontologist can
evaluate the find (see 36 CFR 800.11.1 and CCR, Title 14, Section 15064.5[fJ). Examples
of such cultural materials might include: ground stone tools such as mortars, bowls, pestles,
and manos; chipped stone tools such as projectile points or choppers; flakes of stone not
consistent with the immediate geology such as obsidian or fused shale; historic trash pits
containing bottles and/or ceramics; or structural remains. If the resources are found to be
significant, they must be avoided or will be mitigated consistent with State Historic
Preservation Office (SHPO) Guidelines.
On motion by Committee Member Kincaid, seconded by Committee Member Haydu, and on the
following roll call vote:
AYES: Committee Members Brajkovich, Haydu, Kincaid, Matteson, and Chair Papp
NOES: None
REFRAIN: None
ABSENT: Vice -Chair Larrabee, and Committee Member Baer
The foregoing resolution was passed and adopted this 15th day of May, 2017.
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Brian Leveille, Secretary
Cultural Heritage Committee