HomeMy WebLinkAboutCHC-1009-2017 (HIST-1138-2017 -- 676 Mountain View Street)RESOLUTION NO. CHC -1009-17
A RESOLUTION OF THE SAN LUIS OBISPO CULTURAL HERITAGE
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDING THAT THE CITY COUNCIL
REMOVE THE PROPERTY AT 676 MOUNTAIN VIEW STREET FROM
THE CITY'S INVENTORY OF HISTORIC RESOURCES; 676 MOUNTAIN
VIEW STREET (HIST -1138-2017)
WHEREAS, the Cultural Heritage Committee of the City of San Luis Obispo conducted
a public hearing in the Council Hearing Room (Room 9) of City Hall, 990 Palm Street, San Luis
Obispo, California, on November 27, 2017, pursuant to a proceeding instituted under application
HIST -1138-2017, Candice Wong, applicant and owner; 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.
1. The property is not historically significant under the Architectural Criteria set out in
§ 14.01.070 (A) of the City's Historic Preservation Ordinance. Modifications to the
primary structure on the property have diminished the ability of the building to convey a
pure form of its architectural style. The buildings are not rare examples of the Minimal
Traditional style, nor does this style represent a particular social milieu or period of the
community, as it was widely popular in the region and across the country during the early
201h Century. The style avoids ornamentation and detail, and these buildings do not exhibit
any particular expression of artistic merit, details, or craftsmanship. No significant architect
is associated with the buildings.
2. The property is not historically significant under the Historic Criteria set out in
§ 14.01.070 (B) of the City's Historic Preservation Ordinance. The property is not
associated with persons significant to the community as public leaders, public servants,
famous persons, or persons making outstanding contributions to local affairs or institutions,
whose contributions stand above other active and successful persons of the era. It was not
associated with any landmark, famous, or first -of -kind event or unique, important, or
interesting contribution to the City. It is associated with ongoing residential development
of the City, but not with early, first, secondary, or major patterns of local history.
3. The removal of the property from the City's Contributing Properties List of Historic
Resources is consistent with the Historic Preservation Ordinance because the buildings on
the property lack significance within the historical contexts addressed by the Evaluation
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Criteria for Historic Resource Listing set out in § 14.01.070 of the City's Historic
Preservation Ordinance. The eligibility of the property for inclusion in the California
Register of Historical Resources and in the City's Inventory of Historic Resources has been
formally evaluated by an architectural historian. As described in the Historical Resource
Evaluation prepared for the property, the buildings on the property do not appear eligible
for inclusion in the California Register, and the evaluation supports the conclusion that
they are not candidates for inclusion on the City's Inventory, and are not historical
resources for the purposes of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA).
Section 2. Environmental Review. Consideration of continuing eligibility of this property
for historic listing is exempt from the provisions of the California Environmental Quality Act
(CEQA), as it is does not have the potential for causing a significant effect on the environment,
and is covered by the general rule described in CEQA Guidelines § 15061(b)(3).
Section 3. Action. The Committee hereby recommends to the City Council that the
property at 676 Mountain View Street be removed from the City's Inventory of Historic Resources.
On motion by Committee Member Kincaid, seconded by Committee Member Matteson, and on
the following roll call vote:
AYES: Committee Members Brajkovich, Haydu, Kincaid, Matteson, and Vice -Chair
Larrabee
NOES: Chair Papp
REFRAIN: None
ABSENT: Committee Member Baer
The foregoing resolution was passed and adopted this 27th day of November 2017.
Brian Leveille, Secretary
Cultural Heritage Committee