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HomeMy WebLinkAboutR-10854 Removing 676 Mountain View from list of Historic ResourcesRESOLUTION NO. 10854 (2018 SERIES) A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN LUIS OBISPO, CALIFORNIA, REMOVING THE PROPERTY AT 676 MOUNTAIN VIEW STREET FROM THE CONTRIBUTING PROPERTIES LIST OF HISTORIC RESOURCES (676 MOUNTAIN VIEW ST, IIIST-1138-2017) WHEREAS, the applicant, Candace Wong, submitted on October 20, 2017, an application to remove the property located at 676 Mountain View Street ("the Property") from the Contributing Properties List of Historic Resources (HIST -1138-2017); and 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 to consider the application, and recommended that the City Council remove the Property from the Contributing Properties List of Historic Resources; and WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of San Luis Obispo conducted a public hearing in the Council Chamber of City Hall, 990 Palm Street, San Luis Obispo, California on January 9, 2018 for the purpose of considering removal of the Property from the Contributing Properties List of Historic Resources; and WHEREAS, notices of said public hearing and meeting were made at the time and in the manner required by law; and WHEREAS, the City Council has duly considered all evidence, including the record of the Cultural Heritage Committee hearing and recommendation, testimony of the applicant and interested parties, and the evaluation and recommendations by staff presented at said hearing. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Council of the City of San Luis Obispo as follows: SECTION 1. Findings. Based upon all the evidence, the Council makes the following findings: a) 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. R 10854 Resolution No. 10854 (2018 Series) Page 2 b) 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. c) 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 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). R 10854 Resolution No. 10854 (2018 Series) Page 3 SECTION 3. Action. The City Council of the City of San Luis Obispo does hereby determine that the structures located on the Property do not meet eligibility criteria for listing as Historic Resources, and removes the Property from the Contributing Properties List of Historic Resources. Upon motion of Vice Mayor Christianson, seconded by Council Member Rivoire, and on the following roll call vote: AYES: Council Members Gomez, Rivoire and Pease, Vice Mayor Christianson and Mayor Harmon NOES: None ABSENT: None The foregoing resolution was adopted this 9th day of January 2018. L- May4lffe-li Harmon ATTEST: Carrie Gallagher City Clerk APPROVED AS TO FORM: IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the official seal of the City of San Luis Obispo, California, this 3a day of , �B. �J�" ze'� Carrie Gallagher City Clerk R 10854