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From :barascharcnaol .corn [mailto :barascharcaaol .com ]
Sent:Tuesday, August 07, 2012 2 :24 P M
To : Johnson, Derek
Subject:466 DANA STREET PROPERTY ON-GOING MAINTENACE & RECONSTRUCTION WORK (Th e
Burton Adobe Historic Site)
Hi Derek,
Hope things are going well at the Community Development Department now that the summer is half way ove r
and you have settled in to the SLO way of doing business .
I would like to make you and your staff aware of a possible issue at the above referenced property as a resul t
of the on-going work of the City of San Luis Obispo's maintenance personnel .
It appears that the city's maintenance personnel have completed the construction of a new and very attractiv e
four foot high wood fence along the frontage of the property along Dana Street and are getting ready t o
reconstruct the previously demolished trellis & entry elements out of the the partial remnants of the old fenc e
structure wood .
I believe that the Burton Adobe is on the city's "Contributing List" of Historic Sites/Buildings and any ne w
building elements should be reviewed and ultimately approved by the CHC so that the overall historical integrit y
of the site and/or remaining structure is not compromised .
I believe that private property owners would be held to a similar standard and I personally,as the owners of th e
adjacent properties would not leave the design and/or construction details to be decided by the city's
maintenance department without the appropriate historical research and professional guidance from both the
planning staff and from a experienced historical oriented architect .
Please get back to me with your thoughts on this at you earliest opportunity as I was told by on-sit e
maintenance personnel and the maintenance supervisor that the reconstruction work for the large former entr y
trellis and main entry structure would commence in the near future ,
Best regards.
Steve Barasch, on behalf o f
Dana Street Propertie s
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RE: 466 DANA STREET PROPERTY 0 DING MAINT ...
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From : Johnson, Derek <djohnson@slocity.org >
To : barascharc <barascharc@aol .com >
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Subject :RE : 466 DANA STREET PROPERTY ON-GOING MAINTENANCE & RECONSTRUCTION WORK (The Burto n
Adobe Historic Site)
Date :Tue, Aug 7,20124 :63 pm
Hi Steve,;
The Rosa Butron adobe property on Dana Street is on the City's Master List of Historic Resources and i s
considered a significant property because of its history, early construction (1886) and the fact that it is one of
the few remaining adobe residences . Any significant work on this property would be subject to CHC review an d
the City is required to follow permitting and entitlement requirements just as any property owner in the Cit y
would . In fact, in most cases the City refers projects to the CHC or ARC that would not otherwise fall into thi s
review category. One example of this was the recent review of the replacement of the concrete steps in front o f
City Hall . However, the current work effort at the Butron adobe, replacement of fencing, removal of weeds, an d
' dismantling the deteriorated trellis does are not activities that fall into the purview of the CHC, and in fact thes e
activities are not subject to a construction permit .
City staff is currently working on a long term plan for the three City-owned adobe residential properties, the L a
Loma adobe on Lizzie Street, the Rodriguez adobe on Spanish Oaks Drive and the Rosa Butron adobe o n
Dana Street. In the present time, however the City is performing restoration and preservation activities on th e
La Loma adobe and maintenance activities on the Butron adobe . The work recently performed on the La Lom a
-adobe required CHC ,review and approval because it involved reconstruction of two exterior walls on th e
structure. However, on the Butron adobe, only property maintenance items are being performed at this time .
These activities which include reconstruction of the street yard fence, maintenance of weeds and landscap e
and possibly painting of the front facade of the building are not subject to review by the CHC because they d o
not involve changes to the significant structure . The dismantling of the trellis was required because it had falle n
down and become a hazard on the property. There are no plans or funding to reconstruct the trellis at this time ,
and reconstruction of the trellis or any significant work on the structure itself would require review and approva l
by the CHC . At this time, staff has informed the CHC about the ongoing maintenance work so that they ar e
aware of it .
Please be in touch if you have any questions about our efforts .
Thank s
Derek
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