HomeMy WebLinkAboutR-11122 removing the property at 1156 Peach Street from the Contributing Properties List of Historic Resources (1156 Peach St, HIST-0036‑2020)R 11122
RESOLUTION NO. 11122 (2020 SERIES)
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN LUIS
OBISPO, CALIFORNIA, REMOVING THE PROPERTY AT 1156 PEACH
STREET FROM THE CONTRIBUTING PROPERTIES LIST OF
HISTORIC RESOURCES (1156 PEACH ST, HIST-0036-2020)
WHEREAS, the applicant, Ivan L. Lapidus, submitted on January 21, 2020 an application
to remove the property located at 1156 Peach Street (“the Property”) from the Contributing
Properties List of Historic Resources (HIST-0036-2020); and
WHEREAS, the Cultural Heritage Committee of the City of San Luis Obispo conducted
a public hearing via teleconference from the City of San Luis Obispo, California on April 27, 2020
to consider the application, and recommended that the City Council remove the Property from the
Contributing Properties List of Historic Resources with the request that documentation be provided
on the shed structure at the rear of the property, prior to demolition; and
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of San Luis Obispo conducted a public hearing
via teleconference from the City of San Luis Obispo, California on June 2, 2020 for the purpose
of considering removal of the Property from the Contributing Properties List of Historic
Resources; and
WHEREAS, notices of said public hearings 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. The primary dwelling
on the property does not represent a unique example of architecture for the area, and
does not exhibit significant or distinctive features that distinguish it from other
buildings in the area, nor does it exhibit any particular expression of artistic merit,
details, or craftsmanship. No significant architect is associated with the building. A
condition of approval (Condition #1) requires that the accessory shed at the rear of the
property be documented in order to record its characteristic construction method.
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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. It has no known
association with persons or events significant to local history and its construction is not
considered to be a notably important, unique, or distinctly interesting contri bution to
the City. Its association with early residential development of the City does not
constitute an association with patterns of local history that would elevate the structures
to the level of historic significance.
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
City’s Inventory of Historic Resources has been formally evaluated by an architectural
historian. As described in historic resource evaluation prepared for the property, the
primary structure on the property does not meet the Secretary of the Interior’s criteria
for significance, does not meet the level of significance required by the California
Public Resources Code, and thus does not rise to the level of a significant cultural
resource. The evaluation supports the conclusion that the property is not a candidate
for inclusion on the City’s Inventory and is not a historical resource 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). The determination of continued eligibility for historic listing is limited to review of
whether the subject site remains eligible for historic resource listing according to the criteria set
forth in the City’s Historic Preservation Ordinance. A determination that the property is not eligible
for historic listing will cause the removal of the property from the City's Inventory of Historic
Resources, but will have no direct physical effect on the environment, as the determination does
not approve any physical site development. As such, 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).
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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, subject to the following condition:
1. Before the issuance of any demolition permit for structures on the property, the
accessory shed at the rear of the property shall be documented as specified in City
standards, to the satisfaction of the Community Development Director.
Upon motion of Vice Mayor Gomez, seconded by Council Member Christianson, and on
the following roll call vote:
AYES: Council Member Christianson, Pease, Stewart, Vice Mayor Gomez and
Mayor Harmon
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
The foregoing resolution was adopted this 2nd day of June 2020.
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Mayor Heidi Harmon
ATTEST:
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Teresa Purrington
City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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J. Christine Dietrick
City Attorney
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the official seal of the City
of San Luis Obispo, California, on _____________________.
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Teresa Purrington
City Clerk