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Home My WebLink About03/19/2002, PH2 - AN APPEAL OF THE CULTURAL HERITAGE COMMITTEE'S DETERMINATIONS THAT TWO BUILDINGS LOCATED ON 497 MAR Matua .m council D 3-/9-02 acEnaa Report '�®N �a C I TY OF SAN LU IS 0 B 1 S P 0 FROM: John Mandeville,Community Development Direct Prepared By: Michael Codron,Associate Planner SUBJECT: AN APPEAL OF THE CULTURAL HERITAGE COMMITTEE'S DETERMINATIONS THAT TWO BUILDINGS LOCATED ON 497 MARSH STREET ARE SIGNIFICANT HISTORIC RESOURCES AND THAT THE BUILDINGS' LOCATIONS ARE INTEGRAL TO THEIR HISTORIC SIGNIFICANCE (ARC 164701). CAO RECOMMENDATION Deny the appeal and affirm the Cultural Heritage Committee's significance determinations for the buildings on 497 Marsh Street. DISCUSSION On March 5, 2002, the City Council considered the appellant's request to overturn the Cultural Heritage Committee's significance determinations. Council Member Ewan was not in attendance at the meeting and Council was unable to approve a resolution on the appeal. The item was continued to a date uncertain. A full Council is expected on March 19, 2002, and the item has been rescheduled. The original Council Agenda Report is attached. The Architectural Survey Report for the project was distributed to the Council for the March 5, 2002, hearing and a copy will be put in the Council Reading File. Attachments: Attachment 1: Council Agenda Report for the Manse Appeal, March 5, 2002. Council Reading File: Historical Architectural Survey Report for the Manse on Marsh Expansion,Denardo and Gerber, 2002, and available to the public in the Community Development Department, 990 Palm Street. 2- / Attachment 1 Council °5- v acEnc)A izEpom C I TY OF SAN LU IS O B I S P O FROM: John Mandeville,Community Development Director Prepared By: Michael Codron,Associate Planner SUBJECT: AN APPEAL OF THE CULTURAL HERITAGE COMMITTEE'S DETERMINATIONS THAT TWO BUILDINGS LOCATED ON 497 MARSH STREET ARE SIGNIFICANT HISTORIC RESOURCES AND THAT THE BUILDINGS' LOCATIONS ARE INTEGRAL TO THEIR HISTORIC SIGNIFICANCE (ARC 164-01). CAO RECOMMENDATION Deny the appeal and affirm the Cultural Heritage Committee's significance determinations for the buildings on 497 Marsh Street. REPORT-IN-BRIEF The Cultural Heritage Committee (CHC) has determined that two buildings located on 497 Marsh Street(presently occupied by the businesses Jamaica You and Golden Paw)are significant historic resources, eligible for inclusion in the City's Inventory of Historic Resources, and that their locations are integral to their significance. The CHC's decision is being appealed by the Manse on Marsh because a project to expand the Manse calls for relocation or demolition of the buildings. The appellant believes that Antonio G. Pinho, a City Board of Trustees Member and a volunteer firefighter in the early 1900's was not associated with the property for long enough for the buildings to be considered significant resources. The appellant also believes that the buildings' integrity has been compromised through changes to convert the residence to commercial uses. Further arguments are presented in the report. The Council has been provided with a record of the CHC's decision and with two historical reports on the project. Staff is recommending that the City Council deny the appeal and affirm the CRC's determinations. DISCUSSION Situation The appellant, Horizon Senior Housing, operates the Manse on Marsh, an assisted living facility for seniors located on 475 Marsh Street. Horizon has proposed an expansion of the Manse to include 40 new assisted living units (see project plans, Attachment 2). The expansion would connect the existing Manse facility with a new 30,000 square-foot building proposed for an adjacent .5 acre site. The project site includes all of 487 and 497 Marsh Street and is presently developed with 8 buildings, all of which are over 50 years old. In order to accommodate the Manse expansion, all of the buildings are proposed to be demolished or relocated. 2-2 Council Agenda Report Attachment ARC 164-01 (Manse on Marsh Expansion) Page 2 On January 28, 2002, the Cultural Heritage Committee reviewed the project and determined that the two buildings on 497 Marsh Street (currently occupied by Jamaica You and Golden Paw) are significant historic resources that are eligible for inclusion in the City's Inventory of Historic Resources, and that the locations of the buildings are integral to their historic significance (see CHC action, Attachment 3). Based on the CHC's determinations, the current project description would trigger an EIR under CEQA because the buildings would be relocated or demolished, constituting a substantial and adverse change to their significance (CEQA Guidelines, Section 15064.5). Staff and the CHC have strongly encouraged the appellant to redesign the project to include an adaptive reuse component for the two significant buildings on 497 Marsh Street. The Denardo report also suggests that, through adaptive reuse, an appropriate treatment could be developed to avoid substantial and adverse impacts to the historic buildings (Denardo and Gerber, 2002:34). If the project were redesigned to accommodate the 497 Marsh Street buildings, the appellant could avoid having to prepare an EIR for the project. On February 1, 2002, the Manse on Marsh filed an appeal of the CHC's significance determinations (Attachment 4). Appeals of historic significance determinations are considered by the City Council. This report includes an evaluation of the appeal and describes the action alternatives available to Council. Data Summary Address: 497 Marsh Street Applicant/Appellant: Horizon Senior Housing (The Manse on Marsh) Representative: Chris Skiff Zoning: C-R(Retail-Commercial) General Plan: General Retail Environmental status: See Section D of the Evaluation for discussion of possible scenarios. Site Description The project site is on lower Marsh Street and is presently developed with 8 buildings(Attachment 2 includes a survey of the site that shows all standing buildings). The buildings on 497 Marsh Street are occupied by Jamaica You Salon and Golden Paw Pet Grooming. The buildings on 487 Marsh Street are residential dwellings. The site has a mild slope up from Marsh Street toward Pacific Street. Landscaping includes plantings at the perimeter of buildings and street trees. A majority of the site is paved for vehicle access. This area of Marsh Street includes a mixture of new development, such as the Frameworks Gallery and Coast National Bank (under construction) and historic buildings, including the Jack House, the Wilkenson House (law offices) and the Kaetzel House (Johnson Gallery). It is approximately one block away from the boundary of the Old Town Historic District. 2-3 - Attachment 1 Council Agenda Report ARC 164-01 (Manse on Marsh Expansion) Page 3 Project Description The project is the construction of an addition to the Manse on Marsh residential care facility. The new building includes two stories and a mezzanine on the third level for a building height of 39'-6", with roof projections to 45 feet. The overall square footage of the building is proposed at approximately 30,000 square feet. The new building will be connected to the existing facility and will include 40 assisted living units and office space. Other improvements proposed include parking for 18 vehicles and landscaping. To develop the project as proposed, the project site would have to be cleared, and a minimal amount of grading will be necessary. The appellant is proposing specific measures to try to insure the relocation of each building. The appellant proposes to make each structure available for free for a period of four months, ending June 1, 2002. The buildings will be advertised on TV, radio and in print on a regular basis while they are available. 463 Branch Street has been identified as a receiving site for the 497 Marsh Street buildings. The suitability of this property for the addition of the proposed buildings has not been evaluated by staff at this time. Evaluation A. The CHC's Significance Determinations On a 5-1-1 vote (Pavlik voted no; Whittlesey abstained due to a conflict of interest), the CHC approved a motion stating that both buildings located on 497 Marsh Street are significant historic resources that are eligible for inclusion in the City's Inventory of Historic Resources. The motion was based on the following findings. 1. The buildings are closely associated with a historical person, Criteria VI.2 in the Historical Preservation Program Guidelines. The property's original owner and resident, Antonio G. Pinho, was a Portuguese Immigrant who served on the City of San Luis Obispo Board of Trustees in 1901 and served as a City firefighter and Treasurer of the Fire Department for at least 15 years. 2. The buildings are architecturally significant because they demonstrate traditional, vernacular and/or eclectic influences that represent a particular social milieu and period of the community; and because of the uniqueness of their hybrid styles (separate main house and kitchen, believed to be for fire safety) and how these styles are put together. The CHC then approved a second motion stating that the locations of the buildings are an integral part of their historic significance. Based on this motion, relocation of the buildings would not be an acceptable form of mitigation under a Mitigated Negative Declaration. The second motion was approved on 4-2-1 vote (Pavlik and Wheeler voted no; Whittlesey abstained) and was based on the following finding. Attachment 1 Council Agenda Report ' ARC 164-01 (Manse on Marsh Expansion) Page 4 1. The locations of the buildings at 497 Marsh Street are integral to their significance because their locations reflect the social status of the original builder and occupant and exhibit important information regarding the social context of the building and occupant. In discussion just prior to the motions, Commissioner Paula Carr stated that Antonio Pinho's occupation as a barber was particularly interesting because it shows how his other activities, Board of Trustees Member, Firefighter and Treasurer of the Fire Department, represent grass roots civic leadership. Commissioner Carr also stated that Pinho's choice to build his home on Marsh Street was a reflection of Pinho's personal history, his aspirations and his social status. B. Singer and Denardo Reports Two reports have been provided that evaluate the project's potential impact on archeological and historical resources. An Archeological Resources Inventory (ARI), prepared by C.A. Singer and Associates, was submitted as part of Horizon's application (Attachment 5). The Singer report concluded that there were no archeological resources present on the project site, but that both Marsh Street properties "have standing structures that are important elements in the history of the development and growth of the City of San Luis Obispo" (Singer 2001:4). The Singer report recommends a further architectural study to supplement and enhance the historical information about the properties. On January 7, 2002, an Architectural Survey Report prepared by Carole A. Denardo, M.A. and Joyce Gerber, M.A. was submitted by the appellant. The Denardo report concludes that none of the historic buildings on 487 and 497 Marsh Street meet the eligibility criteria for listing on the National Register of Historic Places or the California Register of Historic Resources, but that "under the San Luis Obispo criteria some of the properties may be considered significant based on their association with locally important individuals" (Denardo and Gerber, 2002:i). C. Annlicant's Anneal The appellant has appealed the two motions that relate to the buildings on 497 Marsh Street. The appellant has provided several reasons for the appeal, which are evaluated individually below.. The appellant's reasons are listed in italics. Refer to Attachment 3 to review the CHC's actions. ACTION 1 -REASONS FOR APPEAL 1. The individual associated with the structure does not meet the City's historic criteria under item 6.2 because the City has adopted a minimum period of association of "at least two generations (i.e. 40 years). " Based on the Historic Report and the Certificate of Death, the individual associated with the structure lived there for only thirty-three (33) years. Therefore, this finding can not be made. 2 -S Attachment 1 Council Agenda Report ARC 164-01 (Manse on Marsh Expansion) Page 5 The City's Historical Preservation Program Guidelines includes a Delineation of Historic Resource Criteria for Building Evaluation and Recommendations (Attachment 6). There are eight general headings. Heading VI, History-Person, lists criteria for determining when a property is significant because of its association with a historic person. Pinho's Death Certificate was provided to the CHC and the appellant made this argument during public testimony. Although Pinho himself may not have lived in the house for 40 years, the CHC did not agree that Pinho's connection with the property was of insufficient duration to be considered significant. Staff does not believe that 40 years is an "adopted" standard as described by the appellant, but is simply an example of"two generations" in terms of years. The Delineation of Historic Resource Criteria includes many `i.e.' and `e.g.' parenthetical statements, and in each case they are followed by an example to clarify the criteria. These examples are certainly not intended to limit the criteria to the examples themselves. The "two generation (i.e., 40 years)" criteria is useful because it clarifies that not every house a historic person ever lived in, or every restaurant that a historic person ever ate at, qualifies for inclusion in the City's Inventory of Historic Resources. The criteria is intended to show that there has to be a very strong connection between that building and the historic person. Staff and the CHC believe that in this case the connection is clearly strong enough for Historical Criteria VI (History—Person)to apply. 1. Major modifications to the structures have eliminated their original historic style and design. The kitchen/washroom structure has been modified so significantly that it has lost its historic character and integrity. Integrity is an important factor for determining whether or not a historic resource is significant. The Denardo report states that despite extensive modifications to the residence, "the fagade retains the essence of its original look" (Denardo and Gerber, 2002:30) One test for integrity described in Denardo suggests that if the historic person associated with the property would not be able to recognize the house today, then it probably lacks sufficient integrity. Denardo goes on to say that, "In this case, Pinho would be able to identify at least the faeade of the house." Exterior changes on other elevations, such as the large bay window facing Beach Street, do diminish the integrity of the historic building. The CHC discussed the integrity of the buildings, and for Committee Member Pavlik, the lack of integrity appeared to be the major reason that he did not support the motion to determine that the buildings were significant historic resources. The detached kitchen and washroom building that is now the Golden Paw Pet Grooming business has gone through many changes over the years. Sanborn Maps included in the Denardo report show that originally the building was detached, but by 1909 it was attached to the main residence and by 1950 a dwelling had been developed in the space. Presently, the building is detached as it was built. z-6 Attachment 1 Council Agenda Report - ARC 164-01 (Manse on Marsh Expansion) Page 6 3. The Cultural Heritage Committee has allowed other old buildings to be relocated such as the Jesperson House, which currently sits on blocks in the 300 block of Marsh Street. The New Times project, which displaced the Jesperson House, occurred prior to recent changes in the City's Building Demolition and Relocation Ordinance. The demolition permit was reviewed by the CHC, but only as an information item. New Times was able to apply for demolition of the Jesperson House without discretionary review because the historic home was not on the City's Inventory of Historic Resources at the time. The changes in the City's Building Demolition and Relocation Code now offer added protection to historical resources that may not be on the City's adopted list, as provided for by CEQA. The CHC does not believe that relocation of the buildings on 497 Marsh Street would constitute adequate mitigation under CEQA. The second motion approved by the CHC, that the buildings' locations are integral to their historic significance, was made to elucidate this point. Relocation of buildings has occurred throughout San Luis Obispo's history, however, with new procedures for environmental review required under CEQA, relocation of historically significant buildings may require extensive environmental review. 4. A determination of historic significance on these structures will delay the creation of new senior assisted living units that are desperately needed in San Luis Obispo. Environmental review can be a lengthy process, but CEQA has specific time limits to insure timely completion of environmental documents. Section D of this evaluation includes a discussion of the potential environmental review alternatives, depending on Council's action on the appeal. In no case should the Council use the delay as a justification for upholding the appeal. Any action to uphold the appeal must be based on findings relative to historic significance(see Attachment 9, Draft Resolution`B", for a list of potential findings). ACTION 2-REASONS FOR APPEAL 1. There is no evidence in the public record that indicates why the occupant chose this site location over another. The finding was made by the CHC based solely on their own conjecture. Therefore, a finding that indicates the site is integral to the structure's historic significance can not be substantiated. The CHC made logical conclusions about the significance of the buildings' locations. They determined that the Marsh Street site was a reflection of the social status of the original builder and occupant, and that the location exhibits important information regarding the social context of the building and occupant. The CHC's conclusions are based on expertise in their area of concern, and their knowledge of the significance of owning property and living on Marsh Street in San Luis Obispo at the tum of the century. The CHC believes that the Marsh Street site is a symbol of Pinho's aspirations and his success, which is particularly impressive considering the fact that he was an immigrant. The Denardo report provides a primary source reference stating that Pinho was an exceptional barber "...with a patronage among the exclusive people in town" (Denardo and Gerber, 2002:8). Denardo also notes that outside of his service to the City he Attachment 1 Council Agenda Report ARC 164-01 (Manse on Marsh Expansion) Page 7 belonged to many fraternal and ethnic organizations and "may have served as a spokesperson for Portuguese dairy farmers who settled on the south side of San Luis Obispo" (Denardo and Gerber, 2002:8). 2. As the historic report indicates, "the building setting has been compromised by larger commercial establishments that are incompatible in style and continuity. " Environmental Design Continuity is criteria V of the Delineation of Historic Resource Criteria (Attachment 7). The CHC did not use this criteria to support either of the motions that are being appealed. There was, however, public testimony that indicated the importance of preserving the building to maintain some context for the Jack House and other historic buildings on lower Marsh Street. 3. The relocation of the structures into an older residential neighborhood will return it to its original residential use and context; therefore re-establishing more of its historic use and character. This line of reasoning was presented to the CHC during the public hearing and the CHC disagreed that returning the building to a residential use in another neighborhood would sufficiently mitigate impacts to the historic buildings. The CHC believes that the Marsh Street site is significant as indicated by their findings. 4. A relocation site has already been identified eight blocks away at 463 Branch Street. The new owner will preserve the existing house and adjacent structure on that site. The proposed relocation site has not been evaluated by staff to determine its appropriateness as a receiving site for the house. Staff will work with the appellant to provide more information on the site to Council during the review of the appeal. Based on the CRC's determination, the house could only be moved if an EIR is prepared and Council approves the project, adopting findings of overriding consideration. 5. The City has set a precedent of allowing structures to be relocated within the City. Recent changes to CEQA provide more specificity with respect to evaluating impacts to historical resources. The CEQA Guidelines say that the significance of an historical resource is materially impaired when a project demolishes or materially alters in an adverse manner those physical characteristics that convey a building's historical significance. Because the applicant has proposed to relocate the buildings, staff asked the CHC to determine if the Marsh Street location is one of the physical characteristics that conveys the buildings' historical significance. The CHC determined that the location is an integral part of the buildings' significance, indicating their belief that relocation would materially impair the significance of the building. z-� Attachment 1 Council Agenda Report ARC 164-01 (Manse on Marsh Expansion) Page 8 6. Relocation of the structures is required in order to expand The Manse on Marsh. Expansion of The Manse on Marsh under the current project description and under the current historic determinations is a project that is subject to CEQA. Council will be asked to make a decision on the Manse expansion once the appropriate environmental documents are prepared. D. Environmental Review CEQA treats historic resources as important environmental factors. A project that may cause a substantial adverse change in the significance of an historic resource is a project that may have a significant effect on the environment (See Attachment 7, CEQA Guidelines Section 15064.5.b). Based on the conclusions of the Singer and Denardo reports, staff determined that the buildings proposed for demolition were potentially significant historic resources. Subsequently, staff brought the project to the CHC for significance determinations on the buildings proposed for relocation or demolition. Based on the CHC's determinations and the current project description,the project would trigger an EIR because the project would involve demolition or relocation of the significant buildings. CEQA says that the significance of an historic resource is materially impaired when a project demolishes or materially alters those physical characteristics of the resource that convey its historical significance (See Attachment 7, CEQA Guidelines Section 15064.5.b.2.B). If the project were modified to retain the two significant buildings, through an approved adaptive reuse strategy,it is likely that a Mitigated Negative Declaration could be prepared. The Council may uphold the appeal based on sample findings listed in Attachment 9, Draft Resolution `B". If the Council believes that the buildings are not significant based on one or more of these potential findings, the project may qualify for a categorical exemption. Council may also affirm the CRC's significance finding, but partially uphold the appeal by overturning the CHC's second motion on site significance (See Attachment 10, Draft Resolution "C"). In this case, there is a potential that the building could be relocated as part of a mitigation strategy under a Mitigated Negative Declaration. The feasibility of this approach will depend on the suitability of the potential receiving sites identified by the appellant. ALTERNATIVES 1. The Council may uphold the appeal, in total or in part, if findings can be made that the buildings are not significant historic resources or that their location is not integral to their historic significance. See Attachment 9, Draft Resolution `B" for examples of appropriate findings. 2. The Council may continue discussion if additional information is needed. 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Attachment 3 AIM MEMORANDUM CITY OF SAN LUIS OBISPO TO: Cultural Heritage Committee VIA: Michael Draze, Deputy Director, Long-Range Planning FROM: Michael Codron, Associate Planner MEETING DATE: January 28,2002 SUBJECT: Item #1: ARC 164-01 (487 and 497 Marsh Street) — Review historic significance of proposed building demolitions. The City has received a development application to expand the Manse on Marsh residential care facility, located on 475 Marsh Street. To accommodate the expansion, the applicant is proposing to relocate or demolish and recycle all of the buildings on the project site (see the Amendment to Project Description, attached). Based on information included in a Historic Architectural Survey Report prepared by Carol Denardo, M.A. and Joyce Gerber, M.A., staff believes that the project has the potential to impact significant historic resources. Staff is asking the CHC to determine the significance of each building on the project site. The CHC's significance determinations are used by staff during the Initial Study process to assess project related impacts and develop mitigation measures to completely avoid impacts, where possible, or to reduce impacts to less than significant levels. If project related impacts are determined to be significant and unavoidable, CEQA requires the preparation of an Environmental Impact Report. Proiect Description The project is the construction of an addition to the Manse on Marsh residential care facility. The new building includes two stories and a mezzanine on the third level for a building height of 39'-6", with roof projections to 45 feet. The overall square footage of the building is proposed at approximately 30,000 square feet. The new building will be connected to the existing facility and will include 38 assisted living units and office space. Other improvements proposed include parking for 18 vehicles and landscaping. To develop the project as proposed, the project site would have to be cleared, and a minimal amount of grading will be necessary. There are eight existing buildings on the site, five are currently used as residences, one is a laundry room, one is a beauty parlor and one is used by a pet grooming business. a -a3 CHC 164-01 Attachment 3 487 and 497 Marsh Street January 28, 2002 The applicant is proposing specific measures to try to insure the relocation of each building. The applicant proposes to make each structure available for free for a period of four months, ending June 1, 2002. The buildings will be advertised on TV, radio and in print on a regular basis while they are available. No potential receiving sites for the buildings have been identified. The applicant's complete building relocation proposal is attached to this report. Historic Resource Descriptions The applicant has had two separate studies prepared for the project. The first was an Archeological Resources Inventory prepared by Clay Singer. Singer concluded that additional evaluations were necessary to assess the significance of the historic buildings on the project site. As a result, the applicant retained Carol Denardo, M.A. and Joyce. Gerber, M.A. to prepare an architectural resource survey and evaluation. The following is a brief description of each building based on the architectural report prepared by Denardo and Gerber. Both-reports are on file in the Community Development Department and are available for review by the public. 487 Marsh: The main residence on the Marsh Street frontage of 487 Marsh Street is described as a vernacular farmhouse. It was built circa 1880. The house is associated with Stephen D. Ballou, who fought for the Union in the Civil War. The house has had exterior modifications, including porch enclosures at the Marsh Street elevation and at the rear of the building. The interior of the residence has retained some notable historic elements, such as the original wainscoting and molding in the kitchen. Denardo and Gerber conclude that the property does not appear to meet the eligibility criteria for the City's Inventory of Historic Resources. 487 Marsh A and B: Two secondary residences on the 487 Marsh Street property. These units are small, Spanish Eclectic buildings that were constructed circa 1940. The Historic Architectural Survey for the project does not identify any unique or potentially significant historic elements of these two buildings. A scrolled metal door knocker is a notable architectural detail that appears on both front doors. 487 Marsh C: This secondary residence is described as a small, double-gabled vernacular cabin. The Architectural Survey suggests that the building was at one time separated and later joined in the center. The buildings were moved to their present location sometime around 1940. Denardo and Gerber suggest that the building style and construction materials are typical of the Railroad Construction Era (pre-1894). The report concludes that the origin of the building is still a mystery. Denardo and Gerber suggest that the potential historic significance of the building would be based on finding a definite link to the Railroad. 487 Marsh D: This residence is built over a four-stall garage and its style is described as Spanish Eclectic. An exact date of construction is not provided, but the building was present on the project site by 1950, as indicated by the 1950 Sanborn map included in the Denardo and Gerber survey. As with the other buildings on 487 Marsh, the building appears to have value for specific historic building materials and components that remain intact. However, the building does not represent a particularly unique building style or an exceptional design. Denardo and Gerber conclude that the building does not appear to be eligible for the City's Inventory of Historic Resources. CHC 164-01 Attachment 3 487 and 497 Marsh Street January 28, 2002 487 Marsh (Laundry Building): The laundry building is a simple utility building, built at the same time as the Spanish Eclectic buildings on the project site. 497 Marsh and 497 B Marsh: The Jamaica You Salon occupies the primary building, which is described as a folk Victorian cottage with Queen Anne detailing built circa 1880. 497 B Marsh Street, originally the kitchen and laundry room for the main residence, was built at the same time. The buildings are associated with Antonio G. Pinho, a Portuguese immigrant who was a successful barber and a member of the City Board of Trustees in 1901. Pinho was also a firefighter and was treasurer of the City's Fire Department for at least 15 years. His photograph is included in the City's Souvenir Fire Book, printed in June 1904. Denardo and Gerber suggest that Pinho's involvement with the Fire Department influenced his decision to build a detached kitchen for his residence. Denardo and Gerber state that the detached kitchen, now the Golden Paw pet grooming business, "represents a distinctive, uncommon type of architecture..." (Denardo, Gerber 2002:31). The report identifies other similar buildings to the primary residence at 296 Higuera Street, 1306 Chorro Street, and 1342 Garden Street. These residences were not developed with a detached kitchen. The report describes several alterations that have occurred to main residence over the years, especially with its conversion to a store in 1979. Denardo and Gerber conclude that the buildings on 497 Marsh Street do not appear to meet the eligibility criteria for the National Register of Historic Places or the California Register of Historic Resources, but that they may meet the criteria for inclusion in the City's Inventory of Historic Resources. Significance Determinations The CHC's significance determinations will be the basis for staffs evaluation of project related impacts. If no buildings are found to be significant historic resources, then the project would proceed through the Architectural Review process. If the CHC determines that one or more of the buildings on the project site are significant, then staff will prepare an Initial Study for the project. Staff recommends that the CHC make a determination for each building on the project site using the action alternatives. The CHC's significance determinations should indicate whether the resource is site specific, because the applicant is proposing to relocate all of the buildings on the project site. If a resource is site specific, then relocation of the building would likely constitute a significant and unavoidable impact. If a resource is not site specific then relocation may be an alternative, however, acceptable sites would have to be identified as part of any mitigation measure that provides for building relocation. Action Alternatives 1. Determine that one or more buildings on the project site are significant historic resources that are eligible for inclusion in the City's Inventory of Historic Resources, based on findings of significance to be developed by the CHC. (List each significant building and provide appropriate findings.) aas CHC 164-01 Attachment 3 487 and 497 Marsh Street January 28, 2002 2. Determine that there are no significant historic resources on the project site and that the project is consistent with the Historical Preservation Program Guidelines. The CHC should recommend conditions of approval to provide for the reuse of historic building components. (List findings as to why the buildings are not historically or architecturally significant.) 3. Continue the item to a date certain for additional discussion or historical research. Attachments: Vicinity Map Project Description prepared by the applicant Amendment to Project Description prepared by the applicant Previously provided to the CHC and available to the public at the. Community Development Department counter: Full Size Site Survey Historic Architectural Survey Report, Denardo and Gerber, 2002 Archeological Resource Investigation, Singer, 2001 Included in the CHC Packet: Correspondence from Chris Skiff, dated 1-16-02, including project plans from 1979 for the conversion of the main residence on 497 Marsh Street from a residence to a store. a-a� Attachment 3 MANSE ON MARSH_ PHASE II PROJECT DESCRIPTION Proposed new three story addition to an existing assisted living facility on an adjacent site, requiring the demolition/removal of existing 1 and 2 story buildings. The addition comprises 38 assisted living units including 7 studios (380 sf), 28 one bedroom units (465 sf not including mezzanine levels), 3 two bedroom units (750 sf not including mezzanine level), 9 t`aird floor mezzanine units (500 sf+); one mezzanine penthouse unit; administrative and facility spaces; an enclosed courtyard (2-story height); 9 covered parking spaces and 9 uncovered parking spaces. The addition is proposed to connect to the existing facility at the first floor level via an enclosed second floor level by an open walkway. Pedestrian link, and at adjacent existing facility to accommodate the connections.alterations Ot ero nt xist ngto the spaces to be altered include the dining/activity rooms and reside room (to become an open louuge/library) services The new addition shall be of Type V- 1 hour construction with stucco finish exterior walls and moldings,parapet enclosed built-up roof, aluminum window and door systems, masonry bousectional wood garage doors, and stucco finished ndary walls (and/or"Allen Block" (color) at retaining wall sections) with fencing above(to match existing facility). The new building is designed to be aesthetically compatible with the adjacent existing facility through continuity of height regulating lines, m color finish and detail specification. aterial and a�� Attachment 3 Amendment to Project Description The Manse on Marsh — Phase II 487 & 497 Marsh Street January 15, 2002 The Manse on Marsh proposes to make all existing buildings on this site available for relocation to other sites within the city. All buildings will be offered free-of-charge for new owners to move. As a result, we believe that nearly all of the buildings will be acquired by new owners. The building located at 497A Marsh will likely be the first to be acquired by a new owner because of the extensive modernization it received in 1979. The Spanish-style residences (487A & B), and the double-gabled cabin (487C) are all small and on raised foundations;as a result, they are likely candidates for relocation into rear yards of many R-2 and R-3 houses, thereby providing much needed in-fill housing. To ensure that the public is aware that the buildings are available for free, The Manse will undertake and pay for an extensive advertising program. Following is a list of actions that The Manse proposes to take: 1. Send press releases to all news media—TV, radio, and press. KSBY and The Tribune will likely do a story highlighting the free houses. Both have done several stories on The Manse on Marsh in the past. 2. Place classified advertisements in the "Houses for Sale" section of the Tribune on a biweekly basis. Headline "FREE HOUSES". 3. Post a sign in front of the homes, noting that they are available for free. 4. Send letters to local realtors and list the free structures in the Multiple Listing Service, if possible. 5. Place public notices in the Tribune on a biweekly basis. This advertising program will continue until June 1, 2002 (approximately four months), or until new owners have acquired all the structures, whichever is sooner. After June 1, 2002 any remaining structures will first be salvaged and recycled, per the recommend- ations of the Cultural Heritage Commission, then the balance of the structures will be disposed of, per City requirements. In addition, The Manse on Marsh will do the following at its own expense: 1. Provide photo-documentation or other historical recordings of the structures as directed by the Cultural Heritage Commission. 2. Continue to compose and retain biographies for the residents of The Manse on Marsh, with the first priority being those who have lived in the city for 40 years or more. Examples of recent biographies are attached for the CHC's review and comment. ��►��►�►�� ►�IIINIIlIII�IIII@��►►►��I CON y anO SiSoB19 t3 � 990 Palm Street, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401-3249 February 4, 2002 Chris Skiff Horizon Senior Housing 475 Marsh St. San Luis Obispo, CA 93401 SUBJECT: 487 and 497 Marsh St. ARC 164-01 Review historic significance of proposed building demolitions at 487 and 497 Marsh Street. Dear Chris Skiff: The Cultural Heritage Committee, at its meeting of January 28, 2002, determined that: 1) The structures located at 487 Marsh Street, units A, B, C, D, and the Laundry Room as shown on the applicant's site survey are not historically significant because they do not meet national, state or local criteria for historic significance. 2) The structure located at 487 Marsh Street is not historically significant because it has no association with important persons or events in the City's history. This determination is subject to the conditions that archaeological monitoring be provided at all times during grading or excavation due to potential burial sites, that the historic landscaping be mapped, that the developer make the building available for relocation and reuse, and that an archaeological treatment plan return for CHC review. 3) The buildings located at 497 Marsh Street (Jamaica You) and 497A Marsh Street (Golden Paw) are historically significant, with the following findings: 1. The buildings are closely associated with a historical person, Criteria V1.2 in the Historical Preservation Program Guidelines. The property's original owner and resident, Antonio G. Pinho, was a Portuguese immigrant who served on the City of San Luis Obispo Board of Trustees in 1901 and served as a city firefighter and Treasurer of the Fire Department for at least 15 years. The City of San Luis Obispo is committed to include the disabled in all of its services, programs and activities. Telecommunications Device for the Deaf(805)781-7410. C7-ev?9 Attachment 3 2. The buildings are architecturally significant because they demonstrate traditional, vernacular and/or eclectic influences that represent a particular social milieu and period of the community; and because of the uniqueness of their hybrid styles (separate main house and kitchen, believed to be for fire safety) and how these styles are put together. The Committee voted to determine that the locations of the buildings at 497 Marsh Street (Jamaica You) and 497A Marsh Street (Golden Paw) are integral to their historic significance because their locations reflect the social status of the original builder and occupant and exhibit important information regarding the social context of the building and occupant. The decision of the CHC is final unless appealed to the City Council within 10 days of the action. Any person aggrieved by a decision of the CHC may file an appeal. After the appeal period, this determination is final and shall run with the land. If you have questions, please contact Jeff Hook at (805) 781-7176. Sincerely, Michael D Deputy Community Development Director, Long Range Planning cc: Project File a 3D Attachment 4 RE C A` SLO CITY COUNCIL san WIS OBISPO APPEAL TO THE CITY COUNCIL SECTION 1. APPELLANT INFORMATION The Manse on Marsh, 475 Marsh Street, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401 Name Mailing Address and Zip Code 541 42222 541 -3717 Phone Fax Chris Skiff 475 Marsh Street, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401 Representative's Name Mailing Address and Zip Code owns- 547-1100 547-9200 Title Phone Fax SECTION Z SUBJECT OFAPPEAL 1. In accordance with the procedures set forth in Title 1, Chapter 1.20 of the San Luis Obispo Municipal Code (copy attached), I hereby appeal the decision of the: Cultural Heritage Committee (Name of Officer, Committee or Commission decision being appealed) 2. The date the decision being appealed was rendered: January 7.R, 7 n n 7 3. The application or project was entitled: The Manse on Marsh '-- Phase II 4. 1 discussed the matter with the following City staff member: Ron Whisenand and Michael Codron on January 29 , 2002 (Staff Members Name and Department) (Date) SECTION 3. REASON FOR APPEAL Explain specifically what actions you are appealing and why you believe the Council should consider your appeal. Include what evidence you have that supports your appeal. You may attach additional pages, if necessary. This form continues on the other side. Page 1 of 3 a�l Attachment 4 Reason for Appeal continued See attached SECTION 4. APPELLANT'S RESPONSIBILITY -.abe.S'an _ is'Obispo City Counoil values public participation in local government and encourages all„forrns of di iien-,involvement. The City, unlike most in California,does not charge a tee for filing an:appeal. However, placing an appeal before the City Council requires considerable work and,cost,including agenda reportpreparation and public notification. Therefore, your right to exercise an appeal comes with certain responsibilities.- If you file an appeal,please understand that it must be heard within 45 days from filing this form. You will be notified in writing of the exact date your appeal will be scheduled to be heard before-the Council. You or your representative will be expected to attend the public hearing, and to be prepared to make-your case. Your testimony is limited to 10 minutes. A continuance may be granted under certain and unusual circumstances. If you feel you need to request a continuance, you must submit your request in writing to the City Clerk. Please be advised that if your request for continuance is received after the appeal is noticed to the public, the Council may not be able to grant the request for continuance. Submitting a request for continuance does not guarantee that it will be granted;that action is at the discretion df the City Council. I hereby agree to appear and/or send a representative to appear on my behalf when said appeal is edule f ublic hearing before the City Council. IL MMSR. t3 A (Signatu a of Ap II t .( e) This item is hereby"Ienda for c: City Attorney City Administrative Officer Department Head Ci erk(orig al) Page 2 of 3 10101 a 3� Attachment 4 REASON FOR APPEAL The Manse on Marsh — Phase II (ARC 164-01, 487 and 497 Marsh Street) ACTIONS BEING APPEALED Two actions pertaining to 497 Marsh Street, stated as follows: 1) "The buildings at 497 Marsh Street are significant historic resources that are eligible for inclusion in the City's inventory of historic resources based on Criteria 6.2— Association with an individual significant to the community as a public servant—and Criteria 1.3 —Style—traditional, vernacular and/or eclectic influences that represent a particular social milieu and period of the community; and/or the uniqueness of hybrid styles and how these styles are put together." 2) "The location of the structure is integral to its historical significance because it reflects the social status of the original builder and occupant. It yields important information about the social context of the builder and occupant." The action taken by the CHC at the same hearing pertaining to 487 Marsh Street is NOT being appealed. WHY THE COUNCIL SHOULD CONSIDER THE APPEAL Action 1. (from above): • The individual associated with the structure does not meet the City's historic criteria under item 6.2 because the City has adopted a minimum period of association of"at least two generations (i.e., 40 years .." Based on the Historic Report and the Certificate of Death, the individual associated with the structure lived there for only thirty-three (33) years. Therefore,this finding can not be made. • Major modifications to the structures have eliminated their original historic style and design. The kitchen/washroom structure has been modified so significantly that it has lost its historic character and integrity. • The Cultural Heritage Committee has allowed other old buildings to be relocated-such- as the Jesperson house which currently sits on blocks in the 300 block of Marsh - Street. • A determination of historic significance on these structures will delay the creation of new senior assisted living units that are desperately needed in San Luis Obispo. a -33 Attachment 4 The Manse on Marsh— Phase II Page Two Action 2. (from above): • There is no evidence in the public record that indicates why the occupant chose this site location over another. The finding was made by the CHC based solely on their own conjecture. Therefore, a finding that indicates the site is integral to the structure's historic significance can not be substantiated. • As the historic report indicates, "the building setting has been comprised by larger commercial establishments that are incompatible in style and continuity." • The relocation of the structures into an older residential neighborhood will return it to its original residential use and context; therefore re-establishing more of its historic use and character. • A relocation site has already been identified eight blocks away at 463 Branch Street. The new owner will preserve the existing house and adjacent structure on that site. • The City has set a precedent of allowing structures to be relocated within the City. • Relocation of the structures is required in order to expand The Manse on Marsh. OTHER REASONS TO UPHOLD THE APPEAL • The Manse on Marsh expansion will add thirty-seven(37) new apartments to downtown San Luis Obispo, satisfying many of the City's goals of bringing more housing and pedestrians downtown. • The Manse on Marsh expansion includes affordable housing units for local seniors. • The community needs more assisted living housing; The Manse on Marsh is completely full, has a waiting list, and is currently turning away local seniors. EVIDENCE SUPPORTING THE APPEAL The Manse on Marsh has attached several documents supporting the reasons for upholding the appeal. Those documents are attached and have been underlined or highlighted for reference. Attachment 4 Evaluation of Potential Historical Significance based on the Historic Resource Criteria of the City of San Luis Obispo The Manse on Marsh—Phase II 487 & 497 Marsh Street The Historic Architectural Survey Report for the site concluded that none of the resources are eligible for listing on the National Register of Historic Places or the California Register of Historic Resources. The resources are not included on the City's Master List of Historic Resources, the City's Listing of Contributing Properties, or within a Historical Preservation District. They are also not located within a future Historical Preservation District proposed by the Cultural Heritage Commission (CHC) or on the list of threatened sites and buildings adopted by the CHC in May 2000. The City's Historic Resource Criteria has eight main categories of criteria comprising at. least 25 specific criteria for building evaluation and recommendation. Following are brief discussions of the criteria which the CHC found applicable to 497 Marsh Street: History- Person The Historic Architectural Survey Report dated January 2002 indicates that the strongest evidence for historical significance is "their association with locally important individuals". The CHC made this criteria one of their findings,for historic significance. While the resident of 497 Marsh Street, Mr. A. G. Pinho, "became a very prominent citizen, serving on the City Board of Trustees" (page 8 of the Report), his length of association with the structure does not meet the City's criteria. Specifically, the City's Historical Criteria for"History—Person" is met if the person has been associated with the structure "for at least two generations (i.e. 40 ears)" emphasis added. The Report is conclusive that Mr. Pinho's home was built by 1891, based on the Sanborn maps. His association with the structure ended with his death in 1924. Therefore, his association with the structure was 33 years which does not satisfy the 40 year minimum criteria set forth by the City Council. Architectural Criteria—Style The CHC adopted criteria 1.3 under Style as a finding for historical significance. While the Report indicates that the detached kitchen and washroom "represents a distinctive,uncommon type of architecture", the Report goes on to say that"it has suffered from unsympathetic use of building materials, and therefore does not retain integrity" (page 30-31). a-35^ Attachment 4 A review of the Sanborn maps included in the Report show numerous substantial additions to the structures over the years, and several references throughout the Report indicate the fact that both structures have lost their integrity, based on those modifications. A list of more recent modifications, which occurred in 1979, is attached along with the actual'plans. Other Criteria The CHC did not adopt any other findings for significance of the 497 Marsh Street structures, nor did the Report indicate that the 497 Marsh Street structures to be eligible under any other criteria. However, for reference, the two pages from the Report which discuss the other criteria are attached. Summary The CHC's finding regarding "History—Person" is not a valid legal finding since it does not meet the specific criteria adopted by the City. In addition, the finding regarding "Style" is not applicable based on the extensive modifications which have occurred. Valid findings must be made in order to substantiate that the structures meet the City's criteria as a historical resource. Evidence in the Historic Report and in the Public Record does not support any of the CHC's findings, nor any other findings. Attach nt 4 III ISTORICAL CRITERIA VI. History Person Describes a person, group, organization, or institution that has been connected with the structure, either intimately or secondarily, for at least two generations (i.e., 40 years). is a egree to which a person or group was: 1. Significant to the community as a public leader (i.e.,-mayor, congressman, etc.) or for his or her fame and outstanding recognition - locally, regionally, or nationally. 2. Significant to the community as a public servant who has made early, unique, or outstanding contributions to important local affairs or institutions (i.e., councilmen, educators, medical professionals, clergymen, railroad officials). 3. Contributions which, though minor, directly or indirectly, had a beneficial effect on the community (i.e., firemen, law enforcement officers, postal workers, businessmen/shopkeepers, city employees, etc.). VII. History - Event Associated with a social, political, economic, governmental, educational or other institutional event that has been important to the community. Historical event will be evaluated as a measure of: 1. A landmark, famous, or first-of-its-kind event for the city - regardless of whether the impact of the event spread beyond the city. 2. A relatively unique or interesting contribution to the city (i.e., the Ah Louis Store as the center for Chinese-American cultural activities in early San Luis Obispo history). 3. A contribution which, though minor, nonetheless..was important to.the community (i.e., local interest groups); or, alternatively, a unique or interesting contribution only loosely connected with _the structure, object, site, or district. • VIII. History-Context Associated with and also a prime illustration of predominant patterns of political, social, economic, cultural, medical, educational, governmental, military, industrial, or religious history. Historical context will be evaluated as a measure of the degree to which it reflects: ' I 9�C,e,c�" �(!orn T{►e. (;� t S 1�r 3 gyro Pi ce� 1� eSe(`vaT+'o 1� Ro%Toa M Go,'�el i nes. Attachment 4 MANAGEMENT SUMMARY The Manse on Marsh proposes an expansion of its assisted living residential senior housing facility, eastward to the southwest corner of Marsh and Beach streets on Block 56 in the city of San Luis Obispo (Figure 1). Present development plans would impact six buildings at 487 Marsh Street (A.P.N. 003-512-008) and two at 497 Marsh Street (A.P.N. 003-512-009). The six buildings on the 487 Marsh Street parcel include a late nineteenth century wood-framed residence and wood-framed double-gabled cabin, and three masonry single family residences, a garage, and laundry building constructed during World War II. The main residence was constructed after 1877;the cabin is estimated to have been built in the early 1890s. The remaining four buildings were erected circa 1940. The two buildings at 497 Marsh Street include a late nineteenth century wood-framed single family residence and contemporary detached wood-framed building that historically functioned as a kitchen and washroom. At the request of Chris Skiff from The Manse on Marsh, Carole Denardo and Joyce Gerber conducted a historic architectural study at 487 and 497 Marsh Street. The buildings were inventoried according to the Secretary of Interior's Standards and Guidelines(National Park Service 1983) and evaluated according to criteria of the National Register of Historic Places (NRNP), California Regis stonc Resources tspo gut a to I one of the historic properties at 487 and 497 Marsh Street are eligible for liDg e Nation Register of Historic Places. The buildings that are associated with important indo not retain sufficient integrity to qualify for inclusion in the NRNP or the CRHR. Likeintegrity ofdistinctive buildings has either been compromised by extensive modificationscase of thedouble-gabled cabin, moved to its present location from an unknown locatione San LuisObispo criteria some of the properties may be considered significant based on iation with locally important individuals. J U N U q _Re B o r t aa�� J_ovluary 2002 , i Attachment 4 07 x r2 --•1C r� --a 1 61 ) .-0v � QK i S.P � i r r t .Z/x ♦ p7 t w � i I x 56 i • ---,, �r ! lNri � i q�liar. hw .t i i �! d0 ,39 3c9 36. .SCS 4 .3 .2 3/ 30 O ` Figure 3 1891 Sanborn Map showin building footprint at 487 and 497 Marsh Street 19 � • COUNTY OF SAN 'LUIS OBISPO Attachment 4 SAN LUIS OBISPO,.C'ALIFORNIA Q `1 +PLACE OF DEATH. 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TNS is a true end exam rop<oeucdoIcfthetaolA cum file .0" 'E}9gpK p ima Ilam NLUIIG b.trlpOb5PO or ObSUMOr, dftW iamrd•R wlpl Uhe .`t �., COUNTY CLERK-RECORDER i 'Ibis copy not va m U111166.,QIeourd.OA, 10154. C'C1 MOP Bt21811d OO11D,1}'I IStyBT. ..w • i17= _ �. =v . •. •: . • a �� —�LJ Attachment 4 Modifications to 497-A Marsh Street occurring in 1979 In 1979 Doris Tucker made substantial modifications to the structure located at 497-A Marsh Street. Attached is a set of architectural drawings identifying those changes. Following is a written summary of the same modifications, for reference. 497-A Marsh Street Significant Remodeling: • New cinderblock and pier foundation throughout, which both elevated the house and changed the appearance of its base • All windows in the house (except for three) were replaced or eliminated. Most notably, a large bay window was added to the east elevation, facing Beach Street. All windows on the west property line were eliminated entirely • Exterior siding(which does not match the original) was placed on entire west side of building and rear elevation and portions of east side as well • An addition was made to the west side of the front room • A wing wall was constructed on the west side, creating a screened porch • A four-foot deep cellar was filled in with concrete slurry under the home • All roofing was removed and replaced • Extensive interior remodeling occurred as well —creating a modern interior design that retained none of the historical qualities of the original home Front Elevation of 497-A Marsh Street While the front elevation appears the most intact design element, it also has received significant remodeling which includes the following: • The new cinderblock foundation is obvious under the porch • New stairs and handrails have been installed • The front porch decking has been replaced • The original door has been removed,the doorway widened and a newer Dutch door installed • All roofing materials and facias have been replaced • The wing wall on the right side has changed the balance of the elevation • The bay window on the left side has modified the elevation of the house as well Remodeling Occurring After the 1979 Plans In addition to the modifications noted in the 1979 plans, several additional modifications are obvious when inspecting the property: • New French doors have been installed in the rear-most room facing Beach Street • A storage shed has been attached to the back of the house in the rear yard area • The landscaping has been modified further cW 5U'VeAttachment 4 under Criterion C. Unfortunately, the building suffers from use of incompatible materials and inferior workmanship. Despite significance under Criteria B and C, the two buildings at 497 Marsh Street do not retain sufficient integrity to be eligible for inclusion in the California Register of Historic Resources. None of the other buildings appear to meet the criteria for inclusion on the California Register of Historic Resources with the possible exception of the two-gabled building that was moved to its present location in about 1940. It is theorized that the building may have originally ;been two cabins built to nineteenth century. 5.3 CITY OF SAN LUIS OBISPO SIGNIFICANCE CRITERI CEQA requires that applicable local guidelines be used to evaluate historic resources. The criteria for evaluating significance on the subject property are found in The Historical Preservation Program 6 Guidelines (City of San Luis Obispo .1990), and The Archaeological Resource Preservation Guidelines (City of San Luis Obispo 1995). The following variables under the three criteria headings are used by the Cultural Heritage committee to evaluate and determine significance of historic properties: Architectural Criteria- Style, Design, Age Criteria for Building Evaluations- Architect, Environmental Design Continuity Historical Criteria-Historic Association- Person, Event, Context I Each of the six historic properties in the project area will be examined in terms of applicable criteria. i The Architectural Criteria of each building is thoroughly discussed in Chapter 4- Resource Descriptions,and in the DPR 523 Primary Records, and will not be repeated here. l 5.3.1 Criteria for Building Evaluations j! Architect- It is not known who the architect or builder was for any of the residences or ancillary buildings on the two properties;none represent the work of a master architect. Environmental Design Continuity-Much of the block surrounding the residences is built-up with modern commercial buildings. Two of the historic buildings (497 and 497B Marsh:Street) have housed businesses since 1979. The buildings' setting has been compromised by larger commercial establishments that are incompatible in style and continuity. The 497 Marsh Street house, in particular, seems dwarfed in the midst of all the larger, and mostly more modem businesses. .The R.E. Jack House, one block to the east, is the closest late nineteenth century house to these residences. 53.2 Historical Criteria History- Person Associated with 497 and 497B Marsh Street Historic Properties-Antonio G. Pinho was bom in 1854, the son of a Portugese sea captain. He immigrated to Boston in 1870,and 32 a-ya Attachment 4 eventually settled in New Bedford. He married Frances Coster and they had two daughters. With his family, Pinho came to San Luis Obispo in 1883, one of a number of Portugese immigrants from the Azores. The 1892 Great Register lists A.G. Pinho as a 37-year-old barber: Pinho is described in one biographical sketch as a "tonsorial artist", and (Guinn 1903:425) writes that Pinho's barber shop (at 889 Monterey Street) "was the finest and largest in town...with a patronage among the exclusive people of the town." Pinho became a very prominent citizen, serving on the City Board of Trustees in 1901. He was also a firefighter, and was treasurer of the City Fire Department for at least 15 years. Pinho belonged to many fraternal and ethnic organizations including the Odd Fellows, the Elks,the Ancient Order of United Workmen, the Royal Arcanum, and three separate Portugese societies. He may have acted as a spokesperson for Portugese dairy farmers who settled on the south side of San Luis Obispo, in an area referred to as "Portugese Flats" History- Person Associated with 487 Marsh Street Historic Properties Stephen D. Ballou was II born in New York in 1845. He fought for the Union in the Civil War from age 16 to 20, when he witnessed the fall of Richmond and the surrender of General Lee(Storke 1891:648-9). After arriving in California in 1865,he left and mined in Nevada, then returned to California to farm in Monterey it County until 1874. He moved to Arizona for two years, and also farmed in Fresno County, but continued to be listed as a San Luis Obispo .County resident from 1874 forward. Storke's biographical sketch states that Ballou opened one of the first stores in Lompoc. He belonged to several fraternal organizations and was appointed as light-house keeper at Port-Harford around 1890. Ballou was married to Mary Marshall, and they had one daughter. Lizzie Renkert, a domestic, resided with the Ballou's at 487 Marsh Street. The City Directory indicates that in 1910, S.D. Ballou was retired at the age of 64 and still living at that address. j Ii History-Event- None Noted History-Context-The original foundation has been changed on both of the late nineteenth century i buildings(487 and 497 Marsh Street). The steep pitched double-gabled wood clad cabin was also placed on a new foundation when moved from its original(unknown) location. It has been surmised that the cabin may have once been two cabins constructed to house railroad workers prior to the completion of the railroad line in 1894. This, however is mere conjecture and has not been substantiated. ,i I 33 a-yam Attachment 4 Amendment to Project Description The Manse on Marsh —Phase II 487 &497 Marsh Street January 15, 2002 The Manse on Marsh proposes to make all existing buildings on this site available for relocation to other sites within the city. All buildings will be offered free-of-charge for new owners to move. As a result, we believe that nearly all of the buildings will be acquired by new owners. The building located at 497A Marsh will likely be the first to be acquired by a new owner because of the extensive modernization it received in 1979. The Spanish-style residences (487A & B), and the double-gabled cabin (487C) are all small and on raised foundations; as a result, they are likely candidates for relocation into rear yards of many R-2 and R-3 houses, thereby providing much needed in-fill housing. To ensure that the public is aware that the buildings are available for free, The Manse will undertake and pay for an extensive advertising program. Following is a list of actions that The Manse proposes to take: 1. Send press releases to all news media—TV, radio, and press. KSBY and The Tribune will likely do a story highlighting the free houses. Both have done several stories on The Manse on Marsh in the past. 2. Place classified advertisements in the"Houses for Sale" section of the Tribune on a biweekly basis. Headline "FREE HOUSES". 3. Post a sign in front of the homes, noting that they are available for free. 4. Send letters to local realtors and list the free structures in the Multiple Listing Service, if possible. 5. Place public notices in the Tribune on a biweekly basis. This advertising program will continue until June 1, 2002 (approximately four months), or until new owners have acquired all the structures, whichever is sooner. After June 1, 2002 any remaining structures will fust be salvaged and recycled, per the recommend- ations of the Cultural Heritage Commission, then the balance of the structures will be disposed of, per City requirements. In addition, The Manse on Marsh will do the following at its own expense: 1. Provide photo-documentation or other historical recordings of the structures as directed by the Cultural Heritage Commission. 2. Continue to compose and retain biographies for the residents of The Manse on Marsh, with the first priority being those who have lived in the city for 40 years or more. Examples of recent biographies are attached for the CRC's review and comment. a-yy athment 5 • O ! C.A. SINGER & ASSOCIATES, Inc. Archaeology-Cultural Resources & Lithic Studies November 13, 2001 Mr. Christopher E. Skiff President Horizon Multi-Housing 475 Marsh Street San Luis Obispo,CA 93401 Subject: Archaeological Resources Inventory (ARI) and for two properties--487 Marsh Street [APN 003-512-008] and 497 Marsh Street [APN 003-512-009] _-in the City of San Luis Obispo, San Luis Obispo County, California. Dear Mr. Skiff, Per your request, an Archaeological Resources Inventory (ARI) has been completed for two adjacent properties located on Marsh Street in the City of San Luis Obispo. The subject properties are identified by street numbers and also by assessor's parcel numbers. Thus, the examined properties are referred to as APN 003-512-008,or 487 Marsh Street, and APN 003-512-009, or 497 Marsh Street; the latter is at the southeast corner of Marsh and Beach Streets. This ARI included background research at the San Luis Obispo City and County Public Library,the City of San Luis Obispo Historic Archives, and the files and reports at C. A. Singer&Associates, Inc. (CASA) in Cambria, plus a thorough examination of the property and a preliminary evaluation of historic resources (see Attachment A). Attached herewith are three maps that show the location and dimensions of the surveyed properties. Map 1 is a portion of the USGS San Luis Obispo, Calif. 7.5' topographic quadrangle showing the site location; Map 2 is a small part of the County Assessor's Map with APN 003-512-008 and APN 003-512-009 indicated; Map 3 is a reduced copy of the site plan showing the existing structures at 487 and 497 Marsh Street. Also attached are copies of the Primary Site Records [DPR 523] for two late 19th Century residential structures located at 487 and 497 Marsh Street, sites P40-041108 and P40-041109, respectively. 1. Background Archival research produced two documents that contain information about the subject properties, a cultural resources assessment prepared for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Brock and Wall 1986), and a supplemental survey prepared for the faculty at California State University, Dominguez Hills (Wall 1986). Both reports describe the 19th Century houses at 487 and 497 Marsh Street, but neither refers to or describes the other structures on the properties. A hand written"Architectural Worksheet"completed by Iama Blom and dated May 25, 1983, describes the building at 497B Marsh Street. At that time the sign above the building read, "The Golden Paw". P.O. Box 99 • Cambria • California 93428-0099 phone: 805/927-0455 • fax: 805/927-0414 a-�s Attachment 5 Page 2 On October 25, 2001, the two properties were examined to identify existing and potential cultural resources. Four archaeological record searches completed for the downtown area of San Luis Obispo during the past 12 years indicated that neither property had not been formally examined, and no site forms or records were on file with the State Office of Historic Preservation. At the present time, there are six standing structures on the larger parcel, APN 003-512-008 [487 Marsh], and two standing structures on the smaller parcel, APN 003-512-009 [497 Marsh]. Each is shown on Map 3 and briefly described below. II. Resource Inventory The individual buildings and other features located on the two properties are described in the next section. A preliminary evaluation of the various buildings and an assessment of potential impacts to historic resources will follow. 1. APN 003-512-008 [487 Marsh Street] •487 Marsh Street- A rectangular wood-frame house with two sections probably built separately during the 1880s; now an apartment. A vernacular Railroad Style Gothic Revival structure with one-story, and one and a half-story sections, both with gables roofs and horizontal shiplap siding. The pier foundation is slightly raised and the higher roof has a boxed cornice. The building has been substantially remodeled. The porch is now an enclosed foyer and only three 1/1 double hung sash windows with lugsills remain in place. • 487A Marsh Street- A small, rectangular;one-story, wood-frame and stucco cottage (apartment) with a flat roof with a tiled false gable above the front window; probably built during the 1920s. • 487B Marsh Street -A small,rectangular,one-story wood-frame and stucco cottage (apartment) nearly identical to 487A but with a covered porch and a low crenate roof line; probably built in the 1920s. •487C Marsh Street- A one-story, wood-frame cottage with two high gabled roofs and horizontal, shiplap siding and a slightly raised pier foundation; probably built during the 1920s. •487D Marsh Street-A rectangular, two-story,wood-frame and stucco structure with a flat roof, four single-car garages at ground level, and an upstairs apartment. The second- floor apartment has a porch with a balustrade and file covered pitched roof. Possibly built during the 1920s. • No Number- A small,rectangular, concrete block laundry room with a pitched roof; probably built in the 1950s. About 95% of the surface of this property is obscured by structures, paved walkways, and a graveled parking area. Soils observed around trees and shrubs were compact, brown and clayey, with an abundance of recent historic refuse. Neither prehistoric nor early historic materials were observed on the surface of the property. 2. APN 003-512-009 [497 Marsh Street] • 497 Marsh Street-A rectangular,one-story, wood-frame Queen Anne Victorian house with a hip on gabled roof, and some detailed facia and thin frieze. It was constructed during the 1880s. The pier foundation is slightly raised and there is a full porch supported by four square columns and pilasters with saw-work brackets and frieze. Exterior walls a-ZI6 Attachment 5 Page 3 have horizontal shiplap siding and windows are 2/2 double hung sash with lugsills. The house has a later rear addition and is currently used as a feminine beauty salon. • 497B Marsh Street - A one-story, rectangular, wood-frame building with a double gabled roof; probably a converted garage, now used as a dog grooming salon. The building has horizontal shiplap siding and a slightly raised foundation; probably built during the 1920s. About 80% of the ground surface is now obscured by two structures, a paved parking lot, a grass lawn, and other landscaping features. Like the adjacent property, there are no native plants. Instead, the property has a variety of mature exotic trees and shrubs including an ornamental maple,a lemon, an orange, a magnolia,English ivy, oleander, roses, a palm, an apricot, a Beaucarnia, a loquat, a boxwood, and Bougainvillea. Soil observed under the trees and plants was identical to neighboring soil,namely clayey brown_ sediments. No prehistoric or early historic materials were seen and recent historic material was scarce. Readily available historic sources provide minimal information about the former residents of the houses, and nothing about the apartments and other structures on the two properties. According to the San Luis Obispo City Directory for 1904, the house at 487 Marsh Street was the residence of Lizy Renkert, and the house at 497 Marsh Street was the home of A. J. Pinho. No further information was found concerning Lizy Renkert or A. J. Pinho. However,A. J. Pinho was likely related to one or both Pinhos listed in"The Greater Register of the County of San Luis Obispo, California",published in 1890. Listed are, Joseph G. Pinho, 28, a clerk from the Azores naturalized on February 9, 1884, and Antonio Gomes Pinho, 32, a barber, also from the Azores, naturalized on June 14, 1882. The 2000 edition of the Pacific Bell Telephone Directory for San Luis Obispo County has no listings under the name `Pinho'. 111. Discussion and Evaluation of Resources An examination of two contiguous parcels in downtown San Luis Obispo led to the identification of eight historic structures on the two properties, but no prehistoric materials whatsoever. Two structures, both late 19th Century "Railroad Revival" houses, were recorded as historic properties and assigned Primary Numbers [P40-041108 and P40- 041109]. Six other buildings, five of which are 19th Century apartments, were mapped and documented. Additional documentation of all these structures is recommended because they are more than 50 years old and thus qualify as historic resources. Finally, the concrete block `laundry room' is less than 50 years old and doesn't qualify as an historic resource, yet. Although seven structures may qualify as historic resources,each one must be evaluated individually to determine if itis an`-`important"resource, and whether it has sufficient qualities for nomination to the State Register of Historic Places. Supplemental information is therefore needed and some recommendations for additional documentation are offered. The late 19th Century houses located at 487 Marsh Street [P40-041108], and 497 Marsh Street [P40-041109], were identified and documented during an historic survey completed for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in 1986 by James Brock and Richard Wall (Brock and Wall 1986; Wall 1986),although neither property was officially recorded with the State Office of Historic Preservation. Both are now recorded as historic properties on DPR 523 forms(see Primary Numbers above,and Attachment A). Regarding the two 19th Century houses, Brock and Wall (1986: 56) expressed these preliminary conclusions. • 487 Marsh Street: "[T]he facede of this building has been remodeled to such an extent that the original fabric has been lost." a-�7 Attachment 5 Page 4 •497 Marsh Street: "This is one of the oldest homes in this area of San Luis Obispo. The Vernacular Railroad style was popular as a design style for inexpensive homes. Enough of the original facade remains for this structure to have potential local significance." At the conclusion of their report, in Chapter 6: Considerations of Significance, a"Tentative summary of resource significance"is provided by Table 1 wherein both houses are listed. The evaluation was done to determine eligibility for nomination to the National Register of Historic Places (per 36 CFR 60.4),rather than the State Register of Historic Places, and five categories of potential significance were distinguished: (1)Appears Ineligible, (2) Possibly Eligible, (3) Unknown, (4) Possibly Eligible, and (5)Appears Eligible. • 487 Marsh Street listed as (3)- Unknown • 497 Marsh Street listed as (4) - Possibly Eligible The other six buildings located on the two properties were not evaluated in 1986. Of these, one is an eclectic Neo-Tudor cottage (487C Marsh Street), two are eclectic Neo-Mission Revival cottages(487A and 487B Marsh Street), one is an eclectic Neo-Spanish Colonial apartment(487D Marsh Street), and the last is a Neoeclectic Box, the laundry room(cf. McAlester 1984). Although vegetation on the two properties is quite different, both are good examples of `turn-of-the-century' [19th Century] residential landscaping that has survived into the 21st Century. At 487 Marsh Street, with six structures, there are several trimmed low shrubs, one ornamental yucca, and a single lemon tree. While at APN 003-512-669, with two structures, there are low trimmed shrubs, grass lawns, ornamental flowers, and about 20 exotic (but not rare) trees and bushes. The former assemblage represents vegetation on a property with multiple rentals, while the latter represents a landscaped garden at a single family residence,converted later and maintained for commercial use. Houses constructed in the City of San Luis Obispo during the late 18th and early 19th Centuries come without flush toilets and without garbage disposal units in the kitchen sink. And,until the 1920s, nobody came each and every week to collect household trash and garbage. Consequently, families generally had one or more backyard privies(outhouses) and disposed of domestic refuse in a hole in the back yard where it was periodically incinerated. Both of these patterns ended in the 1926s when the city installed a sewer system and collection of municipal refuse was initiated (Singer,Atwood and:Frierman 1993). Had they not been altered in the 1920s, both properties would have a high probability of subterranean (buried historic) resources, namely trash pits and privies in the back yards. But, neither property has an intact surface in the back yard and such resources may no longer be present. Further exploration of both yards will be needed to determine presence or absence; nothing unusual or spectacular should be expected. IV. Management Recommendations That both Marsh Street properties have standing structures that are important elements in the history of the development and growth of the City of San Luis Obispo Field has now been confirmed by field studies and archival research. At the present time,there are five rented apartments at 487 Marsh Street and two small businesses, beauty salons, at 497 Marsh Street. Although no project plans were reviewed., it is assumed that some type of redevelopment is planned for both properties. Furthermore,it is assumed that the eight extant buildings cannot be incorporated into any reasonable architectural plan and that all, or most, will be demolished. C2-7 Attachment 5 Page 5 Removal of the existing buildings and associated vegetation will have a significant impact on the historical resources identified above, along with an impact on the historical character of lower Marsh Street. Removal of the buildings, particularly the two 19th Century houses, will alter the view of the corner of Marsh and Beach Streets and could change the character of the neighborhood. Therefore,careful consideration should be giver to preserving the overall historical character of the area, and to conserving those historical elements that provide and enhance that character. The overall mixture of architectural styles -- Vernacular Queen Anne Victorian,Railroad Gothic Revival,Eclectic Neo-Tudor,Eclectic Mission Revival, Neo-Spanish Colonial, and Modernist Cube--would seem to afford wide design flexibility for future projects. Several questions concerning the importance of the historic resources could not addressed by this study. For instance, to what extent should the 20th Century apartment buildings at 487 Marsh Street be recorded and documented? And, what remains of the interior of the 19th Century house at 487 Marsh Street? Again, what remains of the interior of the house at 497 Marsh Street? Finally,can either of the 19th Century houses be restored or reconditioned? Answers to these and other questions must come from an expanded investigation. The following list of recommended actions can be the basis for a Phase II investigation designed to supplement and enhance historical information about the properties and the extant buildings. These data should enable project planners and city administrators to make better informed decisions concerning the management of the resources. 1. At 487 Marsh Street, the five apartment buildings [487A, B, C and D]should be measured,documented, and recorded on a DPR 523B form under Primary Number P40-041109. 2. At 497 Marsh Street, the small outbuilding [497B] should be measure, documented and recorded on a DPR 523B form under Primary Number P40-041108. 3. At 487 Marsh Street,the 19th Century house should be further documented and evaluated to determine the structural and architectural integrity of the building. Research should determine date(s) of conversion,amount of interior and exterior alteration, integrity of exterior decor,condition of construction materials and hardware, type and condition of the foundation and the exterior facade and decorative trim. 4. At 497 Marsh Street, the 19th Century house should be further documented and evaluated to determine the structural and architectural integrity of the building. Research should determine date(s) of conversion, amount of interior and exterior alteration,integrity of exterior decor,condition of construction materials and hardware, type and condition of the foundation and the exterior facade and decorative trim. 5. At 497 and 487 Marsh Street, the bushes,exotic trees, and other landscaping features should be mapped and identified by a botanist; the vegetation map should be added to the historic record for the properties. When these data become available the decisions about what to do with the existing buildings should become easier. Reports on historic buildings, including site records and supplemental data, should be provided to the City Cultural Heritage Committee and Architectural Review Board. ��9 A ttahment 5 Page Most sincerely, C y Clay nger / An ropologtst V. References Cited Brock, James and Richard J.Wall 1986 "A Cultural Resources Assessment Of Selected Study Areas Within The City Of San Luis Obispo". Report prepared for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Los Angeles District by Archaeological Advisory Group, Newport Beach. McAlester,Virginia and Lee 1984 A Field Guide To American Houses. Alfred A. Knopf, New York. Singer, Clay A., John E. Atwood and Jay D. Frierman 1993 "It Came From Beneath The Streets- An Archaeological Report on the Expansion of the City of San Luis Obispo Wastewater Treatment System". Report prepared for the City of San Luis Obispo by C. A. Singer&Associates, Cambria. Wall, Richard J. 1986 "Supplemental Survey of the Cultural Resources of San Luis Obispo, California". Project presented to the faculty of California State University, Dominguez Hills. VI. Attachments Map 1. A portion of the USGS San Luis Obispo, Calif., 7.5' topographic quadrangle showing the area surveyed for cultural resources, two adjacent properties in the City of San Luis Obispo,487 and 497 Marsh Street. Map 2. Part of the County Assessor's Map showing the surveyed properties at 487 and 497 Marsh Street, APN 003-512-008 and APN 003-512-009, respectively. Map 3. Plan showing the existing structures at 487 and 497 Marsh Street. •Attachment A. Primary Site Records [DPR 523] for principal structures at 487 Marsh Street [site P40-0411081, and 497 Marsh Street [site P40-041109] (8 pages) a-moo nage / Attachment 5 C sr SAN LUISr OBISPO, CALIF. s ViH sp ..... 35120-C6-TF-0.24 1965 PHOTOREVISED 1979 ante Rot DMA 1854 1 $W—SERIES V895 ZIA W or L ad z Lx 253/ IZ L do -44- U 1bj 4" I Meadow mer Park Go a r . KATTower., :z YJ C + we th ch, 70 "5m `'Theater et-ethr aa RW r k E n% :11 Map 1. A portion of the USGS San Luis Obispo, Calif. , 7.5' topographic quadrangle showing the area surveyed for cultural resoures at 487 and 497 Marsh Street in San Luis Obispo. Page 8 Attachment 5 g b 00 iu+ u �v « •' �,' mlid v : � ,W 4 ONOdIN d T ... ... a .. T 0.� O 0 ` aC CL 41 ,w• H • u ^ � • w _ � v m t a ° �^ ' h ^ ~ • i CO Oi a 41 N ,C: I7�1 3 e1 ^ C O nwen+ , N9V78« m .2i . 0 C.P, m ti Y cd d •w ti, Id O 00 G - m O en R �I OhO t mO to M Ln O v t Ai 0 w Y i e 7 41 TOM I \ R . . .. .. S O d) H �1 • n Ei 0 L 14 N S. a E a% � a-�a Page 9 Attachment 5 MARUH STREET wxa " H rr r k- 4. mx Y! s •I — �.. p, r _ yy Ella_ 1^. a Dt•� IauR"x4 S4dl Ca! ley-O COV • mr r r.� s •max. _ __, r. 7 ue mpx It'� i •I �>> 00.'� r"x_ � xwx L wY.L. M. wn� t. ma p 1\0 O \�s .. waa .xlax Qa wx Is rf V AWL 0/4 n` CIOWM ALM MI-C raa.9r•ri � .a.rRi � — ,w Map 3. Plan showing the existing buildings at 487 and 497 Marsh Street. ATTACHMENT A Q#....l..,._,. Stata of California Trw Resources Age rx� Primary .r 08. DE?AMMe;rOFPAMANDAECREATIG HRI fl PRIMARY': RECaRD 'frinomiat > NRHP status Code Other Llsiings Review Corte tRe¢iewer Oate '` Page 1 of 4 Resource Name or #:(Assigned by recorder) 497 Marsh Street Pt. Other Identifier: P2. Location: ®Not for Publication ❑Unrestricted a. County San Luis Obispo and (P2b and Plc or Ptd. Attach a Location Map as necessary.) b. USGS 7.5' Quad San Luis Obispo Date 1979 T 30S ; R 12E ; — 1/4 of - 1/4 of Sec ns ; 14D B.M. Ci San Luis Obispo Zup 93401 C. Address: 497 Marsh Sheet city d.UTM:(Give more than one for large anclAinear resources) 10 712,380 mE/ 3,905,980 mN e.Other Locational Data(Enter Parcel#,legal description,directions to resource,elevation, etc., as appropriate) The house on the southeast comer of Marsh Sheet and Beach Street Parcel No. APN 003-512-009 P3. Description(Dasabe resource and its major dements.Include design,materials,condton'alteratens'size,se ft and boundaries) A Oueen Anne Cottage built in the 1880s and occupied by one A.J.Pinho in 1904. The building is now a beauty parfor. 133b. Resource Attributes: (List attributes and codes) HP2-Single Family Properly P4. Resources Present ®Building ❑Structure ❑Object ❑Site ❑District ❑Element of District ❑Other (Isolates, etc.) PSa. Photograph or Drawing (Photograph required for buiidirgs,structures,and objects) P5b.Desaipton of Photo:(View,date,accession#) View of from of house from Marsh Street —� P6. Date Constructed/Age and Sources: ❑Prehistoric ®Historic ❑Both sometime in the 1880s P7. owner and Address !� Horizon Multi-Housing 475 Marsh Street San Luis Obispo,CA 93401 I PS. Recorded by:Nam,affialion,ardaddress) Clay A SirWr C.A Singer&Associates P.O.Box&W Cambria,CA 93428 Pg. Date Recorded: 111612001 P10. Survey Type: (Describe) Phase 1 P11. Report citation: (Cite survey report and other sources,or enter Whet Wall.Richard J.-Suppk;=n1al Survey of ft Cultural Resources of San Luis Obispo,California- A report presented to the faculty of California State Attechments❑NONE ❑Continuation Sheet ❑District Record ❑Rock Art Record O Other:(List) M Location Map ®Building.Structure,and Object Record ❑Linear Feature Record ❑Artifact Record ®Sketch Map ❑Archaeological Record ❑Milling Station Record ❑Photograph Record San euanavarmrra Aa n;h Assxaws DPR 523A(1195)NivnryMakor Attachment 5 77 $woeofcaiitorrda—TtteReaovnces> ncy: P[lrttaty t� DEPARTMENTt3FPaacs>uvol FaaTuxa: Nit BUILDING, STRUCTURE, AND OBJECT RECORD Page 2 of 4 NRHP Status Code Resource Name or *:(Assigned by recorder) 497 Marsh Street B1. Historic Name: the historic house on the comer of Marsh and Beach Streets B2 Common Name: the cute old house on the comer of Marsh and Beach Streets B3. Original Use: single family residence B4. Present Use: beauty parlor for ladies B5. Architectural Style: Queen Anne Cottage B6. Construction History: (Construction date,alterations, and date of alterations) built around 1880 when the radroad came to town and money flowed fireely in the better bars and back rooms at the courthouse B7. Moved4® No O Yes []Unknown Date: Original Location: B8. Related Features: A converted garage at the rear,now a beauty parlor for canines B9a. Architect: unknown b.Builder: unknown 810. Significance: Theme: Late 19th Century architecture Area: San Luis Obispo Period of Significance: 19th Century Property Type:Private Applicable Criteria: (Discuss importance in terms of historical or architectural context as defined by theme,period and geographic scope.Also address integrity.) A fine example of a small,late 19th Century house built during an economic boom and the coming of the S.P.Railroad. Bt 1.Additional Resource Attributes:(Ust attributes and codes) HP2-Single Family Property B12. References: YEE.E ITIEE1 Wad,Richard J. `Supplemental Survey of the Cultural Resources of _ San Luis Obispo, California' Spring 1986. ��4_ B13.Remarks: 'Oh honey/ Look at that cute little house over there.' 814. Evaluator: i `•__ __� Date of Evaluation: (This space reserved for official comments.) /17 '* LI a ��s State of Calttornis—The Resources Agency Primary# V 1110� I I f/ Cr DEPARTMENT OF PARKS ANS RECREATION HRl#— AN LOCATION MAP Trinomial, - Page I of 'Map Name: sax L:.t l5 0b19vo *Scale: 00c;l *Date of Map: IT& c sr SAN LUIS OBISPO, CALIF. Vi 35120--C6-TF-024 sp RR S 1965 PHOTOREVISED 1979 1 Rot DMA 1854 1 SW-,SERIES V895 Tdnk'4/ 251/ t S 14 Park % 9 Koala GMT, ?(KATY). db .0 *e .4 x 634 ..4 t Ch V NN 'I'D Ajl � "we L all ------- DPR 523J(1/951 -Required IntormStiOn Attachment 5 P - O rimary 8 rDE!PAlRWENT-OI: ofCalitomie—fie Reaourrxa A9eRCYHRI# PARKS AND RECREATION Trinomial TCH MAP reooroer Zoo Page of 'Resource Name or Il JASS •pate:__� -Drawn BY: MRSN STREET �:• ' — �� Ori S\ iM@f\ MTM9.�f'•' •..........'�... •.I '� w mr ` I �a. l.1 � . � �.,. !,.^ r•:','.,r r - • •� c� J Ir re yW , wan :1•:•::.::: J,Y,fJI�+I IOU •I is ~f•7• * • ... ^,p.11,l S,LCM --T i ...... i I wy I,. ('' r d,uw i• �� o°. 1•.I wwl le t. weeY 9 �6. ..w r' _-� m m 7� •{.,._ M _✓ lY I I a 487-0 I r,0/OIIrs eeWt wm• ^ •Yw•Ri •neculreo lntonn2110n NOTE;Include bar scale and north arrow, DPFF 523K(11951 _�`� Stab of catiiornla tlheTiesoutces A9e!>c „ Primary` # f Lh d f''� --�--- DEPAR'rMIEWOFPARI4SAt RECREA77G frtRl ! PRIMARY RECQRI3 jhr)ttomia) y ffls } { ..............::.::.....: .. . :stir .....Revlew......... .Code Page 1 of 4 Resource Name or #:(Assigned by recorder) Pt. Other Identifier: 487MarshStreet P2. Location: S Not for Publication []Unrestricted a. County and (P2b and Plc or P2d. Attach a Location Map as necessary.) b. USGS 7.5' Quad San Luis Obispo Date 1979 T 30S ; R 12E ; -- 1/4 of - 1/4 of Sec ns ; AV B.M. C. Address: 487 Marsh Street City San Luis Obispo ZIP 93401 d.UTM:(Give more than one for large andAinear resources) 10 ; 712,380 mE/ 3,905,960 mN e.Other Locational Data(Enter Parcel#,legal description,directions to resource,elevation,etc.,as appropriate) Parcel No. APN 003-512-008 P3. Description(Descbe msaaoe and its me#elements.khdWe design,materials,condition,alterations,size,selling,and bolmdaries) A 1.5 story, wood-ham Gothic Revival house built in the 1880s. The building has been remodeled to the extent that the fabric of the original facade has been lost The house rests on a pier foundation,has a high gabled roof and a lower shed roof with composition sheathing. The exterior is pained tongue-and-groove woad siding. P3b. Resource Attributes: (List attributes and codes) HP2-Single Family Property P4. Resources Present S Building ❑Structure ❑Object ❑Site ❑District ❑Element of District ❑Other (Isolates, etc.) P5a. Photograph or Drawing (Photograph required for buildings,structures,and objects) 135b.Description of Photo:(View,date,a=ssion#) View of building horn from Marsh Street P6. Date Constructed/Age and Sources: ❑Prehistoric S Historic ❑Both ca. 1868 fir+ P7. Owner and Address Horizon Multi-Housing 475 Marsh Street San Luis Obispo,CA 93401 P8. Recorded by:Name,atfiation,and address) • Clay A Singer CA Singer 6 Associates P.O.Box#99 Cambria,CA 93426 Pg. Date Recorded: 11/5/2001 X P10. Survey Type: (Describe) 3 Phase I whatcha got here survey Pit. Report Citation: (Cim survey report and other sources,or enter'non6J Wall,Richard J-wSupplemenlal Survey of Bre Cultural Resources of San Luis Obispo,California' A report presented to the faculty of California State Attachments[]NONE ❑Continuation Sheet ❑District Record ❑Rock Art Record ❑Other:(List) ®Location Map 19 Building,Structure,and Object Record ❑Linear Feature Record ❑Artifact Record N Sketch Map ❑Archaeological Record ❑Milling Station Record ❑Photograph Record Son BuenaveMm Rea mh Avwoam DPR SM(1/85)Hift Wakar a-sem Attachment 5 S=of owitoma=TheRseouice Otey.: Pclraaty.# opo �EPAff1Me OF PAAi(S ANO IiECA1 B.UlCD1NG, >STE�UCTURE, 'AND°K}BJECT RECORD Page 2 of 4 NRHP Status Code Resource Name or M(Assigned by recorder) 487 Marsh Street Bi. Historic Name: the old historic house at 487 Marsh Street 82. Common Name: the old common house at 467 Marsh Street B3. Original Use: single family dwelling B4. Present Use: apartment B5. Architectural Style: Gothic Revival with a hint of Railroad B6. Construction History: (Construction date, alterations, and date of alterations) construced in 1880s 137. Moved?® No O Yes O Unknown Date: Original Location: B8. Related Features: three apartments built on rear of parcel B9a. Architect: unknown b.Builder: unknown 810. Significance: Theme: local history Area: San Luis Obispo Period of Significance: late 19th Property Type:residential Applicable Criteria: (Discuss importance in terms of historical or architectural context as defined by theme,period and geographic scope.Also address integrity.) A Gothic Revival house with no trim built around 1880 when the railroad came to town. The building has been substanaalty remodeled and is now an apartment. The two sections were probably built at different times. B11.Additional Resource Attributes: (Ust attributes and codes) HP2•Single Family Property 812. References: Wall,Richard J. •Supplemental Survey of the Cultural Resources of (Sketch "Iti'north arrow required.) San Luis Obispo, California' Spring 1986. r.E:x ;iE E E v 613. Remarks: Manuscript in the City of SLO Archives. B14. Evaluator: :- Date of Evaluation: (This space reserved for official comments.) _ 6;Y , y C State of California—The Resources Agency Primary# 0 I*75chmont 5 DEPARTMENT OF PARKS ANP"XREATION HRl# LOCATION MAP Trinomial Page,3 of A_- *Resource Name or#(Assigned by recorberl IfUlap Name: 4.4 t15 0111*5 *Scale: I:724 b __0 *Date of Map: 7 SAN LUIS OBISPO, CALIF. H so 35120-C6-:7-4D.24 PHOTOREVISED 1979 DMA 1854 1 SW—SERIES V895 I d11A Ilk tat i. Q 4 t. Meadow, parii: Tower! -(KATY) zke 7 Das <P th 0 J,90 Ch *ef 'Drive-it, Trailer �,yaell Theater . —I[ NWk DPR 5137(11951 .Recuired information Attachment 5 State of Calitomia—The Resources Agency Primary* O— O DEPARTMENT.OF PARKS AND RECREATION HRl# SKETCH MAP Trinomial Page--T—at 'Resource Name or is(Assignee by recorder) *Date: ronaws By: M A R 5 H STREET .........�. mli� .•�mff.SSL .''�.,. `OSY'� ... •. .� multi N •� .Y6N '... 1 i 0 1 N 11 • tt I s Yw vn ` tra '�J llN 'I I --- •��.. rN nN r � 0 N� �� rm•N 1;1•.•:. I ymdGua,GI i t - � N1R.Y{SNA .. Uj )A r9 j I � • t mn m. 4 cam. , `• � �• \Ya. .. m.:: ben_ chi• v s{I1 • 1Nrrua � 1 ,W1Bm.S NM el-r ..w�.•... GBN14 Boo• n AIC r i i NM.Induce bar scale and north afT°W' RlOulreo tntonnauon Opp 523K(11951 Attachment 6 City of San Luis Obispo Cultural Heritage committee DELINEATION OF HISTORIC RESOURCE CRITERIA FOR BUILDING EVALUATION AND RECOM MNDATIONS ARCHITECTURAL CRITERIA I. Style Describes form of building such as size,structural shape and details within that form (i.e., arrangement of windows and doors, ornamentation, etc.) Building style will be evaluated as a measure of: 1. The relative purity of a traditional style (as compared to building styles in San Luis Obispo); 2. Rarity of existence at any time in the locale; and/or current rarity although the structure reflects a once popular style; 3. Traditional, vernacular and/or eclectic influences that represent a particular social milieu and period of the community; and/or the uniqueness of hybrid styles and how these styles are put together. 4. The degree to which the structure has maintained its integrity (i.e., assessment of alterations and structural condition, if known). II Design Describes the architectural concept of a structure and the quality of artistic merit and craftmanship of the individual parts. Reflects how well a particular style or combination of styles are expressed through compatibility and detailing of elements. Also, suggests degree to which the architect (i.e., carpenter-builder) accurately interpreted and conveyed the style(s). Building design will be evaluated as a measure of: 1. Notable attractiveness with aesthetic appeal because of its uniqueness, artistic merit, details and craftsmanship; 2. Overall attractiveness because of craftsmanship and .aesthetic value, though not necessarily unique; 3. An expression_of.interesting details and eclecticism among carpenter-builders, although the craftsmanship and artistic quality may not be superior. a 47� Attachment 6 III. Aee Age is a measure of how relatively old a structure is in the context of the history of San Luis Obispo, primarily Anglo-American history (circa 1850). (See Scale of Building Age). CRITERIA FOR BUILDING EVALUATIONS IV. Architect Describes the professional (an individual or firm) directly responsible for the building design and plans of the structure. The architect will be evaluated as a reference to: 1. A master architect (e.g., Wright). 2. A known architect who made significant contributions to the state or region (e.g., Julia Morgan). 3. An architect who, in terms of craftsmanship, made significant contributions to San Luis Obispo (e.g., Abrahams who, according to local sources, designed the house at 810 Osos - Frank Avila's father's home - built between 1927 30). 4. An early architect who is otherwise of no special significance but can be identified as a professional (e.g., pioneer architects of the region as confirmed by AIA archival membership records of California and the Central Coast). V. Environmental Design Continuity Describes the inter-relationship of structures and their relationship to a common environment. Refers to the continuity, spatial relationship, and visual character of a street, neighborhood, or area. Environmental design continuity will be evaluated as a measure of the: 1. Symbolic importance of a structure to the community and the degree to which it serves as a conspicuous and pivotal landmark (i.e., easily accessible to the public, helps to establish a sense of time and place). 2. Compatibility of a structure with neighboring structures in its setting on the basis of period, style (form, height, roof lines), design elements, landscapes, and natural features; and how these combine together to create an integral cultural, historic, or stylistic setting. 3. Similarity to and/or compatibility of a structure with its neighboring structures which, collectively, although of no particular aesthetic value, combine to form a geographically definable area with its own distinctive character. a -63 Attachment 6.1 HISTORICAL CRITERIA VI. History - Person Describes a person, group, organization, or institution that has been connected with the structure, either intimately or secondarily, for at least.two generations (i.e., 40 years). Historical person will be evaluated as a measure of the degree to which a person or group was: 1. Significant to the community as a public leader (i.e.;-mayor, congressman, etc.) or for his or her fame and outstanding recognition - locally, regionally, or nationally. 2. Significant to the community as a public servant who has made early, unique, or outstanding contributions to important local affairs or institutions (i.e., councilmen, educators, medical professionals, clergymen, railroad officials). 3. Contributions which, though minor, directly or indirectly, had a beneficial effect on the community (i.e., firemen, law enforcement officers, postal workers, businessmen/shopkeepers, city employees, etc.). VII. History - Event Associated with a social, political, economic, governmental, educational or other institutional event that has been important to the community. Historical event will be evaluated as a measure of: 1. A landmark, famous, or first-of-its-kind event for the city regardless of whether the impact of the event spread beyond the city. 2. A relatively unique or interesting contribution to the city (Le., the Ah Louis Store as the center for Chinese-American cultural activities in early San Luis Obispo history). 3. A contribution which, though minor, nonetheless was important to the community (i.e., local interest groups), or, alternatively, a unique or interesting contribution only loosely connected with the structure, object, site, or district. VIII. History-Context Associated with and also.a prime illustration of predominant patterns of political, social, economic, cultural, medical, educational, governmental, military, industrial, or religious history. Historical context will be evaluated as a measure of the degree to which it reflects: a 6� Attachment 6 1. Early, first, or major patterns of local history, regardless of whether the historical effects go beyond the city level, that are intimately connected with the building (i.e., County Museum). 2. Secondary patterns of local history but closely associated with the building (i.e., Park Hotel). 3. Secondary patterns of local.history but loosely associated with the building. Historical context will also be evaluated on the basis of: 4. Whether or not a structure occupies its original site and/or whether or not the original foundation has been changed, if known. a-�s Attachment 7 ;tion 15065, a change in the (4) agency may determine that the incremental impacts of a project are lies with a standard that meets not cumulatively con when they are so small that they make only a contribution to a significant ive impact caused b u exist e lead agency shall determine in the absence of the proposed p us incremental impacts, by coon based upon substantial themselves,do not trigger the o an E1R. A de minimus contribution means that the enviro rtions would ess be the same whether or not the lead agency determines on the proposed emented. hat a standard is inappropriate The mere existence of significant cumulative i caused by other project, the lead agency shall OJ alone shall not constitute substantial evidence that the project's wise required by this section, incremental effects are cumulatively considerable. ;ubsection (h)(1)(A), the lead 15064.5. Determining the Significance of Impacts on Historical t as otherwise required by this i and Unique Archeological Resources. (a) For purposes of this section, the term "historical resources" shall include d"means a standard of general the following: (1) A resource listed in, or determined to be eligible by the State Historical quirement found in a statute, Resources Commission, for listing in the California Register of Historical Resources rd of general application; (Pub. Res. Code SS5024.1, Title 14 CCR, Section 4850 et seq.). tection; (2) A resource included in a local register of historical resources, as defined in review process to implement, section 5020.1(k)of the Public Resources Code or identified as significant in an historical by the public agency; resource survey meeting the requirements section 5024.1(g) of the Public Resources feet which the change in the Code,shall be presumed to be historically or culturally significant. Public agencies must treat any such resource as significant unless the preponderance of evidence demonstrates e the project is located. that it is not historically or culturally significant. ance adopted by lead agencies (3) Any object, building, structure, site, area, place, record, or manuscript which a lead agency determines to be historically significant or significant in the effect requires an EIR,the lead architectural,engineering,scientific,economic,agricultural, educational, social, political, ificant and whether the effects military, or cultural annals of California may be considered to be an historical resource, be prepared if the cumulative provided the lead agency's determination is supported by substantial evidence in light of I effect, though individually the whole record. Generally, a resource shall be considered by the lead agency to be onsiderable" means that the "historically significant" if the resource meets the criteria for listing on the California e when viewed in connection Register of Historical Resources (Pub. Res. Code SS5024.1, Title 14 CCR, Section nt projects, and the effects of 4852) including the following: ied in Section 15130. (A) Is associated with events that have made a significant contribution to the itial study that a project's broad patterns of California's history and cultural heritage; adered less than cumulatively (B) Is associated with the lives of persons important in our past; ght contribute to a significant (C) Embodies the distinctive characteristics of a type,period,region, or method wed less than cumulatively of construction, or represents the work of an important creative individual, or possesses gated negative declaration, the high artistic values;or ibution has been rendered less (D) Has yielded,or may be likely to yield, information important in prehistory or history. incremental contribution to a (4) The fact that a resource is not listed in, or determined to be eligible for project will comply with the listing in the California Register of Historical Resources, not included in a local register )gram which provides specific of historical resources (pursuant to section 5020.1(k) of the Public Resources Code), or mutative problem (e.g. water identified in an historical resources survey(meeting the criteria in section 5024.l(g)of the ianagement plan) within the Public Resources Code) does not preclude a lead agency from determining that the it programs must be specified resource may be an historical resource as defined in Public Resources Code sections over the affected resources 5020.10) or 5024.1. :t, or make specific the law (b) A project with an effect that may cause a substantial adverse change in the significance of an historical resource is a project that may have a significant effect on the environment. 97 Attachment 7 significant effect on the env effect on it are noted h the (1) Substantial adverse change in the rigor salt ration of hetoresourcresource o�is other resources,but they net means physical demolition, destruction, relocation, (d) When an initi immediate surroundings such that the significance of an historical resource would be of Native American human materially impaired. appropriate native american (2) The significance of an historical resource is materially impaired when a as provided in Public Re: project agreement for treating or di (A) Demolishes or materially alters in an adverse manner those physical any items associated with N Register of characteristics of an historical resource that convey its historical .significance and at as identified by the Native justify its inclusion in, or eligibility for, inclusion in the California Reg as agreement is exempt Native Historical Resources or (I) The general (B) Demolishes or materially alters in an adverse manner those physical remains from any location characteristics that account for its inclusion in a local register of historical resources Section 7050.5). of the Public (2) The requiren pursuant to section 5020.1(k) of the Public Resources Code or its identification in an shes historical resources survey meeting the requirements of section of the proj 5024.1(g) ect (e) In the evens Resources Code, less the public a evidence thatgenthe reviewingthe seffects f no tah historically ore ularally remains in any location of by a preponderancetaken: significant:or (1) There:shall b (C) Demolishes or materially alters in an adverse manner those physical area reasonably suspected t- characteristics of a historical resource that convey its historical significance and that reasonably The coroner justify its eligibility for inclusion in of CEQAia Register of Historical Resources contacted to determine that determined by a lead agency for perp° (B) If the corone (3) Generally,a project that follows the Secretary of the Interior,s Standards or l The coroner the Treatment of Historic Propert Of the Interiors within 24 hours. ies with Guidelines for Preserving, Rehabilitating, Restoring, and Reconstructing Historic Buildings or the Secretary 2 The Native Standards for Rehabilitation and Guidelines for Rehabilitating Historic Buildings(1995),scant persons it believes to be the Weeks and Grimmer,shall be considered as mitigated to a level of less than a significant 3 The most li' impact on the historical resource. potentially feasible measures to mitigate or the person responsible f (4) a lead agency shall identify po with appropriate dignity, t significant adverse changes in the significance of an historical resource. The lead agency in Public Resources Code shall ensure that any adopted measures to mitigate reements,or otthericant mea measures. Chang in (2) Where the I fully enforceable through permit conditions,agreements, representative shall rebury (5) When a project will affect state-owned historical resources, as cy, t gds with appropriate & Public Resources Code Section 5024, and the lead agency is a state agency. the subsurface disturbance. agency shall consult with the State Historic Preservation Officer as provided y Public (A) The Native Resources Code Section 5024.5. Consultation,should be coordinated in a timely fashion likely descendent or the n with the preparation of environmental1effects on archaeological sites. eisan all first 24 hours after being notifi (c) CEQA app (B) The descent When a project will impact an archaeological site, a lea (C) The landow determin ther the site is an historical resource,as defined in subsestorical of the descendant,and the (2) ead agency determines that the archaeologic the Public Resources to provide measures accep It shall o the provisions of Section li the limits contained in (f) As part of tl resource, on 15126.4 of the Guidef Code, and this section, urces Code do n ply of the Public Resources t Section 21083.2 of the Pub i snot the criteria defined in subsection (a)• unique archaeological n (3) If an archaeologica cal resource in Section 21083.2 of the provisions should include but does meet the definition of a unique in accordance with the provisions of If the find is determined u Public Resources Code, the site shal imitations bed in Public Resources Code funding and a time allc section 21083.2. The time and to surveys and si uation activities intended to measures or appropriate i Section 21083.2 (C-f) do not parts of the building site ' ovation contains uniquearcha 'cal resources. determine whether the pr haeological nor an takes lace. (q) If an eological resource is neither a un be considered a p historical reso a effects of the project on those resources sha 9a a 67 • A Attachment 8 Draft Resolution "A" RESOLUTION NO. (2002 Series) A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN LUIS OBISPO AFFIRMING THE DETERMINATIONS OF THE CULTURAL HERITAGE COMMITTEE THAT TWO BUILDINGS LOCATED ON 497 MARSH STREET ARE SIGNIFICANT HISTORIC BUILDINGS AND THAT THEIR LOCATIONS ARE AN INTEGRAL PART OF THEIR SIGNIFICANCE (ARC 164-01) WHEREAS, the Cultural Heritage Committee conducted a public hearing on January 28, 2002 and determined that the buildings located on 497 Marsh Street are significant historic buildings and that their locations are integral to their significance based on findings consistent with the City's Historical Preservation Program Guidelines; and WHEREAS, two historical evaluations have been prepared for the project that include information supporting the Cultural Heritage Committee's significance determinations; and WHEREAS, the City Council conducted a public hearing on March 5, 2002, and has considered testimony of the appellants, interested parties, the records of the Cultural Heritage Committee hearing and action, and the evaluation and recommendation of staff; and WHEREAS, the City Council affirms the significance determinations made by the Cultural Heritage Committee for two buildings located on 497 Marsh Street. BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of San Luis Obispo that the two buildings located on 497 Marsh Street are significant historic resources and that their locations are an integral part of their significance, based on the following findings: SECTION 1. Findinjzs. 1. The buildings are closely associated with a historical person, Criteria VI.2 in the Historical Preservation Program Guidelines. The property's original owner and resident, Antonio G. Pinho; was a Portuguese immigrant who served on the.City of San Luis Obispo Board of Trustees in 1901 and served as a city firefighter and Treasurer of the Fire Department for at least 15 years. 2. The buildings are architecturally significant because they demonstrate traditional, vernacular and/or eclectic influences that represent a particular social milieu and period of the community; and because of the uniqueness of their hybrid styles (separate main house and kitchen, believed to be for fire safety) and how these styles are put together. 3. The location of the house and the detached building (formerly a kitchen and washroom for the residence) reflect the social status of the original builder and occupant and exhibit important information regarding the social context of the building and occupant. -7 ' " Attachment 8 City Council Resolution No. (2002 Series) Page 2 SECTION 2. Denial. The appeal of the Cultural Heritage Committee's significance determinations for two buildings located on 497 Marsh Street is hereby denied: On motion of , seconded by and on the following roll call vote: AYES: NOES: ABSENT: The foregoing resolution was passed and adopted this — day of 2002. Mayor Allen Settle ATTEST: City Clerk Lee Price APPROVED AS TO FORM: City Attorney Jeff Jorgensen a-� q Attachment 9 Draft Resolution "B" RESOLUTION NO. (2002 Series) A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN LUIS OBISPO UPHOLDING AN APPEAL OF THE DETERMINATIONS OF THE CULTURAL HERITAGE COMMITTEE THAT TWO BUILDINGS LOCATED ON 497 MARSH STREET ARE SIGNIFICANT HISTORIC BUILDINGS AND THAT THEIR LOCATIONS ARE AN INTEGRAL PART OF THEIR SIGNIFICANCE (ARC 164-01) WHEREAS, the Cultural Heritage Committee conducted a public hearing on January 28, 2002 and determined that the buildings located on 497 Marsh Street are significant historic buildings and that their locations are integral to their significance based on findings consistent- with onsistentwith the City's Historical Preservation Program Guidelines; and WHEREAS, the City Council conducted a public hearing on March 5, 2002, and has considered testimony of the appellants, interested parties, the records of the Cultural Heritage Committee hearing and action, and the evaluation and recommendation of staff; and WHEREAS, the City Council upholds the appeal of the significance determinations made by the Cultural Heritage Committee for two buildings located on 497 Marsh Street. BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of San Luis Obispo that the two buildings located on 497 Marsh Street are not significant historic resources, based on the following findings: SECTION 1. Findings. (The Council should make one or more of the following findings, or provide different findings, if the buildings are determined not to be significant historic resources.) 1. The integrity of the buildings located on 497 Marsh Street has been compromised through alterations to the buildings interior and exterior, including the addition of a large bay window on the Beech Street elevation. 2. Antonio G. Pinho's association with the buildings on 497 Marsh Street does not encompass two generations and criteria VI from the City's Historical Preservation Program Guidelines does not apply. 3. Although the detached kitchen is a unique architectural feature and provides interesting information about the original builder of the home, the detached building is not a significant architectural feature that should be preserved, and the house design is not architecturally significant or unique. Attachment 9 City Council Resolution No. (2002 Series) Page 2 SECTION 2. Action. The appeal of the Cultural Heritage Committee's significance determinations for two buildings located on 497 Marsh Street is hereby upheld: On motion of , seconded by and on the following roll call vote: AYES: NOES: ABSENT: The foregoing resolution was passed and adopted this — day of 2002. Mayor Allen Settle ATTEST: City Clerk Lee Price APPROVED AS TO FORM: City Attorney Jeff Jorgensen Attachment 10 Draft Resolution "C" RESOLUTION NO. (2002 Series) A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN LUIS OBISPO PARTIALLY UPHOLDING AN APPEAL OF THE DETERMINATIONS OF THE CULTURAL HERITAGE COMMITTEE THAT TWO BUILDINGS LOCATED ON 497 MARSH STREET ARE SIGNIFICANT HISTORIC BUILDINGS AND THAT THEIR LOCATIONS ARE AN INTEGRAL PART OF THEIR SIGNIFICANCE (ARC 164-01) WHEREAS, the Cultural Heritage Committee conducted a public hearing on January 28, 2002 and determined that the buildings located on 497 Marsh Street are significant historic buildings and that their locations are integral to their significance based on findings consistent with the City's Historical Preservation Program Guidelines; and WHEREAS, the City Council conducted a public hearing on March 5, 2002, and has considered testimony of the appellants, interested parties, the records of the Cultural Heritage Committee hearing and action, and the evaluation and recommendation of staff; and WHEREAS, the City Council believes that the buildings located on 497 Marsh Street are significant historic resources, but that their location is not an integral part of why they are significant. BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of San Luis Obispo that the two buildings located on 497 Marsh Street are significant historic resources, but that the location of buildings in not an integral part of their significance, based on the following findings: SECTION 1. Findings. (The Council should make one or more of the following findings, or provide different findings, if the buildings are determined to be significant historic resources.) 1. The buildings are closely associated with a historical person, Criteria VI.2 in the Historical Preservation Program Guidelines. The property's original owner and resident, Antonio G. Pinho, was a Portuguese immigrant who served on the City of San Luis Obispo Board of Trustees in 1901 and served as a city firefighter and Treasurer of the Fire Department for at least 15 years. 2. The buildings are architecturally significant because they demonstrate traditional, vernacular and/or eclectic influences that represent a particular social milieu and period of the community; and because of the uniqueness of their hybrid styles (separate main house and kitchen, believed to be for fire safety) and how these styles are put together. 3. There is no information in the record that suggests why Pinho chose this particular location to build his residence. a-�a Attachment 10 V >, City Council Resolution No. (2002 Series) Page 2 4. The buildings are located outside of a historic district and the surrounding area is characterized by development of larger modern buildings. 5. Relocation of the buildings into a residential neighborhood will allow the buildings to be returned to their historic use. SECTION 2. Action. The Cultural Heritage Committee's significance determinations for two buildings located on 497 Marsh Street is affirmed, but the appeal of the significance of the buildings' locations is upheld: On motion of seconded by and on the following roll call vote: AYES: NOES: ABSENT: The foregoing resolution was passed and adopted this — day of 2002. Mayor Allen Settle ATTEST: City Clerk Lee Price APPROVED AS TO FORM: City Attorney Jeff Jorgensen a -�3 M � iQ-o2 E�� AGENDA E. TE ITEM#_ March 19,2002 REVISED MEMORANDUM TO: Mayor and City Council FROM: Jan Howell Marx, Vice Mayor RE: Public Hearing Item#2 Since our last meeting,I have had the opportunity to talk with a number of residents who feel very strongly that the buildings at 497 Marsh Street should remain on site, and I agree with them. In my opinion, the findings presented by the CHC are too narrow in scope. There are additional findings based on the City's Architectural Criteria in the Delineation of Historic Resource Criteria for Building Evaluation and Recommendations (attached)of which support preserving the buildings in situ: 9. The building has maintained a high degree of stylistic "integrity" (Criteria I.4.) because the fagade has not been substantially altered. 10. The building design has "overall attractiveness because of craftsmanship and aesthetic value," (Criteria 11.2); 11. The structure is compatible with neighboring structures (Jack House,Wilkenson House and Kaetzel House)in its setting on the basis of period style (form, height, roof lines) design elements...(which)together combine to create an integral cultural, historic or stylistic setting." (Criteria V.2); 12. The environmental design continuity of Marsh Street is greatly enhanced by this building in that it is compatible with neighboring structures, such as the Jack House and other historic houses in the vicinity which combine to form a geographically definable area with its own distinctive character, " (Criteria V.3.). &60UNCIL 0 CDD DIR AO 0 FIN DIR MACAO ❑ FIRE CHIEF �CTTORNEY C] PW DIR RECEIVED O�ERWdRf® (2 POLICE CHF ❑ D PT��g6g d RSC DIR ' :od�o,.� C UTIL DIR HR DIR SLO CITY COUNCIL W.mud, ___— Attachment t City of San Luis Obispo Cultural Heritage committee DELINEATION OF HISTORIC RESOURCE CRITERIA FOR BUILDING EVALUATION AND RECOMNMNDATIONS ARCHITECTURAL CRITERIA 1. Style Describes form of building such as size, structural shape and details within that form (i.e., arrangement of windows and doors, ornamentation, etc.) Building style will be evaluated as a measure of: 1. The relative purity of a traditional style (as compared to building styles in San Luis Obispo); 2. Rarity ofexistence at any time in the locale; and/or current rarity although the structure reflects a once popular style; 3. Traditional, vernacular and/or eclectic influences that represent a particular social milieu and period of .the community; and/or the uniqueness of hybrid styles and how these styles are put together. 4. The degree to which the structure has maintained its integrity (i.e., assessment of alterations and structural condition, if known). II Design Describes the architectural concept.of a structure and the quality of artistic merit and craftnianship of the individual parts. Reflects how well a particular style or.combination of.styles are expressed through compatibility and detailing of elements. Also, suggests degree to which the architect (i.e., carpenter-builder) accurately interpreted and conveyed the style(s). Building design will be evaluated as a measure of: 1. Notable attractiveness with aesthetic appeal because of its uniqueness, artistic merit, details and craftsmanship; 2. Overall attractiveness because of craftsmanship and aesthetic value, though not necessarily unique; 3. An expression.of.interesting details and eclecticism among carpenter-builders, although the craftsmanship and artistic quality may not be superior. III. Agg Age is a measure of how relatively old a structure is in the context of the history of San Luis Obispo, primarily Anglo-American history (circa 1850). (See Scale of Building Age). CRITERIA FOR BUILDING EVALUATIONS IV. Architect Describes the professional (an individual or firm) directly responsible for the building design and plans of the structure. The architect will be evaluated as a reference to: 1. A master architect (e.g., Wright). 2. A known architect who made significant contributions to the state or region (e.g., Julia Morgan). 3. An architect who, in terms of craftsmanship, made significant contributions to San Luis Obispo (e.g., Abrahams who, according to local sources, designed the house at 810 Osos - Frank Avila's father's home - built between 1927 - 30). 4. An early architect who is otherwise of no special significance but can.be identified as a professional (e.g., pioneer architects of the region as confirmed by AIA archival membership records of California and the Central Coast). V. Environmental Desien Continuity Describes the inter-relationship of structures and their relationship to a common environment. Refers to the continuity, spatial relationship, and visual character of a street, neighborhood, or area. Environmental design continuity will be evaluated as a measure of the: 1. Symbolic importance of a structure to the community and the degree to which it serves as a conspicuous and pivotal landmark (i.e., easily accessible to the public, helps to establish a sense of time and place). 2. Compatibility of a structure with neighboring structures in its setting on the basis of period, style(form, height, roof lines), design elements, landscapes, and natural.features; and how these combine together to create an integral cultural, historic, or stylistic setting. 3. Similarity to and/or compatibility of a structure with its neighboring structures which, collectively, although of no particular aesthetic value, combine to form a geographically definable area with its own distinctive character. Sent By: CALTRANS ENVIRONMENTAL; 805 549 3233; Mar-19-02 2:35PM; Page 1 /1 MEET11. . AGENDA DATE A -1 R-oz. RE A;#.Z C94 Pavtik To: iowaa@stosaty.orp.kschwartzostavity-ore,' arx@sloeity-cm emu&Dll§:nd@seki -M' 031102 01:31 PM asetde@slacity.oro tt: Subiact: The Manse on Marsh Out Mayor and City Coattail Members, I am a membw of the Cultural Heritage Committee,and am writing to you to offer another Was-on Manse on Marsh pni�v and the proposal to move the P'mho building(currently occupied by Jamaica You). One of my eollenigues,P1 As Cm,has compiled 4ditisnai information rsgarft the historical importance of Mr.Pmho,and I now believe that"'building is significant historical rasaurce. To that end.it is sways best to try and preserve such structures on site,in thea origiaai location. I have viewed the proposed alternative location at 424 Higuera,and do not believe that.tbis is en propdate location for t*structure. it is always batter to 1)avoid impacting a property,2)minirnizing any impacts,and finally.3)mitigat those impacts.All pdsrble measures to minimize and reduce the harm of any proposed project should be examined and exftegstfld➢riar removing a historic sticture if itis at ail possible to adaptively reuse the Pinho residence.restate it, and creatively incorpaiat0iitnto the new designs for thfManse on Marsh I bel'utvs that Mr.Skiff would have a successful project and the City would retain one.of it, historical treasures. Iva other buildings on the site,including the Golden Paw,could be removed after they are phatodacumented Thank you for your camaideration. COUNCIL ?' u CDD DiR 0 0 FIN DIR L9,A `O 0 FIRE CHIEF C�A70RNE1! 0 PW DIR DCLERK/ORfG 0 POLICE CHF 6S 0 AEC DIR 1 ® ❑ UTIL DIR ® HR DIR -PAvL, ( K � / C MITY COUNCIL Sent By: CALTRANS ENVIRONMENTAL; 805 549 3233; Mar-19-02 2:35PM; Page 111 MEET.. . AGENDA DATE -,q"oZ ITEN Z v Bos Pavtik Ta 4sWeay. m d@sotdtyary. 03118102 01:31 PM a'inteofbcby.oro a Subject: The Manse on Marsh our Mayor and City COMB Members, I am a member of the Cuhuael Heritage Committee,and am writing to you to offer another idea-on Manse an Marsh prcov and the proposal to move the Pinho baadin(currently occupied by Jamaica you). One of my mlkeguas,P Cart,has compiled iaditional irdomtation rsgardatg the historical importance of Mr.Pinho,and I now believe that the'b"mg is I significant historical rdsaurce. To that end.it is always best to try and preserve such structures on sue,M their original location. I have viewed the proposed alternative location at 424 Higuara,ad do not bvi'im that.this.is on a propriate location for tis structure. It is always better to 1)avoid ft3cting a praperty,2)min'unizing any eructs,and finally,3)mitigat Yg thane impam.AN puissble measures to minimize and reduce the harm of any proposed project should be examined and exhausted prior I I removing a historic st4pctum if it is at aN possible.to adaptively reuse the Pinho ms'dance.restote it, and creatively incorp ratalt into the new designs tar thii-Manse on Marsh,I berptw that Mr.Skiff would have a successful project and the City would retain otre.of' historical treasures. T1 other Wdings on the site,including the Golden Paw,could be rintuuved after they are plmtadaciiiimnted Thank you for your consideration. OUNCIL ': a COD DIR 0 ❑ FIN DIR a CAO ❑ FIRE CHIEF W ❑ PINORNEY? DIR l8Cl @RK/ORIC, ❑ POLICE CHF 11 D ❑ REC DIR ®, ❑ IRIL DIR ® HR BIR 61-4 Ce RECEIVED 1 r , C SUp CITE COUNCIL i h._OING/ AGENDA iiii�Illlllllllll�'"'°� II DA 3-1i� 2 ITEM #�' council mcmoRanoum city of san lues osis o, aammistization VeCbUNCII pD_Q� &�CAO ❑ FIN DIR Q,ACAO [I FIRE CHIEF 21 TORNEY ❑ PW DIR DATE: March 18, 2002 fidCLERK/ORIGMLICE CHF 9 7 EAD3 2rR20DIR TO: City Council LU� �] IML DIR En wR DIR VIA: Ken Hampian, CAO T• FROM: Betsy DeJamette,Assistant to the CAO SUBJECT: RELOCATION OF 497 MARSH STREET TO JACK HOUSE PROPERTY Background At the March 5, 2002 meeting of City Council, Councilmember Schwartz proposed that two structures located at 497 Marsh Street and determined historically significant by the Cultural Heritage Committee, might be relocated to the property known as the Jack House and used for historical museum purposes. The proposal was referred to staff to research and preliminarily surface as many of the issues as possible with regard to the relocation. Clarifying Councilmember Schwartz's Intent On Friday March 8, staff met with Councilmember Schwartz to discuss in greater detail his intent for the buildings. Councilmember Schwartz indicated that once issues are resolved with the appellant, if the buildings are determined significant but not relocatable outside the historic neighborhood,his idea includes the following: 1. That the structures be returned to their original size and condition and donated to the City. 2. That the houses possibly be moved to the Jack House property (as shown on the attached maps). 3. That no costs be incurred by the City for moving or fully restoring the structures. Councilmember Schwartz's initial thoughts on the subject include relocation of the structures to the northeast comer of the lot, removal of a mature Ginko tree and several redwood trees closest to Marsh Street, reversing the position of the kitchen to preserve as much of the garden as possible, and possibly moving the gazebo. With this information in hand, members of City staff met to discuss relevant issues surrounding this proposal. Staff Discussion On Monday, March 11, staff from Parks and Recreation, Planning, Building, and Administration worked to identify relevant issues associated with relocating the structures to the Jack House COUNCIL MEMORANDUM-Manse on Marsh r Council Memorandum March 18, 2002 Page 2 property. Given the limited amount of information available at the meeting, the following points were identified as needing further exploration: Legal Issues 1. Does moving an additional structure to the Jack House property violate the grant deed with the family? 2. If the grant deed is violated, can it be renegotiated to accommodate the two structures? Who would the deed be renegotiated with? Community Issues 1. What does the Jack House family think of this idea, especially in light of the family memorial rose garden possibly needing relocation to accommodate the structures? 2. Would public opinion support the City managing another historical structure and its location on the Jack House grounds, especially if it constrained other community uses, e.g. weddings? Relocation Issues 1. Would moving the structures to the Jack House property undermine the historical integrity of all structures involved? 2. What would the structures be used for(how would they be programmed) and is there a public need for them? (museum, meeting space, etc) 3. How would the Jack House property be impacted? a. Loss of garden space for weddings and receptions and associated revenues if not as widely used thereafter? b. Loss of redwood trees and ginko tree? c. Need to relocate the gazebo and shade structure? d. Need to redesign landscape and irrigation plans? 4. It would be necessary to accurately verify building dimensions, set-backs, floor elevations, etc. Building Code Issues 1. It would be necessary to provide an accurate assessment of the structural condition of the structures by an engineer to determine if they could withstand the move. 2. The building code requires a set-back of 20 feet from adjacent property lines unless fire-rated windows, doors and walls are installed (historical significance issues). 3. Disabled access would be required to a primary entrance, likely creating an extensive ramp system to the front entrance door. All interior areas would need to be accessible to the disabled. 4. A new foundation would be required. May need replacement of electrical, heating and plumbing systems. All deteriorated or inadequate structural components would need to be replaced. Council Memorandum March 18, 2002 Page 3 Committee Review Issues For redesigning the Jack House site and moving the building, the Cultural Heritage Committee, Architectural Review Commission and Jack House Committee would be required to participate in the process. If the buildings are relocated to an alternate City site, i.e. Emerson Park, review would also include the Parks and Recreation Commission and the Planning Commission. Alternative Sites Council could direct staff to explore alternative sites, such as Emerson Park. Such an action would require another staff analysis of the implications of these sites. Fiscal Impact Assuming the developer pays for the relocation and renovation of the structures, there would be long range costs associated with maintenance and custodial responsibilities, periodic painting, utility bills, supplies and equipment, etc.? Depending on how the buildings are programmed, revenue could be generated from rental of meeting space. Attachments 1. Aerial 2. Site Map Cc: Ken Hampian,CAO Wendy George,ACAO Paul LeSage,Parks&Recreation Director John Mandeville,Community Development Director Tom Baasch,Building Division Manager Jeff Jorgensen,City Attorney G:\dejamette\correspondence\council memorandum—Manse on Marsh `497,MARSH AAT. HME T 003-512-00 R • rpt �;'� � ,'� fit` v a� _ - � {�. ,a� tt,..pF� r w. -' 1111 CITY OF SAN LUIS OBISPO GEODATA SERVICES 955 MORRO STREET SAN LUIS OBISPO,CA 93401 (805)781-7167 03/11/02 10:59 53U MARSH J ATT _ HMENT 2 003-511—Ole CITY OF SAN LUIS OBISPO GEODATA SERVICES 955 MORRO STREET SAN LUIS OBISPO,CA 93401 (805)781-7167 03/11/02 11:14 h HUM 000000 1-HX NU. b5b(yybyy a filar. ly 2002 12:1(HM F'1 MEETING AGENDA Vice Mayor DATE 7/4 TEM # vic Tau Howell Marx, Christine Mulholland,t mayor Metnbcr City of San LUis t)hispo 990 palm'Street San Luis t:Jbispo,CA 93401 FAX 781 7109 k tF.:Manse on Marsh Dear M.i Rowell Mars and Ms Mulholland, 1 spoke at the last Council Meeting and indicated tha<I am intcrested in at least three of Lhr buildings from the Manse on March. I would like to reiterate, that 1 would like to keep these wiits available for re»tat and within the ciry limits. I have a level R?lot within old town San Luis Obispo that is large enough to acwtuodate all the units that are being offered. 1 do not believe that two of the units would be financially feeble for me to move. However,the other three units appear to be appropriate for moving. 1 an currently discussing with the Planning Depart.utcnt to assure that the proposed site plan would be acceptahle to them. I appreciate your concerns with the quality of life in the city and the need to keep affordable housing. I hope that I canhelp with the latter. ply, e ey Er000NCIL LrlcbDdIJIR O-CAO ❑ FIN DIR cc:Christ . Staff 5479200 ❑-ACAO ❑ FIRE CHIEF O-ATTORNEY ❑ PW DIR ❑-CLERIVORIG ❑ POLICE CHF ❑ DEP1iADS IJ REC DIR Cl UTIL DIR C: HR DIR RECEIVED An 1 200'2 SLO CITY COUNCIL MEM mG AGENDA DATE LIg o Z ITEM#� • Senior Assisted Living with Warmth & Distinction 475 MARSH ST. • SAN Luis OBISPO, CA 93401 • 805-541-4222 ' FAx 805-541-3237 ' www.themanse.net March 18, 2002 OUNCIL 0-60D"ISIR M-C'AO ❑ FIN DIR Q,0'CAO ❑ FIRE CHIEF C�KFORNEY Ll PW DIR Ms.Lee Price, City Clerk Q,CLERK/ORIG3 M POLICE CHF 0 MW 0 REC DIA City of San Luis ObispoL � - 0.U11L®1ft 990 Palm Street ❑ d HR DIA San Luis Obispo,CA 93401 �t/� - RE: CITY COUNCIL MEETING AGENDA ITEM FOR MARCH 19,2002: THE MANSE ON MARSH APPEAL OF THE CULTURAL HERITAGE COMMITTEE DECISION Dear Ms.Price: The following e-mail was sent to the Members of the City Council on March 16,2002. If you would please distribute this"hard copy"to each Committee member and make it a part of the public record for the City Council meeting scheduled for Tuesday,March 19,2002, I would appreciate it. —Original Message— From: Chris Skiff[mailto:cskiff&themanse.net] Sent: Saturday,March 16,2002 9:56 AM To: Allen Settle; Allen Settle;Ken Schwartz; Ken Schwartz; Christine Mulholland;Jan Howell Marx;John Ewan Subject: The Manse on Marsh-Alternative relocation sites for house at 497 Marsh Street Dear Mayor Settle and Members of the City Council, I have entered escrow to purchase a vacant lot downtown at 424 Higuera Street,just two blocks away from the house at 497 Marsh Street.You are probably familiar with the site, it is located next to the entrance to The Promontory. In case the house can not be relocated to the Jack House grounds as previously discussed, I think you may find this to be an attractive second choice. I believe this site satisfies most of the concerns voiced at the last City Council meeting. First, it is a more prominent,highly visible downtown location—right at the"gateway"to the City. Second,this location keeps the house right RECEIVED SLO CITY COUNCIL Ms Lee Price,City Clerk March 18, 2002 Page Two downtown,just as suggested in the City's Conceptual Downtown Plan. Thud, the house would re-establish historic character to a block of Higuera where much of that feeling has been lost. Finally,the existing businesses located in the house,Jamaica You and The Golden Paw, could move to the new location along with the house. I hope you will have an opportunity to drive by the site prior to the meeting on Tuesday. I look forward to seeing you then. Sincerely, Chris Skiff cskiffgthemanse.net. If you have any questions,please contact me at 805-547-1100. Thank you. Very ly yo Christopher Skiff ' k • • ' Senior Assisted Living with Warmth & Distinction 475 MARSH ST. ° SAN LUIS OBISPO, CA 93401 ' 805-541-4222 • FAx 805-541-3237 ' www.themanse.net March 18,2002 Ms. Lee Price,City Clerk City of San Luis Obispo 990 Palm Street San Luis Obispo,CA 93401 RE: CITY COUNCIL MEETING AGENDA ITEM FOR MARCH 19,2002: THE MANSE ON MARSH APPEAL OF THE CULTURAL HERITAGE COMMITTEE DECISION Dear Ms.Price: The following e-mail was sent to the Members of the City Council on March 12,2002. If you would please distribute this"hard copy"to each Committee member and make it a part of the public record for the City Council meeting scheduled for Tuesday, March 19,2002, I would appreciate it. —Original Message— From: Chris Skiff[mailto:cskiff�hemanse.netl Sent: Tuesday, March 12, 2002 3:12 PM To: Allen Settle; Allen Settle; Ken Schwartz; Christine Mulholland;Jan Howell Marx,John Ewan Subject: The Manse on Marsh Dear Mayor Settle and Council Members, As you may be aware,you will make the final determination on our appeal at your March 19th meeting. Since the possibility of relocating the two buildings to the Jack House property can not be properly explored prior to your decision, I wanted you to know what I would be willing to do to facilitate the relocation to the Jack House grounds or to another site acceptable to the Council. 1. I will donate the two structures to the City,to any organization,or to any person you desire. 2.At my expense, I will relocate both structures to the Jack House grounds or to any other property in the City. The approximate cost for relocation RECEIVED is$25,000 to$35,000. SLO CITY COUNCIL Ms. Lee Price,City Clerk March 18, 2002 Page Two 3.To ensure the house is permanently placed,I will also build foundations and affix the structures to them. This will cost approximately$15,000 to $25,000. In order for this relocation to be an option,you must vote to uphold the portion of the appeal which makes the structures"integral with the site". You may simply condition your approval with the items noted above. If you have any questions,please do not hesitate to contact me. Thank you for considering my proposal. Sincerely, Chris Skiff 547-1100 If you have any questions, please contact me at 805-547-1100. Thank you. VPhe C 03/18/2002 13: 53 805-526-1566 PAGE 01 N, ANG AGENDA DATE 3-1 9-d ITEM #a 03/1&/02 Julie L. Duncan 313 Henrietta Ave. ZErSOUNCIL CDD DIR Los Osos,Ca. 93402 zrc, ❑ FIN DIR 805-528-102.1 LK 0 [I FIRE CHIEF 805-801-7153 D15XRNEY ❑ PW DIR CLERK/ORIG 13 POLICE CHF Mayor Allen Settle SOPTHEA10) Cl REC DIR City Council Members n UTIL DIR tti City of San Luis Obispo bR SIR Y I;J ✓ �/lLtri 2i To Whom It May Concern: 'eAtal-e, I am writing to you in reference to the homes located at 487 Marsh and the Manse on Marsh expansion. Ii would like to voice my feelings regarding the removal of the houses and the Manse expansion. My name is ! Julie.Duncan and 1 have lived in this area of San Luis Obispo County since 1964. History and objects with a history are of great interest to me. My home is filled with treasured antiques and my Mother owns a quaint little antique store in Morro Bay. I have seen what a lack of appreciation does to devalue an antique or vintage item. This includes furniture, fabrics,all manner of household and personal items and most importantly,houses. In the space below I have listed matters that I hope you will take into consideration before making your decision Tuesday night. I) Consider the fact that Christopher Skiff went to the trouble of trying to find people who are interested in removing the houses instead of demolishing them. Please do not look a gift horse in the mouth.this was a conscientious thing to do. 2) it isnot very realistic to consider the house on the comer as museum material as the inside has been completely transformed from its'original stateand this was of little concern to the historical society when this was done. 3) Christopher Skiff has located avery special woman who would move the comer house and it's detached"kitchen"to her lot in a residential area where it will be appreciated and well cared for. 4) San Luis Obispo is very a special place where it's neighborhoods are concerned. Marsh and Higuera are busy business districts in the area surrounding this block of Marsh Street_ Drive down Peach or Mill or even parts of Broad Street and notice how beautiful the preserved old homes are and what charming neighborhoods they make. 5) The Manse is a very attractive addition to Marsh Street and I am sure an expansion would be.just as well designed. It ludicrous to consider building around this twiner house so the residents may sit on the porch and watch Marsh Street. I certainly would not like to sit on a porch and watch a business district with as many cars as this street caters to. 1 really do not think it is very healthy. Marsh Street is not the same residential area it was when these houses were constructed. I also would not be surprised to find out that one or several of these structures were moved to their present locations after their original construction. 6) It was very apparent how happy the residents are with the Manse on Marsh and the goodwill they feel towards Christopher Skiff and his staff. Our Seniors need housing and the amenities that are provided by places and people such as this. This need will only increase in the future due to the aging of the so- called"baby-boomers." The Manse provides the added benefit of being located close to many stares and businesses giving the seniors easy access for their needs. I 1 would like to close by admitting the fact that 1 would be overjoyed to obtain the large two-story house next to the Manse. I have been inside and can see how much it needs someone who appreciates its'history and how lovely it could be with work and care. But even if this selfish motive is not realized,my wish is to see these houses become homes again,not businesses or museums. Thank you for you attention to this matter. Sincerel . RECEIVED 1 ate Duncan g SLO CITY COUNCIL DATE 3-19-6 z ITEM #c_ DWIGGINS REALTY AND FINANCIAL SERVICES MICHAEL BELL DWIGGINS o MARILYN H.DWIGGINS 486 Marsh Street,Suite B.San Luis Obispo,California 93401 Telephone: 805-543-9292 o Fax: 805-543-5741 Cell phone: 805-550-4210 Website: www.dwigginsrealty.com Email: slobispo@aol.com March 17, 2002 V�PUNCIL DD DIR O ❑ FIN DIR Mayor Allen Settle Lt"ac 0 ❑ FIRE CHIEF City Council Members PINEY ❑ PW DIR City of San Luis Obispo CERK/ORIG C3 POLICE CHF ❑ PT H ❑ REC DIR 990 Palm Street 0 UTIL DIR San Luis Obispo, California 93401 0 bR®SAI Dear Mayor Settle and Council Members: !/,C�i This letter is a vote in favor of allowing an expansion of The Manse on Marsh Street. This type of facility will become increasingly important as the population of San Luis Obispo grows ages,and The Manse provides an attractive place for seniors to live,yet be within walidng distance of downtown. I support this expansion,and hope that the City allows the existing structures to be moved. The buildings will be maintained,and seniors can have an attractive place to live. It seems to me that this is a win-win for the City. Sincerely, �k' 7� ,� Michael B. Dwiggins RECEIVED MAR 1 O X002 SLO CITY COUNCIL MAR 18 '02 12:26 FR PW _SF 415 963 1200 TO 918057617109 P.02i12 _ N. .TING AGENDA DATE 3-/9 ITEM # RECEIVED E`ir� 1 ��;�,� PILLSBURY WINTHROPP s�O CSN COUNCIL 50 FREMONT STREET SAN FRANCISCO,CA 94105•2228 415.963.s000 F:425.983.1200 MAILING ADDRESS:P. 0. BOR 7980 SAN FRANCISCO.CA 94120.7880 March 18, 2002 Ronald E. van Buskirk 415.983.1496 rvanbuskirk@pMsbwywinil=p.com VIA ELECTRONIC MAIL AND FACSIMILE 211" CDD DIR 0 0 FIN DIR Hon. Mayor Settle AO ❑ FIRE CHIEF and Members of the City Council ORNEY ❑ PW DIR CLERK/ORIa ❑ POLICE CHF City of San Luis Obispo VFEPT H D5 ❑ REC DIR City Hall 0 LITIL DIR 990 Palm Street ✓ 0 HR DIR San Luis Obispo, CA 93401 ,/�1�`' t2>7c/� ✓o �G Re: ARC 164-01, The Manse on Marsh Appeal Regarding 497 Marsh Street Dear Mayor Settle and Members of the City Council: I. INTRODUCTION. We have been retained by Horizon Senior Housing, LLC and The Manse on Marsh (the "Manse') to review the January 28, 2002 determination of the San Luis Obispo Cultural Heritage Committee ("CHC") related to 497 Marsh Street. As you know, the Manse has appealed the CRC's findings on the basis that the historic significance of the property and the location of the structures fail to meet the listing criteria under the City's Historic Preservation Program Guidelines ("Historic Guidelines"). We understand that the public hearing on the appeal was held March 5 and that the Council will take up consideration of the appeal on March 19. We were contacted by the Manse because of our firm's long-standing expertise and involvement with historic preservation and CEQA' issues. Our recent projects include the successful defense of CEQA challenges to ' The Califomia Emironmental Quality Act(-CF-QA:'),Pub.Res. Code§ 21,000 et seq. ID601833vl MAR 18 '02 12:29 FR PWSF415 983 1200 TO 918057817109 P.03i12 PILLSBURY WINTHRDPL o Hoa. Mayor Settle and Members of the City Council March 18, 2002 Page 2 significant projects in San Francisco (an adaptive reuse) and the City of Arcadia (demolition of a historic mansion to make way for a residential development project). We have particular expertise in assessing whether the administrative record of a.local agency's action contains "substantial evidence" to support the decision as required under CEQA and mandamus principles. In undertaking this review,we were asked to assemble and consider the Historic Guidelines themselves, the tapes of the CHC and City Council hearings, all agenda reports prepared for those hearings, and all other written submittals or reports made to either the CHC or the Council. Based on this review, we are concerned that the record lacks substantial evidence to support the motions and findings adopted by the CHC regarding the 497 Marsh Street property. Of particular concern is the fording of a "site specific" historic determination, regardless of whether the structures themselves can or cannot be designated as historic. While conclusory opinions were expressed on this subject, we can locate no historic evidence or basis in the record to support those conclusions. They appear to be speculative and conjectural in nature, and in our view will not serve as "substantial evidence"to justify such a determination. Accordingly, on behalf of the Manse, we urge the City Council either to grant the appeal in its entirety or at least to overturn the finding of a site- specific historical significance. We understand that even if the historic significance finding for the structures themselves is kept, the Manse is willing to pay for their relocation to an appropriate alternate site at its own expense. However, due to the setback, scaling and retained footprint requirements of keeping the structures on-site, the Manse's worthy project to develop more senior assisted living quarters in the City may be un-buildable. Such an outcome should not be required absent strong evidence to support the findings.. Here, we cannot find any historic evidence in the record that would be recognized by the court to uphold the decision. Accordingly, we 10601833x1 MAR 16 '02 12:30 FR PW SF 415 963 1200 TO 916057617109 P.04i12 PILLSBURY W INTHROPw Hon. Mayor Settle and Members of the City Council March 18, 2002 Page .3 respectfully urge the Council to adopt proposed Resolution B upholding the appeal., (Attach. 10, 3/5/02 Council Agenda Report). II. PROJECT BACKGROUND. The Manse has applied to the City for an expansion of its facilities to be located on the sites identified as 487 and 497 Marsh Street. Six structures are located at the 487 site; and a former residence and associated "summer kitchen" (now both used for commercial purposes) are located on the 497 site. The matter was referred to the CHC, as an advisory body, and the CHC held a public hearing on January 28. Following that hearing, the CHC adopted a motion that the 487 structures were not historically significant. As there is agreement that these buildings do not have historic preservation value under the City's guidelines, they would be moved or demolished to make way for the new project. As to the 497 site, however, the CFTC adopted two separate motions. The first was that the structures are historically significant because (1) they are associated with a historical person (Mr. Antonio Pinho), and (2) they are historically significant for architectural reasons. The second motion was that the location itself has important historical value under the Historic Guidelines. As background, we understand that the 497 structures are not located within a Historic District within the City. Neither structure has been listed as a historic resource by the City Council under the Guidelines. Also, there seems to be agreement that these structures would not qualify for listing under Federal or State historic preservation criteria, so that the only historic value would be solely for local concerns. 2 At a mirlitnum the Manse would hope the City Council would uphold the appeal and adopt proposed Resolution C,allowing for the relocation of the stntctures at 497 Marsh Street. 10601833 V 1 MAR 18 '02 12:30 FR PW SF 415 983 1200 TO 918057617109 P.05i12 PIL -SBURY WINTMRDPup Hon. Mayor Settle and Members of the City Council March T 8, 2002 Page 4 The Manse has appealed the CHC's findings to the City Council, contesting both of the CHC motions. While the Manse does not agree with the first motion, it has expressed willingness to relocate the structures, rather than demolish them, if the Council decides to uphold the determination of historic significance for the structures themselves. The Manse strongly opposes the determination of historic significance for the location. As set-forth below, we have identified no substantial evidence to support it. M. 497 MARSH STREET FINDINGS. A. Structures. Although the structures at 497 Marsh Street were found by the CHC to fail to qualify as locally historic resources under most of the City's criteria, the CHC found that the properties' original owner, Mr. Pinho was a locally significant historical figure, thereby qualifying the property for listing under Historic Guidelines Criteria VI.2. Criteria VI.2 provides that a Historical person will be evaluated as a measure of the degree to which a person or group was significant to the community as a public servant who has made early, unique, or outstanding contributions to important local affairs. It is undisputed from the record that Mr. Pinho was the owner of the property, and a member of the Fire Department and Board of Trustees during the early history of the City. However, Criteria VI contains a limiting factor to prevent every early property owner and every old building in the City from qualifying as a historic resource. Criteria VI begins with a qualification that consideration should only be given to a historic person that has been connected with the structure, either intimately or secondarily,for at least two generations (i.e., 40 years). 10601933V MAR 18 '02. 12:31 FR PW SF 415 983 1200 TO 918057817109 P.06i12 FINSBURY WINTNROPLLP Hon. Mayor Settle and Members of the City Council March 18, 2002 Page 5 (Criteria Vi, emphasis added.) The record indicates Mr. Pinho lived there for only 33 years and two generations were not involved. The agenda report prepared for this hearing suggests that the time limit established in Criteria VI isnot an "adopted standard" and is "certainly not intended to limit the criteria to the examples themselves." Agenda Report at p. 5. We would disagree with the staff's assertion. The limitation established in the criteria must be viewed as a standard by which the City will gauge a historic person's connection to a structure. These criteria provide the standards by which the general public is informed of potential impacts that the Historic Guidelines may have on their property. It seems unreasonable that criteria establishing "in effect" a 40-year limiting standard should be applicable to lesser time associations' The CHC findings go on to state that the buildings at 497 Marsh Street are also "architecturally significant" because they: demonstrate traditional, vernacular and/or eclectic influences that represent a particular social milieu and period of the community; and because of the uniqueness of their hybrid styles (separate main house and kitchen, believed to be for fire safety) and how these styles are put together. CHC finding no. 2; see Agenda Report at p. 3. This finding is simply a verbatim quote of Historic Guideline Criteria 1.3 with the addition of the parenthetical. In it's support of the finding, staff sites the Singer report, which was only a preliminary assessment that concluded that further 3 Under the State CEQA Guidelines as an example, a standard used in making a determination of significance must be"a quantitative, qualitative,or performance requirement." CEQA Guidelines § 15064(h)(3). Criteria VI establishes a quantitative standard of 40 years that,to insure fairness, must be held as a baseline by which the City will apply the standard. 10601933VI MAR 16 '02 12:32 FR PW SF 415 963 1200 TO 916057617109 P.07i12 PILLSBURY WINTHROP. Hon, Mayor Settle and Members of the City Council March 18, 2002 Page 6 investigation was required, and the summary to the Denardo and Gerber report submitted by the applicant. A thorough reading of these reports provides much less evidence to support the CHC's finding that the 497 Marsh structures are unique or represent particularly valuable architectural significance. For example: The Singer report, as a preliminary assessment of the structures, finds the basis of their historic significance to be "because they are more than 50 years old and thus qualify as historic resources." Singer, 2001:3. The Singer report concludes by stating that "several questions concerning the importance of the historic resources could not be addressed by this study". Singer, 2001:5. The Singer report incorporates a 1986 historic survey by James Brock and Richard Wall for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. In the Brock and Wall survey, 497 Marsh is described as "one of the oldest homes in this area of San Luis Obispo. The Vernacular Railroad style was popular as a design for inexpensive homes. Enough of the original far,ade remains for this structure to have potential local significance." Singer 2001:3-4 (quoting Brock and Wall report 1986) emphasis added. While the Denardo and Gerber report does indicate that the structures may have local historic significance under the Historic Guidelines based on their association with locally important individuals, the report is replete with references to the lost historical integrity of the structures due to architectural changes and their conversion to commercial use. Denardo and Gerber, 2002: p. i ("the integrity of the distinctive buildings has been compromised by extensive modifications'); p. 9 ("the 1926 Sanborn maps indicate the two 10601833V1 MAR 16 '02 12:33 FR PW SF 415 983 1200 TO 916057817109 P.06i12 PILLSBURY WINTHROPur Hon. Mayor Settle and Members of the City Council March 18, 2002 Page 7 structures have been connected'); p. 11 ("the house [was converted] to a commercial store")4; pp. 16-18 ("several historic modifications have occurred on the south elevation", "other modern modifications include a concrete foundation and wooden ramp", "a small front- gable...is now truncated and exhibits a modem wood veneer door") and 33 ("the original foundation has been changed'). During the CHC discussion of this finding, the Committee members offered no evidence to support the distinctiveness or uniqueness of the separate kitchen. One Committee member voiced her interest in the designation of the separate structure on the Sanborn Maps, but concluded that she could `snot understand exactly why it [the separate structure] was so designed:'5 It should also be noted that following the CHC's decision,the Manse requested that noted historic resource consultant Susan M. Clark review the findings and provide an assessment. Ms. Clark concluded, "kitchen facilities, housed in small, separate buildings behind the main dwellings, were common in late — 19th century — early 20`h century California" Clark continues, "it is quite likely the other similarly sized and shaped buildings shown on the San Luis Obispo Sanborn Maps could have housed summer. kitchens. It would be erroneous to conclude that the separate kitchen building is unique to Antonio Pinho or to San Luis Obispo." Clark letter dated, March 4, 2002. B. Location. 4 The Denardo and Gerber report at page 11 lists numerous changes to the building architecture during the 1979 conversion to a commercial store. 5 Tape of the January 28, 2002 hearing. A transcript is being prepared, but is not yet available. lU6018331V1 MAR 18 '02 12:34 FR PW SF 415 963 1200 TO 918057617109 P.09i12 PILLSBURY WINTNADP� Hon. Mayor Settle and Members of the City Council March 18, 2002 Page 8 As noted above, the CHC's second motion related to 497 Marsh Street involved a finding that the "location" of the structures is an integral part of their historic significance, "because their locations reflect the social status of the original builder and occupant and exhibit important information regarding the social context of the building and occupant." CHC Motion 2, finding 1; see Agenda Report at p. 4. As evidence for the finding, staff cites to comments made by Commissioner Carr prior to the CHC vote. Commissioner Carr suggested that the location of the structures contribute to their historic significance because it shows how Antonio Pinho's "other activities, Board of Trustee Member, Firefighter and Treasurer of the Fire Department, represent grass roots civic leadership." In addition, Commissioner Carr stated that Pinho's "choice to build his home on Marsh Street was a reflection of his personal history, his aspirations and his social status." Agenda Report at p. 4. The difficulty is that nothing in the written record before the CHC, and no comments made during the public hearing, supports these conclusions or the finding that the location of the structures is integral to their claimed historic significance. At the CHC, only two persons testified in favor of preserving the buildings (fifteen persons supported the project), and neither provided specific information to support this finding. No written reports or research information were submitted to the record to support these conclusions about Mr..Pinho and this location. In addition, the Committee itself provided no evidentiary support for how the location contributed to Mr. Pinho's grass roots civic leadership, how the location of the structures explained Mr. Pinho's history, aspirations or social status." When asked to clarify her 6 Although purely speculative, as a barber with a highly respected clientele, it might be more accurate to assume that Mr. Pinho's grass root activism and social status was gained from his hours of daily contact at his shop with his clients,rather than the (... continued) ID601833VI MAR 16 '02 12;35 FR PW SF 415 983 1200 TO 918057617109 P. 10i12 PILLSBURY W1NTHFI0Pu.a Hon_ Mayor Settle and Members of the City Council March 18, 2002 Page 9 motion and provide evidence for finding the location integral to the historic significance of the structures, Commissioner Carr responded only by saying, "because it is where it is." It is well established under CEQA that "argument, speculation, unsubstantiated opinion or narrative, evidence that is clearly inaccurate or erroneous . . . is not substantial evidence. Substantial evidence shall include facts reasonable assumptions predicated upon facts and expert opinion supported by facts." Public Resources Code § 21080(e). Further, "speculative possibilities are not substantial evidence of environmental impact." Citizen Action to Serve All Students v. Thornley (1990), 222 Cal. App. 3d 748, 756 (Citizen's submit traffic study that speculates that impacts will be significant, but study fails to offer sufficient facts to support contention). In a somewhat similar case, Citizen's Committee to Save Our Village v. Ci of Claremont (1995), 37 Cal. App. 4 1157, the project opponents offered no proof that a historic landscape plan had been implemented, maintained, continued or was currently in existence. Accordingly, the court upheld a City Council decision to approve a mitigated negative declaration under CEQA for a building project at Pomona College notwithstanding claims by the citizens that a historically significant vegetation and landscape design plan would be violated and this historic preservation issue first required study in a full environmental impact report. The court found no substantial evidence to support this conclusion, rejecting the claims as argument and speculation. (... continued) location of his home. However, absent real historical research or data, this would be as speculative as the CRC's findings. 10601833V1 MAR 18 '02 12:3? FR PW SF 415 983 1200 T0 .918057817109 P. 11/12 PIH.=BURY W INTHRQP. p Hon. Mayor Settle and Members of the City Council March 18, 2002 Page 10 In fact, the record here actually contains numerous references that appear contrary to the CHC finding:. • Denardo and Gerber state that the "buildings setting has been compromised by larger commercial establishments that are incompatible in style and continuity. The 497 Marsh Street house, in particular, seems dwarfed in the midst of all the larger, and mostly modern businesses.""Denardo and Gerber, 2002: 32. Singer also commented that the locations, "had they not been altered in the 1920s, ...would have a high probability of subterranean (buried historic) resources, namely trash pits and privies in the back yards. But, neither property has an intact surface in the back yard and such resources may no longer be present." Singer, 2001:4. The CHC, during discussion of the motions, indicated that although the fagade remained essentially the same, the building footprint, interiors and other aspects of the property retained little or their historic nature. It was offered that Mr. Pinho might recognize his former home from the front fagade of 497 Marsh Street, but from any other direction little would be recognizable. Based on the expert testimony about the lack of integrity of the location, and the lack of factual background support for the Commission's conclusions, a reasonable individual is left without substantial evidence to understand the historic significance of the location of the structures. IV. CONCLUSION. The Manse has worked diligently to create a project that will provide a much-needed asset to the City in the form of senior housing. The Manse understands the significance of historic preservation and the history of the City, and therefore has voluntarily offered to provide "new life"for the existing structures in more suitable locations. They have complied with the 10601 xsavi MAR 18 '02 12:39 FR PW SF 415 983 1200 TO 916057617109 P. 12r12 r� PILLSBURY WINTHFIOP� Hon. Mayor Settle and Members of the City Council March 13,2402 Page 1 1 application and review requirements of the CHC; they have retained experts to evaluate the structures effected by the proposed project; and they have looked to the City, the Municipal Code and Historic Guidelines to establish and enforce fair policies. Because the CRC's findings lack substantial evidence as support, especially in the case of the "location" finding,we urge the City Council to overturn the CRC's findings and grant the appeal. Very truly yours, PILLSBURY WINTHROP LLP Ronald E. Van Buskirk cc: Gilbert A. Trijillo, Esq. Assistant City Attorney Mr. Christopher E. 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"htvmE` uC $if Yi�i� r uY r I f ttL� L Fy r. f Y $� t avn� F 1 v i ;a 4x i 1 4 CHC Motion making the structures "Site-Specific" Motion: "The location of the structure is integral to its historical significance because it reflects the social status of the original builder and occupant. It yields important information about the social context of the builder and occupant. " Audience member: "Where 's the evidence of that? " Motion Maker: "The location. The fact that it is where it is. " Discussion prior to Motion Motion Maker: "The house is significant in relationship to its original site because it tells you something about his aspirations, his social status, his delusions of grandeur — whatever you want to call it. " SLO Cultural Heritage Committee January 28, 2002 3 m Qi; ❑ ❑ m ci C m -< $ 0 n n n CD m 3 0- 0 IO co B7 m 0 m 0 (D CO to to C S = CD m r r r m(s 3 3 3 cn B u li u u _ w 1 13VAM �y - 096 DI G6b 6-tlSZS v a CD so -4 6ft Lv sEs D O :0 a - 9K 2 o .� zw g 4 � P L6C M . m A Lri M .0 Nav3a x ev o 0 06 C A sm (D `J dl 0 oosrov LBS smS 6� Cl) c � - - - e v � °15 Ba O LIS US yB, Los a — m 2 C OWOdM =r Mlz - r w a rya HISTORICAL CRITERIA VI. History - Person Describes a person, group, organization, or institution that has been connected with the structure, either intimately or secondarily, for at.least two generations (i.e., 40 years).. Historical person will be evaluated as a measure of the degree to which a person or group was: 1. Significant to the community as a public leader (i.e.,-mayor, congressman, etc.) or for his or her fame and outstanding recognition - locally, regionally, or nationally. 2. Significant to the community as a public servant who has made early, unique, or outstanding contributions to important local affairs or institutions (i.e., councilmen, educators, medical professionals; clergymen, railroad officials). 3. Contributions which, though minor, directly or indirectly, had a beneficial effect on the community (i.e., firemen, law enforcement officers, postal workers, businessmen/shopkeepeis, city employees, etc.). VII. History - Event Associated with a social, political, economic, governmental, educational or other institutional event that has been important to the community. Historical event will be evaluated as a measure of: 1. A landmark, famous, or first-of-its-kind event for the city - regardless of whether the impact of the event spread beyond the city. 2. A.relatively unique or interesting contribution to the city (i.e., the Ah Louis Store as the center for Chinese-American 'cultural activities in early San Luis Obispo history). 3. A contribution which, though minor, nonetheless was important to the community (i.e., localinterest groups); or, alternatively, a unique or interesting contribution only loosely connected with the structure, object, site, or district. VIII. History-Context Associated with and also a prime illustration of predominant patterns of political, social, economic, cultural, medical, educational, governmental, military, industrial, or religious history: Historical context will be evaluated as a measure of the degree to which it reflects: FRONT : Clark Historic Resource C it FAX NO. 707 577 8393 i "3r. 05 2002 01:48PM P3 ((ARK fl51W RMUR11(016MAATS,INC 725 Monroe Street Santa Rom,CA 95404 Phone:(707)577-8393 Fax(707)570-2428 March 4, 2002 Chris Skiff .. The Manse on Marsh 497 Marsh Street San Luis Obispo, CA 93401 Dear Mr. Skiff: The Cultural Heritage Committee has determined that the two buildings at 497 Marsh Street are architecturally significant because of". . . the uniqueness of their hybrid styles (separate main house and kitchen, believed to be for fire and safety) and how these styles are put together." You contacted me upon the recommendation of the State Office of Historic Preservation. At your request, I have reviewed the 1891, 1905, 1909, 1926 and 1950 Sanborn maps that show the two buildings at 497 Marsh Street, San Luis Obispo. You have asked me, as a consulting Architectural Historian, to comment in writing on the subject of the "uniqueness" of kitchen buildings separate from main houses. Historian Harold Kirker writes about early cooking facilities in Caftrnla's Architectural Frontier. Style and Tradition in the Nineteenth Century(Layton, UT: Gibbs Smith, Inc., 1960): The Spanish-Mexicans cooked their food entirely out of doors and warmed their houses by a pan of coats set upon the floor. . . The reluctance of the Mexicans to use interior fires is evident from a 1928 report which revealed that not one third of sixty-five adobes in Los Angeles County had fireplaces. . . It is clear that the simplicity of provincial cooking, the mildness of the climate, and a primitive building knowledge added environmental sanctions to an inherited Spanish prejudice against interior fires. Kitchen facilities, housed in small, separate buildings behind the main dwellings, were common in late-19th century—early-20th century California. The buildings were not separate because of concern for fire and safety hazards, as postulated by the Cultural Heritage Committee. During the summer, the heat from the necessary household baking and cooking on the wood stove was usually oppressive. Having separate buildings enabled the rest of the house to remain cool. Such buildings were frequently called "summer kitchens." FRf]P! Clark Historic Resource C It FAX NO. 707 577 8393 '`3r. 05 2002 01:49PM P4 Chris Skiff Page 2 March 4,2002 Less common was for compilers of Sanborn Maps to indicate the exact uses of outbuildings on residential lots. Livery barns and garages were always clearly identified; outhouses and sheds were not. It is unusual to see a "kitchen" actually specified. It is nearly impossible to distinguish kitchens from workshops on most Sanborn Maps, since both were usually coded yellow for"wood-frame building" and had symbols to show one door, one window and one stovepipe. It is quite likely that other similarly-sized and shaped buildings shown on San Luis Obispo's Sanborn Maps could have housed summer kitchens. It would be erroneous to conclude that the separate kitchen building is unique to Antonio Pinho or to San Luis Obispo. Respectfully, Trc- Susan M. Clark C.C.P.H. Registered Professional Historian#560 e FROM : Clark Historic Resource r It FAX NO. : 707 577 8393 "Ir. 05 2002 01:49PM P5 Summary of Qualifications, Clark Historic Resource Consultants. Inc. SUSAN M. CLARK, Pro/ect Manager/Architectural Historian EXPERIENCE RELATING TO HISTORIC RESOURCE EVALUATION AND PRESERVATION PLANNING- 2001-present: LANNING:2001-present: Founder and coordinator of Clark Historic Resource Consultants, Inc. 1995-2001: Operated Clark Historic Resource Consultants as a sole proprietorship 1988-1995: Independent Historical Consultant Projects for which Ms. Clark has served as Project Manager and Principal Architectural Historian/Historian Include: Section 106 Reviews Historic Structures Reports Tax Credit certifications Land use histories Historic resource surveys Mitigation measures for historical resources under CEQA and local ordinances California State Historic Resource Inventory forms (DPR 523) National Register applications California Register nominations Community histories Preservation plans for Historic Districts and individual historic buildings Architectural restoration research and design review, according to Secretary of the Interior's Standards and Guidelines for Rehabilitating Historic Buildings Photographic documentation and mapping of historical resources Document research and litigation support, including expert witness testimony Determination of boundaries and contributing structures within preservation districts. BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS: Sonora County Landmarks Commissioner, 5th Supervisorial District, 1990 -present Chairman 1993. and 1998 Originally appointed in 1990 by Supervisor Ernie Carpenter. Reappointed in 1996 by cement Supervisor Mike Reilly. 1 FROM Clark Historic Resource At FAX NO. : 707 577 8393 "ar. 05 2002 01:50PM P6 City of Santa Rosa Cuftural Heritage Board, Historian, 1991 to present. Chairman 1998. Appointed by Santa Rosa City Council in 1991, reappointed in 1993 and 1996. Responsibilities as Landmarks Commissioner and Cultural Heritage Board Historian include review of historic property reports to insure that planners have adequate documentation to make well informed decisions and that CEQA concerns are addressed. Additionally, responsibilities require advising property owners regarding appropriate alterations and rehabilitations to historically significant buildings. A significant responsibility of the Sonoma County Landmarks Commission involves the review of preservation-related grant requests and the allocation of historic preservation funds which are derived from Sonoma County's Transit Occupancy Tax. Committee to Restore Historic Courthouse Square, Steering Committee member. Leadership Santa Rosa, Class XIII, member of 1996197 class. PUBLICATIONS: Sonoma County, the River of Time. Comp. Partners in Progress. Chatsworth: Windsor Publishing Co., 1990. Sonoma County Historical Society Journal, articles focusing on Sonoma County PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS: American Cultural Resources Association Society of Architectural Historians California Historical Society Sonoma County Historical Society California Preservation Foundation Ninth 4 Circuit Historical Society National Council for Public History California Council for the Promotion of History EDUCATION: M.A, History, Sonoma State University, 1990 Certificate, Vernacular Architecture, University of Nevada, Reno, 1988 B.A., Political Science, University of California, Berkeley, 1985 TITLE OF MASTER'S THESIS: The Del Mar Ranch from the German Rancho to Sea Ranch, California, 1845 to 1964. 2 FROM Clark Historic Resource It FAX F10. 707 577 8393 'ar, 05 2002 01:50PM P7 SELECTED RECENT PROJECTS ` indicates that work was performed for, or coordinated with, a public agency HISTORIC STRUCTURES REPORT AND DESIGN REVIEW of proposed new construction at Ladera Winery, Angwin, Napa County, for Patrick Stotesbery, 2001 'HISTORIC PROPERTY EVALUATION AND DESIGN REVIEW of proposed new construction, Robert Young Vineyards, Geyserville, Sonoma County, for Robert Young Family Partnership, 2001 'NOMINATION TO CALIFORNIA REGISTER Saviez Ranch and Vineyard, 4060 Silverado Trail, Calistoga, Napa County, for Saviez Vineyard Management, 2001 EVALUATION FOR SIGNIFICANCE of three parcels located on Cooper Drive, Gordon Road and Allan Way, Santa Rosa, Sonoma County, being developed by Cooper/Gordon LLC, 2001 EVALUATION FOR SIGNIFICANCE of the Historic Resources located at 900 Petaluma Ave, Sonoma, Sonoma County, for Stornetta Family Trust, 2001 EVALUATION FOR SIGNIFICANCE of 4712 and 4744 Sonoma Highway, Santa Rosa, Sonoma County, for Shea Properties, Aliso Viejo, 2001 INVESTIGATION INTO THE FEASIBILITY of listing the Maria Carrillo Adobe, Santa Rosa, Sonoma County, on the National Register of Historic Places, for Friends of the Carrillo Adobe, Santa Rosa, 2001 'DESIGN REVIEW for construction of an IMAX Theater at historic Vintage 1870, for Town of Yountville, Napa County, 2001 'EVALUATION FOR SIGNIFICANCE, STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS AND RECOMMENDATIONS REGARDING PROPOSED PROJECT for Town of Windsor, Engineering Department, Windsor, Sonoma County, 2001 'SURVEY OF AGRICULTURALLY-RELATED HISTORIC RESOURCES located on the 271,000 acres between Salinas and Soledad, for Monterey County Parks Department(Meg Clovis, Planner), 2000 and 2001 3 FROM :Clark Historic Resource n_-slt FAX NO. : 707 577 8393 -,Mar. 05 2002 01:50PM PB `NATIONAL REGISTER NOMINATION AND TAX CREDIT CERTIFICATION for Stewarts Point Store, Stewarts Point,Sonoma County, for Richardson family, 2001 'HISTORIC'STRUCTURES REPORTS AND DESIGN REVIEW for proposed hotel and downtown office buildings within the National Register-listed Petaluma Historic Downtown Commercial District, for Basin Street Properties, Petaluma, Sonoma County, 2001. HISTORIC STRUCTURES REPORT, Patocchi Dairy, Browns Lane, Petaluma, Sonoma County, for Kendall-Jackson Winery, 2000 SECTION 106 REVIEW Highway 85 and Bassett Road, San Jose, for Ge000n Environmental Consultants, Pleasanton, 2000 HISTORIC STRUCTURES REPORT, Lagomarsino Ranch, Bloomfield Road, Sebastopol, Sonoma County;for Kendall-Jackson Winery, 2000 (HISTORIC LAND USE STUDY AND SECTION 106 REVIEW for possible toxicities surrounding Highway 101 through Santa Rosa, CA, for Geocon, Rancho Cordova, 2000 SECTION 106 REVIEW for Caltrans traffic light installation and improvements at.Jefferson and Clay streets, Napa for City of Napa Public Works Department, 2000 SECTION 106 REVIEW Fairview Road, Hollister Left-Tum Channelization, Denise Duffy&Associates, for San Benito County Public Works, 2000 HISTORIC STRUCTURES REPORT AND DESIGN REVIEW for new construction at 218 Brittain Lane, Santa Rosa for Louis Orozco, 2000 HISTORIC STRUCTURES REPORT for 20 West Grant Street, Healdsburg, for Bankers Mortgage, Santa Monica, 2000 HISTORIC STRUCTURES REPORT AND DESIGN REVIEW, Italian Swiss Colony at Asti, Sonoma County, for Beringer Wine Estates, 2000 HISTORIC STRUCTURES REPORT, Stags Leap Winery, Yountville, Napa County, for Beringer Wine Estates, 1999 4 FR01'i : Clark Historic Resource r -slt FAX NO. : 707 577 8393 -Mar. 05 2002 01:51PM P9 'SECTION 106 REVIEW, Bridge Housing's Undertaking at One Church Street, San Francisco, CA, for the San Francisco Mayor's Office of Housing, 1999 HISTORIC PROPERTY EVALUATION, Jamison Ranch, Santa Rosa, Sonoma County, for Kendail-Jackson Winery, 1998 DOCUMENT RESEARCH FOR ROAD RIGHT-OF-WA y, West Dry Creek Road, Healdsburg, Sonoma County, CA, 1998 (RESTORATION PLANS AND SEISMIC RETROFIT DESIGN for restoration of the Point Reyes Station Hotel, Pt. Reyes Station, Marin County, CA, 1997 HISTORIC STRUCTURES REPORT, 514 B St., St. Rose Court Project, Santa Rosa, CA, for Fisher Capital, 1998 HISTORIC PROPERTY EVALUATION, 449 Denton St., Santa Rosa, CA, for St Luke's Lutheran Church, Sonoma County, 1997 HISTORIC RESOURCE EVALUATION, Robert Pepi Winery, Oakville, Napa County, for Kendall-Jackson Winery, 1998 d DOCUMENT RESEARCH FOR LITIGATION SUPPORT Blade Ranch, Cloverdale, CA, for Clement, Fitzpatrick 8 Kenworthy, Attorneys at Law, Santa Rosa, 1997 HISTORIC STRUCTURES REPORT, Valley of the Moon Winery, Glen Ellen, Sonoma County, for Kenwood Vineyards, 1997 CULTURAL RESOURCE SURVEY, Marin Coast Ranch, Marin County, CA, for. Yoshi Miyake, ME BON TRADING PTE LTD, Singapore, 1997 *IDENTIFICATION AND LOCATION OF WIMI MILITARY INSTALLATION, Army Corps of Engineers, Sea Ranch, Sonoma County, 1997 DOCUMENTATION AND EVALUATION OF CULTURAL RESOURCES at the Fountain Grove Winery, Santa Rosa, Sonoma County, for South Bay Construction, 1996. HISTORIC STRUCTURES REPORT, Fountain Grove Ranch, Santa Rosa, Sonoma County, 1996 5 FROM Clark Historic Resource r--Islt FAX NO. : 707 577 8393 -Mar, 05 2002 01:51PM P10 EVALUATION OF HISTORIC RESOURCES, Fridolin Hefti Vineyard and Residence, for Lynn and Robert Hughes' Red Tail Estates, Santa Rosa, Sonoma County, 1995 'MASTER ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT of Historic Resources for Annexation of Southwest Santa Rosa, for City of Santa Rosa, Sonoma County, 1991 'NATIONAL REGISTER NOMINATION, Knipp-Stengel Bann, the Sea Ranch, 1986 Holly L. Hoods Historian BRIEF RESUME: Ms. Hoods has been employed as Associate Historian with CHRC since 1997 and has participated in most of CHRC's projects since then. She has eleven years of professional experience in California history, seven. years of experience in historical architecture and historic resource evaluation, and five years of experience in California archaeology. Projects for which Ms. Hoods has served as Associate Historian include.- Historic nclude:Historic Resource Surveys, Historic Structures Reports, California State Historic Resource Inventory Forms(DPR 523), National Register applications, Section 106 Reviews, California Register applications, Historic context statements, land use histories, chain of title research, architectural restoration research, business histories, oral history, archaeological surveys, community histories, digital photographic documentation and mapping. SELECTED EXPERIENCE Research Curator, 2001—Present Healdsburg Museum, Healdsburg, CA Commissioner, 1999--Present Sonoma County Historical Records Commission, Santa Rosa, CA Assistant Curator, 1996-2001 Healdsburg Museum, Healdsburg, CA Associate Historian, 1995—Present Clark Historic Resource Consultants, Inc., Santa Rosa, CA Archaeological Technician, 1994-1996 Anthropological Studies Center, Rohnert Park, CA EDUCATION: M.A.. Cultural Resoumes Management(History/Archaeology), 2000 Sonoma State University, Rohnert Park, CA 6 FROM Clark Historic Resource `nslt FAX NO. : 707 577 8393 -Mar. 05 2002 01:52PM P11 B.A. Linguistics, 1984 University of California, Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, CA Certificate Archaeological Technology(with High Honors), 1994 Cabrillo College, Aptos, CA MA THESIS TITLE: Prestpn: History of a Late-19th Century Religious Colony in Sonoma County, Califomia AFFILIATIONS: National Trust for Historic Preservation California Association of Museums American Association for the Promotion of State.and Local History Western Museums Association Sonoma County Historical Society Society for California Archaeology PUBLICATIONS: "Emily Preston and Her Community of Faith," Sonoma County Historical Society Joumal, February 2001. Articles Focusing on Sonoma County History, Russian River Recorder, 1996-4he Present. SELECTED RECENT PROJECTS: National Register Nomination for Carrillo Adobe, Santa Rosa, Sonoma County. Friends of the Carrillo Adobe, Santa Rosa. 2001. National Register Nomination and Tax Certficabon for Stewarts Pont Store. Arch Richardson, Stewarts Point. 2000. Survey of Agriculturally-Related Historic Resources Located on the 271,000 Acres Between Salinas and Soledad, Monterey County Parks Department, Salinas. 2000. Historic Structures Report for Fore!Auto Showroom Within National Register4 isted Petaluma Commercial District. Design Review for Proposed Hotel. Basin Street Properties, Petaluma. 2000. Historic Structures Report, Patocchi Dairy, Browns Lane, Petaluma. Kendall-Jackson Winery, Santa Rosa. 2000. Historic Structures Report and Design Review of Proposed New Construction at Rossini Ranch and Winery. Kirk Venge, St Helena. 2000. Historic Structures Report, Lagomarsino Ranch, Bloomfield Road, Sebastopol. Kendall-Jackson Winery, Santa Rosa. 2000. 7 FROM Clark Historic Resource F--slt FAX NO. : 707 577 8393 - lar. 05 2002 01:52PM P12 Section 106 Review for Traffic Light Installation and Improvements at Jefferson and Clay Streets, Napa. City of Napa Public Works Department, Napa. 2000. Historic Structures Report and Design Review for New Construction at 218 Brittain Lane, Santa Rosa. Louis Orozco, Santa Rosa. 2000. Historic Structures Report for 20 West Grant Street, Healdsburg. Bankers' Mortgage, Santa Monica. 2000. Historic Resource Evaluation of Italian Swiss Colony, Asti, Sonoma County, CA. Beringer Wine Estates, St. Helena. 1999. Historic Resource Evaluation of Lands of Fichtenberg, Sonoma, Sonoma County, CA. Art Fichtenberg, Sonoma_ 1999. Section 106 Review, Bridge Housing's Undertaking at 1 Church Street, San Francisco. Mayor's Office of Housing, San Francisco. 1999. Historic Structures Report, Stags Leap, Yountville. Beringer Wine Estates. 1999. Historic Structures Report, 514 B Street, Santa Rosa. Fisher Capital, Santa Rosa. 1998. Historic Resource Evaluation, Robert Pepi Winery, Oakville. Kendall- Jackson Winery, Santa Rosa. 1998. Historic Resources Study of Recreation Park, Healdsburg, Sonoma County, CA. City of Healdsburg: 1998. Document Research For Litigation Support, Black Ranch, Cloverdale. Clement, Fitzpatrick and Kenworthy, Attorneys at Law, Santa Rosa. 1997.. Cultural Resources Inventory of the Wray Complex, Cache Creek, Lower Lake, Lake County. California. California State Parks Department. 1996. Cultural Resource Study of the Lands of Kenny, Healdsburg, Sonoma County, CA. William Kenny, Healdsburg. 1996. Cultural Resources Inventory of Las Posadas State Forest, Angwin, Napa County, CA. California Department of Forestry and'Fire Protection, Napa. 1995. Excavation of Spanish Presidio at San Francisco. Archaeological Field Methods Course, Cabrillo College. Hired as Field Lab Director/Adjunct Faculty. 19%. 8 FR06 Clark Historic Resource n nslt FAX N0. : 707 577 6393 -Mar. 05 2002 01:52PM P13 Thomas E Cochrane Associate in charge of graphics and maps CALIFORNIA REGISTERED GEOLOGIST#6124 BRIEF RESUME: Thomas Cochrane has assisted Clark.Historic Resource Consultants in the evaluation and preparation of historic resource reports from 1995 to the present. His primary duties involve the digital photography of historic buildings, site analysis, map preparation, some supervised research, the assembling and preparation of reports. Mr. Cochrane assisted Mildred Folsom, Town Historian of Greene, New York in the preparation and publication of her two books on the history of Greene, N.Y. and Chenago County, N.Y. in the 1960s. EDUCATION: GRADUATE STUDIES IN GEOLOGY AND GLACIOLOGY, 1959&1963 Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana GLACIOLOGICAL FIELD STUDIES, 1963 Juneau Icefield, SE Alaska GRADUATE STUDIES IN EDUCATION, 1960 to 1962 Colgate University, Hamilton, N.Y. B.A. IN SCIENCE & GEOLOGY, 1958 SUNY @ Binghamton, N.Y. PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS: California Preservation Foundation Society of Architectural Historians American Association of Petroleum Geologists, AAPG AAPG Division of Environmental Geology Society of Independent Professional Earth Scientists CURRENT COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT: Director, The Sea Ranch Association Director, The Sea Ranch Water Company Director, Matrix of Change Director, Redwoods Watershed Council Association Gualala River Watershed Council Steering Committee 9 i March 5, 2002 Review of Factors Concerning Integrity for the structure at 497 Marsh Street Integrity According to the National Register of Historic Places guidelines (National Register Bulletin 16A);the"essential physical features"of a property must be present for it to convey its significance. Further, in order to qualify for the NRNP, a resource must retain its integrity,or"the ability of a property to convey its significance." "Integrity"means that"the quality of significance in American history, architecture, archaeology, engineering, and culture is present in districts, sites, buildings, structures and objects that possess integrity of location, design, setting, materials, workmanship, feeling, and association." According to National Register guidelines, historic properties either retain integrity or they do not. Integrity is composed of seven aspects of quality and are defined as follows: 1. Location is the place where the historic property was constructed or the place where the historic event occurred. ■ The structures are located at the southwest corner of Marsh and Beach Streets where it was originally constructed in 1891. (aspect retained) 2. Desian is the combination of elements that create the form,plan, space, structure, and style of a property. ■ Most of the design elements of the two structures have been modified over the years except for the front porch area of the main house. Figure 3 shows the changes made to the main house that include additions and deletions of doors,windows.and walls. The interior spaces have been completely altered from the original form. Figure 1 shows the exterior changes of the main house and ' the separate kitchen area. (aspect lost) 3. Setting is the physical environment of a historic property. ■ The original residential structures are now located in a commercial district. A new bank is under construction across the street on Marsh. (aspect lost) 4. Materials are the physical elements that were combined or deposited during a particular period of time and in a particular pattern or configuration to form a historic property. ■ While the exterior siding is mostly original, the interior walls of the main house have been altered. A newer bay window has been added to the east wall of the main house. (exterior partially lost, interior lost) 5. Workmanship is the physical evidence of the crafts of a particular culture or people during a given period of history. ■ While most of the new additions to the house are similar to the original in craft, they do not represent a particular period of history as they were all added at different times. (aspect lost) 6. Feelins is a property's expression of the aesthetic or historic sense of a particular period of time. ■ The front view of the house does offer a historic sense of an earlier time, though it is also obvious that the home has been altered an upgraded over the years. (aspect partially retained for exterior, lost for interior) 7. Association is the direct link between an important historic event or person and a historic property. ■ The direct historical links associated with this property remain. (aspect retained) Conclusion: Integrity has been lost for Design (#2), Setting(#3), Workmanship (#5), thus the integrity has been lost. However, given theaspectof Workmanship (#5),Feeling(#6) and Association (#7), which have some relevance,the owner is willing to relocate the structure to a setting more characteristic of when the structure was built. l � 1 LETTER OF INTENT TO PURCHASE STRUCTURES AT 497 MARSH STREET, SAN LUIS OBISP09 CALIFORNIA FEBRUARY 269 2002 This Letter of Intent to Purchase sets forth the general terms and conditions upon which Michele Stoutenbrough(`Buyer's shall purchase the above referenced property ("Structures") from Horizon Senior Housing, LLC ("Seller") subject to the following terms: 1. Purchase Price. The purchase price of the structures shall be one dollar ($1.00). The purchase price shall be paid upon Seller giving Buyer sixty (60) day notice at the beginning of the relocation period. 2. Structures. The "structures" shall include two buildings located at 497 A and B Marsh Street. San Luis Obispo, California. 497-A Marsh Street currently houses Jamaica You in an approximately 1,000 square foot home; 497-B is currently occupied by The Golden Paw and is approximately 450 square feet. 3. Time Frame for Relocation. Seller shall give buyer sixty-day notice of Buyer's requirement to remove the structures from the site. Upon expiration of this sixty-day notice period, Buyer shall have thirty days to begin and complete the removal of the structures from the site. 4. Contingencies. Seller's obligation to complete the sale of the structures to Buyer is subject to Seller's approval of the following items:. (a) City of San Luis Obispo approvals of(1) the relocation of the structures to the Buyer's site and (2)the City's approval of The Manse on Marsh—Phase II as originally submitted to the City. (b) Seller's purchase of the subject property. Seller currently has an option to purchase said property. (c) Such other terms and conditions necessary to develop The Manse on Marsh— Phase II in the Seller's sole discretion. 5. Condition of Structures. Buyer shall purchase the structures in"as is/where is" condition with no representations or warranties whatsoever from the Seller. 6. Temporary Easement: Seller shall grant Buyer temporary easement to enter onto the property to remove said structures during the 30-day time period stated for removal. 7. Insurance. Buyer shall provide Seller with insurance protecting Seller against claims made in the course of Buyer's removal and subsequent relocation of the structures. The specific amount and type of insurance shall be specified later;however, a minimum liability policy of one million dollars($1,000,000) shall be required. 8. Indemnity. Buyer shall indemnify Seller against any actions, claims, etc. arising from Buyer's acquisition, removal, and relocation of the structures. 9. Responsibility for Damage. 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