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RESOLUTION NO. 10724 ( 2016 SERIES)
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN LUIS OBISPO, CALIFORNIA,
ADDING THE PROPERTY AT 535 HIGUERA STREET TO THE MASTER LIST OF HISTORIC
RESOURCES AS " THE ROBERT POLLARD HOUSE" ( HIST -2793-2016)
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RESOLUTION NO. 10724 (2016 SERIES)
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN LUIS
OBISPO, CALIFORNIA, ADDING THE PROPERTY AT 535 HIGUERA
STREET TO THE MASTER LIST OF HISTORIC RESOURCES AS "THE
ROBERT POLLARD HOUSE" (HIST -2793-2016)
WHEREAS, applicant Jean Martin filed an application on February 23, 2016, for review
of the inclusion of the property at 535 Higuera Street ("the Property") on the City's Master List
of Historic Resources; and
WHEREAS, the Cultural Heritage Committee of the City of San Luis Obispo conducted
a public hearing in the Council Hearing Room of City Hall, 990 Palm Street, San Luis Obispo,
California, on April 25, 2016, and recommended that the City Council add the Property to the
Master List of Historic Resources; and
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of San Luis Obispo conducted a public hearing
on June 14, 2016, for the purpose of considering the request to add the Property to the Master
List of Historic Resources; and
WHEREAS, the City Council has duly considered all evidence, including the record of
the Cultural Heritage Committee hearing and recommendation, testimony of the applicant and
interested parties, and the evaluation and recommendation by staff, presented at said hearing.
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by the Council of the City of San Luis
Obispo as follows:
SECTION 1. Fijidiiigs. Based upon all the evidence, the City Council makes the
following findings:
1. The house is eligible for the Master List of Historic Resources because it satisfies
more than one of the evaluation criteria for historic resource listing described in the
Historic Preservation Ordinance, exhibits a high level of historic integrity, and, being
depicted on a Sanborn Map prepared in 1903, is more than 50 years old.
2. The house satisfies evaluation criteria for historic resources listing related to
architectural style (§ 14.01.070 A). It is a rare remaining example of an owner -built
residence exhibiting a vernacular style representative of the period of San Luis Obispo's
establishment as a City in the last decades of the 19th Century.
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3. The house satisfies evaluation criteria for historic resources listing related to
historical persons and with predominant patterns the City's history (§ 14.01.070 B(1) and
B(3)). It is closely associated with Robert Pollard, who held many important public posts
and made important contributions to local institutions during the City's early history, and
E.D. Bray, a noted local architect with several works included in the City's Inventory of
Historic Resources. It is also associated with Mary Frances Pollard, who participated in
the establishment of a local labor organization, and with Pauline Bray Martin, the first
woman to work in the local banking sector.
4. The house exhibits a high level of historic integrity and satisfies evaluation criteria
for historic resources listing related to historic integrity (§ 14.01.070 C). The structure
occupies its original site and the extent of its original foundation. The residential
character and vernacular style of the house have been preserved, despite subsequent
additions, by retention of the basic elements of its simple design: the unadorned wood
frame construction, shiplap siding, gable roof forms, and simple window pattern and
detail. The residential setting and the feeling and association with early 19th Century
residential development in the City have been retained with the location of additional
structures to the property, as the added structures are small and located in the rear of the
lot, inconspicuous to the viewer.
SECTION 2. Environmental Determination. The project is categorically exempt from
the provisions of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), as it is limited to the
designation of a historical resource, an action taken to preserve a historical resource, as described
in § 15331 of the CEQA Guidelines.
SECTION 3. Action. The City Council of the City of San Luis Obispo does hereby
determine that the property located at 535 Higuera Street does qualify for listing as a Historic
Resources and hereby approves the addition of the property to the Master List of Historic
Resources as "The Robert Pollard House."
Upon motion of Council Member Christianson, seconded by Council Member Rivoire and on the
following vote:
AYES: Council Members Ashbaugh, Christianson and Rivoire,
Vice Mayor Carpenter and Mayor Marx
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
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The foregoing resolution was adopted this 14th day of June 2016.
ATTEST:
Lee Price, MMC
Interim City Clerk
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have her unto set my d an axed the official seal of the City
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