City of Corona
Staff Report
400 S. Vicentia Ave.
Corona, CA 92882
File #: 24-0643
REQUEST FOR CITY COUNCIL ACTION
DATE: 08/21/2024
TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council Members
FROM: Planning and Development Department
SUBJECT:
REQUEST BY COUNCIL MEMBER SPEAKE ASKING THE CITY COUNCIL TO CONSIDER ADOPTING A RESOLUTION ACCORDING TO SECTION 17.63.070 OF THE CORONA MUNICIPAL CODE FOR ALL
EXISTING HISTORIC MARKERS TO BE LISTED ON THE CORONA REGISTER OF HISTORIC
RESOURCES
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:
This staff report asks the City Council to provide direction to staff in preparing a resolution placing historic markers placed by the Corona Historic Preservation Society and Corona History Association on properties within the City on the Corona Register of Historic Resources. According to Section
17.63.070 of the Corona Municipal Code (CMC), the City Council by resolution can place a historic marker meeting the definition in Section 17.63.020(K) on the Corona Register.
RECOMMENDED ACTION:
That the City Council provide direction to staff in preparing a resolution for consideration by the City Council placing all eligible, existing historic markers in the City on the Corona Register of Historic Resources.
BACKGROUND & HISTORY:
Council Member Speake submitted a future agenda item request asking the City Council to discuss the adoption of a resolution that would place existing historic markers placed by the Corona Historic Preservation Society or Corona History Association within the city on the Corona Register of Historic Resources.
Chapter 17.63 of the CMC governs historic resources in the city. This section of the CMC defines the Corona Register as the official list of landmarks and historic districts and all contributing historic resources within historic districts, as adopted by the City Council pursuant to this chapter, and shall be officially known as the Corona Register of Historic Resources. The Corona Register lists the City’s local landmarks and historic districts adopted by resolution of the City Council. According to CMC Section 17.63.040, properties not listed by the City Council but listed on the California or National City of Corona Page 1 of 4 Printed on 8/15/2024
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Section 17.63.040, properties not listed by the City Council but listed on the California or National Register of Historic Resources are automatically deemed listed on the Corona Register.
The Historic Resource Ordinance (Ordinance) further defines a historic marker as a sign, plaque, monument or other symbol, placed by either the City of Corona Historic Preservation Society, for the purpose of recognizing one or more of the following:
(1) Events that have made a significant contribution to the history of Corona, the region, the state or the nation;
(2) Persons significant in Corona’s past;
(3) Examples of distinctive characteristics of a style, type, period or method of construction or a valuable example of the use of materials or craftsmanship; (4) Special elements of the City’s cultural, social, economic, political, aesthetic, engineering, architectural or natural history;
(5) The work of a notable builder, designer or architect; (6) Outstanding elements of architectural design, detail, materials or craftsmanship of a particular historic period;
(7) A unique location or physical characteristic representing an established and familiar visual feature of a neighborhood;
(8) An archeological or paleontological site; or
(9) A natural setting or feature that strongly contributes to the well-being of the people of the city.
The actual site, improvement or natural feature that is designated by the historic marker may or may not be listed, or may or may not be eligible for listing, on the Corona Register or the Corona Heritage Inventory.
CMC Section 17.63.070 gives the City Council the authority to consider placing a historic marker on the Corona Register by adoption of a resolution.
ANALYSIS:
The Corona Historic Preservation Society (CHPS) provided city staff with an inventory of historic markers placed in the city. CHPS is responsible for placing 24 historic markers within the city. The placement of historic markers requires the approval of the property owner. However, placing the historic marker on the Corona Register does not automatically place the property it represents on the Corona Register as a local landmark. As defined in the Ordinance, a historic marker is a sign, plaque, monument, or other symbol, not a property. For a property to be placed on the Corona Register it must follow the process outlined in CMC Section 17.63.100.
Table 1 identifies the general location of the historic marker and the description of the historic resource it represents.
Table 1
Historic Markers in the City of Corona
Marker
Number
Location Historic Resource Structure
Existing
Property on
Corona Register
1 815 W. Sixth
Street
Corona High
School/Historic Civic
Center
Yes Yes, including
the National
Register
2 809 S. Ramona
Ave.
First Congregational
Church
Yes Yes
3 East Sixth StreetMarshal GCAlexanderN/A No
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Number
Location Historic Resource Structure
Existing
Property on
Corona Register
1 815 W. Sixth
Street
Corona High
School/Historic Civic
Center
Yes Yes, including
the National
Register
2 809 S. Ramona
Ave.
First Congregational
Church
Yes Yes
3 East Sixth Street
and Howard
Street
Marshal G. C. Alexander
Murder Site
N/A No
4 Tenth Street and
Vicentia Avenue
Thomas Jefferson
Elementary School
Yes Yes, including
the National
Register
5 NEC Main Street
and Eighth Street
Corona’s First Fire
Station Site
No No
6 Block between
Ninth and Tenth
Streets and
Victoria Avenue
and Howard
Street
South Riverside and
First and Second
Lincoln School Site
Portion of the
Second Lincoln
School
Building (Part
of Victoria
Park)
Yes
7 224 E. Sixth
Street
Hotel Del Rey No (Was
dismantled
and being
reconstructed
at Heritage
Park)
No
8 800 block of S.
Main Street
Corona’s First Regional
Hospital
No No
9 1200 block of S.
Main Street
Corona’s First High
School
No No
10 Grand Blvd., near
Washburn Street
Road Race Start-Finish
Line 1913 & 1914
N/A Yes, Grand Blvd
on National
Register
11 NWC Main Street
and Eighth Street
First Baptist Church Yes No
12 510 W. Foothill
Parkway
Corona Foothill Lemon
Company Home Ranch
Site
Yes Yes
13 150 Depot Drive Santa Fe Railroad
Depot
Yes No
14 1101 Main Street Corona Woman’s
Improvement Club
Clubhouse
Yes Yes, including
the National
Register
15 805 S. Main
Street
Andrew Carnegie
Library Site
No Yes, including
the National
Register
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12 510 W. Foothill
Parkway
Corona Foothill Lemon
Company Home Ranch
Site
Yes Yes
13 150 Depot Drive Santa Fe Railroad
Depot
Yes No
14 1101 Main Street Corona Woman’s
Improvement Club
Clubhouse
Yes Yes, including
the National
Register
15 805 S. Main
Street
Andrew Carnegie
Library Site
No Yes, including
the National
Register
16 2750 Rimpau
Avenue
Lemonia Grove Yes Yes
17 1125 Rimpau
Avenue
Corona
Cemetery/Sunnyslope
Cemetery
N/A Yes
18 NEC Sixth Street
and Ramona
Avenue
Corona Theater &
Landmark Building
Yes No
20 1150 W. Tenth
Street
Corona High School #3 Yes No
21 235 N. Joy Street Exchange Lemon
Products & Sunkist
Industrial Site
No No
22 1024 Main Street American Legion Hall,
Post 216
Yes No
23 930 E. Sixth
Street
Historic Municipal
Plunge Site
No No
24 230 NW Grand
Blvd,
Washington School Site
& West Grammer
School
No No
25 301 S. Main
Street
Pacific Electric Railroad
Depot Site
No No
Marker 19 is not located in the city and is not included in the table.
FINANCIAL IMPACT:
There is no financial impact associated with this request.
PREPARED BY: JOANNE COLETTA, PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR Attachments:
1. Exhibit 1 - Future Agenda Item Request from Council Member Speake City of Corona Page 4 of 4 Printed on 8/15/2024
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