Community Development Department
–
Planning Division
1600 First Street + P.O. Box 660
Napa, CA 94559
-
0660
(707) 257
-
9530
__________________________________________________________________________ ______
CULTURAL
HERITAGE COMMISSION
ADMINISTRATIVE
REPORT
NOVEMBER
1 , 20
1 2
AGENDA ITEM
6 .
A
:
HISTORIC RESOURCES INVENTORY UPDATE
–
ADDITIONAL
6Z PROPERTIES REMOVAL
I.
GENERAL INFORMATION
PROJECT
Update of Historic Resources Inventory to
r
emove
three
6Z
-
SUMMARY:
designated p
roperties.
LOCATION OF
1514 Clay Street
PROPERT
IES
:
1512 Fourth Street
(also known as 701
-
705 School Street)
801
-
809
Coombs Street
APPLICANT:
City of Napa
Phone: (
707
) 2
57 -
9530
1600 First Street
Napa
, CA 9
4559
PROPERTY
Daniel Skivington
OWNERS:
1039 Stonebridge Avenue
Napa, CA 94558
Nestor Macaraig
3557 Silver Springs Road
Lafayette, CA 94549
Robert Decampo
Dickenson, Peatman and Fogarty
1455
First Street, Suite 301
Napa, CA 94559
STAFF PLANNER:
Kevin Eberle, Senior Planner
Phone: (707) 257
-
9357
ATTACHMENT 3
Historic Resources Inventory Update
–
Additional 6Z Properties Removal
2 II.
BACKGROUND
AND DISCUSSION
Section 15.52.030.E.3 of the Napa Municipal Code sets forth the duties of the Cultural Heritage
Commission
to include the periodic update the City’s Historic Resources Inventory.
In 2008, t
he City
i
nitiated
“
Heritage Napa
”
, a historic resources survey
and
preservation program
.
Heritage Napa
includes the preparation of new historic surveys
for the purpose of updating the Historic Resources Inventory.
To date, historic context
statements/surveys have been completed for the areas of Soscol Gateway/East Napa
,
Spencer
’
s Addition, West Napa, Downtown, and Alta Heights.
In December 2011 and January 2012, the Commission removed a total of 407
properties from the Inventory based upon the properties being assigned a State status code of 6Z
in these new surveys
. A 6Z rating
is defined as “found ineligible for National
Register, California Register, or local designation through survey evaluation.” Based upon further recent review of these surveys, staff discovered that there were three additional properties in the Downtown survey area which were assigned a State status code of 6Z, but which were inadvertently left of
f
the list of properties to be removed from
the Inventory. These properties are
1514 Clay Street, 1512 Fourth Street
(also known
as 701
-
705 School Street)
, and 801
-
809
Coombs Street
.
The Downtown survey prepared by Page and Turnbull consultants included documentation of certain properties on
standardized
State Department of Parks and
Recreation
forms known as “523
-
B” forms.
The documentation includes a brief history
of the property, an evaluation of historic significance using standardized criterion, a discussion of building integrity, and a brief conclusion section
which assigns a State
status Code.
The
three
subject properties were included among 57 properties that were so documented
(see
forms in Attachment
1 )
. In
the case of these three properties
, the
the
consultant
assigned
each
a State status code of 6Z (ineligible for federal, State or local listing). Although the Downtown survey included a Table 10 entitled “Former HRI Properties that Appear Ineligible for Listing”, the consultant left the subject three properties off this list. As such, they were overlooked by staff
when
previous
recommendations were made to the Commission for removal of properties from the Inventory
. The purpose of the recommended action is to correct this error. The three property owners have been informed about the recommended action.
III.
ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW
The removal of the
se three
properties from the Historic Resources Inventory is
categorically exempt from
the California Environmental Quality Act (
CEQA
)
pursuant to
Section 15305 of the CEQA Guidelines which exempts minor alterations in land use limitations.
ATTACHMENT 3
Historic Resources Inventory Update
–
Additional 6Z Properties Removal
3 I
V.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends that the Cultural Heritage Commission approv e
the removal of the
three
properties from the Historic Resources Inventory as recommended in the Downtown
survey.
V.
REQUIRED ACTIONS
Final action by the
Cultural Heritage
Commission:
1. Determine that this project is exempt from the requirements of the California
Environmental Quality Act (
CEQA
)
pursuant to Section 1530
5 (Categorical
Exemptions; Class
5 ) of the CEQA Guidelines, which exempts
minor alterations
to existing land use limitations
.
2. Adopt the attached resolution removing the
three
6Z
-
designated properties from
the Historic Resources Inventory
.
DOCUMENTS ATTACHED
1. 523
-
B Forms
2. Draft
Resolution
Prepared by:
Kevin Eberle
Senior Planner
c:
Property Owners
ATTACHMENT 3
Cultural Heritage
Commission Meeting Agenda for November 1, 2012
Page
1 of
4 C
ULTURAL
H
ERITAGE
C
OMMISSION
M
EETING
M
INUTES
November 1
, 2012
1. ROLL CALL:
Heather McCollister,
Cindy Watter,
Craig Songer, Sara
h
Van Giesen
,
Bob Nicol
ABSENT:
None
STAFF:
Rick Tooker,
Kevin Eberle, Carolyn Van Dyke
2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
3 .
AGENDA REVIEW
:
T
he Agenda
was unanimously approved
as
submitted.
4 .
PUBLIC COMMENT
:
None.
5 .
CONSENT CALENDAR
:
A.
APPROVAL OF CULTURAL HERITAGE COMMISSION MINUTES:
Consideration of Cultural Heritage Commission Meeting Minutes for September 6, 2012
.
Commissioners
Watter/Songer
moved and seconded to approve the September 6, 2012
meeting minutes as submitted. Motion carried 5
-
0. 6.
CONSENT HEARINGS:
A.
HISTORIC RESOURCES INVENTORY UPDATE
–
6Z PROPERTIES REMOVAL
(City of Napa)
Request to update the City of Napa’s Historic Resources Inventory by removing 3 properties from the current Inventory. 1514 Clay
Street, 1512 Fourth Street, and 801
Coombs Street were found to be ineligible for federal, State or local historic designation.
Chair
McCollister pulled this item off
Consent
for discussion.
Senior Planner Eberle
report
ed on the
recommended removal
of
these properties
.
Chair McCollister opened the
public testimony
period
.
Kevin Teague noted that there are several other addresses associated with the building at 801 Coombs Street and requested that all the addresses be referenced in the resolution.
ATTACHMENT 4
Cultural Heritage
Commission Meeting Agenda for November 1, 2012
Page
2 of
4 Noting no additional comments, the Chair closed the public testimony period and asked
for Commissioner questions and comments.
Commissioner
Watter
said that having
been in the building
at 801 Coombs Street
, she
concurred that the
considerable number of
al
terations
to
this structure
jeopardized
its
historic
integrity.
In regards to 801 Coombs Street,
Commissioner
Nicol asked
what type of
new
construction
could be considered
on th
e
site
. Staff responded
that the City’s design
guidelines would help dictate
future building designs and require consideration of
compatibility with surrounding buildings.
Chair
McC
ollister
and Commissioner Watter
stated
t
he
i
r
reservations that
a
precedent
might be set to
allow these buildings
to
be torn down.
Commissioner Watte
r also said that
the building at
1512 Fourth
Street
appeared to have high historic value with its unique
design incorporating the corner entrance and “witches hat” roof.
Senior Planner Eberle
said that these properties were evaluated by
professional
s
as p
art of the recent
Downtown Historic Survey
and determined that they
do not meet the criteria necessary to
be included
o
n the
City’s
Historic Resources
Inventory
.
Eberle
explained that if the
property is removed from the Inventory,
there
would be no discretion involved by the City
in the issuance of a demolition permit.
Commissioner
Watter
said she thought the house on Clay Street was in pretty decent shape. She then
asked if it were
possible to tear it down
one of these buildings
and
construct
a
multi
-
unit apartment building
, to which Eberle replied
that was possible under
the zoning of the properties
.
The Commission expressed concern that three properties were combined in this one application. Senior Planner Eberle
said
the C
ommissio
n c
ould
address each of the three
properties individually, and decide which of the three properties should be removed from the Inventory
.
Commissioners
Songer
/
Watter
moved and seconded to:
1. Close the public hearing.
2. Determine that this project is
exempt from the requirements of the California
Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Section 15305 (Categorical Exemptions; Class 5) of the CEQA Guidelines, which exempts minor alterations to existing land use limitations.
Motion carried 5
-
0. A mo
tion by Chair McCollister to remove all three properties from the Inventory as recommended by staff failed for lack of a second.
Commissioners Watter/ moved and seconded to:
R
e
move
the
property at 801
C
oombs
Street property from the Historic Resources
ATTACHMENT 4
Cultural Heritage
Commission Meeting Agenda for November 1, 2012
Page
3 of
4 Inventory while
retain
ing the
1512
Fourth
Street
and
1514
Clay
S
treet properties on the
Historic Resources Inventory.
Motion carried 3
-
2 (McCollister, Nicol opposed)
.
7. PUBLIC HEARINGS / APPEALS:
A.
1113 PEAR TREE LANE
REMOVAL FROM INVENTORY
No. 12
-
0120
(City of
Napa)
Request to remove the property at 1113 Pear Tree Lane from the City’s Historic Resources
Inventory. The property currently contains a single
-
family dwelling, and has
a Map Score of 3 on the Historic Resources Inventory. It is neither a Neighborhood Conservation Property nor a Landmark Property.
The property is located on the south
side of Pe
ar Tree Lane, approximately 350 feet east of Beard Road within the BP
-
441,
Business Professional
General Plan designation and the OM
, Medical Office
zoning
district. (APN
044
-
040
-
013
)
Senior Planner Eberle presented the report.
Commissioners commented
on the poor condition of this home. Staff confirmed that the property is not in an historic district.
Commissioners
Van Giesen
/
W
atter
moved and seconded to:
1. Close the public hearing.
2. Determine that the project is
exempt from the requirements of the
California
Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Section 15305 of the CEQA Guidelines, which exempts minor alterations in land use limitations.
3. Accept the required findings and move to remove the property at 1113 Pear Tree Lane from the Historic
Resources Inventory.
Motions carried 5
-
0. 8.
ADMINISTRATIVE REPORTS:
None.
9. BRIEF COMMENTS BY COMMISSION MEMBERS OR
PLANNING
STAFF:
Commissioner
Van Giesen
recommended
that Commissioners
tour the
Borreo
B
uilding
.
Van Giesen
commented on the
preservation of the Merrill
’
s building located
within
the Shops at Napa Center
.
Van Giesen noted that Napa County
Landmarks
is holding their annual
Holiday
Candlelight Tour and Christmas Bazaar
on December 8th
.
ATTACHMENT 4
Cultural Heritage
Commission Meeting Agenda for November 1, 2012
Page
4 of
4 1
0 .
ADJOURNMENT:
5:4
8 PM
____________________________________
______________________________________
Heather McCollister
, Chair
Kevin Eberle, Secretary
CITY OF NAPA
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
CULTURAL HERITAGE COMMISSION
DEPARTMENT
-
PLANNING DIVISION
ATTACHMENT 4