CULTURAL HERITAGE BOARD
MINUTES
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 15, 2023, 3:30 P.M.
PUBLIC COMMENT IN PERSON/TELEPHONE
ART PICK COUNCIL CHAMBER
3900 MAIN STREET
APPROVED Cultural Heritage Board Minutes – March 15, 2023 3 Following discussion, Chair Gamble thanked Mr. Lech, no formal action was taken by the Board.
PUBLIC HEARINGS
PLANNING CASE DP-2022-01381 – HISTORIC DESIGNATION – CI TY STRUCTURE OF MERIT, OLD MARTIN HOOVER HOUSE – 3642 HOOVER STREET, WARD 3
Proposal by Jana Cheney to consider a Historic Designation request for designation of the Old Martin Hoover House as a City Stru cture of Merit. Scott Watson, Historic Preservation Officer presented the staff repo rt. Chair Gamble disclosed that she has been encouraging the applicant to apply for this designation and has been a part of the process. Jane Cheney, stated she was in agreement with the structure of merit designation. Public Comment: Mark Root Sr., resident of Riverside, spoke in support of the designation. The public hearing was clos ed. Following discussion it was moved by Board Member Sisson and seconded by Board Member Hudson to recommend that the City Council: 1) Determine that Planni ng Case DP-2022-01381(Historic Designation) for the designation of the Old Martin Hoover House as a City Structure of Merit is categorically exempt from the California Environmental Qu ality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Sections 15061(b)(3) (Common Sense Rule) and 15308 (Actions by Regulatory Agencies for Protection of the Environment), as the proposal will have no significant effect on the environment, identifies the structure as a cult ural resource, and preserves the historic character of a cultural resource; and 2) Approve Planning Case DP-2022-01381 (Historic Designation), based on the findings outlined in the staff report and subject to the recommended conditions. Board Member Sisson encouraged applicant to submit a Mills Act application and to try to prioritize correcting some of those less than historically sensitive renovations.
A City Council public hearing is required for final approval.
Motion Carried: 7 Ayes, 0 Noes, 1 Absent, 0 Abstention
AYES: Brown, Carter, Gamble, Hudson, McDoniel, Sisson, Tobin NOES: None
ABSENT: Ferguson
ABSTENTION: None