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HAWTHORNE HOUSE DESIGNATION MODIFICATIONDP-2025-00302 (HD)Community & Economic Development DepartmentCity CouncilJuly 15, 2025 RiversideCA.gov2
AERIAL PHOTO/LOCATION
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HAWTHORNE HOUSE DESIGNATIONHawthorne House
Eucalyptus windrow tree
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DISTANCE, VISIBILITY, ASSOCIATION
View from tree looking northView from house looking southeastEucalyptus tree, nonvisible in the distanceEucalyptus treeHawthorne HouseHawthorne House, nonvisible in the distance 3 RiversideCA.gov5
STRATEGIC PLAN ALIGNMENT Strategic Priority No. 2 –Community Well BeingGoal No. 2.3 - Strengthen neighborhood identities and improve community health and the physical environment through amenities and programs that foster an increased sense of community and enhanced feelings of pride and belonging citywide.
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Staff recommends that City Council:1. DETERMINEthat Planning Case DP-2025-00302 (Historic Designation) for themodification of the Hawthorne House City Landmark Designation is categoricallyexempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Sections15061(b)(3) (Common Sense Rule) and 21084.1 (Historical Resource), as it can beseen with certainty that there is no possibility that the activity will have a significanteffect on the environment; and2. APPROVEPlanning Case DP-2025-00302 (Historic Designation), based on the factsof findings, removing the eucalyptus tree from the Hawthorne House CityLandmark Designation, and subject to the recommended conditions of approval.RECOMMENDATION