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CITY ATTORNEY’S OFFICE
3900 MAIN STREET
RIVERSIDE, CA 92522
(951) 826-5567
RESOLUTION NO.
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RIVERSIDE,
CALIFORNIA, MAKING FINDINGS AND DETERMINATIONS IN THE
MATTER OF PLANNING CASE PC -2026-00128 REPEALING THE
DESIGNATION OF 4472 AND 4480 ORANGE STREET AS A CITY
STRUCTURES OF MERIT IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 20.20.100, TITLE 20 OF THE RIVERSIDE MUNICIPAL CODE , AND MODIFY THE BOUNDARY OF THE PROSPECT PLACE HISTORIC DISTRICT.
WHEREAS, the Cultural Heritage Board of the City of Riverside recommended the designation of 4472 Orange Street as a City Structure of Merit; and WHEREAS, in 2024, the property was significantly damaged in a structure fire; and WHEREAS, the adjacent residence at 4480 Orange Street was previously demolished in the late 1980s; and
WHEREAS, on October 15, 2026, the Cultural Heritage Board of the City of Riverside held a public hearing to approve a Certificate of Appropriateness request, Planning Case DP-2025-00269, by the Riverside County O ffice of Education (“Applicant”) to demolish the fire damaged structure at 4472 Orange Street; and
WHEREAS, as part of the Certificate of Appropriateness, the Applicant is required to submit an application to dedesignate the subject property and modify the project Prospect Place Historic District boundary to remove 4472 and 4480 Orange Street; and WHEREAS, on April 15, 2026, the Cultural Heritage Board of the City of Riverside held a public hearing to consider repealing the designation of 4472 and 4480 Orange Street as City Structures of Merit; and
WHEREAS, the Cultural Heritage Board has found that the subject residence has been altered and its architectural integrity has been compromised as a result of the fire, and is no longer recognizable as a historic resource and no longer meets the City’s Structure of Merit criteria.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, FOUND AND DETERMINED by the City Council of the City of Riverside, California, that based on substantial evidence presented to the Cultural Heritage Board during the above-referenced public hearing and thereafter to the City Council, including written and oral staff reports, together with public testimony pursuant to the provisions of
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3750 UNIVERSITY AVENUE
RIVERSIDE, CA 92501
(951) 826-5567
Title 20 of the Riverside Municipal Code pertaining to the designation of 4472 and 4480 Orange Street, within the City of Riverside, California, as described and depicted in Exhibit “A” attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference, no longer meets the criteria set forth in the Riverside Municipal Code Section 20.50.010 based on the following facts and findings, and shall no longer be designated as a City Structure of Merit.
FINDINGS: Represents an improvement or Cultural Resource that no longer exhibits the high degree of integrity sufficient for landmark designation, yet still retains necessary integrity under one or more of the landmark criteria to convey cultural resource significance as a structure or resource of merit.
FACTS: The original structure at 4480 Orange Street was approved for demolition by City Council in 1987. The current carport structure on site was constructed in the early 1990s and does not contribute to broader understanding of the City’s historical, archaeological, cultural, architectural, community, aesthetic, or artistic heritage.
The fire-damaged building at 4472 Orange Street was approved for demolition by the Cultural Heritage Board on October 15, 2025. Once demolished, there will be no structure meeting the criteria for Structure of Merit, as the site will be vacant.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, FOUND, AND DETERMINED by the City Council of the City of Riverside, California, that based on substantial evidence presented to the Cultural Heritage Board during the above-referenced public hearing and thereafter to the City Council, including written and oral staff reports, together with public testimony pursuant to the provisions of Title 20 of the Riverside Municipal Code , that the Prospect Place Historic District boundary be revised to remove 4472 and 4480 Orange Street , as they no longer provide appropriate historic context, historic architecture, historic association or historic value, or is capable of yielding important information about the period to be considered contributors to the historic district.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, FOUND, AND DETERMINED THAT Planning case number PC-2026-00128 will not have a significant effect on the environment and a negative declaration be adopted.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City Clerk of the City of Riverside shall cause a certified copy of this resolution to be recorded in the office of the County Recorder of Riverside County, California.
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28 CITY ATTORNEY’S OFFICE
3750 UNIVERSITY AVENUE
RIVERSIDE, CA 92501
(951) 826-5567
ADOPTED by the City Council this ____ day of _______________, 2026.
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PATRICIA LOCK DAWSON
Mayor of the City of Riverside
Attest:
______________________________
DONESIA GAUSE
City Clerk of the City of Riverside
I, Donesia Gause, City Clerk of the City of Riverside, California, hereby certify that the foregoing resolution was duly and regularly adopted at a meeting of the City Council of said City at its meeting held on the ____ day of _________________, 2026, by the following vote, to wit:
Ayes:
Noes:
Absent:
Disqualified:
IN WITNESS WHEREOF , I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the official seal of the City of Riverside, California, this _____ day of _________________, 2026.
______________________________
DONESIA GAUSE
City Clerk of the City of Riverside
314245 ALB 06/18/26
4472 Orange Legal
IFORNIA *
Date
* STATE OF
Douglas B. Webber, L.S. 9477
DOUGLAS
CENSED
DBWML 5/20/2026 Prep. dbw
conformance with the requirements of the Land Surveyors Act.
This description was prepared by me or under my direction in
SURVEYORWEBBERLAND
California.
January 15, 1987, as Instrument No. 12032, Official Records of Riverside County, Excepting therefrom the Northwesterly 8.00 feet as described in Grant Deed Recorded Records of San Bernardino County California;
Lot 10 in Block 1 of Victoria Place, as shown by map on file in Book 5, Page 55, of Maps, California, described as follows:
That certain real property located in the City of Riverside, County of Riverside, State of Address: 4472 Orange Street
APN: 219-023-028
Project: Historic Properties
Legal Description
EXHIBIT "A"
SCALE: 1" = 40'
ATTACHED DOCUMENT. IT IS NOT A PART OF THE WRITTEN DESCRIPTION THEREIN.
THIS PLAT IS SOLELY AN AID IN LOCATING THE PARCEL(S) DESCRIBED IN THE DRAWN BY: dbw DATE: 5/20/26
. CITY OF RIVERSIDE, CALIFORNIA
SUBJECT: 4472 Orange Street - Historic Properties
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18 4481
Orange Street
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APN:219-023-028
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Block 2
MB 5/55 S.B.
10 Victoria Place
8 4472
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Block 1
128'
9 4464
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4480 Orange Legal
L.S. 9477
* STATE OF CALIFORNIA *DateDouglas B. Webber, L.S. 9477 LICENSED5/20/2026 Prep. dbwDBWAL
conformance with the requirements of the Land Surveyors Act.
WEBBER
SURVEYOR
LANDThis description was prepared by me or under my direction in California.
January 15, 1987, as Instrument No. 12032, Official Records of Riverside County, Excepting therefrom the Northwesterly 8.00 feet as described in Grant Deed Recorded Records of San Bernardino County California;
Lot 11 in Block 1 of Victoria Place, as shown by map on file in Book 5, Page 55, of Maps, California, described as follows:
That certain real property located in the City of Riverside, County of Riverside, State of Address: 4480 Orange Street
APN: 219-023-029
Project: Historic Properties
Legal Description
EXHIBIT ""A"
SCALE: 1" = 40'
ATTACHED DOCUMENT. IT IS NOT A PART OF THE WRITTEN DESCRIPTION THEREIN.
THIS PLAT IS SOLELY AN AID IN LOCATING THE PARCEL(S) DESCRIBED IN THE DRAWN BY: dbw DATE: 5/20/26
· CITY OF RIVERSIDE, CALIFORNIA .
7 SUBJECT: 4480 Orange Street - Historic Properties
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SHEET 1 OF 1
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135
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25 11 4489
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128'
50 APN:219-023-029
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11 5 4480
18 4481
Orange Street
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APN:219-023-028
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10 Victoria Place
8 4472
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EXHIBIT