PRESENTER: Presenter
Katie Totman, HPO
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SUBJECT: Title
HLC Case RP2023-3052: Determine whether the structure located at 1471 W San Antonio meets the historic landmark eligibility criteria in response to a House Move Permit request.
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DEPARTMENT: Planning & Development Services
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COUNCIL DISTRICTS IMPACTED: 5
APPLICABLE CRITERIA:
Sec. 66-56. Criteria for the designation of historic landmarks and districts.
A historic landmark or district may be designated if it meets at least one of the following criteria:
(1) Possesses significance in history, architecture, archeology, or culture.
(2) Is associated with events that have made a significant contribution to the broad patterns of local, regional, state, or national history.
(3) Is associated with the lives of persons significant in our past.
(4) Embodies the distinctive characteristics of a type, period, or method of construction.
(5) Represents the work of a master designer, builder, or craftsman.
(6) Represents an established and familiar visual feature of the neighborhood or city.
Sec. 66-60. Alteration certificate required for demolition.
A permit for the demolition of a historic landmark or property within a historic district, including secondary buildings and landscape features, shall not be granted by the (building inspector or other city official) without the review of a completed application for an alteration certificate by the commission, as provided for in sections 66-57, 66-58 and 66-59.
(1) Significant sites and structures. All applications for permits to demolish or move buildings, objects, sites, or structures not included under section above shall be referred to the city historic preservation officer for the purpose of determining whether or not the building, object, site, or structure may have historical, cultural, architectural, or archaeological significance.
(2) The city historic preservation officer shall make such determination within 30 days after receipt of the completed demolition permit application and shall notify the building official in writing. If the building, object, site, or structure is determined to have no cultural, historical, architectural, or archaeological significance, a demolition permit may be issued immediately, provided such application otherwise complies with all City Code requirements.
(3) If said building, object, site, or structure is determined by the city historic preservation officer to have historical significance, the demolition permit shall not be issued, and the historic preservation officer shall make such information available to the historic landmark commission for review and recommendations as to whether it should be designated a historic landmark. If the commission concurs on the significance, the commission shall recommend to the city council that the building, object, site, or structure be designated, as appropriate, an exceptional or significant historic landmark.
(4) The procedures and criteria for designation in sections 66-54, 66-55, and 66-56 shall be followed for this type of designation.
(5) If the property owner objects to the designations, a three-fourths vote of the entire city council shall be required for historic designation of property in question.
FINDINGS:
a. A House Move Permit request was submitted to staff for the property located at 1471 W San Antonio. Staff reviewed the property and determined it potentially met Criteria 1 for landmark eligibility.
b. ARCHITECTURAL DESCRIPTION: The house has a rectangular footprint and is set back several feet from the sidewalk. It is designed in the Craftsman architectural style as evidenced by the front dual gable roof, covered front porch with tapered supports, simple roof brackets, and wood siding.
c. HISTORIC CONTEXT: The structure was built ca. 1930 according to Sanborn map research. Based on deed research, the property was first occupied by Alwina Georg and her daughter Ella and son in law Erwin Katt.
d. EVALUATION: In order to be eligible for historic landmark designation, properties shall meet at least one (1) of the six (6) criteria listed in Section 66-65. Staff evaluated the structure against all six (6) criteria and determined that it was potentially consistent with the following:
1) Possesses significance in history, architecture, archeology, or culture.; the primary structure is an intact example of Craftsman style architecture. Defining features include the front dual gable roof, a covered front porch with tapered support columns, and simple roof brackets. The house’s wood windows and wood siding.
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STAFF ANALYSIS:
Although the structure is a modest example of the Craftsman style, it still retains many of its original features and historic material including wood windows, wood siding, and covered front porch with tapered supports. Moving the house can be a useful tool to avoid demolition/permanent loss.
Should the HLC determine that the property meets the landmark eligibility criteria and chooses to proceed with landmark designation, three-fourths vote of the HLC, or the Planning Commission and City Council is required to designate the property.
ATTACHMENTS:
1. GIS Location Map
2. Property pictures and additional research documents