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HomeMy WebLinkAbout05-11-04 packetCity of Saratoga HERITAGE PRESERVATION COMMISSION AGENDA Date: Tuesday, May 11, 2004 8:30 a.m. Place: Warner Hutton House, 13777 Fruitvale Avenue Type: Regular Meeting The HPC will meet at 8:30 for site visits for items III. A and B. Please meet in the front parking lot by the Warner Hutton House and staff will provide transportation to the sites. I. Routine Organization A-4� S — eft A AID` A. Roll Call W�f�l7 L At-- ,LF Q JbW-L- �/\ B. Approval of minutes from 4/13/04 C. Posting of Agenda - Pursuant to Government Code Section 54954.2, the agenda was posted on Thursday May 6, 2004 D. Oral & Written Communication - Any member of the public may address the Commission about any matter not on the agenda for this meeting for up to three minutes. Commissioners may not comment on the matter but may choose to place the topic on a future agenda. plc tJ SS L�?� II. Odd Business v Art %,V- vJ L A. Grant for McWilliams House renovations q- a �!7 Review Historic Park Master P at to take it to Council P�,��pZ p � f t Placing brass plaques on historic houses, review proposed letter to home -k,A kt- -r-Z) L C owners III. Ne"usiness ��Q � ��,� � t Continued from 4/13/04, Review proposed addition to historic structure at .-t� C-, 20288 La Paloma built in circa 1924 w, -71510 $! Exterior Modification to the Rowen House, built in 1903, and listed on the V Heritage Resource Inventory -- Al f `(LO Vt�- D 4 -0 9.sav is[ 0 1J Update on the Heritage Preservation Conference from Commissioners who attended - 3c,Zc� -- IV. Items to be placed on the next Agenda a ecr-C blo\.611�1 V. Pending Items A. Review list of properties with structures 50 years and over in age. B. Retreat C. Historic Calendar - ��scJSSYO cSSV� D. Adopt a Tree Program for the Heritage Orchard (�`_ o1J1� E. Historic Preservation Data Base VI. Adjournment 9:00 a.m. Tuesday June 13, 2004, Warner Hutton House, 13777 Fruitvale Ave Please advise the Chair if you will be absent from the next scheduled meeting In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, if you are a disabled person and you need a disability- related modification or accommodation to participate in this meeting, please contact the City Clerk's Office at 408.868.1269 or ctclerkCa_)saratoga.ca.us Requests must be made as early as possible and at least one full business day before the start of the meeting. Certificate of Posting of Agenda: I, John F. Livingstone, Associate Planner for the City of Saratoga, declare that the foregoing agenda for the meeting of the Heritage Preservation Commission of the City of Saratoga was posted at the office of the City of Saratoga, 13777 Fruitvale Ave., Saratoga, CA 95070 and was available for public review at that location. The agenda is also available on the City's website at www.saratoga.ca.us. Signed this 6`h day of May 2004 al Saratoga, California. W�,OIV401, John F. Livingstone, AICP Associate Planner 868.1231 City of Saratoga HERITAGE PRESERVATION COMMISSION MINUTES Date: Tuesday, April 13, 2004 8:30 a.m. Place: Warner Hutton House, 13777 Fruitvale Avenue Type: Regular Meeting The HPC met at 8:30 for site visits for items III. A, C, AND D. Routine Organization A. Roll Call — Present: Bailey, Conrado, Louden, Dodge, Plarming Commission Liaison Hunter. Absent: Ballingall, Lowdermilk B. Approval of minutes from 3 /9/04 — Minutes were approved 4 -0 C. Posting of Agenda — Pursuant to Government Code Section 54954.2, the agenda was posted on Thursday April 8, 2004 D. Oral & Written Communication - Any member of the public may address the Commission about any matter not on the agenda for this meeting for up to three minutes. Commissioners may not comment on the matter but may choose to place the topic on o.fiaure agenda. —No oral, written communications received. IL Old Business A. Historic Park Grant Update — Santa Clara Co. HHC approved $100,000 grant With stipulations. - The HPC stated that Saratoga City Staff needs to develop a plan on how to improve the McWilliams House. This plan needs to go to the County HHC :for approval. B. Bring Historic Park Master Plan to City Council for approval — HPC directed Staff to present draft Master Plan again for review for the next meeting. C. Update status of Mills Act Contract from April 7"' CC meeting — update given (City Council adopted boilerplate contract). Staff shall email contract to HPC. D. Make a recommendation on the Sam Cloud House to the Council — HPC made a motion all in favor supporting the retention of the Barn and requested that an engineering report be prepared for the stabilization of the structure. E. Prepare report to Council on the using the grant money for the restoration of McWilliams House, and Historic Park Review both proposals for improvements to the McWilliams House that were included in the Grant Application. Recommend one or a combination of both to the Council. — HPC indicated that City Staff needs to prepare recommendations for the restoration of the McWilliams House, which shall be presented for HPC review. HPC motioned all in favor that (1) The grant should be used to restore the McWilliams House (2) The City should hire a historic architect to determine the type of improvements required for the McWilliams House (3) And that documentation of a public access schedule shall be presented for approval by the Santa Clara Co. Parks and Recreations Dept. (pursuant to grant stipulation). F. Placing brass plaques on historic houses — The logistics of how to place plaques of structures — including ceremonies, contacting the newspaper - was discussed. It was agreed that plaques be for landmark structures only. Commissioner Dodge volunteered to draft a letter to send to landmark properties for the installation of plaques. HPC directed Staff to bring list of landmark structures for the next meeting. G. Approve an HPC Work Plan to be approved by City Council with proposed budget — Draft Work Plan reviewed and modifications were suggested. HPC indicated that City Staff should send a letter to the Hakone Foundation and the Historical Foundations to apply for CA Historic Landmark Status, and that City Staff shall apply for same status for the Book -Go- Round, Warner Hutton and McWilliams Houses. Commissioner Conrado volunteered to investigate documentation prepared for State Historic Landmark #435. III. New Business A. Review proposed addition to potential historic structure at 14601 Aloha Avenue built in 1941 — HPC motioned all in favor determining that structure has no historic significance and approved the addition with the condition that modifications to chimney and windows match the existing brick facade. B. Review proposed addition to potential historic structure at 20288 La Paloma built in circa 1924 — CONTINUED to next meeting C. Review the proposed location for the flagpole in Blaney Plaza — location marked on site. D. Review proposed urn and pedestal in Blaney Plaza to commemorate WW II veterans — HPC discussed maintenance issues and that there was never an urn at the plaza. Initial motion of 3 -0 -2 -1 (Louden abstained) to not have pedestal was withdrawn. HPC then made the formal recommendation that no urn/pedestal be placed at Blaney Plaza. IV. Items to be placed on the next Agenda A. Review draft letter prepared by Commissioner Dodge for the placement of plaques on landmark properties. B. Bring Historic Park/McWilliams House Master Plan for discussion. V. Pending Items A. Review list of properties with structures 50 years and over in age. B. Retreat C. Historic Calendar D. Adopt a Tree Program for the Heritage Orchard E. Historic Preservation Data Base VI. Adjournment 8:30 a. m. Tuesday May 11, 2004, Warner Hutton House, 1 3777 Fruitvale Ave SECRETARY OF THE INTERIOR'S STANDARDS REVIEW FOR A PROPOSED REMODEL AND ADDITION PROJECT FOR AN HISTORIC RESIDENCE ON LA PALOMA, SARATOGA Michael Felice and Jennifer Jones Residence 20288 La Paloma Avenue Saratoga (Santa Clara County), California (Parcel Number 397 -23 -012) For: Michael McKay, Architect 801 Camelia Street, Suite E Berkeley, CA 94710 Prepared by: DILL PE316N GKC)uF 455 LOS GATOS DOULF-VAKD #208 LOS GATOS, CALITOKNIA 15072 (408) .758 -5448 (408) 558 -5441 TAX ddg @archistory.com Leslie A. G. Dill, Historic Architect May 3, 2004 2 l►Y 11301TIZ��[�7�1 Project Summary Dill Design Group was retained by the architect of this project, Michael McKay, to conduct a Historic Resource Design Review of a proposed residential remodel and addition project at the historic residence at 20288 La Paloma Avenue, Saratoga, California. Dill Design Group was asked to review the exterior elevations and site plan of the project to determine if the proposed project is in compliance with the Secretary of the Interior's Standards for Rehabilitation (Standards). The Standards are understood to be a common set of guidelines for the review of historic buildings and are used by many communities during the environmental review process to determine the potential impact of a project on an identified resource. Qualifications Leslie A. G. Dill, Principal of the firm Dill Design Group, has a Master of Architecture with a certificate in Historic Preservation from the University of Virginia. She is licensed in California as an architect. Ms. Dill is listed with the Northwest Information Center of the California State Office of Historic Preservation as meeting the requirements to perform identification, evaluation, registration, and treatment activities within the professions of Historic Architect and Architectural Historian in compliance with state and federal environmental laws. The Northwest Information Center utilizes the criteria of the National Park Service as outlined in 36 CFR Part 61. Review Methodology Leslie Dill of Dill Design Group conducted a field visit of the subject property in July, 2003 for the preparation of a State of California Department of Parks and Recreation Form 523 (DPR) that describes the existing design and historical significance of the property. During the field visit, the site and surrounding context were examined. Characteristic features of the existing building were noted. Later Ms. Dill met with the architect and reviewed early design concepts for the project with regard to the Standards. Ms. Dill then evaluated a design submitted on progress prints from Michael McKay, dated February 25, 2004, according to the Secretary of the Interior's Standards for Rehabilitation. This report is a presentation of that analysis, intended for submittal to the City of Saratoga to assist them in their design review process. Disclaimers The design for this project is currently in the development phase, and the final construction documents should be reviewed for consistency with this initial review. This report addresses the project plans in terms of historically compatible design. The consultant has not undertaken and will not undertake an evaluation or report on the structural conditions or other related safety hazards that might or might not exist at the site and building, and will not review the proposed project for structural soundness or other safety concerns. The consultant has not undertaken analysis of the site to evaluate the potential for subsurface resources. The design review is generally limited to the exterior of the building. PROJECT DESCRIPTION: Dill Design Group established the architectural significance of the historic property in a DPR form recorded in July 2003. The residence is described as "...significant on a local level. It is a distinctive example of Mediterranean Style design, including both its form and detailing. The low proportions, tile roof, arched picture window, tile attic vent, and clinker brick chimney are character - defining features. The style is fairly common in Saratoga, and the house is compatible with its surrounding neighborhood that includes bungalows as well as other early twentieth- century styles. The interiors have not been altered to a great extent, and the majority of the house retains its integrity. The house appears eligible for the California Register according to Criterion 3, architectural significance, on a local level, and appears eligible for the Saratoga Heritage Resource Inventory under criterion c." DILL DESIGN 6K0JP 3 The proposed remodel and addition project, as presented in the current set of architectural drawings as noted above, includes the significant remodeling/replacement of an earlier one -story rear addition with a remodeled /new two-story wing, the addition of a second -story addition above the rear of the original house, and the preservation, repair, and replacement of existing deteriorated original elements. SECRETARY'S STANDARD'S REVIEW: The Secretary of the Interior's Standards for Rehabilitation, originally published in 1977 and revised in 1990, include ten standards that present a recommended approach to repair, while preserving those portions or features that convey a resource's historical, cultural, or architectural values. Following is a summary of the review with a list of the Standards and associated analysis for this project: Executive Summary The project as presented is in keeping with the Secretary of the Interior's Standards. It is recommended that general conditions specific to historic preservation be added to the building permit set of drawings as per the Standard 6 analysis. Analysis 1. "A property will be used as it was historically or be given a new use that requires minimal change to its distinctive materials, features, spaces, and spatial relationships." Analysis: The use of this building and site do not change for this project. 2. "The historic character of a property shall be retained and preserved. The removal of historic materials or alteration of features, spaces, and spatial relationships that characterize a property will be avoided." Analysis: The current project is generally consistent with this Standard. The project shows the removal of historic building fabric, including the walls, roof, and windows associated with minor existing rooms, but the materials and features that specifically characterize the property will be preserved, and the spatial relationship of the property is reestablished with the addition. See also Standard 9 for related analysis of spatial relationships. 3. "Each property will be recognized as a physical record of its time, place, and use. Changes that create a false sense of historical development, such as adding conjectural features or architectural elements from other historic properties, will not be undertaken." Analysis: The notes on the proposed exterior elevation sheets adequately note that the new materials will be appropriately differentiated from the original in its form and materials, and the proposed new massing is differentiated from the originalmassing of the house by offsets and reveals (see Standard 9). No other changes are proposed that might be mistaken for original features. DILL PE316N GKU'JF 4 4. "Changes to a property that have acquired historic significance in their own right will be / retained and preserved" Analysis: No changed portions of the building have been identified as having acquired historic significance in their own right. 5. "Distinctive materials, features, finishes, and construction techniques or examples of craftsmanship that characterize a property will be preserved." Analysis: The features, finishes, and construction techniques or examples of craftsmanship that characterize the property are generally preserved in this proposal, Specifically, the wall finishes, roofline, roof materials, windows, forms, doors, and other character- defining features are proposed for preservation. 6. "Deteriorated historic features will be repaired rather than replaced. Where the severity of deterioration requires replacement of a distinctive feature, the new feature will match the old in design, color, texture, and, where possible, materials. Replacement of missing features will be substantiated by documentary and physical evidence." Analysis: The project plans do not specifically address the replacement of deteriorated features. Written direction regarding deteriorated materials must be added to the plans before they conform to this Standard. Recommended wording would indicate that materials shall be: 1) preserved, 2) repaired when preservation is not possible, and 3) replaced in -kind only when absolutely necessary. An appropriate location for this note would be on the title sheet, within the Project Notes, but the architect can provide an alternate location. 7. "Chemical or physical treatments, if appropriate, will be undertaken using the gentlest means possible. Treatments that cause damage to historic materials will not be used." Analysis: No chemical or physical treatments seem to be proposed in this project. 8. "Archeological resources will be protected and preserved in place. If such resources must be disturbed, mitigation measures will be undertaken." Analysis: Archeological resources are not evaluated in this report. DILL D1 =316N GKO'JP 9. "New additions, exterior alterations or related new construction will not destroy historic materials, features, and spatial relationships that characterize the property. The new work shall be differentiated from the old and will be compatible with the historic materials, features, size, scale and proportion, and massing to protect the integrity of the property and its environment." Analysis: The two-story addition proposed at the rear (southwest) of the existing building is compatible with the historic resource in size, massing and location. Although large, the second -story addition is designed with low plate heights, plan offsets, and roof setbacks that reduce its visual impact on the original residence and preserve the form of the original perimeter of the house. The essence of the original residence will remain as a representation of its period of significance. The materials are proposed to be differentiated with texture and integral material color; the windows are similar but proportionately differentiated, and such important character - defining features as the arched front window are not copied outright, but echoed in the proposed arched reveal above the new window design. 10. "New additions and adjacent or related new construction will be undertaken in such a manner that, if removed in the future, the essential form and integrity of the historic property and its environment would be unimpaired." 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PCL s * 11F�TAIRh ManE glrfvyP b MPIfJ LtiveL. k0u56 142 SP 34„b J�eJ m UDWNSTPIi2� Ncu e —�' AVE TOTAL- ♦X>3E 358 hF `. %? ` 1 'F' -...=: =- 0 7 .- r C _ t2'� - April 18, 2004 City of Saratoga Heritage Preservation Commission 13777 Fruitvale Ave Saratoga CA 95070 Dear Commisslon members: I am writing about our historical Craftsman residence, the Rowen House, which was Will in 1903. Our family of five children finds that the current space in our house is not sufficient, as our children are getting older Therefore, we are trying to find a way to extend the living space of our house while maintaining the unique character that we love so much of our house. We have decided that the best way to do this is to convert the basement of our house into additional living space. We plan on adding two bedrooms under the front of the house and a full bath. In the rear, vve would like to create a spacious playroom. This conversion will be nearly invisible from the front of our house and the street, except for the addition of light wells. This conversion will have the additional advantage that I will allow us to efficiently address the structural issues with the foundation and floor beams in our house that left alone would ultimately threaten the viability of this house. Thank you for your consideration. Sincerely, �' /' 'l'; ' William R. Foster (408) 872 -9855 13741 Saratoga Avenue Saratoga, C9 95070 -5431 \I '. . r .. . HISTORIC HOUSES Items for Discussion Option to Purchase Plaque Pass On Full Cost to Homeowner Foundation Aid Grant Money Design of Plaque Contest among students Unique to each home Cost of Plaque Based on design Limits or constraints Singular Significance or Tiered Recognition Old structure v. Restored structure Former Site of... Age distrintions (50 +, 75 +, etc) Presentation to Families Groups or Individuals Order and Installation Large Quantities Custom engraving Tours With permission Limits to privacy Catalog of Homes How to present Heritage Club Membership Create foundation or support current foundation May 2004 Dear Neighbor, In an ongoing program to promote pride of ownership and to increase awareness of our rich heritage, the Heritage Preservation Commission will offer plaques for residential and commercial buildings 50 years or older within the boundaries of the City of Saratoga. The plaques are bronze with black lettering, measure six by nine inches and cost $125 with evidence of the first deed holder. Simply bring your documents to one of our meetings, fill out an application at City Hall, or apply online. If you need help researching your home we offer three solutions: 1) Pick up a copy of "Heritage Resources Inventory" from our Planning Department located at City Hall; 2) Conduct the research yourself- S) Let a historian conduct the research for you. Most old building research range in cost from $25 to $100. Contact Sandra Dodge (408) 867 -0639 or email me at: sdodgegtAaol.com. 9 9� 27,11, �����, ADMINISTRA c.1895 it r,A cl ftf A 1880 Um' 1925' Al".7he f.'U'RURN TI-ROP, I. — r0 " 9 9� 27,11, �����, ADMINISTRA c.1895 19113J %` Hufli by 'N" THOMAS SAUNDW -Merchant , (trr t!if r►tagllxr MARY ELiZAOt:TI I. and iKx hndrd LE V l;I M 3ACt'Ci nAll. fiat UNOMd Si", 1810 Beth Elon Beth Elon, on the Virginia Landmarks register, is an excellent example of a residence lived in by one family for over 100 years. The house Is a good example of the Queen Anne style of architecture. Much of the interior detailing is retained including main stairway, doors, windows, moldings, mantels, lighting fixtures, hardware and flooring circa 1885. The original owners, Leslie and Laura Watson were both certified by the American Guild of Organists.