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HomeMy WebLinkAbout02-12-2019 Heritage Preservation Commission Agenda PacketPage 1 of 2 SARATOGA HERITAGE PRESERVATION COMMISSION REGULAR MEETING February 12, 2019 8:30 AM REGULAR MEETING Linda Callon Conference Room, City Hall | 13777 Fruitvale Avenue, Saratoga, CA 95070 1. Site Visit(s): a. 14054 Alta Vista Avenue b. 14065 Saratoga Avenue 2. Call to Order: 3. Roll Call- Alexandra Nugent, Annette Stransky, Dr. Jo Rodgers, Marilyn Marchetti and Rina Shah 4. Oral Communications 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. 5. Approval of February 5, 2019 minutes 6. New Business: a. 14065 Saratoga Avenue b. 14054 Alta Vista Avenue c. Heritage Orchard Master Plan Update (informational) 7. Staff Comments: a. City Council Joint Meeting (informational) b. HPC Budget (informational) 8. Old Business: a. 2019 HPC Workplan 9. Commission Items 10. Adjournment 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- 1216 or dbretschneider@saratoga.ca.us. Requests must be made as early as possible and at least one full business day Page 2 of 2 before the start of the meeting. Any recommendation made by the Heritage Preservation Commission may be appealed to the Planning Commission within ten (10) days of the date of the decision. The appeal shall be taken by filing with the Secretary of the Heritage Preservation Commission a written notice and filing fee within ten (10) days of the date of the decision. In accordance with the Ralph M. Brown Act, copies of the staff reports and other materials provided to the Heritage Preservation Commission by City staff in connection with this agenda are available at the office of the Community Development Department Director at 13777 Fruitvale Avenue, Saratoga, California 95070. Any materials distributed by staff after the posting of the agenda are made available for public review at the office of the Director at the time they are distributed to the Heritage Preservation Commission. CERTIFICATE OF POSTING OF AGENDA I, Nicole Johnson, Planner II, for the City of Saratoga, declare that the foregoing agenda for the meeting of the Heritage Preservation Commission was posted and available for public review on February 7, 2019 at the City of Saratoga, 13777 Fruitvale Avenue, Saratoga, CA 95070 and on the City’s website at www.saratoga.ca.us. Page 1 of 2 SARATOGA HERITAGE PRESERVATION COMMISSION DRAFT MINUTES February 5, 2019 12 PM SPECIAL MEETING Linda Callon Conference Room, City Hall | 13777 Fruitvale Avenue, Saratoga, CA 95070 1.Site Visit(s): a.None 2.Call to Order: Chair Marchetti called the meeting to order at 12:00 PM 3.Roll Call- Present: Chair Marilyn Marchetti, Vice Chair Dr. Jo Rodgers, Alexandra Nugent, and Annette Stransky. Absent: Rina Shah Staff: Debbie Pedro, Community Development Director, Sandy Baily, Special Projects Planner and Nicole Johnson, Planner II 4.Oral Communications None 5. Approval of January 22, 2019 minutes Stransky/Nugent moved to approve the minutes. Motion passed. Ayes: Stransky, Marchetti, Nugent, and Rodgers. Noes: None Absent: Shah. Abstain: None 6.New Business: a. Webinar-Examples in Sourcing and Repairing California's Historic Stone Architecture Commissioner Shah joined the meeting at 12:13 PM Commissioner Marchetti left the meeting at 12:50 PM Commissioner Shah left the meeting at 1:35 PM Commissioner Stransky left the meeting at 1:45 PM 7.Staff Comments: a.None 8.Old Business: a.None Item 5 Page 2 of 2 9. Commission Items Commissioner Marchetti mentioned that staff should investigate including the Memorial Arch in the World War 1 Memorial Inventory Project. 10. Adjournment Vice Chair Rodgers adjourned the meeting at 1:50 PM Minutes respectfully submitted: Nicole Johnson, Planner II City of Saratoga Community Development Department City of Saratoga 13777 Fruitvale Avenue Saratoga, California 95070 M E M O R A N D U M MEETING DATE: February 12, 2019 TO: Heritage Preservation Commission (HPC) FROM: Nicole Johnson, Planner II SUBJECT: HPC19-0001: Remove a window and door 14065 Saratoga Avenue Property Location: 14065 Saratoga Avenue Property APN: 397-25-099 Property Owner: Steven Ouchida and Lisa Yee-Ouchida Background: The subject property was added to the City’s Heritage Resource Inventory in 1989 (Attachment 1). In October 2013 the property owners entered into a Mills Act agreement (MIL13-0001- Resolution #13-068). Project Description: The property owner is requesting approval to remove one window along the side façade to install new cabinets within the existing kitchen area. In addition, an access door along the rear of the residence is proposed to be removed. These areas will be replaced with materials to match the existing home. Permit Criteria Present to Section 13-20.070 the Planning Department, on recommendation of the Heritage Preservation Commission, shall authorize a permit if it is determined that the following applicable criteria is met: a)The proposed work is consistent with the purposes and objectives of this Chapter. b)The proposed work does not adversely affect the character of the designated historic landmark, heritage lane or historic district. c)In the case of construction of a new building, structure or other improvement upon or within a designated historic landmark, heritage lane or historic district, the exterior of such improvements will not adversely affect and will be compatible with the external appearance of the existing landmark, lane or district. Staff Recommendation Staff recommends that the HPC consider the applicant’s request to remove one (1) window and one (1) door and recommended approval of the project. Attachments: 1.DPR-Florence Cunningham House 2. Photos of window and door Item 6a Mount Diablo State of California - The Resources Agency DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION PRIMARY RECORD NRHP Status Code 4of Florence Cunningham House*Resource Name or # HP-91-01 HP-20 P1. Other identifier: *P2. Location: Santa Clara County*a. County Cupertino*b. USGS 7.5' Quad 1980 Photorevised .8 S.T .2 W.R Saratoga Ave. c. Address:SaratogaCity 95070Zip 10S d. UTM:(give more than one for large and/or linear resources) Zone mE/mN northwest side of Saratoga Avenue southwest of Shadow Oaks Way. e.Other Locational Data: (e.g., parcel #, directions to resource, elevation, etc., as appropriate) (Assigned by recorder): and (P2b and P2c or P2d. Attach a location map as necessary.) ;; ; This is an excellent one-story late-Craftsman bungalow (also sometimes known as a California Craftsman) with a gently pitched triple-gable roof. The main roof is a full-width gable, a shallow wing projects at the north end of the front facade, and a lower gable covers the front porch. The front porch features an arched entry, which is duplicated on a side entry porch at the rear west side of the house. The entry is topped by a glazed swag ornament with the letter "A", and the gable ends are supported by outlookers. The exterior is clad in stucco with an unusual aggregate finish of polished pebbles. The windows are all wood. There are two large single-pane focal windows on the front elevations, with a horizontal muntin separating a 6- lite pattern at the top of the sash. The wood front door is flanked by sidelights using a similar muntin pattern. *P3a. Description: (Describe resource and its major elements, include design, material, condition, alterations, size, setting, and boundaries) HP2. Single family property*P3b. Resource Attributes: (List attributes and codes) Building Structure Object Site District Element of District Other (Isolates, etc.)*P4. Resources Present: None Location Map Sketch Map Continuation Sheet Building, Structure, and Object Record Archaeological Record District Record Linear Feature Record Milling Station Record Rock Art Record Artifact Record Photograph Record Other (List): *Attachments: Archives & Architecture: City of Saratoga Statement of Historic Context, 2009. *P11. Report Citation: (Cite survey report and other sources, or enter "none".) View facing northwest, July 2009. P5b.Description of Photo: (View, date, accession #) Historic Prehistoric Both *P6. Date Constructed/Age and Source: Michael & Linda Ubinas 14065 Saratoga Ave. Saratoga CA 95070 *P7. Owner and Address: Archives & Architecture, LLC PO Box 1332 San Jose, CA 95109 *P8. Recorded By: (Name, affiliation, and address) 10/26/09*P9. Date Recorded: Reconnaissance *P10. Survey Type: (Describe) 1930, 79 years old. * Required InformationDPR 523A (1/95) Not for Publication Unrestricted 1 397-25-099APN# B.M. F. Maggi, L. Dill, & J. Kusz Date Primary # HRI # Trinomial Other Listings Review Code Reviewer Date Page 14065 Attachment 1 State of California - The Resources Agency DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION BUILDING, STRUCTURE, AND OBJECT RECORD 3CS*NRHP/CRHR Status Code Florence Cunningham HouseResource Name (Assigned by recorder) 4of Florence Cunningham House B1. Historic Name: 14065 Saratoga Ave. B2. Common Name: Single family residential B3. Original Use:Single family residentialB4. Present Use: Craftsman*B5. Architectural Style: Constructed circa 1930. *B6. Construction History: (Construction date, alterations, and date of alterations) No Yes Unknown*B7. Moved?n/aDate:n/aOriginal Location: None known. *B8. Related Features: Florence Cunningham B9a. Architect:Unknownb. Builder: Architecture*B10. Significance: Theme Heritage LaneArea: 1930s - 1956Period of Significance:ResidentialProperty Type:(2), (3)Applicable Criteria: (Discuss importance in terms of historical or architectural context as defined by theme, period and geographic scope. Also address integrity.) The Florence Cunningham House is listed on the Saratoga Heritage Resources Inventory, included as a part of HP-91-01. It qualified under Criteria b, c, and e: b) the property is identified with persons significant in local history; c) the property embodies distinctive characteristics of the Craftsman Bungalow style, type and period; e) the property embodies unique physical characteristics that represent an established and familiar visual feature of a neighborhood. The Florence Cunningham House is eligible for the California Register of Historical Resources, as it is a Designated Landmark Structure. (Continued on page 4, DPR523L) DPR 523B (1/95)*Required Information B11. Additional Resource Attributes: (list attributes and codes) Saratoga Heritage Preservation Commission, Historic Resources Inventory form, 1989. *B12. References: Designated Landmark StructureB13. Remarks: Franklin Maggi*B14. Evaluator: October 26, 2009*Date of Evaluation: (Sketch Map with north arrow required.) (This space reserved for official comments.) 2 None Primary # HRI # Page State of California - The Resources Agency DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION LOCATION MAP 4of DPR 523J (1/95)*Required Information * Map Name:Multiple n.t.s.* Scale:Varies* Date of Map: Florence Cunningham House*Resource Name or #(Assigned by recorder)3 Primary # HRI # Trinomial Page State of California - The Resources Agency DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION CONTINUATION SHEET 4of DPR 523L (1/95)*Required Information (Continued from page 2, DPR523b, B10) Historical Background This residence was designed and constructed by Florence Cunningham, the author of Saratoga's First Hundred Years, a history of the Western Santa Clara Valley and Saratoga. Ms. Cunningham Florence, was educated as a teacher with an avocation in historical research on the Santa Clara Valley. She served as chair of the history and landmarks committee of the Saratoga Foothill Club and was instrumental in forming the Saratoga Historical Foundation in 1960. The contents of the house were sold at the Saratoga Historical Museum in 1965. Integrity The house retains its architectural design, workmanship and materials, as well as a compatible setting and original location, and the property continues to embody the historical associations and feelings of this residence. * Recorded By F. Maggi, L. Dill, & J. Kusz Florence Cunningham House*Resource Name or #(Assigned by recorder) Continuation Update10/26/2009* Date Primary # HRI # Trinomial Page 4 Attachment 2 Page 1 of 3 Community Development Department City of Saratoga 13777 Fruitvale Avenue Saratoga, California 95070 M E M O R A N D U M MEETING DATE: February 12, 2019 TO: Heritage Preservation Commission FROM: Sandy L. Baily, Special Projects Manager SUBJECT: HPC19-0001: Remove property from Heritage Resource Inventory 14054 Alta Vista Avenue Property Location: 14054 Alta Vista Avenue Property APN: 397-28-027 Property Owner: Paulus Ng Background: On September 11, 2012, the Heritage Preservation Commission (HPC) found that the tank house located at the subject site met criteria “a” and “c” of Section 13-15.010 of the City Code and approved to add the tank house to the Heritage Resource Inventory (Attachment 1). It appears that these findings were based on visual observation by the HPC as the City has no written historical information regarding the tank house at that time. Project Description: The property owner recently learned that the tank house was on Saratoga’s Heritage Resource Inventory. Due to the information the property owner has regarding the tank house’s history, which was not available to the HPC in 2012. The property owner is providing this information to the HPC and is requesting that the HPC reconsider the matter, find that the structure has no historic significance and approve to remove the tank house from the Heritage Resource Inventory (Attachments 2 and 3). Architectural Historian, Bonnie Bamburg, has prepared a DPR regarding the historic background and description of the tank house (Attachment 3). Bamburg’s findings, noted in the DPR, are that the subject structure cannot be evaluated as a tank house due to the extensive modification work that occurred when the structure was moved to the Saratoga site in the late 1970’s early 1980’s by Dr. David Wetterhold. The structure was repurposed to a guesthouse. Bamburg concludes that the structure does not meet any of Saratoga’s Municipal Code criteria to place the structure on the Heritage Resource Inventory. Following are excerpts from Bamburg’s DPR which justifies why none of the criteria is met. (a)It exemplifies or reflects special elements of the cultural, social, economic, political, aesthetic, engineering or architectural history of the City, the County, the State or the nation. Item 6b Page 2 of 3 Dr. Wetterholt was the designer and contractor for the building in 1980-81. The upper tank of a water tank was moved from Sunnyvale to the site and placed on top of the new engineered structure. The guesthouse was constructed around the water tank and into the older section that was remodeled to provide usable interior space. (b) It is identified with persons or events significant in local, county, state or national history. The structure is not associated with persons or events significant in local, county or national history. Dr Wetterholt was a physician who lived in Saratoga and worked in Sunnyvale. Research did not uncover significant associations with the community or within his profession. (c) It embodies distinctive characteristics of a style, type, period or method of construction, or is a valuable example of the use of indigenous materials. The building is a 1980s version of a water tank house created by Dr. Wetterholt to be a guesthouse compatible in design with the Craftsman style house. The characteristics were taken (loosely, from older water tank towers where a building was attached to the structure. It is reminiscent of the water tank towers of the past. However, this is a homeowner’s desire for a guesthouse to be compatible with his house and not a valuable example of a historic water tank structure. The building does not retain integrity of the original water tank structure. (d) It is representative of the notable design or craft of a builder, designer, or architect. Dr. Wetterholt designed the guesthouse. It is not representative of a notable architect, engineer or builder. (e) It embodies or contributes to unique physical characteristics representing an established and familiar visual feature of a neighborhood or district within the City. The guesthouse is set back on the property and does not contribute significantly to the neighborhood (f) It represents a significant concentration or continuity of site, buildings, structures or objects, unified by past events or aesthetically by plan or physical or natural development. The guesthouse is part of a single-family residential parcel and is not within a concentration of similar buildings. The relatively recent construction does not unify a neighborhood. Page 3 of 3 (g) It embodies or contributes to a unique natural setting or environment constituting a distinct area or district within the City having special character or special historical, architectural or aesthetic interest or value. The guesthouse is part of a residential parcel and does not contribute to a unique natural setting or environment. Staff Recommendation: Based on the findings by Architectural Historian, Bonnie Bamburg, staff recommends that the HPC find that the tank house does not meet any of the seven required criteria to be included on the Heritage Resource Inventory and that the HPC adopt the draft resolution to remove the site from the Heritage Resource Inventory (Attachment 4). If the HPC determines that the tank house meets any one of the seven required criteria to remain on the inventory, the HPC should document how the criteria has been met. To be included on the inventory, only one of the seven criteria needs to be met. Attachments: 1. Minutes from the HPC meeting of September 11, 2012 2. Letter from Paulus Ng 3. DPR prepared by Bonnie Bamburg 4. Draft Resolution City of Saratoga H ERITAGE P RESERVATION C OMMISSION MINUTES Date: Tuesday, September 11, 2012 / 8:30 A.M. Place: Administrative Conference Room – 13777 Fruitvale Avenue Type: Regular Meeting – Please meet in the Administration Conference Room by 8:30 A.M. Place: Regular Meeting – Administrative Conference Room 1. Routine Organization A. Roll Call Present: Commissioners Conrado, Marra, Marchetti, Nugent, Shah Absent: Commissioners Cappello, Heid (both excused) Staff: Christopher Riordan Guest: Annette Stransky B.Review of minutes from August 14, 2012 meeting. Approved 4-0 (Commissioner Marchetti abstained as she was absent) C.Posting of Agenda – Pursuant to Government Code Section 54954.2, the agenda was posted on September 6, 2012. Agenda properly posted 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. None E.Oral Communications –Instruction to staff regarding actions on current Oral Communications. None 2. New Business A. Repainting of McWilliams House and associated properties – Review of application of new paint scheme for Saratoga Historical Museum, McWilliams House and Schoolhouse. Commission reviewed and discussed the proposed colors. Approved 5-0. 3. Old Business A.Properties on Inventory – Continue the discussion process of adding new properties to the existing Heritage Inventory. Commission discussed the proposed new additions to the Heritage Inventory and made the following determinations: •14711 Fruitvale Avenue – satisfies Criteria “C”. Approved 5-0. •22621 Mount Eden Road (Garrod Ranch Barn) – satisfies Criteria “A&B”. Approved 5-0. •22621 Mount Eden Road (Garrod Fruit Cutting Shed) – satisfies Criteria “A&B”. Approved 5-0. Attachment 1 • 14054 Alta Vista (Tank House) – satisfies Criteria “A&C”. Approved 5-0. • 13764 Saratoga Vista – satisfies Criteria “A&C”. Approved 5-0. The Commission decided to not discuss the following: • 14477 Big Basin Way (Echo Shop) – withdrawn by Commissioner Marra. • 24551 Big Basin Way (McElyea Barn #1) – Commission requested a site visit in October prior to making a determination. • 24551 Big Basin Way (McElyea Barn #2) – Commission requested a site visit in October prior to making a determination. • 24551 Big Basin Way (Outhouse) – Commission requested a site visit in October prior to making a determination. B. Heritage Tree Applications – Discuss potential modifications to simplify the Heritage Tree designation process. Commission discussed. Commissioner Conrado stated that the current process was too time consuming, the City Arborist is busy and does not have time to review the applications, process is complicated, and should be a similar process the HPC uses for the Heritage Inventory for homes. The Commission agreed that there should be two lists: 1) Nominations for Heritage Tree List. 2) Heritage Tree List. To get on the Heritage Tree List will require recommendation from the City Arborist, the property owner, and approval from the City Council. For a tree to be placed on the agenda for HPC review would require – the address of the tree, a photo of the tree, and the Criteria. If the HPC recommends that a tree be a nominee for the Heritage Tree List than a letter will be mailed to the property owner requesting their approval 4. Commissioner Comments. Commissioner Marchetti discussed the Hakone Application and the letter from OHP which requested additional information. 5. Adjournment – Meeting adjourned at 9:30 a.m. Paulus Ng 2266 Via Espada, Pleasanton, CA 94566 Paulus_ng@yahoo.com 1/28/2019 Nicole Johnson City of Saratoga Recipient Address Dear Nicole Johnson, RECEIVED JAN 2 9 2b\"1 CllVOFSARATOGA I am hereby requesting to remove the tower house at 14054 Alta Vista Ave, Saratoga from the city's Heritage Inventory. The house has no historical significant, and Bonnie Bamburg has provided a report with detailed reasonings. Please kindly consider and remove it from the inventory list. Sincerely, Paulus Ng Attachment 2 Page 1 of *Resource Name or #: (Assigned by recorder) 14054 Alta Vista Avenue, Saratoga, CA P1. Other Identifier: Guesthouse behind main house State of California  The Resources Agency Primary # DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION HRI # PRIMARY RECORD Trinomial NRHP Status Code Other Listings Review Code Reviewer Date *P2. Location: Not for Publication Unrestricted *a. County Santa Clara and (P2c, P2e, and P2b or P2d. Attach a Location Map as necessary.) *b. USGS 7.5' Quad Date T ; R ; of of Sec ; B.M. c.Address 14054 Alta Vista City Saratoga Zip 95030 d.UTM: (Give more than one for large and/or linear resources) Zone 10S,586128.39 mE/ 4124609.79 mN e.Other Locational Data: (e.g., parcel #, directions to resource, elevation, decimal degrees, etc., as appropriate) APN 397-28-027 *P3a. Description: (Describe resource and its major elements. Include design, materials, condition, alterations, size, setting, and boundaries) The tank-house type structure rises from a canted base and functions as a guesthouse. The structure is constructed in three distinct sections with a wood frame and horizontal dropped siding on all sections. The first or base section is a square structure attached to a horizontal wing, a single-story that is part of the guesthouse. The structure cants in as it rises to the second section. This section extends out with a projecting element that overhangs the main entrance and is square inside the canted frame. This section has two casement windows on the front and one on the side. A platform roof extends over the section with a second rooflet beneath that extends over the projecting section. (continued page 3) *P3b. Resource Attributes: (List attributes and codes) *P4. Resources Present: Building Structure Object Site District Element of District Other (Isolates, etc.) P5b. Description of Photo: (view, date, accession #) Front façade, 1/16/2019 *P6.Date Constructed/Age and Source: Historic Prehistoric Both *P7. Owner and Address: Man Ng & Hao Y Li 14054 Alta Vista Ave, Saratoga CA 95030 P8. Recorded by: (Name, affiliation, and address) Bonnie Bamburg 10710 Ridgeview Aveneu San Jose CA 85127 *P9. Date Recorded: 1/20/2019 *P10. Survey Type: (Describe) Project Specific *P11. Report Citation: (Cite survey report and other sources, or enter "none.") HISTORICAL and ARCHITECTURAL EVALUATION Considering the property located at 14054 Alta Vista Avenue, City of Saratoga, Santa Clara County, California. August 35, 2015 *Attachments: NONE Location Map Continuation Sheet Building, Structure, and Object Record Archaeological Record District Record Linear Feature Record Milling Station Record Rock Art Record Artifact Record Photograph Record Other (List): P5a. Photograph or Drawing (Photograph required for buildings, structures, and objects.) DPR 523A (9/2013) *Required information 16 Attachment 3 *Resource Name or # 14054 Alta Vista Av. Saratoga- Tank-house*NRHP Status Code 6Z Page 2 of 16 State of California  The Resources Agency Primary # DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION HRI# BUILDING, STRUCTURE, AND OBJECT RECORD (This space reserved for official comments.) (Sketch Map with north arrow required.) B1. Historic Name: None B2. Common Name: None B3. Original Use: Guesthouse B4. Present Use: Guesthouse *B5. Architectural Style: Vernacular Craftsman --Canted structure tank-house *B6. Construction History: (Construction date, alterations, and date of alterations) Structure and first level constructed 1980, Second level section c. 1981, Top section c. 1928 relocated to the structure 1981 *B7. Moved? No Yes (top section only) Unknown Date: 1980 Original Location: Iowa St, near Mathilda in Sunnyvale CA *B8. Related Features: The tank-house -guesthouse is part of a complex of ancillary buildings behind the main house at 14054 Alta Vista Avenue. None are individually significant but form a pleasant complex of remodeled buildings c. 1980s. B9a. Architect: David Wetterholt, MD b. Builder: laborers *B10. Significance: Theme ancillary structure Area Saratoga Period of Significance NA Property Type Guesthouse Applicable Criteria NA (Discuss importance in terms of historical or architectural context as defined by theme, period, and geographic scope. Also address integrity.) The tank house style guesthouse is not a significant historical resource in Saratoga because it is not over 50 years old and does not represent a distinctive architectural type nor is it associated with significant historical events or people important in the history of Saratoga. The section moved from Sunnyvale has lost integrity due to the relocation and alterations. The rest of the structure is not old enough to be eligible for landmark status. Background: In 1977, Dr. David Wetterholt was the owner of the property. During his commute to his office in the Sunnyvale Medical Clinic, he saw a tank house on Iowa Avenue in Sunnyvale that was to be demolished. After purchasing the structure it was determined that only the redwood tank and lattice enclosure could be relocated. Through his efforts with laborers and carpenters, a new canted frame was constructed with a small single story building to the side. (Continued page 3) B11. Additional Resource Attributes: (List attributes and codes) HP4 *B12. References: B13. Remarks: The tank-house style guest house is not a historic landmark but is an attractive and substantial structure that could be relocated. *B14. Evaluator: Bonnie Bamburg *Date of Evaluation: 1/20/2019 DPR 523B (9/2013) *Required information Page 3 of 16 Resource Name or # Guesthouse- 14054 Alta Vista Ave. Saratoga *Recorded by: Urban Programmers *Date 1/20/2019 , 2/4/19 X Continuation X Update State of California - The Resources Agency Primary# DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION HRI # Trinomial CONTINUATION SHEET P3 Description continued: The shed roof has exposed eves, the platform does not. The third or top section was relocated from Sunnyvale and varies in design to be a square shape with exposed eves under a low-pitched pyramidal roof. There are no openings on the front of this section however; lattice trim is applied to the base of the section. This is a nod to the original which had lattice surrounding all sides of a redwood water tank. Windows have been added to the sides of this section, also alterations to what would have been a lattice wall around a redwood water tank. The tank-house guesthouse is an interesting architectural structure incorporating some elements of a relocated tank-house and far more of a homeowner’s design imagination and craftsmanship of local labors. B 10 Significance continued: This was located behind the main house occupied by Dr. Wetterholt and his family. Over a period of 4 years the frame was completed and the section of redwood from the Sunnyvale tank house was placed on top of the structure. To create additional interior space a projecting element was added to this section. The construction and relocation and construction started under Saratoga Building permit # 4877 and #4897, Conversion to guesthouse.1 The project received approved permits from the Saratoga Building Department. Dr. Wetterholt sold the property in 2015. The complete story of the tank house is told in the April 15, 2015 email letter from Dr. David Wetterholt to Bill Gorman. The letter is included in this DPR. Conclusion: The tank-house, guesthouse is an interesting structure created by the property owner to add interest and useful space to his residence. The years of construction 1977-1984 are not sufficiently distant that the project can be evaluated with similar age and vernacular design structures. The structure can not be evaluated as a tank-house because that is not the purpose of the design by De. Wetterholt, It must be considered as a guesthouse, an adaptation of an old and utilitarian style of architecture. 1 Santa Clara County Assessor’s Records. DPR 523L (9/2013 Page 4 of 16 Resource Name or # Guesthouse- 14054 Alta Vista Ave. Saratoga *Recorded by: Urban Programmers *Date 1/20/2019 , 2/4/19 X Continuation X Update State of California - The Resources Agency Primary# DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION HRI # Trinomial CONTINUATION SHEET Photographs: Photograph 1 Tank-house 14054 Alta Vista Avenue, Saratoga View: Areal showing the tank house in relation to the other buildings on the property. Date: January 27, 2019 DPR 523L (9/2013 Page 5 of 16 Resource Name or # Guesthouse- 14054 Alta Vista Ave. Saratoga *Recorded by: Urban Programmers *Date 1/20/2019 , 2/4/19 X Continuation X Update State of California - The Resources Agency Primary# DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION HRI # Trinomial CONTINUATION SHEET Photograph 2 Tank-house 14054 Alta Vista Avenue, Saratoga View: front façade showing the tank house. Date: January 27, 2019 DPR 523L (9/2013 Page 6 of 16 Resource Name or # Guesthouse- 14054 Alta Vista Ave. Saratoga *Recorded by: Urban Programmers *Date 1/20/2019 , 2/4/19 X Continuation X Update State of California - The Resources Agency Primary# DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION HRI # Trinomial CONTINUATION SHEET Photograph 3 Tank-house 14054 Alta Vista Avenue, Saratoga View: Front and side view of the tank-house . A converted garage is on the right. Date: January 27, 2019 DPR 523L (9/2013 Page 7 of 16 Resource Name or # Guesthouse- 14054 Alta Vista Ave. Saratoga *Recorded by: Urban Programmers *Date 1/20/2019 , 2/4/19 X Continuation X Update State of California - The Resources Agency Primary# DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION HRI # Trinomial CONTINUATION SHEET Letter from Dr. Wetterholt ( the owner builder of the tank-house. Guesthouse): Gorman, Bill Subject: FW:Tank House From: David G Wetterholt Sent: Friday, April 17, 2015 9:56 PM To: Gorman, Bill Subject: Re: Tank House Hi, Bill, This Tank House was due to be demolished when I drove past it every day between my house in Sunnyvale and my office at the Sunnyvale medical clinic. The land had been bought by the developers of Sunnyvale town center from an old time Yugoslavian farmer named Anthony Popovich. The lot had been cleared of its former farmhouse and only the garage and the tank house remained. When I moved to Saratoga in 1977 I remember driving by this Tank House many times thinking that it would be perfect for our craftsman style house in Saratoga. I did not want to see the tank house crunched by a bulldozer and I offered Mr. Popovich $1000 if he would allow me a couple of months to dismember it and move it to Saratoga. He was glad for the $1000 and I was glad for the opportunity to demolish and reconstruct the tank house. However once I started the project in my spare time as a fairly busy physician back then working often six days a week when you consider the nights on call with very little sleep, I discovered that the tank house was completely riddled with termites because it's columns and interior wooden paneling were Douglas fir. and the only salvageable portion was the top gazebo shaped lattice house that once held a redwood tank with the capacity of about 6 to 10,000 gallons of water . I removed that top in one of the very few triumphal moments of my life with a very large forklift with a 30 foot reach. An old Sunnyvale Yugoslav, Croatian I believe, named Lester Tikvica helped me move the oversize load on a flatbed truck along with his cousin to Saratoga . It took nearly all of my spare time for most of four years to rebuild the tank house on this property in Saratoga . On the second most triumphal day of my life I hired a rigging company to hoist the original gazebo like enclosure to the top of the tower that I built over three years. My first wife went out for a couple of DPR 523L (9/2013 Page 8 of 16 Resource Name or # Guesthouse- 14054 Alta Vista Ave. Saratoga *Recorded by: Urban Programmers *Date 1/20/2019 , 2/4/19 X Continuation X Update State of California - The Resources Agency Primary# DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION HRI # Trinomial CONTINUATION SHEET hours with my daughter, Laura, to do a little errand and when she came home the newly primed and painted structure was placed perfectly on top. If I may be permitted to brag a little bit I only had to put one shim under one of the four posts consisting of a fragment of a cedar shingle. I have to give credit to two carpenter brothers in a monastic order that was a building order. In three or four hours, they completed the erection with nothing but ropes and hammers and nails of the trapezoidal tower. We rewarded them with a tasty dinner.. Because of their vows of poverty, they would not accept any payment. So in conclusion and in short this Tank house once served a farm house in Sunnyvale pumping groundwater out of the ground beneath the fruit farm during the long and drought ridden summer . It was due to be crunched to make room for the Sunnyvale Town Center shopping mall. The plan checkers at the Saratoga building department were in favor of the restoration and rebuilding of the tank house and they accepted my hand drawn plans. They actually gave me lots of assistance to make it up to code and earthquake resistant and they issued me a building permit and signed off on it four years later . I just had to take 2 feet off the height of the tower because the building code called for no building to be more than 30 feet high. Unfortunately, the movers who came during my convalescence from heart surgery packed up all of the photo albums and original building plans and permit while I was taking a long nap. Technically the tank house was on Iowa Street in Sunnyvale rather near Mathilda Avenue as I recall. The only part of it is that is original is the third floor which has been made more weatherproof with Hardy plank siding and new Anderson windows just in the past few months and also the 13 2" x 12" joists which were originally and still are set on 12 inch centers to support the enormous weight of six or 10,000 gallons of ground water, 80,000 pounds, 40 tons, or 10 Chevrolet Suburbans on top. The little platform on the west side of the tower supported a one cylinder engine which pumped the groundwater from under Sunnyvale up into the redwood tank to irrigate the orchard in the summer and to provide some water pressure for the farm house. This was all ordinary when Silicon Valley was "the valley of the heart's delight" Best regards, David and Annick DPR 523L (9/2013 Page 9 of 16 Resource Name or # Guesthouse- 14054 Alta Vista Ave. Saratoga *Recorded by: Urban Programmers *Date 1/20/2019 , 2/4/19 X Continuation X Update State of California - The Resources Agency Primary# DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION HRI # Trinomial CONTINUATION SHEET CALIFORNIA REGISTER OF HISTORIC RESOURCES The criteria for listing historical resources in the California Register of Cultural Resources are consistent with those for listing resources in the National Register of Historic Places, but have been modified for state use in order to include a range of historical resources which better reflect the history of California. An historical resource must be retain integrity and be significant at the local, state or national level under one or more of the following four criteria; 1. It is associated with events that have made a significant contribution to the broad patterns of local or regional history or the cultural heritage of California or the United States. The structure does not meet the criteria for having been associated with an event, person or broad pattern that contributed significantly to local or regional history. When in its original location in Sunnyvale, it was not considered valuable to the broad pattern of agriculture in Sunnyvale and was permitted for demolition. 2. It is associated with the lives of persons important to local, California, or national history; The history of the tank-house style guesthouse does not show a direct and significant association with persons important to the history of Saratoga, the State of California, or nation. Dr. David Wetterholt was one of the physicians who resided in Saratoga. Research did not find a distinctive contribution to the architecture or medical history of the City. There is no record of architectural designs other than remodeling at his residence. 3. It embodies the distinctive characteristics of a type, period, region, or method of construction, or represents the work of a master or possesses high artistic values; or The tank-house style guesthouse was designed by Dr. Wetterholt and is a vernacular c. 1980S version of a Craftsman style tank- house designed as a guesthouse. It is an attractive and substantial early 1980s creation, but does not possess the authentic or factual documentation in design or construction to DPR 523L (9/2013 Page 10 of 16 Resource Name or # Guesthouse- 14054 Alta Vista Ave. Saratoga *Recorded by: Urban Programmers *Date 1/20/2019 , 2/4/19 X Continuation X Update State of California - The Resources Agency Primary# DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION HRI # Trinomial CONTINUATION SHEET be identified with distinctive characteristics or other aspects of historic architecture or craftsmanship. 4. It has yielded, or is likely to yield, information important to the prehistory or history of the local area, California, or the nations. The guesthouse was constructed in the late 1970s and early 1980s. At that time, no material important in our understanding of history or pre- history was uncovered. The alterations to the top section of the water tank (the part moved from Sunnyvale) have removed the original materials and construction and any information that might have been gained about the construction or use. In addition, the resource must retain enough of its historic character or appearance to be recognizable as a historic property, and to convey the reason for its significance. The subject structure includes less than 1/4 of a tank structure that was relocated from a tank-house in Sunnyvale and it does not convey the original utilitarian structure. SARATOGA MUNICIPAL CODE Section 13-15-010 Criteria: Note: Prior to receiving the history of the building, it was found by visual observation to comply with criterion A and criterion C of the Saratoga Preservation Ordinance and was listed in the Saratoga historic resources inventory. Below describes why the building does not meet the criteria and should be removed. The criteria contained in the Municipal Code is modeled after the California Register of Historic Resources criteria, and includes a process for the Heritage Commission to make recommendations to the City Council when a designation is proposed as a historic landmark, heritage lane or historic district, if it satisfies any two or more of the criteria listed below. The potential landmark must also retain a substantial degree of architectural and structural integrity to communicate the original design, as determined by the Heritage Commission. (a) It exemplifies or reflects special elements of the cultural, social, economic, political, aesthetic, engineering or DPR 523L (9/2013 Page 11 of 16 Resource Name or # Guesthouse- 14054 Alta Vista Ave. Saratoga *Recorded by: Urban Programmers *Date 1/20/2019 , 2/4/19 X Continuation X Update State of California - The Resources Agency Primary# DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION HRI # Trinomial CONTINUATION SHEET architectural history of the City, the County, the State or the nation; or The history received from Dr. Wetterholt shows that he was the designer and contractor for the building in 1980-81. The upper tank of a water tank was moved from Sunnyvale to the site and placed on top of the new engineered structure. The guesthouse was constructed around the new structure and into the older section that was remodeled to provide usable interior space. The City of Sunnyvale did not find the ranch buildings or water tank structure to be historically important permitting the removal and demolition. The current building is a late 1970-early 1980s construction that has the vernacular design elements of the antecedent, but does not meet criterion A as a historic resource. (b) It is identified with persons or events significant in local, county, state or national history; or The guesthouse is not associated with persons or events significant in local, county or national history. Dr Wetterholt was a physician who lived in Saratoga and worked in Sunnyvale. Research did not uncover significant associations with the community or within his profession. (c)It embodies distinctive characteristics of a style, type, period or method of construction, or is a valuable example of the use of indigenous materials; or The building is a 1980s version of a water tank house created by Dr. Wetterholt to be a guesthouse compatible in design with the Craftsman style house. The characteristics were taken (loosely, from older water tank towers where a building was attached to the structure. It is reminiscent of the water tank towers of the past. However, this is a homeowner’s desire for a guesthouse to DPR 523L (9/2013 Page 12 of 16 Resource Name or # Guesthouse- 14054 Alta Vista Ave. Saratoga *Recorded by: Urban Programmers *Date 1/20/2019 , 2/4/19 X Continuation X Update State of California - The Resources Agency Primary# DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION HRI # Trinomial CONTINUATION SHEET be compatible with his house and not a valuable example of a historic water tank structure. The building does not retain integrity of the original water tank structure. (d) It is representative of the notable design or craft of a builder, designer, or architect; or Dr. Wetterholt designed the guesthouse. It is not representative of a notable architect, engineer or builder. (e) It embodies or contributes to unique physical characteristics representing an established and familiar visual feature of a neighborhood or district within the City; or The guesthouse is set back on the property and does not contribute significantly to the neighborhood (f) It represents a significant concentration or continuity of site, buildings, structures or objects, unified by past events or aesthetically by plan or physical or natural development; or The guesthouse is part of a single-family residential parcel and is not within a concentration of similar buildings. The relatively recent construction does not unify a neighborhood. (g) It embodies or contributes to a unique natural setting or environment constituting a distinct area or district within the City having special character or special historical, architectural or aesthetic interest or value. The guesthouse is part of a residential parcel and does not contribute to a unique natural setting or environment. Conclusion: When compared to the criteria of the Saratoga Municipal Code, the conclusion is made that the guesthouse structure does not DPR 523L (9/2013 Page 13 of 16 Resource Name or # Guesthouse- 14054 Alta Vista Ave. Saratoga *Recorded by: Urban Programmers *Date 1/20/2019 , 2/4/19 X Continuation X Update State of California - The Resources Agency Primary# DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION HRI # Trinomial CONTINUATION SHEET meet any of the criteria. The vernacular design is a nod to the past era when water tank-houses were important ancillary structures to rural homes, but this version is a romanticized, vernacular creation designed more as a guesthouse than a utilitarian pump and tank-house. CEQA REVIEW The proposed project contemplates expanding the main house into the area of the tank-house structure requiring the removal of the tank- house structure. Section 15064.5(b)(1) and (2) of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) states that demolition or the destruction, relocation or alteration activities that would impair the significance of a historic resource results in a “substantial adverse change.” The removal of a structure or building that is not eligible for listing in the National Register of Historic Places or the California Register of Cultural Resources does not constitute a significant adverse change under the CEQA Guidelines. DPR 523L (9/2013 Page 14 of 16 Resource Name or # Guesthouse- 14054 Alta Vista Ave. Saratoga *Recorded by: Urban Programmers *Date 1/20/2019 , 2/4/19 X Continuation X Update State of California - The Resources Agency Primary# DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION HRI # Trinomial CONTINUATION SHEET Figure 1 Santa Clara County Assessor’s Parcel Map DPR 523L (9/2013 Page 15 of 16 Resource Name or # Guesthouse- 14054 Alta Vista Ave. Saratoga *Recorded by: Urban Programmers *Date 1/20/2019 , 2/4/19 X Continuation X Update State of California - The Resources Agency Primary# DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION HRI # Trinomial CONTINUATION SHEET SOURCES CONSULTED: REPOSITORIES USED AND PERSONS CONSULTED INCLUDE: Santa Clara County Building and Planning Dept. Archives Santa Clara County Official Records, San Jose Sources consulted: Coughey, John W., CALIFORNIA, Prentice Hall Inc. Englewood NY, 1953 Castelhun, Ella, original drawings (2 sheets) for the H. Morgan Hamilton Bungalow (undated) Cunningham, Florence R., Saratoga’s First Hundred Years, Panorama West Books, Fresno, 1967 Halberstadt, April & Alexander, Katie, Images of America - Saratoga, Arcadia Publishing, 2003 McAlester, Virginia and Lee, A Field Guide to American Houses, Alfred Knoff, NY 2000 Rifkind, C. A, Field Guide to American Architecture, Times Mirror, New York 1980 State of California, Office of Historic Preservation, Instructions for Nominating Historical Resources to the California Register of Historical Resources, 1997 State of California, California Register of Historical Resources (data listing) Thomson & West, 1876 Historical Atlas of Santa Clara County. California, United States Bureau of the Census for years, 1880, 1900, 1910, 1920, 1930,1940 United States Department of the Interior, National Register Bulletin – How to Apply the National Register Criteria for Evaluation, 1997 DPR 523L (9/2013 Page 16 of 16 Resource Name or # Guesthouse- 14054 Alta Vista Ave. Saratoga *Recorded by: Urban Programmers *Date 1/20/2019 , 2/4/19 X Continuation X Update State of California - The Resources Agency Primary# DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION HRI # Trinomial CONTINUATION SHEET Urban Programmers, HISTORICAL and ARCHITECTURAL EVALUATION Considering the property located at 14054 Alta Vista Avenue, City of Saratoga, Santa Clara County, California 8/25/2015 Wilson, Henry L. California Bungalows of the Twenties-With 75 House Designs. Dover Architectural Publications, 1963 DPR 523L (9/2013 Page 1 of 2 RESOLUTION No. HP-19-01 RESOLUTION OF THE HERITAGE PRESERVATION COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF SARATOGA FOR APPLICATION HPC19-0002 TO UPDATE THE HERITAGE RESOURCE INVENTORY BY REMOVING THE TANK HOUSE AT 14054 ALTA VISTA AVENUE FROM THE INVENTORY WHEREAS, the Heritage Preservation Commission was established by the City Council in 1982 to assist with and encourage the preservation of Saratoga’s heritage resources, and WHEREAS, one of the Commission’s primary duties, as established in Section 13.10.040(a) of the City Code is to update the Heritage Resource Inventory, and WHEREAS, on September 11, 2012, the Heritage Preservation Commission determined that the tank house located at 14054 Alta Vista Avenue met criteria (a) and (c) as established by Section 13.15.010 of Saratoga’s Municipal Code, to include in the Heritage Resource Inventory. WHEREAS, on February 12, 2019, the Heritage Preservation Commission held a duly noticed public meeting on the subject matter, and considered new evidence presented by a Heritage Preservation Commissioner, City staff, the property owner, and other interested parties. NOW THEREFORE, the Heritage Preservation Commission of the City of Saratoga hereby finds, determines and resolves as follows: Section 1: The recitals set forth above are true and correct and incorporated herein by reference. Section 2: The Heritage Preservation Commission has determined, based on the new evidence provided, that the subject structure cannot be evaluated as a tank house due to the extensive modification work that occurred when the structure was moved to the Saratoga site in the late 1970’s early 1980’s which repurposed the structure to a guesthouse. Based on the evidence provided by Architectural Historian, Bonnie Bamburg, noted in the DPR prepared for the site, dated January 20, 2019, the HPC has determined that the structure does not meet any of Saratoga’s Municipal Code criteria to place the structure on the Heritage Resource Inventory. Section 3: The Heritage Preservation Commission hereby approves HPC19-0002 to remove the tank house at 14054 Alta Vista Avenue from the Heritage Resource Inventory. Attachment 4 Page 2 of 2 PASSED AND ADOPTED by the Heritage Preservation Commission of the City of Saratoga on this 12th day of February 2019 by the following vote: AYES: NOES: ABSENT: ABSTAIN: __________________________________ Chair, Heritage Preservation Commission Attest: Secretary, Heritage Preservation Commission 1 Heritage Orchard Master Flan rSaratoga, California David Cates &Associates August, 2001 Item 6c Heritage Orchard Master Plan Saratoga, California 1 Acknowledgements City Council Mayor John Mehaffey Vice Mayor Nick Streit Councilman Stan Bogosian Councilman Ann Waltonsmith Councilman Evan Baker Heritage Preservation Commission Norman Koepernik, Chair Dora Grens Carolyn King Willys Peck Robert Peepari Beth Wyman City Staff City Manager: David Anderson Public Works Director: John Cherbone tStaff Support: John Livingstone t Purpose of Document In order to ensure the long-term viability of Saratoga's Heritage Orchard,the Heritage Commission has prepared an Orchard Master Plan. This document provides for the renovation of the existing orchard and sets out guidelines to control future uses in the interest of minimizing disruption of the existing character or health of the orchard. Context The Heritage Orchard is an approximately 18-acre site at the corner of Saratoga Avenue and Fruitvale Avenue. The orchard is currently comprised of Prune, Apricot, and Cherry trees. Historically,the orchard was made up primarily of Apricot trees, which still comprise approximately half of the trees in the orchard. A substantial block of Prune trees occupies the western edge of the site. In the last seven years, Cherry trees have been planted along the northern edge of the site to provide greater flexibility in responding to market crop values. Overtime, a number of trees in the orchard have died or declined. A substantial number of trees need to be replanted to maintain the orchard in a healthy condition. Currently, the orchard is irrigated using a temporary system. Irrigation lines are manually laid out on top of the ground to provide flood irrigation to four rows of orchard trees and then relocated to the next four rows of orchard trees. Using this labor intensive approach, 'the trees are watered four to six times per year from a metered source. The Saratoga Library is located in the North corner of the orchard facing Saratoga Avenue. The proposed library expansion will necessitate the removal of some orchard trees to accommodate the building and parking expansion. Sixty-two of the removed trees have been transplanted to other locations in the orchard. An additional 140 orchard trees will be planted as a part of the separate library expansion project. These trees will be primarily located in the triangle of the Saratoga/Fruitvale intersection and along Saratoga Avenue with the remainder being planted the immediate perimeter of the library. Cnoartinv N.21 Carlos 0, M d. Parkmeer Moorpvla n Mine. rs um Blue Iv Cam W OY Y0. Allendale A 8p aga a yy 9 at 17 PROJECT SITE ab.wm 111 SARATOGA HERITAGE ORCHARD MASTER PLAN I 1 Goals The following goals have been identified for the Saratoga Heritage Orchard: i I. Preserve the orchard as a functioning agrarian use. 2. Provide educational opportunities View of existing orchard from Saratoga Avenuetolearnaboutagriculturalhistoryin the area and orchard management and operations. 3. Maximize views of the orchard from the surrounding area to insure the orchard is an important part of the community's image. 4. Minimize intrusion of site Entry driveway improvements into orchard that may disrupt orchard maintenance operations or impact the 'natural appearance'of the orchard. 5. Ensure orchard is maintained inw optimum health by implementing necessary orchard maintenance and replacement programs. 6. Implement a tree adoption Access dirt road to barn site program. Apricot trees along existing parking SARATOGA HERITAGE ORCHARD MASTER PLAN 2 Recommendations In developing the master plan, the Heritage Preservation Committee reviewed a number of issues associated with the orchard from permitted uses to long-term maintenance approach. The following recommendations summarize their input on the range of issues. Replace orchard trees that have died or are in substantial decline. The orchard is comprised of 3 distinct groups of trees—Apricots, Prunes and Cherry trees. This diversity enhances the community enjoyment of the orchard by extending the period in which trees are blooming in the orchard. The diversity also facilitates orchard management with the staging of harvest time for the various fruits. The mix of fruit trees allow "averaging"the crop value from year to year as the price and productivity of the fruit crops will vary. Currently,there are 298 dead or missing trees, 154 are in severe decline and in need of replacement, and an additional 10 trees which will potentially need to be replaced in the next 5 years. Location of replacement tree species should be consistent with the existing trees in the various sections of the orchard. William Coates, Farm Advisor(Tree Fruit and Nut Crops)with the University of California Cooperative Extension, has provided the following recommendations for species selection when replanting the orchard: Apricot: Bleinhien or Marianna Rootstock 2624 Prune: French Prune or Marianna 2624 or Moroblin 29C Rootstock Cherry: Bing Cherry with Black Tartarion or Von Pollinizers or Colt or Mazzard Rootstock Heritage Orchard Stats Existing Tree Inventory Healthy Tree Cano Quarter Half Three Full Young Sub- Dead Total Quarters Trees* Total Trees Apricots 25 45 7 305 168 550 200 750 Cherries 0 0 0 0 314 314 61 375 i Prunes 44 40 3 73 105 265 34 299 Total I I I 1 1 1424 Trees under 7 years old 1 Retain existing health of non-orchard trees. A number of native oaks and other trees interspersed throughout the orchard, while their existing trees are not typically found in a commercial orchard as they compete with the fruit trees in sun and space. The Heritage Preservation Committee felt it is important to retain these trees as a part of the sites history. However, only orchard trees will be planted in the orchard in the future. SARATOGA HERITAGE ORCHARD MASTER PLAN 3 1 Provide informal pedestrian paths in orchard. Pedestrian paths in the orchard shall have minimal impact on the natural appearance of the orchard and not interfere with maintenance. Pedestrian access through the orchard should be limited to hard packed, dirt paths created by dragging or rolling a disced area to create an even smoother surface. Paths will need to be recreated each year. Install a permanent irrigation system in the orchard. A permanent spray irrigation system should be provided to water the orchard trees. The irrigation system should be designed to achieve maximum watering efficiency through head to head coverage. The system should be laid out to work with the discing pattern between the orchard rows. The system should be designed to work with both a metered water source or a well system. A permanent system will minimize the labor associated with the current temporary irrigation system approach and to 1 provide greater flexibility with watering in response to precipitation patterns and individual tree needs. Install a well with a booster pump for irrigation water supply. In order to reduce the City's reliance on and the expense of a metered water source, the City should initiate the process of implementing a well system. Preliminary information would seem to indicate a well system at this site would be successful. A test well needs to be drilled to confirm the feasibility of a well system for irrigation use. If the well system feasibility is confirmed, a booster pump or holding tank system should be designed to accommodate irrigation supply demand. 1 Construct a "barn" to house orchard maintenance equipment and provide a focus for education programs. The maintenance barn should be located in the existing open area in the eastern portion of the site at the end of the existing access road. In addition to storage, the barn could also be used as a gathering area for docent educational programs about the orchard. The barn would be approximately 40'x 80' and house all maintenance equipment and supplies stored on site. No outdoor storage would be allowed. The character of the barn should be consistent with the historic character of the orchard. Public restrooms would not be provided in the barn area.) Design of the barn would be subject to review by the City. iA gravel forecourt would provide all-weather access to the barn. The gravel area should be a minimized size for barn uses. Access to the barn should be via the existing access road and would only be used for orchard maintenance. Access to the barn for educational purposes would be via the pedestrian pathways. i SARATOGA HERITAGE ORCHARD MASTER PLAN 4 A water tower could also be located in this area to provide a visual landmark. O U Uz') a a 4 Implement an adoption program for orchard trees. In order to increase community involvement in the orchard preservation and to off set some of the orchard maintenance costs, the commission would like the City to implement a tree adoption program. While the details of the program would need to be refined, the commission envisions a freestanding kiosk to be used to identify individual adopted trees rather than plaques scattered throughout the orchard. Pedestrian access through the orchard would be created by discing the rolling paths between the rows, parallel to the irrigation lines. Provide sign to identify "Heritage Orchard". The sign should be located at the Fruitvale and Saratoga Avenue intersection. The design of the sign should be visually consistent with the agrarian theme similar to the "rock wall" Saratoga entry monument. The sign should be sited to avoid both conflict with sightlines and orchard operations. The kiosk should be visually consistent with the orchard area. SARATOGA HERITAGE ORCHARD MASTER PLAN 5 Implementation 1 Phasing: The implementation of the Master Plan will occur over a number of years. In addition to the ongoing management strategies, there are a number of capital improvements which are a part of the master plan. The Phase I improvements should be undertaken in the next year to insure the continuing health of the orchard. Phase I Capital Improvements Replace missing or dead orchard trees Install a permanent irrigation system Explore feasibility of a well and install well system as appropriate Construct orchard sign Future Phase Improvements Adopt a tree program development Maintenance 'Barn" construction Ongoing orchard tree replacement as required Phase II Schedule: Typically orchard trees are planted in January from bare rootstock and ordered in fall. Consequently, in order to maintain the schedule, it will be important to initiate the project in a timely manner. All other improvements, such as well and irrigation system, could be installed subsequent to planting. Order bare root trees October 2001 Initiate well tests and install well and pumps Oct./November 2001 Plant bare root trees January 2002 Prepare construction documents for irrigation system January 2002 Obtain bids for installation of irrigation system/award contract February 2002 Install irrigation system March 2002 Desi n and install orchard sin L Aril 2002 Initiate ado t-a-tree program July 2002 SARATOGA HERITAGE ORCHARD MASTER PLAN 6 Phase I Construction Costs: The city council will need to allocate funds for Phase I improvements as follows. 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During the meeting, the HPC discussed their upcoming 2019/2020 work plan. •Increase the Heritage Resource Inventory- Continue their duty as HPC commissioners to recommend and add residences, commercial structures, districts, and lanes onto the Heritage Resource Inventory. Throughout the last year, the HPC has added three (3) sites to the Heritage Resource Inventory. There are currently 30 sites for consideration to be included on the inventory. •Ordinance Amendment- The Commission would like to propose an ordinance amendment to Section 1313-10.040 of the City Code, to allow the HPC to review and comment on ALL Building permits for exterior work, Planning applications and tree applications submitted for all properties adjacent to the Saratoga Avenue Heritage Lane (Attachment 1). Currently the HPC has the responsibility to review and comment upon all applications for building, demolition, grading or tree removal permits involving work to be performed upon or within a designated historic landmark, heritage lane or historic district, and all applications for tentative map approval, rezoning, building site approval, use permit, variance approval, design review or other approval pertaining to or significantly affecting any heritage resource. •Saratoga Avenue (Heritage Lane) Inventory- Conduct an inventory of all the homes, fences and trees along the portion of Saratoga Avenue that is designated as Heritage Lane, for potential Item 8a Page 2 of 2 to add to the City’s Heritage Resource Inventory. • Village Inventory-Review, update, and inventory the buildings facing Big Basin Way for historical significance. • War Memorial Arch – Provide the required documentation to include Saratoga’s War Memorial Arch located in Blaney Plaza, as part of the World War I Memorial Inventory Project (WWIMIP ) which is an online inventory of World War I memorials and monuments in the United States and U.S. territories. The WWIMIMIP is working in partnership with the United States World War I Centennial Commission. A Mobile Application has been established to invite and enable public participation in locating, documenting, and providing a preliminary condition assessment of all of the World War I memorials and monuments in the United States. • Heritage Orchard Master Plan – Update the 2001 Heritage Orchard Master Plan and work on the long-term management of the orchard. • Plaques/Point of Interest Markers - To properly recognize heritage resources and properties of special interest in our City, the HPC would like to continue providing plaques to designated Landmark sites and reinstate awarding plaques to sites that contain designated Heritage Trees. Based on Councils recent action regarding the implementation of a Point of Interest Marker Program, the HPC would like to commence the process for recommending to Council special sites that warrant a Point of Interest marker. During the last year, no Point of Interest Markers were added. There are currently five (5) sites for consideration of a Point of Interest Marker. • Public Outreach – Continue to participate in City events such as the Blossom Festival and State of the City and provide information about the Commission at these events. • Continuing Education - The City of Saratoga is a Certified Local Government (CLG) recognized by the State of California Office of Preservation (OHP). The CLG requires that all commissioners receive annual training in Historic Preservation. Attachments: 1. Memo from the Heritage Preservation Commission dated February 4, 2019 1 Attachment 1 Date: February 4, 2019 To: Saratoga City Council From: Heritage Preservation Commission Subject: Proposed amendment to the definition of a Heritage Lane In 2018, Saratoga City staff and the HPC conducted research on the history and definition of a Heritage Lane. As a result of this effort to clarify HPC’s role regarding Heritage Lanes, the HPC recommends that the definition of a Heritage Lane, under 13-05.020 – Definitions, be amended to include “and related features adjacent to the lane.” (Designated heritage lane means a street, road, avenue, boulevard, pathway or trail, and related features adjacent to the lane, designated as a heritage resource pursuant to this Chapter.) The 1981 ordinance that created the Heritage Preservation Commission included the concept of a Heritage Lane, as a way to “preserve the width and appearance of roads associated with Saratoga’s earlier development.” Records from City Council meetings held that year include concern regarding the “limited scope of ordinance with respect to Heritage Lanes” and that “Heritage Lanes were not adequately defined by the ordinance.” A July 26, 1991 memo to the City Council from then Planning Director Steve Emslie summarized the characteristics of the Saratoga Avenue Heritage Lane as “two traffic lanes lined by old trees and homes,” and further stated that “Measures such as maintenance of the street width and existing vegetation as well as preservation of historic homes may be addressed in the ordinance to preserve the historic street character.” The amendment to the Heritage Lane ordinance proposed by the HPC exemplifies the City’s commitment to preserving the historic character of a Heritage Lane, and is consistent with the DPR for the Saratoga Avenue Heritage Lane, which notes that “properties on both sides of the street” are “Related Features.” Heritage Preservation Commission powers and duties include “Review and comment upon all applications for building, demolition, grading or tree removal permits involving work to be performed upon or within a designated historic landmark, heritage lane or historic district, and all applications for tentative map approval, rezoning, building site approval, use permit, variance approval, design review or other approval pertaining to or significantly affecting any heritage resource.” Historically, the HPC and the Planning Department has taken this code to mean that the commission should review and provide recommendations regarding structures adjacent to the lane, since properties bordering the lane are “related features” and there are no buildings located on the road itself. A June 12, 2018 memo from Sandy Baily, Special Projects Manager for the City of Saratoga, noted “confusion and interpretation inconsistencies by City staff and the HPC regarding HPC’s role in reviewing work along the heritage lane portion of Saratoga Avenue,” and that “staff has determined that the City Code regulates HPC review for work done only within the public right- of-way of a heritage lane, not beyond the limits of the right-of-way.” 2 An August 18, 2018 memo from the City Attorney’s office notes that since 2005, the HPC has reviewed both Building Applications, as well as Planning Applications for development along the Saratoga Avenue Heritage Lane, although it has primarily approved Planning Applications. It is unknown if there were Building Applications along Saratoga Avenue that the HPC did not review. According to the City Attorney, “the HPC has authority to review and comment on Building Applications as long as such applications concern work “upon or within” a heritage lane. With regard to Planning Applications, the HPC has the authority to review and comment on such work to the extent such work is “pertaining to or significantly affecting” any heritage lane. The proposed amendment will clarify the definition of a Heritage Lane and be consistent with past HPC review practices. Residents whose houses border Saratoga Avenue will not face the confusion of a perceived change in how Building and Planning Applications are reviewed and they can continue to view their properties as being part of a Heritage Lane vs. being located adjacent to a Heritage Lane.