HomeMy WebLinkAbout06-10-08 Heritage Preservation Commission Agenda
City of Saratoga
H ERITAGE P RESERVATION C OMMISSION
AGENDA
Date: Tuesday, June 10, 2008 8:30 a.m.
Place: Warner Hutton House, 13777 Fruitvale Avenue
Type: Regular Meeting – Please meet in the parking lot in front of the
Warner Hutton House at 8:30 a.m. and Staff will provide
transportation to the site visit under New Business and return to
Warner Hutton House by approximately 9:15 a.m.
1. Routine Organization
A. Roll Call
B. Approval of minutes from May 13, 2008 meeting
C. Posting of Agenda – Pursuant to Government Code Section 54954.2, the
agenda was posted on June 5, 2008.
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.
E. Oral Communications – Historic Preservation Commission direction to Staff –
Instruction to staff regarding actions on current Oral Communications.
2. Old Business
A. Discuss National Registry & Saratoga Landmark Plaques
B. Discuss Heritage Orchard Signage
C. Discuss Historic Incentives
D. Discuss Sign for McWilliams House
E. Discuss Orchard Pathway
F. Discuss Orchard Maintenance
3. New Business
A. 8:30 a.m. Site Visit - 13840 Saratoga Avenue – Review proposed demolition of
the existing one-story single-family ranch style residence with the intent to
construct a new one-story single-family residence. Prior to demolition, the
staff and the applicant request a determination from the Historical Preservation
Commission (HPC) on the historical significance of the existing residence.
The determination to allow the demolition would be based on the
recommendation from the HPC.
B. Joint Council Meeting with HPC and Historic Foundation – Discuss
upcoming joint meeting with City Council scheduled for July 2, 2008.
4. Pending Items
A. Historic Resources Inventory
B. National Register Applications
C. Adopt a Tree Program for the Heritage Orchard
D. Update Heritage Ordinance
E. Review Oak Street as a Heritage Lane
F. Review additional content for Heritage Resources webpage
G. Historic Preservation Data Base
H. Review list of properties with structures 50 years and over in age
5. Adjournment
Adjourn to 8:30 a.m. Tuesday, July 8, 2008, Planning Conference Room, 13777
Fruitvale Avenue.
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 ctclerk@saratoga.ca.us. Requests must
be made as early as possible and at least one full business day 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 Planning Commission a written notice and filing fee
within ten (10) days of the date of the decision.
Certificate of Posting of Agenda:
I, Christopher Riordan, Senior 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 5th day of June 2008, at Saratoga, California.
Christopher Riordan
Senior Planner
City of Saratoga
(408) 868 – 1235