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HomeMy WebLinkAbout11-12-08 Heritage Preservation Commission Agenda City of Saratoga H ERITAGE P RESERVATION C OMMISSION AGENDA Date: Tuesday, December 9, 2008 - 8:30 a.m. Place: 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 9:15 a.m. 1. Routine Organization A. Roll Call PRESENT – Commissioners Koepernik, McCarty, Gomersall, and Chair Kellond ABSENT – Vice Chair Marra STAFF – Senior Planner Christopher Riordan GUESTS – Susan Kim, Samuel Kim, Cindy Brozicevic, Kyung Shin, Hayoung Lee, Celine Chen, Matthew Chen, and David Perng B. Approval of minutes from November 12, 2008 meeting - Approved C. Posting of Agenda – Pursuant to Government Code Section 54954.2, the agenda was posted on November 5, 2008 – Staff announced this item. 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. – Commissioner Koepernik asked Senior Planner Christopher Riordan about the status of the wood on the barn to be demolished located at 13686 Quito Road since Hakone Gardens would be interested in the wood. Senior Planner Christopher Riordan replied that he has spoken to a representative of the developer and that the developer had promised to contact Planning Department staff prior to demolition of the barn so that plans could be made to salvage the wood. 2. Old Business A. Discuss National Registry & Saratoga Landmark Plaques B. Discuss Heritage Orchard Signage and November 5, 2008 City Council Meeting when the Council reviewed final plans for design of the sign. 3. New Business A. 8:30 a.m. Site Visit – 14370 Elva Avenue – Determination of whether the existing structure is historically significant and review plans for a proposed residential addition – Site visit completed. Item discussed. Mr. Kim said that the house had been a rental. Commissioner Gomersall said that the owner should proceed in fixing their home to meet their needs. Commissioner McCarty inquired if the property owner would need a building permit for the work and Senior Planner Christopher Riordan replied that a building permit would be required. Chair Kellond said that based on this morning’s site visit it was his opinion that the house had no historic value and Commissioner McCarty agreed. Chair Kellond stated that the HPC should let the project move forward and Commissioner Koepernik agreed. Motion by Commissioner Koepernik and seconded by Commissioner Gomersall that the house at 14370 Elva Avenue has no significant historical significance and the applicant should be allowed to move forward to the next step in the process. Carried on a 5-0 vote. B. 8:50 a.m. Site Visit – 20365 Williams Avenue – Determination of whether the existing structure is historically significant and review plans for a proposed residential addition – Site visit completed. Item discussed. Chair Kellond asked Mr. Perng if he would like to describe the project. Mr. Perng said that he did not have much to add that was not discussed in the staff report and shown on the plans, the project was basically new windows and a small addition to the rear of the house. Chair Kellond asked if there were any more questions from the applicant and as there were no he closed the public hearing. Commissioner Koepernik stated that the project was historically significant, the house is a farmhouse style and it is likely that the rocks used on the building exterior probably came from a local creek, and that findings for criteria C, D,& E could be made. Commissioner Gomersall replied that she agreed with Commissioner Koepernik. Chair Kellond said that the proposed addition would be consistent with the existing architectural style, the addition would be an improvement, he agreed with the comments made by Commissioner Koepernik, the existing windows are one of the most important features of the home and that he was unclear on the number of windows proposed for replacement. Mrs. Chen said there is a significant cost to add wood windows and that she would be keeping the existing wood trim around the windows and that may consider wood windows at a later time but now would like to keep the costs of the project down. Chair Kellond said that if the budget was a concern than maybe the applicant should consider replacing the windows at a later time and that the existing wood windows on the house are a good feature, the applicant should focus on the addition at this time and install the new wood windows as a separate project phase. Mr. Chen replied that he would like to install new double pane windows as the noise from nearby Saratoga High School was loud. Mrs. Chen added that the existing windows have thin glass and that they were not energy efficient. C C. 13514 Hammons Avenue – Review proposed new stucco exterior wall covering and replacement windows for an existing adobe brick home. D. Sam Cloud Barn – Discuss building rededication and HPC Proclamation for the building. 4. Pending Items A. Update the Heritage Resources Inventory List B. National Register Applications 5. Adjournment Adjourn to 8:30 a.m. Tuesday, December 9, 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. In accordance with the Ralph M. Brown Act, copies of the staff reports and other materials provided to the Historical 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 Planning Commission. 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 November 2008, at Saratoga, California Christopher Riordan Senior Planner City of Saratoga (408) 868 – 1235