HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance 378 - 20280 Saratoga Los Gatos rd. landmark statusORDINANCE NO.378
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SARATOGA
DESIGNATING THE PROPERTY AT 20280 SARATOGA-LOS
GATOS ROAD (APN 517-11-005) AS A HISTORIC LANDMARK
The City Council of the City of Saratoga hereby ordains as follows:
Section 1-Findings: After careful review and consideration of the report and
recommendations of the Heritage Preservation Commission concerning the residence at
20280 Saratoga -Los Gatos Road (the "Residence") together with the application and
supporting materials, and following a public hearing at which all interested parties had an
opportunity to be heard, the City Council hereby finds that the Residence has special
historical, cultural, architectural and aesthetic interest or value as part of the heritage and
history of the City, and satisfies one or more of the criteria set forth in Section 13-15.010
of the Saratoga City Code. Specifically:
• It is identified with persons or events significant in local, county, state or national
history. The property was purchased in 1929 by George P. and Ethna Peterson
who lived there until 1946. The next known occupant of the property was the
Reverend Dr. George W. Phillips and Cora Jane Phillips. In the 1920's George
Phillips was a minister at the Tenth Avenue Baptist Church. He began a radio
program in 1924 known as "The Hour of Prayer", which initially aired on KGO.
The program resulted in a great deal of support and publicity for the church.
However, after a brief period the show was canceled by KGO, and Phillips
decided that the church should start their own radio station. The church building
was raised and retrofitted to contain the radio station studio and began
broadcasting as KTAB. After additional changes of ownership in the 1930's, the
station was renamed "KSFO" in 1935, becoming one of the most popular and
significant radio stations in Central California for much of the 20th Century.
• The property embodies distinctive characteristics of the Mediterranean with
Craftsman style, type and period. Per the Historic Evaluation prepared by
Archaeological Resource Management the structure, the home is a good example
of the Mediterranean Villa style, with additional Craftsman elements.
Section 2 — Designation: The Residence is hereby designated as a Historic Landmark
pursuant to section 13-15.060 of the Saratoga City Code.
Section 3 - Publication: This ordinance or a comprehensive summary thereof shall be
published once in a newspaper of general circulation of the City of Saratoga within thirty
(30) days after its adoption.
Following a duly notice public hearing the foregoing ordinance was introduced and the
first reading was waived at the regular meeting of the City Council of the City of
Saratoga held on the Vh day of April 2021, and was adopted by the following vote
following a second reading on the 21 ` day of April 2021:
AYES: Mayor Yan Zhao, Vice Mayor Tina Walia, Council Members Mary -Lynne
Bernald, Kookie Fitzsimmons, Rishi Kumar
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN:
SIGNED•
YA ZHAO, MAYOR, CITY OF SARATOGA,
CALIFORNIA
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ebbie Bretschneider
CITY CLERK
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Richard Taylor
CITY ATTORNEY
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CITY OF SARATOGA
ORDINANCE CERTIFICATE
STATE OF CALIFORNIA
COUNTY OF SANTA CLARA
CITY OF SARATOGA
CERTIFIED COPY OF ORDINANCE
ADOPTION
I, Debbie Bretschneider, City Clerk for the City of Saratoga in said County of Santa Clara, and
State of California, do hereby certify that the attached is a true and correct copy of Ordinance
No. 378, adopted by the Saratoga City Council on April 21, 2021 by the following vote:
AYES: Zhao, Walia, Kumar, Fitzsimmons, Bernald
NOES:
ABSTAIN:
ABSENT:
Ordinance I hereby further certify that a summary of the ordinance was published
Summary in accordance with Government Code Section 36933 on the following
date: April 9, 2021, April 16, 2021, and April 30, 2021. Said ordinance
shall be effective May 21, 2021.
❑ Ordinance I hereby further certify that the full text of the ordinance was published
Full Text in accordance with Government Code Section 36933 on the
. Said ordinance shall be effective
Dated this 23rd day of April 2021.
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b retschneider, CMC, City Clerk