HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance 412, establish 19490 Glen Una as Historic Landmark ORDINANCE NO. 412
AN ORDINANCE DESIGNATING THE PROPERTY AT
19490 GLEN UNA DRIVE (APN 510-06-003) AS A HISTORIC
LANDMARK
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SARATOGA HEREBY ORDAINS AS FOLLOWS:
Findings:
After careful review and consideration of the report and recommendations of the Heritage
Preservation Commission concerning the Carter House historic resource and residential property
located at 19490 Glen Una Drive (APN 510-06-003) (the "Designated Property") together with
the application and supporting materials provided by the property owner, and following a public
hearing at which all interested parties had an opportunity to be heard, the City Council hereby
finds that the Designated Property has special historical, cultural, architectural and aesthetic
interest or value as part of the heritage and history of the City, and satisfies two or more of the
criteria for designation as a Historic Landmark as set forth in Section 13-15.010 of the Saratoga
City Code and retains a substantial degree of architectural and structural integrity with respect to
the original design. Specifically:
a. The property exemplifies and reflects special elements of the cultural,social,economic,
aesthetic, and architectural history of the City.
According to the Primary Record form prepared by Archives & Architecture, LLC on
October 26, 2009, the Carter House, mostly concealed behind its stucco and red-tile garden
wall, is a representation of the Spanish Eclectic design that typifies the 1920s in California.
After the First World War,the Eclectic Revival or Period Revival styles grew in prominence
to become characteristic of both residential and nonresidential construction. Such styles as
Spanish Eclectic,Mission Revival,Mediterranean,and others became popular for more than
a decade.
b. The property embodies distinctive characteristics of the Spanish Eclectic style, type
and period.
According to the Primary Record form prepared by Archives & Architecture, LLC on
October 26, 2009, the Carter House features heavily textured stucco walls and a complex,
low-slope gabled roof covered in red barrel tile. The shallow eaves are accented by
distinctive heavy wood corbels, and the attic vents are clustered cylindrical pipes.
Fenestration consists of a variety of wood and leaded-glass windows, many protected by
decorative screens, as well as large focal windows. The front door is recessed slightly
between pilasters, and the design includes ornate wrought-iron light fixtures and a wrought-
iron mailbox.
Ordinance 412
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Therefore, the City Council hereby ordains as follows:
Section 1. Designation.
The Designated Property is hereby designated as a Historic Landmark pursuant to section 13-
15.060 of the Saratoga City Code.
Section 2. Publication.
A summary of this ordinance shall be published in a newspaper of general circulation of the City
of Saratoga within fifteen days after its adoption.
Following a duly noticed 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
3rd day of September 2025, and was adopted by the following vote following a second reading
on the 17th day of September 2025:
AYES: COUNCIL MEMBERS FITZSIMMONS, WALIA, ZHAO; MAYOR AFTAB
NOES: NONE
ABSENT: NONE
ABSTAIN: NONE
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ATTEST:
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Britt Avrit, MMC, City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
DATE:
Richard Taylor, City Attorney
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