HomeMy WebLinkAbout09-13-1994 HPC Minutes CITY OF SARATOGA
HERITAGE PRESERVATION COMI~ISSION
MINUTES
DATE: Tuesday, September 13, 1994, 9 a.m.*
PLACE: Warner Hutton House ~ -
TYPE: Regular Meeting
*Note: The Commission will meet at 8:30 a.m. to conduct a field
inspection of the Sterne-Andres House located at 20151 Rancho Bella
Vista. Immediately following the inspection, the regular Heritage
Commission meeting will commence at the Warner Hutton House.
Commissioner Dutro met with staff and Nino Gallo at the site of the
Stern-Andres House.
I. ROUTINE ORGANIZATION
A. Roll Call
Present: Ansnes, Davis, Dutro, Fine, Koepernik, Peck, Peepari
Absent: None
Staff: Secretary White
Guests: Nine Gallo, Rocky Garcia
B. Approval of Minutes of 8/9/94
The minutes were unanimously approved as submitted M/S
Fine/Koepernik.
C. Posting the Agenda
Pursuant to Government Code Section 94954.2, the agenda was posted
on Friday, September 9.
D. Oral and Written Communications
Staff presented several items, as follows:
1. An invitation from Mr. Bean, developer of the Oden
Property, to have the site videotaped per HPC condition of
approval. Commissioner Dutro indicated that he was available
to do the video and would coordinate with staff.
2. A letter from SHPO listing recipients of grant money for
the fiscal year.
3. An appllcation from the County Parks Department soliciting
proposals for grant money. The Commission Chair indicated that
this item should be discussed under Commissioners items at the
end of the meeting.
OLD BUSINESS
1. Commission reports on possible Heritage Lane candidates.
(Continued from August 9.) :,
Commissioner Peck indicated that he had reconsidered his.previous
dismissal of Marion Avenue as a heritage lane candidate and
suggested that the matter be studied further by the entire
Commission. It was agreed that a Commission field trip should be
arranged to visit all of the possible heritage lane candidates. It
was also suggested by Commissioner Artshes that specific criteria
should be developed to qualify heritage lane candidates.
III. NEW BUSINESS
1. 20151 Rancho Bella Vista, Gallo.
Request to demolish the Sterne-Andres House which is listed on
the Heritage Inventory.
The owner of the property, Nino Gallo, spoke to the Commission
regarding the deteriorating condition of the house and indicated
that the 1989 earthquake had damaged the house beyond his ability
to repair. The Commission unanimously passed a motion to allow the
demolition of the house M/S Fine/Dutro.
2. SD-93-001, Audrey Smith Subdivision.
Request for a new street name.
The consensus of the Commission was that ,'Audrey Smith Lane,, would
be a more appropriate street name. This would avoid the use of a
first name only which had been discouraged in the past. Staff
indicated that the applicant would be contacted and that the item
would be on the October agenda.
3. SD-94-002, 14120 Saratoga Avenue, Lester/Von Dorsten.
Request to subdivide a Heritage Resource property and to
relocate a Heritage Resource structure.
After a lengthy discussion of the project proposal the Heritage
Commission forwarded the following recommendations to the Planning
Commission:
1. Suggest including a condition on the subdivision approval
that ties the relocation and restoration of the Heritage House
to the final approval of the project. If the house cannot be
moved or restored then the entire project approval should be
voided.
2. In general the Commission moved to support the subdivision
proposal and felt very positive about the plan to save the
Heritage House M/S Fine/Koepernik.
3. The Commission did have specific concerns regarding the
proposed fencing and landscaping plans and offered the
following suggested conditions of approval:
a. In accordance with the Heritage L~n~ fencing
regulations, no fence exceeding 3 feet in height shall be
allowed in the front portion of the site within 50 feet
of Saratoga ~venue. M/S Fine ~nsnes 6-0
b. The fence design shall not include a gate feature as
this detracts from the character of the Heritage Lane and
may pose a traffic safety hazard. The fence may be
constructed of the materials proposed with the percentage
of wrought iron and shingle wall left to the discretion
of the applicant. M/S &nsnes/Fine 6-0
c. The landscape plan shall be amended to include/
substitute at least two native oak tree species.
Placement of these trees shall be determined by the
applicant. M/$ Peepari/ansnes 6-0
4. Review and discussion of materials provided from the State
Historic Preservation Office regarding Saratoga's registered
landmark status.
The Commission and staff discussed the material provided by the
State. It was agreed that the apparent boundaries of the landmark
application was limited to the Village area. Several Commissioners
suggested that this information could be utilized in the possible
formation of a Heritage District in the Village. It was suggested
that the Commission thoroughly read the materials and be prepared
to discuss the matter further at the October meeting.
IV. ITEMS INITIATED BY THE COMMISSION
1. The Commission discussed the possible proposals for County
Parks grant funds. Possible candidates included replanting the
Heritage Orchard, painting the Warner Hutton House, and the several
items pertaining to the Historical Museum. It was decided to
discuss this further at the October meeting after more information
had been gathered.
2. The following items were proposed to be on the October agenda:
a. Scheduling of field trip to visit heritage lane candidates.
b. Continued discussion of a possible Heritage District in the
Village and further review of the 1949 landmark application
materials provided by the State.
c. Discussion of proposals for the County Parks grant program.
d. Review of current street name list.
V. /~DJOURNMENT
The meeting was adjourned to Tuesday, October 11, at 9 a.m..
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