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HomeMy WebLinkAbout04-14-1998 HPC Minutes I iiii iiii iiiii ii i · City of $ atoga HERITAGEPRESERVATION COMMISSION ,,,,,,, ii iiii IIIH ~11111 ,,1111'HII I I IIII IIIIII I IIIIIIIIIII !111,,,,,,,,,,,,,li,,4,, ,, ,, ,,, ,,,,, ,,, Minutes Date: Tuesday, April 14, 1998, 10:15 a.m. Hace: Warner Hutton House, 13777 Fruitvale Avenue Type: Regular Meeting I t I IIII I I Iiglll I IIIIIIllll I. Routine Organization A. Roll Call Present: Fine, Koepernick, Peck, Peepari, Wyman Absent: King Staff: Bradley Guests: Nancy Anderson, Kathy Vogt, Rita McCatry, John Shores, Saratoga High School Amnesty International Club, David Solomon, Byron Hatkey, Maryellen Stamos, Gary Kohlsaat, Marty Oakley, Mr. & Mrs. Doles B. Approval of minutes from 3 / 10/98 Meeting The minutes were approved $ ~0. C. Posting of the Agenda Pursuant to Government Code Section 94954.2, the agenda was posted on Wednesday April 8th, 1998 D. Writ~n Communications and Oral Communications None II. Old Business A. SD-98-001; 13480 Saratoga Avenue - Fitzsimmons' property. Request for Tentative Map approval to subdivide a 3.25 acre parcel into five single family lots. The existing residence and accessory structures would be demolished. The Commission visited the site prior to the meeting and commented that the house did not have much historical significance left as it appears to have been in disrepair for some time and additions have been made to the original home. The Commission viewed photo boards that the applicants had prepared and felt they were adequate for documentation of the residence and also requested that the applicants prepare written documentation of all the previous owners of the property that could easily be obtained through a Title company. The Commission also recommended that the future homes be carefully reviewed for their compatibility with other homes along Saratoga Avenue. Approved 5-0 Fine/Peck. III. New Business ..:., A. Request from Laura Kim, Saratoga High School Amnesty InternatibrCal Club - Request to consider naming a future street after Nigerian human rights activist Ben Charles Obi. Mr. Kim from the Saratoga High School Amnesty International Club gave a presentation on Nigerian human fights violations and explained who Ben Charles Obi is. The Commission began the discussion by questioning weather the name could be put on a list for a future street name, but the majority of the Commission felt that would be a bad idea as it would set a precedent for anyone representing a noble cause to ask for a name to be put on the list when the list was meant to represent names significant to Saratoga for a specific historical reason. The Commission encouraged the students good work and suggested that they approach individual developers in Saratoga who could propose the name as a part of one of their future developments. They also suggested the students contact the Library Commission to investigate the possibility of installing a plaque which would recognize Mr. Ben Charles Obi. Staff was asked to contact the Club to give them names of local developers and the Library Commission Chair. A motion was made to reject the request which was approved 5-0 Fine/Koepernick. B. Landscape and Fence plans for 20379, 20385 and 20393 Park Place (adjacent to the Foothill Club). Commissioner Koepermck stated that he would like to see the brackets on the split rail fences removed and some other support system used as he thought they appeared out of place and cheap. The applicants said they could accommodate that request. Representatives from the Foothill Club stated that they had been working with the applicants and had mutually worked out this design to their satisfaction. The Commissioners were favorable to the design of a stone facade and stone cap to the wall between lot #2 and the Foothill Club and it was asked that a landscape screen be used to hide the parking space on lot #2. It was noted that the fence is proposed to be of stone veneer only along the Foothill Club side and it will be plain stucco on the lot #2 side. Recommendation was made to staff to work with the applicants to approve the plans for the residence. C. Request from Mr. & Mrs. James Stamos to re-roof their property, the Johnson Kerr House on 13.36I Argonne Drive. Mrs. Maryellen Stamos presented her request to re-roof her home with a "wood" brown Presidential Shake composite shingle. The Commission approved her request 5~0 Peepari/Fine. D. SD-98-002, DR-98~004 & UP-98-003; 14645 Big Basin Way - Zambetti property. Request to subdivide an existing single lot in the Commercial Historic district to create two town-homes. The existing residence and accessory structures would be demolished. Mr. Gary Kohlsaat, Architect presented the plans and the possibility of putting a small inn at the rear of the town-homes sometime in the future. He stated that they did not wish to comply with the requirement to have a designated public open space are. Commissioner Peck discussed that the home although very old had been significantly altered over the years so as to make it insignificant as a heritage resource. However, the Commissioners requested that the existing home and property be photographically documented and a title search be done to document all previous owners of the property. Approved 5-0 Peck/Fine. E. DR-98-006; 15280 El Camino Grande - Doles property. Request to demolish the existing residence and build a new 6,38I sq. ft. residence with guest house. The Commissioners commented on the beauty of the existing home and the views from the property. Then the applicants presented a report they prepared on the history of the property along with an aerial photograph taken in what appears to be the 1940's. The Commission, in recognizing that they did not have the authority to prevent the home from being destroyed, and that there was nothing about the property or previous owners that would warrant placing the property on the Inventory, recommended that the inside of the home be photographed and a complete title search be done to list all previous owners. It was also discussed that the tile roof be saved so that it could be re-used by someone else and that the windows and doors and any thing else that possibly could be recycled. Approved 5~0 Fine/Peck. W. Items Initiated by the Commission A. Proposed Amendment to the Heritage Preservation Ordinance The Ordinance Update was approved as modified by Staff and it was recommended that the item be reviewed by the City Attorney and the City Council at their earliest convenience. B. Status of Heritage Resources Inventory List The Inventory was accepted as complete and approved for distribution V. Items Initiated by the Secretary A. Andres' fence- previously heard March 10, 1998 The Commission discussed the applicants request to retain the posts and attach wire so that a vine could grow and they decided that no change would be made to their original determination to remove the posts. Fine abstained from discussion. Approved 4-0 Kcepernick/Peck. A. California Preservation Conference Chair Wyman plans to attend and possibly Commissioner Fine, Secretary was also recommended to attend. VI. Adjournment 9:00 a.m. Tuesday May 12, I998 - Warner Hutton House