HomeMy WebLinkAboutHP-14- Quito Road 15231 ORDINANCE NO. HP-14
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SARATOGA DESIGNATING
THE PROPERTY KNOWN AS THE MEAGHER-SMILEY HOUSE AND CASA TIERRA
AT 15231 QUITO ROAD (APN 397-007-20) AS A HERITAGE RESOURCE
The City Council of the City of Saratoga hereby ordains as
follows:
Section 1: After careful review and consideration of the
report of the Heritage Commission, the application and supporting
materials, the City Council has determined that the findings per
Exhibit "A" can be made and hereby designates the property at 15231
Quito Road.
Section 2: This designation shall become operative and take
effect thirty (30) days from its date of passage.
This ordinance was regularly introduced and after the waiting
time required by law was thereafter passed and aopted this 7th
day of September , 1988, by the following vote:
AYES: Counci]Eembers Cle~enger, [~yles, Peterson, Stut~m/n and Mayor Anderson
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
M
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ATTEST:
City Cler~
The above and foregoing is a true and correct
copy of O~di!~a~ce ~ which has been
published according to law.
"~eputy city Clerk
EXHIBIT "A"
REPORT OF FINDINGS FOR HERITAGE RESOURCE DESIGNATION
OF THE MEAGHER-SMILEY HOUSE/CASA TIERRA
The structure is the largest secular adobe in North America;
2. The structure was built by two women, with help from others, who
made the adobe by hand from clay on site;
3. The structure was the site of the publication of World Youth,
the international children's peace magazine;
4. The roof tile is from Santa Barbara, and is the last of the
handmade tile used in the California missions;
5. The structure and property are unique and important
architectural and cultural resources in Saratoga and the Santa
Clara Valley and meet criteria a, b, c, e, and g of Section 13-
15,050 of the City Code for designation as a heritage resource.