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HomeMy WebLinkAbout05-13-2014 Heritage Preservation Commission Agenda of SAI? City of Saratoga Ute' ti HERITAGE PRESERVATION COMMISSION AGENDA XV VL � Date: Tuesday,May 13 2014/8:30 A.M. Type: Regular Meeting Place: City Hall/Administrative Conference Room- 13777 Fruitvale Avenue 1. Routine Organization a. Roll Call b. Review of minutes from April 8, 2014 meeting. c. Posting of Agenda—Pursuant to Government Code Section 54954.2, the agenda was properly posted on May 8, 2014. d. Non-Agendized Communications -Any member of the public may address the Commission about any matter not on the agenda for this meeting for up to three minutes. e. HPC direction to staff regarding non-agendized communications - Commissioners may not comment on the matter but may choose to place the topic on a future agenda. 2. New Business— Site visits will begin at 8:30 AM. The HPC will reconvene at City Hall following the site visits. a. 12250 Saratoga-Sunnyvale Rd. SITE VISIT. Review proposed street name "Marigny Place" for new residential subdivision. Staff Report attached. b. 14521 Big Basin Way (Grover House)— SITE VISIT. The applicant is proposing a rear addition to the structure. The interior of the structure would be remodeled while maintaining the current fagade. Staff Report attached. c. 14200 Lutheria Way. SITE VISIT. This applicant is proposing a 935 sq. ft. rear addition to an existing 1,870 sq. ft. single-story residence. The corner lot has a boundary line on Saratoga Avenue. Staff Report attached. d. 15400 Montalvo Road (Villa Montalvo) — SITE VISIT. The applicant is proposing an 868 square foot workshop near the entrance to the parking lot. Staff Report attached. e. Heritage Resource Inventory application requirements. The HPC will discuss the various application requirements for heritage resources, including new landmark designations, new Mills Act applications, and alterations of an existing landmark or home on a heritage lane. The HPC will discuss the application process, including how complete the application needs to be, fees, owner involvement/signature, etc. Copies of the current various applications are included in the Commission packet. Staff has recommended new drafts for consideration (attached). 3. Old Business a. 14474 Oak Place — Commissioner Nugent would like to consider adding the "Commander John Sisson Graham House"to the Heritage Resource Inventory. b. 21170 Big Basin Way - Commissioner Shah would like to consider adding this property to the Heritage Resource Inventory. A site visit was conducted in February. c. Landmark List workplan — The Commissioners and staff will provide an update on following properties being considered for Landmark status. Each Commissioner will send the respective homeowner a letter. Once the nomination is accepted by the owner, staff can schedule the application for consideration by the City Council. i. Cappello: Fair Oaks ii. Conrado: Rancho Bella Vista iii. Marchetti: Hakone Gardens/ Sam Cloud Hay&Feed Warehouse iv. Nugent: Cloud-Smith Building/Novakovich Ranch v. Schuck: Green Store Building vi. Shah: Kerr Building/Hogg Building/and/Hutchinson Building vii. Stransky: Paul Masson Lodge b. Heritage Tree Inventory workplan — The Commissioners and staff will provide an update on following trees being considered for inclusion on the Heritage Tree Inventory. Each Commissioner will send the respective homeowner an application. Once the application is signed by the owner and submitted to the Arborist, Kate will conduct a site visit. Once the criteria have been reviewed by the Arborist, staff can schedule the trees for consideration by the City Council. i. Cappello: Madronia Cemetery(three trees) application submitted to Kate on 3-25 ii. Conrado: Ravenwood approved by City Council on April 16th iii. Marchetti: Blaney Pine, District Office Oak, Aloha Oak iv. Nugent: Farwell Oak. Nomination accepted by owner. Application needs more information including a descriptive narrative- and then submitted to Kate. v. Schuck: vi. Stransky: Hakone trees vii. Shah: Susie's Garden, Redwood School "dawn Chinese redwood" viii. The tree at 14790 Butano Terrace was approved to be added to the Heritage Tree Inventory by the City Council at their April 16th Meeting. c. Big Basin Way workplan. Commissioner Schuck to color code map of properties on Big Basin Way. Commissioner Shah to provide video of homes on Big Basin Way. d. HPC Badges and Business Cards —Commissioner Marchetti will get prices to purchase HPC badges and business cards. 4. Action Items for Discussion/Update (No staff report): a. Letter to Property Owners - Potential Heritage Resource/Landmark Status. e. HPC Budget Update — There was no discussion of the HPC requested funding at the April budget study session. The request will be forwarded to the City Council for approval during the upcoming budget hearings. C Arbor Day Update — The Chair and Vice Chair will provide an update of the event held on April 22, 2014. b. HPC training—Commissioner Shah will set up a future training on historic districts. 5. Commissioner Comments 6. Communications from Staff Webinar Series 7. Adjournment In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, if you are a disabled person and you need a disability-related modification or accommodation to participate in this meeting, please contact the City Clerk's Office at (408) 868-1269 or ctclerk@saratoga.ca.us. Requests must be made as early as possible and at least one full business day before the start of the meeting. Any recommendation made by the Heritage Preservation Commission may be appealed to the Planning Commission within ten (10) days of the date of the decision. The appeal shall be taken by filing with the Secretary of the Planning Commission a written notice and filing fee within ten (10) days of the date of the decision. In accordance with the Ralph M. Brown Act, copies of the staff reports and other materials provided to the Historical Preservation Commission by City staff in connection with this agenda are available at the office of the Community Development Department Director at 13777 Fruitvale Avenue, Saratoga, California 95070. Any materials distributed by staff after the posting of the agenda are made available for public review at the office of the Director at the time they are distributed to the Planning Commission. CERTIFICATE OF POSTING OF AGENDA I, Cindy McCormick, Planner for the City of Saratoga, declare that the foregoing agenda for the meeting of the Heritage Preservation Commission was posted and available for public review on May 8, 2014 at the City of Saratoga, 13777 Fruitvale Avenue, Saratoga, CA 95070 and on the City's website at www.saratoga.ca.us