Cultural Heritage Board
Regular MeetingRiverside, CA · June 19, 2019
Agenda
City of Riverside 3900 Main St.
Riverside, CA 92522
Planning Division
Cultural Heritage Board (951) 826-5371
Agenda - Final
Meeting Date: Wednesday, June 19, 2019 3:30 PM City Hall - Art Pick Council Chamber
Publication Date: Friday, June 7, 2019
MISSION STATEMENT
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calendar days after the decision. Contact the Planning Division for further information.
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CHAIR CALLS MEETING TO ORDER
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
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PUBLIC COMMENT
1 Public Comments: This portion of the agenda will be limited to a cumulative total of
15 minutes, with individual speakers limited to a maximum time limit of 3 minutes.
Further discussion of any matter beyond 15 minutes will be continued later in the
agenda. If there is no one from the audience wishing to speak, the Board will move
to the next order of business.
DISCUSSION CALENDAR
This portion of the Cultural Heritage Board Agenda is for all matters where staff and
public participation is anticipated. Individual audience participation is limited to 3
minutes.
2 Planning Case P19-0243 (COA): The applicant is requesting further continuance to
July 17, 2019. Certificate of Appropriateness request by City of Riverside –
General Services Department, for project plans for in-kind repairs and minor
exterior modifications to the existing Riverside Public Library – Main Branch (City
Landmark #135) for the conversion to the Cheech Marin Center for Chicano Art.
The project site is located at 3581 Mission Inn Avenue, situated on the northeast
corner of Mission Inn Avenue and Orange Street, in the DSP-RC-CR – Downtown
Specific Plan Raincross District and Cultural Resources Overlay Zones, in Ward 1.
It is recommended that the Cultural Heritage Board determine the proposal is
categorically exempt from California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) review
pursuant to Sections 15301 and 15331, because the project is a minor
alteration/addition to a historic resource which is consistent with the Secretary of
the Interior’s Standards for the Treatment of Historic Properties. Contact Planner:
Scott Watson, Historic Preservation Associate Planner, (951) 826-5507,
swatson@riversideca.gov
Attachments: Report
3 Discuss the Code of Ethics and Conduct and make recommendation to Board of
Ethics of any suggested changes.
Attachments: Code of Ethics
PUBLIC HEARINGS
This portion of the Cultural Heritage Board Agenda is for all matters where staff and
public participation is anticipated. Individual audience participation is limited to 3
minutes.
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4 PLANNING CASE P19-0227 (HD): Proposal by James and Leigh Gleason to
consider a Historic Designation for City Structure of Merit designation of the Lewis
H. Guffin House, located at 2926 Lime Street, on the east side of Lime Street and
north of First Street, in the R-1-7000 – Single-Family Residential Zone, in Ward 1.
The Community & Economic Development Department recommends that the
Cultural Heritage Board Cultural Heritage Board recommend that the City Council
determine that this proposal is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act
(CEQA), pursuant to Sections 15061(b)(3) (Common Sense Rule) and 15308
(Actions by Regulatory Agencies for Protection of the Environment), as this
proposal will not have a significant effect on the environment and will preserve the
historic character of a cultural resource and provide notice of the resource historic
status. Contact Planner: Scott Watson, Historic Preservation Officer, (951)
826-5507, swatson@riversideca.gov
Attachments: Report
Exhibit 1 - Aerial
Exhibit 2 - CHB Report - P04-0107
Exhibit 3 - CHB Minutes 2-18-04
Exhibit 4 - Designation Application
Presentation
CONSENT CALENDAR
The following items will be acted upon with one motion and without discussion as
recommended by the Planning Division unless a member of the Cultural Heritage Board
requests that an item be considered individually. Prior to voting on the Consent Calendar,
the Chairperson will ask the Board if any item need be discussed.
5 Cultural Heritage Board Attendance: That the Cultural Heritate Board excuse the
absence of Board Member John Brown due to illness, from the meeting of May 15,
2019.
6 The minutes of May 15, 2019 to be presented for approval.
Attachments: CHB Minutes 5-15-19
COMMUNICATIONS
7 Items for future agendas and updates from Historic Preservation staff and Cultural
Heritage Board Members.
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The next Cultural Heritage Board meeting is scheduled for
Wednesday, July 17, 2019, meeting at 3:30 p.m. in the Art Pick Council Chamber.
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