Historical & Landmarks Commission

City of Santa Clara Meeting Agenda Historical & Landmarks Commission Thursday, September 6, 2018 7:00 PM City Hall Council Chambers 1500 Warburton Avenue Santa Clara, CA 95050 ITEMS FOR COUNCIL ACTION The following items from this Historical and Landmarks Commission agenda will be scheduled for Council review following the conclusion of hearings and recommendations by the Historical and Landmarks Commission. Due to timing of notices for Council hearings and the preparation of Council agenda reports, these items will not necessarily be heard on the date the minutes from this meeting are forwarded to the Council. Please contact the Planning Division office for information on the schedule of hearings for these items: 18-1237 Public Hearing: Consideration of adding names of Santa Clara Police Department's Fallen Officers to the City's Street Name List 18-1107 Public Hearing: Consideration of Historic Resource Inventory Property Designation and Historical Preservation Agreement (Mills Act Contract) for 1226 Jackson Street 18-1100 Public Hearing: Consideration of Historical Preservation Agreement (Mills Act Contract) for the property at 1393 Santa Clara Street 18-993 Public Hearing: Consideration of Historical Preservation Agreement (Mills Act Contract) for 1311 Lewis Street CALL TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL DISTRIBUTION OF AGENDA AND STAFF REPORTS Copies of current agendas and staff reports for each of the items on the agenda are available from the Planning Division office and City website on the Friday afternoon preceding the meeting and are available at the Commission meeting at the time of the hearing. DECLARATION OF COMMISSION PROCEDURES REQUESTS FOR WITHDRAWALS, CONTINUANCES AND EXCEPTIONS Withdrawals, Continuances, and Exceptions (requests for agenda items to be taken out of order) PUBLIC PRESENTATIONS Members of the public may briefly address the Commission on any item not on the agenda. CONSENT CALENDAR Consent Calendar items may be enacted, approved or adopted, based upon the findings prepared and provided in the written staff report, by one motion unless requested to be removed by anyone for discussion or explanation. If any member of the Historical and Landmarks Commission, staff, the applicant or a member of the public wishes to comment on a Consent Calendar item, or would like the item to be heard on the regular agenda, please notify Planning staff, or request this action at the Historical and Landmarks Commission meeting when the Chair calls for these requests during the Consent Calendar review. City of Santa Clara Page 1 of 5 Printed on 8/31/2018 Historical & Landmarks Commission Meeting Agenda September 6, 2018 1.A 18-1239 Action on Historical and Landmarks Commission Minutes of June 7, 2018. Recommendation: Approve the Historical and Landmarks Commission Minutes of June 7, 2018. 1.B 18-1070 Public Hearing: Consideration of HLC Referral for Projects near Historic Resource Inventory Properties and Design Review of Single-Family House Relocation and a New Accessory Dwelling Unit at 1653 Fremont Street Recommendation: Staff recommends that the Historical and Landmarks Commission recommend that the proposal be reviewed at the Architectural Committee for approval, subject to the following condition: Submit plans for final architectural review to the Planning Division and obtain architectural approval prior to issuance of building permits. Said plans to include, but not be limited to: site plans, floor plans, elevations, landscaping, and lighting. 1.C 18-1104 Public Hearing: Consideration of HLC Referral for projects near Historic Resource Inventory Properties for the property at 594 Saratoga Avenue Recommendation: Staff recommends the Historical and Landmarks Commission forward a recommendation to the Architectural Committee, that the project is generally consistent with the City’s Single-Family and Duplex Residential Design Guidelines and is compatible with the neighborhood. PUBLIC HEARING / GENERAL BUSINESS 2. 18-1237 Public Hearing: Consideration for adding names of Santa Clara Police Department’s Fallen Officers to the City's approved List of Street Names. Recommendation: Staff recommends that the Historical and Landmarks Commission find the inclusion of fallen officers to be important and touching tribute to our fallen officers and therefore, recommend Council approve adding the names of three fallen officers to the Street Name List: Sergeant Ben Mendis, Police Officer William Rickabaugh and Night Watchman George Whybark. City of Santa Clara Page 2 of 5 Printed on 8/31/2018 Historical & Landmarks Commission Meeting Agenda September 6, 2018 3. 18-979 Public Hearing: Consideration of a Significant Property Alteration Permit to legalize a rear addition to the existing residence, and allow the demolition of an existing garage and construction of a detached accessory dwelling unit (ADU) at a Mills Act property located at 1415 Benton Street Recommendation: Staff recommends that the Historical and Landmarks Commission finds that existing shed roof addition the construction of the new small ADU is compatible with the Secretary of the Interior Standards for Rehabilitation and does not have an adverse impact on the historical significance of the house; and find that the garage is not a contributing factor to the residence’s historic status and therefore recommends approval of the shed roof addition and demolition of the existing garage and construction of a detached accessory unit at a Mills Act property located at 1415 Benton Street to the Director of Community Development. 4. 18-1107 Public Hearing: Consideration of Historic Resource Inventory Property Designation and Historical Preservation Agreement (Mills Act Contract) for 1226 Jackson Street Recommendation: Staff recommends that the Historical and Landmarks Commission find that the Mills Act Application and associated 10-Year Restoration and Maintenance Plan accomplish the intent of preserving and maintaining the historical significance of the Historic Property and, therefore, recommend Council approval of adding the property to the HRI, the approval of a Mills Act Contract and the adoption of a 10-Year Restoration and Maintenance Plan associated with the Historical Preservation Agreement. 5. 18-1100 Public Hearing: Consideration of Historical Preservation Agreement (Mills Act Contract) for the property at 1393 Santa Clara Street Recommendation: Based upon the analysis and findings of the historical evaluation staff recommends that the Commission forward a recommendation to the City Council for approval of the Mills Act Contract application, including the adoption of a 10-Year Rehabilitation and Maintenance Plan associated with this historical preservation agreement. City of Santa Clara Page 3 of 5 Printed on 8/31/2018 Historical & Landmarks Commission Meeting Agenda September 6, 2018 6. 18-993 Public Hearing: Consideration of Historical Preservation Agreement (Mills Act Contract) for 1311 Lewis Street Recommendation: Based upon the analysis and findings of the historical evaluation staff recommends that the Commission forward a recommendation of approval to the City Council for approval of the Historical Preservation Agreement (Mills Act contract). OTHER BUSINESS Members of the public may address the Commission on items lised under Other Business. Generally correspondence received for the Comission is provided under this section. Please see the attached report for listing of corespondnece. 7. 18-1241 Action on Other Business before Historical and Landmarks Commission Recommendation: There are four items for considerations. - New Commissioners: Michael Celso and Anna Vargas-Smith - Election of Commission Officers - Commission/Board Liaison Assignments - SVP pole installation HLC LIAISON REPORT City Council and Planning Commission Actions Monthly Report on HT Properties: Residential Reversions COMMISSIONERS REPORT Commission / Board Liaison and Committee Reports - Santa Clara Arts and Historic Consortium (Estes) - Historic Preservation Society of Santa Clara (Vacant / Leung as alternate) - Old Quad Residents Association (Leung /Vacant as alternate) - Architectural Committee (Vacant / Vacant as alternate) - Agnews Historic Cemetery Museum Committee (Standifer / Biagini as alternate) - BART/ High Speed Rail/ VTA BRT Committee (Vacant / Cherukuru as alternate) - Zoning Ordinance Update (Vacant / Biagini Alternate) - El Camino Real Specific Plan Community Advisory Committee (Biagini) COMMISSION ACTIVITIES Commissioner Travel and Training Reports UPCOMING AGENDA ITEMS City of Santa Clara Page 4 of 5 Printed on 8/31/2018 Historical & Landmarks Commission Meeting Agenda September 6, 2018 Review of Street Name List - TBD CEQA Training for HLC - TBD ADJOURNMENT The next regular Historical and Landmarks Commission meeting will be held on Thursday, October 4, 2018 at 7:00 p.m. in the City Council Chambers. 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