{"body": "HistoricalAdvisoryBoard", "date": "2006-08-03", "page": 1, "text": "MINUTES OF HISTORICAL ADVISORY BOARD\nREGULAR MEETING OF THURSDAY, AUGUST 3, 2006\nCOUNCIL CHAMBERS, CITY HALL\n2263 SANTA CLARA AVENUE - 7:00 PM\nChair Anderson called the meeting to order at 7:03 pm. Secretary Eliason called the roll.\nMEMBERS PRESENT:\nChair Anderson, Vice-Chair Miller, Board Members Lynch,\nIrons and Iverson.\nMEMBERS ABSENT:\nNone.\nSTAFF PRESENT:\nCynthia Eliason, Secretary, Doug Garrison, Planner III, Doug\nVu, Planner III, Miriam Delegrange, Development Services,\nDebbie Gremminger, Recording Secretary.\nMINUTES:\nMinutes of the Regular Meeting of March 2, 2006.\nM/S and unanimous to approve the minutes of the Regular Meeting of March 2, 2006 as\npresented. 5-0-0.\nAyes:\n5;\nNoes:\n0;\nAbsent:\n0.\nMotion carries.\nMinutes of the Regular Meeting of July 6, 2006.\nM/S and unanimous to approve the minutes of the Regular Meeting of March 2, 2006 as\npresented. 5-0-0.\nAyes: 5;\nNoes:\n0;\nAbsent:\n0.\nMotion carries.\nAGENDA CHANGES AND DISCUSSIONS:\nNone.\nELECTION OF OFFICERS: (Item continued from the July 6, 2006 Meeting).\nBoard Member Lynch nominated and the Board voted unanimously to re-elect Nancy Anderson\nas Chair and Randall Miller as Vice-Chair.\nMinutes of August 3, 2006\nRegular Historical Advisory Board Meeting\nPage 1", "path": "HistoricalAdvisoryBoard/2006-08-03.pdf"}
{"body": "HistoricalAdvisoryBoard", "date": "2006-08-03", "page": 2, "text": "ACTION ITEMS:\n1.\nCertificate of Approval - CA06-00012 - 1530 & 1532 Ninth Street. Applicant: Mohamed\nElhashash. The applicant is requesting a new Certificate of Approval to alter more than thirty\npercent (30%) of the value of three historically designated single-family homes. The site is\nlocated at 1530 and 1532 Ninth Street within an R-4, Neighborhood Residential Zoning District.\nCynthia Eliason, Supervising Planner, presented staff report. On May 4, 2006, the Historical\nAdvisory Board acted to deny a Certificate of Approval CA06-0009. The applicant has since\nbeen working with Staff and representatives of the Alameda Architectural Preservation Society\n(AAPS) to revise plans to address design concerns raised at the May HAB meeting. Staff is\nrecommending the Board approve the Certificate of Approval CA06-0012, with conditions as\nstated in the draft Resolution.\nChair Anderson opened the public hearing.\nMiriam Delagrange, Project Manager, Development Services, spoke in favor of the revised\ndesign.\nDick Rutter, AAPS, reviewed a letter submitted by AAPS and is in favor of approving the\nCertificate of Approval.\nLi-Sheng Fu, architect, spoke in favor of revised design. He informed the Board that he is\nwilling to incorporate AAPS's suggestions into the plans. He informed the Board that the plans\nfor the rear building have not changed and that all the exterior doors will match the existing\ndoors.\nChris Buckley, AAPS, spoke in favor of approving the Certificate of Approval with the\nconditions stated in letter submitted by AAPS.\nKevin Frederick, 1287 Caroline St. spoke in opposition of the revised design.\nThere were no further speaker slips, Chair Anderson closed the public hearing and opened the\nfloor to Board discussion.\nBoard Member Lynch thanked the applicant for his attempt to incorporate the Board's\nsuggestions into the revised plan. She feels that the revised plans do not include enough of the\noriginal design details. She would like to see the details match a photograph of a similar house\nbuilt around the same time which is located down the street.\nBoard Member Irons is in favor of approving the revised plans. He asked for clarification from\nBoard Member Lynch as to what details she is referring to. He stated that it was his\nunderstanding that design details does not fall under this Board's purview.\nMinutes of August 3, 2006\nRegular Historical Advisory Board Meeting\nPage 2", "path": "HistoricalAdvisoryBoard/2006-08-03.pdf"}
{"body": "HistoricalAdvisoryBoard", "date": "2006-08-03", "page": 3, "text": "Ms. Eliason stated that the Board should only be considering the partial demolition of the\nexisting structure, not the proposed design. Board Member Lynch disagreed with staff and read\nfrom the Municipal Code that the HAB is charged with the responsibility \"to encourage new\nbuilding and developments that will be harmonious with existing buildings and neighborhoods\"\nBoard Member Lynch added that the Board can't encourage harmonious designs if it doesn't see\nthose designs.\nVice-Chair Miller is not in favor of approving the Certificate of Approval. He feels this project\nwould create parking issues in the neighborhood.\nBoard Member Iverson also thanked the architect for revising the plans. She would like to see\nthe front detail match an existing house which is located down the street.\nM/S (Irons, Miller) to approve Certificate of Approval CA06-0012, to alter more than thirty\npercent of the value of three historically designated single-family homes located at 1530 & 1532\n1/2 Ninth Street. 1-4-0.\nAyes: 1 (Irons); Noes: 4; Absent: 0; Motion failed. Item deemed denied.\nM/S (Lynch, Iverson) and unanimous to continue this item to a future meeting to allow the\napplicant to incorporate the Board's comments into the plans. 5-0-0.\nAyes: 5;\nNoes:\n0;\nAbsent:\n0.\nMotion carries.\nSecretary Eliason stated that staff will inform the Board if the applicant chooses to revise the\nplans.\n2.\na.\nCertificate of Approval - CA06-0017 - 2020 Oak Street. Applicant: Richard\nHornberger. Applicant requests a Certificate of Approval to move an existing, pre-1909 dwelling\nfrom its existing site to the corner of Oak Street and Blanding Avenue. Both sites are within the\nM-2, General Industrial Zoning District. and;\nb.\nCertificate of Approval - CA06-0018 - 2319 Clement Avenue. Applicant:\nRichard Hornberger Applicant requests a Certificate of Approval to permit the demolition of a\nvacant pre-1909 industrial building. The site is located within the M-2, General Industrial\n(Manufacturing) Zoning District.\nCynthia Eliason, Supervising Planner presented the staff report. The Board will be considering\ntwo separate Certificates of Approval. The applicant is requesting a Certificate of Approval to\nmove an existing residence from a site at 2020 Oak Street to the corner of Oak Street and\nBlanding Ave. Further, the applicant requests a Certificate of Approval to permit the demolition\nof the industrial building located at 2319 Clement Ave. These requests are part of a project to\nexpand the Perforce Software facility located at 2320 Blanding Ave. Staff is recommending\napproval of CA06-0017 and CA06-0018 with the conditions as stated in the draft resolutions.\nMinutes of August 3, 2006\nRegular Historical Advisory Board Meeting\nPage 3", "path": "HistoricalAdvisoryBoard/2006-08-03.pdf"}
{"body": "HistoricalAdvisoryBoard", "date": "2006-08-03", "page": 4, "text": "Chair Anderson opened the Public hearing.\nKen Carvallo and Christopher Buckley, AAPS, spoke in favor of approving both Certificates of\nApprovals.\nThere were no further speaker slips. Chair Anderson closed the public hearing and opened the\nfloor to Board discussion.\nThe Board had no concerns with either proposal.\nM/S (Iverson, Lynch) and unanimous to approve CA06-0017, to move an existing, pre-1909\ndwelling from its existing site to the corner of Oak Street and Blanding Ave. and CA06-0018, to\npermit the demolition of a vacant pre-1909 industrial building located at 2319 Clement Ave. with\nconditions as stated in draft resolutions. 5-0-0.\nAyes:\n5;\nNoes:\n0;\nAbsent: 0;\nMotion carries.\n3.\nCertificate of Approval - CA06-0015 - Applicant: Phong T. & Lieu Dinh - 1343\nFernside Blvd. The applicants request a Certificate of Approval to alter more than thirty percent\nof the value of a pre-1942 single family residence. The proposed work includes the addition of\napproximately 1,450 square feet first story and new second story for an attached garage and\nliving space, removal/replacement of the exterior siding, windows, interior walls and roof. The\nsite is located at 1343 Fernside Blvd. within an R-1, One Family Residence Zoning District.\nCynthia Eliason, Supervising Planner, presented the staff report. In 2006, the applicant received\nseveral permit approvals for repair and replacement work to the structure, which cumulatively\nhave resulted in exceeding the thirty percent (30%) removal provisions within a five (5) year\nperiod. In addition, the applicant is requesting further demolition to the roof system as well as a\nnew addition to the structure to add a two-car garage and additional second-story living area.\nStaff is recommending that the Board 1) include 1343 Fernside Blvd. on the Historical Building\nStudy List as an \"H\" designation, 2) deny the portion of the Certificate of Approval for\ndemolition associated with the proposed addition of a two-car garage and living area and 3)\napprove the portion of the Certificate of Approval associated with window and siding\nreplacements and new roof with conditions as stated in draft resolution.\nMs. Eliason informed the Board that all comments made by the Board will be forwarded to the\nPlanning Board.\nChair Anderson commended staff on their report and opened the Public Hearing.\nAndy Anderson, 1348 Fernside, spoke in favor of the project and read a letter from Sylvia\nHudson, Heather and Erin Lambert, who were also in favor of moving this project forward.\nMinutes of August 3, 2006\nRegular Historical Advisory Board Meeting\nPage 4", "path": "HistoricalAdvisoryBoard/2006-08-03.pdf"}
{"body": "HistoricalAdvisoryBoard", "date": "2006-08-03", "page": 5, "text": "Richard Rutter, AAPS, spoke in favor of staff's recommendation to deny the Certificate of\nApproval for the addition.\nGary Longoria, 3292 Briggs, opposes the proposed addition. He stated that it will block his\nwindows in living room dining room and bedroom. He is also concerned with the dead oak tree\non the rear of the property.\nTom Pavao, 1337 Fernside, spoke in favor of staff's recommendation to deny the addition.\nChris Buckley, AAPS, commended staff on their report. He reviewed comments submitted by\nAAPS and would like them incorporated into the draft Resolution.\nBetsy Matheson, 1185 Park Ave., is not in favor of proposed addition. She would like to see this\nproperty included on the Historic Building Study List.\nPhong Dinh, applicant/owner, informed the Board that prior to purchasing the property, he was\ntold by Staff that the addition would be approved. Once construction began, he discovered\nadditional damage done by a previous fire. He noted that he has tried to comply with all of\nstaff's requests.\nKevin Frederick, 1287 Caroline St., commended staff on their report. He is not in favor of the\nproposed addition.\nThere were no further speaker slips. Chair Anderson closed the public hearing and opened the\nfloor to Board discussion.\nBoard Member Irons commended staff on their report. He noted that as a contractor,\nhe\nunderstands the cost of restoring this building would be very high.\nBoard Member Iverson also commended staff on their report. She would like the building\nrestored to the way it looked in the 1979 photo.\nVice-Chair Miller spoke in favor of staff's recommendations. He would also like to see the\nhouse restored to the way it looked in the 1979 photo.\nBoard Member Lynch spoke in favor of including the property on the Historic Building Study\nlist. She would like a 1979 photo be provided to all property owners of listed houses. She noted\nthat she is not in favor of the proposed addition. She pointed out that the staff report mentioned\nthe shutters as a signature detail of the Craftsman style. However those particular shutters are\nnot original, nor are shutters a Craftsman style hallmark.\nChair Anderson noted the unique detailing that is replicate of that craftsman style cottage. She is\nin favor of including to the Historic Building Study List as an H designation. She would like to\nsee the property restored to the way it was in 1979. She stated the dormer windows on the front\nfa\u00e7ade should not be changed as they are a very important characteristic of this style of house.\nMinutes of August 3, 2006\nRegular Historical Advisory Board Meeting\nPage 5", "path": "HistoricalAdvisoryBoard/2006-08-03.pdf"}
{"body": "HistoricalAdvisoryBoard", "date": "2006-08-03", "page": 6, "text": "In response to Board Member Irons inquiry regarding whether the proposed addition is within\nthe purview of this Board, Ms. Eliason stated that the demolition of the side walls for the\nproposed addition is under the purview of this Board because the applicant has exceeded 30 %\nover a period of five years.\nBoard Member Irons noted that if this Board requires the applicant to restore this back to the way\nit looked in 1979, then the applicant may again apply for an addition, without coming before this\nBoard. That would be very costly to the property owner, and he is within his rights to build an\naddition on his property.\nAfter separately reviewing each condition, the Board approved staffs recommendation for\nconditions one and three. The Board would like conditions two, four, five and six be revised to\nincorporate AAPS's comments.\nM/S (Lynch, Iverson) and unanimous to include 1343 Fernside Blvd. to the Historic Building\nStudy List as an H designation. 5-0-0.\nAyes: 5;\nNoes:\n0;\nAbsent:\n0;\nMotion carries.\nM/S (Irons, Miller) to approve the portion of the Certificate of Approval CA06-0015, associated\nwith window and siding replacements with revised conditions submitted by AAPS. 5-0-0.\nAyes: 5; Noes: 0; Absent: 0; Motion carries.\nM/S (Miller, Lynch) and unanimous to deny the partial demolition associated with the proposed\naddition of an existing dwelling at 1343 Fernside. 5-0-0.\nAyes:\n5;\nNoes:\n0;\nAbsent:\n0;\nMotion carries.\nBoard member Lynch stated that she would like staff to give updates on this project as it moves\nforward.\nChair Anderson called a 10 minute recess.\nChair Anderson reconvened the meeting.\n4.\nCertificate of Approval CA06-0014 - Applicant: Sebastian Martinez for Raul Reyes\nTapia, 1534 Buena Vista Avenue. The applicant is requesting a Certificate of Approval for\ndemolition of the remainder of a residential structure built prior to 1942, located at the above\naddress, for the purposes of constructing a new single-family dwelling. The site is located within\nan R-4, Neighborhood Residential Zoning District.\nDoug Vu, Planner III, presented the staff report. He informed the Board that the applicants are\nrequesting a Certificate of Approval to allow demolition of the remaining thirty-five (35) percent\nMinutes of August 3, 2006\nRegular Historical Advisory Board Meeting\nPage 6", "path": "HistoricalAdvisoryBoard/2006-08-03.pdf"}
{"body": "HistoricalAdvisoryBoard", "date": "2006-08-03", "page": 7, "text": "of a residential structure at 1534 Buena Vista Avenue that was destroyed by two fires. The\nbuilding was constructed in 1909, but is not listed on the Historical Building Study List.\nMr. Vu stated that the proposed project is brought before the Board because it involves partial\ndemolition of a structure built prior to 1942. Given the amount of damage already sustained to\nthe building, the applicants are proposing to remove the remaining garage and three storage\nrooms on the ground floor in order to construct a new single-family dwelling. Staff will continue\nto work with the applicants to ensure the new residence is consistent with the intended design\napproach and compatible with the surrounding neighborhood. Staff is recommending approval\nof Certificate of Approval, CA06-0014, to allow the demolition of the remainder of the structure\nat 1534 Buena Vista Ave., with conditions as stated in draft Resolution.\nIn response to Board Member Lynch's inquiry regarding the proposed new single-family\ndwelling, Mr. Vu stated that staff will consider any comments made by this Board tonight during\nthe Design Review process.\nChair Anderson opened the public hearing.\nKevin Frederick, 1287 Caroline St., requested that the owner try to salvage any of the historic\nmaterials during the demolition.\nSebastian Martinez, architect, stated that he will make every effort to match original house.\nThere were no further speaker slips. Chair Anderson closed the public hearing and opened the\nfloor to Board discussion.\nThe Board thanked the applicant for reviewing the plans for the new single-family dwelling.\nM/S (Irons, Lynch) and unanimous to approve Certificate of Approval, CA06-0014, for the\ndemolition of the remainder of an existing dwelling at 1534 Buena Vista Ave. 5-0-0.\nAyes:\n5; Noes: 0; Absent: 0; Motion carries.\n5.\nCertificate of Approval - CA06-0022 - Applicant: Fargo Farnesi Inc. - 2427 Clement\nAve. The applicant requests a Certificate of Approval to demolish more than thirty percent\n(30%) of a commercial structure, portions of which were constructed prior to 1942, located at the\nabove address for the purpose of expanding the existing business. The site is located at 2427\nClement Ave. within an M-2, General Industrial (Manufacturing) District.\nDoug Garrison, Planner III, presented the staff report. Due to the scope of existing structural\nproblems, it may be necessary to completely demolish and then rebuild the entire building. The\nreconstructed building would incorporate the important design elements and building materials\nof the original structure. The front fa\u00e7ade of the building contains the architectural details that\nare of most interest stylistically and as an historic resource. These details will be preserved or\nrebuilt with similar materials.\nMinutes of August 3, 2006\nRegular Historical Advisory Board Meeting\nPage 7", "path": "HistoricalAdvisoryBoard/2006-08-03.pdf"}
{"body": "HistoricalAdvisoryBoard", "date": "2006-08-03", "page": 8, "text": "Mr. Garrison stated that staff along with the applicant, held a neighborhood meeting and\nredesigned the original proposal to meet the concerns of the neighbors.\nStaff is recommending approval of Certificate of Approval CA06-0022, for the demolition of a\ncommercial structure, located at 2427 Clement Ave.\nChair Anderson opened the public hearing.\nDick Rutter, AAPS, is not in favor of this project because of the 100 ft height limit. He would\nlike to see the community try to lower the height limit.\nShawn Smith, architect for the owner, spoke in favor of project.\nIn response to Chair Anderson inquiry regarding the use of the new structure, Mr. Smith stated\nthat currently this property houses a commercial wood cabinet shop.\nKevin Frederick, 1287 Caroline St., is also concerned with the height limit.\nThere were no further speaker slips. Chair Anderson closed the public hearing and opened the\nfloor to Board discussion.\nChair Anderson is in favor of approving this project, with the exception of the height and the\nclapboard siding.\nM/S and unanimous to continue the meeting past 10:00 p.m. 5-0-0.\nBoard Member Iverson spoke in favor of rebuilding the front fa\u00e7ade to match original storefront.\nShe also noted that the proposed height will be too large for the surrounding area.\nBoard Member Irons spoke in favor of staff's recommendation to grant the Certificate of\nApproval for the demolition.\nIn response to Board Member Iron's inquiry regarding whether the height limit and proposed\ndesign of the new building falls under this Board's purview, Ms. Eliason stated that this Board\nshould only be considering the demolition of the existing structure. Ms. Eliason stated that staff\nwould consider their comments during the Design Review process.\nBoard Member Lynch does not think the front fa\u00e7ade should remain. She would like Condition 3\nbe removed from the draft Resolution. She also stated that the proposed project is too big for\nthe surrounding area.\nM/S (Lynch, Miller) to approve Certificate of Approval CA06-0022, for the demolition of a\ncommercial structure, subject with conditions one and two only, and delete condition three from\ndraft Resolution. 4-1-0.\nMinutes of August 3, 2006\nRegular Historical Advisory Board Meeting\nPage 8", "path": "HistoricalAdvisoryBoard/2006-08-03.pdf"}
{"body": "HistoricalAdvisoryBoard", "date": "2006-08-03", "page": 9, "text": "Ayes: 4; Noes: 1; (Iverson); Absent: 0; Motion carries.\nREPORTS:\n6.\nReview and Comment on Proposed Revisions to the Historical Preservation Ordinance.\nStaff is requesting this item be continued to the Regular meeting of September 7, 2006.\nWRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS: (Discussion only)\nNone.\nORAL COMMUNICATIONS:\nBoard Member Lynch presented the Board a copy of the book \"Taking Care of Business,\nHistoric Commercial Buildings of the Island City\" by Woodruff Minor.\nSTAFF COMMUNICATION:\nNone.\nADJOURNMENT:\nThe meeting was adjourned at 10:25 p.m.\nRespectfully Submitted by:\nCynthia Eliason, Secretary\nHistorical Advisory Board\nG:\\PLANNING|HAB\\AGENMIN)Agenmin.06/08-03-06/08-03-06 DRAFT min.doc\nMinutes of August 3, 2006\nRegular Historical Advisory Board Meeting\nPage 9", "path": "HistoricalAdvisoryBoard/2006-08-03.pdf"}