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HomeMy WebLinkAboutPlanning Commission Resolution 2014-28 08/12/2014: •Lei 10•E 1W-1 CITY OF PETALUMA PLANNING COMMISSION RECOMMENDING THE CITY COUNCIL DESIGNATE THE LUNDHOLM / PATOCCHI HOUSE LOCATED AT 200 WEST STREET AS A LOCAL HISTORIC LANDMARK APN 006-083-053, PARCEL 1 FILE NO. PLZM 14-0001, PLTS 14-0001, PLZT-14-0001 WHEREAS, on March 24, 2013, the City approved as a condition of the Tentative Parcel Map that any hearings for future development proposals on the remainder parcel shall also include an application to designate 200 West Street as a local landmark, as proposed by the applicant in the letter dated March 4, 2013; and WHEREAS, on April 10, 2014 Jim Soules/ Keller Court LLC, submitted an application for Zoning Map Amendment and Tentative Subdivision Map approval for eight new residential units, garages and commons building on the adjacent / remainder parcel; and WHEREAS, Jim Soules and Keller Court LLC, has agreed to local designation of the Lundholm/Patocchi House as a Local Landmark; and WHEREAS on August 12, 2014 the Historic and Cultural Preservation Committee reviewed the proposed designation of the Lundholm/Patocchi House and made an affirmative recommendation to the Planning Commission to recommend designation of the Lundholm/Patocchi House as a Local Landmark; and WHEREAS, on August 12, 2014 the Planning Commission held a duly noticed public hearing, received public comment, and considered the proposed landmark designation. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Planning Commission hereby recommends the City Council designate the Lundholm/Patocchi House as a Local Historic Landmark based on the following findings: Designation of the Lundholm/Patocchi House as a Local Landmark is consistent with the Petaluma General Plan 2025 in that it identifies, recognizes, and protects a historic resource that is part of Petaluma's unique and irreplaceable cultural heritage (3-P-1) and designates a Local Landmark as part of the development review process (3-P-1 D). 2. Designation of the Lundholm/Patocchi House will further implement historic preservation objectives outlined in Chapter 15 of the Implementing Zoning Ordinance (IZO) in that it will serve to promote the health, safety, and general welfare of the public through the protection and enhancement of a building that serves as a reminder of past eras, events, and persons important to local history. 3. On August 12, 2014, the Historic and Cultural Preservation Committee found the Lundholm/Patocchi House to be locally significant based on its association with the broad patterns of local and regional history and its embodiment of distinctive characteristics of a 191h Century Queen Anne Residence. Planning Commission Resolution No. 2014-28 Page I 2. Pursuant to IZO §15.040.13 the Commission recommends that the Ordinance designating the landmark include: A. The following description of the characteristics of the Lundholm/Patocchi House justify its designation as a local historic landmark as do excerpts from the CEQA Review and Evaluation for Significance for the Lundholm/Patocchi farmhouse, prepared by Clark Historic Resource Consultants, and dated May 2006. The Lundholm/Patocchi House is associated with broad patterns of local history as a representation of residential trends in Petaluma during the late 191h century. The construction of the house coincided with a period of growth in the residential neighborhood that spread from the downtown core area, north along Liberty, Keller, and Kentucky Streets. 2. The Lundholm/Patocchi House embodies distinctive characteristics of a type and period. The House is a well-maintained example of 19+h century Queen Anne design. The house retains integrity and retains many decorative details, interior spatial organization, and exterior features including the palm located at the front of the property. B. The following character defining elements of the Lundholm/Patocchi House are to be preserved: 1. Steeply -pitched cross -gable roofline 2. Spider motif braces on the gable peaks 3. Canted bay windows 4. 1 /1 double hung wood sash windows; 5. Fish scale shingled architrave and cut-out balustrade borders on front porch; 6. Shiplap siding; 7. existing palm in front of the building C. The location of the landmark is 200 West Street and the boundaries of the landmark as the APN 006-083-053, PARCEL 1. 3. The following conditions of approval shall apply to the property at 200 West Street: A. The Lundholm/Patocchi House shall be placed on Petaluma's local Register of Historic Landmarks. B. Prior to building permit final, the designation shall be recorded by the applicant with the Sonoma County Recorder's office as a deed restriction. Proof of such recordation shall be provided to the Planning Division prior to any building permit final relating to development on Parcel 006-083-054. C. The existing attached carport which provides the one required covered parking space is not consistent with the character of the house. At such time that the carport is remodeled or a garage added, it shall be designed in keeping with the character of the farmhouse and subject to review and approval by the HPCP prior to modification or removal. D. Development shall maintain adequate open space around the parcel to allow the Queen Anne Residence to be individually appreciated. E. Appropriate vegetative screening shall be planted at the rear and side of the parcel in order to serve as a visual buffer from adjacent new construction. F. The Lundholm/Patocchi House shall be subject to the provisions of IZO Chapter 15: Preservation of the Cultural and Historic Environment. Pursuant to IZO § 15.040.J and any subsequent amendments thereto, future construction, alterations, demolition, Planning Commission Resolution No. 2014-28 Page 2 repair, maintenance, or removal work for which a City permit is required for the Lundholm/Patocchi House shall first be reviewed and approved by the Historic and Cultural Preservation Committee according to the standards of review set by IZO § 15.070 and any subsequent amendments thereto. ADOPTED this 121h day of August, 2014, by the following vote: Commission Member Aye No Absent Abstain Benedetti-Petnic X Lin X Gomez X Marzo X Councilmember Miller X Vice Chair Pierre X Chair Wolpert X ATTEST: Sennif Jer -Terre, e air �/ . APPROVED AS TO FORM: Andrea Visveshwara, Assistant City Attorney Planning Commission Resolution No. 2014-28 Page 3