HomeMy WebLinkAboutHistoric-Cultural Preservation Resolution 2010-01 05/25/2010 RESOLUTION NO. 2010-01
CITY OF PETALUMA
HISTORIC AND CULTURAL PRESERVATION COMMITTEE
RECOMMENDING DESIGNATION OF THE BURDELL BUILDING AT 405 EAST D STREET
AS A LOCAL HISTORIC LANDMARK
APN 007-132-033
City File Number: 09-SPC-0159-CR
WHEREAS, on August 25, 2009, the City of Petaluma's Historic and Cultural Preservation
Committee ("Committee") initiated the designation of the Burdell Building at 405 East D Street,
APN 007-132-033, ("Burdell Building") as a local landmark as a condition of approval of
proposed exterior and site plan modifications for the property; and
WHEREAS on May 25, 2010, the Committee held a duly noticed public hearing and
considered the proposed landmark designation;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Committee hereby recommends to the City
Council that:
1. The Burdell Building be designated as a local historical landmark, based on the following
findings:
A. Designation of the Burdell Building is consistent with the following objectives, policies,
and programs of the Petaluma General Plan 2025:
• 3-P-1 (Goal): Identify, recognize, and protect Petaluma's unique and
irreplaceable cultural heritage.
• 3-P-1 D: Require and/or encourage designation of local landmarks.
B. Designation of the Burdell Building will help the City further the historic preservation
objectives of 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 perpetuation of a building that is a reminder of past eras, events, and
persons important to local history and which provides a significant example of an
architectural style of the past by ensuring that the Burdell Building is subject to the
historic preservation controls and standards in said Chapter.
C. The Historic Resource Report prepared by Diana Painter of Painter Preservation and
Planning (revised date October 2008) ("Report"), supports eligibility of the Burdell
Building for listing on Petaluma's historic register as a local landmark. The building's
Lakeville front is largely intact or has been renovated in a consistent manner; thus,
the public face of the building retains architectural integrity. The Report finds the
Burdell building eligible for listing under California Register Criterion 1 for its association
with important patterns of local history and under California Register Criterion 2 for its
association with James B. Burdell Sr. The Report finds that locally listing the building is
appropriate as it still maintains its most important character-defining elements,
particularly on the public facades and continues to be an important presence in the,
city today. The building retains integrity of locations, setting, materials, and
workmanship.
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Pursuant to IZO § 15.040.B and as supported by the Report, the Committee recommends
that the Ordinance designating the landmark include:
A. The following description of the characteristics of the landmark which justify its
designation:
1. Criterion 1: The building's associate with important patterns of local history.
It was sited in the then industrial heart of the city, where goods were
manufactured and shipped via railroad to supply San Francisco. It was a hub
of both the poultry and dairy industries. It was the first local creamery and had
a large capacity, including the ability to produce 20,000 pounds of butter a
day. It was the first Petaluma cold storage facility; it kept eggs, milk, butter, and
cheese fresh while awaiting transport. It distilled water and included an ice
manufacturing room, capable of producing 5 tons of ice a day, reportedly,
making Petaluma independent of Alaska for ice in the summer months. It also
produced Petaluma's electricity between 1897 and 1907.
2. Criterion 2: The building's association with James B. Burdell Sr.
It is tied to the settlement of the region through the Burdell family's association
with Rancho Olompali and is a major built reminder of James B. Burdell Sr.'s
legacy in Sonoma and Marin Counties (along with the mansion at Olompali
and the Novato Bank).
3. Criterion 3: The public face of the building retains architectural integrity. The
building's Lakeville front is largely intact or has been renovated in a consistent
manner.
The Lakeville facade still maintains its most important character-defining
elements, particularly on the public facades and continues to be an important
presence in the city today. Aspects of the building still read and convey its
significance as an industrial structure; from the public facades the building still
consists of a large, linear structure with gable roof with close eaves. and
regularly spaced ventilators at the ridgeline.
The building retains integrity of location, setting, materials, and workmanship.
The following list of particular features are to be preserved:
1. The overall building form, particularly as viewed from the intersection of
Lakeville and East D Streets and from the public facades, which still consists of a
large, linear structure with gable roof with close eaves and regularly spaced
ventilators at the ridgeline
2. The .brick masonry of the building and corrugated metal roofing materials
3. The overall repetitive pattern of the windows within the articulated bays
4. The profile of the building ridge with its metal ventilators
5. The portico along Lakeville Street and the prominent gable end, which will in
the future have a round feature much like it originally had
6. The remains of the painted signs on the two gable ends
7. The shallow-arched window and door openings and the wood-frame, four-
over-four-light windows
8. The shallow pilasters and corbelled frieze band that define the building bays
C. The location of the landmark as 405 East D Street and the boundaries of the
landmark as the assessor's parcel number 007-132-033 (a 176 by 331 foot parcel).
The following conditions of approval shall apply to the property to at 405 East D Street:
A. The Burdell Building shall be placed on Petaluma's register of historic landmarks.
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Prior to building permit final, the designation shall be recorded by the applicant or
the historical consultant 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 SPARC approval 09-SPC-0159-CR.
C. The Burdell Building shall be subject to the provisions of IZO Chapter 15: Preservation
of the Cultural and Historic Environment. Pursuant to IZO § 15.040.) and any
subsequent amendments thereto, future construction, alterations, demolition, repair,
maintenance, or removal work for which a City permit is required for the Burdell
Building 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 25TH day of May 2010, by the following vote:
Committee Member Aye No .Absent Abstain
Abercrombie X
Chair Arras X
Barrett X
Elias X
Hurley X
Johansen X
Kosewic X
Secretary Pierre X
Wolpert X
ATTEST:
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eoff Bra ley, Committee Secret
Christopher Arras, Chair
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Leslie Thomsen, Assistant City Attorney
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