HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance 2381 N.C.S. 07/19/2010EFFECTIVE DATE ORDINAfVCE NO. 2381 N.C.S.
OF ORI)INANCE
August 19, 2010
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Introduced by Seconded by
David Glass Mike Harris
APPROVAL OF 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; and,
WHEREAS on May 25, 2010, the Committee adopted Committee Resolution No. 2010-O1,
recommending that the City Council designate the Burdell Building at 405 East D Street, as a
local landmark; and,
WHEREAS on July 12, 2010, the City of Petaluma City Council held a duly noticed public
hearing and considered the proposed landmark designation.
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PETALUMA AS
FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Desiqnation as Local Landmark.
The City Council hereby designates the Burdell Building at 405 East D Street (the Project), APN
007-132-033, as a local historic landmark, based on the following determinations:
A. Designation of the Burdell Building as a local landmark is consistent with the Petaluma
General Plan 2025, including the following objectives, policies, and programs:
0 3-P-1(Goal): Identify, recognize, and protect Petaluma's unique and irreplaceable
cultural heritage.
m 3-P-1 E: Require and/or encourage designation of local landmarks.
B. Designation of the Burdelt Building as a local landmark will 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
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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 the building
maintains its most important character-defining elements, particularly on the public
facades and continues to be an impor1ant presence in the city today. The building
retains integrity of locations, setting, materials, and workmanship.
D. The characteristics of the landmark which justify its designation are as follows:
1. The building's association 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 pou~try
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. 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. 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 fa~ade 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.
4. The building retains integrity of location, setting, materials, and workmanship.
E. The particular features of the landmark which are to be preserved are:
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 ventilqtors
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
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8. The shallow pilasters and corbelled frieze band that define the building bays
F. The location of the landmark site is 405 East D Street; the boundaries of the landmark site
consist of assessor's parcel number 007-132-033 (a 176 by 331 foot parcel).
Section 2. Recordation of Designation. The local landmark designation shall be recorded by
the applicant or the historical consultant with the Sonoma County Recorder's office as a deed
restriction applicable to assessor's parcel number 007-132-033. Proof of such recordation shall be
provided to the Planning Division prior to any building permit final relating to Historic and Cultural
Preservation Committee approval 09-SPC-0159-CR, 405 East D Street. In conformance with
Implementing Zoning Ordinance section 15.040.1, the City Clerk shall cause a copy of this
ordinance or a notice thereof to be recorded in the Office of the Sonoma County Recorder.
Section 3. Severabilitv.
If any provision of this ordinance or the application thereof to any person or circumstance is held
invalid, the remainder of the ordinance, including the application of such part or provision to
other persons or circumstances shall not be affected thereby and shall continue in full force and
effect. To this end, provisions of this ordinance are severable. The City Council hereby declares
that it would have passed each section, subsection, subdivision, paragraph, sentence, clause,
or phrase hereof irrespective of the fact that any one or more sections, subsections, subdivisions,
paragraphs, sentences, clauses, or phrases be held unconstitutional, invalid, or unenforceable.
Section 4. Effective Date.
This ordinance shall become effective thirty (30) days after the date of its adoption by the
Petaluma City Council.
Section 5. Publication
The City Clerk is hereby directed to post and/or publish this ordinance or a synopsis of it for the
period and in the manner required by the City Charter.
31 INTRODUCED AND ORDERED posted/~k~e~ this 12i" dayof July, 2010.
32 ADOPTED THIS 19'h day of July, 2010 by the following vote:
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34 Ayes: Barrett; Vice Mayor Glass; Harris; Healy; Renee; Mayor Torliatt
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38 Abstain: None ~,r~ ~,,,.-r` ,~'/'/~ ''
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40 Absent: Rabbitt ~ ~' , ~ "~j '~
42 Pamel Torliatt, Mayor~-s'
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45 ATTEST: APPROVED TO FORM:
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49 Claire Cooper, City Clerk Eric W. Danly, City Attorney
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