Title:
Title
(Pass for Publication) Ordinance Listing 1081 38th Street, 1109 38th Street, 1308 38th Street, and 1315 38th Street as Historic Landmarks on the Sacramento Register of Historic and Cultural Resources (M18-017)
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FileID
File ID: 2019-00626
Location
Location: 1081 38th Street, 1109 38th Street, 1308 38th Street, and 1315 38th Street, District 3
Recommendation:
Recommendation
1) Review an Ordinance listing 1081 38th Street, 1109 38th Street, 1308 38th Street, and 1315 38th Street as landmarks on the Sacramento Register of Historic and Cultural Resources; and 2) pass for publication the ordinance title per City Charter section 32(c) for consideration on May 28, 2019.
Contact: Carson Anderson, Preservation Director, (916) 808-8259; Sean de Courcy, Associate Preservation Planner, (916) 808-2796, Community Development Department
Body
Presenter: None
Attachments:
1-Description/Analysis
2-Proposed Ordinance
3-Historic Resource Evaluation
4-Public Comments
Description/Analysis
Issue/Detail: The property owners for 1081 38th Street, 1109 38th Street, 1308 38th Street, and 1315 38th Street each partnered with Historic Environment Consultants and Preservation Sacramento to conduct background research and prepared historic resource evaluation forms for the four properties. On April 4, 2019, after review of the background research and historic resource evaluations, the Preservation Director held a public hearing, reviewed a Statement of Nomination, and determined the four properties eligible for listing in the Sacramento Register of Historical and Cultural Resources (“the Sacramento register”) pursuant to the criteria provided in Sacramento City Code section 17.604.210.
Policy Considerations: The City has an interest in maintaining the relevance and integrity of the Sacramento register and ensuring that properties listed on the Sacramento register meet the criteria for listing specified in City Code sections 17.604.210 and 17.604.220. To this end, City Code directs the Preservation Director to “make preliminary determinations relative to properties’ eligibility for listing on the Sacramento register” and to “initiate proceedings to nominate resources for listing on the Sacramento register” (Pursuant to City Code sections 17.604.100.C.2 and 17.604.220.).
The nomination of 1081 38th Street, 1109 38th Street, 1308 38th Street, and 1315 38th Street for listing as landmarks on the Sacramento Register is consistent with Sacramento 2035 General Plan goal HCR 2.1, which provides for the identification and preservation of historical and cultural resources. General Plan policy HCR 2.1.1 states that “[t]he City shall identify historic and cultural resources, including individual properties, districts, and sites, to ensure adequate protection.”
Economic Impacts: Not applicable.
Environmental Considerations: The listing of 1081 38th Street, 1109 38th Street, 1308 38th Street, and 1315 38th Street as historic landmarks on the Sacramento register is exempt from review under the California Environmental Quality Act pursuant to CEQA Guidelines section 15308. Section 15308 exempts from review acts that are undertaken to assure the maintenance, restoration, enhancement, or protection of the environment where the regulatory process involves procedures for protection of the environment. Listing the properties as historic landmarks would ensure that future development on the site would undergo preservation review, as part of the city’s site plan and design review process, prior to the granting of any entitlements, thereby protecting the historic resource, which would be considered part of the environment.
Sustainability: Not applicable.
Commission/Committee Action: On April 4, 2019, the City’s Preservation Director, in conformance with Section 17.604.220 of the City Code, held a public hearing, reviewed the historic analysis prepared by staff and Historic Environment Consultants (Attachment 3), concurred with a draft statement of nomination, and directed staff to prepare a draft Ordinance (Attachment 2) for review and consideration by the Preservation Commission. On April 17, 2019, the Preservation Commission held a public hearing and made a recommendation to City Council to pass an ordinance listing 1081 38th Street, 1109 38th Street, 1308 38th Street, and 1315 38th Street on the Sacramento register.
Rationale for Recommendation: Listing 1081 38th Street, 1109 38th Street, 1308 38th Street, and 1315 38th Street as landmarks on the Sacramento register is consistent with the Historic Preservation Chapter (17.604) of the City Code and the goals of the 2035 General Plan. Furthermore, listing the nominated resource on the Sacramento register will help ensure its preservation and encourage rehabilitation consistent with the U.S. Secretary of the Interior’s Standards for the Treatment of Historic Properties. All four properties are eligible for listing on the Sacramento register because they are associated with events that have made a significant contribution to the broad patterns of the history of the City, the region, the state or the nation (17.604.210.A.1.a.i). Specifically, the properties are associated with the national Better Homes Movement of the 1920s, a campaign of home ownership, modernization, and beautification that grew from a critical shortage of homes in the years following World War I. All four buildings embody distinctive characteristics of a type, period or method of construction (17.604.210.A.1.a.iii). Specifically, the buildings are associated with the Eclectic design movement of the late 1800s, a national movement generating interest and pride in the value of a high-quality domestic life, including pleasant neighborhoods, attractive natural landscaping, and fine quality residences.
Financial Considerations: Not applicable.
Local Business Enterprise (LBE): Not applicable.