Title:
Title
(Pass for Publication) Ordinance Listing 1121 Swanston Drive (Welch House) as a Landmark on the Sacramento Register of Historic and Cultural Resources (M19-015)
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FileID
File ID: 2020-000031
Location
Location: 1121 Swanston Drive (012-0113-016-0000); District 4
Recommendation:
Recommendation
1) Review an ordinance listing 1121 Swanston Drive (Welch House) as a landmark on the Sacramento Register of Historical and Cultural Resources and 2) pass for publication the ordinance title per Sacramento City Code section 32(c) for consideration on February 25, 2020.
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-Ordinance
3-Historic Resource Evaluation
Description/Analysis
Issue/Detail: The property owner for 1121 Swanston Drive (Figure 1) retained the services of Historic Environment Consultants to conduct property-specific background research and prepare a historic resource evaluation form (Attachment 3) for 1121 Swanston Drive, also known as the "Welch House at 1121 Swanston Drive." After review of the background research and historic resource evaluation, the Preservation Director concluded the property appears eligible for listing in the Sacramento Register pursuant to the criteria provided in Sacramento City Code section 17.604.210.A.1.a.iii - the building, which was constructed in 1934, "embodies the distinctive characteristics of a type, period or method of construction."
Policy Considerations: The City has an interest in maintaining the relevance and integrity of the Sacramento Register and ensuring that properties listed on the Register meet the criteria for listing specified in City Code sections 17.604.210. To this end, City Code directs the Preservation Director, to "make preliminary determinations relative to properties' eligibility for listing ...
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