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PUBLIC HEARINGS: 2003 Hearing Agendas

Historic Landmarks Commission Hearing Meeting

 

Wednesday, March 3, 2004

 

Evening Session
6:00 p.m.
City Hall, Room 205
801 North First Street
San Jose, CA 95110

 

COMMISSION MEMBERS:

Gloria Sciara, Chair | Stephen Polcyn, Vice Chair
Avelino Legaspi| Michael Youmans|  Sandra Paim| Justine Leong| Edward Janke 

Stephen M. Haase, AICP, Director
Department of  Planning, Building and Code Enforcement

 

 

 

NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC

Good evening, my name is Gloria Sciara, and I am the Chair of the Historic Landmarks Commission. On behalf of the Commission, I would like to welcome you to tonight's meeting. I will now call to order the March 3, 2004, meeting of the Historic Landmarks Commission. Please remember to turn off your cell phones and pagers.

When addressing the Commission, please approach the Commission, identify yourself and state your address for our records. After you have finished speaking, please write your name and address on the speaker’s list at the end of the table.

The procedure for public hearings is as follows:

• After the staff report, applicants may make a five-minute presentation.

• Anyone wishing to speak in favor of the proposal should prepare to come forward. Each speaker will have two minutes.

• After the proponents speak, anyone wishing to speak in opposition should prepare to come forward. Each speaker will have two minutes.

• Commissioners may ask questions of the speakers. These questions will not reduce the speaker’s time allowance.

• The Commission will then close the public hearing. The Historic Landmarks Commission will take action on the item.

The procedure for referrals is as follows:

• Anyone wishing to speak on a referral will be limited to one minute.

• Commissioners may ask questions of the speakers. These questions will not reduce the speaker’s time allowance.

• The Historic Landmarks Commission will comment on the referral item.

If a Commissioner would like a topic to be addressed under one of the Good and Welfare items, please contact Planning staff in advance of the Commission meeting.

An agenda and a copy of all staff reports have been placed on the end of the table for your convenience.

 

AGENDA

ORDER OF BUSINESS

 

6:00 PM SESSION

 

1. Roll Call

 

2. Deferrals

Any item scheduled for hearing this evening for which deferral is being requested will be taken out of order to be heard first on the matter of deferral. A list of staff-recommended deferrals is available on the table. If you want to change any of the deferral dates recommended or speak to the question of deferring these or any other items, you should say so at this time.

1. HP04-001. HISTORIC PRESERVATION PERMIT to allow a 1,394 square-foot basement conversion to an existing multi-family residence in the Hensley Historic District (ID# 1484) on a 0.14 gross-acre site, in the R-M Multiple Residence Zoning District, located at/on the Westside of North 6th Street approximately 160 feet southwesterly of Washington Street (379 N. 6th Street) (Jacquelyn Mullarky, Owner). Council District 3. SNI: 13th Street. CEQA: Exempt.

The matter of deferrals is now closed.

The following items are considered individually.

NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC The consent calendar items are considered to be routine and will be adopted by one motion. There will be no separate discussion of these items unless a request is made by a member of the Historic Landmarks Commission, staff or the public to have an item removed from the consent calendar and considered separately. If anyone in the audience wishes to speak on one of these items, please make your request at this time.

 

3.    CONSENT CALENDAR

1. Approval of the February 4, 2004 Historic Landmark Commission Synopsis.

The Consent Calendar is now closed.

4.    PUBLIC HEARINGS

1. ADDITION OF QUALIFYING EAST DOWNTOWN FRAME HISTORIC PROPERTIES TO THE HISTORIC RESOURCES INVENTORY.

1. Supplemental Memorandum addressing Commission concerns regarding the inclusion of the qualifying properties located within Geographic Area No. 6 and No. 7, on the City of San Jose Historic Resources Inventory. Council District: 3. CEQA: Exempt.

2. The inclusion of the qualifying properties located within Geographic Area No. 6 and No. 7, on the City of San Jose Historic Resources Inventory. Council District: 3. CEQA: Exempt.

3. Memorandum addressing Commission concerns regarding the inclusion of the qualifying properties located within Geographic Area No. 4 and No. 5, on the City of San Jose Historic Resources Inventory. Council District: 3. CEQA: Exempt.

2. HL04-150. PROPOSED CITY LANDMARK NOMINATION for THE WILDER-HAIT HOUSE located at the southeast corner of Emory Street and Morse Street (1190 Emory Street) (Owners: Neil and Monica MacKinnon). CEQA: Exempt. Council District: 6.

5.    PETITIONS AND COMMUNICATIONS

Public comments to the Historic Landmarks Commission on nonagendized items.  Each member of the public may address the Commission for up to two minutes.  The Commission cannot take any formal action without the item being properly noticed and placed on an agenda.  In response to public comment, the Historic Landmarks Commission is limited to the following options:  

1. Responding to statements made or questions posed by members of the public; or 

2. Requesting staff to report back on a matter at a subsequent meeting; or 

3. Directing staff to place the item on a future agenda.

1. Verbal update on Japantown survey project

2. Verbal update on the water tank at Diridon Station

3. 2004 Governor’s Historic Preservation Awards

4. National Trust for Historic Preservation, Preservation Development Initiative-verbal report regarding from the Preservation Action Council of San Jose

5. Verbal Update regarding the Downtown Design Guidelines as a part of the Downtown Zoning Regulations, Chapter 20.70 of the San Jose Municipal Code

6.    REFERRALS FROM CITY COUNCIL, BOARDS, COMMISSIONS         OR OTHER AGENCIES

1. Proposal for Conservation Area procedures in Title 13.48. Council District: Citywide. CEQA: Exempt, PP04-02-054.

7.    GOOD AND WELFARE

1. Report from the Redevelopment Agency

2. Report from the Secretary

• Status of Circulation of Environmental Review Documents-None

• Notice of Preparation of a Draft Environmental Impact Report for the KB Homes Del monte Planned Development Zoning

• Form 700 Statement of Economic Interests due by April 1, 2004

• California Preservation Conference, April 28 – May 1, 2004

• Distribution of Ordinance amending Part 3 of Chapter 13.48 of the San Jose Municipal Code to provide for HP Permit Amendments and Adjustments

3. Commissioners’ reports from the Committees

• Design Review

• Coyote Valley Specific Plan and Habitat Conservation Plan Technical Advisory Committee

• History San Jose Collections Committee Liaison