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PUBLIC HEARINGS: 2003 Hearing Agendas

Historic Landmarks Commission Hearing Meeting

Wednesday May 7, 2003

Evening Session 6:00p.m.

 

CITY HALL, ROOM 204 | 801 North First Street | San José, California

 

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 May 7, 2003, 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.

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

a. APPROVAL OF THE APRIL 2, 2003 SYNOPSIS.

The following items are considered individually.

4.    PUBLIC HEARINGS

a. HP03-002 & H03-006. Historic Preservation Permit & Site Development Permit to recognize an existing duplex as the legal use, to allow 4 required parking spaces (2 covered and 2 open spaces), and for exterior facade improvements on a 0.145 gross acre site in the R-M Multiple Residence Zoning District, located at/on the east side of North Fourth Street approximately 400 feet south easterly of East Empire Street (458 N 4TH ST) (FRANK GEORGE AND ROBERTA TRUSTEE, Owner). Council District 3. CEQA: Exempt.

b. HL03-147. San Jose Historic Landmark Designation of the Residence presently located at 128 Pierce Avenue. Owner: Steven and Margaret Carlson. CEQA: Exempt. Council District: 3.

c. Naming City-Owned Facilities, California Theatre. Proposed renaming of the Fox Theatre at 345 South First Street to the California Theatre. Council District: 3. CEQA: Not a Project.

5.    PETITIONS AND COMMUNICATIONS

This portion of the agenda is reserved for persons desiring to address the Commission on any matter not on the agenda. Speakers are limited to 2 minutes. The law does not permit Commission action or extended discussion on any item not on the agenda except under special circumstances. If Commission action is requested, the matter can be placed on the next agenda. All statements that require a response will be referred to staff for reply in writing.

a. Distribution and discussion regarding letter from LSA Associates on behalf of the Valley Transit Authority regarding the Route 101/Blossom Hill Road Interchange.

b. Distribution and discussion of letter from the Valley Transportation Authority Regarding the Water Tower/Tank at the San Jose Diridon Station.

c. Distribution and discussion of letter from the California Department of Transportation Regarding the Statewide Historic Bridge Survey.

d. Discussion and action regarding the potential use of historic preservation funds for a Tax Credit Study for the City Landmark Vintage Towers at 235 - 241 East Santa Clara.

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

a. Report and discussion regarding the CIM Mixed use development Project in the Downtown Commercial Historic district -- design schematics and NEPA/National Historic Preservation Act review

b. PDC 01-08-082 and McKee No. 120 Planned Development Prezoning and Rezoning from County to A(PD) Planned Development District and from A-Agricultural District to A(PD) Planned Development District to allow religious assembly and school uses on a 8.21 gross acre site and Annexation of 4.8 acres from the County of Santa Clara into the City of San Jose.

c. Discussion Regarding the Proposed Downtown Zoning Ordinance

d. H01-063. Site Development Permit to allow the addition of a 1,260 square foot second residential unit to an existing single family detached residence on a 0.16 gross acre site in the R-2 Two-Family Residence Zoning District, located at the southeast corner of North 15th Street and East St. James Street (196 N 15TH ST) (Kuen-Yuan Chiou, Owner). Council District 3. CEQA: Exempt. Dropped.

7.    GOOD AND WELFARE

a.  REPORT FROM THE REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY

NO REPORT

b.  REPORT FROM THE SECRETARY

• Environmental Review Documents

(1)  Notice of Preparation for the San Jose Greater Downtown Strategy for Development: Strategy 2000

(2)  San Jose Water Land Company Draft EIR

(3)  Draft EIR for FMC/Colemen Avenue Planned Development Rezoning

(4) Civic Center Offsite Garage/Fourth Street Parking Structure Project, Supplemental EIR

• PDCSH01-03-038 Cinnabar Commons/Muirson Label and Carton Company complex-report on May 6, 2003 tour of building for purposes of identifying salvage opportunities for public information or reuse.

• Report and discussion regarding Certified Local Government Grant application.

• Tour of IBM Building 25 at Cottle and Poughkeepsie scheduled for June 4, 2003 3:00 to 4:00 p.m.

• June 4, 2003 Historic Landmarks Commission to meet in Council Chambers at 5:30 p.m. for training on use of Chambers

• Discussion regarding July Historic Landmarks Commission meeting date.

c.  REPORT FROM THE SUBCOMMITTEES

• Design Review

• St. James Park

• Ad Hoc Survey Committee

• Standard permit language for Historical Archeology
  

8.    ADJOURNMENT