REPORT TO HISTORIC LANDMARKS COMMISSION
SUBJECT
Title
Public Hearing: Listing on the City's Historic Resources Inventory, Mills Act Contract, and Design Review and SPA Permit for 820 Civic Center Drive
Report
BACKGROUND
The applicant has filed applications for Listing on the City's Historic Resources Inventory (HRI), a Mills Act Preservation Agreement, Design Review and a Significant Property Alteration (SPA) Permit application as required under the Historic Preservation Ordinance (HPO), Chapter 18.106 of the Zoning Code. The SPA permit is for a 100 square foot bathroom and closet addition to the front east side of the existing house, and to permit the attachment and minor change to the location of the previously approved garage and carport structure three feet forward to the front north on the lot.
Prior Actions
On June 23, 2015, the City Council approved the PD rezone and subdivision of the property that included the preservation of an existing historic house, the construction of a new detached garage and residential apartment unit to the rear on one parcel, along with the construction of two new single family homes on two new parcels to the west.
On August 23, 2016, the PD zoning for the property was amended to replace the approval of a four-unit project on three parcels with a revised four-unit development on four parcels. The rezoning amendment also included a new detached, two-car covered parking structure along Alviso Street to serve the existing house. As a condition of the current PD zoning approval (Condition P14), the existing historic house is to be rehabilitated in accordance with the Secretary of the Interior's Standards for the Treatment of Historic Properties and prepared for sale or occupancy at the same time as the proposed new units are made available for sale or occupancy.
On November 3, 2016, the owner submitted plans for interior and exterior changes to the historic house that were reviewed and recommended for approval by the His...
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