REPORT TO THE HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION
December 27, 2021
FROM: MIKE SANCHEZ, Assistant Director, Planning & Development
BY: Alicia C. Gonzales, Historic Preservation Specialist
Planning and Development Department
SUBJECT
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HEARING TO CONSIDER AND MAKE FINDINGS ON APPLICATION B21-15503 for an addition of a prefabricated auxiliary building/garage to The Wolfe Residence (contributing resource to the Porter Tract Historic District) located at 1035 East Yale Avenue, pursuant to FMC12-1606(a)(2) and 12-1618(h)(1).
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RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends that the Commission take the following actions:
1. APPROVE Application B21-15503 for the construction of an 18' X 20' square foot prefabricated auxiliary building/garage to the property located at 1035 East Yale Avenue pursuant to Fresno Municipal Code (FMC) Sections 12-1606, 12-1617 and 12-1618. The following conditions should be applied:
a. Staff will be allowed to photograph before, during and upon completion of the project and
b. Any changes to the approved project will be submitted to the Historic Preservation Specialist prior to the commencement of any related work.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The proposed construction will include an 18' X 20' square foot prefabricated auxiliary building/garage in the northern corner of the rear yard. The proposed building/garage consist of a roll-up canister door, horizontal wood lap siding and charcoal premium shingles on a pitched roof (Attachment F & G). At the Historic Preservation Commission Meeting of July 26, 2021, the Commission made the following recommendation on this application:
* Obtain encroachment approval
* Ensure that the building/garage compliments the character defining features of the historic home
* Generally, the structure as proposed should have minimal impact given its location. Furthermore, the Commission noted the applicants desire to rebuild the historic pergola in the future under a different permit would be a design concept which w...
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