REPORT TO THE HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION
April 25, 2022
FROM: JENNIFER CLARK, Director
Planning and Development Department
BY: ALICIA GONZALES, Historic Preservation Specialist
Planning and Development Department
SUBJECT
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HEARING TO CONSIDER Application P22-01285 for revisions to the Casa Di Fortuna residential complex which include the preservation of original historic wall features of the Jose Garcia Brewer Adobe building located at 5860 W Santa Ana Avenue (HP # 227) (APN 51054020).
STAFF RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends that the Historic Preservation Commission (HPC) take the following actions:
1. RECOMMEND APPROVAL of revised exhibit Application P22-01285 for the revisions to the Casa Di Fortuna residential complex which include the preservation of original historic wall features of HP# 227 the Jose Garcia Brewer Adobe, subject to the following conditions of approval:
a. Any proposed thematic interpretive material, memorabilia, artifacts, plaques, or historical displays associated with the historical walls will be reviewed by the Historic Preservation Specialist prior to its installation.
b. Staff will be allowed to photograph before, during and upon completion of the project; and
c. Any changes to the approved project will be submitted to the Historic Preservation Specialist prior to the commencement of any related work.
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The owner Casa Di Fortuna LLC and IT Architecture Inc. filed application P22-01285 on April 5, 2022, for a Revised Exhibit Major- Conditional Use Permit. This project is associated with various Building Permits and CUP Amendments for various phased scopes of work which have been submitted to the City since 2018 through 2022. Staff was notified by mail from Brooks Ransom Associates in June 2021 requesting modifications to the conditions of approval for Phase I and Phase II construction due to the deteriorated condition of the Historic Resource. Staff brought this application to the at...
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