REPORT TO THE CITY COUNCIL
March 26, 2015
FROM: JENNIFER K. CLARK, AICP, Director
Development and Resource Management Department
BY: KARANA HATTERSLEY-DRAYTON, M.A., Historic Preservation Project Manager
Development and Resource Management Department
SUBJECT
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HEARING to consider adoption of resolutions related to the designation of properties to the Local Register of Historic Resources
1.*** RESOLUTION - Designating the A.G. and Henrietta Wishon Home located at 3555 E. Huntington Boulevard, Fresno, California to the Local Register of Historic Resources (Council District 5)
2.*** RESOLUTION - Designating the Fresno Daily Expositor Building located at 1029-1031 Fulton Mall, Fresno, California to the Local Register of Historic Resources (Council District 3)
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RECOMMENDATION
The Historic Preservation Commission recommends that the City Council adopt the attached Resolutions designating the A.G. and Henrietta Wishon Home located at 3555 E. Huntington Boulevard and the Fresno Daily Expositor Building located at 1029-1031 Fulton Mall to the Local Register of Historic Resources pursuant to FMC 12-1607 and 12-1609.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The property owners for the Wishon Home and the (former) Fresno Daily Expositor Building (listed above) have requested in writing that their buildings be considered for designation to Fresno's Local Register of Historic Resources. The two properties were evaluated with respect to the historic resource criteria of the City's Historic Preservation Ordinance, Fresno Municipal Code (FMC) Article 16 of Chapter 12 and were publicly noticed in the Fresno Bee as required by the Ordinance. The City of Fresno's Historic Preservation Commission held a noticed public hearing on February 23, 2015 and concluded that both properties were eligible for listing on the Local Register. The Commission hereby forwards these nominations to the City Council for consideration.
BACKGROUND
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