REPORT TO THE HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION
March 26, 2018
FROM: DANIEL ZACK, AICP, ASSISTANT DIRECTOR
Development and Resource Management Dept.
Secretary, Historic Preservation Commission
BY: LAURA VAN ONNA
Historic Preservation Specialist
SUBJECT
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CONSIDERATION OF APPROVAL OF REQUEST BY THE PROPERTY OWNERS TO RECOMMEND TO THE CITY COUNCIL THE DESIGNATION OF THE FOLLOWING PROPERTY TO THE LOCAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC RESOURCES AND ADOPTION OF FINDINGS NECESSARY TO SUPPORT RECOMMENDATION PURSUANT TO FMC 12-1609:
1. The Senator Ray W. and Marie Hays Home Located at 1608/1616 S Minnewawa Avenue.
Staff Recommendation: Approve and forward to the City Council
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RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends that the Commission find that the Senator Ray W. and Marie Hays Home be designated for listing to the Local Register of Historic Resources, as meeting the applicable criteria for buildings more than fifty years old inFMC 12-1607(a)(1). If the Commission concurs with the staff recommendation, the property will be forwarded to the Fresno City Council for designation pursuant to FMC 12-1609. As required by the City's Historic Preservation Ordinance, notice of this hearing considering designation of the property was published in The Fresno Bee on March 15, 2018.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The owners of the Senator Ray W. and Marie Hays Home have requested in writing that their properties be considered for listing in Fresno's Local Register of Historic Resources. The Senator Ray W. and Marie Hays Home located at 1608/1616 S Minnewawa Avenue was constructed in 1937 as a single-family home/ranch complex in the Sunnyside neighborhood that exhibits a variety of architectural styles such as Craftsman, Colonial Revival, and Tudor Revival. The design is attributed to architect Charles E. Butner. It meets Criteria i, ii and iii for designation on the Local Register for buildings more than fifty years old (only one is required) as it: is an early important suburban ranch ...
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