REPORT TO THE CITY COUNCIL
August 9, 2018
FROM: JENNIFER K. CLARK, AICP, Director
Development and Resource Management Department
THROUGH: DANIEL ZACK, AICP, Assistant Director
Development and Resource Management Department
BY: LAURA VAN ONNA Historic Preservation Specialist
Development and Resource Management Department
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(CONTINUE TO 2:15 P.M.)
CONTINUED HEARING to consider adoption of resolution related to the designation of a property to the Local Register of Historic Resources
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RECOMMENDATION
The Historic Preservation Commission recommends that the City Council adopt the attached Resolution designating the Herndon Substation Control Building located at 7430 N Weber Avenue to the Local Register of Historic Resources pursuant to Fresno Municipal Code 12-1607 and 12-1609 as well as Fresno General Plan Policy for Demolition Review HCR-2-g.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Staff received a demolition permit application from the owner of the Herndon Substation Control Building located at 7430 N Weber Avenue on April 17, 2018. Pursuant to General Plan Policy HCR-2-g, historic preservation staff reviewed the demolition permit for the potential that the building might be eligible for listing in the Local Register of Historic Resources. The building was evaluated with respect to the historic resource criteria of the City of Fresno's Historic Preservation Ordinance, Article 16 of Chapter 12 of the Fresno Municipal Code, and was publicly noticed in The Fresno Bee as required by the Ordinance. The Historic Preservation Commission held a noticed public hearing on May 21, 2018 and concluded that the property was eligible for listing in the Local Register of Historic Resources. The Commission hereby forwards the nomination to the City Council for consideration.
BACKGROUND
An owner representative presented Staff with the "Historical Resource Evaluation of the Herndon Substation, Fresno County, California," prepared by Aubrie Morlet of Applied E...
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