October 22, 2018
FROM: DANIEL ZACK, AICP
Assistant Director
Development and Resource Management Department
BY: LAURA VAN ONNA
Historic Preservation Specialist
Development and Resource Management Department
SUBJECT:
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CONSIDERATION OF APPROVAL OF REQUESTS BY PROPERTY OWNERS TO ENTER INTO MILLS ACT HISTORICAL PROPERTY CONTRACTS PURSUANT TO FMC 12-1706:
1. The J. H. Waller Home (HP #302) Located at 306 N Park Avenue.
2. The Cowdrey Home (HP #033) Located at 330 N Park Avenue.
3. The C. J. Ryland Home (HP #308) Located at 573 E Terrace Avenue.
4. The Nis Johnson Home (HP #245; contributor to Wilson Island Historic District) Located at 601 E Pine Avenue.
5. The Frank Bradford Home (contributor to Wilson Island Historic District) Located at 630 E Home Avenue.
6. The Elia Home (HP #311) Located at 634-640 Van Ness Avenue.
7. The Albert & Susie Clark Home (contributor to Wilson Island Historic District) Located at 667 E Pine Avenue.
8. The Thomas & Sadie Elliott Home (HP #301) Located at 934 E Mildreda Avenue.
9. The Mary Matson Home (HP #255) Located at 1440 E Divisadero Street.
10. The Senator Ray W. & Marie Hays Home (HP #310) Located at 1608/1616 S Minnewawa Avenue.
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RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends that the Commission hold a public hearing and recommend that the Director of Development and Resource Management enter into Historical Property Contracts for the subject properties pursuant to FMC 12-1706. Upon approval, respective property owners shall return executed and notarized contracts to City staff, who will subsequently execute and record contracts with the County Recorder.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
PURPOSE
In California, Mills Act legislation grants participating local governments the authority to enter into contracts with owners of qualified historic property who actively participate in the restoration and maintenance of their historic properties and in exchange receive a reduction in property taxes. The City of Fresno adopted the Mills Act Progra...
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