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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REVIEW AND COMMENT ON THE PRE-APPLICATION, CONSISTING OF CONCEPTUAL FENCING PLANS, FOR ST. JOHN'S CATHEDRAL CATHOLIC CHURCH (HISTORIC PROPERTY #086) AND ST. JOHN'S RECTORY (HISTORIC PROPERTY #087) LOCATED AT 2814 MARIPOSA STREET PURSUANT TO FMC 12-1606(a)(2) and (b)(23).
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RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends that the Commission review and comment on the Pre-Application, consisting of conceptual fencing plans, for St. John's Cathedral Catholic Church (Historic Property #086) and St. John's Rectory (Historic Property #087) located at 2814 Mariposa Street pursuant to FMC 12-1606(a)(2) and (b)(23). The purpose of this review and comment is to initiate discussion and to provide advisement before moving forward in preparation for a proposed project. Review of a Pre-Application is not a formal project review, cannot result in an approval or denial, and may not be relied upon by an applicant for any purpose other than obtaining generally-applicable information about the historic review process.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The owner representative of St. John's Cathedral Catholic Church and Rectory has requested that their Pre-Application, consisting of conceptual fencing plans, be reviewed and commented upon by the Historic Preservation Commission. Primary concerns for Staff are the fa?ade of the church and its main entry, as they are primary character-defining features of the historic resource that are especially visible from the public right-of-way due to the church's corner location. Staff encourages discussion in pursuit of an optimal design for fencing that enhances, and minimizes any potential adverse effects to, the historic character of the property.
Pursuant to FMC 12-1606(a)(2) and (b)(23), Staff requests that the Commission review and comm...
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