REPORT TO THE HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION
June 26, 2023
FROM: JENNIFER CLARK, Director
Planning and Development Department
SUBJECT
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HEARING TO CONSIDER PROPERTY OWNER'S APPLICATION TO DELIST THE NYSTROM HOME (HP#225) LOCATED AT 725/727 N WILSON AVENUE (APN 45218210) FROM THE LOCAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC RESOURCES PURSUANT TO FMC 12-1614.
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The Nystrom Home (HP#225) located at 725/727 N Wilson Avenue (APN 45218210) was surveyed in 1996 and found eligible for listing on the local register.
Pursuant to Section 12-1614 of the Fresno Municipal Code, the Historic Preservation Commission may amend or rescind any designation of an Historic Resource... in the same manner and procedure as was followed in the original designation. This action shall result from new information, the discovery of earlier misinformation, or change of original circumstances, conditions or factors which justified the designation.
The property owner has requested the property be delisted.
BACKGROUND
H.P. #225
Nystrom Home (1932)
725 N Wilson Avenue
This home is an excellent example of the Tudor Revival style. The exterior of the home is distinctive in its use of two-tone brick and mixed bonds. Brick Construction is relatively uncommon in Fresno.
In 2022, the Commission heard and approved work to remediate fire damage in the accessory structure to the rear of the main home. Since that time, the property owner has expressed a desire to delist the property and to install vinyl windows on the property.
No justification which identifies new information, the discovery of earlier misinformation, or change of original circumstances, conditions or factors which justified the designation has been provided.
ENVIRONMENTAL FINDINGS
An environmental analysis has not been prepared for this project.
FRESNO MUNICIPAL CODE FINDINGS
Per Section 12-1617(h) of the Fresno Municipal Code the Commission must make one of the following findings to approve the app...
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