HomeMy WebLinkAbout2C - PresentationItem 2CThe Gas Company Building
211 North Sunrise Way
HSPB #158 - Historic Site Designation
July 25, 2024
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Project Site & Context
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Proposed Review
•Historic Site Designation(Section 8.05.070)
•Property address: 211 N. SunriseRoad (APN #508-070-016)
•Zone District: Medium Residential(MR) – Section 14
E. Andreas Road N. Sunrise Way
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Site Conditions
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Site Conditions
Recent Approvals
•Planning Commission approveda Lot Split on 02/28/2024
•Planning Commission approveda Major Development Permit toconstruct a 15-unit residentialdevelopment on Parcel 1 on07/24/2024.
Lot Split into two separate parcels 15-unit Residential Development on Parcel 1
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Municipal Code Section 8.05.070.C.1.a
Criteria for the Designation of Class 1 Historic Resources
The site, structure, building or object exhibits exceptional historic significance and meets one or more of
the criteria listed below:
Criterion i: The resource is associated with events that have made a meaningful contribution to the nation,
state or community;
Criterion ii: The resource is associated with the lives of persons who made a meaningful contribution to
national, state or local history;
Criterion iii: The resource reflects or exemplifies a particular period of national, state or local history;
Criterion iv: The resource embodies the distinctive characteristics of a type, period or method of
construction;
Criterion v: The resource presents the work of a master builder, designer, artist, or architect whose
individual genius influenced his age, or that possesses high artistic value;
Criterion vi: The resource represents a significant and distinguishable entity whose components may lack
individual distinction, as used in evaluating applications for designation of historic districts, for parcels on
which more than one entity exists; or
Criterion vii: The resource has yielded or may be likely to yield information important to national, state or
local history or prehistory.
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Criteria for Historic Designation
Municipal Code Section 8.05.070.C.1.b
Analysis of Integrity
•Location
•Design
•Setting
•Materials
•Workmanship
•Feeling
•Association
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Criteria for Historic Designation
Character Defining Features:
•Location at northwest corner of N. Sunrise Way and E.
Andreas Road
•Orientation of primary façade east toward N. Sunrise
Way
•Low (one-story) scale
•Irregular plan wi th courtyard space at the west façade
•Blocky geometric massing, with asymmetrical primary
façade
•Flat roof with flat parapet
•Cast-in-place concrete walls with textured broken
edge detail along the vertical grooves
•Primary entry fronted by wide, open concrete patio
with broad concrete entry steps
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Criteria for Historic Designation
Character Defining Features:
•Recessed primary entry with floor to ceiling
glazed entry assembly with fully glazed metal
double doors
•Cantilevered steel entry canopy with wood slat
underside and open steel frame extension to
south
•Recessed and narrow floor-to-ceiling metal
windows with solar-tinted glazing
•Integrated concrete planters along the east and
south facades
•Integrated concrete box sign base at east façade
•Five free-standing original light fixtures located at
one of the east façade planters
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Conclusion
This is a City-initiated application for historic site designation. Based on the Historic
Resources Report (HRR) staff finds the property at 211 North Sunrise Way meets
criterion 3 and 5 for historic designation and all of the integrity findings listed in
Section 8.05.070.C.1.b, therefore, recommends Class 1 (Landmark) designation.
Recommendation
HSPB recommends City Council designate the “Gas Company Building” (211 N.
Sunrise Way) as a Class 1 Historic (Landmark) Site.
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