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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2A - PresentationItem 2AThe Richard and Signe Holechek Residence 2395 Pebble Beach Drive Case HSPB #163 Historic Site Designation – Class 1 Landmark June 11, 2025 PLANNING SERVICES DEPARTMENT Project Site & Context PLANNING SERVICES DEPARTMENT Proposed Review •Historic Site Designation (Section 8.05.070) • Property address: 2395 Pebble Beach Drive (APN #681-242-008) •Zone District: Single-Family Residential (R-1-C) PLANNING SERVICES DEPARTMENT Site Conditions East (front) Elevation from Pebble Beach Drive, February 2025 PLANNING SERVICES DEPARTMENT Historic Photographs Map and layout of homes along the golf course Source: Green Fairway Estates Brochure “Wentworth – Elevation G” Source: Green Fairway Estates Brochure Plan 1 (Three Bedroom Floor Plan) Source: Green Fairway Estates Brochure 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. Criteria for Historic Designation Municipal Code Section 8.05.070.C.1.b Analysis of Integrity • Location • Design • Setting • Materials • Workmanship • Feeling • Association PLANNING SERVICES DEPARTMENT West (rear) Elevation of the home, February 2025 Criteria for Historic Designation Character Defining Features: •Site design and placement of the home abutting the open and unobstructed views of the open green space •An emphasis on horizontality with low slung, asymmetrically pitched roof •Trapezoidal stacked stone walls on the east (front) elevation •9-bay floor to ceiling windows behind the stone walls on the east elevation •Minimal window to wall ratio on the front elevation •Vertical wood siding •H-shaped floor plan that divides the private and public spaces •Deep overhangs and recessed entry with solid double doors •Post-and-beam construction with exposed beams along the exterior eaves of the building PLANNING SERVICES DEPARTMENT “Roman Tub” (interior), February 2025 Criteria for Historic Designation Character Defining Features: •Extensive use of glazing in the form of aluminum-framed windows and doors •Open courtyard to the rear of the home beyond the front entry with beams that expand across the space •Stacked stone mailbox column that matches the main house •“Champagne glass” fireplace in front of a stone wall (interior features) •Roman tub with original tiles (interior feature) Non-contributing Element: •The 2022 attached casita addition to the southwest corner of the home •Non-original hardscaping •Spa and tanning shelf •Concrete block perimeter walls •Rooftop photovoltaic system •Brise soleil at front façade •Concrete paving materials PLANNING SERVICES DEPARTMENT East (front) Elevation showing brise soleil, February 2025 Conclusion Based on the Historic Resources Report (HRR) and the site visits, staff finds the property at 2395 Pebble Beach Drive meets criterion 3 and 5 and sufficient integrity as listed in Section 8.05.070.C.1.b is met to be reclassified as a Class 1 (Landmark) site. Recommendation Staff recommends City Council designate the “The Richard and Signe Holechek Residence” (2395 Pebble Beach Drive) as a Class 1 Historic Landmark Site. PLANNING SERVICES DEPARTMENT Owners’ Position The current owners submitted the request for historic designation of this site.