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6/21/2000 - STAFF REPORTS (23)
DATE: June 21, 2000 TO: City Council FROM: Director of Planning and Building CASE NO HSPB-39: REQUEST TO DESIGNATE FIRE STATION #1, 277 NORTH INDIAN CANYON DRIVE, AS A CLASS 1 HISTORIC SITE. RECOMMENDATION The Historic Site Preservation Board recommends designation of Fire Station#1,277 North Indian Canyon Drive, as a Class 1 Historic Site. RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR A CLASS 1 HISTORIC SITE A Class I Historic Site is a structure or site that qualifies for city designation. This structure or site may be qualified at the federal, state and/or county level. An archival file will be maintained. The structure or site may not be modified nor objects removed without the approval of the City Council. Usage may be limited by the City Council to the extent that it may impair the integrity of the site. The site will be plaqued. The City Council is authorized to designate Historic Sites. The Historic Site Preservation Board is charged with conducting studies and investigation of sites proposed for designation and making a recommendation to the City Council regarding proposed designation. In accordance with Section 8.05.180 of the Municipal Code,no person may undertake any of the following within or upon a Class 1 Historic Site without a Certificate of Approval from the Historic Site Preservation Board: 1. Construction of a new structure; 2. The moving, demolition or alteration of an existing structure in any manner which affects the exterior appearance of the structure; 3. A change in land use which affects the exterior appearance of a structure or the interior arrangement of public buildings; 4. The erection,remodeling or replacing of a sign which affects the exterior appearance of a structure. Additionally,in accordance with Section 8.05.170 of the Municipal Code,at any time after the initiation of proceedings for designation of an historic site, the Historic Site Preservation Board may,upon its own motion or upon the application of any interested person,issue an order staying any proposed or threatened demolition or alteration of the exterior of any structure within or upon such proposed site. Such stay order shall be effective for no longer than 120 days and is intended to afford time for necessary studies, hearings and determination whether such site should be designated as a historic site. Such stay order may be extended once for a period not to exceed sixty days. Decisions of the Historic Site Preservation Board may be appealed to the City Council FIRE STATION#1: BACKGROUND Fire Station#1was designed byAlbert Frey,AlAin 1955. Construction of the structure was completed in 1958. Mr. Richard C. Rowe, a retired urban design professional with formal training in architecture, describes this concrete and metal modern building as`the City's best remaining example of a utilitarian, post-war modem civic building". The building is t located at its original location and in its original setting. It is in its original use as a fire station. It is owned by its original owner,the City of Palm Springs. Alterations to this building have been minimal. Also,given its location downtown,this building is easily accessible to the general public. Of the structure proposed for designation, Mr. Rowe writes "Albert Frey's Fire Station Number 1 is in many ways the quintessential Frey creation. His ingenious use of inexpensive materials yield a building that satisfies on many levels. Institutionally and economically, the building succeeds with utilitarian efficiency and low maintenance requirements. His legendary use of unpainted concrete block and corrugated metal has weathered harsh desert conditions with little upkeep. On an aesthetic level,the building is a sampling of his artistic insight into context and grace. The tone of the unpainted block, made from local materials,is complimentary to the desert colors;as is the paint choices for the corrugated metal fascias. His clever handling of proportion,volume and composition is evident particularlywith the streetfacade on Indian Canyon which is worth comparing to the finest commercial offerings of his noted Intemational Style peers-Neutra,Gropius or Mies van der Rohe,among others. His wit is displayed in the design of the flagpole which pierces the roof overhang and soars skyward through the building(akin to the now lost feature on City Hall). Possibly of all his work in Palm Springs, Fire Station Number 1 has had the fewest alterations and is consequently an excellent candidate for the highest historic designation. It is a beautiful example of Albert Frey at his peak as an architect, colorist, economist and citizen! POTENTIAL FUTURE USE OF THE SITE The property at 277 North Indian Canyon Drive was built as a Fire Station and this use remains on the site. It is questionable whether this is currently the optimal site for such a facility. This location is near the western boundary of the service area. A more optimal location would be several blocks to the east so as to have a more centralized location resulting in improved response times. Additionally,increased traffic on Indian Canyon Drive and the dose distance of the station to the traffic signal at Amado creates egress problems for fire trucks pulling into traffic. For these reasons,the City has identified at least two sites for a new fire station. The City has identified a need for additional parking downtown. One of the sites identified to potentially accommodate this parking is the fire station site and adjacent City owned properties. This site is located in close proximity to the proposed Desert Walk project and the Casino,two major traffic generators. Additionally,as the land is already owned by the City,the need for land acquisition and the associated cost is eliminated. Again,this is only one of many sites that has been identified to accommodate parking needs. The City is continuing to study the parking situation downtown and investigate the feasibility of a variety of potential sites. Staff recommended thatthe HSPB nottake action regarding designation until such time as more information is available regarding the downtown parking programs. PROPOSED REVISED ORDINANCE The Historic Site Preservation Board and the staff are currently preparing revisions to Section 8.05 of the Municipal Code. The goal of these revisions is to better describe the historic and cultural resources of the community. As there is currently no development proposal for the fire station site,the structure is in no way threatened. Staff recommended that the HSPB defer making a recommendation on this matter until it has completed review of the revised Ordinance. This will allow action by the Council to be consistent with the proposed ordinance. Again,as the structure is not threatened,the deferral should not result 2 in harm to or loss of a potentially historic property. CEQA In accordancewith Section 15308 of the California Environmental Quality Act(CEQA),the proposed designation is a Class 8 Categorical Exemption as it involves action taken by a regulatory agency to assure the maintenance,restoration,enhancement,or protection of the environment. Douglas FrAvans, Director Planning and Building Da I eticek, Interim City Manager ATTACHMENTS: 1. Vicinity Map 2. Application 3. Historic Site Preservation Minutes of May 10, 2000 4. Written Correspondence From the Public 5. Draft Resolution A3 3 o 2!-� ,. 0 =t"-, *rw "••.;n+;' 330 East Molino Road ;:,;: ,,;�,, ,•- •,.I . n; ; Palm Springs California :'JIM F E: R at; 3L.1L. ,y i E +,.. �� 92262 760 416 3061 IRLAPRMarch 30, 2000 2COCD Hope Sullivan, Planning and Building PLANNING DIVISION City of Palm Springs 3200 Tahquitz Canyon P.O. Box 2743 Palm Springs CA 92263-2743 RE: Fire Station No. 1, 277 N. Indian Canyon, Palm Springs CA Dear Hope Sullivan, I support the nomination of the Albert Frey Fire Station No.1 for Historic Site Preservation status. Fire Station No.1 is a prime example of Albert Frey's unique vocabulary of desert modernism: steel, glass, concrete block and corrugated metal. Decidedly utilitarian, yet strikingly beautiful, Fire Station No.1 remains virtually intact and still faithfully fulfilling its function. Fire Station No. 1 is a rare opportunity for the City of Palm Springs to nominate a city-owned building. And thereby set an example of responsible commitment to the preservation the architectural history of Palm Springs. Very sincerely yours, Jim Isermann �a� Y Richard Cayia Rowe 11 Port_!3 Drive Palm Springs,CA 92264-6362 E-Mail: ewor@earthlink r, J Phone: (760)324-2448 Thursday,June 17,1999 Doug Evans, Director of Planning do Building City of Palm Springs 3200 Tahquitz Canyon P.O. Box 2743 Palm Springs, CA 92263-2743 RE: Fire Station Number 1, 277 N. Indian Canyon, Palm Springs Dear Mr. Evans: I am a resident of the City of Palm Sprims. I attach a bio on myself for your information. I request that the Historic Site Preservation Board (RSPB) consider and make a recommendation to City Council regarding the possible historic designation of Fire Station Number 1,a city-owned proper - . As a publicly owned resource,the disposition of Fire Station Number 1 deserves a high level of public consideration, input and review. The historic site designation process would help the City achieve that end. I believe that Fire Station Number 1 meets the qualifications for designation pursuant to Chapter 8.05 of the Palm Springs Municipal Code as a Class One designation. I have attached materials necessary for the application with the exception of the required 3W labels and map which are being prepared by Chicago Title. From the attached letter, I have directed that these be shipped directly to your attention. I would like to be notified of any environmental documentation for decisions affecting the fire station pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act. This would include a Notice of Preparation for an Environmental Impact Report (EIR)for a project which might affect We Fire Station. Sincerely, I C Arlut aa CO.Eleanor Corkk:,chair,Historic Site Preservation Be..^d 11 Ponoli Drive Phase:(760)324 2449 Palm Spriop CA 922644362 E-mail.eww@mWiaLnet 5 9 Richard Cayia Rowe Resident of Palm Springs,retired,active iu consulting on historic preservation. 1"04996 Community Redevelopment Agency,City of L.A. SenlorQy Planner • Project Planner for Bunker Hill,Chinatown,CBD Historic Core. • Formation of new redevelopment project area for Wilshire CentedKoreatown; damage survey teams following L.A.riots& 1994 Northridge earthquake. • Managed consultauts,staff and 60-person citizen's committee for CBD Downtown Strategic Plan. • Facilitated review of hi-todc compliance for certified rehabilitation projects involving National Register properties,include the Bradbury Building Angels Flight Railway.L A.Theatre Center and other projects on Broadway &Spring Street historic districts in downtown L.A. 1977-1980 The Arroyo Group Pasadena,CA Urban Deslgner • Worked on the Plan for Old Pasadena Long Beach Urban Quiao Guidelines, downtown urban design efforts involving historic properties in Tucson,AZ, Monterey(Cannery Row),San Juan Capistrano&Santa Barbara,CA. 1977-1995 Society of Architectural Historians,So.Calit Chapter Newsletter 6dll r&board Inmttber 1975-1980 Urban Conservation Dept. City of Pasadena,CA Mernberr Htetodo 8ltlwey RWIew Conrrdltee • Reviewed surveys prepared by stab;consultants and vohmteers • Confirmed or made rec.-mriendatiors as to level of designation of historic properties to the City% :11tural Heritage Commission. 1969-1976 University of Southem California • BArch&MA,Architecture • Certificate in Environmental Planning "1- , is z Society of Architectural HisWrians,California Preservation Foundation, National Trust for Hbw&Preservation&number local preservation organizations on the west coast. Scholor-in-Residence,The Gamble House,USC Presidem's Award,California Preservation Foundation Richard Cayia Rowe 11 Portold Drive Palm Springs.CA 92264-6362 E-Mail: ewor@earthlinknet Phone: (760)324-2448 Thursday,June 17, 1999 � Chicago Title ATTN: Wes Brown, San Bernardino 475 E Tahquitz Canyon Palm Springs, CA 92262 RE: 3W map A labels for City of Palm Springs Historic Site Designation Application - Fire Station Number 1 Dear Chicago Title: Pursuant to my phone conversation this morning, please prepare a 300' map di labels for City of Palm Springs Historic Site Designation Application per the City's standards: "III: Public Hearim Lobe/s The applicant shall submit 3 sets of typed self-adhesive labels of all property owners, lessees and sublessees of record. These labels shall include the assessor's parcel number, owner's name and mailing address of each property within 300-feet from the exterior limits of the subject property. Additionally, all assessor's parcel maps cle?rly indicating the 300-foot radius and a certified letter from a title company licensed to conduct business in Riverside County, California shall be submitted.' These should be prepared for Fire Station Number 1, 277 N Indian Canyon, Palm Springs,CA. I believe the APN is 513-091-021. Please verify prior to completing the work I understand that these materials can be produced within a day or two. Enclosed is my personal check#457 for $150. Please send or deliver the required materials directly to the City: Doug Evans,Director of Planning 4 Building RE: Fire Station Number 1 Historic Designation Application City of Palm Springs 3200 Tahquitz Canyon P.O. Box 2743 Palm Springs,CA 92263-2743 Send me a xerox copy and a receipt. I will be out of town till June 28*. Sincerely, C /P,,- .Idilu"I 13 .7 B 'Z -a At A Wnwtl In.W RICHARD CAYIA ROWE DOWNEY SAVINGS ANDLOAN 457 I I PORTOLA DR. ASSOOKI FJL PALM SPRINGS.CA 92954-M PH.780-3244w PALM Wlh=SF=9n$4 90-7035-32M 6/17/1999 PAY TO THE ORDER OF CHICAGO TrmF- r $ 150.00 ONE HUNDRED Firry AND 00/1 DOLLARS CHICAGO TITLE PALM SPRINGS OFFICE MEMO k1le 46 FOR 300'LABELS/M"FOR 277 N IND 3 2 2 2?0 3 564 106 2 L 2 1 S 281% V"M Aig A ---------- -- -------- 1l4pxArLAvV;3WUI III IL III "k L In .0-IM, ru- MS. i AFE-23-?? 12 :29 AM WILLOWS 760 325 6431 P. 02 CITY OF PALM SPRiN HISTORIC SITE ESIGNA'PION PROCEDURE: APPLICATION r The completed application and the required materials *shall be submitted to the Department of Planning & Building. The submittal will be given a cursory check and will be accepted for filing only if the basic requirements have been met. Incomplete applications due to missing or inadequate information will not be accepted for filing. Subsequent to the initial cursory check and filing of plans, a detailed review of the application and all reports and adeits will be made to insure that all information as required has been provided. I3[ST = SITE PMERVATION BOARD (HSPBI Once the application has been determined to be complete, the RSPB will review the application to determine whether the site meets the minimum qualifications for designation pursuant to Chapter 8.05 of the Palm Springs Municipal Code. If such determination is made, a public hearing will be scheduled for a future meeting. A public hearing will be held by the RSPB to receive testimony from all interested persons concerning the Fliistoric Site Designation. The public hearing may be continued from time to time, and upon complete consideration,the RSPB will make a reeomme►datioh to the City Council. Prior to consideration of the gVUmft by the HSPB,a notice of public heating for a Histmic Site- Designation request will be mailed to all property owners within 300-feet of the subject property a minimum of ten (10) days prior to the hearing date. i COUNCIL After receiving the recommendation of the Historic Site Preservation Board, a public hearing will be held by the City Council to receive testimony from all interested persons eonc m ttg the requested Historic Site Designation. The public hearing may be continued from time to time, and upon complete consideration, the City Council will then conditionally approve, deny, or approve the application as submitted. The City Council decision on the application is final. Prior to consideration of the application by the City Council, a notice of public hearing for a Historic Site Designation request will be mailed to all property owners within 3O0-feet of the subject property a minimum of ten(10)days prior to the hearing date. ��� DATE SUBMITTED CASE NO. flo be assigned) CITY OF PALM SPRINGS Department of Planning&Building Historic Site Designation TO 311E APPLIC.LM Your cooperation in completing this application and supplying the information requested will expedite City review of your application pursuant to local procedure. Applications submitted will not be considered complete until all submittal requirements are met. Staff may require additional information depending upon the specific project needs. Please submit this aWlication a'ndd sub=uent material to the Dena_*tment of Planning &Building. ``�NAME OF APPLICANT ( C µ" I " A c' A-I / A P.e'vE Check One: ❑ Owner ❑ Lessee Q Authorized Agent Applicant's Address: Mogan c+rb Rown ✓� G /7-1 IT F-V ii Palau Dr. Pam�sprw ce er"erez Telephone Number- Sim Address: Z 1-7 rJ . 'rN Vw Act.1 G A tJ`r o tJ POIA Aa SPA:mss , G A q 2262 Construction Do i vi 5 8 ❑ Estimated [ Factual Architect: QLt3EgT FAiFY,.A,X=Aa Builder: Present Owner. _—.- �.IAI � O Important Owners: IV. &ject SponsorLabels pour (4) sets of typed, self-adhesive add= labels for an pm=n to whom planning Commission agendas, materials, etc. are to be sent studs as the atchitect, *Vlnec`, landscape architect, etc. V. Existing Site photograohs One (1) set of photographs showing each elevation of the proposal and its surroundings. HSD Revised WS 3 i . IL --- RF ftR . M&MTAT S-Unless otherwise indicated, do not mount these omits on a board. All required plans shall be neatly drawn and completely dimensioned. This and the following constitutes a complete Variance application: I. Historic Site Deli lion Aggliation Original and ten(10) copies of a complete and correct application with a notarized sivnature, of the owner or lei If the signatory is an authorized representative, his authorization to represent the owner or lessee shall be in written form signed by the owner. 11. Pot Plan A. 8 1/2 x 11 size(10 copies), drawn to scale. If plan is larger than 81/2 x 11, submittal of reduced copies are required. The plan shall show the following data: 1. All property boundaries. 2. Complete legal description. 3. North arrow and scale. 4. All existing burldiings, mechanical equipment, landscape materials, fences, walls, sidewalks, driveways, parlang areas showing location of parking spaces, and signs, (Show in light or broken limes) 5. Square footage of each building and of the uses in each building. 6. The date of construction of each building and/or addition must be indicated. IIL Public Hearlpg Labels The applicant shall submit 3 sets of typed self-adhesive labels of all property owners, lessees and sublessees of record. TWO labels shall include the assessor's parcel number, owner's name and mailing address of each property withirt 300-1eet franc the exterior limits of the subject property. Additionally, all assessor's parcel maps dearly indicating the 300-foot radius and a certified letter from a title company licensed to conduct business In Riverside County,California shall be submitted. N any property on tltis list is owned by the United States Government in trust for the Agues Caliente Indian Tribe or Individual allbue-, a subsequent list of the names of individual Indian p)Vllen shah ab ineA from ►he Bmmt of TaAiaa Affairs aeA sionri by the MAR-25-98 02134 PM WILLOWS 760 325 6451 P. 01 Important Owners: ��1 / /01 S1lI n n y S Other Historic Associations: Common Name :J51 rt J HA4 mstoric Name: J /TA Assessor's Parcel n Number: 1 7 _ t _ UZl1,� Zone: 7 5 l`' 1;p' ? Land Use: 7� 17• t IZ t�•Vhl Is this project on fee land dr Indian trust land Q? (Check One) IIIIIIII� I _ . ec a approprIiate boxes: ARCHITECTURAL .F ❑ Vernacular Adobe 1800.1950 ❑ Bungalow 1895-1930 ❑ Vernacular Wood Frame IM1950 ❑ Prairie Style 1905-1930 ❑ Vernacular Brick 1850-1950 ❑ Pueblo Revival 1905-1940 ❑ Vernacular Ranch House 1850.1950 ❑ Mediterranean/Spanish Rv. 1915-1940 ❑ Vernacular(other) 1850-1950 ❑ Moderne/Art Dew 1920-1940 ❑ Gothic Revival 1850-I910 International Style 1925-1950 ❑ Italiante LUO.1980 ❑ California Style Post-1945 ❑ French Second Empire 1860-I890 ❑ Commercial ❑ Mission Revival 1990-1920 ❑ Other: ❑ Craftsman Bungalow 1895-1920 PRIMARY BUILDING MATERIAL ROOF TYPE ❑ Wood Frame ❑ Gable ❑ Other: ❑ Log ❑ Hip ❑ Adobe Brick ❑ Half-Hipped ❑ Brick ❑ Goblet ❑ Stone ❑ Shed ❑ Stucco ❑ Gambrel Concrete 0 Flat ® Metal ❑ Mansard ❑ Other: ❑ Hipped Gable Are there any significant decorative elements?[ayes ❑No ' If yes, briefly describe: SQP 2/71?e 4 ,ral Af t HSD Revised &W 6 MAR=25-99 02 :36 PM WILLOWS 760 325 6452 P. 02 BELATED FEATLIRES SURROUNDINGS ❑ Bar► ❑ Open Land ❑ Carriage House ® Scattered Buildings ❑ Garage ❑ Densely Built-up ❑ Shed ALTERATIONS ❑ Outhouse ❑ Major - ❑ Windmill ❑ Minor ❑ Water Tower Unaltered ❑ Tankhouse If altered, briefly describe: ❑ Hitching Post ❑ Fence ❑ Wall ❑ Unusual Curb ❑ Unusual Sidewalk PRESENT CONDTITON ❑ Formal Gardens ❑ Excellent ❑ Unusual Trees ® Good ❑ Expansive Lawns ❑ Fair ❑ Other: ❑ Deteriorated ❑ Destroyed USE OF BUILDING Current Use: G¢igtNa� Original Use: Please fist any sources used to complete this application: � ISO"* ESD Revised 8/98 7 MARL23-99 02156 PM WILLOWS 760 323 6451 P. 03 APPLICANT'S REQUIRED MATERIAL CHECKLIST MSTORIC SITE DESIGNATION The following items must be completed before a Flistotic Site Designation application will be accepted. Please check off each Item to assure completeness. Refer to the REQUIRED MATERIALS list of this application for more details on each item. Applieant city Use only cot s • Original Application (10 copies) Plot Plan 8 1/2 x I 1 (10 copies) Miscellaneous Exhibits • Public Healing Labels G��t! h 9 C�ii Ctlr • Project Sponsor Labels (if any) S' a • Existin2 Site Photomwhs [✓]� ❑ r�I Planning Department, Check By: HSD Revised 8/98 8 MARL-25-99 02 :3T PM WILLOWS 760 325 645t P.04 TIE FOLLOWING FORMS MUST BE FILLED OUT WITH A STATE OF C UFORMA NOTARY PUBLIC PRESENT. SELECT 7HE FORM WHICH BEST FITS THE TYPE OF AU7710=4770N. OWNER AFFIDAVIT STATE OF CALIFORNIA ) COUNTY OF RIVERSIDE )as I(WE), BEING DULY SWORN, DEPOSE AND SAY THAT 1, (WE) AM (ARE)THE OWNER OR OWNERS HEREIN NAMED AND THAT THE FOREGOING STATEMENTS AND ANSWERS HEREIN CONTAINED AND THE INFORMATION HEREIN SUBMITTED ARE IN ALL RESPECTS TRUE AND CORRECT TO THE BEST OF MY KNOWLEDGE AND BELIEF. Name Phone (Please Print) Mailing Address City State Signature(s) Subscribed and sworn to before me this day of 19 . Notary Public In and for the State of California with principal office in the County of HSD Revised WS 9 MARS-25-99 02e20 PM WZLLOWC T40 326 4451 P. OE LESSEE or AGENT AUTHORIZATION STATE OF CALIFORNIA ) COUNTY OF RIVERSIDE ) as I(WE), BEING DULY SWORN, DEPOSE AND SAY THAT I (WE) AM (ARE) THE OWNER OR OWNERS HEREIN NAMED AND THAT THE FOREGOING STATEMENTS AND ANSWERS HEREIN CONTAINED AND THE INFORMATION HEREIN SUBMITTED ARE IN ALL RESPECTS TRUE AND CORRECT TO THE BEST OF MY (OUR) KNOWLEDGE AND BELIEF. AND HEREBY ACKNOWLEDGE THAT IS (ARE) THE. AUTHORIZED LESSEE(S) or AGENT (circle one) OF THE SUBJECT PROPERTY AND ISIARE DULY AUTHORIZED TO SUBMIT THIS APPLICATION ON MY (OUR)BEHALF. Name Phone (Please Print) Mailing Address City State 9ibnawro(s) Subscribed and swom to before me this day of 19 . Notary Public In and for the State of California with principal office in the County of HSD Revised 8/98 LO Statement of Historic Significance Fire Station Number 1, 277 N Indian Canyon Fire Station Number 1 is the City's best remaining example of increasing rare type of historic resource - a utilitarian, post-war modern civic building, a fire station located in its commercial core. There is unprecedented interest in post war modern architecture in Palm Springs due to a run of once-in-a-lifetime articles in national and international magazines. By demolishing one of the Chy's most significant works, the City would squander its windfall represented by this interest. By such demolition, the City would fail to recognize and reinforce the significant investment in adaptive reuse projects reestablishing at 1950s theme, such as the recent "Muriel's Supper Club" on Palm Canyon, among others, The current surge in property values for postwar modern homes could possibly be undercut by such short-sighted demolition. Fire Station Number 1 is one of the best remaining examples the work of a master architect, the late Alb.;rt Frey. Information on his unquestioned significance is attached. A list of Frey buildings destroyed or altered beyond recognition is attached as well. As the best remaining, least altered Frey building in the Palm Spring downtown commercial district it is most accessible to the general public and increasing numbers of visitors to Palm Springs. Retention and reuse of this building provides an opportunity for forging a pedestrian link between the Fashion Plaza to the West and the Spa Hotel and Casino to the East. Good urban design could provide new parking opportunities, additional pedestrian-oriented commercial space and the reuse of Fire Station Number 1 for a museum or other adaptive reuse. Like the downtown public library building, Fire Station Number i is important due to its association with the development of the community's commercial core area. ' The building currently possesses a high degree of integrity because of the following: ■ It is still located at its original location and in its original setting. ■ It is still in its original use as a fire station. ■ It is still owned by its original owner, the City of Palm Springs. ■ It is little altered, representing the best extant example in downtown Palm Springs of a building of its workmanship, design, and association with a noted architect and the City's history. Albert Frey's Fire Station Number 1 is in many ways the quintessential Frey creation. His ingenious use of inexpensive materials yield a building that satisfied on many levels. Institutionally and economically, the building succeeds with utilitarian efficiency and low maintenance requirements. His legendary use of unpainted concrete block and corrugated metal was weathered harsh desert conditions with little upkeep. On an aesthetic level, the building is a sampling of his artistic insight into context and grace. The tone of the unpainted block, made from local materials, is complimentary to the desert colors; as is the paint choices for the corrugated metal fascias. His clever handling of proportion, volume and composition is evident particularly with the street facade on Indian Canyon which is worth comparing to the finest commercial offerings of his noted International Style peers - Neutra, Gropius or Mies van der Rohe, among others. His wit is displayed in the design of the flagpole which pierces the roof overhand and soars skyward through the building (akin to the now lost feature on City Hall).-Possibly of all his work in Palm Springs, Fire Station Number 1 •has had fewest alterations and is consequently an excellent candidate for the highest historic designation. It is a beautiful example of Albert Frey at his peak as an architect, colorist, economist and citizen. 010 r Significance of Albert Frey, Palm Springs Architect Swiss-born architect Albert Frey died in his home in Palm Springs, California on Saturday, November 14, 1998. He had recently celebrated his 95th birthday. A resident of Palm Springs for over 60 years, he set the stage for Modern Architecture in the desert. Born in Zurich, Switzerland in 1903, Frey was first intrigued by construction with the building of a small shed in his family's backyard. Schooled in architecture, he only practiced in Switzerland for a short• time before moving to Belgium in 1925 where he worked for Eggericx and Verwilghen. Then in 1928 he received his visa and came to Paris to work for Le Corbusier. He would work here for only a year or so, participating in a number of projects, including the (unbuilt) Centrosoyus project, and significantly the Villa Savoye. While detailing the Villa Savoye he became familiar with the American "Sweets Catalog". He became intrigued by American technology and the application of mass production to housing. So much so that Corbusier would call him "This American Guy". In 1930 he moved to New York and went into partnership with the influential A. Lawrence Kocher. Kocher was not only an architect, but also editor of Architectural Record magazine. During their short partnership they would explore the use of modern technologies and materials to produce prototypical buildings. These included the "Kocher Weekend House" (1934), elevated on pilotis and sheathed in canvas, and the "Aluminaire House (1931). The Aluminaire was also elevated on pilotis of aluminum tube, and sheathed in aluminum. Designed for a exposition, it was sized for the exhibit space. After the exposition it was moved first to a site on Long Island, New York, where it would eventually be modified (almost beyond recognition). Threatened with demolition, it was moved again to another site on Long Island where it is presently being restored by the New York Institute of Technology. aa�al In 1934 Frey drove to California (in his convertible - and until his last automobile he would always drive convertibles) to supervise the construction of the Kocher-Samson Building in Palm Springs. The client was Dr. J. J. Kocher, brother of A. Lawrence Kocher, and the first doctor-in-residence in Palm Springs. Stricken with TB, Kocher did not have much energy for doctoring, so•he dabbled in real estate. The Kocher-Samson building would be the second real estate office (also an insurance office) in Palm Springs. This was a dramatic building which captured the essence of Palm Springs living. In a checkerboard fashion, offices alternated with outdoor patios, providing the Palm Springs ideal of living with the desert. Above the offices was a single apartment, where Frey would later live when he built his first house for himself, ' Frey I (now demolished). It is hard to overestimate the importance of this building to Palm Springs. Driving into town on Palm Canyon Drive, this would be the first real estate office one would see - and it proclaimed MODERN. Expanses of glass provided an endless view. Chromed-steel rods crossed behind the front glass, providing lateral support while also providing a modern detail. Furnishings were as modern as one could ask for. This building set the pace for Modern Architecture in the desert. And even through the 1960's, all the advertisements in the real estate section of the telephone books would be illustrated with modern architecture. Unfortunately, so far the historic significance of this building has been unrecognized and unappreciated. Curiously, a Spanish- styled building, contiguous to the north, and built two years later, is a designated historic monument. Kocher-Samson is not. While building this structure, Frey fell in love with the desert. A desert which came right up to the mountains that reminded him of Switzerland. While Frey would return to New York, and get married, he would return to the desert permanently. His wife preferred Manhattan to Palm Springs, however, so the marriage was short-lived - only one year. She would return to New York, and he would remain in Palm Springs, a bachelor to the end. Frey's first few buildings in Palm Springs displayed his increasing awareness and understanding of the climate. aaA It An early building, the San Jacinto Hotel (1935), is a fairly stark International Style structure. Few windows are shaded from the sun by overhangs. Frey did not repeat this mistake. He began to understand the requirements of the desert and adapted modernism to this most- difficult climate. Frey went into partnership with John Porter Clark, also a young architect and a brilliant planner. Neither being licensed, their early work was attributed to Van Pelt & Lind, the firm Clark worked for in Pasadena. Due to the overwhelming summer heat (118 degree Fahrenheit is not unusual), they would summer in Pasadena. Very few full-time residents would stay the summer, and they were no exception. Throughout his career Frey would build institutional buildings, like Fire Station Number 1. His first, and again extremely significant, is the Clark & Frey Cathedral City Elementary School (1940). Nellie Coffman, on the School Board, preferred Spanish-styled architecture. Clark & Frey argued that Modern architecture could work, and be built for 15% less cost. Coffman finally agreed, but only if it was built in Cathedral City, for enough away that she did not have to look at it. The school was built in a modern style. Besides being built to budget, the modern style proved very adaptable. It was very easy to expand the building, especially as circulation was exterior. Due to a climate of little rain and rarely cold temperatures, shaded exterior walkways proved satisfactory. It became easy to expand these buildings as increasing enrollment required. Due to the success of this school, all future schools would be built in a modern idiom. Until the present, that is. Frey would build his first house for himself, Frey I, in 1940. This was a manifesto, both of his architectural ideals, as well as the ideals of Palm Springs living. Almost entirely sheathed in glass, the barrier between indoors and outdoors is broken. This was a tiny house, only 16' x 20' in plan. In fact, the pool was larger in plan than the house! Later Frey would expand the house, building a guest wing and a distinctive "Buck Rogers" second story bedroom. Circular in plan, this would also have circular windows, shaded by cylindrical metal shades, a device he would use again in his Premier Apartments (1957-58) and his North Shore Yacht Club (1958-59). Then in the early 1960's, Frey would sell the x*5 house to build his second house, Frey II (1963-64). Frey I would go through several owners, the last of which demolished the house, leaving only the pool extant. Frey was versatile, he could build houses, apartment buildings, retail stores, motels, and the like. In 1952-57 Clark, Frey and Chambers would build the Palm Spring City Hall, one of the most distinctive buildings in the city. Here one can see the elegant use of concrete block, with expanses of glass shielded from the bright sun with an aluminum bris soliel. A concrete disk stands elevated in front of the City Council chambers, providing shade and proclaiming in beautiful typography-.."The People Are the City". To the west, in front of the front door to City Hall, the awning has a disk cut out, of the same diameter, offering symmetry. Originally a flag pole protruded through the opening, but years ago this was replaced by the palm trees one can see today. Fire Station Number 1 exhibits a similar flag pole treatment. The City Council chambers were designed in detail. North facing windows provide beautiful indirect lighting. The walls are staggered, optimized for acoustics. While today microphones and loudspeakers are used, the interior was in fact designed for natural acoustics. Unfortunately, copper flashing was applied to the top edge of the exterior concrete block wall, detracting from the simplicity. And a air conditioning unit was placed way up front, hideously breaking the line of the roof. In 1947, Clark and Frey would build their offices at 879 N. Palm Canyon. Standing above a retail space, now a camera store, the offices had an expanse of north-facing windows to provide excellent light. Looking up the stairs to the office$.one can see a decorative stainless steel screen. This conceals the first commercially installed air conditioning unit in Palm Springs. Still operational todayl The screen is not original, Frey preferred the sculptural aspect of the air conditioning unit. But when Clark and Frey split (amicably), Clark built the screen - he never liked the expose air conditioning unit. Frey continued to work with a number of partners. And while preferring the modern idiom, he could work in any style the client preferred. a� �Y In 1941, Clark and Frey built two houses on the exclusive Smoke Tree Ranch development. Smoke Tree has extremely restrictive requirements for buildings, and the management thought these two houses exceeded those boundaries. Clark and Frey were banned for two years for further construction at Smoke Tree. This was eventually rescinded, and Frey would ultimately do over 70 projects on Smoke Tree. 1947 also brought Frey's Raymond Lowey House, built for the foremost industrial designer in America. Lowey would vacation at the Racquet Club, also the site of a number of Frey buildings. Intrigued by that architecture, Lowey retained Frey to design his own house. Built on a very rocky site - the City used the lot to dump boulders from road construction, without informing the owner - the house incorporates the rocks in the architecture. Boulders jut from the swimming pool. The pool also tucks inside the house, a sliding glass door closes over the pool. In the winter Lowey could dive into the pool from the living room, swim, and return to the warmth of the interior. The house is being restored by the new owners and the architects Marmol and Radzinor. In 1948-49 Clark and Frey would build the Katherine Finchey School, again, one of his most important projects. Here, Frey worked very closely with the teachers and administrators, to build a school which would meet all of their requirements. And the building was designed so that a mirror-image could be built when growth required. Vast expanses of north-facing windows provided natural lighting. Windows were also low, so the students could look out to the outside world. Frey considered it criminal to not allow children a good view of the outside. South facing windows were high, shaded by overhangs, and operable for flow-through ventilation. The multipurpose room, working as gymnasium, auditorium, and cafeteria, was exquisitely designed to meet all those functions. Regrettably, this school has been mostly destroyed. Eventually the entire campus will be demolished, as has Frey's Cahuilla School. The loss of these and other Frey buildings heightens the importance and significance of Fire Station Number 1. Frey would build his second house high in the hills at the end of Palisades Drive. Until architect John Lautner's Bob Hope House was AX0 built (1973), Frey's house would stand at the highest elevation of any house in Palm Springs. A small house, only 1,200 square feet, this again displays Frey's manifesto. Built on an "unbuildable" lot, the house steps up the hill, following the terrain. Like his first house, this is almost entirely sheathed in glass, commanding a spectacular view, oriented straight down Tahquitz Canyon towards his City Hall. The roof is of corrugated aluminum, screwed down to the 8" I-beams of the roof structure with over 700 screws. Each screw being individually sealed with silicone sealant. When Frey built his guest room addition, Cor-Ten steel was available. This is a steel which rusts, forming a protective oxidized layer which prevents further rusting. Frey found an advantage here - the roof could be spot-welded to the structural steel beams, eliminating the need for screws and sealant. Frey introduced the environment into the structure. A large boulder serves as a partition between the living area and the bedroom area. The floor is of concrete, integrally dyed to match the local soil. The ceiling is of perforated, corrugated aluminum, painted a deep blue to match the sky. And the drapes are green and yellow, picking up the colors of the nearby flowers. Nature and color were very important to Frey. This subtle interaction must be seen to be appreciated. In 1965, Frey and Chambers would build the Tramway Gas Station for developer Culver Nichols. Standing at the entrance to Palm Springs, replacing, perhaps, Frey's first Palm Springs City Gates - no demolished. Then-Mayor Frank Bogert suggested that this building be something spectacular, to provide a really dramatic entrance to the city. Frey accomplished this with a "Hyperbolic-Paraboloid" roof structure. This light, airy, roof soars like the wings of a bird, jutting up from the elegant concrete block main structure. A true billboard for the city. Recently this building has been a controversy. A developer wished to demolish the building, replacing it with landscaping as it conflicted with the style of his Spanish/Mediterranean project. Over the owner/would-be-developer's objections, the City Council voted in favor of the Palm Springs Historic Site Preservation Board's recommendation of Class One Historic Status. But.a month later, this was rescinded by the City Council. Eventually, however, the developer 41 qft�a a* did not renew his option, and the property became available. Luckily, the building was purchased by gallery owner Clayton Carlson and artist Montana St. Martins. The building will see an adaptive reuse as a sculpture gallery. Future historic designation is expected. A film project is in the works on Albert Frey, encouraged by the Museum of Modern Art in New York. On June 8th, Terence Riley, Chief Curator for Architecture and Design stated in a letter to the film's producers, "I was very excited to hear about your proposed project fora film on the file and work of Albert Frey. There is probably no single architect who represents so well the drastic changes that have transformed American architecture in this century. A film documenting his work would be particularly appropriate right now as the influence of Frey and the other California modernists reaches new heights" List of Frey buildings destroyed or altered beyond recognition Fire Station Number 1, 277 N Indian Canyon Building: Halberg House 1936 Status: Destroyed Architect Albert Frey Building: E1 Mirador Hotel (Interiors) 1940 Status: Destroyed Architect Albert Frey - Building: .Frey House I 1940 Status: Destroyed Architect Albert Frey Building: Skating Rink 1940 Status: Destroyed Architect Albert Frey Building: Palm Springs City Gates 1940 Status: Destroyed Architect Albert Frey Building: E1 Mirador Hotel (Shop Interior) 1941 Status: Destroyed Architect Albert Frey Building: Palm Springs Health Center 1941 Status: Destroyed Architect Albert Frey Building: Simsarian Plumbing 6 Heating 1941 Status: Destroyed Architect Albert Frey Building: E1 Mirador Hotel Conversion 1942 to Torney Hospital Status: Destroyed Architect Albert Frey Building: Cree House I 1945 Status: Destroyed Architect Albert Frey Building: Bel Vista War Housing I-b 1945 Status: Destroyed Architect Albert Frey Building: Bel Vista War Housing I-f 1945 Status: Destroyed Architect Albert Frey Building: Nelson Studio 1945 Status: Destroyed Architect Albert Frey Building: Hatton House a Guest House 1945 Status: Destroyed Architect Albert Frey Building: Florsheim House Interior Additions 1945 Status: Altered Beyond Recognition Architect Albert Frey Building: Doll House Restaurant 1945 (now) Sorrentino's Status: Destroyed Architect Albert Frey Building: Lone Palm Court Addition 1946 Status: Destroyed Architect Albert Frey Building: Desert Hot Springs Elementary 1946 School (now) Casa De Sol Apartments Status: Altered Beyond Recognition Architect Albert Frey Building: Cree Office Alteration 1946 (now) site of Hyatt Hotel Status: Destroyed Architect Albert Frey Building: E1 Mirador Hotel Restoration 1948 Status: Destroyed Architect Albert Frey Building: Turonnet House Addition 1951 Status: Destroyed Architect Albert Frey Building: Desert Museum 1953 Status: Destroyed Architect Albert Frey Building: Cielo Vista School 1955 Status: Altered Beyond Recognition Architect Albert Frey Building: Slaughter Office Building 1956 Palm Springs Magazine Building Status: Destroyed Architect Albert Frey Building: North Shore Beach Estates 1959 Sales Building Status: Destroyed Architect Albert Frey Building: Shell Oil Company 1965 Status: Destroyed Architect Albert Frey Building: Goldman House Addition To Frey I 1972 Status: Destroyed Architect Albert Frey Building: Kocher-Samson Building Car Shelter 1934 Status: Destroyed Architect Albert Frey i A. Lawrence Kocher Building: Katherine Finchy School 1948 Status: Destroyed Architect Albert Frey f Clark 6 Chambers Building: Brandenstein Study 1935 Status: Altered Beyond Recognition Architect Albert -Frey � �� • I Cany-on Street 1 I I I I I 1 I StationFire Number - I 1 MM aorh 3o t � Y The Minutes of the May 10, 2000 HSPB meeting will be reviewed and adopted by HSPB during their meeting of June 13, 2000. These minutes will be forwarded to the City Clerk for distribution to City Council upon their adoption. 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Box 2743 Palm Springs, CA 92263-2743 RE: Fire Station Number 1, 277 N. Indian Canyon, Palm Springs Case No. HSPB-0001 Dear Ms. Pirozzi: I am a property owner in Palm Springs. My co-applicant, Brad Dunning, is a resident of the City of Palm Springs. Originally, I submitted the application for Fire Station No, i on June 17, 1999. We believe that Fire Station Number 1 meets the qualifications for designation pursuant to Chapter 8.05 of the Palm Springs Municipal Code as a Class One designation. The application, letters and s'^estimony will further assert this. We disagree with the City Staff Recommendation that the HSPB defer making a recommendation until the new ordinance is adopted and the City consider review of downtown parking needs. The current ordinance is still in full effect. Good planning dictates that the parking studies and other planning efforts consider the building's significance prior to making any recommendations. We request that the Historic Site Preservation Board (HSPB) hear testimony and then consider and recommend to City Council designation of Fire Station Number 1, a city-owned property, as a Class 1 Historic Site under the current ordinance. Fire Station No. 1 represents a unique and valuable asset to the City. It should be used at its highest and best use, certainly not as a parking lot. Many examples of adaptive reuse projects of similar buildings provide reasonable options for the City to consider in the future. The citizens of Palm Springs deserve nothing less. Sincerely, h,?-e;� CC:Doug Evans,&rector of Planning&BuildI g Summary Statement of Historic Significance Fire Station Number 1, 277 N Indian Canyon Fire Station Number 1 is the City's best remaining example of increasing rare type of historic resource - a utilitarian, post-war modern civic building, a fire station located in its commercial core. There is unprecedented interest ir. post war modern architecture in Palm Springs due to a run of once-ir-a-lifetime articles in national and international magazines. By demolishing one of the City's most significant works, the City would squander its windfall represented by this interest. By such demolition, the City would fail to recognize and reinforce the significant investment in adaptive reuse projects reestablishing at 1950s theme, such as the recent "Muriel's Supper Club" on Palm Canyon, among others. The current surge in property values for postwar modern homes could possibly be undercut by such short-sighted demolition. Fire Station Number 1 is one of the best remaining examples the work of a master architect, the late Albert Frey. Information on his unquestioned significance is attached. A list of Frey buildings destroyed or altered beyond recognition is attached as well. As the best remaining, least altered Frey building in the Palm Spring downtown commercial district it is most accessible to the general public and increasing numbers of visitors to Palm Springs. Retention and reuse of this building provides an opportunity for forging a pedestrian link between the Fashion Plaza to the West and the Spa Hotel and Casino to the East. Good urban design could provide new parking opportunities, additional pedestrian-oriented commercial space and the reuse of Fire Station Num�er 1 for a museum or other adaptive reuse. Like the downtown public library building, Fire Station Number 1 is important due to its association with the development of the community's commercial core area. 3Y The building currently possesses a high degree of integrity because of the following: ■ It is still located at its original location and in its original setting. ■ It is still in its original use as a fire station. Although future retention will probably require its adaptive reuse. • It is still owned by its original owner, the City of Palm Springs. ■ It is little altered, representing the best extent example in downtown Palm Springs of a building of its workmanship, design, and association with a noted architect and the City's history. Comments on Current Historic Site Ordinance & Downtown Parkin, Planning anning ■ The current ordinance is still in effect. It is the law in the City of Palm Springs with respect to historic sites. There is no compelling reason to defer or delay taking action. The HSB's charge is to administer the ordinance that is in effect. Without the ordinance, the HSB has no reason for being, no powers and authority. ■ To defer or deny action is to deny due process and subject the City to possible legal action. There is no adopted moratorium on considering designations. To defer or deny action essentially breaks the law in effect now and at the. ?ime our application was submitted (June 17, 1999). ■ Planning for downtown parking should be informed by considering the historic significance of buildings that might otherwise possibly be considered easy to demolish. By not doing.so, the City could waste money, consultant time and the time of City staff, commissions and the public as well as come up with a foolhardy proposal that should cause undo controversy and conflict. • The Fire Station is a unique asset and should be retained and reused at its highest and best use, maximizing return to the City on its initial investment. 3r Comments in and by the Desert Sun In its editorial of April 19, 2000, the Desert Sun stated, "As for the fire station, it is apparent that the Fire Department has outgrown its current space and location and will soon need to move. But the building has the character and attributes worthy of preserving. Fire Station No. 1 deserves to be looked at for other possible uses." Yesterday, May 8, 2000, the Deser Sun published a FOCUS LETTER (attached & quoted below), urging r ::tention of Fire Station No. 1 and Frey's Ralph's store at Sunrise and Ramon in Palm Springs. "Preserve modernist heritage I find the recent news regarding the planned destruction of the Albert Frey fire station on Indian Canyon and the Ralphs market on Sunrise and Ramon very disconcerting. Albert Frey's architecture is an integral part of the modernist movement in the U.S. and should be preserved. His buildings in Palm Springs should be restored and registered as historic landmarks, not destroyed to make room for more cookie- cutter Mediterranean/Spanish architecture. FrWr work wasgroundbreaking modernism inspired by the beauty of our desert city. He was commissioned to create strudtures that formed the foundation for our civic infrastructure. He built schools for our children, a City Hal/for our go vernmen t, homes for our families and many landmarks, like the service station at the entrance to the city and the Tramway station, both of which helped foster the economy of the city through tourism. In the desert we have the luxury of undeveloped land to create new architecture and build for our future. It is imperative to preserve our past through Frey's buildings. Short-sighted foolishness, lack of imagination and disrespect for Frey's creations will not serve this c/ty's civic pride or cut,ural heritage. Save Albert Frey's fire station and the Ralphs market/ Andrew Marcus �No Palm Springs Palm Springs news-Palm Springs...preservailon—thedowrtsm.corwyaiwygJ/72fttp.1/www.thedeser..Jdoriestopinio"58098498.shtml !��PCareerPathxom Palm Springs to decide buildings' fate One Frey building worthy of preservation April tft,2000 T81� STORY Officials from the city if Palm snore stories about growth Springs may soon be called upon and development to make decisions regarding the future of two buildings designed by POSti,ls story mad comments on the most revered and respected man in the city's architectural history. The fate Of the two structures designed by the father of desert modem design, Albert Frey, will at least partially be decided in City Hall. If you aren't familiar with Frey's work, he designed some of the best-known modernist buildings in the city—the Tramway Gas Station (now known as the Montana St. Martin Gallery), Palm Springs Fire Station No. 1 and, perhaps fittingly so, City Hall. Frey, who died in 1998, was one of the world's foremost architects. The native of Switzerland moved to Palm Springs in 1936 and became pz- of a 1940s and '50s modernist architectural movement. He also designed a grocery store located on Sunrise Way near Ramon Road. That building, currently a Ralphs grocery store, and the venerable Fire Station No. 1 could be demolished to make room for 21 at century progress. The owners of the Ralphs store want to build a newer, larger store on the site of the current market, using the existing store space as a parking lot. Plans are more tenuous for the fire station, but it too could be used to make more room for parking in downtown. aaA 1 of 2 5/9/2000 6:28 AM Palm Springs news-Palm Springs...preservation—thedeser tsun.corwysiwyg:N72lhttp:/hvww.Umdeser..Jstoriesiopinio"58099498.shtml Some architecture lovers say the grocery store building should be preserved. We don't agree. While Frey's architecture helped establish the style and charm that is uniquely Palm Springs, efforts to save the Ralphs building on Sunrise seem to pay too much homage to the designer and not enough attention to the work itself. The building is certainly not an example of Frey's best. Just because Albert Frey designed a strip mall doesn't mean it deserves to be saved. A great painter may clean his brush on a canvas, but that doesn't make it a work of art. As for the fire station, :t is apparent that the Fire Department has outgrown its current space and location and will soon need to move. But the building has the character and attributes worthy of preserving. Fire Station No. 1 deserves to be looked at for other possible uses. Send a friend a link to this story: Your friend's e-mail address: Your e-mail address: Your e-mail ninclude advarlislact related to this Bile. Send to Friend Back to Opinion/Editorial I Back to Top C#I1N�R C2000 The Desert sun Use of this site signifies your agreemen:to the Terms of Service tupdated Rp111 11 2000r 2 of 2 5MI2000 6:28 M RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF OF THE CITY OF PALM SPRINGS, CALIFORNIA,RECOMMENDING DESIGNATION OF FIRE STATION #1, LOCATED AT 277 NORTH INDIAN CANYON, AS A CLASS 1 HISTORIC SITE. WHEREAS,Fire Station#1 is considered one of the best remaining example of an increasingly rare type of historic resource-a utilitarian, post-war modem civic building; and WHEREAS,Fire Station#1 is one of the best remaining examples of the work of master architect, the late Albert Frey; and WHEREAS, Fire Station#1 is the best remaining, least altered Frey building in the Palm Springs downtown commercial district; and WHEREAS, Fire Station#1, given its location, is accessible to the general public and increasing numbers of visitors to'Palm Springs; and WHEREAS, Fire Station #1 is important due to its association with the development of the community's commercial core area; and WHEREAS, Fire Station#1 possesses a high degree of integrity because it is still located at its original location and in its original setting; and WHEREAS, Fire Station#1 is still in its original use as a fire station; and WHEREAS, Fire Station#1 is still owned by its original owner, the City of Palm Springs; and WHEREAS,Chapter 8.05 of the Palm Springs Municipal Code allowsforthe designation of historic sites; and WHEREAS,on June 21,2000,the City Council held a public hearing on said designation as a Class 1 Historic Site; and WHEREAS,the designation of Fire Station#1 shall further the purposes and intent of Chapter8.05 and WHEREAS,the designation of Fire Station#1 shall promote the sensitive preservation of said site. NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Palm Springs,California as follows: Section 1. Fire Station#1,located at 277 West Indian Canyon Drive,is designated as a Class 1 Historic Site pursuant to Chapter 8.05 of the Palm Springs Municipal Code. Section 2. No permit for the exterior alteration to Fire Station#1 may be issued without first 4�05 obtaining a Certificate of Approval from the Historic Site Preservation Board and approval of the City Council. Section 3: Designation shall not preclude the change of use of the structure as adaptive reuse is encouraged. ADOPTED this day of . 2000 AYES: NOES: ABSENT: ATTEST: CITY OF PALM SPRINGS, CALIFORNIA By City Clerk City Manager REVIEWED AND APPROVED AS TO FORM: AFFIDAVIT OF MAILING NOTICES I, the undersigned City Clerk of the City of Palm Springs, California, do hereby certify that a copy of the Notice of Public Hearing before the City Council of the City of Palm Springs, in conjunction with DESIGNATION OF HISTORIC SITE CLASS 1, FIRE STATION 1„ was mailed to each and every person set forth on the attached list on the 2nd day of June, 2000. A copy of said Notice is attached hereto. Said mailing was completed by placing a copy of said Notice in a sealed envelope, with postage prepaid, and depositing same in the U.S. Mail at Palm Springs, California. I declare under penalty of perjury that the foregoing is true and correct. Dated at Palm Springs, California,this 2nd day of June, 2000. C, 2�a6-oz::5i PATRICIA A. SANDERS City Clerk JL is -P NOTICE OF CITY COUNCIL MEETING Proposed Designation of Fire Station 1 as a Class One Historic Site NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the City Council of the City of Palm Springs, California,will hold a public hearing at its meeting of June 21, 2000. The City Council meeting begins at 7:00 p.m. in the Council Chambers at City Hall, 3200 E. Tahquitz Canyon Way, Palm Springs. The purpose of the hearing is to consider designation of Fire Station 1, 277 North Indian Canyon, as a Class 1 Historic Site. This request is categorically exempt from review underthe California Environmental Quality Act. The application is available for public review in the Department of Planning and Building, City Hall, 3200 East Tahquitz Canyon Way, Palm Springs. If any individual orgroup challenges the action in court, issues raised may be limited to only those issues raised at the public hearing described in this notice or in written correspondence at or prior to the City Council hearing. An opportunity will be given at said hearing for all interested persons to be heard. Questions regarding this case may be directed to Hope V. Sullivan, Department of Planning and Building, (760)323-8245. CITY COUNCIL Patricia Sanders City Clerk Publish 6/4/00 VICINITY 1111P ALEJO POAD O PPOJ)ffCT AMADO MAO LOC11710N z O ANDgAS PD. � u rAHOUITz GANYON WAY z e PAh10N POAD f + AMIDO ROAD + I � I � Ip ° PPOJECT o Z SCT� u u I � + ANOR/fAS ROAD + MK CITY OF PALM 'SPRINGS APPLICANT DESCRIPTION APPLIGArIONrO DPAD OUNNINO ff DE5/6NAT E PIPESTArION#/ (271 N, PIG11AP0 POWF INOIAN CANYON DPNE)A5 A GLA55 / I1/S7-OPIG 5/7-f. 508-041-001 508-041-002,po'3, 6o? 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', N�✓ry Mos 3io Al PxL,, &n� 17r. '�`� o No-z +Pat„-, Springs CA gaat,a Palrn Spr no& CIA q�y��- 513-091 —o6q` 513 _a`il- o��.. 5r3-o9r-6a3 513 -691-6a f 513-o91-bay Ap�li c�-.vr Richard Cayia Rowe Brad Dunning 68055 Vista del Valle C P. O. Box 3252 Cathedral City, CA 92Z Palm Springs, CA 92263-3252 Richard Cayia Rowe Brad Dunning 68055 Vista del Valle Court P. O. Box 3252 Cathedral City, CA 92234-2249 Palm Springs, CA 92263-3252 Richard Cayia Rowe Brad Dunning 68055 Vista del Valle Court P. O. Box 3252 Cathedral City, CA 92234-2249 Palm Springs, CA 92263-3252 Richard Cayia Rowe Brad Dunning 68055 Vista del Valle Court P. O. Box 3252 Cathedral City, CA 92234-2249 Palm Springs, CA 92263-3252 Richard Cayia Rowe Brad Dunning 68055 Vista del Valle Court P. O. Box 3252 Cathedral City, CA 92234-2249 Palm Springs, CA 92263-3252 Richard Cayia Rowe 68055 Vista del Valle Court Cathedral City, CA 92234-2249 NIA jL 1061 East San Lorenzo Road Palm Springs,CA 92264 Gulii'J1 iJ,<lD,7�'1�;J; June 12, 2000 Palm Springs City Council c/o Patricia Sanders,City Clerk City Hall 3200 E Tahquitz Canyon Way Palm Springs, CA 92262 Re; Proposed Designation of Fire Station 1 as a "Class One HistoricSite" To Whom It May Concern: I am writing to express my support for the historic site designation of Fire Station Number 1 on Indian Canyon. Albert Frey was one of the founding fathers of modernist architecture in Palm Springs. His pioneering work inspired generations of architects and laid the foundation for the "Desert Modern" style, a style of architecture that has propelled Palm Springs into the status of media darling, spawning countless magazine/newspaper articles, books and television coverage and focusing world attention on this nearly-forgotten resort. It is imperative that the legacy of the great Palm Springs modernist architects be preserved for future generations for reasons both cultural and economic, Palm Springs needs to learn a lesson from Miami Beach, another nearly-forgotten resort that has roared back to life almost exclusively through the preservation of its architectural heritage. City Hall has ignored this great legacy (ironically, while housed in an Albert Frey building), preferring to spawn developments in styles that can be found in strip malls throughout Southern California, instead of nourishing the preservation of a style that is unique to Palm Springs. The future of Palm Springs is inextricably tied to the preservation of its past, Remember, no one is writing articles about Palm Desert . . . . Sincerely, Michael Stern Uj /ocummlpalm=PMeilfirt:vow Ivuax calm fpriogf Niftoric Iite rrumatioo roandatioo P.O. Box 1122 Palm Springs, C4 92263 Honorable Will Kleindienst, Mayor Palm Springs City Hall, PO Box 2743 3200 Taquitz Canyon Way Palm Springs, CA 92262 May 17, 20000 Dear Mayor Kleindienst, On behalf of the Palm Springs Historic Site Foundation, I am writing to urge your support for granting Class One Designation to Fire Station#1, designed by Albert Frey. Reiterating Frey biographer Joseph Rosa's letter of April 25, he "urges the City of Palm Springs to reconsider Frey's Fire Station as a cultural artifact of'desert modernism.' His fire station is one of the few remaining Modern stations standing in America. The city of Palm Springs has a rich architectural cultural heritage. Please reconsider the value of this Modern icon of the desert." The Desert Sun in its April 19 editorial, stated, "the building has the character and attributes worthy of preserving." Much has already been written about the importance of Albert Frey and his contribution to the historic architectural fabric of Palm Springs. Let us work together in seeking a viable solution to the downtown parking problems which results in a win-win situation for the entire city today and for future generations. Sincerely, )ieth Harris Board Member Founded 1997 Sent By: Palm Springs Desert MUSellm; 760 327 5069; Jun-15-00 12:45PM; Page Ili PALM SPR INGS DESERT (anice Lyle,P11,D, MUSEUM Fse� tdve l)rrerlur rtul nryANMG SCIENCE N FEIIFIXM AM June 15, 2000 Honorable Will Kleindeinst.Mayor Palm Springs City Hall P. O. Box 2743 Patin Springs,CA 92262 Dear Will, As you know, the Palm Springs Desen Museum was given Frey House II by Albert Frey upon his death. We are proud to have been selected as the institution that will preserve Frey's personal residence for future generations. The Museum is cormnitted to maintaining this architectural landmark in pristine condition for our children and grandchildren. I believe that the City of Palm Springs can also engage in this effort to preserve modernist architecture by granting Class One status to Albert Frey's Fire Station f l. The City has maintained this building with care over the years and it still has value as a fire station. Making the commitment to work around the Fire Station for future parking issues simply means that all of its must be creative. I believe we have a very talented community capable of finding other solutions to our downtown parking problems. Please join the Musemn and other members ofthc community in our efforts to preserve Albert Frey's architectural legacy. (� Cordially, Janice Lyle, Ph.D. Executive Director Cc: City Council Members R0-nux 2310, LOl Museum Drivc,17alln Sprhiga, C'alifurnia 92263-2310 760/325.7186 760/327-5064 rae t-MAn,.info("snluscam.org wcDSITrtwww.psmuscum.org Mary Kay Stolz Ic ai_n�`SA1449 S. via SalidaaPalm Springs, CA 92264 ?9 9000 0EIVELIL- June 18, 2000 To: Palm Springs City Council Re: Fire Station 1 1 strongly believe that designating Fire Staion 1 as a Class One Historic Site is the only way to go. Besides it's being one of my favorite buildings in downtown, it is one of the best remaining, least altered, examples of Albert Frey's work. We should be doing everything we can to preserve Palm Springs' modern heritage. That heritage is what is putting our town on the map again and attracting a new and global audience. Truly, PROOF OF PUBLICATION This is space for County Clerk's riling Stalnp (2015.5.C.C.P) �aCm&k' `J 12©DO to STATE OF CALIFORNIA County of Riverside - - t^' '----------------------- u, I am a citizen of the United States and a resident of Proof of Publication of the County aforesaid;I am over the age of eighteen - - - -- - - - -No 5069 years,and not a party to or interested in the CITY OF PALM SPRINGS above-entitled matter.I am the clerk of a NOTICE OF CITY COUNCIL MEETING principal Proposed Resignation of Fire t inter of the DESERT SUN PUBLISHING Station 1 as a Class One Historic Site P e NG NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the City Council COMPANY a newspaper of general circulation, of the City of Palm Springs, California, will hold a public hearing at its meeting of June 21, 2000.' printed and published in the city of Palm Springs, The City Council meeting begins at 7:00 p.m in Coun of Riverside and which newspaper has been the Council Chambers Pa at Sprityings. Hall, 3200 E Tan- tythe, Canyon Way, Palm Springs. adjudged a newspaper of general circulation by the - Superior Court of the County of Riverside,State of California under the date of March 24,1988.Case Number 191236;that the notice,of which the annexed is a printed copy(set in type not smaller than non pariel,has been published in each regular and entire issue of said newspaper and not in any supplement thereof on the following dates,to wit: June --------------'-------- ------------------------------ — --- — 111�I r CITr Or Pw.0 svei,les' The purpose of the heann�q Is to consider desig- All in the year 2000 nation of Fire Station 1, 277 North Indian Canyon, as a Class 1 Historic Site This request is categorically exempt from review I certifyor declare under penalty of er'u that the under the Callfomla Environmental Quality Act-( P ty P I ry The application is available for public review in foregoing is true and correct. ' the Deppartment of Plammn and Building, City Hall, 3200 E. Tahqutz Canyon Way, Palm 5th Springs If any individual or group challenges the action in Dated at Palm Springs,California thus--------------day court, issues raised may be limited to only those issues raised at the public hearing described in June notice or inwritten correspondence at or pri- 2000 or to the City Council hearing, - ----------------- ------r An opportunity will be given at said hearing for all I interested persons to be heard. Hope V. ill van- e ___�______ g ing p . De this case may n dig a and B Hope V.Sullivan, Department of Planning antl Building,J (760)323- 1 / I-- ------ 0245 --- j. \•_ .Qt..____ __,..______- _____- CITY COUNCIL Patricia Signature City a Clerk �- PUB: June 4, 2000' as ou ✓,`.. _�-�-.^^".�.'---,.-�.0 rings 513-081—t0`13 `r�l�p�' T Shirt Productions°��1 304 Palm Canyon Dr Ipp Palm Springs :CA 92262 n Sprin s �QF PAI. Yr s 1320017 �L6B 41-009 W lte-r V _ober y j 93 Mar t St " 'vrn• -cfrnor-- dr, an F ncisco CA 94105 �hernp[r,r got 1, ,.,rn !'nrsvaii --� _ - � >uah hVarrw�e E rigs ''l i ITT]Ppfpwr�y " 513-560-004 Calwin Realty Inc Desert Fashi �n3> .,Park Ave q�" NeV,?-,�ork NY 10022 °','r J' t,.��.1 ,..i�,{ -+r r - l I•LLB ``--�LZ� `�� �I [�rf Li='L✓C` F...t'E C'; (N-rf j;. PROOF OF PUBLICATION This is space for County Clerk's Filing Stamp (2015.5.C.C.P) C� P,E(;LIVF�- STATE OF CALIFORNIA C 7-Y c�Gae' County or Riverside I am a citizen of the United States and a resident of Proof of Publication of the County aforesaid;I am over the age of eighteen No.a 087 years,and not a party to or interested in the CITY OF PALM SPRINGS NOTICE OF HISTORIC SITE PRESERVA-IIU4V above-entitled matter.I am the principal clerk of a ProposeBOARD MEETING printer of the,DESERT SUN PUBLISHING as d Designation of Fire Station 1 a Class One Historic site NOTICE IS I-I EREBy GIVEN that the III id Sit? COMPANY a newspaper of general circulation, Preservation Board of the City of Palm Springs, tinted and published in the city of Palm Springs, California,will hold a public lisping at its meeting p p ty May 9,2000 The Historic Site Piesc,atlon Board County of Riverside,and which newspaper has been meeting begins at 8 15 a m. �n the Large Confai- ence Roam of C y Hall, 3200 E Tahquitz Canyon adjudged a newspaper of general circulation by the Way. Palm Sprints. The purpose of this hearing is to consda desig Superior Court of the County of Riverside,State of nae?n?r Flre station 1, 2n N. Indian Canyon, as California under the date of March 24,1988.Case a Class 1 Historic site. Number 191236;that the notice,of which the ' annexed is a printed copy(set in type not smaller than non panel,has been published in each regular and entire issue of said newspaper and not in any " supplement thereof on the following dates,to wit: April 26t'n -------—----------------'—'--- — ---------------------------------------- - -, i— it All in the year 2000 -__zlrr-n-I_,Irl-_—_ncr,- I certify(or declare)under penalty of perjury that the This i'Cgr.o, is cstegorieal y exempt from i evew under this California nvironmental Quality Action foregoing IS true and correct. The application is available for public review in 26th [lie Department of Planning and Building, Cry Hall, 3200 Gist Tahqurtz Canyon Way Palm Dated at Palm Springs,California this-----•--day Spimganys f individual of group be limited the only those e April court, issues raised may be limited to only those issues raised at the public spoird descubed m Of------------------------------------,2000 this t notice or in written cones ir.in B ce al of nir or to the Historic Site given at tsar B esni healing. An restedOPPOmAnity will be gluon at said hearing for all interested pemons to be heard QJupe V s mpeid- (/ IngDe this case ma n directed to Hope V SulLvan, i yy Department of Plannm9 and Budding, (760)323- ____—______ 824E Signature HISTORIC SITE PRESERVATION BOARD is/Hope V 6'hAmn Pimciral PI.mrini PUB April _^G 2000 AFFIDAVIT OF MAILING STATE OF CALIFORNIA ) COUNTY OF RIVERSIDE) I, the undersigned, say: I am and was at all times herein mentioned, a citizen of the United States and employed in the County of Riverside, over the age of eighteen years, and not a party to the within action or proceeding; that my business address is 3200 E. Tahquitz Canyon Drive, Palm Springs, California; that on the 20th day of April, 2000, 1 served the within (NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING) on PLANNING COMMISSION Proposed Designation of Fire Station 1 as a Class One Historic Site, 277 N. Indian Canyon Drive, C-B-D Zone, Section 15 on persons contained in Exhibit "A" attached hereto in said action or proceeding by depositing a true copy thereof, enclosed in a sealed envelope with postage thereon fully prepaid, in a mailbox, sub-post office, substation or mail chute, or other like facility, regularly maintained by the Government of the United States in the City of Palm Springs, California, addressed to the list of persons or firms indicated on the report received from the title company dated March 28, 2000 and certified by the City's Planning Technician, and attached hereto as Exhibit "A". Notices (10) (along with stamped envelopes) were mailed to the Bureau of Indian Affairs, Palm Springs Field Office, PO Box 2245, Palm Springs CA 92263, which they will in turn send. I hereby declare under penalty of perjury that the foregoing is true and correct. Juditp{ A. Nichols Dated at Palm Springs, California, thisuu20th day of April, 2000. CHICAGO TITLE 560 EAST HOSPITALITY LANE, SAN BERNARDINO, CA 92408 (909) 884-0448 DrECE9WE MAR 2 9 F00 J '; PLMjiI ir, nw Oki Date: 3/28/2000 Enclosed you will find the radius requested by you on Assessor's Parcel No. 513-091-021 This radius has been prepared as a courtesy using the most current assessor's tax rolls and equalized plat maps available to us, as per the county requirements. While the information herein provided is believed to be correct, this company assumes no liablity for any loss occurring by the reason of reliance thereof. By: — bustome Service 508-041-001 508-041-002t003100-7 Diane D Jessup Theodore Mandinach 599 S Fern Canyon Dr 21711 Ventura Blvd 229 Palm Springs CA 92264 Woodland Hills CA 91364 508-041-008 508-041-009 Plaza Motors Inc Walter V Coberly 290 N Indian Canyon Dr 593 Market St Palm Springs CA 92262 San Francisco CA 94105 513-081-011' 01(- 513-081-012 Harry N Moscatel Project 335 Camino Norte 303 N Indian Canyon Dr Palm Springs CA 92262 Palm Springs CA 92262 513-081-013 513-081-014 • T Shirt Production Co Inc Ruth M Leithal 304 Palm Canyon Dr 429 E Tahquitz Canyon Way Palm Springs CA 92262 Palm Springs CA 92262 513-091-001 513-091-002 • Albert A & Flora Simay Poma 48728 Desert Flower Dr PO Box 157 Palm Desert CA 92260 Pacific Palisades CA 90272 513-091-003 513-091-004 William H Allen Redevelopment Agenc y Of P PO Box 294 PO Box 27 Manhattan Beach CA 90267 Pal rings CA 92263 513-091-005 513-091-008 Enzo Provenza Elisabeth P Desantis 1276 N Palm Cyn 205 1276 N Palm Canyon Dr 205 Palm Springs CA 92262 Palm Springs CA 92262 513-091-010 513-091-011 Roland E Adass Lewis Goldring 1090 S Sagebrush Rd 3260 Fryman Rd Palm Springs CA 92264 Studio City CA 91604 513-091-012 513-091-016 Ferdinand C Rose Ralph G & Hazel Gaytan PO Box 1003 850 Avenida Acapulco Palm Springs CA 92263 San Clemente CA 92672 513-091-017 513-091-018 Alfred J & Cheryl Mcbride Eliza Z Cavallaro 292 N Palm Canyon Dr 2224 S Araby Dr Palm Springs CA 92262 Palm Springs CA 92264 513-091-020 513-091-021 Henry Frank City Of Palm S 100 S Sunrise Way 272 PO Box 2 Palm Springs CA 92262 Pal prings CA 92263 513-091-026 513-094-0011co-7 Southern California Edison Cc Joseph & Ruth Lavornia PO Box 800 12292 Media Panorama Rosemead CA 91770 Santa Ana CA 92705 513-094-002 513-094-003 Joan & Joseph Lavornia Joseph & Ruth Lavornia 12292 Media Panorama 2033 Flower Ct Santa Ana CA 92705 Upland CA 91784 513-094-005 513-094-006 Joan & Joseph Lavornia Joan Lavornia 2033 Flower Ct 2033 Flower Ct Upland CA 91784 Upland CA 91784 513-094-007 513-094-009 Joseph & Rut vornia Joel & Barbara Rettew 12292 a Panorama 10424 Brookshire Ave S a Ana CA 92705 Downey CA 90241 513-560-004 513-560-005 Calwin Realty Inc Desert Fashi Psh Holdings Inc 350 Park Ave 201 Merchant St 1650 New York NY 10022 Honolulu HI 96813 513-560-007 508- 0`4l -611 Desert Fashion Plaza 16955 Via Del Campo 110 No 66 C( San Diego CA 92127 01 Ad-")buss *** 33 Printed *** g- b,41 bl-).., USA 508 Po Sax. 9a45 PitLnt Spry GKI g�3(o3 5O8-r541-663 608- 641-00-7 fhs.od.atr✓ �:lan r✓h E ���`ar?r! U to Qlue� l 3 j �r BIvd� 3Wo t c N0/s eve a,ara� cr4 a 13�04 613- D8I - 015 613-oal-a ry A-Li "CIO ZOAP- —" (�ahlu� l�loscutt� 31® N, Pa-E ea-n.tr ar. 335 o e NOTICE OF HISTORIC SITE PRESERVATION BOARD MEETING Proposed Designation of Fire Station 1 as a Class One Historic Site NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Historic Site Preservation Board of the City of Palm Springs, California,will hold apublic hearing at its meeting of May 9,2000. The Historic Site Preservation Board meeting begins at 8:15 a.m.in the Large Conference Room at City Hall,3200 E.Tahquitz Carryon Way, Patin Springs. The purpose ofthe hearing is to consider designation of Fire Station 1,277 N.Indian Canyon,as a Class 1 Historic Site. This request is categorically exempt from review under the California Environment Quality Action. The application is available for public review in the Department ofPlanning and Building,City Hall,3200 East Tahquitz Canyon Way, Palm Springs. If any individual or group challenges the action in court,issues raised may be limited to only those issues raised at the public hearing described in this notice or in written correspondence at or prior to the Historic Site Preservation Board hearing. An opportunity will be given at said hearing for all interested persons to be heard. Questions regarding this case may be directed to Hope V. Sullivan, Department of Planning and Building, (760)323-8245. HISTOR\IIC SITE PRESERVATION BOARD V HOPE V. SULLIVAN = Principal Planner Publish: April 26, 2000 Send to Desert Sun: April 21, 2000 Mail to Property Owners: April 21, 2000 VICINITY l IAP ALEJO ROAD � O PO O TION�� o AIIADO ROAD N.r5. �ANDREAS RD. u u TAYIOUITZ CANYON WAY Z Z Z � RAl70N ROAD + AMADO ROAD + PPOJffcT- z � u � I � I � z + (ANDREAS ROAD + I I Mk, CITY OF PALM SPRINGS APPLICANT DESCRIPTION ARRUGATIONTO 13RAO DUNNING ff DE5I6NATE #/ (2l7 N. RICIiARD ROW)f INDIAN CANYON DRNEJ A5 A CLA55 I /j/5TORlG SITE,