HomeMy WebLinkAbout19409 - RESOLUTIONS - 12/2/1998 RESOLUTION NO. 19409
OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PALM SPRINGS,
CALIFORNIA, DESIGNATING THE UNTERMEYER-BISHOP
RESIDENCE/THE WILLOWS, LOCATED AT 412 W.
' TAHQUITZ CANYON WAY, R-1-A ZONE, SECTION 15, AS A
CLASS 1 HISTORIC SITE.
WHEREAS the Untermeyer-Bishop Residence/The Willows, and its associated personages and
activities, have substantially contributed to the history of the City of Palm Springs; and
WHEREAS the Untermeyer-Bishop Residence/The Willows has long been a notable feature at
the edge of the Central Business District of the City of Palm Springs, being a structure of
significant architectural value; and
WHEREAS the current owners of the subject property, Tracy Conrad and Paul Maria, have
sensitively restored the Untermeyer-Bishop Residence/The Willows to reflect the site's period of
significance, being the 1930s; and
WHEREAS the restoration of the property and its reuse as The Willows Palm Springs Historic
hm significantly contributes to the economic well-being of the Central Business District and the
community as a whole; and
WHEREAS the Palm Springs General Plan provides for the long-term preservation of significant
architectural, historic and cultural buildings and neighborhoods; and
' WHEREAS Chapter 8.05 of the Palm Springs Municipal Code allows for the proper designation
of historic sites; and
WHEREAS the Historic Site Preservation Board held a public hearing on November 18, 1997, to
consider designation of the Untermeyer-Bishop Residence/The Willows as an historic site and
unanimously recommended to the City Council designation of said property as a Class 1 Historic
Site; and
WHEREAS the City Council concurs in the recommendation of the Historic Site Preservation
Board regarding the historic and architectural value of the Untermeyer-Bishop Residence/The
Willows; and
WHEREAS the designation of the Untermeyer-Bishop Residence/The Willows shall further the
purposes and intent of the General Plan and Chapter 8.05 of the Municipal Code; and
WHEREAS the designation of the Untermeyer-Bishop Residence/The Willows shall promote the
sensitive long-term preservation of said site, and will enhance the character and the economic
well-being of the Central Business District.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Palm Springs,
California, as follows:
Section 1. The Untermeyer-Bishop Residence/The Willows, located at 412 W. Tahquitz
Canyon Way, shall be designated a Class 1 Historic Site pursuant to Chapter 8.05
of the Palm Springs Municipal Code. The site is located on a portion of Lot 1,
Block 23 of the Subdivision of Palm Springs, as recorded at Page 432 of Map
Book 9, Riverside County, California; APN 513-082-002.
Section 2. No permit for the exterior alteration to the Untermeyer-Bishop Residence/The
Willows shall be granted without the prior approval of the Historic Site ��
Preservation Board, pursuant to Chapter 8.05 of the Palm Springs Municipal
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Code; approved abterations shall maintain the historic: integrity of the site. A
plaque demarking the Untermeyer-Bishop Residence/The Willows as an historic
property shall be placed on the site at the discretion of the Historic Site
Preservation Board.
ADOPTED this 2nd day of December , 1998. '
AYES: Members Barnes, Hodges, Oden, Reller-Spurgin and Mayor Kleindienst
NOES: None
ABSENT: None - -
ATTEST: CITY OF ,RINGS, CALIFORNIA
BY = ��
City Clerk/ City Manag
REVIEWED & APPROVED: