HomeMy WebLinkAbout19410 - RESOLUTIONS - 12/2/1998 RESOLUTION NO. 19410
OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PALM SPRINGS,
CALIFORNIA, DESIGNATING THE PALM SPRINGS DESERT
MUSEUM, LOCATED AT 101 MUSEUM DRIVE, C-B-D
' ZONE, SECTION 15, AS A CLASS 1
HISTORIC/ARCHITECTURAL LANDMARK.
WHEREAS the Palm Springs Desert Museum, and its associated personages and activities, have
substantially contributed to the history of the City of Palm Springs; and
WHEREAS the Palm Springs Desert Museum has provided an awareness of the desert region for
residents and visitors since 1938; and
WHEREAS the Palm Springs Desert Museum opened its existing facility in 1976, the
architectural design of such facility cooperating in scale and materials with its natural setting at
the base of the San Jacinto Mountains; and
WHEREAS the Palm Springs Desert Museum, simultaneous with the opening of its existing
facility, expanded its mission to provide a full range of cultural activities for the community,
including art, natural science and the performing arts; and
WHEREAS the Palm Springs Desert Museum expanded its facility in 1996 in sympathy with the
original 1976 structure, to the point of using the original architect, E. Stewart Williams, AIA; and
WHEREAS its expanded facility allows the Palm Springs Desert Museum to continue to be a
leader in providing cultural amenities to the community; and
WHEREAS the Palm Springs Desert Museum and its expansion significantly contribute 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 June 16, 1998, to
consider designation of the Palm Springs Desert Museum as an historic/architectural landmark
and unanimously recommended to the City Council designation of said property as a Class 1
Site; and
WHEREAS the City Council concurs in the recommendation of the Historic Site Preservation
Board regarding the historic and architectural value of the Palm Springs Desert Museum; and
WHEREAS the designation of the Palm Springs Desert Museum shall further the purposes and
intent of the General Plan and Chapter 8.05 of the Municipal Code; and
WHEREAS the designation of the Palm Springs Desert Museum shall promote the sensitive
long-term preservation of said site, and will enhance the character of the Central Business
District and the community as a whole.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Palm Springs,
California, as follows:
Section 1. The Palm Springs Desert Museum, located at 101 Museum Drive, shall be 3 c
designated a Class 1 Historic/Architectural Landmark pursuant to Chapter 8.05 of
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the Palm Springs Municipal Code. The site is located on portions of Lots lc, 3 and
4, Block 9, and on a portion of Lot 3, Block 10, of the Subdivision of Palm
Springs, as recorded at Page 432 of Map Book 9, Riverside County, California;
APN 513-110-034.
Section 2. No permit for the exterior alteration to the Palm Springs Desert Museum shall be
granted without the prior approval of the Historic Site Preservation Board, '
pursuant to Chapter 8.05 of the Palm Springs Municipal Code; approved
alterations shall maintain the architectural integrity of the site. A plaque
demarking the Palm Springs Desert Museum as an historic/architectural landmark
shall be placed on the site.
ADOPTED this 2nd day of December 1998.
AYES: Members Barnes, Oden, Reller-Spurgin and Mayor Kleindiens't
NOES: Member Hodges
ABSENT: None
ATTEST: CITY OF PA �aINGS, CALIFORNIA
By
City`Clejk City Manage
REVIEWED & APPROVED:
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