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DATE: October 4, 2000
TO: City Council
FROM: Director of Planning and Building
CASE NO. HSPB-41: REQUESTTO DESIGNATETHE O'DONNELL HOUSE,ABOVE MUSEUM
WAY, AS A CLASS 1 HISTORIC SITE.
RECOMMENDATION
It is recommended that the City Council receive public comment and review information regarding
the designation of the O'Donnell House as a Class 1 Historic Site. If desired, the City Council may
adopt the attached resolution designating the property as a Class 1 Historic Site
RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR A CLASS 1 HISTORIC SITE
A Class 1 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 maybe 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 mannerwhich 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 fordesignation 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 bA
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
814
O'Donnell House Class 1 Designation
Staff Report to City Council
October 4, 2000
Page 2
THE O'DONNELL HOUSE
The O'Donnell House,designed by Charles Turner,was built in 1925 by Nellie Coffman forThomas
O'Donnell who had a twenty five year lease on this land owned by the Desert Inn. The structure was
designed to replicate the buildings of the Inn which were located below it.
The Mediterranean Revival home is in excellent condition and substantially restored to its original
appearance. It has a red-tiled gable roof and plain stucco walls. An encircling porch is supported
by plain posts; a second story veranda with a carved railing adorns the front elevation.
In 1986,this property was designated as a Class 2 Historic Site. The Class 2 designation was due t9
the request of the then property owner who wanted to retain flexibility. The current property owner,
Tracy Conrad, has substantially restored the structure to its original appearance and is seeking
Class 1 designation.
CEQA
In accordance with 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.
Gvz�
Director ofLVlanning and Building
City Manager
attachments:
1. Map
2. The House Beautiful article on the property.
3. Draft Resolution.
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APPLICANT DESCRIPTION
TRACY CONRAD PROPOSED DESIGNATION OF THE
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OJO DEL DLSIERTO
'Thr Home of Jlfr. aml -,llr.r. Thom,it 4. O'Donnell, in Solahrru C i ifornid, o/ which
W. C. Temner was ilde ✓ vchiiecl
BY MARY f:LLLOGG
Fttl; the :au•ul lo 'l Iju del Ili•>irno' Ihr I is f uvula, and begin the ❑scent in low. nul IellecAiug ILIUM courage but ncditing
Profr,sor el.nled the ear in low. 'I his is liven at that nhv eves sought—just as Io Licence—desirable landing places. Upon
the highest unnllinn•nt which Ile can p'Iy to COIOIII'I Lindbelgll's might, in a m:mocr a previous occasion the ear had shppvd
a hill—although such clown a mountain
a'hitl;it IoUst hastily 7 backward.
beadmilted, is not to Par s - Dly opening pant-
be nlenlionee in the ;iF''r graph will die stilhout
same breath Willi the having lied if it has
cooling, diogtled, vo - i.a ilcd to cunac) ,,n
dure.l slUpcs of our •�,' l� zE'",� - impression of the
New England. phis "r •%*' heights to which one
bill is it full-Ileegcd goys in order to reach
tc
tali(urnia mountain. i ;;��.; this almost unima;;
It rises as abruptly "�/�F}�� '` ��, � inablc 'Eye of the
oom the (lour of the / I)cscrl'; or of the
desclt a+ doubt woe- - scnoc of advent Lire and
IIIIIC$ rises Ina miu.l ✓.'f n .'i'','%;=,, unreality which there
4:. .
prepared for action. p::j�.-'. ,: :Mend one. The road,
It is also a sore of of course, is so ave-
1)ritute Ill ouulaiu, % Iy/i ,� ,`c: H S' fullq engineered and
since it is the nlagnili- \ af`++.I�/ ,��,, j/ grit;.. - constructed that fears
crnt site for one house R are futile. One cannot
only. And Ihcre is �,� � •oat �`� I fail to rcdcll with ease
probably only one pro- � rl�h'; f aMe sACty the ecli-
sun :hive who would. ` ..' ; •a"'. r - curly wrought iron
have conceived the ., •t '> - ; ' 'I Fairs where the words
gorgeous idea of build- - t 'Ufo del Ucsierto' are
ing a house here, half- - l(.; silhouetted against the
wax, bctaccn heaven -,' , sky.
and a:Irth,on a'Cloud- — }, r, . ;r ,. Literally against the
load terrace beyond shy! 'fry to picl Lire
the ttorld.' A terrace _ µ• -it, for otherwise no
reached by as superb s...k r,^° - adoyuate COOCCI ion
a stretch of roaewav " a . -ii — _ '� of the peculiar lovcli-
as even the United " � i ness of situaliu11 can
States Government _-_ _ _ be obtained. T]Ic
could build for its
armies, provided it 4 i
tossessed them. ,\ _ ,
roadway with a race - - 'rwt Iuxat or TiuS
g _ CACTUS GARDEN IIAs
Professor
caused even the _ -- LARGE rLAr SIONLs
firof lie to not done
e � - - - AND CODDLES LAID IN
Ihing he had not clone - - �'• Cr,slENT IN THE SPAN-
from VOI)COLIver to Ise MANNER
/yA S
=at
1)TI I\I' RINDS U P
A SURPRISINGLY STEEP IULL
WE IINALLY CAME TO .1
PAIR OI' DELICAT17LY
WROUGHT IRON GATES
IN %VIIICII ToL NAME 'o)u
4 . DLL DISILRTD• IS SILIIOU-
ll I:FTCu AGAINST THE SAYr'�/��
r ,
�- OPENING fROM THE LIV-
ING-ROU,\I IS THIS UPLN-AIR
_, _ - _ �,�+.• > SPACE, HALF LIVING-Eo1%[
AND IIALI DINING-ROOU.
L' DIIU.0 I'Ll' OI`PUSI"I'I. TO l'II1:
nuuIta oI Lois IIUU SI uu
Duo Its lO Tit ll C'\el us,
.si4��asa��k. 4yGy�; .btl G.\II DLN
mountain rises, slicer, from
the California Desert of the 'a
Colorado Ewer, rubbing fi, "' f
shoulders with S.In Jacinto '
of purple shadows and er-
mine Snue S. (Neuron dca the Liz,'' ��`yyy I` �� 44 l{ r *c+,:
tr A AT' .
:ulCicnt I n
and
decided upo
velvet and ermine before
mode-forecasting periodicals •"` ' , `,_ iiitYY'I i
were invenLed and when Na-
lure supplied the only Cash- #
F,
una blots.) ISclua'lhu moue- ""'' I I• I t I 111
4 lain are Jcsens which are ".+�. - •I " ..'
not ak ays, bill Sometimes,
drv. Deserts much in s\rin Kx. �•
lime arc violet on•:ms of t' r,•,r qq� `� 1 ��. �$'���`
crrbrn.aa. puuCl u.0 rd w'ilh
�uCC.rs nl I'm,fulielit white. GG.. ♦li, '�S :- ' 1;�, -
Cactus blussantS of Il:uuing'
rural, reh'et spa ars of indigo ','�v.�n..,/•' c .
bushes. InkIN snlukchces of
pinkish pe., :uaJ pales f�<, _'":""''- _ - _ ✓'."(
..
velars of apple green. - a, . ' .• . .
In this lanlastic scene
of magnificent distances talc
desert groves of orange and
grapefruit trees, featuring
globes of gold in black-green
setting, stem ;as prim as our .-' ••
New England cedars; while the drifts of 'Oju del Desierlo' has been so designed as the exquisitely turreted chSte:Iux of
luxuli;mt oleanders scent :a chastely volup- that it Scents to settle into its mountain site mediaeval France scan to belong to, and
InllpS as the warm-hued upholstery Our without hurting the nmun Lain. which is a tionuplement,their minia Lurell a untain peaks.
Pilgrims chose for their ehurdac.. guild deal for a home to ;tccongllish. The .1'hc house is built as a desert resort, but
The visitor to the desert must adopt a scale adobe u\;Ills have been colored a greenish it has architectural high lights which world
of new values. He must accept its strange- gray to match the stony slopes,—this glow equally well in other places and dimes.
nesses as cliecrlully as an unexpected Icgacv. mountain has no verdure,—the woodwork l'hese features are its outdoor dining-ruont,
must compare it wilh nothing• and enjoy it has been blackened to match the shadows, its tiled kitchen, Its sun-bathing roof, and
'as the nymphs do.' Or, if I•ossessing the and [lie liles of the roof arc stained pullk to its division into unc-story and live-slow
nu•:ms, the leisure, and the ;rpiral aon, he match the sunset glu\vs. In IUC[, from the sections. HIS division is, in California, quite
might set a house like this One under the desert four the Mi-LIClule srknalk to he .Iv a ctmunun unc. a divi<inn ill endlcso Cum-
slareand he Cowell. much .a pain of Ibc n'.agg\ mak,ek of nad, bin.noms and pu,.iballa r< It elk cs Sa0.h
JUCP•
1928 jl
LOOKING e%CK IR0.11 11111
OUI-OF-DOOR K00%I. JILRU ... .......
ARE 1?101AN RUGS, A
WJCKI,!, SCREEN vvi-i-ir zl(!- f,
ZAG DISIGNS IN BLACK,AND
Itilo,11URV UP1101SLI Ilia) or
IN PALE YELLOW LINLN
PIPLD NVITII BL kCK
THE ADOBE NVALLS 0I THE
TIOUSE ARE A 011I.I.NI5I;
DRAY TO MAICH *IlWSrONY
SLOvEs, rot, \VO()I)\\U[tK is
DARKTO MAlCo *111V SlIAD-
OWS, AND 1-111; TILIS 11AVE
THE PINKS 01 THE SUNSET
GLOWS
Such:I manner of building
V.
il, natUrAly, more suited to
(1'0I)iC 111:111 10 temperate
zones. BLIL even in the Iattet
."g tile 'I'llit,sysicill of Califor-
nia call be utilized with sat-
isfactory results. In other
words,one part oft the house
MAY be U1fllCatCd during the
sD
i,'l0atCSa LOW, provided the
I IT ri 14 ."n't , need of Space will
allow. That has beet Oil[
Way, the Professor's and
mine, of accomplishing a
house with a right angle.
Fledge, arbor, and garden
i55; finish out our square. ['lie
,
right a y :I angle is not exactly 46 eA new idea,either,if compared
A
elit iu Ii iI tteO oLda4 ta os nhosnideed refuses
l b u e refuses
to be a retiring creature like
those built out at the rear,
and boldly invests itself with
W, a Sort of iakish cliarni.
i g-
t, The Spanish living
�,,X 'Oj o of d c I Des i e r t o'
is it two-storied apartment
with exposeditindbers. It is
Spaciousness in one tittar(er and such conk- :it right zml-,ies to the house. Is there any used form evening room—the desert nights
pactneis in another as call be gained in no better way
V to gain a churning effect? Unless are undbelievabh, cold—or during the very
other Nvay. We, the Professor and 1, have a house call be built around all four si es of few winter day�'of desert rain. -]'here is a
just tried the plan with a New England a Court"Vard. That, Tideal lofty, hooded fireplace, and an overhanging
farmhouse, and, simple June lh0LI!!ll it is, war lei build. To be able to sit in one's own balcony. At one end, overlooking that part
it gives results is salisfactor*v its llcse ill rooms and iUQI1 OUL at other wails which are of the,desert known its '[Fie play.ground of
California. Ours, ilo"em, is Willi one's own possessions, or, at evening, to see the winds,' it glistening pule of heavy glass
111.1ples and not palms and OIIC*.S (MIt IaIIlpS glowing 110.Sl)il:ll)IV iICI()Sl has been set into the Willi.
oleanders. Less exotic, but more fulk- pie- the w.ly, is like calling one's cake and having At the sides of this high window, and in
I%tred to wage winning battles with ice and it too. Or like enjoying it house both sub- perfect scale, are twill doors opening out to
snow. jectively and objectively at one and the the terrace. In the side walls are two similar
I be living-mom of'Ojo del Desierto'is set same time. doors, exactly opposite each klx. rliese
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'1'II I,LIVING-ROOM IS TWO-S't'ORIUD, WIa9I EXPOSED TI AmmRS, LOFTY 1100136U 171 REPLACL,
AND CORNER IIAL ONY
Open to 111t' CICIL1s g.rdnn and outdoor hold Cacti and grasses of upright and and Oceans of thawers built into Ihcir walls.
dining of„sr. 'I hus.with Opt , r"Ot;.living- dret.p!ug Baba. V,,":;ilc fom Il r.ya c„r-liv 'I he duuis ;d the i•cdioon p ls, ucnint, OUL to
room bcirnnes terrace and leirdce becom nv es auns have heen brought palms-1he balconies, convert them to slecpmg porches
living-mural,tillonecan scarcelydecidewhich sentinels of the desert and the most northern at night, :mil bath: to roorns in the da%tioa.
'dean ch;unler'to lu,,e. 'I he a;gale greens:Old native species— in order That the edge of In colder ciinh.rtes this is nut quite plea i.al,
Gobehn blues of the splendid 1.Ipcslries of the Icrra,e may be magnificently delincd. but [lie gcncral idea of small elvopit ;rooms
the room, the Ilicl,ering banns of tallow "I her h:n'e been carried up"the steep ascent and large bathrooms :nut outside port-lies
drips in prides% antique cmhdelahrh, seem by Iheaven only knows what powerful trae- is good for nll. 'I he. Lugv slvcping-rooms
to rl`dtieC, almost 10 the scd' of late% and tills, :Old One wonders if cvcr in history such which we. of New England, fin instance, :are
pen:ncs, the marvelous sunscLs and star- CI}+•collie Iroplc plants have loomed in greater accustomed to build and to open out to the
lights of the desert. 11Slje- y against a more brilliant skv. zero winter nights might much better be
The outdoor room--half living, half Now we must—as I once heard the pre- divided in half, one section designed to be
dining—is in sharpest contrast to the siding ollicerof it wonsn's dub sav, after the cold at night and one to be warm in the
cathedral-like dimness of the other. Here, loured speaker was through—'cattle down nmrning!
under the huming sunlight of winter days, to the mundane things of earth earthly and I'hc treasure of treasures is on the roof
:Ire spread crude Nelluws, reds, ad black, have it dish of lea.' In Other words, descend a sun-bathing apartment. I'ranles of weadh-
m slripcs :led squales and (Ilhel geomclried from Sl,v to service I,ildnm. But it is far cared, hand-adced u.1k enclose and divide it.
designs whidl 0111} :t SciCnl iSt could n.une or from being a dr,cc urrr Aaenw because of the from Lhese frames brigIlL curtains are hung
an Indian emplo) Sp.ulish tiles whiclh decorate the w'ay. A for protection, but, with only one residence
Elsewhere I have mentioned the value of small dour leads from thcoutdoor Bring-and- to a mountain and in ;Ili enlightened curler
having origin Ll dhails of wic<rr, tgnhulslered dining rront uI the serving-room, so dis- of the wunlry where sun ballis are accepted
Ili materials w'hidl Ilearly m:Itch than in guised that only its architect would ever as :t desirable habit and not as a frealOA
,ulor. This is dune here, pair! yellow linen recognize it. TO be perfectly honest, the first whim,there is no fear of censorious ocighbors.
being used and piped with hl.,dc. "I he screen little I Saw it 1 had ❑u idea for what purpose One need not, in the SOILLIIWe1l, sncd,off to
is of a'idwr with blad, design,. "lire Indianl it had been built! _Just a IOVCI\' blue-Blvd a Still lalh as I() 'tile Old sx'inrnlin' hulc' of
Iugs arc Meet, and while.led l ed :led ycllua'. room, like ;I hathroum Nwhom hatme,. New laIghod, One wOuden it lilt' bAllIS ul
l here is a comer Ihrplace. GmId any other Doors and drawers and cupboards, Imv C'yer, Carac:dla ever dreamed of a riv;d in IIIe sun!
be more luvel—ve Or more practical, since the conceal such a perfection of electrical equip- 'I lie Cactus garden is so unique a Icature
fanlike contour of enclosing walls prOleds nhent that one believes anything might be that it must not be p.used over in describing
the heat into the Isom? true, and that it is only necessary to drop;ill this house. It is in a rocky depr6sion which
Vivid stain gs of eltia lieu, Ihcnlselres in electrified hool: .Old line out of the small adjoins the Spanish loom. One of the long,
brukcn Ncrulilion Imes tin the adobe wall. grilled window to capture glnmuilles s ari(is grilled domv�.tvs leads out lot it front that
A rattler has >aclllieed ils skin 10 nrd,e it d la Lon pwise, room and an MlLlisiLely ,vr,mght iunl gate-
bad,gwuud lire ,I lily. I hie shin ,%lilt its Inside stairs, Outside ()tics too, lead tO w.q' leads in to it I10111 the drive. The Ilour
geometrical markings in goys and black balconies and to sleeping-rooms having tiled is made of flat stones laid up in cement, and
suggests that the designs of file Hopi rugs bathrooms almost as delightful as the has sections, in the Spanish manner,of small
have a background of natural history. Urns kitchen! Bathrooms which are dressing- cobblestones of dill'erent colors arranged
ul color .Ind of brightly bnrnl+hcd brass norms as well, with mirrors and cl+inets in delicale curves. (Continued oil Pace 70)
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^r
OJO DEL DESIERTO
(CO,tti„l,ed f,oat pr,ge;2)
1 - The IMarshlield beach viclds just sofuu•ss suds as entirely bclici
t such cubbh•s, sul.dl and m slmdv. I wit pal pow. II is jnsl Ibis deli.
of violet, ruse, green, or gray. CAC uullinv--uuChing the light
e - Source need not go to California in unimaginable ways, and com.
W or Spain in order that stone ter- billed with their curious forms
races ma}r be thus decorated. which gives then[ their value a,'
The flora, however, are strictly domesticated plants. Moreover,
desert blooms. Or, to be more their colors, of modest gran and,
exact, in some eases mere spiky misty green, are subtle and in-
spines. But spines of SUCII inter- Irigwng,while the blusennls which
esting shape or color or hahil that burst from their forbidding eaten-
' .I desert lover aches to place thein ors are of living Ilmne and indigo,
° where they vvdl throw lbvnndvcs of glowing red and coral, Or of vul.
or other plants into rclicf. bowaspcllidaswhity.Orofwhileas
All the plants of the desert p.11id as parchment. -Ihcse C.ini
protect themselves from the ad- went to epitomize all the imstvn,
T1 v:mees of SUCK Zlmilll.lk AS would all the beaUly, all the naldh in.
y break their outward shells and earn ate,all the l raged v:Iitd heumf
4°
deprive them of the tiny r"oir fin, charm of desert places. JUq
�.,.
9; voirs of InoiSt11rC set onset- :is thcv epitomize the pervading
lously slurud against penuds ul s115e of unioahly which invests
drought. the level),'Eve of the Ucseri';—
These coverings, however,
On that cloud-loved terrace be and
which are of so cruel a nature, y
he world
have—as may be noted in the where earth is forgotten and time
photographs—an appearance of lies dead.
16TH CENTURY ISFAHAN
Reproduction
A GARDEN TIIAT FitONTS THE SEA
13611GA 01j '/`I I `L RUGS
(Continued front Tn6e SS)
1 ClT L ` C.1, l l I of the I\1imulus, scabiosa, and roses have been our hedging and
salpiglossis that 1 wanted to try have been most satisfactory, with
HE Bengal-Oriental rug has been dedicated co the sprinkled lightly, among the zin- their single pint:roses late in June,
Oriental ideals of design and coloring;passing modes mash and the nlonling-glory, Qua- with their clusters of small red
nicelit, and mignonette that I hips and the charming reddish
—the fancy oftheday—have never turned us from our put- thought might be charming among brown tracery of their twigs and
pose no reproduce the rarest rugs to be found in the foreign the petunias, failed Inc. In fact, stems in autumn.
markets ur in the hands of private collectors... The charm the situation became so desperate (Hack adders, bayberries, and
of the Oriental rug will never be outgrown—worthy exam- that I had to scurry round at the huckleberries,too,prefer the head-
.plesofthisages-old artarediflicultto secareand thenonly Iast'n mute and take what 1 could lands to our location, so we have
find to assure our July bloom. had to depend upon hollyhocks
at prohibitory prices, but the Bengal-Oriental reprodue- There were only a dozen pulplc lur the ncedcd heights and fall
Lions make it possible for you no gratify your caste for the petunias at the nurservinan's and structural accents. They grow
priceless rugs of the Orient. a limited number of :ageratum as sentinels in the doorway gu-
and ruse Phlox J ononoodi. This dons, in a thicket of thciruwn that
ria•for l
( a'/_o rise rlaer not exceed$I SS I
r _ lhlo w w x, Iwovet, as so brilliant svdudvs its from the harbor road.'
in any part ur'the United Starer. that it livened the whole garden and in the plain garden, in ldh
in a must aulazing wan, during Clumps about the cvntre. There.
these dillicult weeks, while it on sunny days, their lurch Iigla
played for time for the other pink and ruse-red flowers are
INC.
JAMES M. SHOEMAKER CO., plants to get under way. In silhouetted in a most fascinating
I19 WEST 40TH STREET, NEW YORK fact, the phlox kept on blooming w•av against the blue of the sea
and blooming until well into the and skv. At the shore here in
A Comu/Nng Orrornlivr krrin lr'nhora C4arar Madthe ao.Tpn with full dersit. fall.. I is rose was l he exact Shade(If New I:1lgland, their bloorning
and we will send you color Places and information as to saes and prices. the rose zinnia, but its effect was season is very lung and they are
much more intense, because its not just July flowers, as 1 hoar
Please send me color plat, of rugs for little silken-petaled Iowers grew known them in gardens elsewhere,
❑Living room,size......................0llining room, size...... .... in flat-topped clusters in unshad- but sulks of continuing bloom,
❑Bed room, size ...... .... ...... ❑Hall, size.................... .. owed light, while the velvety ,.with their topmost buflsl som"
❑"Uackgroandi of Oriental hearrty"by Alice Van Leer Carrick. petals of the zinnias, ranged row [times w.tiling until,lata in Ilia
upon row, an: not only light- fall fur their unfolding,
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AFFIDAVIT
OF
MAILING NOTICES
1, 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 the Proposed
Designation of the O'Donnell House, above Museum Way, as a Class One
Historic Site, was mailed to each and every person set forth on the attached
list on the 22nd day of September, 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 22nd day of September, 2000.
PATRICIA A. SANDERS
City Clerk
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
PALM SPRINGS CITY COUNCIL
Proposed Designation of The O'Donnell House,(above)Museum Way,as a Class One Historic Site
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN thatthe City Council of the City of Palm Springs,California,will hold a
public hearing at its meeting of October 4,2000. The City Council meeting begins at 7:00 PM in the City
Council Chambers, 3200 E. Tahquitz Canyon Way, Palm Springs.
The purpose ofthe hearing is to consider designation of The O'Donnell House,currently a Class 2 Historic
Site, as a Class 1 Iistoric Site.
This request is categorically exempt from review under the California Enviromnent 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 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.
PATRICIA A. SANDERS
City Clerk
Publish: September 23, 2000
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APPLICANT DESCRIPTION
TRACY CONRAD PROPOSED DESIGNATION OF THE
O'DONNELL HOUSE ABOVE MUSEUM
WAY AS A CLASS ONE HISTORIC SITE.
APN 513-110-002 APN 513-110-005 APN 513-110-034
KENNETH SHELLAN STEVEN CHEROSKE PALM SPRINGS DESERT MUSEUM INC
591 N PATENCIO RD 530 W TAHQUITZ CANYON WAY PO BOX 2310
PALM SPRINGS CA 92262-4353 PALM SPRINGS CA 92262-5651 PALM SPRINGS CA 92263-2310
APN 513-110-035 APN 513-110-036 APN 513-110-041
PAUL C.MARUT MIHATA ROSE E&E LIVING TRUS HALLIDAY TRUST
412 W TAHQUITZ CANYON WY 468 W TAHQUITZ CANYON WAY 1555 SHORELINE DR#110
PALM SPRINGS CA 92262-5649 PALM SPRINGS CA 92262-5649 BOISE ID 83702-9107
APN 513-110-042 APN 513-110-043 APN 513-120-035
WILLIAM H.&CLARA BURGESS WILLIAM HENERY&CLARA W.BURGESS DROWN FOUNDATION JOSEPH
550 PALISADES DR 550 PALISADES DR 1999 AV OF THE STARS 1930
PALM SPRINGS CA 92262-5644 PALM SPRINGS CA 92262-5644 LOS ANGELES CA 90067-6051
APN 513-141-001 APN 513-141-013 APN 513-560-008
PAUL C.BRUGGEMANS JOHN WESSMAN FASHION PLAZA LLC DESERT
385 W TAHQUITZ CANYON WY 1555 S PALM CANYON DR#G10 563 W 500 S 9440
PALM SPRINGS CA 92262-5647 PALM SPRINGS CA 92264-8302 BOUNTIFUL UT 84010-8174
APN 513-560-009
FASHION PLAZA LLC DESERT
563 W 500 S#440
BOUNTIFUL UT 84010-8174
Tracy Conrad
P O Box 3340
Palm Springs, CA 92263
PROOF OF PUBLICATION This is space for Comity Clerk's Piling Stamp
(2015.5.C.C.P)
STATE OF CALEFOPkNIA '
County of 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 5254
years,and not a party to or interested in the CITY OF PALM SPRINGS
NOTICE OF SITE
above-entitled matter. I am the principal clerk of a PR SERVAT ONHISTORIC BOARD MEETING
Proposed Designation of The O'Donnell House,
printer of the,DESERT SUN PUBLISHING (above)Museum way, as a Class
COMPANY a newspaper of general circulation - Areli:staric site
g , NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Historic Site
tinted d published in the of Palm Springs, Preservation Board of the City of Palm Springs,
p an p e cCalifornia,will hold a public hearingg at its meeting
County of Riverside,and which newspaper has been of July 11, 2000. The Historic Site Preservation
Board meeting begins at 815 a.m. in the Large
adjudged a newspaper of general circulation by the Conference Room at City Hall, 3200 E. Tahquitz
Canyon Way, Palm Springs.
Superior Ctnurt of the County of Riverside,State of The purpose of the hearing is to consider desig-
nationCalifornia under the date of March 24 2Hist 1988.Case of The O'Donnell House, currently a Class
2 Historic Site, 'D Class 1 Historic Site.
Number 191236;that the notice,of which the
annexed is a printed copy(set in type not smaller �.L.
than non panel,has been published in each regular
and entire issue of said newspaper and not in any ':"��^ o,
supplement thereof on the following dates,to wit: -' ' " ^^ "
.a niy 1st \\
E.
All in the year 2000 --
CITY Or PALM SPRINGS
1 certify(or declare)under penalty of perjury that the
This request is cate orically exempt from review
foregoing is true and correct g under the California available
for public
r Action.
$th The application is aPlarn a for public review in
the Deppartment of Plammmq and Building, City
Dated at Palm Springs,California this---------day Hall, 3200 P Tahquitz Canyon Way, Palm
i Springs
July Springs
an individual or group challenges the action in
sonrt, issues raised may be limited to only those
of---^----------------------2000 issues raised at the public hearing described in
this notice or in written correspondence at or pri-
orto the Hlstonc Site Preservation Board hearing.
An opportunity will be given at said hearing for all
crested persons to be heard Questions regard-
S
g this case may o directed to Hope C ng,
U111-
van, Department of Planning and Building,
Signature (760)323-8245.
HISTORIC SITE PRESERVATION BOARD
lslHope V. Sullivan
Principal Planner
PUB. July 1, 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
30th day of June, 2000, 1 served the within (NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING) on
HISTORIC SITE PRESERVATION BOARD to consider designation of The
O'Donnell House, Museum Way, currently a Class 2 Historic Site, as a Class 1
Historic Site 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 June 28, 2000
and certified by the City's Planning Technician.
I hereby declare under penalty of perjury that the foregoing is true and correct.
J ITH A. NICHOLS
Dated at Palm Springs, California, this 30th day of June, 2000
First American Title Insurance Company
362514th Street
Riverside, California 92502
Phone (909) 787-1700
Property Owners Certification
I, LYSA LEE CERTIFY THAT ON JUNE 28,OQ THE ATTACHED PROPERTY
OWNERS LIST WAS PREPARED BY FIRST AMERICAN TITLE INSURANCE COMPANY PURSUANT TO
APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS FURNISHED BY THE RIVERSIDE COUNTY PLANNING DEPARTMENT.
SAID LIST IS A COMPLETE AND TRUE COMPILATION OF THE OWNER OF THE SUBJECT PROPERTY
AND ALL OTHER PROPERTY OWNERS WITHIN 400' FEET (PERSONS OWNING MULTIPLE
PROPERTIES SHALL ONLY BE COUNTED OUNCE) OF THE PROPERTY INVOLVED IN THE
APPLICATION AND IS BASED UPON THE LATEST EQUALIZED ASSESSMENT ROLLS.
NAME: LYSA LEE
TITLE/REGISTRATION: CUSTOMER SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE
I FURTHER CERTIFY THAT THE INFORMATION FILED IS TRUE AND CORRECT TO THE BEST OF MY KNOWLEDGE. 1 UNDERSTAND THAT THE
INCORRECT OR ERRONEOUS INFORMATION MAY BE GROUNDS FOR REJECTION OR DENIAL OF THE APPLICATION.
SIGNATURE ,l�y
LYS_Aj7T'LEE
DATE: JUNE 28,2000 CASENO.: SEE MAPS ATTACHED
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APN 513-110-002 APN 513-110-005 I I APN 513-110-034
KENNETH SHELLAN STEVEN CHEROSKE PALM SPRINGS DESERT MUSEUM INC
591 N PATENCIO RD 530 W TAHQUITZ CANYON WAY PO BOX 2310
PALM SPRINGS CA 92262-4353 PALM SPRINGS CA 92262-5651 PALM SPRINGS CA 92263-2310
APN 513-110-035 APN 513-110-036 APN 513-110-041
PAUL C.MARUT MIHATA ROSE E&E LIVING TRUS HALLIDAY TRUST
412 W TAHQUITZ CANYON WY 468 W TAHQUITZ CANYON WAY 1555 SHORELINE DR#110
PALM SPRINGS CA 92262-5649 PALM SPRINGS CA 92262-5649 BOISE ID 83702-9107
APN 513-110-042 APN 513-110-043 APN 513-120-035
WILLIAM H.&CLARA BURGESS WILLIAM HENERY&CLARA W.BURGESS DROWN FOUNDATION JOSEPH
550 PALISADES DR 550 PALISADES DR 1999 AV OF THE STARS 1930
PALM SPRINGS CA 92262-5644 PALM SPRINGS CA 92262-5644 LOS ANGELES CA 90067-6051
APN 513-141-001 APN 513-141-013 APN 513-560-008
PAUL C.BRUGGEMANS JOHN WESSMAN FASHION PLAZA LLC DESERT
385 W TAHQUITZ CANYON WY 1555 S PALM CANYON DR#G10 563 W 500 S#440
PALM SPRINGS CA 92262-5647 PALM SPRINGS CA 92264-8302 BOUNTIFUL UT 84010-8174
APN 513-560-009
FASHION PLAZA LLC DESERT
563 W 500 S#440
BOUNTIFUL UT 84010-8174
NOTICE OF HISTORIC SITE PRESERVATION BOARD MEETING
Proposed Designation of The O'Donnell House,(above)Museum Way,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 a public hearing at its meeting of July 11,2000. The Historic Site Preservation Boatel
meeting begins at 8:15 a.m.in the Large Conference Room at City Hall,3200 E.Tahquitz Canyon Way,
Patin Springs.
The purpose of the hearing is to consider designation of The O'Donnell House,currently a Class 2 Historic
Site, 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 of Planning and Building,City Hall,3200 East
Tahquitz Canyon Way, Palm Springs.
If arty 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 regardnig this
case may be directed to Hope V. Sullivan, Department of Planning and Building, (760)323-8245.
HISTORIC SITE PRESERVATION BOARD
HOPE V. SULLIVAN
Principal Planner
Publish: July 1, 2000
Send to Desert Sun: June 28, 2000
Mail to Property Owners: June 30, 2000
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APPLICANT DESCRIPTION
TRACY CONRAD PROPOSED DESIGNATION OF THE
O'DONNELL HOUSE ABOVE MUSEUM
WAY AS A CLASS ONE HISTORIC SITE.
RESOLUTION
OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF OF THE CITY OF PALM SPRINGS,
CALIFORNIA, DESIGNATING THE O'DONNELL HOUSE AS A
CLASS 1 HISTORIC SITE.
WHEREAS,the O'Donnell House and its associated personages have contributed substantially to
the history of the City of Palm Springs; and
WHEREAS, the O'Donnell House was built in 1925 by Nellie Coffman for Thomas O'Donnell who
had a twenty five year lease on this land owned by the Desert Inn; and
WHEREAS, the O'Donnell House was designed to replicate the buildings of the Inn which were
located below it.
WHEREAS,the Mediterranean Revival home is in excellent condition and has been restored to its
original appearance;
WHEREAS, on October 4, 2000, the City Council held a public hearing on said designation as a
Class 1 Historic Site; and
WHEREAS,the designation of the O'Donnell House shall furtherthe purposes and intentof Chapter
8.05 and
WHEREAS,the designation ofthe O'Donnell House 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. The O'Donnell House, located above Museum Way, is designated as a Class 1
Historic Site pursuant to Chapter 8.05 of the Palm Springs Municipal Code.
Section2. No permitforthe exterior alteration to the O'Donnell House may be done without first
obtaining a Certificate of Approval from the Historic Site Preservation Board and
approval of the City Council.
Section 3. The property owner shall permit the City to demark the O'Donnell House as an
historic site with a plaque of the City's choosing.
Section 4. This resolution, and the historic designation put in place by it,shall not affect title to
O'Donnell House Resolution
October 4, 2000
Page 2
the property.
Section 5. The City Council hereby directs Director of Planning and Building, upon receiving
permission from the property owner, to have the interior features of the home
photographed so that said photographs become part of the historic record of the
property.
Section 6. The City Council hereby directs the City Clerk to submitthis resolution to the county
recorder for recordation within 90 days of the effective date of this resolution.
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: &f 4
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