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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 ofthe best remaining example of an increasingly rare
type of historic resource - a utilitarian, post-war modern civic building; and
WHEREAS, Fire Station#1 is one of the best remaining examples of the work of a 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 allows forthe 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,thedesignation of Fire Station#1 shall further the purposes and intent ofChapter8.05
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
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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 21st day of Junta _ , 2000
AYES: Members Jones, Hodges, Oden, Reller-Spurgin and Mayor Kle.indienst
NOES: None
ABSENT:None
ATTEST: CITY OF PALM SPRINGS, CALIFORNIA
City Clerk City Mana eF
REVIEWED AND APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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