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Home My WebLink About2006-03-15 PUBLIC COMMENTS V/A CY'l, o T'c7h,r ipiJ2 g.7—z�&iJL1 Yrj 3a,," cOg DOyYn[,¢`'c7 022t p �170 Bm 2AU,Fa h n .wf ngw, CA 92263 -- 760-323-FI27® 4� Tramway Gaa Ition=NSPB#33 Photq cour"of Omar Ghulam March 14, 2006 Cr. U1 a s.. .1 Honorable Mayor Oden and City Council Members: As members of the Palm Springs Historic Site Preservation Board, we feel the City is at a critical juncture regarding issues of preservation. Two recent incidents involving historically important structures in Palm Springs have created cause for great concern. The first instance was the approval of an ATM shade structure at Washington Mutual Bank at Ramon Road and Palm Canyon Drive. This bank, designed by Palm Springs architect E. Stewart Williams in 1960, is on the Citywide Historic Resources Survey- June 2004, and "appears to meet the level of significance necessary for individual national register of historic places or California register of historic resources eligibility at the local or regional level." As such, it should have been flagged in the Planning department records. When the bank sought a permit, the person at the Planning desk was not aware of this and approved the addition. We recommend that additional staff training and improved internal systems be implemented to prevent this happening in the future. This ATM shelter is an inappropriate and insensitive structure that detracts from the fagade of this architecturally significant building. Therefore, to ensure this does not happen again, we strongly advocate that any exterior changes to all structures listed in the Survey, and particularly those considered to be locally eligible for historic designation or higher, be brought to the HSPB for review. This will require an amendment to the Historic Preservation Ordinance. The second instance was Colony Palms Hotel (1935, the former Howard Manor). RSPB granted only approval of a second story addition to an existing building. However, the developers demolished the entire structure as well as a second building which they had no permitted approval to destroy. The current Ordinance does not provide sufficient penalties for abuses of this kind. We highly recommend that the City revise the current Historic Preservation Ordinance 8.05 to protect resources found to be historically significant by the Historic Resources Survey. The Historic Site Preservation Board recommends the following: 1. 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Honorable Mayor Oden and City Council Members March 14, 2006 Page 2 listed in the Architectural Resources Survey, in particular the 53 properties locally eligible for historic designation or higher (see enclosed). 2. Revise the Ordinance to require an additional penalty fine for demolition or alteration of historic structures when an owner has failed to obtain a required permit. With two such glaring and unfortunate examples of disregard for historical architecture in recent months and other significant projects involving important historic sites on the horizon, it is critical that City and staff move forward to revise the Ordinance in order to protect and preserve the historic and architectural integrity that is very much part of the identity of our City. Respectfully Yours, J m s Hayton, Chair Si ney Willi s, ice-Chair Jade Tyr mas N Ison`Board Member Bill Scott, Board Member Jahri WilliamsJ� .. Boa Member J Jirr lsermann, Board Member _ b 11� / Bud Riley, Bo71 � e� SWd N.HSPS WWW May'6 ou Attachment: 53 Historically Significant Properties cc: Craig Ewing, Director of Planning Ken Lyon, Associate Planner HSPB File 2004 Citywide Historic Resources Survey Historically Significant Properties r Address NHRP Status Code Eligibility Statement 2805 Anza Trail 5S3 National Register/ California Register eligibility at the local level 1825 S. Aquanetta Dr. 5 S 3 National Register/California Register eligibility at the local level 1750-1844 S. Araby Dr. 5S3 National Register/ California Register Park Imperial South Condominiums eligibility at the local level 370 W. Arenas Rd. 5S3 National Register/ California Register Town and Desert Apartments/The Hideaway eligibility at the local level 529 W. Arenas Rd. 5S3 National Register/ California Register McManus Residence/Arenas Gardens Hotel eligibility at the local level 928 N. Ave. Palmas 5S3 National Register/ California Register Cary Grant Estate eligibility at the local level 225 W. Baristo 5S3 National Register/ California Register Del Marcos Hotel eligibility at the local level 150 S. Belardo 5S3 National Register/ California Register Oasis Hotel eligibility at the local level 175 S. Cahuilla 5S3 National Register/ California Register Casa Cody eligibility at the local level 552-556 S. Calle Ajo 5S3 National Register/ California Register eligibility at the local level 526 S. Calle Palo Fierro 5S3 National Register/ California Register Paul Grimm House eligibility at the local Level 1415 N. Camino Centro 5 S 3 National Register/ California Register Haymond Residence eligibility at the local level 1 184 Camino Mirasol 5 S 3 National Register/ California Register eligibility at the local level Page 2 Address NRHP Status Code Eligibility Statement 1995 S. Camino Monte 3S National Register/ California Register Ship of the Desert eligibility at the national level 845 W. Chino Canyon Rd. 5S3 National Register/California Register eligibility at the local level 1011 W. Cielo Dr. 3S National Register/ California Register Dr. Franz Alexander Home eligibility at the local level 1021 W. Cielo Dr. 3S National Register/California Register Max Palevsky Residence eligibility at the local level 1950 E. Desert Palms Dr. 5S3 National Register/ California Register Cody Residence eligibility at the local level 333 S. Farrell Dr. 5S3 National Register/ California Register P.S. Unified School District Building eligibility at the local level 100 N. Indian Canyon Dr. 5S3 National Register/California Register Palm Springs Spa Hotel eligibility at the local level 572 N. Indian Canyon Dr. 5S3 National Register/ California Register Colonial House/Howard Manor eligibility at the local level 726 N. Indian Canyon Dr. 5S3 National Register/ California Register San Jacinto Hotel/Movie Colony Hotel eligibility at the local level 2743 N. Indian Canyon Dr. 5S3 National Register/ California Register The Racquet Club eligibility at the local level 1350 Ladera Cir. 3S National Register/ California Register House of Tomorrow eligibility at the national level 1300 LaVerne Way 5S3 National Register/ California Register Fire Station 94 eligibility at the local level 252 E. Ocotillo Ave. 5S3 National Register/ California Register William Grey Purcell House eligibility at the local level 324 W. Overlook Rd. 5S3 National Register/ California Register Icing Gillette Estate and Guest House eligibility at the local level Page 3 Address NRHP Status Code Eligibility Statement 550 W. Palisades Dr. 3S National Register/California Register Burgess House eligibility at the local level 411 E. Palm Canyon Dr. 5S3 National Register/ California Register Tropics Motor Lodge eligibility at the local level 1050 E. Palm Canyon Dr. 5S3 National Register/California Register L'Horizon Hotel eligibility at the local level 1111 E. Palm Canyon Dr. 5S3 National Register/ California Register Ocotillo Lodge eligibility at the local level 174 N. Palm Canyon Dr. 5S3 National Register/ California Register The Town& Country Center eligibility at the local level 766 N. Palm Canyon Dr. 5S3 National Register/ California Register Kocher-Samson Building eligibility at the local level 1345 N. Palm Canyon Dr. 5S3 National Register/ California Register Harold Hicks Real`Estate eligibility at the local level 2796 N. Palm Canyon Dr. 5S3 National Register/California Register Shell Company Gas Station eligibility at the local level 10 1-121 S. Palm Canyon Dr. 5S3 National Register/ California Register Oasis Commercial Building eligibility at the local Level 499 S. Palm Canyon Dr. 5S3 National Register/ California Register Coachella Valley S & L/Washington Mutual eligibility at the local or regional level 588 S. Palm Canyon Dr. 5S3 National Register/ California Register City National Bank/Bank of America eligibility at the local level 1757 S. Palm Canyon Dr. 5S3 National Register/ California Register eligibility at the local level 1774 S. Palm Canyon Dr. 5S3 National Register/ California Register Royal Hawaiian Estates eligibility at the local level 1200 E. Pasco El Mirador 3S National Register/ California Register John Porter Clark House eligibility at the local level Page 4 Address NRHP Status Code Eligibility Statement 257 S. Patencio Rd 5S3 National Register/ California Register Dar Marroe/Korakia Pensione eligibility at the local level 605 S. Riverside Dr. 5S3 National Register/ California Register First Church of Christ Scientist eligibility at the local level 2175 Southridge Dr. 3S National Register/ California Register Arthur Elrod House eligibility at the local, state, or national level 2340 Southridge Dr. 3S National Register/ California Register Goldberg Family Residence eligibility at the local level 1800 S. Sunrise Way 5S3 National Register/ California Register Smoke Tree Ranch eligibility at the local level 1800 S. Sunrise Way 5D3 National Register/ California Register (Smoke Tree Ranch- Rock 2/2L) eligibility at the local level 1320 Tamarisk Rd. 5S3 National Register/ California Register Pullman Family Residence eligibility at the local level 657 N. Via Miraleste 5S3 National Register/ California Register Invernada eligibility at the local level 2555 N. Via Miraleste 5S3 National Register/ California Register Francis F. Crocker Library eligibility at the local level 1 123 N. Via Monte Vista 5S3 National Register/ California Register Dean Martin House eligibility at the local level 1295 N. Via Monte Vista 5S3 National Register/ California Register Lawford House eligibility at the local level 1011 Vista Chino 5S3 National Register/ California Register Raymond Cree Middle School eligibility at the local level