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Home My WebLink About22355 - RESOLUTIONS - 10/15/2008 RESOLUTION NO. 22355 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PALM SPRINGS, CALIFORNIA, DESIGNATING THE STRUCTURE THE WINTER HOUSE AND THE MCCALLUM ERA STONE WALL AT 141 SOUTH CAHUILLA ROAD AS CLASS ONE HISTORIC SITE 59A. WHEREAS, Chapter 8.05 of the Palm Springs Municipal Code allows for the designation of historic sites; and WHEREAS, Mr. Frank Tysen, owner of The Casa Cody Hotel filed an application for Historic Site Designation of the three parcels that comprise The Casa Cody Hotel; and WHEREAS, the three parcels that comprise The Casa Cody Hotel are 141 South Cahuilla Road (APN 513 141 005-0), 175 South Cahuilla Road, (APN 513 141 016), and 300 West Arenas Road (APN 516 141 015-9), and WHEREAS, notice of a public hearing of the Historic Site Preservation Board of the City of Palm Springs to consider designation of The Casa Cody Hotel as a Class 1 historic site was issued in accordance with applicable law; and WHEREAS, on September 11, 2007, the Historic Site Preservation Board conducted a public hearing in accordance with applicable law to consider designation of The Casa Cody Hotel as a Class 1 historic site; and WHEREAS, at said hearing, the HSPB adopted Resolution #59A to recommend to City Council designation of the building at 141 South Cahuilla as a Class 1 historic site; and WHEREAS, the designation of The Casa Cody Hotel shall further the purpose and intent of Chapter 8.05; and WHEREAS, the designation of The Casa Cody Hotel shall promote the sensitive preservation of said site; and WHEREAS, notice of a public hearing of the City Council of the City of Palm Springs to consider designation of 141 South Cahuilla Road, as a Class 1 historic site was issued in accordance with applicable law; and WHEREAS, on October 15, 2008 the City Council conducted a public hearing in accordance with applicable law to consider designation of 141 South Cahuilla Road as a Class 1 historic site; and Resolution No. 22355 Page 2 WHEREAS, the City Council has carefully reviewed and considered all of the evidence in connection with the designation, including but not limited to the staff report, application and historical research, all written and oral testimony presented, and notes the following: 1. The Casa Cody Hotel is a small resort hotel comprised of several buildings of varying architectural styles and ancillary structures built over several decades on three lots in the Historic Tennis Club Neighborhood. 2. The structures on the three lots at the Casa Cody site have been individually identified and evaluated against the findings of Chapter 8.05 of the City of Palm Springs Municipal Code: 3. The structures located at 141 South Cahuilla Road include: Object 1: The Winter House, and Object 2: The McCallum era stone wall. 4. Separate resolutions will be made for 175 South Cahuilla Road and 300 West Arenas Road, THE CITY COUNCIL DOES HEREBY RESOLVE: Section 1: Pursuant to CEQA, the City Council finds that the designation of the building at 141 South Cahuilla Road as a Class 1 historic site is categorically exempt from environmental review pursuant to Section 15331 whereby this designation is for the preservation of a historical resource. Section 2: The Winter House meets the definition of a Class 1 historic site in the following ways: (a) A historic site is any real property such as: a building; a structure, including but not limited to archways, tiled areas and similar architectural elements; an archaeological excavation or object that is unique or significant because of its location, design, setting, materials, workmanship or aesthetic effect. The Winter House meets this definition of a historic site because it is a fairly good example of a modest Spanish Colonial Revival style residence. The defining characteristics are its two piece clay barrel roof tiles, heavy timber roof beams and porch columns, smooth stucco exterior walls, and low gable style roof. The structure has steel hinge pins at the windows and doors on which original wood shutters were hung. (b) That reflects or exemplifies a particular period of the national, state or local history; or Resolution No. 22355 Page 3 The Winter House is an example of the early period of resort development in Palm Springs from the 1920's through the 1940's when many affluent and notable families from the Los Angeles area and elsewhere built modest homes for weekend and vacation get-a-ways. (c) That embodies the distinctive characteristics of a type, period or method of construction; or The Winter House embodies the characteristics of the typical wood frame and stucco homes built during the 1920's through the 1940's using picturesque revivalist architectural styles. Section 2: The McCallum era stone wall located on the western side of 141 South Cahuilla Road meets the definition of a Class 1 historic site in the following ways: (a) That is associated with lives of persons who made meaningful contribution to national, state or local history. The stone wall is historically significant because it is identified as having been constructed for Judge John G. McCallum, who owned this parcel as part of a much larger land holding. Judge McCallum historically significant because he is credited as being the first non-Indian settler in Palm Springs, having arrived in the 1880's and encouraged many other settlers to come to Palm Springs in an effort to develop an agricultural community- (b) That reflects or exemplifies a particular period of the national, state or local history. The stone wall is historically significant because it reflects a built element from the earliest period of non-Indian settlement of Palm Springs. Section 3: Based upon the foregoing, the City Council does hereby designate 141 South Cahuilla Road, Palm Springs, California "The Winter House", as a Class 1 Historic Site subject to the following conditions; 1. The property owner shall permit the City to demark the building as a historic site with a marker of the City's choosing. The historic marker shall be placed in a location visible from the public right-of-way. The owner shall maintain the marker in the location installed and pay for the replacement cost if the marker is lost, stolen, or otherwise removed from the property. 2. All future exterior modifications including but not limited to building, site, landscaping, lighting, walls, and fences shall require Architectural Approval Resolution No. 22355 Page 4 pursuant to Section 94,04-00 of the Palm Springs Zoning Ordinance and Historic Site Preservation Board review pursuant Municipal Code Ordinance 8.05.180. 3- No permit for the alteration of the exterior, including signage and any and all of the defining elements and characteristics shall be issued without prior approval by the Historic Site Preservation Board- 4. That the City Clerk submits the Council Resolution to the County recorder for recordation within 90 days of the effective date of this resolution. 5. All existing or previously approved alterations shall be considered acceptable. 6. Only designate the entire McCallum era stone wall, the smooth stucco exterior walls, the exposed timbers of the porch structure, and the wood shutters of the Winter House in the Class 1 designation. ADOPTED THIS 15th day of October, 2008- David H. Read , i y Manager - ATTEST: ?esThompson, City Clerk CERTIFICATION STATE OF CALIFORNIA ) COUNTY OF RIVERSIDE ) ss- CITY OF PALM SPRINGS ) I, JAMES THOMPSON, City Clerk of the City of Palm Springs, hereby certify that Resolution No. 22355 is a full, true and correct copy, and was duly adopted at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Palm Springs on the 15th day of October, 2008, by the following vote: AYES: Councilmember Hutcheson, Councilmember Mills, Councilmember Weigel, Mayor Pro Tern Foat, and Mayor Pougnet. NOES: None. ABSENT: None- ABSTAIN: None. J mes Thompson, City Clerk 1 City of Palm Springs, California 9 t 1, t ' 20Og _ -