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City Depa nine Lette home appro revie respo defini histor being of a notifi abate inves the Ci and s time. Desig arch it supe McD Daly; oppo is inc propo contri asse sugg that t Regis with Socia Criter devel It als Elem Penal a Cul retro- Appr point Cultural Heritage Board Members letters rs ed tigation. ort aniel; sition ssment ested events o tural oval ed DE CULTURAL HERITAGE BOARD Draft MINUTES WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 16, 2019, 3:30 P.M. ART PICK COUNCIL CHAMBERS, CITY HALL 3900 MAIN STREET WARDS LTGCPFCBF E H 1 O B N 2 A B 3 U v S 4 A RRR R S HO 5 E G S N 6 A T E 7 R W N C `N A C o E C w CITY OF I V EIkS I of Arts &Innovation rtments and City Council. He stated that five letters in support and in opposition were received and distributed to the Board. in opposition expressed concerns regarding demolition of historic s, penalties for unpermitted demolition, legality of retroactive val, disposal of debris from the demolition, the project not being ved by the CHB, and the compatibility of the new residence. In nse to these concerns the original residence did not meet the tion of a Cultural Resource under Title 20 and is not considered an is home. Penalties allowed under the Riverside Municipal Code are assessed by the various City Departments. The retroactive approval Certificate of Appropriate is allowed under Title 20. The City has the Air Quality Management District which oversees the ment of hazardous materials, and the City has no oversight on their Anthony Beaumon, Deputy City Attorney, clarified that it is ty's policy not to comment on an on-going investigation such as this taff cannot provide any information regarding the investigation at this Board Member Parrish brought up the Mt. Rubidoux Historic District n Guidelines which does not include a farm house style of ecture. Comments from the Audience: Virgil "Chuck" Hane spoke in and submitted his comments in writing. Denise Harden; Carol Michael Gentile, President Old Riverside Foundation; Pamela David Crohn; Elizabeth Lossing; and Spencer Boles spoke in and expressed their concerns: Suggested that the staff report omplete and invalid due to unknown actions of the investigation. The sed design compatibility assessment should be based on buting structures, not non -contributors in the district. The should reflect a current survey, not the 1977 survey. It was that CEQA does apply to this property based off an assumption he original residence was eligible under Criterion A of National ter and Criterion 1 of the California Register for potential association and patterns of development related to American Cultural and I history and the cold war period; it was also potentially eligible under ion C & 3 which is architectural significance related to physical opment, expansion and suburbanization and cold war preparedness. potentially qualified under the City of Riverside Historic Preservation ent, Historic Context under Modernism and Cold War Expansion. ties should be assessed under a true assessment of the structure as Resource. It makes no sense for one department to approve the active demolition while other departments review the penalties. by CHB assumes no violation has been committed. It was out that for any project delays, the fault lies with the property owner DRAFT - Cultural Heritage Board Minutes — October 16, 2019 Page 2 of 6 Cultural Heritage Board: November 20, 2019 Agenda Item: 5