HomeMy WebLinkAboutReso 2002-199 RESOLUTION NO. 2002-199
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
CHULA VISTA DESIGNATING THE HOUSE LOCATED AT
209 'T' STREET, THE CHESTER SUMNER HOUSE, AS A
HISTORIC SITE, AND PLACING THAT STRUCTURE ON
THE CITY OF CHULA VISTA'S LIST OF HISTORIC SITES
AS THE SUIVlNER-LEE HOUSE, IN ACCORDANCE WITH
MUNICIPAL CODE SECTION 2.32.070(A)
WHEREAS, the structure originally known on the Chula Vista's Historic Resources
Inventory as the Chester Sumner House is a house of Spanish style architecture located at 209
"I" Street in the City of Chula Vista (APN 573-120-17-00) constructed in 1926; and
WHEREAS, staff received communication from the property owners, Jane Dunham and
John Crowe, requesting that the Chester Sumner House be designated as a historical site on the
City of Chula Vista List of Historic Sites as the Sumner-Lee House; and
WHEREAS, State of California HIstoric Eligibility Criteria requires that a site be found
significant at a local, state, or national level, under one or more of the criteria for designation;
and
WHEREAS, the Resource Conservation Commission determined that the Chester
Sumner House meets one of the local criterion for designation because it is shown that it has
distinguishing architectural characteristics that are identifiable; and
WHEREAS, the Resource Conservation Commission determined that the Chester
Sumner meets one of the local criterion for designation because it continues to have evidence of
the original features.
WHEREAS, the Resource Conservation Commission determined that the Chester
Sumner meets one of the local criterion for designation because it relates to two persons of local
historic significance.
WHEREAS, the Resource Conservation Commission at their regular meeting on April
29, 2001, voted 5-0-0-2 (with Commissioners Bensoussan and Diaz absent) to recommend that
the City Council place the Chester Sumner House on the City of Chula Vista List of Historic
Sites; and
WHEREAS, the Environmental Review Coordinator has determined that this project is
exempt per the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), Section 15331, Class 31,
Historical Resources Restoration and Rehabilitation.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council does hereby approve the
designation of the house located at 209 'T' Street, originally known as the Chester Sumner
House on the Chula Vista's Historic Resources Inventory, as a historic site and hereby places
that structure on the City of Chula Vista List of Historic Sites as the Sumner-Lee House.
Resolution 2002-199
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Presented by Approved as to form by
Robert A. Leiter J01~. Kaheny ~
Planning & Building Director ¢_At~ Attorney
PASSED, APPROVED, and ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Chula Vista,
California, this 11th day of June, 2002, by the following vote:
AYES: Councilmembers: Davis, Padilla, Rindone, Salas and Horton
NAYS: Councilmembers: None
ABSENT: Councilmembers: None
Shirley Ho~6n, Mayor
ATTEST:
Susan Bigelow, City Clerk
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO )
CITY OF CHULA VISTA )
I, Susan Bigelow, City Clerk of Chula Vista, California, do hereby certify that the foregoing
Resolution No. 2002-199 was duly passed, approved, and adopted by the City Council at a
regular meeting of the Chula Vista City Council held on the 11ta day of June, 2002.
Executed this 11ta day of June, 2002.
~usan Bigelow, City Clerk