HomeMy WebLinkAboutReso 2002-368 RESOLUTION NO. 2002-368
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
CHULA VISTA PLACING THE HOUSE LOCATED AT 616
DEL MAR AVENUE, THE EDWIN T. SMITH SR. HOUSE, ON
THE CITY OF CHULA VISTA'S LIST OF HISTORIC SITES IN
ACCORDANCE WITH MUNICIPAL CODE SECTION
2.32.070(A)
WHEREAS, the Edwin T. Smith Sr. House is a Craftsman style house located at 616 Del
Mar Avenue in the City Of Chula Vista (APN 573-170-18-00) constructed in 1912; and
WHEREAS, staff received communication from the property owners, Thomas and
Marcia Salvestrini, requesting that the Edwin T. Smith Sr. House be designated as a historical
site on the City of Chula Vista List of Historic Sites; 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 Edwin T. Smith
Sr. House meets three of the local criteria for designation because of its important relationship to
a historic personage - the first mayor of Chula Vista (Criterion 2), it continues to exhibit
distinguishing architectural characteristics (Criterion 4), and the physical integrity of the original
- features of the house sufficiently conveys its historical value (Criterion 6); and
WHEREAS, the Resource Conservation Commission at their regular meeting on August
19, 2002 voted 6-0-1-0 (with Commissioner Bensoussan abstaining) to recommend that the City
Council place the Edwin T. Smith Sr. 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 adopts the Resource
Conservation Commission and city staff's findings on the proposed historic designation and does
hereby approve of placing the Edwin T. Smith Sr. House, 616 Del Mar Avenue, on the City of
Chula Vista List of Historic Sites.
Presented by Approved as to form by
Robert A. Leiter
Planning & Building Director
Resolution 2002-368
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PASSED, APPROVED, and ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Chula Vista,
California, this 17th day of September, 2002, by the following vote:
AYES: Councilmembers: Davis, Padilla, Rindone, Salas and Horton
NAYS: Councilmembers: None
ABSENT: Councilmembers: None
ATFEST: ir ey orton,~gla~or
Donna Norris,~A~sistant City Clerk
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO )
CITY OF CHULA VISTA )
I, Donna Norris, Assistant City Clerk of Chula Vista, California, do hereby certify that the
foregoing Resolution No. 2002-368 was duly passed, approved, and adopted by the City Council
at a regular meeting of the Chula Vista City Council held on the 17th day of September, 2002.
Executed this 17th day of September, 2002.
Donna Norris, Assistant City Clerk