HomeMy WebLinkAboutRCC AGENDA PK 2002/09/30RESOitRCE CONSERVATION INFORMATIONAL MEMO
DATE: September 24, 2002
TO: The Resource Conservation Commission
VIA: Marilyn R.F. Ponseggi, Environmental Review Coordinator ~~~
FROM: Lynnette Tessitore-Lopez, Associate Planner
SUBJECT: Reconsideration of 4,5 `E" Street request for historic designation
On August 19, 2002, the property owner of a35 "E" Street, Ligia Brannon, requested that her
property, the Ada Monroe House, he considered for inclusion on the. Chula Vista List of Historic
Sites. At that Lime the Resource Conservation Commission determined that they did not have
sufficient information to make a recommendation to City Council and requested that the owner
provide more information on the history and age of the home. Subsequent to the August 19, 2002
meeting, the owner has provided Staff with more information and requests that the RCC
reconsider her request for historic designation.
Attached is a revised Staff report that includes the new inlormation.
RESOURCE CONSERVATION INFORMATIONAL MEMO
Item No.•
Meeting Date: 09/30/2002
ITEM TITLE: Reconsideration of request for designation of the Momoe House as a
Historic Site- 435 "E" Street.
VIA: Marilyn Ponseggi ~~i~y-~
FROM: Lynnette Tessitore-Lopez
The property owner, Ligia Brannen, requests that her property at 435 "]/" Street, the Monroe
House, be reconsidered for inclusion on Chula Vista's List of Historic Sites. (Attachment 1)
RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends that the Resource Conservation Commission fmd that the Monroe House
meets the local criteria for designation of the site and therefore should recotnmend that 435
"E' Street he considered for inclusion on the Chula Vista Lis[ of Historic Sites as Historic Site
#f62.
DISCUSSION:
Municipal Code Authority
In accordance wnh Section 232.070 of the City Of Chula Vista Municipal Code, the decision
as to whether a site should be included on the Historic site list is made by the City Council,
upon recommendation of the RCC. Section 2.32.070 states:
" The Commission shall recommend to the City Council the designation
of any site which it has fund to meet the criteria as a historical site. The
Commission shall also recommend if the historical site permit process, as
provided in Section 2.32.090, should be imposed on the site."
The Historical Site Permit Process has provisions to stay the issuance of permits for demolition
or modification in order for the RCC to make a recommendation to the City Council about
potential actions that could he taken to preserve the site. Staff recommends that the Historic
Site Permit not he imposed on this site.
The City has adopted six criteria that are used to determine if a particular property should be
included on the Historic Site List (Attachment 2). A site must be found to meet at least one of
the six criteria to be selected for designation.
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Meeting Date: 09/30/2002
Owner Partici anon
On July 30, 2002 staff received an application for historic designation from the property
owner, Ligia Brannon. (Attachment 3) On August 19, 2002 Staff brought the owner's request
to the Resource Conservation Commission. At that time the Resource Conservation
Commission was unable to make a determination and asked that the owner do more research
on the history and age of the home. The owner has since provided Staff with more information
on her home which is included in this report. A letter has been sent to the property owner
notifying her that the Resource Conservation Commission will be reconsidering her request at
their September 30, 2002 meeting.
Past History
This house was not included in the Historic Resources Inventory conducted in 1985. There is
no apparent reason as to why this home was not included in the inventory, as others that
surround it were. However, the owner has provided staff with more information on the history
of the home and those who lived in it. The applicant states that the home was built in 1886,
however, there is no recorded documentation to support 1886 as the year built. Though the
exact year built cannot be verified, property records show that the house did exist as early as
1926
This house is located on one of the Yirst paved roads in Chula Vista. The land that the house
sits upon was part of Rancho de la Nacion which encompassed a large portion of western
Chula Vista and all of what is today National City. Rancho de la Nacion was one of the largest
pieces of property in the South Bay area and, at one time, the largest local producer of fruits
and vegetables. It is believed that the house belonged to one of the foreman of the Ranch
however this cannot be verified. Earliest records show that Ada Monroe took title to the
property in 1912.
William Ada Monroe (a.k.a Ada Monroe) is a significant person in the history of Chula Vista.
Mr. Monroe was one of the first city council members and a member of the Chula Vista Board
of Trustees. Mr. Monroe was an instrumental force in the establishment and maintenance of
telephone lines in Chula Vista and was a prominent rancher in the South Bay.
Architectural Std
This home is an example of Spanish Colonial Architecture. It has evidence of both subtypes of
Spanish Colonial homes, Pitched Roof type and Flat Roof type. This is interesting because
typically Spanish Colonial houses have one of the two roof types not both. Other features of
the Spanish Colonial style include:
• Solid Masonry construction
• Wrought ironed covered exterior openings
• Simple in style
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Meeting Date: 09/30/2002
• Multiple external doorways
• Small, narrow window openings
Features of the site:
This house is a simple style Spanish Colonial house. In addition to the interesting combination
of roof types, this house has a full basement, which is not typical of existing homes in the
South Bay or California. The house has numerous narrow windows and an arched entry porch
to the front door. (Attachment 4)
Conclusion:
"Phis modest Spanish Colonial house may be one of the oldest homes remaining in Chula Vista.
Though the exact year built cannot be verified, the house did exist as early as 1926. This
house is located in an area of Chula Vista that is rich in the architectural and cultural history of
Chula Vista. This site was an integral part of Rancho de la Nacion and is located on one of the
first paved streets in Chula Vista. This house appears to meet several of the established criteria
for consideration as a historic site. In addition to being a unique type of Spanish Colonial
architecture, criteria #4, this house retains integrity of materials and design, criteria #6, and
relates to a historic personage, criteria #2. Therefore, staff recommends that the Resource
Conservation Commission reconsider the property owner's request for inclusion on the Chula
Vista List of Historic Sites.
Attachments: 1.) LocaR)r Map
2.) Local Historic Criteria
3.) Owner's application for hisn~ric designa[imi
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LOCATOR nPPUCAHr: The Monroe House PROJECT DESCRIPTION:
PROJECT HISTORIC DESIGNATION
ADDRESS. 435 "E" Street
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CRITCRIA FOR LISTING:
1. Bears a relationship to overall heritage on a local, state, or national basis.
This Mission of San Diego, for example, is local but is also part of a statewide
system that is recognized nationally.
2. Relates to a historic personage who played an important role historically, on a
local, state, or national basis. However, the individual need not be known
nationally, as long as it was someone who made a significant contribution on a
local basis. Ideally, this includes a site where the individual lived or where a
noteworthy historical contribution or achievement took place.
May be a site where an important event took place. "fhis would be an event
symbolic of a phase of history that could reach the national level. 'Che site of
the signing of a historic document, for example, will satisfy this criterion.
4. The site should have distinguishing architectural characteristics that are
identifiable. This includes structures of a particular architectural style
recognizable today.
5. The site may be archaeologically significant in its association with pre-histury
of the area. a site demonstrating existence of an ancient community (indians
indigenous to the area, for example) could satisfy this criterion.
Has integrity. This is where the site continues [o have evidence of the original.
features. Enough of the original structure or dre site is intact to be.
distinguishable as having historical value.
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