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REQUEST FOR <br />COUNCIL ACTION <br />CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE: <br />MAY 7, 2012 <br />TITLE: <br />PUBLIC HEARING - APPEAL NO. 2012-01 <br />(HISTORIC RESOURCES COMMISSION <br />APPLICATION NO. 2012-01 AND HISTORIC <br />REGISTER CATEGORIZATION NO. 2012-01) <br />FOR THE SEXLINGER PROPERTY <br />LOCATED AT 1584 EAST SANTA CLARA <br />AVENUE <br />CITY MANAGER <br />RECOMMENDED ACTION <br />CLERK OF COUNCIL USE ONLY: <br />APPROVED <br />? As Recommended <br />? As Amended <br />? Ordinance on 1s` Reading <br />? Ordinance on 2nd Reading <br />? Implementing Resolution <br />? Set Public Hearing For_ <br />CONTINUED TO <br />FILE NUMBER <br />Affirm the Historic Resources Commission's denial of Historic Resources Commission <br />Application No. 2012-01 and Historic Register Categorization No. 2012-01. <br />2. Adopt a resolution denying Appeal No. 2012-01. <br />HISTORIC RESOURCES COMMISSION ACTION <br />On April 5, 2012, following a duly noticed public hearing, the Historic Resources Commission denied <br />Historic Resources Commission Application No. 2012-01 and Historic Register Categorization No. <br />2012-01 by a vote of 5:2 (Christy and Yrarrazaval opposed; O'Callaghan absent). The Historic <br />Resources Commission (HRC) staff report is attached as Exhibit A. The Commission cited the <br />following reasons for their denial of the application; concerns about the property owner's opposition <br />to the listing, the overall quality of the site as a historic resource, and the fact that the designation <br />would not necessarily result in the long-term preservation of the property. The Commission's <br />decision to decline to list the property on the City's historic register has been appealed to the City <br />Council by a group calling itself the "Save Our Orchard Coalition" (Exhibit B). <br />The appeal application cites four factors that the appellants believe support the listing of the <br />Sexlinger property. They are as follows: <br />Condition of the Orange Trees - The appellants have stated that the condition of the trees on the <br />site has been misrepresented and that the trees are healthy and commercially viable, in contrast to <br />the findings of the studies contained within the TAVA Draft Environmental Impact Report (DEIR). <br />They provide as supporting evidence the findings of an "on-site appraisal" by Bob Knight, the <br />founder of the Inland Orange Conservancy. They clarified during the public hearing that they had <br />not gone on site to assess the trees, as the site is private property with no public access, but rather <br />75B-1