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HomeMy WebLinkAbout48- Public Hearing , o o .. City of San Bernardino Department of , Planning and Building Services INTEROFFICE MEMORANDUM FROM: Mayor and ~~mmon Council Al BOughe~Director of Planning and Building Services TO: SUBJECT: Mayor and Common Council Meeting - May 10, 1993 Additional Information Platt Building Demolition Proposal (DPR No. 90-02) DATE: May 5, 1993 COPIES: ------------------------------------------------------------------- At the Council meeting of April 5, Council requested additional information regarding the process for placing the building on the National Register of Historic Places. Basically, an application would be submitted through the State of California, Office of Historic Preservation, Department of Parks and Recreation. Due to the complexity of the information needed, it should be completed by a historic preservation professional. Also enclosed is additional information related to submitting nominations along with the criteria utilized for placement on the National Register (see Page 5). According to the Hatheway Study, the Platt Building may meet one of the four criteria. , o<Y .< o o The National Register of Historic Places United States Department of the Interior National Park Service The Nationsl Register of Historic Places is the official list of the Nation's cultural resources worthy of preservation. Authorized under the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, the Nationsl Register is part of a national program to coordinate and support public and private ef. forts to identify, evaluate, and protect our historic and archeological resources. The Na. tionsl Register is administered by the National Park Service under the Sscretary of the Interior. Properties listed in the Nationsl Register in. elude districte, sites, buildinp, structures and objects that are significant in American history, architecture. archeollllY. engineering, and cul. ture. These resources contribute to an under. st.JInd;nr of the historical and cultural founde. tioDS of the Nation. The Nationsl Register illCludes: · all historic areas in the National Park Sys- tem; · Nationsl Historic r.Andm,..ks which have been designated by the Secretary of the In- terior for their signifiC811C8 to all Americans; and · properties significant to the Nation, State, or community which have been nominated by the States. Federal 8pncies and others and have been approved by the Nationsl Park Service. Dumbarton BridBe. Di8trict of Columbia, (Mary Randlett). .- ." l .~ o o :: ~ capital investment in historic buildings and to spur revitalization of historic neighborhoods. These incentives, including a 25% investment tax credit, encourage the preservation of historic commercial, industrial and rental residential buildings by allowing favorable tax treatments for rehabilitation and discouraging destruction of historic structures. Preservation tax incen- tives are available for any project which the Secretary of the Interior designates 88 a certified rehabilitation of a certified historic structure. A certified historic structure is any structure, sub- ject to depreciation 88 defined by the Intarnal Revenue Code, which is listed individually in the National Register or located in a registared historic district and certified by the Secretary of the Interior 88 being of historic significance to the district. A certified rehabilitation is any rehabilitation of a certified historic structure that the Secretary of the Interior has determined is conaistent with the historic character of the property or the district in which the propel ty is located. To qualify for the tax incentives, prop- erty owners must complete a Historic Preserva- tion Certification Application and secure certifi- cation from the Secretary of the Interior. Further information on these incentives and the applica- tion procedures may be obtained from the Na- tional Park Service Rellional Office responsible for certification applications in your State, or by writing: Preservation Tu Incentives, National Park Service, U.s. Department of the Interior, WashiJlcton, D.C. 20240. Euement Donations. The Federal Internal Revenue Code also provides for Federal income, estate, and gift tax deductions for charitable contributions of partial interests in real proper- ty (land and buildinpl. Tupayers' gifts of qualified intarests muat be "uclusively for con- servation purposes". One of these purposes is defined 88 "thepreservetion of an historically importE.nt land area.or certified historic struc- ture." Further information on easements may . be obtained from the sources 1isted above in the tax incentives section. '" .'; 00 ,', Washi1ll1tOn Hall, University of Notre Da17U!, Notre Da17U!, IN. FecleraHliRoric PreHrvation Grana. List. ing in the National Regiaterqua1ifies,.... property for. cedain emu whell1funds._ avai1able.l1i~ formation 'OD. this' wistande shllllld be obtained by writ1.nlr. Preservation Grants, do the State Historic Preservation Officer of the State in which the property is located. :!J o o teehnicalll88istance relating to the Federal and State Historic Preservation Programs. Local Govel'DDlent Activities, The State Historic Preservation Officer also ll88ists local governments in becoming certified to participate in the Federal Historic Preservation Program, including the proceas for nominating properties to the National Register. Criteria for Evaluation qualify if they are integral parts of districts that do meet the criteria or if they fall within the following categories: a. a religious property deriving primary signifi. cance from architectural or artistic distinc- tion or historical importance; or b. a building or structure removed from its original location but which is significant primarily for architectural value, or which is the surviving structure most importantly aasociated with a historic person or event; or c. a birthplace or grave of a historical figure of w~~~portanceifth_is~m_ al'l'lopIiate site or building directly aseocisted with his productive life; or d. a cemetery that darivel its primary signifi. cance from 11'8ve1 of persona of transcendent ~portance, from age, from distinctive design features, or from association with historic events; or e. a reconstructed building when accurately ex. ecuted in a suitable environment and pre- sented in a dignified ma",,8" as part of a restoration muter plan, and when no ~ building or structure with the same aasocia- tion has survived; or f. a prOi- L.J primarily commemorative in in. tent if design, age, tradition, or symbolic value has invested it with its own historical 'pili . Jr,J1 cance~c:;' . _". .thin the .,.' a property evmc 81......cance WI V' put 50 years if it is of exceptional ~por. tence. Information on documentation of properties and use of the Criteria for Evaluation may be obtained by writing: National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior, Washington, D.C. 20240. The National Register's standards for evaluat- ing the aignificance of properties w_ developed to recognize the accompIiahments of !ill peoples who have made a contribution to our country's history and heritage. The criteria are designed to guide Stete and local governments, Federal apncies, and others in eva1ua~ potential en. tries in the National Register. Criteria for Evaluation The quality of sipificance in American history, architecture, archeology, enginearing and culture is present in districts, sites, build. ings, structures, and objects that poe_ inte- grity of location, design, ~, materiaIa, worlrmanahip, feeling, and aseociation and: a. that are associated with events that have made a sipilicant contribution to the broad patterns of our history; or b. that are associated with the lives of persona significant in our put; or ~. c. that embody the distinctive characteristics of ~ a type, period, or method of conatruction, or that repreMnt the work of a muter, or that poese.. high artistic values, or that represent a lligniftcant and distinguishable entity whose components may lack individual distinction; or d. that have yielded, or may be likely to yield, information important in prehistory or history. 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In an attempt to halt this decline,a shopping complex has been built next to the civic center,lured to the site by subsidized public services and favorable development conditions. Further irnprovements are planned by the city's redevelopment agency. In the meantime,the rest of downtown is characterized by large areas of surface parking.vacant storefronts, and an absence of pedestrians. MAY 21 ' 93 16: 01 FROM CEDR-UC-BERKELEY---- PR5E . 003 P.10 A handful of structures recall more intense activity. The Platt Building stands on a prominent street comer at the edge of the old retail core. When constructed, in the early 1920's, it housed stores on the ground floor, offices above, and a movie theater behind the commercial frontage. Today, the Platt stands empty. It was recently acquired by the city which intends to demolish the building and absorb the property into a larger redevelopment site. ,/Participants agreed that the Platt Building should be saved. Given the number of downtown lots which are already vacant or undenttilizcd,the city should make a commitment to retain all that it can of the older fabric. It is tempting to believe that the whole block must be razed before it becomes attractive for redevelopment or contributes once again to the city's tax base. But this is not the case. Even while the building remains vacant it represents a valuable investment in San Bernardino s streetscape- By defining an important comer this frontage already contributes identity and order to its surroundings. The Platt's facades could be used to anchor an attractive pedestrian-oriented enclave that becomes the first stage in a comprehensive revival of downtown street life. Small areas of intensive investment which exploit existing assets like the Platt are often more effective civic improvements than extensive programs to renew street furniture,paving or landscape. The old movie theater presents another opportunity to create an inviting focal point within the city. Refu:bished as a performance center, this space could bring new patronage to downtown businesses and even generate a demand for the remaining ground floor space within the Plan Building. For this reason,the city should review its commitment to construct a single integrated arts center adjacent to the existing civic center. Placing all this activity in a single removed location will not help to revitalize the district as a whole. «^tat approach should the city take towards one of the few remaining early 19th C. structures in its depressed downtown area? The city views vacant retailloffice space and a disused cinema as an impediment to comprehensive redevelopment and tax increment. Team members advised the mayor m regard these older buildings as an investment in the future of the downtown. In the present economic climate demolition and redevelopment might simply replace empty old buildings with empty new ones.