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Los Angeles City Planning Department 125 S. WILTON DRIVE RESIDENCE 125 S. Wilton Drive CHC-2016-510-HCM ENV-2016-511-CE Agenda packet includes 1. Final Staff Recommendation Report 2. Categorical Exemption 3. Under Consideration Staff Recommendation Report 4. Nomination Please click on each document to be directly taken to the corresponding page of the PDF. Los Angeles Department of City Planning RECOMMENDATION REPORT CULTURAL HERITAGE COMMISSION CASE NO.: CHC-2016-510-HCM ENV-2016-511-CE Location: 125 S. Wilton Drive HEARING DATE: April 21, 2016 Council District: 4 TIME: 9:00 AM Community Plan Area: Wilshire PLACE : City Hall, Room 1010 Area Planning Commission: Central 200 N. Spring Street Neighborhood Council: Greater Wilshire Los Angeles, CA 90012 Legal Description: TR 232, Lot 17 EXPIRATION DATE: May 17, 2016 PROJECT: Historic-Cultural Monument Application for the 125 S. WILTON DRIVE RESIDENCE REQUEST: Declare the property a Historic-Cultural Monument OWNER(S)/ Andrew S. Chi and Michael J. Armbruster APPLICANT(S): 125 S. Wilton Drive Los Angeles, CA 90004 PREPARER: Vanessa Withers, Historic Preservation Partners 419 Concord Ave Monrovia, CA 91016 RECOMMENDATION That the Cultural Heritage Commission: 1. Declare the subject property a Historic-Cultural Monument per Los Angeles Administrative Code Chapter 9, Division 22, Article 1, Section 22.171.7. 2. Adopt the staff report and findings. VINCENT P. BERTONI, AICP Director of PlanningN1907 [SIGNED ORIGINAL IN FILE] [SIGNED ORIGINAL IN FILE] Ken Bernstein, AICP, Manager Lambert M. Giessinger, Preservation Architect Office of Historic Resources Office of Historic Resources [SIGNED ORIGINAL IN FILE] Shannon Ryan, City Planning Associate Office of Historic Resources Attachments: Historic-Cultural Monument Application CHC-2016-510-HCM 125 S. Wilton Drive Page 2 of 4 FINDINGS The 125 S. Wilton Drive Residence "embodies the distinguishing characteristics of an architectural-type specimen, inherently valuable for study of a period, style or method of construction” as an example of the Craftsman style with Swiss Chalet and Japanese influences. CRITERIA The criterion is the Cultural Heritage Ordinance which defines a historical or cultural monument as any site (including significant trees or other plant life located thereon) building or structure of particular historic or cultural significance to the City of Los Angeles, such as historic structures or sites in which the broad cultural, economic, or social history of the nation, State or community is reflected or exemplified, or which are identified with historic personages or with important events in the main currents of national, State or local history or which embody the distinguishing characteristics of an architectural type specimen, inherently valuable for a study of a period style or method of construction, or a notable work of a master builder, designer or architect whose individual genius influenced his age. SUMMARY The residence at 125 South Wilton Drive, just south of Beverly Boulevard, was built in 1909 according to the County Assessor’s records. Original building permits could not be located and the original builder and owner are unknown. The property is located in John L. Plummer’s 1907 Ridgewood Park subdivision on land that had previously been used as the Plummer family’s vegetable and chicken farm that supported their restaurant at the Plaza (El Pueblo). The house is designed in the Craftsman Style with Swiss Chalet and Japanese influences and is a Contributor to the Wilton National Register Historic District. The house has a square plan and a wide side gabled roof that shelters a full width front porch made up of wood pillars with cast stone bases. The small second story is made up of a front facing gabled roof with a balcony built into the roof of the first story. The walls are clad in wood clapboard on the first floor and wood shingles on the second floor. The house has asymmetrical fenestration made up of varying window types and designs including wood fixed, double-hung, and casement. The building's ornamental features include decorated verge boards with Swiss-inspired cutwork, half-timbering, and brackets at the gable ends. Interior features include a rough stone fireplace in a recessed inglenook, boxed-beam ceiling with pendant lighting, extensive use of wood moldings, and built-in cabinetry. Permits indicate that the interior of the house was remodeled in 1922 and that a small breakfast room was added. More recently in 2013, a closet was converted to a bathroom and the bathrooms and kitchens were remodeled. An altered garage is located on the south-west corner of the lot. CHC-2016-510-HCM 125 S. Wilton Drive Page 3 of 4 DISCUSSION The 125 S. Wilton Drive Residence "embodies the distinguishing characteristics of an architectural-type specimen, inherently valuable for study of a period, style or method of construction” as an example of the Craftsman style with Swiss Chalet and Japanese influences. A Contributor to the Wilton National Register Historic District, the house exhibits many character-defining features of the Craftsman style. The exposed eaves, gabled roof, cast stone porch supports, picture windows, clapboard and course shingle siding, and decorative brackets are all typical elements of the Craftsman style. The upturned bargeboards are a Japanese influence. The interior of the house also features distinctly Craftsman elements such as the inglenook by the fireplace and the wainscoting and plate rail in the dining room. CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT (“CEQA”) FINDINGS State of California CEQA Guidelines, Article 19, Section 15308, Class 8 “consists of actions taken by regulatory agencies, as authorized by state or local ordinance, to assure the maintenance, restoration, enhancement, or protection of the environment where the regulatory process involves procedures for protection of the environment.” State of California CEQA Guidelines Article 19, Section 15331, Class 31 “consists of projects limited to maintenance, repair, stabilization, rehabilitation, restoration, preservation, conservation or reconstruction of historical resources in a manner consistent with the Secretary of the Interior’s Standards for the Treatment of Historic Properties with Guidelines for Preserving, Rehabilitating, Restoring, and Reconstructing Historic buildings.” The designation of the 125 S. Wilton Drive Residence as a Historic-Cultural Monument in accordance with Chapter 9, Article 1, of The City of Los Angeles Administrative Code (“LAAC”) will ensure that future construction activities involving the subject property are regulated in accordance with Section 22.171.14 of the LAAC. The purpose of the designation is to prevent significant impacts to a Historic-Cultural Monument through the application of the standards set forth in the LAAC. Without the regulation imposed by way of the pending designation, the historic significance and integrity of the subject property could be lost through incompatible alterations and new construction and the demolition of an irreplaceable historic site/open space. The Secretary of the Interior’s Standards for Rehabilitation are expressly incorporated into the LAAC and provide standards concerning the historically appropriate construction activities which will ensure the continued preservation of the subject property. The use of Categorical Exemption Class 8 in connection with the proposed designation is consistent with the goals of maintaining, restoring, enhancing, and protecting the environment through the imposition of regulations designed to prevent the degradation of Historic-Cultural Monuments. The use of Categorical Exemption Class 31 in connection with the proposed designation is consistent with the goals relating to the preservation, rehabilitation, restoration and reconstruction of historic buildings and sites in a manner consistent with the Secretary of the Interior’s Standards for the Treatment of Historic Properties. Categorical Exemption ENV-2016-511-CE was prepared on April 4, 2016. CHC-2016-510-HCM 125 S. Wilton Drive Page 4 of 4 BACKGROUND On March 3, 2016 the Cultural Heritage Commission voted to take the property under consideration. On March 31, a subcommittee of the Commission consisting of Commissioner Barron visited the property, accompanied by a staff member from the Office of Historic Resources. COUNTY CLERK'S USE CITY OF LOS ANGELES CITY CLERK'S USE OFFICE OF THE CITY CLERK 200 NORTH SPRING STREET, ROOM 360 LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA 90012 CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT NOTICE OF EXEMPTION (California Environmental Quality Act Section 15062) Filing of this form is optional. If filed, the form shall be filed with the County Clerk, 12400 E. Imperial Highway, Norwalk, CA 90650, pursuant to Public Resources Code Section 21152 {b). Pursuant to Public Resources Code Section 21167 (d), the filing of this notice starts a 35-day statute of limitations on court challenges to the approval of the project. Failure to file this notice with the County Clerk results in the statute of limitations beino extended to 180 days. LEAD CITY AGENCY I~OUNCIL DISTRICT City of Los Angeles Department of City Planning PROJECT TITLE LOG REFERENCE 125 S. Wilton Drive Residence ENV-2016-511-CE CHC-2016-510-HCM PROJECT LOCATION 125 S. Wilton Drive DESCRIPTION OF NATURE, PURPOSE, AND BENEFICIARIES OF PROJECT: Designation of 125 S. Wilton Drive Residence as a Historic-Cultural Monument. NAME OF PERSON OR AGENCY CARRYING OUT PROJECT, IF OTHER THAN LEAD CITY AGENCY: CONTACT PERSON AREA CODE !TELEPHONE NUMBER I EXT. Shannon Ryan
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