Downtown Bus Stopover and Multi-Use Facility Cultural Resources Technical Report San Diego, CA
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Downtown Bus Stopover and Multi-Use Facility Cultural Resources Technical Report San Diego, CA June 2016 Prepared for SANDAG 401 B Street, Suite 800 San Diego, CA 92101 Prepared by HDR 401 B Street, Suite 1110 San Diego, CA 92101 THIS PAGE INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK Cultural Resources Technical Report TABLE OF CONTENTS ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS ...................................................................................... iii 1.0 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ................................................................................................................................. 1 2.0 INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................................................................. 2 2.1 Project Overview ..................................................................................................2 2.2 Personnel ............................................................................................................2 3.0 PROJECT DESCRIPTION .............................................................................................................................. 2 3.1 Project Objectives ................................................................................................2 3.2 Project Components ............................................................................................ 5 3.3 Project Location ...................................................................................................5 3.4 Project Area of Potential Effect ............................................................................ 7 4.0 REGULATORY FRAMEWORK ....................................................................................................................... 7 4.1 State Regulations................................................................................................. 7 4.2 City of San Diego Historical Resources Guidelines .............................................. 8 5.0 BACKGROUND ............................................................................................................................................ 22 5.1 Environment ....................................................................................................... 22 5.2 Cultural Setting .................................................................................................. 22 6.0 METHODS ..................................................................................................................................................... 30 6.1 Pre-Field Research ............................................................................................ 30 6.1.1 Previously Recorded Resources ............................................................ 30 6.2 Initial Native American Coordination .................................................................. 32 6.3 Field Methods .................................................................................................... 32 6.3.1 Cultural Resources ................................................................................. 32 6.3.2 Historic Resources ................................................................................. 32 7.0 RESULTS ...................................................................................................................................................... 33 7.1 Cultural Resources ............................................................................................ 33 7.2 Historic Resources ............................................................................................. 34 7.2.1 1241 State Street ................................................................................... 34 8.0 IMPACT ASSESSMENT ............................................................................................................................... 48 8.1 Impact Assessment ............................................................................................ 48 8.1.1 Impacts .................................................................................................. 48 Downtown Bus Stopover and Multi-Use Facility i June 2016 Cultural Resources Technical Report 9.0 RECOMMENDATIONS ................................................................................................................................. 49 9.1 Historic Building Resources ............................................................................... 49 9.2 Archaeological/ Native American Monitoring ...................................................... 49 9.3 Inadvertent Discoveries...................................................................................... 49 9.4 Human Remains ................................................................................................ 50 10.0 REFERENCES .............................................................................................................................................. 50 APPENDICES Appendix A. Resumes of Key Personnel Appendix B. Consultation Results FIGURES Figure 2-1. General Project Location ...................................................................................... 3 Figure 2-2. Project Location Showing APE and Records Search Area .................................. 4 Figure 3-1. Project Site APE ..................................................................................................6 Figure 6-1. North end of Project Site APE. View Facing Southeast ...................................... 33 Figure 7-1. 1241 State Street, West and South Elevations. View Facing Northeast. ............ 35 Figure 7-2. 1241 State Street, East Elevation Detail. View Facing Northwest. ..................... 35 Figure 7-3. 1241 State Street, 1928 (Source: Evening Tribune). .......................................... 36 Figure 7-4. 1241 State Street, Sanborn Fire Insurance Map detail, 1955. ............................ 36 Figure 7-5. 1253 State Street, west elevation. View facing east ........................................... 39 Figure 7-6. 1253 State Street, in context. View facing southeast .......................................... 40 Figure 7-7. 1253 State Street, 1926 (Source: Evening Tribune) ........................................... 40 Figure 7-8. 1253 State Street, Sanborn Fire Insurance Map Detail, 1955 ............................ 41 Figure 7-9. 1263 State Street, North Elevation. View Facing South...................................... 44 Figure 7-10. 1263 State Street, North Elevation. View Facing South...................................... 44 Figure 7-11. 1263 State Street, North and West Elevations. View facing southeast. .............. 45 Figure 7-12. 1263 State Street, Sanborn Fire Insurance Map detail, 1955 ............................. 46 TABLES Table 6-1. Previously Recorded Resources within 1000 feet of Project APE ...................... 31 Table 6-2. Previously Recorded Historic Addresses within 1000 feet of Project APE .......... 31 Downtown Bus Stopover and Multi-Use Facility ii June 2016 Cultural Resources Technical Report ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS AB Assembly Bill ADRP Archaeological Data Recovery Program AME Archaeological Monitoring Exhibit AMP Archaeological Monitoring Plan APE Area of Potential Effect asl above sea level BI Building Inspector BP Before Present BRT bus rapid transit CCDC Centre City Development Corporation CCPD-PC Centre City Planned District – Public/Civic CEQA California Environmental Quality Act CM Construction Management CRHR California Register of Historical Resources CSVR Consultant Site Visit Record DP Documentation Program DPR Department of Parks and Recreation GIS Geographic Information System HAZWOPER Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response Standard HME Historical Monitoring Exhibit HRB Historical Resources Board (City of San Diego) MLD Most Likely Descendant MTS Metropolitan Transit System NAM Native American Monitor NAHC Native American Heritage Commission NRHP National Register of Historic Places OHP Office of Historic Preservation PEIR Program Environmental Impact Report PI Principal Investigator PRC Public Resources Code RE Resident Engineer RPA Register of Professional Archaeologists SANDAG San Diego Association of Governments SCIC South Coastal Information Center SHPO State Historic Preservation Officer TCP Traditional Cultural Property TCR Traditional Cultural Resource TUA Traditional Use Area URM Unreinforced Masonry Downtown Bus Stopover and Multi-Use Facility iii June 2016 Cultural Resources Technical Report THIS PAGE INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK. Downtown Bus Stopover and Multi-Use Facility iv June 2016 Cultural Resources Technical Report 1.0 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY This report describes the results of a cultural resources evaluation for existing structures within the project site of the Downtown Bus Stopover and Multi-Use Facility Project (proposed project). The historic evaluation followed the provisions of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), and considered the eligibility of the buildings for listing on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) and the California Register of Historical Resources (CRHR), and for designation by the City of San Diego Historical Resources Board (HRB). This study included an assessment of the potential for encountering subsurface archaeological deposits beneath the project site when construction begins for the proposed project. The proposed project is located in the City of San Diego. The project is needed to facilitate operation of both local and bus rapid transit