Rincon Consultants, Inc. 250 East 1st Street, Suite 1400 Los Angeles, California 90012 213 788 4842 OFFICE AND FAX [email protected] www.rinconconsultants.com March 26, 2020 Project No: 15-02187 Ms. Kristen Bogue Senior Environmental Specialist Michael Baker International 5 Hutton Centre Drive Suite 500 Santa Ana, California 92707 Via email: [email protected] Subject: Cultural Resources Study Update for the Capistrano Beach Village Zoning District Overlay Environmental Impact Report (EIR) Project, Dana Point, Orange County, California Dear Ms. Bogue: Rincon Consultants, Inc. (Rincon) was retained by Michael Baker International to provide a cultural resources study update for the Capistrano Beach Village Zoning District Overlay Environmental Impact Report (EIR) Project (project), formerly known as the Doheny Village Plan EIR Project. Rincon previously completed a cultural resource study for the Doheny Village Plan EIR in August 2016. This update included an updated records search and an updated Sacred Lands File (SLF) search from the Native American Heritage Commission (NAHC). Rincon understands that an updated record search and Sacred Lands File (SLF) search are needed to confirm that the baseline conditions of the 2016 cultural resource study remain unchanged. Background Research Previous CHRIS Records Search Results On January 7, 2016, Rincon conducted a records and literature search of the California Historical Resources Information System (CHRIS) at the South Central Coastal Information Center (SCCIC) located at California State University, Fullerton. The search was conducted to identify previous cultural resources studies and previously recorded cultural resources within a 0.5-mile radius of the project site. The CHRIS search included a review of the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP), the California Register of Historical Resources (CRHR), the California Points of Historical Interest list, the California Historical Landmarks list, the Archaeological Determinations of Eligibility list, and the California State Historic Resources Inventory list. During the January 7, 2016 SCCIC records search 58 previously conducted studies within a 0.5-mile radius of the project site, 11 of which include a portion of the project site were identified. Environmental Scientists Planners Engineers Michael Baker International Cultural Resources Study Update for the Capistrano Beach Village Zoning District Overlay Environmental Impact Report (EIR) Project The January 7, 2016 SCCIC records search also identified 29 cultural resources within a 0.5- mile radius of the project site, three of which are located within the project site: prehistoric archaeological site P-30-000021/CA-ORA-21, a Native American cemetery; historical archaeological site P-30-001337/CA-ORA-1337H, the remains of the historic-era Serra railroad depot; and historical building P-30-177594, a private residence. A discussion of the three resources located within the project site at the time of the 2016 records search can be found in the Cultural Resources Study for the Capistrano Beach Village Zoning District Overlay Environmental Impact Report (EIR) (Hoffman and Carmack 2016). Updated CHRIS Records Search Results On March 12, 2020, Rincon conducted an updated records and literature search of the CHRIS at the SCCIC. The search was conducted to identify any previous cultural resources studies and previously recorded cultural resources within a 0.5-mile radius of the project area that had been recorded in the search area since the 2016 records search. The updated CHRIS search included a review of the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP), the California Register of Historical Resources (CRHR), the California Points of Historical Interest list, the California Historical Landmarks list, the Archaeological Determinations of Eligibility list, and the California State Historic Resources Inventory list. The full results of the records search can be found in Confidential Appendix A. During the updated SCCIC records search eight additional cultural resources studies within a 0.5-mile radius of the project site were identified since the 2016 records search. Of the eight new studies identified, none include a portion of the project site. The updated SCCIC records search also identified 14 additional cultural resources within a 0.5-mile radius of the project site. Of the newly identified 14 resources, eight (P-30-177553, P-30-177554, P-30-177586, P-30-177587, P-30-177589, P-30-177590, P-30-177591, and P- 30-177593) are located within the project site. The eight resources are discussed in more detail below: Table 1. Additional Cultural Resources Within 0.5-mile of the Project Site Primary Description NRHP/CRHR/ Recorded By and Year Relationship to Number Local Listing Eligibility Project Site Status 30-001797 Thor’s 3CS: Appears Eligible for Bevel, A.D. 2008 Outside Hammer, San CRHR as an Individual Juan Creek Property Through Jetty, Beach Survey Evaluation San Stabilization Control Groin at Doheny State Beach 30-177553 Ancillary 6: Not Eligible Wright, J. and M. Stoddard Inside Building 1997 Michael Baker International Cultural Resources Study Update for the Capistrano Beach Village Zoning District Overlay Environmental Impact Report (EIR) Project Table 1. Additional Cultural Resources Within 0.5-mile of the Project Site Primary Description NRHP/CRHR/ Recorded By and Year Relationship to Number Local Listing Eligibility Project Site Status 30-177554 25872 Victoria 6: Not Eligible Wright, J. and M. Stoddard Inside Blvd., Single 1997 Family Property 30-177583 34162 Camino 5S2: Individual Property Wright, J. and M. Stoddard Outside El Molino, that is Eligible for Local 1997 Single Family Listing or Designation Property 30-177584 34166 Caminio 5S2: Individual Property Wright, J. and M. Stoddard Outside El Molino, that is Eligible for Local 1997 Single Family Listing or Designation Property 30-177586 34172 Doheny 5S3: Appears to be Wright, J. and M. Stoddard Inside Park Rd., 1-3 Individually Eligible for 1997 Story Local Listing or Commercial Designation Through Building Survey Evaluation 30-177587 34182 Doheny 5S3: Appears to be Wright, J. and M. Stoddard Inside Park Rd., 1-3 Individually Eligible for 1997 Story Local Listing or Commercial Designation Through Building Survey Evaluation 30-177589 34215 Doheny 5S3: Appears to be Wright, J. and M. Stoddard Inside Park Rd., 1-3 Individually Eligible for 1997 Story Local Listing or Commercial Designation Through Building Survey Evaluation 30-177590 34221 Doheny Unknown Wright, J. and M. Stoddard Inside Park., 1-3 1997 Story Commercial Building 30-177591 34225 Doheny 5S3: Appears to be Wright, J. and M. Stoddard Inside Park Rd., 1-3 Individually Eligible for 1997 Story Local Listing or Commercial Designation Through Building Survey Evaluation 30-177592 34225 Via 5S2: Individual Property Wright, J. and M. Stoddard Outside Lopez, Single that is Eligible for Local 1997 Family Listing or Designation Property 30-177593 34231 Doheny 5S3: Appears to Wright, J. and M. Stoddard Inside Park Rd., 1-3 Individually Eligible for 1997 Story Local Listing or Commercial Designation Through Building Survey Evaluation Michael Baker International Cultural Resources Study Update for the Capistrano Beach Village Zoning District Overlay Environmental Impact Report (EIR) Project Table 1. Additional Cultural Resources Within 0.5-mile of the Project Site Primary Description NRHP/CRHR/ Recorded By and Year Relationship to Number Local Listing Eligibility Project Site Status 30-177631 Adobe Wall 3CS: Appears Eligible for Bevil, A. 2003 Outside and Arched CRHR as an Individual Entry Portal, Property Through Doheny State Survey Evaluation Beach; Landscape Architecture and New Deal Public Works Project 30-177660 34156 Del Unknown Loder, M. 2018 Outside Obispo Street J.B. Lantham Treatment Plant, Industrial Building New Resources within the APE P-30-177553 Site P-30-177553 represents an historic-age structure of an exposed part of a reinforced concrete groin along the northwestern entrance to San Juan Creek. The structure is mostly covered by sand accumulated via creek outflow and tidal action, particularly after the 1971 completion of the Dana Harbor breakwaters. The resources namesake, "Thor's Hammer", is a large, flat, rectangular section of concrete affixed to an upright vertical concrete shaft. The latter continues below the sandy beach to the groin's westernmost terminus, which is buried below the beach's sandy surface. The structure is not eligible for listing to the CRHR. P-30-177554 P-30-177554 is a bungalow style single family property located at 25872 Victoria Boulevard. The house was built by the Loncono family in 1927 and served the family for seventy years. Mr. Loncono was a plasterer and concrete worker and may have been responsible for many of the plaster buildings in Dana Point and San Juan Capistrano. The building was previously determined ineligible for listing to the CRHR. The property meets General Criterion J of the Dana Point Historic Resource Register but has lost much of its context due to surrounding development. P-30-177586 P-30-177586 is a narrow, storefront structure that is now Chick’s Plumbing Co. and is located at 34172 Doheny Park Road. The building was constructed around 1920-21 and served as the first post office for Serra or Capistrano Beach. The building also housed a taxi service owned by Mr. Guss. Prior to being used as a plumbing business, it served as a Michael Baker International Cultural Resources Study