HEARING DATE: February 6, 2019 CASE NUMBERS: 2018-008948DES – 906 Broadway TO: Historic Preservation Commission FROM: Desiree Smith Preservation Planner, 415-575-9093 REVIEWED BY: Tim Frye Historic Preservation Officer, 415-575-6822 RE: Landmark Recommendation Resolution On December 19, 2018, the Historic Preservation Commission (HPC) adopted Resolution No. 1013 to initiate an amendment to the Article 10 landmark designation of 906 Broadway, known as Iglesia de Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe/Our Lady of Guadalupe Church (Landmark No. 204), to include both exterior and interior character defining features. Under Article 10 of the Planning Code, initiation and recommendation are two distinct steps of the landmark designation and amendment process which require separate hearings and resolutions. Attached is a draft Resolution to recommend approval to the Board of Supervisors amendment to the designation of 906 Broadway, Iglesia de Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe/Our Lady of Guadalupe Church, under Article 10 of the Planning Code, Section 1004.1. The Planning Department recommends adopting this Resolution. ATTACHMENTS: Draft Resolution to recommend approval to the Board of Supervisors Draft Designation Ordinance Draft Legislative Digest Draft Landmark Designation Report December 19, 2018 Case Report Original 1993 Landmark Designation Ordinance, Resolution, and Report Resolution 1013 Letters of Support www.sfplanning.org Historic Preservation Commission DRAFT Resolution No. XXX HEARING DATE FEBRUARY 6, 2019 Case No. 2018-008948DES Project: 906 Broadway (Our Lady of Guadalupe Church Landmark Amendment) Recommendation to Board of Supervisors Staff Contact: Desiree Smith (415) 575-9093 [email protected] Reviewed By: Tim Frye – (415) 575-6822 [email protected] RESOLUTION TO RECOMMEND TO THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS TO AMEND ARTICLE 10 LANDMARK DESIGNATION OF 906 BROADWAY (AKA IGLESIA DE NUESTRA SEÑORA DE GUADALUPE/OUR LADY OF GUADALUPE CHURCH), ASSESSOR’S PARCEL BLOCK NO. 0149, LOT NO. 009, LANDMARK NO. 204 1. WHEREAS, on October 15, 1993, Ordinance No. 312-93 designated the exterior features of 906 Broadway as Landmark No. 204; and 2. WHEREAS, the Historic Preservation Commission, at its regular meeting of August 9, 2016, added the interior of 906 Broadway (aka Iglesia de Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe/Our Lady of Guadalupe Church), Assessor’s Parcel Block No. 0149, Lot 009, to the Landmark Designation Work Program; and 3. WHEREAS, Planning Department staff who meet the Secretary of Interior’s Professional Qualification Standards prepared the amended Landmark Designation Report for 906 Broadway which includes interior character defining features, and which was reviewed for accuracy and conformance with the purposes and standards of Article 10; and 4. WHEREAS, the Historic Preservation Commission, at its regular meeting of December 19, 2018 reviewed Department staff’s analysis of 906 Broadway’s historical significance and interior character defining features pursuant to Article 10 as part of the amended Landmark Designation Case Report dated December 19, 2018 and initiated amendment of the Landmark designation of 906 Broadway through Resolution 1013; and 5. WHEREAS, the Historic Preservation Commission finds that the amended Landmark designation for 906 Broadway is in the form prescribed by the Historic Preservation Commission and contains supporting historic, architectural, and/or cultural documentation; and 6. WHEREAS, the Historic Preservation Commission finds that Iglesia de Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe/Our Lady of Guadalupe Church is eligible for local designation as it is associated with www.sfplanning.org Draft Resolution No. XXX Case No. 2018-008948DES February 6, 2019 906 Broadway events that have made a significant contribution to the broad patterns of our history, specifically the development of San Francisco’s Latino and Spanish-speaking communities from the mid- nineteenth to the mid-twentieth century, as both the geographical and spiritual heart of the once vibrant Spanish-speaking community of North Beach; and 7. WHEREAS, the Historic Preservation Commission finds that Iglesia de Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe/Our Lady of Guadalupe Church is also significant for its design, as one of the first churches in the country to be constructed of reinforced concrete, and as an exceptional example of a Mission Revival church with a highly ornate interior displaying Renaissance and Baroque ornamentation; and 8. WHEREAS, the Historic Preservation Commission finds that Iglesia de Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe/Our Lady of Guadalupe Church is also significant as the work of master architectural firm, Shea & Lofquist and its interior murals are the work of master artist, Luigi Brusatori; and 9. WHEREAS, the Historic Preservation Commission finds that 906 Broadway meets the eligibility requirements of Section 1004 of the Planning Code and warrants consideration for Article 10 landmark designation; and 10. WHEREAS, the Historic Preservation Commission finds that the boundaries and the list of exterior and interior character-defining features, as identified in the amended Landmark Designation Report dated February 6, 2019, should be considered for preservation under the proposed landmark designation amendment as they relate to the building’s historical significance and retain historical integrity; and 11. WHEREAS, the proposed designation amendment is consistent with the General Plan priority policies pursuant to Planning Code, Section 101.1 and furthers Priority Policy No. 7, which states that historic buildings be preserved, and will serve the public necessity, convenience and welfare pursuant to Planning Code, Section 302; and 12. WHEREAS, the Department has determined that landmark designation is exempt from environmental review, pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15308 (Class Eight - Categorical); and THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Historic Preservation Commission hereby recommends to the Board of Supervisors approval of an amendment to the Landmark designation of 906 Broadway (aka Iglesia de Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe/Our Lady of Guadalupe Church), Assessor’s Parcel Block No. 0149, Lot No. 009 pursuant to Article 10 of the Planning Code. I hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution was adopted by the Historic Preservation Commission at its meeting on February 6, 2019. Jonas P. Ionin 2 Draft Resolution No. XXX Case No. 2018-008948DES February 6, 2019 906 Broadway Commission Secretary AYES: NAYS: ABSENT: ADOPTED: 3 FILE NO. LEGISLATIVE DIGEST [Planning Code – Amending Landmark designation of 906 Broadway (aka Iglesia de Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe/Our Lady of Guadalupe Church) to include interior character defining features] Ordinance amending the Landmark designation of 906 Broadway (aka Iglesia de Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe/Our Lady of Guadalupe Church), Assessor’s Parcel No. 0149, Lot 009, as a Landmark under Article 10 of the Planning Code; affirming the Planning Department’s determination under the California Environmental Quality Act; and making public necessity, convenience and welfare findings under Planning Code, Section 302, and findings of consistency with the General Plan, and the eight priority policies of Planning Code, Section 101.1. Existing Law Under Article 10, Section 1004 of the Planning Code, the Board of Supervisors may, by ordinance, designate an individual structure that has special character or special historical, architectural or aesthetic interest or value as a City landmark. Once a structure has been named a landmark, any construction, alteration, removal or demolition for which a City permit is required necessitates a Certificate of Appropriateness from the Historic Preservation Commission ("HPC"). (Planning Code Section 1006; Charter of the City and County of San Francisco, Section 4.135.) Thus, landmark designation affords a high degree of protection to historic and architectural structures of merit in the City. There are currently more than 270 individual landmarks in the City under Article 10, in addition to other structures and districts in the downtown area that are protected under Article 11. (See Appendix A to Article 10.) Amendments to Current Law This ordinance amends the Planning Code to amend the Landmark designation for 906 Broadway (aka Iglesia de Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe/Our Lady of Guadalupe Church) under Article 10. The ordinance amends the Landmark designation of 906 Broadway to include the property’s interior, in addition to the exterior, which together is eligible for designation as a City Landmark due to the property’s significant associations with events that have made a significant contribution to the broad patterns of our history, its embodiment of the distinctive characteristics of a type, period, or method of construction, and as the work of a master. Specifically, Iglesia de Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe/Our Lady of Guadalupe Church is associated with the development of San Francisco’s Latino and Spanish-speaking communities from the mid-nineteenth to the mid-twentieth century, as both the geographical and spiritual heart of the once vibrant Spanish-speaking community of North Beach. Iglesia de BOARD OF SUPERVISORS Page 1 1/29/2019 FILE NO. Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe/Our Lady of Guadalupe Church was also one of the first churches in the country to be constructed of reinforced concrete, an innovative construction technology at the time, and is an exceptional example of an early twentieth century Mission Revival church with a highly ornate interior displaying Renaissance and