SONOMA STATE HISTORIC PARK FACILITIES MANAGEMENT PLAN Bay Area District - California State Parks FINAL DRAFT Volume I Sonoma SHP Facilities Management Plan ©2017 California State Parks. All rights reserved. Printed in Sacramento, CA. For more information or additional copies contact: California State Parks, Attention: Planning Section, Acquisition and Development Division One Capitol Mall, Suite 410 Sacramento, CA 95814 http://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=27404 California State Parks does not discriminate against people with disabilities. To use the California Relay Service with TTY, call (888) 877-5378 or 711, or without TTY, call (888)877-5379. This publication is available in alternate formats by contacting the Planning Section at: (916) 445-8870 email: [email protected] SONOMA STATE HISTORIC PARK FACILITY MANAGEMENT PLAN Bay Area District - California State Parks December 2016 Edmund G. Grown Jr., Governor John Laird, Secretary, Natural Resources Agency Lisa Mangat, Director of California State Parks APPROVED: __________________________ Danita Rodriguez, Bay Area District Superintendent __________________________ Jason DeWall, Northern Division Field Chief __________________________ Steven Musillami, Planning and Design Section Manager Table of Contents List of Images .................................................................................................................. 1 Introduction ..................................................................................................................... 3 Project Background ...................................................................................................... 4 Planning Zones ............................................................................................................ 5 Opportunities ................................................................................................................ 6 Declaration of Purpose ................................................................................................ 7 State Historic Park Classification ................................................................................. 8 Planning Influences ...................................................................................................... 9 Visitor Profile .............................................................................................................. 10 Purpose and Need of the Facilities Management Plan .............................................. 11 Public and Staff Input ................................................................................................. 15 Native American Consultation .................................................................................... 16 Physical Setting ............................................................................................................. 17 Park Location and Boundaries ................................................................................... 17 Climate ....................................................................................................................... 17 Topography ................................................................................................................ 18 Setting ........................................................................................................................ 18 Proximity and Ease of Access .................................................................................... 19 Transition ................................................................................................................... 19 Visitor Experience ...................................................................................................... 20 Visitor Use .................................................................................................................. 20 The Napa Earthquake 2014 ....................................................................................... 21 Resources ..................................................................................................................... 23 Natural Resources ..................................................................................................... 23 Cultural Resources .................................................................................................... 25 State and National Historic Resource Designations ............................................... 25 Ethnographic Setting .............................................................................................. 27 Sonoma SHP Facilities Management Plan Archaeological Investigations in the Downtown Unit ............................................... 29 Advisory and Regulatory Setting ................................................................................ 36 CEQA and CA PRC 5024 ....................................................................................... 42 Federal Regulations for Inadvertent Discoveries of Human Remains and Funerary Objects ................................................................................................................... 43 American with Disabilities Act (ADA) ...................................................................... 43 Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) ...................................... 44 State Historical Building Code (SHBC) ................................................................... 44 Facility Management and Use ....................................................................................... 45 Planning Zone 1: Toscano Hotel Complex and Casa Grande Courtyard ................... 45 Potential Use Summary ............................................................................................. 46 House Museum ....................................................................................................... 46 House Museum Challenges .................................................................................... 47 Offices .................................................................................................................... 47 Retail ...................................................................................................................... 48 Toscano Hotel......................................................................................................... 50 Toscano Kitchen ..................................................................................................... 53 The Hotel Annex ..................................................................................................... 56 Tank House ............................................................................................................ 58 Servant’s Quarters .................................................................................................. 60 Barn ........................................................................................................................ 62 Planning Zone 2: The Sonoma Barracks and Courtyard ............................................ 65 Planning Zone 3: Mission San Francisco Solano and Courtyard ............................... 67 Planning Zone 4: The Blue Wing Inn and Courtyard .................................................. 71 Alternative A: Lodging/Boutique Hotel .................................................................... 78 Alternative B: Interpretive/Museum ......................................................................... 80 Alternative C: Administration/Offices ...................................................................... 82 Alternative C: Retail/Dining ..................................................................................... 84 Planning Zone 5: Field A ............................................................................................ 87 Sonoma Artifact Archival Collection and Administration (SAACA) Facility ................. 89 SAACA Site Plan .................................................................................................... 90 Sonoma SHP Facilities Management Plan Planning Zone 6: Parking Lot ..................................................................................... 93 Site Use Recommendations ................................................................................... 95 Paid Parking Options .............................................................................................. 96 Planning Zone 7: Field B ............................................................................................ 98 Partnerships and Community ................................................................................... 101 Guiding Principles ................................................................................................. 102 Partnership categories .......................................................................................... 102 Donor Agreements ................................................................................................ 103 Revenue Generation Program ................................................................................. 103 Concessions ............................................................................................................ 104 Adaptive Reuse Program ......................................................................................... 106 Best Management Practices ................................................................................. 107 Glossary 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