CALIFORNIA COASTAL COMMISSION MEETING AGENDA September 9, 2016 CENTRAL COAST DISTRICT COASTAL PERMIT APPLICATIONS Application by Wellington S. Henderson to construct 8-ft-high, 63-ft-long upper bluff wall with faux bluff facing and drainage and landscaping improvements, at 26336 Scenic Rd in Carmel-by-the-Sea, Monterey County

ABSTRACT: The California Coastal Commission Meeting Agenda September 2016 includes CENTRAL COAST DISTRICT 20. COASTAL PERMIT APPLICATIONS. b. Application No. A-3-CML-16-0057 (Henderson, Carmel-by-the-Sea) Application by Wellington S. Henderson to construct 8-ft-high, 63-ft-long upper bluff wall with faux bluff facing and drainage and landscaping improvements, at 26336 Scenic Rd in Carmel-by-the-Sea, Monterey County (MW-SC). (Friday, September 9, 2016) The STAFF REPORT: DE NOVO HEARING document copy is embedded; the SUMMARY OF STAFF RECOMMENDATION is reproduced.  Staff Recommendation: Denial

NOTE: Wellington S. Henderson has “withdrawn his application with the state agency for the protective barrier,” according to reporting in The Carmel Pine Cone.
REFERENCE:
WRIGHT HOUSE OWNER CANCELS SEAWALL PLAN
Claims he wouldn’t get fair hearing
By KELLY NIX, The Carmel Pine Cone, September 2, 2016, 1A & 20A

CCC f20b-9-2016 Wellington S. Henderson, Jr by L. A. Paterson on Scribd

 STAFF REPORT: DENOVO HEARING

Application Number: A-3-CML-16-0057

Applicants: Wellington S. Henderson, Jr.

Project Location: On the bluff at the south end of Carmel Beach fronting 26336 Scenic Road, Carmel-by-the-Sea, Monterey County (APNs 009-423-001 and -002).

Project Description: Construction of a shoreline protective device designed as an eight-foot-tall and 63-foot-long upper bluff retaining wall with faux bluff facing and related drainage and landscaping improvements.

Staff Recommendation: Denial

REFERENCE:

Meeting Agenda September 2016

STAFF REPORT: DE NOVO HEARING

Application Number: A-3-CML-16-0057

Applicants: Wellington S. Henderson, Jr.

Project Location: On the bluff at the south end of Carmel Beach fronting 26336 Scenic Road, Carmel-by-the-Sea, Monterey County (APNs 009-423-001 and -002).

Project Description: Construction of a shoreline protective device designed as an eight-foot-tall and 63-foot-long upper bluff retaining wall with faux bluff facing and related drainage and landscaping improvements.

Staff Recommendation: Denial

SUMMARY OF STAFF RECOMMENDATION

The Applicant proposes to construct a shoreline protective device designed as an eight-foot-tall and 63-foot-long upper bluff retaining wall with faux bluff-facing and related development (i.e., drainage and landscaping improvements) on the bluff fronting a residential site at the south end of Carmel Beach. The site is the location of a circa 1948 Frank Lloyd Wright-designed house, which is a notable historical residence in the City of Carmel.1 The residence is sited on a bedrock outcrop at the south end of Carmel Beach and is highly visible from most vantages along the beach and the Scenic Road recreation trail. The stated purpose of the project is to protect the residence’s driveway and driveway gate and associated pillar from potential bluff failure due to future erosion and storm events.

On August 10, 2016, the Commission found that the City’s action approving the project raised a substantial issue of conformance with the LCP’s shoreline protective device policies and standards, and took jurisdiction over the CDP application. Specifically, the Commission found that the City’s approval raised substantial conformance issues with respect to the LCP’s shoreline protective device policies and standards, i.e. the Commission found that the City did not adequately identify an existing structure in danger from erosion, did not analyze any alternatives, and did not identify and mitigate for the coastal resource impacts that the approved project would cause. The de novo hearing was postponed at the Applicant’s request, including to allow the Applicant an opportunity to provide additional geotechnical information on the question of whether there is a threat from erosion. The Applicant submitted supplemental reports to Commission staff on Thursday August 18, 2016 and Friday August 19, 2016 regarding erosion, project alternatives, sand supply impacts, and archaeological and historic resources.

As noted above, the purpose of the project is to protect the residence’s driveway and driveway gate and associated pillar. The proposed upper bluff retaining wall would extend along the upper bluff face fronting the existing driveway and driveway entrance gate, which are both located roughly six-and-a-half feet from the bluff edge. The project’s technical reports indicate that the underlying bedrock bluffs are eroding very slowly at this location. The reports cite an erosion rate of the bedrock comprising the lower bluff of between 0.05 feet and 0.1 feet annually, although the Commission’s staff geologist can find little supporting evidence for these figures. Similarly, the upper bluff terrace materials are reported to be eroding at an annual rate of 0.1 to 0.15 feet per year, again with no quantitative support for these figures.2 Nevertheless, with no evidence for rapid episodic erosion of the bluff edge, at these erosion rates, it would be decades before the driveway and gate are undercut by erosion. Thus, there is no documented erosion threat to an existing structure that would allow for a shoreline protective device. Additionally, the 2016 supplemental bluff erosion study identifies an area of exposed marine terrace deposits and suggests that this is evidence that a damaged storm drain system adjacent to the driveway may be causing localized erosion. However, the initial geotechnical reports identified ocean spray as the likely culprit regarding any localized erosion. A failing storm drain facility was not considered a factor in either the mitigated negative declaration for the project or the City’s decision on its coastal permit. In any case, there is no evidence that the failing storm drain is causing an imminent threat to the driveway and gate. Even if there were a documented erosion threat to an existing structure from the damaged storm drain, the appropriate manner to abate such a threat would be to repair the damaged storm drain, and not to construct a massive upper bluff retaining wall with all of its resultant coastal resource impacts. Thus, a threat to an existing structure has not been established in such a way as to allow for a shoreline protective device at this location,3 and the proposed project is inconsistent with LCP requirements in this regard and must be denied.

Furthermore, if the existing driveway and gate were shown to be in danger from erosion, the LCP requires a thorough analysis of a range of alternatives designed to address the identified erosion danger, including but not limited to relocation or partial removal of the driveway and gate/pillar or repair of the damaged storm drain, both options which appear feasible at this location. The supplemental materials provided by the Applicant continued to recommend the proposed seawall as the proposed method for addressing an unsubstantiated erosion threat, instead of “soft” alternatives such as relocation or removal of the driveway and the gate/pillar or repair of the storm drain, inconsistent with the LCP. Finally, even if danger were conclusively established, and even if the upper bluff retaining wall were conclusively shown to be the least environmentally damaging feasible alternative to address and abate the danger, the LCP requires that all attendant coastal resource impacts, including impacts to shoreline sand supply, be eliminated and, if the impacts are not able to be eliminated, that they be mitigated. The supplemental materials provided by the Applicant included an analysis of the proposed project’s sand supply impacts, which determined a very small loss to the annual sand supply budget of 3.75 cubic yards, which is on par with expectations given the very small average annual erosion rate at the site. The sand supply calculation could be used to determine appropriate mitigation. However, as shown above, there is no empirical evidence of a structure in danger from erosion and thus the discussion on sand supply impacts and required mitigation is moot. Accordingly, the proposed shoreline protective device is wholly inconsistent with the LCP.

In short, the proposed project is inconsistent with LCP shoreline protective device policies and standards, primarily because there is no documented erosion threat to an existing structure that would warrant and allow for such a shoreline protective device. Furthermore, even if danger were established, there has been no bona fide consideration of less-environmentally damaging alternatives, such as repairs to the storm drain or driveway and gate relocation (which appear to be feasible at this location). And finally, although it appears that the supplemental geotechnical reports reasonably estimate project impacts to sand supply, there is no empirical evidence of a structure in danger from erosion and thus the discussion on sand supply impacts and required mitigation is moot. For all of these reasons, the proposed project fails to ensure LCP conformance with LUP Policies P5-5 and P5-6, as well as with IP Sections 17.20.190(C) and (F), and therefore must be denied.

For these reasons, staff recommends that the Commission deny a CDP for the proposed project.

1 The “Walker House” as it is known, was added to the City of Carmel’s historic resources inventory in 2001. More recently on July 29, 2016, the residence was approved by the California Historic Resources Commission, for inclusion into the National Register of Historic places and that approval is under review by the National Park Service.

2 The geotechnical report estimates the future long-term average erosion rate could be as high as 0.2 to 0.3 feet per year (2.4 to 3.6 inches) due to the influence of sea level rise.

3 For comparison, in past projects the Commission has deemed a structure to be “in danger” from erosion if it would become unfit for use within the next two or three storm season cycles or generally within the next few years, not decades.

Twelve Noteworthy 7 January 2014 City Council Agenda Items

AMENDED:
City Council Special Meeting Tour 01-07-14NOTICE OF SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL MEETINGTuesday, January 7, 2014
Tour of Inspection

ABSTRACT: Twelve Noteworthy 7 January 2014 City Council Agenda Items, namely Announcements from Closed Session, Announcements from City Administrator, Receive Public Records and Media Request Log, Consideration of a Resolution authorizing the City Administrator to adopt an amendment to an existing contract (CA-PCS-RT- WSpace-009-13-14) with Richard Tavener for the continued development of Wonderspace Carmel, in an amount not to exceed, $60,000, Rejection of Claim: John Hanson- Claim filed December 17, 2013 in excess of $25,000, Consideration of approval of 2014 budget calendar, Review and consideration of Facilities Use Plan (Key Initiative), Review of the Shoreline Management Plan and Forest Management Plan Implementation (Key Initiative), Consideration of 2014 City Objectives and Key Initiatives, Consideration of a determination that leasing the Flanders Mansion is infeasible and directing staff to begin preparing resolutions and findings necessary to begin process of selling the Mansion, Consideration of an Ordinance amending Title 17.42 and 17.43 of the Carmel-by-the-Sea Municipal Code pertaining to Storm Water Quality and Water Protection. (First reading and introduction) and Consideration of an appeal of the Historic Resources Board's decision (HA 13-2) to add the Prentice residence to the City's Inventory of Historic Resources. The decision is being appealed by the property owners: Jack Prentice, Lois Prentice, and David Black, are presented. Supporting materials are embedded. 

CITY OF CARMEL-BY-THE-SEA
CITY COUNCIL AGENDA
Regular Meeting

Tuesday, January 7, 2014
4:30 p.m., Open Session

City Hall
East side of Monte Verde Street between Ocean and Seventh Avenues

Live & Archived Video Streaming

 
II. Roll Call

V. Announcements from Closed Session, from City Council Members and the City Administrator.

A. Announcements from Closed Session.

A. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL- POTENTIAL LITIGATION
Pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(b).2
Number of Cases: (2)

B. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL-EXISTING LITIGATION
Pursuant to Government Code § 54956.9 (a)
Simonelli v. City of Carmel-by-the-Sea, United States District Court Case No. C 13-1250 LB

C. PUBLIC EMPLOYEE- PERFORMANCE EVALUATION
Pursuant to Government Code § 54957 (b) 1.
Title: City Administrator

C. Announcements from City Administrator.

1. Introduction of Forest Theater Guild
2. Summary Report from Monday's Workshop
3. Agenda Forecast
4. Introduction of New Employees

VII. Consent Calendar

These matters include routine financial and administrative actions, which are usually approved by a single majority vote. Individual items may be removed from Consent by a member of the Council or the public for discussion and action.

E. Receive Public Records and Media Request Log.

Public Records and Media Request Log 01-07-14

F. Consideration of a Resolution authorizing the City Administrator to adopt an amendment to an existing contract (CA-PCS-RT- WSpace-009-13-14) with Richard Tavener for the continued development of Wonderspace Carmel, in an amount not to exceed, $60,000.

Wonderspace Carmel 01-07-14

G. Rejection of Claim: John Hanson- Claim filed December 17, 2013 in excess of $25,000. (Included under separate cover)

Rejection of Claim John Hanson 01-07-14.pdf

I. Consideration of approval of 2014 budget calendar.

2014 Budget Calendar 01-07-14

VIII. Orders of Council

A. Review and consideration of Facilities Use Plan (Key Initiative). (Pg. 108 with plan included under separate cover)

City's 2013 Facility Use Plan 01-07-14

2013 Facility Use Plan 01-07-14.

B. Review of the Shoreline Management Plan and Forest Management Plan Implementation (Key Initiative).

Shoreline Management Plan and Forest Management Plan Implementation 01-07-14

C. Consideration of 2014 City Objectives and Key Initiatives.

2014 City Objectives and Key Initiatives 01-07-14.pdf

D. Consideration of a determination that leasing the Flanders Mansion is infeasible and directing staff to begin preparing resolutions and findings necessary to begin process of selling the Mansion.

Determination That Leasing the Flanders Mansion is Infeasible 01-07-14

E. Consideration of an Ordinance amending Title 17.42 and 17.43 of the Carmel-by-the-Sea Municipal Code pertaining to Storm Water Quality and Water Protection. (First reading and introduction).

Storm Water Quality and Water Protection 01-07-14

F. Consideration of an appeal of the Historic Resources Board's decision (HA 13-2) to add the Prentice residence to the City's Inventory of Historic Resources. The decision is being appealed by the property owners: Jack Prentice, Lois Prentice, and David Black.

Appeal of the Historic Resources Board's decision to add Prentice residence to City's Inventory of Historic Resources.

‘Once upon a time.. Tales from Carmel by the Sea’

ABSTRACT: Featuring the best and most eclectic aspects of Carmel-by-the-Sea and environs, Once upon a time..Tales from Carmel by the Sea Just another WordPress.com site is presented with stunning photographs.  Links to February 2013 posts and selected posts, including “THE FENCE THAT MAKES GOOD NEIGHBORS….. NEEDS A GATE TO MAKE GOOD FRIENDS,” are provided.

DINING AL FRESCO IN CARMEL February 2013

Yves Delorme ~ Fine Linens In Carmel-by-the Sea February 2013

CARMEL’S NEIGHBORHOODS

CARMEL’S “GOLDEN HOUR”

Carmel Walks- A Walking Tour That Brings Carmel To Life!

Cottages by the Sea – The Handmade Homes of Carmel

WINDOW BOXES IN CARMEL– ADDING CHARM TO THE FAIRYTALE COTTAGE

CARMEL’S FOREST THEATER -”LEAPING LIZARDS! JUST LOOK AT THIS JOINT!”

FLANDERS MANSION

“THE FENCE THAT MAKES GOOD NEIGHBORS…NEEDS A GATE TO MAKE GOOD FRIENDS”

“THE FENCE THAT MAKES GOOD NEIGHBORS….. NEEDS A GATE TO MAKE GOOD FRIENDS”

Historic Context Statement

ABSTRACT: The City of Carmel-by-the-Sea's Historic Context Statement is uploaded. A historic context statement is a technical document containing specific sections mandated by the Secretary of the Interior in National Register Bulletin 16. The Bulletin defines a historic context as “a body of information about historic properties organized by theme, place, and time.”
Historic context is linked with tangible historic resources through the concept of property type. A property type is a “grouping of individual properties based on shared physical or associative characteristics.”


HISTORIC CONTEXT STATEMEN1

Historic Preservation Ordinance

ABSTRACT: The City of Carmel-by-the-Sea's Historic Preservation Ordinance is uploaded. "The purpose of the historic preservation ordinance is to establish standards, procedures and regulations to promote identification, and preservation, and enhancement of historic resources including buildings, structures, objects, sites, districts and archaeological resources that represent the unique architectural, cultural, historic and prehistoric identity of Carmel-by-the-Sea."


Historic Preservation Ordinance

CARMEL INVENTORY OF HISTORIC RESOURCES

ABSTRACT: The CARMEL INVENTORY OF HISTORIC RESOURCES is presented, including residential and commercial properties, non-profit organization properties and City-owned properties and other properties. Information for each historic resource includes Historic Name and Physical Location. Presently, there are a total of two hundred ninety-five historic properties on the Carmel Inventory of Historic Resources.

CARMEL INVENTORY OF HISTORIC RESOURCES

RESIDENTIAL PROPERTIES
North of Ocean Avenue:
On Ocean Av.
C. Halstead Yates Cottages Ocean Avenue & Casanova Street N.W. Corner
Mary Young Hunter House Ocean Avenue & Torres Street N.E. Corner
Ocean House Ocean Avenue 2 N.W. Santa Rita Street

On North San Antonio Avenue
Ten Winkel Spanish House San Antonio Avenue 2 S.E. 4th Avenue
F. Ten Winkel House San Antonio Avenue & 4th Avenue S.E. Corner

On North Camino Real
Alfred P. Fraser House Camino Real & Ocean Avenue N.W. Corner
J. Kluegel House Camino Real 4 N.E. Ocean Avenue
Prof. Karl Rendorff House Camino Real 7 N.E. Ocean Avenue
Blanche M. Ayles House N. Camino Real 7 N.W. 4th Avenue

On North Casanova Street
Collis House Casanova Street 3 S.W. 4th Avenue
Adelaide J.Trethaway House N. Casanova Street & Lopez Avenue & 4th Avenue N. Corner
Elspeth Rose Cottage N. Casanova Street & Palou Avenue N. Corner

On Lopez Avenue
Thomas V. Cator House Lopez Avenue & 4th Avenue N.W. Corner
Albert Henry Hill House Lopez Avenue 3 N.W. 4th Avenue
Mr. and Mrs. Irving Fisk House Lopez Avenue 4 N.W. 4th Avenue
Dr. G.E. Wood House Lopez Avenue 4 S.W. 2nd Avenue

On Palou Avenue
Jennie Coleman House Palou Avenue 3 N.W. N. Casanova Street
Warren Saltzman House Palou Avenue 6 S.W. 2nd Avenue

On Monte Verde Street
Anson House Monte Verde Street 3 N.W. Ocean Avenue
Abbie McDow House Monte Verde Street 4 N.W. Ocean Avenue
Meade House Monte Verde Street 2 S.W. 5th Avenue
Benjamin Turner House Monte Verde Street 2 S.E. 5th Avenue
Rudolph Ohm House Monte Verde Street & 5th Avenue S.E. Corner
Gertrude McCaslin House Monte Verde Street 2 N.E. 5th Avenue
Richardson Log Cabin Monte Verde Street 4 S.E. 4th Avenue
Perry Newberry Cottage Monte Verde Street 4 N.E. 4th Avenue
Edward Fristrom Cottage Monte Verde Street 4 N.E. 4th Avenue
Robert A. Norton House Monte Verde Street 5 N.W. 4th Avenue

On Lincoln Street
Mabel GrayYoung House Lincoln Street 4 S.W. 4th Avenue
Howard Nieman House Lincoln Street 2 S.W. 4th Avenue
Norman Rial House Lincoln Street & 4th Avenue S.W. Corner
Mary Austin House Lincoln Street 4 N.W. 4th Avenue

On Dolores Street
Denny-Watrous Studio Dolores Street 4 N.E. 2nd Avenue

On San Carlos Avenue
Jo Mora House San Carlos Street 3 S.W. 1st Avenue

On Mission Avenue
Frank Lloyd Stone Cottage Mission Street 4 N.E. 5th Avenue
Forest Hill School Mission Street & 1st Avenue S.W. Corner
James Franklin Murphy House Mission Street 2 N.W. 1st Avenue
Sylvia Jordan House Mission Street & Vista Avenue S.W. Corner

On Vista Avenue
Francis Whitaker Cottage Vista Avenue 2 N.W. Mission Street

On Junipero Avenue
Ann Nash-Dorothy Bassett House Junipero Avenue & Alta Avenue S.W. Corner

On Torres Street
Hansel & Gretel Torres Street 4 S.E. 5th Avenue
F.A. Watson House Torres Street 3 N.W. 2nd Avenue

On Santa Rita Street
Doll's House Santa Rita Street & Ocean Avenue N.W. Corner
Fables Santa Rita Street 2 N.W. Ocean Avenue
Birthday House Santa Rita Street & 6th Avenue S.W. Corner
Raymond Meeks House Santa Rita Street 4 N.E. 6th Avenue
Alfonso Ramirez Cabin Santa Rita Street 3 N.E. 3rd Avenue
Ben Figuroa House Santa Rita Street 3 S.E. 1st Avenue

On Santa Fe Street
Comstock Studio Santa Fe Street & 6th Avenue N.W. Corner
Elizabeth F. Armstrong House Santa Fe Street 3 N.W. 6th Avenue
Helen Coolidge Cottage Santa Fe Avenue 3 N.W. 5th Avenue
Bertha C. Cole House Santa Fe Street & 5th Avenue N.E. Corner
G.H. Philips House Santa Fe Street 7 N.W. 3rd Avenue

On Guadalupe Street
Ship House Guadalupe Street 3 N.E. 6th Avenue
William Muench Cottage Guadalupe Street 5 S.E. 5th Avenue
Abbie Jane Hunter House Guadalupe Street & 4th Avenue N.E. Corner
Samuel Wood House Guadalupe Street 4 N.W. 3rd Avenue
Paul Stoney House Guadalupe Street 5 N.E. 3rd Avenue
Helen T. Warren House Guadalupe Street 4 S.E. 2nd Avenue
John T. Black House Guadalupe Street 4 N.W. 1st Avenue

On Carpenter Street
Kathryn Waite House Carpenter Street & 5th Avenue N.E. Corner
L.L. Spillers Guest Cottage Carpenter Street 4 S.W. 3rd Avenue
Santiago Duckworth House Carpenter Street 3 S.W. 2nd Avenue
Eric Berne House Carpenter Street 2 S.E. 2nd Avenue

On Perry Newberry Way
Francis C. Johnson House Perry Newberry Way 3 S.W. 5th Avenue

On 6th Avenue
Grant Wallace Cottage 6th Avenue & Torres Street N.E. Corner
Hugh Comstock House 6th Avenue & Torres Street N.E. Corner
Yellow Bird 6th Avenue 2 S.W. Santa Rita Street

On 5th Avenue
Frederick Bigland Apts. 5th Avenue & Torres Street S.W. Corner
Frank Smith House & Fence 5th Avenue 2 N.E. Santa Rita Street

On 3rd Avenue
Agnes Shorting House 3rd Avenue 2 N.W. Junipero Avenue

On 1st Avenue
Adele C. Wainright House 1st Avenue & Camino Del Monte N.E. Corner

South of Ocean Avenue:
On Ocean Avenue
Gardner A. Dailey House Ocean Avenue 2 S.E. Forest Road

On Del Mar Avenue
Henry L. Tusler Cottage Del Mar Avenue 3 N. 8th Avenue

On Scenic Road
Chazen Residence Scenic Road 4 N.E. 8th Avenue
"Lanakai" 8th Avenue & Scenic Road N.E. Corner
George Graft House Scenic Road 3 S.E. 8th Avenue
E.H. Cox House Scenic Road 2 N.E. 9th Avenue
Nelson Nowell House Scenic Road 4 N.E. 11th Avenue
Merchant House Scenic Road & 11th Avenue N.E. Corner
Shellooe House Scenic Road 3 N.E. 12th Avenue
Esther M. Hill House Scenic Road 2 N.E. Santa Lucia Avenue
Mrs.Clinton Walker House Scenic Road S.W. Martin Way

On San Antonio Avenue
LaFrenz House San Antonio Avenue 3 N.E. 8th Avenue
Dr. Levi C. Lane's Log House San Antonio Avenue & 8th Avenue N.E. Corner
Alfred Matthews House San Antonio Avenue & 8th Avenue N.W. Corner
Philip & Marie Gordon House San Antonio Avenue 3 N.W. 10th Avenue
Helen I. Proctor House San Antonio Avenue 2 N.E. 13th Avenue
Agnes C. Montgomery House San Antonio Avenue 2 S.W. 13th Avenue
Mary Orrick House San Antonio Avenue 3 N.E. Santa Lucia Avenue

On Carmelo Street
"Cave of the Winds" Carmelo Street 2 S.E. Ocean Avenue
John B. Adams House Carmelo Street 2 N.W. 7th Avenue
"La Canzone del Mar" Carmelo Street & 7th Avenue N.W. Corner
Garfield D. Merner House Carmelo Street 2 S.W. 7th Avenue
Samuel M. Haskins House Carmelo Street 4 S.W. 9th Avenue
Adam Darling House Carmelo Street 4 S.E. 9th Avenue
Roussel Residence Carmelo Street 2 N.W. 10th Avenue
Gunnar Norbert House Carmelo Street & 10th Avenue S.E. Corner
Alice Elder Hse. & Guest Hse. Carmelo Street 4 S.E. 10th Avenue
Ethel P. Young House Carmelo Street & 11th Avenue S.W. Corner
John Palache House Carmelo Street & 13th Avenue S.W. Corner
Eliza Palache House Carmelo Street 2 S.W. 13th Avenue

On Camino Real
Dr. Kellogg House & E. Wright Cottage Camino Real 3 S.W. 7th Avenue
Dr. Amelia Gates Cottage Camino Real 4 N.W. 8th Avenue
Dr. H.R. Green House Camino Real 4 S.E. 10th Avenue
LaFrenz Garage/Studio Camino Real 5 S.W. 10th Avenue
Louise P. Murphy House Camino Real & 12th Avenue N.E. Corner
Leroy Babcock House Camino Real 2 S.W. 12th Avenue
Laura Fenner House Camino Real & Fraser N.E. Corner

On Casanova Street
Emma Williams House Casanova Street & 7th Avenue N.W. Corner
D.W.W. Johnson House Casanova Street & 7th Avenue N.E. Corner
Daniel T. Fisk House Casanova Street 3 N.E. 8th Avenue
George F. Beardsley House Casanova Street & 8th Avenue S.W. Corner
Clara Kellogg House Casanova Street 2 S.E. 9th Avenue
Artie Bowen House Casanova Street 4 N.E. 10th Avenue
Helen Brown Studio/Home Casanova Street 2 S.W. 10th Avenue
Goetz Cottage Casanova Street 4 S.W. 10th Avenue
Reginald Markham House Casanova Street & 11 Avenue S.W. Corner
William McPhillips House Casanova Street 3 S.E. 12th Avenue
Ethel England House Casanova Street 2 N.W. 13th Avenue
Connolly-Search House Casanova Street & 13th Avenue N.E. Corner

On Monte Verde Street
Effa Spencer House Monte Verde Street 2 S.W. 7th Avenue
Sinclair Lewis House Monte Verde Street 2 N.W. 9th Avenue
Enoch A. Lewis House Monte Verde Street 2 N.E. 9th Avenue
M.J. Murphy House Monte Verde Street & 9th Avenue S.E. Corner
M.J. Murphy Office Monte Verde Street 2 S.E. 9th Avenue
Hinds Cottage Monte Verde Street 2 N.W. 12th Avenue
Bark House Monte Verde Street & 13th Avenue N.E. Corner
F.A. Collman House Monte Verde Street 2 S.W. 13th Avenue

On Lincoln Street
DDH-by-the-Sea (Elizabeth F. Armstrong House #2) Lincoln Street 3 N.W. 9th Avenue
Pearl Dawson House Lincoln Street 3 S.E. 10th Avenue
Everett G. Sheperd House Lincoln Street 4 N.E. 11th Avenue
Danmeyer House Lincoln Street 3 N.E. 11th Avenue
Daisy F.D. Bostick Cottage Lincoln Street 2 N.W. 12th Avenue
Charles Sumner Greene Studio Lincoln Street 4 S.W. 13th Avenue
Mary D. Crile House Lincoln Street 6 S.W. 13th Avenue
Louis Ralston House Lincoln Street 8 S.W. 13th Avenue

On Dolores Street
C.H. Gordinier House Dolores Street 4 N.E. 10th Avenue
Norman Reynolds House Dolores Street & 11th Avenue N.W. Corner
Marchen Haus Dolores Street & 11th Avenue N.E. Corner
Bliss-Hubbell House Dolores Street 2 N.E. 12th Avenue
Perry Newberry Stone House Dolores Street 4 S.W. 12th Avenue
Anne Winslow House Dolores Street 2 N.W. 13th Avenue
La Von Gottfried House Dolores Street 7 S.E. 13th Avenue

On San Carlos Street
Ross E. Bonham House San Carlos Street & 12th Avenue S.W. Corner
Mr. and Mrs. William Junk House San Carlos Street 3 S.W. 13th Avenue
Frank Lloyd House San Carlos Street 6 S.E. 13th Avenue
"Casa della Comedia" San Carlos Street 2 N.E. Santa Lucia Avenue
Las Abuelas San Carlos Street & Santa Lucia Avenue N.W. Corner
Rev. Gardner House San Carlos Street & Santa Lucia Avenue N.E. Corner

On Mission Street
Anne Martin House Mission Street 3 N.E. 11th Avenue
Adrian W. McEntire House Mission Street & 11th Avenue N.W. Corner
Mary McDowell House Mission Street 2 S.E. 11th Avenue
Mills House 25987 Mission Street; Mission Street 3 N.W. Junipero Avenue

On Junipero Avenue
L.D. Whiffen House Junipero Avenue & 9th Avenue N.E. Corner
Celia Seymour Studio-House Junipero Avenue 3 N.W. 12th Avenue

On Torres Street
Johann Hagemeyer House Torres Street & Mt. View Avenue N.W. Corner
The Unit House Torres Street 9 S.W. Mt. View Avenue
Jacob F. Kreps House Torres Street 2 N.E. 8th Avenue
Dr. and Mrs. Chester Magee Torres Street 2 S.W. 8th Avenue
Frank Woolsey House Torres Street 3 N.W. 10th Avenue
Col. Henry L. Watson House Torres Street & 11th Avenue N.E. Corner

On Santa Fe Street
Rufus M. Kingman House Santa Fe Street & Mt. View Avenue N.W. Corner
Jacob W. Wright House (2) Santa Fe Street 2 N.E. 8th Avenue
Elizabeth H. Sullivan House Santa Fe Street & 8th Avenue N.W. Corner
Mr. and Mrs. R.A. Coote Cottage Santa Fe Street 3 S.E. 8th Avenue
Maj. Ralph A. Coote House Santa Fe Street 4 S.E. 8th Avenue

On Santa Rita Street
Converse House Santa Rita Street 5 S.W. Ocean Avenue

On Mountain View Avenue
Frederick Bigland House Mt. View Avenue 2 S.E. Santa Fe Avenue
Vivian Homes House Mt. View Avenue & Santa Fe Street N.E. Corner
Florence H. Gaylord Guest House Mt. View Avenue & 8th Avenue N.W. Corner
Mritz De Haass House Mt. View Avenue & 8th Avenue N.W. Corner
Jacob W. Wright House Mt. View Avenue 2 N.W. 8th Avenue

On Crespi Avenue
Dr. Hermann Spoehr House Crespi Avenue 3 S.W. Mt. View Avenue

On Flanders Way
Vivian Homes II Flanders Way 2 S.E. Crespi Avenue

On Forest Road
Florence Lockwood Studio/House Ocean Avenue & Forest Road S.W. Corner
Robert A. Stephenson House Forest Road & 8th Avenue N.E. Corner

On 8th Avenue
Stonehouse 8th Avenue 2 S.E. Casanova Street
George Seideneck Studio Building 8th Avenue 2 N.W. Monte Verde Street
Nelson-Krough Cottage 8th Avenue 4 N.E. Santa Fe Street

On 10th Avenue
Guest House 10th Avenue & Monte Verde Street N.W. Corner

On 11th Avenue
J.W. Stough Cottage 11th Avenue 2 N.E. Monte Verde Street
Alice L. Merrill House 11th Avenue & Monte Verde Street S.E. Corner
Community Church Rectory 11th Avenue & Lincoln Street N.E. Corner
M.J. Murphy Spec. House 11th Avenue 2 N.W. Mission Street
The Coastal Laboratory 11th Avenue 2 S.E. Junipero Avenue

On 12th Avenue
Mrs. M.V. Phillips Cottage 12th Avenue 2 N.E. Camino Real

On 13th Avenue
Grace McGowan Cook House 13th Avenue 2 N.W. Carmelo Street
Violet Campbell House 13th Avenue 2 S.E. Lincoln Street
H. Markham House 13th Avenue & Dolores Street N.E. Corner

On Santa Lucia Avenue
John Bathen House Santa Lucia Avenue 2 N.E. San Antonio Avenue
McCloud House 2934 Santa Lucia Avenue

On Franciscan Way
Dr. Emma W. Pope House 2981 Franciscan Way
Keith Evans House 2969 Franciscan Way

On Rio Road
Walker Spec House 2991 Rio Road; Rio Road 2 N.W. Junipero Avenue
Alice R. Comins House Rio Road 2 N.W. Santa Lucia Avenue
Mission San Carlos Pear Orchard Houses (2) 3100 Rio Road

On Ridgewood Road
Wilkinson House 26018 Ridgewood Road

COMMERCIAL PROPERTIES
North of Ocean Avenue:
On Ocean Avenue
Pine Inn Blk. Ocean Avenue Monte Verde Street 6th Avenue Lincoln Street
Fee Building Ocean Avenue 2 N.E. Lincoln Street
Wilson Building Ocean Avenue & Dolores Street N.W. Corner
Bank of Carmel Ocean Avenue & Dolores Street N.E. Corner
Bernard Wetzel Building Ocean Avenue 4 N.E. Dolores Street
Carmel Development Co. Bldg. Ocean Avenue & San Carlos Street N.W. Corner
Goold Building Ocean Avenue & San Carlos Street N.E. Corner
Reardon Bldg. Ocean Avenue & Mission Street N.W. Corner

On Mission Street
Stonehouse Court Mission Street 3 N.W. 5th Avenue

South of Ocean Avenue:
On Ocean Avenue
Peter Pan Court (Lamp Lighter Inn) S/s Ocean Avenue between Camino Real & Casanova Street
Normandy Inn Ocean Avenue & Monte Verde Street S.W. Corner
Amelia Gates Bldg. Ocean Avenue & Monte Verde Street S.E. Corner
Seven Arts Shop Ocean Avenue 2 S.E. Monte Verde Street
Carmel Weavers Studio Ocean Avenue 3 S.E. Monte Verde Street
Sade's Ocean Avenue 3 S.W. Lincoln Street
Schweinger Building Ocean Avenue 3 S.W. Dolores Street
Mary Dummage Shop Ocean Avenue & Dolores Street S.W. Corner
Las Tiendas Bldg. Ocean Avenue 2 S.W. San Carlos Street
Adam Fox Building Ocean Avenue 2 S.E. San Carlos Street
Doud Building Mission Street & Ocean Avenue S.W. Corner

On San Antonio Avenue
Colonial Terrace Inn San Antonio Avenue & 13th Avenue S.W. Corner
Edgemere Cottages San Antonio Avenue 2 N.E. Santa Lucia Avenue

On Camino Real
La Playa Hotel Camino Real & 8th Avenue S.W. Corner
Sea View Inn Camino Real 2 N.E. 12th Avenue

On Monte Verde Street
Spinning Wheel Restaurant Monte Verde Street 3 S.E. Ocean Avenue
Sundial Lodge Monte Verde Street 2 N.E. 7th Avenue
Golden Bough Theater W/s Monte Verde Street between 8th Avenue & 9th Avenue

On Lincoln Street
Seven Arts Bldg. Lincoln Street & Ocean Avenue S.W. Corner
La Rambla Bldg. Lincoln Street 2 S.W. Ocean Avenue
La Ribera Hotel Lincoln Street & 7th Avenue N.E. Corner

On Dolores Street
Mary Dummage Shop Dolores Street S.W. Ocean Avenue (1 N. Piccidilly Park)
Oakes Building Dolores Street 4 N.W. 7th Avenue
T.A. Oakes Building Dolores Street 3 N.W. 7th Avenue
Monterey County Trust & Savings Dolores Street 2 N.W. 7th Avenue
Kocher Building Dolores Street & 7th Avenue N.W. Corner
Draper Leidig Building Dolores Street 2 S.E. Ocean Avenue
Isabel Leidig Building Dolores Street 3 S.E. Ocean Avenue
W.C. Farley Building Dolores Street 4 S.E. Ocean Avenue
Percy Parkes Building Dolores Street 4 N.E. 7th Avenue
De Yoe Building Dolores Street 4 N.E. 7th Avenue
Tuck Box Dolores Street 2 N.E. 7th Avenue
Lemos Building Dolores Street 2 N.E. 7th Avenue
The Garden Shop Addition Dolores Street 2 N.E. 7th Avenue
El Paseo Bldg. Dolores Street & 7th Avenue N.E. Corner
"El Paseo" Jo Mora Sculpture Dolores Street & 7th Avenue N.E. Corner

On Mission Street
Carmel Ballet Academy Mission Street 2 N.E. 8th Avenue

On 7th Avenue
Enchanted Oaks Bldg. 7th Avenue 2 N.E. Dolores Street

NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS
On Dolores Street
Carmel Art Association Dolores Street 3 S.W. 5th Avenue

On 4th Avenue
Carl Cherry Center for the Arts Guadalupe Street & 4th Avenue N.W. Corner

CITY-OWNED PROPERTIES & OTHER PROPERTIES
North of Ocean Avenue:
On Ocean Avenue
Harrison Memorial Library Ocean Avenue & Lincoln Street N.E. Corner
Devendorf Park Blk. Ocean Avenue 6th Avenue Junipero Avenue Mission Street

On Lincoln Street
First Murphy House Lincoln Street 2 N.W. 6th Avenue

On Junipero Avenue
Coast Valleys Gas & Electric Sub-station Junipero Avenue & 2nd Avenue N.E. Corner

On 6th Avenue
Carmel Fire Station 6th Avenue 2 S.E. San Carlos Street

South of Ocean Avenue:
On Monte Verde Street
Carmel City Hall Monte Verde Street 3 N.E. 7th Avenue

On Dolores Street
American Legion Post 512 Dolores Street 2 S.E. 8th Avenue

On San Carlos Street
Sunset Center Blk. San Carlos Street 8th Avenue Mission Street 10th Avenue

On 10th Avenue
Sunset School Primary Classroom #18 10th Avenue 2 N.W. Mission Street
Sunset School Primary Classrooms #16-17 Mission Street & 10th Avenue N.W. Corner

On Mountain View Avenue
Forest Theater (site only) Mt. View Avenue between Santa Rita Street & Guadalupe Street

On Rio Road
Mission San Carlos de Borromeo 3080 Rio Road

On Hatton Road
Paul Flanders Mansion 25800 Hatton Rd.

UPDATE: Historic Inventory Designation Appeals to the Historic Resources Board

Resource Name: W. A. Smith House
Location: Santa Fe St. 3 S.E. Mountain View Av.
Distinction: APPEAL GRANTED, one of many California Ranch House-style residences constructed in Carmel in the post-World War II era, the residence was determined to lack the degree of physical and architectural distinction necessary to meet the criterion for listing in the Carmel Historic Resource Inventory.

UPDATE: HISTORIC APPEALS TO THE HISTORIC RESOURCES BOARD
(November 2005 – January 2010)

APPEALS GRANTED: 45

APPEALS DENIED: 20

APPEALS DISMISSED: 14

APPEALS OF A PRELMINARY DETERMINATION OF INELIGIBILITY:

GRANTED: 1

DENIED: 3

TOTAL NUMBER OF APPEALS: 83

NUMBER ADDED TO REGISTER FROM INVENTORY: 1


HISTORIC APPEAL TO THE HISTORIC RESOURCES BOARD (January 25, 2010)
(Name of Property Owner, Physical Location, Resource Name, APPEAL GRANTED or DENIED)

HISTORIC RESOURCES BOARD
REGULAR MEETING AGENDA
Monday, January 25th, 2010
City Hall Council Chambers
East side of Monte Verde Street Between Ocean and Seventh Avenues

BOARD MEMBERS:
ERIK DYAR, CHAIRPERSON
ELINOR LAIOLO
ERLING LAGERHOLM
LAURA PRISHMONT QUIMBY
NICOLE SCHROEDER

APPEAL
Consideration of an appeal of the City’s determination to place an existing structure located in the Single Family Residential (R-1) District on the City’s Inventory of Historic Resources.

Name of Property Owner: Gary Wagner
Resource Name: W. A. Smith House
Location: Santa Fe St. 3 S.E. Mountain View Av.

APPEAL GRANTED

HIGHLIGHTS of “Enid Sales Affected Lives, Not Just Buildings”

“Enid never had any problem telling people off if that’s what was needed to get it done. She told the city off; she told mayors off; she told me off. She’d throw anyone necessary under the bus to get the job done.”
Brian Congleton, Carmel-by-the-Sea Architect & Friend

"It’s the distillation of will. When she believes strongly in something, she’s like the point of the chisel.”
James Bryant, Alliance of Monterey Area Presservationists (AMAP) Board of Directors Member, Past AMAP President & Friend

“She had magnetism, a way of making you want to be on the in with her. She had a sort of wry sense of humor; an intellectual sense of humor. She generated enthusiasm.”
Barbara Thompson, Friend & Sister-In-Law

• Enid Thompson Sales, died September 17, 2008 at 87 years old.

• Worked with the San Francisco Redevelopment Agency, saved many Victorian homes in the mid-1960s, preserving more than 350 homes.

• Activities ranged from co-founding Allied Potters, a pottery studio; operating a small film studio in San Francisco; promoting the career of dancer Iris Mabry; and growing Pinot Noir and Zinfandel grapes in Healdsburg.

• “Biggest claim to fame,” the first woman in California to get a general contractor’s license; designed and built homes, additions and remodels.

• Married noted jazz critic Grover Sales, later divorced; survived by a daughter, Rachel Lopez.

• Grew up in a Utah mining family, granddaughter of Salt Lake’s first non-Mormon mayor, and Berkeley, CA.

• Twenty year ago, settled in Carmel; founded the Monterey Peninsula’s preservation movement; awarded the California Preservation Foundation’s Preservationist of the Year; organized the Carmel Preservation Foundation; saved the First Murphy House, Door House and was responsible for placing the Sunset Center on the National Register of Historic places

• Last major success, helping to restore the Marsh Building in Monterey, a landmark Asian antiquities showroom which reopened in 2008 as Orientations at the Marsh.

(Sources: Enid Sales Affected Lives, Not Just Buildings, DAVE WEINSTEIN, AMAP MEMBER, Preservation NOW!, Alliance of Monterey Area Preservationists, Winter/Spring 2008-09 and Enid Sales affected lives, not just buildings, Dave Weinstein, Special to The Chronicle, Wednesday, November 12, 2008)

ADDENDUM:
Civic leader Sales dies
Had dogged determination to preserve history
By KEVIN HOWE
Herald Staff Writer
Article Last Updated: 09/19/2008 01:37:25 AM

LEGACY OF & TRIBUTES TO ENID THOMPSON SALES (1922-2008)

CALIFORNIA PRESERVIATION FOUNDATION
President's Awards
2006 Preservationist of the Year: Enid Sales (Monterey)

Enid Sales Awarded “Lifetime Achievement in Preservation”
First Ever Presentation By Alliance of Monterey Area Preservationists (AMAP)
AMAP’s Highest Honor

URBAN RENEWAL
Enid Sales helped save San Francisco's Victorian homes and never backed away from a preservation fight
Dave Weinstein, Special to The Chronicle
Saturday, January 19, 2008

Fierce advocate for historic buildings dies at 86, MARY BROWNFIELD, The Carmel Pine Cone, September 19, 2008.

Civic leader Sales dies
Had dogged determination to preserve history
By KEVIN HOWE
Herald Staff Writer
09/19/2008

Article in the San Francisco Chronicle Features Preservationist Enid Sales

ABSTRACT: An informative and interesting article on preservationist Enid Sales in the San Francisco Chronicle by Dave Weinstein. Highlights are presented and a link to the article.

In the January 19, 2008 edition of the San Francisco Chronicle, Dave Weinstein wrote an informative and interesting article about Enid Sales and her work as a preservationist in an article entitled, URBAN RENEWAL Enid Sales helped save San Francisco's Victorian homes and never backed away from a preservation fight.

Highlights include, as follows:
• Biography of Enid Sales

• Preservationist of the Year in 2006 by the California Preservation Foundation

• Over 50 years, as a builder and advocate, Enid Sales “helped define the modern movement for historic preservation.”

• As head of the San Francisco Redevelopment Agency’s residential rehabilitation program, Enid Sales preserved more than 350 Victorians in San Francisco

• “Where to see Enid Sales’ work” in San Francisco, Carmel and Monterey.

• Goal: Making historically or architecturally valuable homes livable while preserving their original style and fabric.

• Active: Sales has been restoring historic homes since the early 1950s in San Francisco, Healdsburg and Carmel.

• Known for: Saving hundreds of Victorians in San Francisco and advocating for preservation on the Monterey Peninsula.

• On Carmel-by-the-Sea, Enid Sales said, "We have been trying to save this fragile community, but unfortunately we really haven't succeeded.”

"Preservation Sage:" Enid T. Sales

To read a lively and informative interview with the California Preservation Foundation “2006 Preservationist of the Year,” Enid T. Sales, click on the title above.

The interview, “Conversations with a Preservation Sage: Enid T. Sales,” appears in Western Preservation News, August/September 2006, pages 3-5. (http://www.nationaltrust.org/western/newsletters/wro-0806.pdf)

Highlights include:

“That award is CPF’s most prestigious and honors lifetime achievement and exceptional contributions of statewide importance in the field of historic preservation.”

“Enid Sales is a model of pluck, energy, and indomitable spirit. In a career spanning some 43 years of preservation activity, Enid has worked her way through the historic preservation menu, from soup to nuts.”

“We managed to save some 350 buildings, most of which had been slated for clearance. I think the most impressive thing we ever did was move 13 two-story Victorians from one neighborhood to another in the middle of the night to form part of a new neighborhood community.”

“I'm a preservationist.”

“When I got to Carmel in 1986, Clint Eastwood had just been elected Mayor and the first thing he wanted to do was tear down "that old heap" – The Flander’s Mansion! I couldn't believe it. Kent Seavy helped me put it on the National Register, which we could do because the City owned the building so that meant that, as taxpayers, we did too…The survey took from 1989 until 1996 to complete: by which point we’d surveyed some 2,000 buildings, 400 of which we felt were significant on the local level, and we had thirty volunteers, all of them still active.”

“Well, ultimately [in Carmel] I ran into something I had never quite come face to face with before: militant politics! It was largely because of Silicon Valley and the homecoming of a Carmel girl who had spent some thirty years with the CIA who knew how to become Mayor, and did [Sue McCloud, Carmel Mayor 2000 - present].”

“We have been trying to save this fragile community, but unfortunately we really haven't succeeded...Our main street is still here so now we would like to try to save it.”

“AMAP or The Alliance of Monterey Area Preservationists is an innovative organization and potentially one of the most effective preservation methods those of us who live in this very diverse Peninsula have ever experienced.”

“It is difficult to pinpoint the origin of threats to preservation, but threats certainly seem to be building in California.”

NOTE: For information on the Carmel Preservation Foundation and Enid Sales, Director of the Carmel Preservation Foundation, go to http://www.geocities.com/carmelpreservation/

DEMOLITION: First Demolition of a Property Formerly on the City's Inventory of Historic Resources

Resource Name: Benjamin H. Cory Garage Apartment
Location: W/s Carpenter between 3rd & 4th Avenues
19 December 2005: Historic Resources Board granted appeal, thereby removing the property from the City's Inventory of Historic Resources.
24 May 2006: Desgin Review Board unanimously approved the demolition and Design Study with staff conditions for the construction of a new residence. 

Demolition Applications of Former/Ineligible Historic Resources (October 2004 - September 2006)

Demolition of Benjamin H. Cory Garage Apartment
Location: W/s Carpenter between 3rd & 4th Avenues
This represents the first demolition of an Historic Resources Board's granted appeal of a property on the City's Inventory of Historic Resources. 
DEMOLITION APPLICATIONS
(October 2004 – September 2006)

Between October 2004 and September 2006, there have been 2 applications for the demolition of a former Inventory of Historic Resources property and an ineligible property.


HISTORIC RESOURCES BOARD
19 DECEMBER 2005

Carolyn Ahrens
Resource Name: Benjamin H. Cory Garage Apartment
W/s Carpenter bet. 3rd & 4th Avenues
APPEAL GRANTED

DESIGN REVIEW BOARD
Regular Meeting
May 24, 2006

Carolyn Ahrens
W/s Carpenter between 3rd & 4th Avenues

Consideration of a Track Two Design Study (Final), Demolition and Coastal Development Permit applications for the demolition of an existing structure and the construction of a new residence located in the Single Family Residential (R-1) District.

Board member Sharp moved to approve the Design Study with staff conditions, seconded by Board member Paterson and carried by the following roll call vote:

AYES: BELL, PATERSON, SHARP, LEPAGE
NOES: NONE


HISTORIC RESOURCES BOARD
17 JULY 2006

Tony & Jane Diamond
Resource Name: Grey Gables/Culbertson House
SE Corner of Santa Rita & 3rd
APPEAL DENIED (Consideration of an appeal of the City's issuance of a preliminary Determination of Ineligibility for listing on the City's Inventory of Historic Resources for an existing residence in the Single Family Residential (R-1) District.)

DESIGN REVIEW BOARD
Regular Meeting
October 25, 2006

Jane Y. Diamond
SE Corner Santa Rita & 3rd

Consideration of Design Study (Concept), Demolition and Coastal Development Permit applications for the demolition of an existing residence and the construction of a new residence located in the Single Family Residential (R-1) District

Preservation Of Historic Resources That Best Represent Carmel-by-the-Sea's History

CONSIDER:

Staff and the Historic Resources Board recognize four possible reasons for removing a property from the Carmel Inventory:

1) There are gross, non-correctable errors in the historic documentation,
2) The property bears a poor or minimal relationship to the adopted Historic Context Statement,

3) There are a sufficient number of other, better preserved or more important resources of the same type elsewhere within the City,

4) The resource has lost its historic integrity through past alterations.

(Source: City Staff Report)


CONSIDER:

Cultural Resources and Historic Preservation
Historic resources are an important element of Carmel-by-the-Sea’s community
character. These resources and the City’s approach to protecting them are discussed below. (LUP)

Architecture and Community Character

Protection of Historic Resources
Although the Coastal Act does not specifically discuss historic preservation, this topic is related to the preservation of character required by sections 30251 and 30253 of the Act. The purpose of this component of the Land Use Plan is to provide a framework for policies that address the preservation of the diverse and valuable historic resources in Carmel. Its primary goals are to educate residents and visitors about the unique architectural, cultural and historic identity of Carmel-by-the-Sea, and to promote the identification and preservation of structures and sites that best represent this history. The addition of this component to the Coastal Plan reflects Carmel’s commitment to the preservation of its important historic resources and the City’s recognition of the role that historic resources play in defining community character. (LUP)

(Source: General Plan/Coastal Land Use Plan Land Use & Community Character Element Carmel-by-the-Sea Pages 1-20)



COMMENTS: Since the Historic Resources Board began deliberating on appeals of historic inventory designations by property owners of residences and commercial buildings on the City’s Inventory of Historic Resources, the rate of appeals granted is approximately 50%; that is, of the total 29 appeals since October 2005, 12 appeals have been granted and 11 appeals have been denied. If this rate continues for all of the approximately 95 appeals, then approximately half, or 48 residences/commercial buildings, will be removed from the Inventory of Historic Resources. After all the appeals, the original Inventory of approximately 300 historic resources, submitted to the California Coastal Commission as part of the City’s Local Coastal Program, will be an Inventory of approximately 252 historic properties.

Given the high rate of appeals granted by the Historic Resources Board and the City Council, did Mayor McCloud and City Administrator Guillen articulate to Kent Seavy, the professional compiler of the Inventory properties, strict criteria for selecting only the BEST historic properties for the Inventory. And if only the BEST were included in the Inventory, would the City have had an Inventory of 300 historic resources? After the appeals process is completed, will the City have an Inventory of only the BEST historic resources, or will the City have an Inventory of 205 dubious “historic resources” (those who did not appeal) and 47 BEST historic resources (those reviewed by the Historic Resources Board)?

INEXPLICABLE INEPTITUDE

"Staff of the California Coastal Commission has informed the City that the Board's action violates the approved LCP. The proposed Council action would remand the issue back to the Historic Resources Board with instructions to rescind its action in light of this new information...The Board's action violates the City's approved and certified Local Coastal Program. This Program establishes a clear process for removing historic resources from the City's Inventory."
(Source: City Council Agenda Item Summary for City Council 2 May 2006 meeting, Brian Roseth, Principal Planner)

ONLY AFTER Friends of Carmel Cultural Heritage filed an appeal of the Historic Resources Board's 23 January 2006 decision to remove 43 historic properties (1940-1956) from the City's Inventory of Historic Resources...

ONLY AFTER Enid Sales, Director of the Carmel Preservation Foundation, orally expressed her concerns about the City's multiple violations of the Local Coastal Program (LCP)to the California Coastal Commissioners at their March 2006 meeting in Monterey...

ONLY AFTER Charles Lester, Deputy Director, Central Coast District Office, California Coastal Commission, made known to the Mayor, City Attorney, et al. the City's removal of 43 historic resources from the Inventory of Historic Resources was a violation of the LCP...

ONLY AFTER the extraordinary efforts of Enid Sales and Charles Lester, did the City place on the May 2006 City Council agenda the "CONSIDERATION OF REMANDING A DECISION OF THE HISTORIC RESOURCES BOARD THAT REMOVED PROPERTIES FROM THE HISTORIC RESOURCES INVENTORY DEVELOPED BETWEEN 1940 AND 1956 WITH DIRECTION TO THE BOARD TO REVERSE ITS DECISION BASED ON NEW INFORMATION AND ANALYSIS."

The City's flagrant violation of the LCP substantiates Enid Sales' claims that the City has committed multiple LCP violations.

In the future, will similar extraordinary efforts have to be made in order for the City to correctly interpret and enforce the LCP? Or will the City competently interpret and enforce the LCP without the need for external intervention?

2 May 2006 City Council Agenda: REMAND, not consider APPEAL

2 MAY 2006 CITY COUNCIL AGENDA

Proposed Action:
Consideration of Remanding a Decision of the Historic Resources Board that Removed Properties From the Historic Resources Inventory Developed between 1940 and 1956 with Direction to the Board to Reconsider its Decision Based on New Information and Analysis.

Note: Instead of considering the Friends of Carmel Cultural Heritage Appeal, the City Council has decided to consider "remanding" it to the Historic Resources Board!

City Administrator's DEFENSIVE PREVARICATION

Update on Friends of Carmel Cultural Heritage appeal of the Historic Resources Board's 23 January 2006 decision to remove 45 post-1940 properties from the Inventory of Historic Resources pending completion of an update of the Historic Context Statement.

At the 7 March 2006 Carmel-by-the-Sea City Council meeting, the above referenced appeal was continued by the City Council.

Transcript from the 7 March 2006 City Council meeting, Public Hearing, Appeal.

Mayor Sue McCloud: "The next item is Public Hearings. This was, as I mentioned in the beginning, Consideration of an Appeal of a Decision of the Historic Resources Board to remove properties from the Historic Resources Inventory that were developed between 1940-1956. And staff is...Brain, do you want to..

Principal Planner Brian Roseth: "Thank you Madam Mayor and members of the City Council. Before I go into this, I would like to give..."

McCloud: "We're not going to go into it, we are going to continue it."

Roseth: "Oh, I'm sorry."

McCloud: "Remember?"

Roseth: "I wasn't here at the beginning of the meeting. That saves me all this.

Laughter.

City Administrator Rich Guillen: "Yes. Staff is recommend we continue this item because we need further review of the issues,(pause) mainly with the Coastal Commission.

McCloud: "The Coastal Commission contacted us on Friday afternoon and because of their schedule this week down here, there is otherwise not time to get together with them. So, and Don you have talked to the attorneys...So, we've agreed that we would...with Susan Brandt-Hawley and the Coastal Commission...We would postpone, continue this."

Councilman Gerard Rose: "So the gist, as I understand it, is that we are postponing this so that our staff can speak to the staff of the Coastal Commission about this proposal. Is that right?"

McCloud: "It's a large...It's...Yeah."

Guillen: "That's correct."

Later that week, on Thursday, 9 March 2006, Enid Sales, Director of the Carmel Preservation Foundation, orally recited her letter to California Coastal Commission Chair Meg Caldwell and Members of the Coastal Commission at the Coastal Commission's meeting in Monterey.

Letter to Chair Meg Caldwell, and Members of the Coastal Commission from Enid Sales, director of the Carmel Preservation Foundation

CARMEL PRESERVATION FOUNDATION
P.O. BOX 3959 ~ CARMEL, CA 93921

CALIFORNIA COASTAL COMMISSION MARCH 7, 2006 MONTEREY, CALIFORNIA

TO: Chair Meg Caldwell, and Members of the Coastal Commission

FROM: Enid Sales, Director of the Carmel Preservation Foundation

RE: Request of an Overview of Commission Staff of the Implementation Plan of the Local Coastal Plan for Carmel, CA.

We feel that Carmel Planning Staff consistently violates the conditions of the IP regarding Historic Resources. Our concerns are with the Inventory, the consistent refusal to include relevant evaluations of the Carmel Preservation Foundation on the Agendas of the Historic Resources Board, and the Planning Commission. Following are the violations.

1. After a letter to property owners of their inclusion on the Inventory,
they did not record these buildings as required.

2. Conducted a Workshop for Owners that explained in Planning terms not too
clearly what the requirements are, but did not support the Preservation
Program. Instead they blamed the Coastal Commission because they had
made the City select an Inventory and have such a Program.

3. The City upset Owners at this meeting to such an extent that 93 requests
were made to have their properties removed from the Inventory and there
are only 300 Resources altogether on the Inventory.

4. Finding it onerous to deal with buildings one by one, their next
strategy was to remove 45 more properties from the Inventory because
they were built after 1940, the date that the Context Statement stops
its historic evaluation.
a. The Context is advisory not regulatory.
b. The Planning Department has the responsibility of updating the
Statement every five years.
c. An appeal was filed re these 45 buildings by CPF, and was
scheduled, by Municipal Code to be at the first meeting after
the filing, which was Tuesday, and the Council continued the
hearing without setting a future date even though it was
publicly requested.

5. Since the LCP was certified in October 2004, the City has misused the
methodology for determining what properties are and are not historic.
We need your Staff to examine the their use of ineligible, loss of
integrity, age, and misuse of the Secretary of Interior's Standards.

6. There have been two requests for Mills Act Contracts, Both buildings
are on the Carmel Historic Register. Both requests have been continued
twice with no explanation for why they can't proceed. This has been
since December 2005.

We sincerely request that we can make our specific problems clear directly to Central Coast Staff so that we can be assured that the excellent Implementation Plan can be practiced correctly. Thank you.

After Enid Sales' presentation, the Chair spoke to Charles Lester, Deputy Director, Central Coast District Office, and he said he was going to speak with the Mayor. The Chair made it clear that Mr. Lester must and with what Enid Sales had requested.

On or about Friday,7 April 2006, City Administrator Rich Guillen remarked that the meeting between the City and the Coastal Commission Staff was about all of the Local Coastal Program (LCP)---this was a factually inaccurate statement. When confronted with the reasons stated by the City at the 7 March 2006 City Council meeting, Guillen refused to admit the reason for the meeting was the Historic Resources Board's decision, upon the recommendation of Principal Planner Brian Roseth, to remove 45 post-1940 properties from the Inventory of Historic Resources. Defensively, he reiterated that the meeting was not a public meeting and "I don't have to tell you."

In the context of the 2005 Monterey County Civil Grand Jury Report citing the lack of "open government" in Carmel-by-the-Sea, it is extremely disappointing, discouraging and disheartening to learn of a City Administrator who responds to a citizen's query with defensive prevarications,instead of genuine interest for a citizen's concerns.

Finally, in an April 7, 2006 Letter to The Carmel Pine Cone, Olof Dahlstrand wrote of the incumbents responses to his question on the meaning of "open government;" "the incumbents' replies showed their continuing misunderstanding of this concept which has dogged them for several years. (The reluctance of the incumbents to support an open public discussion of the issues in the privatization of the management of Sunset Center comes to mind.)" Is it any wonder then, that the City Administrator, who serves at the pleasure of the City Council, similarly suffers from a "continuing misunderstanding" of open government?" The City Administrator and the Members of the Carmel-by-the-Sea City Council just don't get it and never will get it!

City's Removal of 43 Historic Inventory Properties

Herewith is a Chronology Of Events of the City's Removal of 43 Properties from the City's Inventory of Historic Resources.

1. Certification of Local Coastal Program (LCP), November 2004.

2. Mayor Sue McCloud’s 10 June 2005 letter notifying property owners that their residences/commercial buildings are on the City’s Inventory of Historic Resources (part of the LCP).

3. Approximately 93 “historic” property owners filed appeals to remove their residences/commercial buildings from the Inventory of Historic Resources.

4. Upon the recommendation of Principal Planner Brian Roseth, the Historic Resources Board removed "all post-1940 properties from the Inventory of Historic Resources pending completion of an update of the Historic Context Statement" at their 23 January 2006 meeting.

5. Friends of Carmel Cultural Heritage appealed the Historic Resources Board’s decision to “temporarily remove” 43 properties from the Inventory of Historic Resources, 2 February 2006. Representing Friends of Carmel Cultural Heritage, Attorney Susan Brandt-Hawley wrote:

"The precipitous removal of properties from the Inventory violates the LCP, including but not limited to sections P1-84,85,88, and 91, and also violates the Carmel Municipal Code, including but not limited to section 17.32.070, and also violates the California Environmental Quality Act."

6. Communication with City Attorney Don Freeman revealed the City’s position that the City was not under any obligation or requirement to place the appeal on a City Council agenda in a timely manner. Yet, the Carmel-by-the-Sea Municipal Code states:

Chapter 17.54
APPEALS

17.54.040 Filing Appeals.

C. Appeals to the City Council.
2. Within 10 working days after receipt of an appeal the City Clerk shall set a date for public hearing at which the appeal shall be considered by the City Council. All appeals shall be set for the next regular City Council meeting, unless insufficient time exists for public notice as established in CMC 17.54.090, Notice of Hearing.

7. The City places the Friends of Carmel Cultural Heritage appeal of the Historic Resources Board’s decision on the 7 March 2006 agenda.

8. At the 7 March 2006 City Council meeting, the City Council continued the appeal indefinitely, without setting a specific future City Council meeting date, as is customary procedure for cities. Mayor McCloud cited the need to confer with the California Coastal Commission staff as the reason for the continuance and stated that she did not know when the appeal would be heard because of uncertainly associated with the Coastal Commission staff’s schedule.

9. The Friends of Carmel Cultural Heritage appeal was not on the 4 April 2006 City Council agenda and therefore was not given a public hearing at the meeting.

The future of the Friends of Carmel Cultural Heritage appeal remains uncertain.