HomeMy WebLinkAbout054-04RESOLUTION NO. 54-2004
APPROVING A MILLS ACT HISTORIC PROPERTY PRESERVATION
AGREEMENT WITH THE OWNERS OF THE "FOSTER HOUSE" LOCATED AT
404 HARTZ AVENUE (APN~ 208-022-014)
WHEREAS, Mason Properties LLC, the owners of the subject property, have requested
approval of a Mills Act Historic Property Preservation Agreement for the "Foster
House"; and
WHEREAS, the subject site is located at 404 Hartz Avenue and is further identified as
Assessor's Parcel Number 208-022-014; and
WHEREAS, the Danville Town Cottncil approved the "Foster House" Heritage
~Resource designation on April 15, 2003; and
WHEREAS, the Mills Act was established by the State of California as an incentive f6r
property owners to preserve historic properties by means of reducing property taxes;
and
WHEREAS, the Mills Act Historic Property Preservation Agreement is attached hereto
and marked as Attachment "E";
WHEREAS, the public notice of this action was given in all respects as required by law;
and
WHEREAS, a staff report was submitted to the Town Council recommending that the
Mills Act Historic Property Preservation Agreement be approved; and
WHEREAS, the Town Council did hear and consider all reports, recommendations, and
testimony submitted in writing and presented at the hearing; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED that the Town Council of the Town of Danville hereby approves the Mills
Act Historic Property Preservation Agreement and finds that:
The structure is currently located on Lot 8 of Block 2 in the first subdivision plat
Map of Danville recorded by John Hartz in 1891;
2. The historic name for the existing structure on the site is "Foster House";
o
Research indicates that the existing structure is the second structure to be built
on the site in 1926 due 'to a fire that destroyed the original Foster home;
To date, the one-story structure has been utilized as a retail/office space with no
alterations from its original condition;
The existing structure on the site was built by Joe Foster in a craftsman style of
architecture that was characteristic of the time period in which it was built;
The structure has been and would be maintained in a manner consistent with the
Town's Heritage Resource Design Guidelines and Danville Municipal Code
Section 32-72;
The negligible minor fiscal impact resulting from a reduction of property taxes
collected by the Town is outweighed by the public benefit of preserving the
"Foster House"; and be it
FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Danville Town Council hereby authorizes the Town
Manager to make amendments to the Mills Act Historic Property Preservation
Agreement with Mason Properties LLC in the form as lodged with the City Attorney,
together with such changes as may hereafter become necessary, provided such changes
do not materially increase the obligations of the Town thereunder.
APPROVED by the Danville Town Council at a regular meeting on May 18, 2004 by the
following vote:
AYES: Arnerich,
NOES: None
ABSTAIN!Sone
ABSENT: None
Doyle, Andersen,
Shimansky, Stepper
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
CITY ATTORNEY
ATTEST:
CITY CLERK
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