HomeMy WebLinkAbout055-04RESOLUTION NO. 55-2004
APPROVING HERITAGE RESOURCE DESIGNATION
FOR 357 LOVE LANE
(APN: 199-220-030)
WHEREAS, Mark and Karen Davis are the owners of the subject property located at 357
Love Lane; and
WHEREAS, Chapter 32-72 of the Danville Municipal Code (Historic Preservation)
establishes standards for review of Heritage Resources; and
WHEREAS, the history of the building is as follows:
1. The existing structure was built in 1860.
To date, the structure has been utilized as a residence and has been kept in excellent
condition.
The existing structure on the site was built by Robert Love in a Gothic Revival
farmhouse style of architecture that was characteristic of the time period in which it
was built.
4. The structure is one of the few remaining original farmhouses in Danville.
Robert Love's son, William G. Love, gave the Danville Board of Education land for
both a grammar and high school, located on the land where San Ramon Valley High
School is currently situated; and
WHEREAS, Mark and Karen Davis, as property owners, support the Heritage Resource
designation; and
WHEREAS, the project has been found to be Categorically Exempt from the requirements
of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), Section 15308, Class 8; and
WHEREAS, the Danville Heritage Resource Commission adopted Resolution No. 2004 -02
on May 10, 2004 in support of the Heritage Resource designation for 357 Love Lane; and
WHEREAS, the public notice of this action was given in all respects as required by law;
and
WHEREAS, a staff report was submitted recommending that the Town Council approve
the request; 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 the Heritage Resource Commission recommends that the Danville Town
Council grant heritage resource designation for 357 Love Lane based on the following
findings and Historic Preservation Ordinance criteria:
The existing structure on the site was built in 1860, exceeding the minimum
designation criteria to be over 50 years old.
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The site is consistent with Section 32-72.4.a. and b. of the Danville Municipal
Code, Historic Preservation Ordinance, in that it is a Gothic Revival farmhouse,
distinct to the historical period in both architecture and use for which it was
built, and is one of a handful of similar structures remaining in Danville.
The site is consistent with Section 32-72.4.c. and e. of the Danville Municipal
Code, Historic Preservation Ordinance, since the structure was built by Robert
Love, who was a trustee of the Union Academy, the first school of higher
education in the area which was built in 1860, and burned down in 1868.
Robert's son, William G. Love, gave the Danville Board of Education land for
both a grammar and high school, located on the land where San Ramon Valley
High School is currently situated.
The site is consistent with Section 32-72.4.g. of the Danville Municipal Code,
Historic Preservation Ordinance, since the structure has been well maintained
and retained its original historic detailing and integrity of materials that have
not been substantially modified over time.
APPROVED by the Danville Town Council at a publicly noticed meeting on May 18, 2004,
by the following vote:
AYES: Arnerich,
NOES: None
ABSTAIN'None
ABSENT: None
Doyle, Andersen,
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
CITY ATTORNEY
Shimansky, Stepper
MAYOR J
ATTEST: ~,...,
CITY CLERK
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