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RESOLUTION NO. 69-2020
DESIGNATING THE XAVIER'S SHOE STORE/DESOUSA BUILDING
LOCATED AT 375 HARTZ AVENUE AS A DANVILLE HERITAGE RESOURCE
WHEREAS, JOHN & SHARON DESOUSA are the owners of the subject property located
at 375 Hartz Avenue (APN: 199-330-016); and
WHEREAS, on October 11, 2016, the Danville Planning Commission and Heritage
Resource Commission approved Development Plan and Variance applications for the 375
Hartz Avenue project (under Development Plan request DEV16-0103 and Variance
request VAR16-0103) authorizing exterior facade improvements to the front elevation,
construction of a 1,721 +/- square foot second story addition and a 195 +/ - square foot
deck at the rear of the building, construction of a 45 +/ - square foot addition to the rear
ground floor, and construction of a 35 +/ - square foot trash room to the existing historic
building; and
WHEREAS, on September 14, 2020 the Danville Heritage Resource Commission approved
Resolution No. 2020-01 recommending the Town Council designate the Xavier's Shoe
Store/DeSousa Building as a Danville Heritage Resource; and
WHEREAS, Chapter 32-72 of the Danville Municipal Code (Historic Preservation)
requires the Heritage Resource Commission review and recommend approval of a
Heritage Resource Designation and provides for designation by the Town Council; and
WHEREAS, Section 32-72 of the Danville Municipal Code establishes criteria for
designation of a Heritage Resource; and
WHEREAS, the history of the Xavier's Shoe Store/DeSousa building includes the
following:
1. The structure is believed to have been built around 1911.
2. Tony Cabral ran a pool and card room in this building around 1915.
3. John Xavier moved into the building in the late 1920s or early 1930s, and ran Xavier's
Shoe Store, which also did shoe repair.
4. Both the post office and telephone company occupied the building at one time.
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5. The building is representative of a particular architectural style and/or reflects
special elements of a distinct historical period, type, style, or way of life important to
the Town.
RESOLVED, that the Town Council designates the Xavier's Shoe Store/DeSousa building
as a Town of Danville Heritage Resource.
APPROVED by the Danville Town Council at a special meeting on October 6, 2020, by
the following vote:
AYES: Arnerich, Blackwell , Morgan, Stepper, Storer
NOES: None
ABSTAINED: None
ABSENT: None
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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