CITY OF WEST HOLLYWOOD
HISTORIC PRESERVATION
COMMISSION
MEETING AGENDA
MONDAY, OCTOBER 14, 2024
7:00 P.M.
PLUMMER PARK
7377 SANTA MONICA BLVD – ROOMS 5 & 6
WEST HOLLYWOOD, CA 90046
LAND ACKNOWLEDGMENT: "The West Hollywood Historic Preservation Commission acknowledges that the land on which we gather and that is currently known as the City of West Hollywood is the occupied, unceded, seized territory of the Gabrieleño Tongva and Gabrieleño Kizh peoples.”
RULES OF DECORUM:
Members of the audience shall not engage in disorderly or boisterous conduct, including the utterance of loud, threatening or abusive language, whistling, stamping of feet or other acts which disturb, disrupt, impede or otherwise render the orderly conduct of the Commission meeting infeasible. A member of the audience repeatedly or continuously engaging in any such conduct shall, at the discretion of the Presiding Officer or a majority of the Commission, be subject to ejection from that meeting.
Any person wishing to speak in connection with any item of business on the agenda shall first complete a speaker request slip and submit the slip to the Secretary.
No person shall address the Commission without first being recognized by the Presiding Officer.
Each person addressing the Commission shall do so in an orderly manner and shall not make repetitious, slanderous, or irrelevant remarks, or engage in any other disorderly conduct which disrupts, disturbs or otherwise impedes the orderly conduct of the Commission meetings. Any person who so disrupts the meeting may, at the discretion of the Presiding Officer or a majority of the Commission, be subject to ejection from that meeting.
TO PARTICIPATE BY PROVIDING AN E-COMMENT:
To better facilitate the meeting, members of the public who wish to comment on matters before the Historic Preservation Commission are strongly encouraged to submit an email to hpcpubliccomments@weho.org no later than 2:00 pm on the Historic Preservation Commission meeting day. ***Your comments and information will become part of the official public record. If you do not want your personal information included in the official record, please do not include your address and/or phone number.***
Note: E-Comments received by 2:00 p.m. will be forwarded to the Historic Preservation Commission and posted on the City’s website as part of the official meeting record.
TO PARTICIPATE BY LISTENING TO THE MEETING AND PROVIDING PUBLIC COMMENT BY TELEPHONE:
1. You are required to send an email to hpcpubliccomments@weho.org by 2:00 p.m. on the meeting date to be added to the remote public speaker list. Please include your name, phone number (to identify your caller location on Zoom), and the item you would like to speak on.
2. You may dial in ten (10) minutes prior to the start of the meeting. The meeting begins at 7:00 p.m. You will be placed ON HOLD in the Virtual Meeting Room until the meeting commences. When you enter the meeting, please mute your telephone.
To comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, Assistive Listening Devices (ALD) will be available for check out at the meeting. If special assistance to participate in this meeting is required, (e.g., an American Sign Language interpreter for people who are Deaf or hard of hearing), you must call or submit your request in writing to the Commission Secretary at (323) 848-6475 at least 48 hours prior to the meeting. The City TTY line is (323) 848-6496.
Special meeting related accommodations (e.g., transportation) may be provided upon written request to the Commission Secretary at least 48 hours prior to the meeting. For information on public transportation, call 323-GO-METRO (323/466-3876) or go to www.metro.net.
If you would like additional information on any item appearing on this agenda, please contact the Commission Secretary at (323) 848-6475.
1. CALL TO ORDER
2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
3. ROLL CALL
4. APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA
5. APPROVAL OF MINUTES:
The Historic Preservation Commission is requested to approve the minutes of prior Historic Preservation Commission meetings.
Recommendation: Approve the draft minutes of:
6. PUBLIC COMMENT:
Members of the public shall be permitted to speak on each item of business on the agenda when the item is taken up and before action is taken on the item by the Commission. Each speaker shall have a three (3) minute period to speak; time cannot be ceded to another speaker. In order to facilitate the conduct of the meeting, the Chair or the Commission may lengthen or shorten the two or three minute period for all speakers on a particular agenda item based on the number of persons in attendance wishing to speak or the complexity of the matter under consideration. The "Public Comments" item shall be limited to items on the Consent Calendar (and not pulled therefrom) and matters not on the agenda but within the subject matter jurisdiction of the Commission. An individual may speak only once during “Public Comments,” either at the first or second public comment period.
ITEM 6 (Additional Correspondence (10/14/24)
7. CONSENT CALENDAR: None.
8. EXCLUDED CONSENT CALENDAR: None.
A. 1033 CAROL DRIVE: The Historic Preservation Commission (HPC) will consider an application to nominate the Carolwood Condominiums, located at 1033 Carol Drive, as a local cultural resource.
Staff: Kasey Conley, Associate Planner
Recommendation: Staff recommends that the Historic Preservation Commission hold a public hearing, consider all pertinent testimony, and adopt the following resolution:
1) Draft Resolution No. HPC 24-171: “A RESOLUTION OF THE HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF WEST HOLLYWOOD, RECOMMENDING THAT THE CITY COUNCIL DESIGNATE THE PROPERTY LOCATED AT 1033 CAROL DRIVE, WEST HOLLYWOOD, CALIFORNIA AS A LOCAL CULTURAL RESOURCE.”
ITEM 9.A. Exhibit A (Draft Resolution No. HPC 24-171)
ITEM 9.A. Exhibit B (Cultural Resource Designation Application (July 25, 2024))
ITEM 9.A.(Additional Correspondence (10/08/24)
ITEM 9.A.(Additional Correspondence (10/14/24)
B. 845 SAN VICENTE BOULEVARD – 840-852 HILLDALE AVENUE: The Historic Preservation Commission (HPC) will review the request for a certificate of appropriateness to construct a pool deck and subterranean dining and ancillary space at the rear of 840-852 Hilldale Avenue for the exclusive use by the abutting San Vicente Bungalows located at 845 San Vicente Boulevard and review the potential impacts of a proposed three-story residential building at 840-852 Hilldale Avenue to the abutting San Vicente Bungalows designated as a local cultural resource.
Staff: Antonio Castillo, Senior Planner
Recommendation: Staff recommends that the Historic Preservation Commission hold a public hearing, consider all pertinent testimony, and take the following actions:
1) Adopt Draft Resolution No. HPC 24-172 “A RESOLUTION OF THE HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF WEST HOLLYWOOD RECOMMENDING THAT THE PLANNING COMMISSION APPROVE A CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF AN AMENITY POOL DECK AND SUBTERRANEAN DINING AND ANCILLARY SPACE FOR THE URBAN INN (SAN VICENTE BUNGALOWS) AT 845 SAN VICENTE BOULEVARD, IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE CONSTRUCTION OF A THREE-STORY, TEN-UNIT RESIDENTIAL BUILDING AT 840-852 HILLDALE AVENUE, WEST HOLLYWOOD, CALIFORNIA, INCLUDING A FINDING THAT THE PROJECT IS EXEMPT FROM CEQA UNDER CLASS 31 CATEGORICAL EXEMPTION FOR HISTORIC RESOURCE RESTORATION/REHABILITATION (14 CCR §15331) AND CLASS 32 CATEGORICAL EXEMPTION FOR IN-FILL DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS (14 CCR §15332)”; and
2) Review the proposed residential development at 840-852 Hilldale Avenue and provide comments to the Planning Commission regarding its potential impact on the abutting designated cultural resource known as the San Vicente Bungalows located at 845 San Vicente Boulevard.
ITEM 9.B. Exhibit A (Draft Resolution No. HPC 24-172)
ITEM 9.B. Exhibit B (Adopted City Council Resolution No. 99-2191 (Designation))
ITEM 9.B. Exhibit C (Adopted City Council Resolution No. 00-2367 (Urban Inn)
ITEM 9.B. Exhibit D (Adopted City Council Resolution No. 15-4651 (Rehabilitation/New Construction))
ITEM 9.B. Exhibit E (Historic Resources Assessment, prepared October 4, 2023)
ITEM 9.B. Exhibit F (Project Plans)
A. DISCUSSION OF HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION MEETING DATES FOR THE CALENDAR YEAR 2025
ITEM 10.A. Exhibit A (2025 Calendar)
11. UNFINISHED BUSINESS:
A. DISCUSSION OF POSSIBLE CHANGE OF LOCATION FOR HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION MEETINGS
12. ITEMS FROM STAFF:
A. UPCOMING PROJECTS: Staff will update the Historic Preservation Commission on projects that have been submitted to the Current and Historic Preservation Planning Division and may require action by the Commission at a future date.
13. PUBLIC COMMENT:
This time is set aside for the public to address the Historic Preservation Commission on any item of interest within the subject matter jurisdiction of the Commission that could not be heard under Item 6 at the beginning of the meeting.
14. ITEMS FROM COMMISSIONERS:
The Historic Preservation Commissioners are given this opportunity to make general comments, ask questions or submit requests of staff.
15. ADJOURNMENT:
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