CHC Resolution-02-07-23-01CHC RESOLUTION NO. 02-7-23-1
HISTORIC DEPICTION PLAN (HDP)
ARCHITECTURAL CONTROL (AC) 98-05
A RESOLUTION OF THE CULTURAL HERITAGE COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF SAN
JUAN CAPISTRANO RECOMMENDING APPROVAL OF THE HDP CONCEPT PLANS
AND CONDITIONALLY APPROVING THE HDP PRELIMINARY PLANS FOR A
COMMERCIAL OFFICE CENTER LOCATED AT 30900 AND 30950 RANCHO VIEJO
ROAD (MARBELLA COMMERCE CENTER)
Whereas, the applicant (Paul J. Toberty; 1740 W. Katella Ave.#A; Orange,
CA 92867) has submitted HDP plans for a laser-engraved granite plaque and
accompanying narrative providing a historical perspective on activities surrounding the
Mission plaza forecourt; and,
Whereas, the proposed project has been processed pursuant to Section 9-
2.301, Development Review of the Land Use Code; and,
Whereas, the Environmental Review Board previously reviewed the overall
project pursuant to Section 15061 of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), and
issued a mitigated negative declaration, and has otherwise complied with all applicable
provisions of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA); and, u
Whereas, the Cultural Heritage Commission conducted a public meeting on
July 23,2002 to consider the proposed revisions to the Historic Depiction Program (HDP).
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Cultural Heritage
Commission of the City of San Juan Capistrano does hereby make the following findings:
1. The proposed project is consistent with the policies and objectives of the San Juan
Capistrano General Plan, specifically, the Historical & Archeological Element
because the proposed project will commemorate an important aspect of the City’s
cultural and historical heritage; and,
2. The proposed project is consistent with City Council Policy 606, Historic Depiction
Program because the proposed media is consistent with the policy and the depiction
is historically appropriate to the project site; and,
3. The proposed project complies with all applicable provisions of the Land Use
Code subject to the conditions of approval contained in this resolution.
CHC Resolution 02-7-23-1 -2- July 23, 2002
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Cultural
Heritage Commission of the City of San Juan Capistrano approves the project as provided
by Exhibit “A subject to the following conditions of approval:
1. Prior to issuance of a final Certificate of Occupancy, the Planning Director or his
designee shall determine that the Historic Depiction Plan (HDP) has been
completed and installed in substantial compliance with the Cultural Heritage
Commission-approved conceptual and final plans.
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 23rd day of July, 2002, by the
following vote, to wit:
AYES: Chairman Porter, Andrews, Belardes, Forster, Siegel, Sukut and
Tryon
NOES: none
ABSTAIN: none
Lorie &i %&,
Porfer, Chairman I Loriepoder, Chairman
William Ramsey, AICP, Secreta
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Exhibit “A”
Historic Depiction Program (HDP), Marbella Commerce Center
Final Revised Text & Graphic Depiction
The Mission was the focal point of activity where the Acjachamem people (Juanefios), Spanish Padres and
colonists worked and socialized. + At the time the Spanish arrived in the late 1700s, the native people
lived in kiichas, small domed huts constructed with willow branches and covered with tule (reeds). + Native
women used metates (stone mortars) to grind acorns into meal and corn into masa. + Baskets provided
a convenient means for the Acjachamem to carry and store foodstuffs and other goods. + The Mission
church and surrounding building were constructed with adobe brick, stone, and clay tile made on the
grounds. + Large, tile-lined ground basins were used in the hide tanning process. + The plaza provided
ample room to stretch and dry the hides. Finished hides were carted to the coast near Dana Point to be
loaded on ships and transported to the East Cost. + The main purpose of the Early California Missions
was to bring Christianity to the Native Americans. Before the arrival of the Spanish, the Acjachamem’s
native religion was an important part of daily life. Christianity and the Acjachamem religion shared
similarities including a belief in a supreme deity. + By the late 1800s, ranching dominated the local
economy and Vaqueros (cowboys) were a common sight. + California wine production originated at the
Mission.
Revisions to the Graphic Depiction:
Over the title, add a graphic frame with scalloped parapet and cross.
0 Revise the title “A Day At the Mission” to read “Life at the Mission - 1778-1 990”.
Depict the gift shop as a gabled roof. 0
Add a grapevine symbolic of early wine production at the Mission.