CHC Resolution-08-03-25-02CHC RESOLUTION NO. 08-3-25-2
SAN JUAN LAW CENTER HISTORIC DEPICTION PROGRAM
ARCHITECTURAL CONTROL (AC) 03-02
A RESOLUTION OF THE CULTURAL HERITAGE COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF SAN
JUAN _ CAPISTRANO APPROVING THE HISTORIC DEPICTION PROGRAM FOR
ARCHITECTURAL CONTROL. (AC) 03-02 (SAN JUAN LAW CENTER)
Whereas, on April 27, 2004, the City approved an application for a two-story,
5,963 square foot professional office building with associated parking and landscaping on a
0.46 acre parcel located at 27345 Ortega Highway, east of the Ortega Animal Care Center
and further described as Assessor's Parcel No. 650-201-14; and
Whereas, City Council Policy No. 606 requires new development projects to
prepare and have approved a Historic Depiction Program (HDP) in order to protect and
preserve the City's unique cultural, historical, political, architectural and economic heritage;
and
Whereas, the applicant, Daniel & William Reising, 27345 Ortega Highway,
Suite 200, San Juan Capistrano, CA 92675, retained artist Meghan Fitzgerald to prepare
and submit an HDP dated March 6, 2008; and,
Whereas, the Cultural Heritage Commission conducted a public meeting on
Tuesday, March 25, 2008, pursuant to Section 9-2.313 of the Municipal Code to review the
San Juan Law Center HDP and consider public testimony on the proposed Application.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Cultural Heritage
Commission of the City of San Juan Capistrano does hereby make the following findings
with respect to the San Juan Law Center HDP:
2.
The Cultural Heritage Commission hereby finds that the Historic Depiction Program
for the San Juan Law Center project is consistent with the intent of City Council
Policy #606, and meets the adopted HDP Review Criteria.
The San Juan Law Center HDP is consistent with the goals, policies and objectives
of the San Juan Capistrano General Plan's Cultural Resources Element because
the HDP provides a high quality artistic representation of appropriate information
relative to San Juan Capistrano's history that is accessible to the_gener_al public.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Cultural
Heritage Commission of the City of San Juan Capistrano hereby approves the San Juan
Law Center HDP subject to the conditions in Exhibit A attached hereto and incorporated
herein.
CHC Resolution 08-3-25-2 2 March 25, 2008
San Juan Law Center HDP (AC 03-02)
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 25th day of March, 2008, by the
following vote, to wit:
AYES: Commissioners Banda, Porter, Siegel, Vice -Chair Nunez and Chair
Tryon
NOES: None
ABSTAIN: None
ABSENT: None
Don Tryon, Chair
Teri Delcamp, Historic Preservation Manager,
Commission Secretary
RESOLUTION #: 08-3-25-2
EXHIBIT A
CULTURAL HERITAGE COMMISSION CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL
Project #: AC 03-02
Project Name: San Juan Law Center HDP.
APPROVAL DATE:
March 25, 2008
EFFECTIVE DATE:
April 10, 2008
EXPIRATION DATE:
NIA
These conditions of approval apply to the Historic Depiction Program (HDP) for the San
Juan Law Center (AC 03-02). Any proposed modifications to the HDP shall be submitted to
the City Planning Department for review. For the purpose of these conditions, the term
"applicant" shall also mean the developer, the owner or any successor(s) in interest to the
terms of this approval.
The text for the HDP plaque shall hereby read in its entirety as follows:
"The road now known as the Ortega Highway (or California Highway 74) has
gone through many changes from pre -European settlement through the
Spanish Era, the Mexican/Rancho Era, statehood and into the 21St century.
Originally a narrow dirt foot path for the local Acjachemen Native Americans
to the San Juan Hot Springs and a trading route, it evolved into a narrow dirt
road for the Mission fathers after completion of the Mission San Juan
Capistrano as the seventh mission established in California under the
patronage of Father Junipero Serra in 1776. In addition to the Mission, many
homes and farms were built along this road. Between 1855 and 1875 the
still -standing Parra Adobe was constructed for Miguel and Antonia Costillo-
Parra or Frank Riverin as a residence. After the Secularization Act of 1833
and subsequent land grants, ranching became the biggest local enterprise
and still continues today to the east on Ortega Highway. Across the highway
from where you are standing was the Forster farm owned by Frank Forster.
His grandfather, John, was one of the largest landowners in California. In
1864, he owned over 200,000 acres including the Mission itself for a time,
Ranchos Mission Viejo and Santa Margarita y las Flores, and present-day
Camp Pendleton. Nearby to the east sat Belford Terrace, the epitome of
sophisticated 1890s San Juan which was unfortunately destroyed by fire in
1910. The hot springs evolved from a Native American village, to a Mission
finally to -its current status as part of the Ronald W. Caspers Regional Park.
San Juan Capistrano has been a successful religious outpost, secularized
pueblo, significant cattle and citrus ranching center, and major tourist
attraction all connected by this historic highway. With the community's
dedication to preservation, this vital road and its many historic landmarks
serve as a reflection of San Juan Capistrano's rich and varied cultural past."
Resolution #08-3-25-2 Final Conditions of Approval
Project #A C 03-02 San Juan Law Center HDP Date: March 25, 2008
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2. The applicant shall obtain final approval of the HDP design and narrative text
from the Historic Preservation Manager and install the HDP per this approval
within six months from the date of this approval.
3. The owner and successors in interest shall be responsible for perpetual
maintenance of the HDP in a pristine condition for the life of the development
project.
Date of Approval: March 25, 2008
Resolution No.: 08-3-25-2
Effective Date: April 10, 2008