3300 E. Route 66 Phase I Cultural Resource Study

Approval of a Phase I Cultural Resource Study and selection of measures to mitigate the major impact to historic The Crown Motel property. Mitigation measures will be presented by the applicant and their consultant during the meeting and will include the previously proposed replacement signage (attached).

Approval of a Phase I Cultural Resource Study with additional mitigation. In November 2024, the property owner self-reported a code compliance issue: historic signs and lighting had been removed from the restaurant portion of the building without their permission. At that time, staff requested a Phase 1 Cultural Resource Study be completed, and a mitigation proposal developed. The resulting Phase I Cultural Resource Study finds that, due in part to the removal of the neon "Restaurant" signs and edging at the Crown Railroad Cafe, the entire The Crown Motel property no longer retains sufficient integrity to convey its historic significance and association with Route 66. This constitutes a major impact requiring mitigation measures per Flagstaff City Code 10-30.30.050 Cultural Resources. 

1. Request modifications to the study or proposed mitigation measures and include them as conditions of approval.
2. Continue the HPC review to a date certain and ask the applicant to come back with a modified proposal that meets specified conditions.

As consultation item at the January 15, 2025 meeting, the Commission reviewed and commented on proposed replacement neon signage (attached) as mitigation for removal of the historic neon "Restaurant" sign and edging at the Crown Railroad Cafe restaurant.