5.A.
Heritage Preservation Commission
- Meeting Date:
- 02/16/2022
- From:
- Mark Reavis, Heritage Preservation Officer and Neighborhood Planner
TITLE:
El Pueblo Motel - Phase 1 Cultural Resource Study, Amendment of Mitigation
PROPERTY INFORMATION:
Address: 3120 E. Route 66
Assessor's Parcel Number: 10808002
Property Owner: Nava Singam
Applicant: Ideation Design Group - Architect
City Staff: Mark Reavis HPO
Assessor's Parcel Number: 10808002
Property Owner: Nava Singam
Applicant: Ideation Design Group - Architect
City Staff: Mark Reavis HPO
REQUESTED ACTION:
Is for the Historic Preservation Commission Review to amend the mitigation for the Phase1 Cultural Resource report for the El Pueblo (Motor Court) Motel, allow for the demolition of the motel office building, while retaining the Route 66 significant sign and detailed porch roof structure as a feature along the road frontage.
RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Approve the amended mitigation for the Phase 1 Cultural Resource Study of the El Pueblo Motel by allowing:
- the demolition of the office building with construction of an interpretive wall structure that incorporates the Route 66 signage and existing porch roof as mitigation,
- Preservation of the remaining historic structures as hotel rooms with an alternative design that meets Secretary of Interior’s Standards for Rehabilitation, and
- Allow the HPO to review future submittals and the interpretive materials administratively.
Alternative Actions:
See Staff Report
Has There Been Previous Commission Decision on This:
The original Phase 1 Cultural Resource Study and mitigation were approved in February 2020