HomeMy WebLinkAbout06/07/2011 27 Maple Street Incinerator Nomination to the Yakima Register of Historic Places - Set Hearing Date BUSINESS OF THE CITY COUNCIL
YAKIMA, WASHINGTON
• AGENDA STATEMENT
Item No. Z7
For Meeting Of: June 7, 2011
ITEM TITLE: Set -Date of Open Record Public Hearing for June 21, 2011 for the City of
Yakima Maple Street Incinerator Nomination to the Yakima Register of Historic
Places.
SUBMITTED BY: Joan Davenport, Acting Director of Community and Economic Development
CONTACT PERSON/TELEPHONE: Vaughn McBride, Associate Planner (576 -6315)
SUMMARY EXPLANATION:
Set Date of Open Record Public Hearing for Council consideration of the City of Yakima Maple
Street Incinerator Nomination to Yakima Register of Historic Places for June 21, 2011.
On January 26, 2011 the Historic Preservation Commission issued a written recommendation
for approval of this application.
Resolution Ordinance Other (Specify) Historic Preservation Commission recommendation
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APPROVAL FOR SUBMITTAL: ,k
ity Manager
STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Set Date of Open Record Public Hearing for June 21, 2011.
BOARD RECOMMENDATION: Historic Preservation Commission recommended approval of
the nomination to the Yakima Register of Historic Places on January 26, 2011.
COUNCIL ACTION:
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CITY OF YAKIMA
HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION
Commission Findings of Fact
January 26, 2011
In the Matter of Application for Nomination to the Yakima Register of Historic
Places Submitted by: City of Yakima
Historic Preservation Commission
To place the historic City of Yakima Maple Street
S Incinerator, located in vicinity of Maple Street and Fair
Avenue at 317 Fair Avenue on the Yakima Register of
Historic Places
Summary of Decision The Historic Preservation Commission approves of the
nomination application to place the City of Yakima Maple Street Incinerator.on the
Yakima Register of Historic Places.
Introduction. The Historic Preservation Commission conducted an open
record public hearing on January 26, 2011 to review the nomination application
submitted by Nancy. Kenmotsu, Ph. D on behalf of the city's Historic Preservation
Commission to place the historic Maple Street Incinerator on the Yakima Register
of Historic Places. Commissioner Kenmotsu provided clarification of several points
and testified in favor of the application. No one provided letters or oral testimony
in opposition to the application.
• Commission Members 1
Byron Gumz • Scott Irons • Nancy Kenmotsu • Joe Mann • Karl Pasten • Greg Rainka
Jenifer Wilde- McMurtrie
Basis for Decision Based upon a review of the complete application, site
visit, discussions with the applicant, staff Report of Findings, exhibits, testimony
and other evidence presented at the open record public hearing on January 26,
2011; and a review of Yakima Historic Preservation Ordinance and Yakima Register
of Historic Places Criteria; the Historic Preservation Commission makes the
following:
FINDINGS
Any building, structure, site, object, or district may be designated for inclusion in the
Yakima Register of Historic Places if it is significantly associated with the history, .
architecture, archaeology, engineering, or cultural heritage of the community; if it has
integrity; is at lease forty (40) years old, or is of lesser age and has exceptional
importance; and it falls in at least one of ten established criteria.
1. The City of Yakima Maple Street Incinerator meets the 40 -year age criteri
established for listing on the Yakima Register of Historic Places. The City o
Yakima Maple Street Incinerator is eligible for individual listing in the Yakima
Register of Historic Places under Criteria Two and Four.
2. Criteria One) Embodies the distinctive architectural characteristics of a type,
period, style, or method of design or construction, or represents a significant
and distinguishable entity whose components may lack individual distinction.
3. (Criteria Two) Embodies the distinctive architectural characteristics of a type,
period, style, or method of design or construction, or represents a significant
and distinguishable entity whose components may lack individual distinction.
4. (Criteria 4) Exemplifies or reflects special elements of Yakima's cultural,
special, economic, political, aesthetic, engineering, or architectural history.
RECOMMENDATION
The City of Yakima Maple Street Incinerator nomination meets Criteria 1, 2 and 4
for designation to the Yakima Register of Historic Places. The Yakima Historic
Preservation Commission recommends approval of nomination of the City of
Commission Members 2
Byron Gumz • Scott Irons • Nancy Kenmotsu • Joe Mann • Karl Pasten • Greg Rainka
Jenifer Wilde - McMurtrie
Yakima Maple Street Incinerator for designation to the Yakima Register of Historic
4110 Places.
41/ Commission Members 3
Byron Gumz • Scott Irons • Nancy Kenmotsu • Joe Mann • Karl Pasten • Greg Rainka
Jenifer Wilde - McMurtrie