Item 4 - 94 Hernandez AveTOWN OF LOS GATOS
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT
110 E. Main Street, Los Gatos, CA 95032
Phone: (408) 354-6874 Fax: (408) 354-7593
1. PROJECT DETAIL
HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMITTEE
PROJECT DATA SHEET
Project address : 94 Hernandez Avenue
HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMITTEE REVIEW:
Review and action for a request to remove the structure from the Historic Resources Inventory.
2. PROPERTY DETAIL
Date structure was built Unknown
Town of Los Gatos Historic Status Code Unknown
Does property have an LHP Overlay zone? No
Is structure in a historic district? No
If yes , what district? N/A
If yes , is it a contributor? N/A
Findings required? No.
If yes , see back page of this document.
Considerations required? Yes
If yes, see back page of this document.
Comments : The applicant's materials are attached.
EXHIB IT 4
Required Findings
___ As required by Section 29.10.09030(e)(2) of the Town Code for the demolition of
a single family residence (Preservation of historically or architecturally significant
buildings) and the Secretary of Interior Standards of any historic structure.
1. The building is not associated with any events that have made a significant
contribution to the Town.
2. No significant persons are associated with the site.
3. There are no distinctive characteristics of type, period or method of construction
or representation of work of a master.
4 . The structure does not yield information to Town history.
5. Structural integrity of the building.
Required Considerations
Sec. 29.80.290. Standards for review.
In evaluating applications, the deciding body shall consider the architectural style,
design , arrangement, texture , materials and color, and any other pertinent factors .
Applications shall not be granted unless:
1 On landmark sites, the proposed work will neither adversely affect the
exterior architectural characteristics or other features of the landmark (and,
where specified in the designating ordinance for a publicly owned
landmark, its major interior architectural features) nor adversely affect the
character of historical , architectural or aesthetic interest or value of the
landmark and its site.
2 ln historic districts, the proposed work will neither adversely affect the
exterior architectural characteristics or other features of the property
which is the subject of the application , nor adversely affect its
relationship , in terms of harmony and appropriateness, with its
surroundings, including neighboring structures, nor adversely affect the
character, or the historical, architectural or aesthetic interest or value of
the district.
X 3 For pre-1941 structures, the proposed work will neither adversely affect
the exterior architectural characteristics or other features of the property
which is the subject of the application.
Town Policy
X That the work proposed is compatible with the neighborhood.
JAIME P. ARAFILES, PE
321 08 Alvarado Blvd., Suite 293 , Union City, CA 94587
Tel (51 0) 386-5899 jparafiles@aol.com
January 14, 2016
Historic Preservation Committee
Town OfLos Gatos
11 0 E Main Street, Los Gatos , CA 95030
Reference:
Project:
94 Hernandez Avenue, Los Gatos, CA 95030
Request to remove structure from
Historic Inventory List
RECEIVED
~IAN 1 4 2016
TOWN OF LOS GATOS
PLANNING DIVISION
In relation to this request to remove this residential structure from the Town of Los Gatos
Historic Resources Inventory , we have researched the available town records and found that:
1. The building is not associated with any events that have made a significant contribution
to the town.
2. No significant persons are associated with the site . The history of property owners did not
indicate that these persons had historical stature as town citizen.
3. There is no distinctive architecture, period or method of construction or representative of
work of a master.
4. The structure does not yield information related to town history.
5. The proposed work will not adversely affect the structural integrity of the building
Furthermore, the proposed work will not adversely affect the exterior architectural characteristics
of the building or other portions of the property. The exterior of the building will be upgraded
into a more Victorian architectural look in order to be more compatible with most of the
buildings in the neighborhood.
With all the information listed above, we respectfully request that this residential structure be
removed from the Town of Los Gatos Historic Resources Inventory .
Respectfully submitted,
Jaime P . Arafiles, PE 40483
Cc: Jennifer Savage, Project Planner
Helen and Wilfred Cadiente, Property Owners
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HO W TO RESEARCH THE HISTOR Y OF A HOUSE IN LOS GATOS
~. If k nown to be old, start wi t h the list of 20 years of the Museums of Los Gatos
Historic Homes Tours , to be found on yellow binder sheets in the front of the Museums
of LG in the vertical f ile . If listed, find the house in the Tour Program for the year it was
shown. Prog rams are on the shelf above the laptop . NoT 1 N GL \M?B'O 1 N ~
/2. Look in the Residences File in the Vertica l F1le , fi led a lphabetically by street, then
numerically by street number. HDT Ot-l f1 L£
_L.3 . Anne Bloomfie ld 's survey is in a binder on the shelf above the computers. These are
li sted by neighborhood. so you might have trouble finding the street. One of my jobs is
to index this i nfo by street. ~ U{p%1)
~. 1941 Tax Assessment Survey is in blue binders in the locked cases . It will tell you
the owner that year and whether he lived there or rented it It will tell you how old the
owner thought the house was, not always accurate. It will tell you the number of rooms,
the type of walls, something about the foundation and how it was heated . By Town
decree. any house built before 1941 is considered historic , and must get permission and
permits to c l1ange any exterior characteristic. -t{Of DK 'f.A. 71MZVtt(
/s. Sanborn Maps. On the file cabinet in the locked cases area . Would only give outline
of buildings in 1884, 1888, 1891 , 1895, 1904, 1908, 1928 and 1944. Helpful to fino out_ L::u ~. , ... \)
when a bu ild ing was there or not there . t-A~ \l.\1.-~ ) ?· q (~'LO&. m;;rL~t:: J("vvv•'
/6. Pol k 's Directories are in the locked case . We have from 1924-197 4 , some years
missmg. These d irectories have reverse listings so you can look up the st reet for
owner. and sometimes the owner's occupation. \ q ~4 \-\off ~ 1 C, . j ( q~z, ~Au L J f
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V 7 . Telephone directories are in the same tase as Pofks . In the early years , you might
find the street , but often the house number is not listed . ~ ve; 1'4 \to\ ~(p ~V't
0 . Bellringers. There is a file ·at the beginning of the Residences file and there are
some new spaper articles about the Bellr ingers. Pretty much a shot in the dark to find
something unique. This info would be in the Program description if the house had been
on a Historic Homes Tour. There is a list of the 1 00 Bell ringers in thi s file also and some
information on the 1975 Los Gatos Museums survey. (Precursor to the Bellringer
proj ects .) NoT f~O lN. Ll~\
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. Filed alphabetically by street under Residences . N.o ll't QLJ.IP\ '6':> tMJ'<'O€ ~ L\t?~l'l-\.
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FIELD SURVEY INFORMATION (handwritten i n red)
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Los Gatos Library California History Center, De Anza College
____ Directories, 1919+ ____ Biographical file
Historic Collection Index Photo collection
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Photo collection
----County history 1888, Pen Pictures
~County history 1922, Sawyer
~p,~ /6 L.G .. history 1971, Bruntz ~t\)~\ -r-
Los Gatos Museum (Forbes Mill)
Death records/obituaries
Directory, 1902 or 1903
Photo collection
San Jose Historical
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Museum
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General sources, unknown location(s)
Indexes, California Historical Quarterly
State Library Information Index .(fiche)
____ State Library-S.F. Newspaper Index
__ Census (microfilm)
____ County history 1881, Monroe Fraser
Brainard maps
III. LIST ALL RBPI!!RBNCES PROM ABOVE . P'ind them. Copy good JD&teria 1 & attach. Or copy below if only
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