File #: 25-0179    Version: 1
Status: Agenda Ready
File created: 12/27/2024 In control: Cultural Heritage Board
On agenda: 1/15/2025
Title: PLANNING CASE DP-2024-01600 (HD): Proposal by Riverside Housing Development Corporation on behalf of Orange Valley Masonic Lodge #13 to consider a Historic Designation request for designation of Mercantile Hall as a City Landmark. The property is located at 2933 Twelfth Street, on the north side of Twelfth Street between Howard and Park Avenues, in Ward 1. The Community & Economic Development Department recommends that the Cultural Heritage Board recommend that the City Council determine that this proposal is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), pursuant to Sections 15061(b)(3) (Common Sense Rule) and 15308 (Actions by Regulatory Agencies for Protection of the Environment), as this proposal will not have a significant effect on the environment and will preserve the historic character of a cultural resource and provide notice of the resource’s historic status. Contact Planner: Scott Watson, Historic Preservation Officer, (951) 826-5507, swatson@riversideca.gov.
Attachments: 1. Staff Report, 2. Ex 1 - Location Map, 3. Ex 2 - Historic Designation Application, 4. Ex 3 - Letter of Consent - Orange Valley Masonic Lodge #13, 5. Ex 4 - Current-Historic Photos, 6. Ex 5 - City of Riverside African American Civil Rights Movement Historic Context Statement, 7. Presentation