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Recommendation to request City Attorney to prepare an ordinance to designate the property located at 6509 Gundry Avenue as a Long Beach Historical Landmark. (District 9)
DISCUSSION
On January 4, 2016, updated Cultural Heritage Ordinance No. 15-0038 took effect and streamlined the process for designation of new landmarks within the City. Among other changes, the updated Ordinance uses the four California Register criteria for landmark designation and allows nominations to proceed from a Cultural Heritage Commission recommendation directly to the City Council for consideration.
This is the third landmark nomination to be considered by the City Council under the updated Cultural Heritage Ordinance. The application was initiated by the Development Services Department based on past input from the Cultural Heritage Commission and Long Beach Heritage. Creating a local landmark protects the City’s cultural and architectural heritage by assuring that the building is retained and rehabilitated over time.
The subject property is located on the northwest corner of Gundry Avenue and 65th Street between Brayton Avenue and Falcon Avenue (Exhibit A - Site Map). The site is located within the R-1-N zone (Single Family Residential District with Normal Lots). The property is the site of the former Fire Station No. 12, which was previously utilized by the City’s Fire Department until 2013 when it was decommissioned and a new fire station was constructed blocks away. On April 11, 2016, the Cultural Heritage Commission recommended the City Council designate the property as a Long Beach local historic landmark (Exhibit B -Cultural Heritage Commission staff report).
The building is designed in the Spanish Colonial Revival architectural style which is influenced by Spanish, Baroque, Moorish and other European styles. The popularity of this style grew during the 1920s and 30s and its use was widely spread throughout Southern California. During this period, the Spanish Colonial...
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