REQUEST FOR CITY COUNCIL ACTION
DATE: 05/01/2024
TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council Members
FROM: Planning & Development Department
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REQUEST BY COUNCIL MEMBER SPEAKE ASKING THE CITY COUNCIL TO APPROVE A RESOLUTION STATING THE CITY'S DESIRE TO SAVE THE CORONA DEPOT BUILDING FROM FUTURE DEMOLITION LOCATED AT 150 DEPOT DRIVE
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:
This staff report asks the City Council to provide direction to staff in preparing a resolution stating the City's desire to save the Corona Depot Building from future demolition located at 150 Depot Drive.
RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Recommended action
That the City Council provide direction to staff on preparing a resolution for consideration by the City Council stating the City's desire to save the Corona Depot building from future demolition located at 150 Depot Drive.
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BACKGROUND & HISTORY:
Council Member Speak submitted an agenda item request to have the City Council discuss and consider the adoption of a resolution that would affirm the City's desire to save the Corona Depot building located at 150 Depot Drive from future demolition. The Corona Depot building was built in 1937 and was historically a train station for the Santa Fe Railroad.
In 2003, city staff surveyed the property and evaluated the building for its placement on the city's Heritage Inventory according to Section 17.63.090 of the Corona Municipal Code (CMC). The survey in 2003 determined the windows and roof to be original to the building. The survey also noted that newer stucco was applied to the building replacing the original plaster finish. The building was placed on the city's Heritage Inventory in 2004 and ranked "high with rehabilitation" as a potential listing for a local landmark on the Corona Register. The building remains on the heritage inventory but has not been nominated or approved as a local landmark on the Corona Register by the previous and current owner of the property.
In 2006, the Riv...
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