Apnl 23, 2001 Barbara Oldneld, Senior Planner Community Development Dept. 30016 Street Pacific Grove, Ca 93950 RE: 901 Del Monte Blvd., Alice Sorenun, property owner Dear Ms. Oldfteld: We support the appeal by Alice Sorensen to NOT include her Foperty on the Pacific Grove Historic Resources Inventory for the following reasons: 1. 901 Del Monte Blvd. is zoned R-1. The entim neighborhood is zoned R-1 On fhe lot there are hvo separate dwellings creating non-conformity to the zoning. There is also a third structure that looks like a garage but Ris not It is a Itorage building with a raised wooden noor All three of these sbuctures are sub-standard and would be considered teardowns under normal circumstances. At a ame when we are concerned about water usage #lis property would be perpetuated with bvice the acceptable density, and has no off-strest paiting 2 Nine of O,e neighbors attended Ole Historic Resources Inver,lory committee meeeng on Apnl 11,10 support owner Ance Soreneen'; properly •ghtl. The commm,e was polle and couneous, Bstened to our arguments and then proceeded lo compilly Igriore our concerns and voted unanimously to include the house on the Ist No concerned neighbor spoke h favor of adding the property bothe historic resources #,ventory and noone even showed up to discuss the other three propertl that were on the agenda. 3 The house is a quesdonable example of craft,man *¥e architecture at best Of - eleven possile criteda died on the commit*'s Not, R met only on•, mugluly. Their res-ch sheet showed Nccurades. For example, fher, h only on, support, not hvo. The porch Support: not Woered, I *alght The roof h not d *Nng'-RIa combinon of :Nngle =I tarpoper. The extedor wais Ire stucco, whth *not typtal of what li con•dered to be good craft:man style architecture. 4 The property owner, Alice Sorensen, W very much against the l,clusion of her property onthis Ust The beach-tract area of Pacmc Grove * a community that has developed primijily since WWII Many of the houses along Del Monte Nvd. and adlacent to hs property are wonderfully diverse-but at the same Ume they conform 10 -ch other ind Ole neighbo,hood. They have conformity of size, conformity of setbacks and confoimity of usage, v,hich should not be confused with diversity. We, the neighbors, feel that the prese,vation of this property in its current state wl diminish our own property values. The owner, Alice Sorensen, win be hurt the most if she cannot realize the full potental of her property We herefore ask the Pacific Grove City Counci to please use corr•non sense and reverse the decision of the Historic Resources Committee wie, regard 00 901 Del Monte Boulevard Sincerely, Ak 61-4, 279- 3.Jc Rick and Kit Franke, Property Owners 909 Siren Street Pacifc Grove, CA RECEIVED APR 2 7 2001 , OCR Text: Apnl 23, 2001 Barbara Oldneld, Senior Planner Community Development Dept. 30016 Street Pacific Grove, Ca 93950 RE: 901 Del Monte Blvd., Alice Sorenun, property owner Dear Ms. Oldfteld: We support the appeal by Alice Sorensen to NOT include her Foperty on the Pacific Grove Historic Resources Inventory for the following reasons: 1. 901 Del Monte Blvd. is zoned R-1. The entim neighborhood is zoned R-1 On fhe lot there are hvo separate dwellings creating non-conformity to the zoning. There is also a third structure that looks like a garage but Ris not It is a Itorage building with a raised wooden noor All three of these sbuctures are sub-standard and would be considered teardowns under normal circumstances. At a ame when we are concerned about water usage #lis property would be perpetuated with bvice the acceptable density, and has no off-strest paiting 2 Nine of O,e neighbors attended Ole Historic Resources Inver,lory committee meeeng on Apnl 11,10 support owner Ance Soreneen'; properly •ghtl. The commm,e was polle and couneous, Bstened to our arguments and then proceeded lo compilly Igriore our concerns and voted unanimously to include the house on the Ist No concerned neighbor spoke h favor of adding the property bothe historic resources #,ventory and noone even showed up to discuss the other three propertl that were on the agenda. 3 The house is a quesdonable example of craft,man *¥e architecture at best Of - eleven possile criteda died on the commit*'s Not, R met only on•, mugluly. Their res-ch sheet showed Nccurades. For example, fher, h only on, support, not hvo. The porch Support: not Woered, I *alght The roof h not d *Nng'-RIa combinon of :Nngle =I tarpoper. The extedor wais Ire stucco, whth *not typtal of what li con•dered to be good craft:man style architecture. 4 The property owner, Alice Sorensen, W very much against the l,clusion of her property onthis Ust The beach-tract area of Pacmc Grove * a community that has developed primijily since WWII Many of the houses along Del Monte Nvd. and adlacent to hs property are wonderfully diverse-but at the same Ume they conform 10 -ch other ind Ole neighbo,hood. They have conformity of size, conformity of setbacks and confoimity of usage, v,hich should not be confused with diversity. We, the neighbors, feel that the prese,vation of this property in its current state wl diminish our own property values. The owner, Alice Sorensen, win be hurt the most if she cannot realize the full potental of her property We herefore ask the Pacific Grove City Counci to please use corr•non sense and reverse the decision of the Historic Resources Committee wie, regard 00 901 Del Monte Boulevard Sincerely, Ak 61-4, 279- 3.Jc Rick and Kit Franke, Property Owners 909 Siren Street Pacifc Grove, CA RECEIVED APR 2 7 2001 , Heritage Society of Pacific Grove,Historical Collections,Historic Properties of Pacific Grove,Del Monte,901 Del Monte,901 DEL MONTE BLVD_013_redacted.pdf,901 DEL MONTE BLVD_013_redacted.pdf 1 Page 1, Tags: 901 DEL MONTE BLVD_013_REDACTED.PDF, 901 DEL MONTE BLVD_013_redacted.pdf 1 Page 1