DATE: October 9, 2024
TO: Honorable Mayor and City Councilmembers
FROM: Development Services Department
TITLE: CONSIDERATION OF A HISTORIC PERMIT (H23-00003) LOCALLY DESIGNATING THE PROPERTY LOCATED AT 602-608 SOUTH PACIFIC STREET AS A LOCAL HISTORIC RESOURCE WITHIN THE CITY OF OCEANSIDE - 602-608 SOUTH PACIFIC STREET - APPLICANT: DAMIAN MASSON
RECOMMENDATION
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Staff recommends that the City Council adopt a resolution approving Historic Permit (H23-00003) to designate the property located at 602-608 South Pacific Street as a locally significant historic resource.
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BACKGROUND AND ANALYSIS
The subject property is located in Riverside Terrace. Recorded in 1885, the Riverside Terrace subdivision is one of the earliest subdivisions of land recorded in the City of Oceanside. The Riverside Terrace subdivision, originally comprised of 71 lots, runs along the east side of South Pacific Street from Tyson Street to Wisconsin Avenue. The subject property, which includes Lots 16, 17, 18, 19, and the Southeasterly half of Lot 20 of Map No. 197, includes two detached single-family residences. There is one San Diego County Assessor's Parcel Number assigned to the subject property (APN: 150-262-01).
The residence located at 602 South Pacific Street (Lot 19), referred to as the Gertrude Bowers Cottage, was built in 1903 and is a two-story Dutch Colonial style house. Notable features of the Dutch Colonial style include a gambrel roof, symmetrical fa?ade, wood shingles, overhanging eaves, natural materials, and double-hung windows.
The entire roof and second floor of the home is covered in wood shingles while the first floor is covered in horizontal wood siding. A wooden entry door is flanked by a set of six glass panels on either side and there is a covered porch supported by two Tuscan-style columns. Windows throughout the house appear to be original and include a variety of casement and double-hung windows. A detached wooden garage faces Ash Street. O...
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