Santa Paula: Historic Commision Approves Hardison Designation
By Sheryl Hamlin The Santa Paula Historic Preservation Ordinance specifies the Planning Commission become the Historic Preservation Commission on matters regarding historic preservation. The Planning Commission/Historic Preservation Commission shall transmit the application and its recommendations to the City Council. Two items from the May 28, 2019 Planning Commission/Historic Preservation Commission agenda related to planning. Item […]
Santa Paula | Final Tract Map for Historic Hardison House
By Sheryl Hamlin At the September 19, 2018 Santa Paula City Council meeting, the tract map for the Hardison House remainder parcel surrounded by 36 units from Williams Homes was approved 3-0 with Council Member Procter recusing and Council Member Hernandez resigned. History Williams Homes bought this property in January 2014. The Ciyty’s planning consultant […]
Santa Paula: Agreement Reached in Historic Hardison Property Lawsuit
By Sheryl Hamlin Item 2.10B on the Consent Calendar of the March 20, 2017 Santa Paula Council meeting was described as follows: Approval of a Settlement Agreement in San Buenaventura Conservancy, et al. v. City of Santa Paula, et al. – Ventura Superior Court Case No.56-2016-00487940-CU-WM-OXN An item on the Consent Calendar is deemed non-controversial […]
Santa Paula: Planning Commission Approves Santa Clarita Style Tract Development for Historic Hardison House
By Sheryl Hamlin Density versus preservation? That was the question of the evening, as the Santa Paula Planning Commission labored for about three hours on the proposed Williams Homes project at 1226 Ojai Road in Santa Paula. The historic Hardison family home has been the subject of two previous articles: Planning Commission initial hearing and […]
Santa Paula Planning Commission Continues Decision on Historic Hardison Home
By Sheryl Hamlin Williams Homes of Santa Clarita bought the historic Hardison Home in 2014 for $1.4 million after the estate dropped the price by over one million dollars. It was originally listed in 2012 for $2.5 million by Scott Rushing Realtors. The Redfin listing includes numerous photographs of the interiors, as well as the […]
Santa Paula Historic Hardison Home: Planned Development of 53 Homes
By Sheryl Hamlin Williams Homes of Santa Clarita, California hosted an informational meeting at 1226 Ojai Road from 4 to 6 pm on March 3, 2016 to show neighbors and interested parties their plans to develop the historic Hardison property. The project was named “Rosewood” because the original owner loved to raise roses. The following […]
Santa Paula Council Approves First Historic Designation in Over Two Decades
By Sheryl Hamlin This column has been following the Hardison property since 2014 when Williams Homes acquired the 20 acre site from the Procter estate. The originally proposed site plan consisted of 58 homes, relocated barn and all other structures and landscape removed. Read those reports here. Other responses to City Planning documents are here […]
Santa Paula: A Planning Renaissance?
By Sheryl Hamlin After a request by Council Member Crosswhite at the September 19, 2018 council meeting, the Santa Paula City council voted to consider a revision to the city’s 34 year old Historic Preservation Ordinance. Also at the September 19 meeting, the final tract map for the historic Hardison Property was approved, a process […]
Santa Paula: Historic Fire Station Renovation and Memorial Park
By Sheryl Hamlin Carlos Juarez, retired former SPPD Lt, and Gary Nasalroad, former Planning Commissioner and board member of American in Bloom, presented a plan to continue renovation of the historic fire station on 8th Street and Santa Barbara with the addition of a 9/11 Memorial Park to the west of the building. Carlos Juarez(top) […]
Santa Paula: Park Renovations Sidestep History
By Sheryl Hamlin Item 13 Mill and Teague Park Restrooms Item 13 on the May 21, 2018 Santa Paula Council was described as follows: (1) Adopt Resolution No. 7134 approving the plans and specifications for the Mill Park and Teague Park Restrooms Rehabilitation Project. The Community Services Director presented a proposed site plan for each […]
