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Commission moves to recognize 235 Valencia as CEQA-significant and continue landmark consideration
Summary
After extensive testimony and expert reports on Hap Jones and the motorcycle community, the commission voted to recognize 235 Valencia Street as significant for CEQA/California Register purposes and continued the landmark matter to May 4 for further study (motion passed 6–1).
The Historic Preservation Commission on April 6 debated whether a community-sponsored nomination to designate 235 Valencia Street as a local Article 10 landmark meets the criteria for landmarking or for California Register/CEQA significance.
Department staff (Shannon Ferguson) reported that, based on newly submitted material, Hap Jones appears to have played a notable role in Bay Area motorcycling and created the motorcycle Blue Book, but staff questioned whether the building at 235 Valencia is directly associated with the productive life underlying those achievements. JRP Historical Consulting (Chris…
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