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Board approves in-ground pool at Gonzales Jones House with archaeology requirement
Summary
The board approved a Certificate of Appropriateness for an in-ground pool at 56 Marine St., limiting maximum depth to 4½ feet and requiring archaeological review and monitoring because the site is in an archaeologically sensitive zone.
The Historic Architectural Review Board on Oct. 17 approved a certificate of appropriateness for an in-ground pool at the historic Gonzales Jones House at 56 Marine Street, attaching a condition that the pool’s maximum depth not exceed 4½ feet and that archaeological monitoring be coordinated with city archaeology staff.
Staff described the property as a Spanish-colonial period structure in an archaeologically sensitive zone (1b), noting the pool’s proposed location is minimally visible from Marine Street and that the above-ground finish would match existing historic textures. The board discussed published archaeological findings that artifacts had been recovered in the area and emphasized minimizing ground disturbance.
Applicant Brian Maloney Sharkey confirmed pool lighting would be warm (2,700–3,000K) and that the pool’s stucco finish and shell-coping were designed to be visually compatible. Board members and staff negotiated a compromise to limit excavation impact: the approved certificate requires archaeological review coordination, monitoring during excavation and permits a maximum pool depth of 4½ feet to reduce the volume of soil disturbance.
The board voted unanimously to approve the certificate with those conditions. Staff and the applicant agreed the contractor must notify the city archaeologist before work begins, and the applicant should submit any additional materials required for permit review.
