Harmony Headlands Historic Cottage Rehabilitation Project
Summary
SCH Number
2023100150
Public Agency
California Department of Parks and Recreation
Document Title
Harmony Headlands Historic Cottage Rehabilitation Project
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
10/4/2023
Document Description
This project will repair the deteriorated features of the historic Harmony Headlands cottage, in Harmony Headlands State Park to return the building to its appearance
when it served as a home to the Storni family, one of the county's last Swiss-Italian dairy clans. All new/replacement materials will match the dimensions, type, and color of existing materials to maintain historical accuracy. Work will:
- fumigate the house;
- grade and install a French drain around perimeter of the cottage to direct water runoff away from building;
- install a sump pump in the cellar beneath the cottage and tie into the main drain;
- rehabilitate, repair, and/or replace the flooring inside the cottage;
- repair and replace the deteriorated shiplap siding on the cottage exterior as necessary;
- replace the damaged and broken windows in the cottage, with new windows that match the original historical windows in appearance, size, and materials;
- replace exterior and interior lights in-kind as necessary;
- repair or replace in-kind the wooden handrail outside the front door of the cottage;
- repaint the interior and exterior of the house with a color (white) consistent with historical records;
- repair or replace interior doors and their hardware as necessary;
- re-roof the building with fire-resistant wood shingles that match the appearance of cottages of the period;
- replace in-kind the wooden decorative laths outside the cottage windows;
- repair/patch the drywall ceiling as necessary;
- add gutters and drainage system to the roof, and tie into the main drain; and
- replace electrical wiring as necessary to ensure a safe and operational electrical system in the cottage.
Contact Information
Name
Doug G. Barker
Agency Name
California Dept of Parks and Recreation
Job Title
District Environmental Coordinator
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Email
Location
Cities
Cayucos
Counties
San Luis Obispo
Regions
Southern California
Cross Streets
Highway 1, five miles north of Cayucos
Zip
93430
Total Acres
499
Jobs
1
Parcel #
046-082-031
State Highways
Highway 1
Railways
N/A
Airports
N/A
Waterways
Ellsly Creek
Township
28S
Range
9E
Section
28
Base
PTN
Other Location Info
Harmony Headlands State Park
Other Information
T28S R9E PTN SEC 28
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
California Code of Regulations, Title 14, Sections 15301, 15304 & 15331, Classes 1, 4, and 31.
Reasons for Exemption
This project consists of the operation, repair, maintenance or minor alteration
of existing public or private structures, involving negligible or no expansion of use beyond current levels; the minor public or private alterations in the condition of land and/or vegetation which do not include the removal of healthy, mature, scenic trees; and the maintenance, repair, stabilization, rehabilitation, restoration, preservation, conservation or reconstruction of historical resources in a manner consistent with the Secretary of the Interior's Standards for the Treatment of Historic Properties with Guidelines for Preserving, Rehabilitating, Restoring, and Reconstructing Historic
Buildings (1995), Weeks and Grimmer.
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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