Title
Public Hearing and Decision- Evergreen Inn Heritage Register Listing
Recommended Action
Conduct a public hearing to accept comments on the Evergreen Inn Heritage Register application and move to have the property included on the Olympia Heritage Register
Report
Issue:
Whether to approve including the Evergreen Inn as a historic property on the Olympia Heritage Register
Staff Contact:
Brittany Gillia, Historic Preservation Officer, Community Development, 360.753.8427
Presenter(s):
Brittany Gillia, Historic Preservation Officer
Amie Gutierrez, Ryan LLC
Background and Analysis:
The City of Olympia has received an application to place 2402 Lakeridge Way SW on the Olympia Heritage Register (herein referred to as “Register”). The applicant is Amie Gutierrez with Ryan LLC, a tax firm hired by the property owner, Olympia 196 LLC, to pursue the historic listing and a subsequent request for Special Tax Valuation with the City. The subject property has recently undergone an adaptive reuse to convert the 196-room conference hotel into 196 market-rate studio units and before and after images are provided as attachments.
The Heritage Review Committee met on November 2nd to perform a site visit and analyze the historic integrity of the property and have recommended the property to move forward for review in front of the full Heritage Commission. Tonight the Heritage Commission will deliberate the potential historic and architectural importance of the site and evaluate the project using the designation criteria as found in OMC 18.12.080.
Staff Findings:
Following a review of the application, additional documents, and Olympia Municipal code, the Historic Preservation Officer and Heritage Review Committee finds the property meets the requirements based on the following:
The property has significant character, interest, and value with respect to the cultural characteristics of the City- This site was part of the first Planned Unit Development (PUD) in the city and pr...
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