HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution No. 6010RESOLUTION NO. 6010
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL DESIGNATING
FALKIRK SITE AS AN HISTORICAL LANDMARK
WHEREAS, the Cultural Affairs Commission and the City
Council have found, after conducting public hearings, that the
Falkirk Site has significant value as part of the cultural charac-
teristics of the City, exemplifies the cultural, social, and historic
heritage of the community, portrays the environment in the era of
history characterized by a distinctive architectural style, and em-
bodies those distinguishing characteristics of an architectural type;
and
WHEREAS, a description of the characteristics of the
Falkirk Site which justifies this Designation and a description of
those particular features that should be preserved are attached here-
to as Exhibit "A" and are incorporated herein by reference; and
WHEREAS, the location and boundaries of the Falkirk Site
are those contained in Exhibit "B" attached hereto and incorporated
herein by reference;
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN RAFAEL
as follows:
That the Falkirk Site hereinabove mentioned and described
be and the sanme hereby is designated as an Historical Landmark, and
shall be preserved and maintained pursuant to the provisions of
Chapter 2.18 of the San Rafael Municipal Code.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City Clerk of the City of
San Rafael is hereby directed to cause a copy of this Resolution, or
notice thereof, to be recorded in the Office of the County Recorder.
I, MARION A. GRADY, Clerk of the City of San Rafael, hereby
certify that the foregoing Resolution was duly and regularly intro-
duced and adopted at a regular meeting of the Council of the City
of San Rafael held on the 22nd day of March , 1976, by the
following vote, to -wit;
AYES: COUNCILMEN: Miskimen, Mulryan and Nixon
NOES: COUNCILMEN: Jensen and Mayor Betti ni
ABSENT: COUNCILMEN: None
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MARION A. GRADY, Ci Clerk
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DEED DESCRIPTION OF A PORTION OF
THE FALKIRK SITE CONTAINING THE FALKIRK MANSION
AND IMPROVED GROUNDS
That certain real property situated in the City of San Rafael, County of
Marin, State of California, described as follows:
BEGINNING at the Southeasterly corner of that lot of land conveyed by
James D. Bullis to G. S. Haskell, by Deed dated July 9, 1866, and recorded
on page 113 of Book F of Deeds, in the office of the County Recorder of
said Marin County, said point of beginning being 238 1/2 feet measured
Northerly along the Easterly line of E Street from the Northerly side of
5th Avenue and running thence by the true meridian on a course parallel to
the Northerly side of 5th Avenue, South 83045' East 38.80 feet to the true
point of beginning; thence S83°45' E 19.00' thence S 83°45' East 261.70'
to the Southeast corner of that parcel of land conveyed by Esther J. Dollar
to the City of San Rafael by Deed dated November 28, 1971 and recorded
on page 293 of Book 2848 of records in the office of the County Recorder
of Marin County, California; thence N23°03' E 246.25'; thence N38' W 115.50';
thence N6°15'E 330.00'; thence leaving the boundary as described in the above
deed from Dollar to the City of San Rafael on a course N84°30'32" W 204.85';
thence N77°50'59" W 109.37';thence S2°11'42" W 94.51' to a point which lies
on the existing property fence along the westerly boundary of the above
referenced Dollar parcel; thence S6°33'35"W 365.99' to a point also on said
fence line; thence leaving said fence line on a course S83°08'E 5.50'; thence
S3°01'42" E 199.32' to the true point of beginning.
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