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Memorandum
To: Billy Gross, Principal Planner, City of South San Francisco Economic and Community Development Department
From: Christine Cruiess, Senior Historic Preservation Specialist, ICF Nicole Felicetti, Historic Preservation Specialist, ICF
Date: May 11, 2023
Re: Final Built-Environment Resources Study for the Infinite 101 Project
The proposed Infinite 101 Project (proposed project) in South San Francisco, California, is subject to State of California (State) environmental review requirements, pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA). The City of South San Francisco (City) will serve as the lead agency. ICF prepared this technical memorandum to 1) identify cultural resources that may meet the CEQA definition of a historical resource (California Public Resources Code [PRC] Section 21084.1) or unique archaeological resource (California PRC Section 21083.2) and be affected by development on the project site and 2) recommend mitigation or additional studies to address potential impacts on such resources, if needed.
Project Location and Description The 8.69-acre project site, located at 101 Terminal Court, comprises one parcel (assessor’s parcel number [APN] 015-113-240) in the southeastern portion of the city. Specifically, the site is within Township 3 South, Range 5 West, of the Mount Diablo Base Line and Meridian, as depicted on the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) San Francisco South 7.5-minute quadrangle map (Bock & Clark 2018:10; ParcelQuest 2023) (Attachment A: Figures, Figure 1). The project site is approximately 10 feet above mean sea level and relatively level, with only a low slope to the south-southeast. The site is in proximity to the San Francisco Bay and San Francisco International Airport. Currently, the project site is occupied by two single-story ancillary buildings (i.e., a small vehicle maintenance garage and a pay booth); the buildings are vacant. The project site outside the footprints of the buildings is covered with asphalt or concrete paving. The surrounding landscaping is minimal. The project site is adjacent to 131 Terminal Court and the Golden Gate Produce Terminal,
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Page 2 of 7 which are separated from the site by a chain-link fence. Given the context of the project site, within a heavily developed industrial area of South San Francisco and adjacent to U.S. 101, and because the proposed project has little potential for visual or auditory effects on adjacent properties, the study area for this analysis is restricted to the project site. The proposed project entails the demolition of the two buildings and removal of surface parking and limited border landscaping and the construction of 696,343 square feet (sf) of new research-and-development (R&D) and amenity uses in two buildings (I101N and I101S), which would be six stories tall. In addition, an approximately 339,354 sf, seven-story parking garage would be constructed on the project site south of the I101S building. An outdoor amenity space and center landscaped courtyard would be located between the two buildings. The proposed project would also improve pedestrian and bicycle access throughout the site.
Regulatory Framework CEQA requires projects to be assessed to determine their potential to affect historical resources. CEQA uses the term historical resources to include buildings, sites, structures, objects, or districts that may have historical, pre-historical, architectural, archaeological, cultural, or scientific importance. If implementation of a project would result in significant effects on historical resources, CEQA states that alternative plans or mitigation measures must be considered; however, only significant historical resources need to be addressed (14 California Code of Regulations [CCR] 15064.5, 15126.4). Therefore, before impacts and mitigation measures can be identified, the significance of historical resources must be determined. The CEQA Guidelines identify three ways for a property to qualify as a historical resource for the purposes of CEQA review: 1.The resource is listed in or determined eligible for listing in the California Register of HistoricalResources (CRHR).2.The resource is included in a local register of historical resources, as defined in Section 5020.1(k)of the California PRC, or identified as significant in a historical resource survey meeting therequirements of Section 5024.1(g) of the California PRC, unless the preponderance of evidencedemonstrates that it is not historically or culturally significant.3.The lead agency determines the resource to be significant, as supported by substantial evidence inlight of the whole record (CCR, Title 14, Division 6, Chapter 3, Section 15064.5[a]).The CEQA Guidelines also establish the criteria for CRHR eligibility as the standard for determining the significance of historical resources and note that cultural resources that meet the criteria of eligibility for the CRHR are significant historical resources. A historical resource may be eligible for inclusion in the CRHR if it meets any of the following conditions: A.The resource is associated with events that have made a significant contribution to the broadpatterns of California’s history and cultural heritage.B.The resource is associated with the lives of persons important in our past.C.The resource embodies the distinctive characteristics of a type, period, region, or method ofconstruction; represents the work of an important creative individual; or possesses high artisticvalues.D.The resource has yielded, or may be likely to yield, information important in prehistory or history.
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Page 3 of 7 Properties that are listed in or eligible for listing in the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) are considered eligible for listing in the CRHR (California PRC Section 5024.1[d][1]) and, thus, are significant historical resources for the purpose of CEQA. Previously unidentified as well as identified or known cultural resources within the project site will be evaluated per the CRHR criteria (as needed) for eligibility in order to determine if the resources are significant on a state level. According to CEQA, a project that may cause a substantial adverse change in the significance of a historical resource is a project that may have a significant impact on the environment (14 CCR 15064.5[b]). Under CEQA, a substantial adverse change in the significance of a resource means the physical demolition, destruction, relocation, or alteration of the resource or its immediate surroundings such that the significance of the resource is materially impaired. Actions that would materially impair the significance of a historical resource include actions that would demolish or adversely alter the physical characteristics that convey the resource’s historical significance and qualify it for inclusion in the CRHR or a local register or survey that meets the requirements of California PRC Sections 5020.1(k) and 5024.1(g). Under CEQA, the treatment of cultural resources requires evaluation of the resources in a project’s area of potential effect, assessment of potential impacts on significant or unique resources, and development of mitigation measures for potentially significant impacts; such measures may include monitoring, data recovery, and/or avoidance.
Methods ICF conducted archival and background research to identify cultural resources on the project site and within 0.25 mile of the project site. The background research consisted of a records search at the Northwest Information Center (NWIC) at Sonoma State University, a review of the Sacred Lands File at the Native American Heritage Commission (NAHC) in Sacramento, and a review of archival maps and aerial photographs. The results of these tasks are summarized below and in the archaeological technical memorandum prepared by ICF. In addition, an ICF architectural historian conducted a site survey on the project site on February 23, 2023, to examine and photograph the built-environment resources on the site. The survey consisted of walking the project site, photographing the exteriors of the two single-story ancillary buildings, and documenting site characteristics and context. Full archaeological considerations are presented in the archaeological technical memorandum prepared by ICF.
NWIC Records Search On February 28, 2023, an ICF archaeologist conducted a records search at the NWIC for the project site and a 0.25-mile radius (NWIC File #22-1322). The NWIC, an affiliate of the Office of Historic Preservation, is the official State repository of cultural resources records and reports for San Mateo County. The NWIC records search identified one previously recorded built-environment resource within a 0.25-mile radius of the project site: P-41-002568, the Costco at 451 South Airport Boulevard. At the time of recordation, the resource was less than 50 years old and deemed lacking in exceptional significance. Therefore, it was determined ineligible for listing in the NRHP. The resource, which was constructed in 1986, remains less than 50 years old (Bloomfield 1998).
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Page 4 of 7 The NWIC records search also documented 20 previous cultural resources studies within a 0.25-mile radius of the project site. Two cultural resources surveys, one for San Mateo County and one for South San Francisco, were identified through supplemental online research. No built-environment resources were identified on the project site in either of these studies. Online research indicates that an additional study of an area adjacent to the project site has been conducted; however, it is not yet included in the NWIC repository. This was the Draft Environmental
Impact Report/Environmental Assessment for the US Highway 101/Produce Avenue Interchange
Project prepared by the California Department of Transportation in July 2022 (California Department of Transportation 2022). In that report, the Golden Gate Produce Terminal (APN 015-113-210) was determined to be a historic property/historical resource. The Golden Gate ProduceTerminal is located outside of the study area and would not be affected by the proposed project. Inaddition, the online repositories of the Office of Historic Preservation were consulted for resourceswithin a 0.25-mile radius of the project site (Office of Historic Preservation 2018 and 2023). Afterreview of the online repositories, no built-environment resources were identified at the project site.
Archival Map and Aerial Photograph Review ICF reviewed archival maps and aerial photographs for the presence of historic-period buildings and/or structures (i.e., older than 50 years old) on the project site and in the general vicinity to assist in identifying dates of construction and site history. Many historic aerials from the Environmental Data Resources, Inc. (EDR), Aerial Photo Decade Package were made available following review of a 2018 report (Bock & Clark 2018 [Appendix 3, 2-15]). The results of this review are summarized in Table 1, below.
Table 1. Archival Map and Aerial Photograph Review
Map/Photograph Results 1891 San Mateo County, CA. Herrmann Bros., Surveyors & CE map (McGarvey 1891). The map depicts the project site as part of the Rancho Buri Buri land tract in 1890. 1943 U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Soil Survey Aerial Photograph. This map depicts the project site as naturally vegetated land with waterways throughout. 1946 San Mateo, CA. USGS (1":500'). This map depicts the project site as naturally vegetated land with waterways throughout. 1956 San Mateo, CA. USGS (1":500'). This map depicts the project site as naturally vegetated land that has been leveled and cleared. U.S. 101 has been constructed east of the project site. 1963 EDR Proprietary Aerial Viewpoint. This map depicts the project site with undetermined signage and structures scattered within its boundaries. Terminal 131 has been constructed west of the project site. 1968 San Mateo, CA. USGS (1":500'). This map depicts the project site as vacant land with scattered vegetated land to the east. Terminal 131 has been constructed west of the Project site. 1974 San Mateo, CA. USGS (1":500'). This map depicts the project site with surface parking and a pay booth/office within the northern boundary of the site.
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Map/Photograph Results 1975 Assessor’s Parcel Map (ParcelQuest 2023). The map depicts the division of parcels adjacent to Terminal Court, Produce Avenue, and Bayshore Freeway, including and surrounding the project site. 1982 USDA Aerial Photograph. This map depicts the project site with surface parking, a pay booth/office, and vehicle maintenance garage toward the northern boundary of the site. 1987 Aerial Photograph (NETR 1987). This map depicts the project site with surface parking, a pay booth/office, and vehicle maintenance garage toward the northern boundary of the site, as currently extant. 2014 Aerial Photograph (NETR 2014). This map depicts the project site with surface parking, a pay booth/office, and vehicle maintenance garage toward the northern boundary of the site. 2016 Aerial Photograph (NETR 2016). This map depicts new roof cladding material on the pay booth/office on the project site. NETR = Nationwide Environmental Title Research
Historic-period maps and aerial photographs indicate that the project site was undeveloped naturally vegetated land until the mid-20th century. Between the mid- to late 20th century, scattered structures on the land were razed, leaving the parcel vacant. Later development included surface parking and two small ancillary buildings.
Historical Research and Built-Environment Inventory To compile an inventory of built-environment resources that require evaluation for CRHR listing, ICF conducted desktop research using Google Earth, Historic Aerials, and ParcelQuest to identify the ages of such resources within the project site (Google Earth 2023; Nationwide Environmental Title Research [NETR] 1980, 1987, 2002; ParcelQuest 2023). In addition, previous documentation prepared for the project site (i.e., ASTM Phase I Environmental Site Assessment, 101 Terminal Court,
South San Francisco, California) was used for the evaluation (Haley & Aldrich 2022). Two buildings were identified on the project site, both within the boundaries of the 101 Terminal Court parcel (APN 015-113-240): a small pay station/office, built in 1970, and a vehicle maintenance garage, built in 1984. The former building is older than 50 years; thus, documentation on a Department of Parks and Recreation (DPR) series 523 form set and evaluation for listing in the CRHR are required. To evaluate and document the existing buildings further, ICF undertook additional property-specific research that included a review of historic newspapers, maps, and previous environmental and planning documents. ICF’s review and evaluation found that the one historic-age building on the project site does not have significance under any of the CRHR evaluative criteria; therefore, it is not eligible for listing in the CRHR. The building does not qualify as a historical resource under CEQA, as defined in CEQA Section 21084.1 and CEQA Guidelines Section 15064.5(a)(3). For the full evaluation, including information regarding the site’s construction history and the non-historic-age building, please refer to the DPR series 523 form set attached to this memorandum (Attachment B: Department of Parks and Recreation 523 Series Form Set for 101 Terminal Court [APN 015-113-240]).
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Conclusions and Recommendations As detailed above, this study consisted of background research, including a records search; a literature review; an evaluation of one potentially historic-age building; and a site survey. The results of the NWIC records search and supplemental research did not identify any built-environment resources on the project site. One known and previously recorded potential cultural resource is located adjacent to the project site: 131 Terminal Court. However, 131 Terminal Court is outside the study area and would remain unaffected by the proposed project. Because the pay booth/office at 101 Terminal Court is 50 years old or older, a DPR series 523 form set was prepared and an evaluation for listing in the CRHR was performed (see Attachment B). Based on this evaluation, ICF’s architectural historian found that the pay booth at 101 Terminal Court does not have significance under any of the CRHR evaluative criteria; therefore, it is not eligible for listing in the CRHR. The building does not qualify as a historical resource under CEQA, as defined in CEQA Section 21084.1 and CEQA Guidelines Section 15064.5(a)(3).
Recommendations This study did not identify any built-environment cultural resources on the project site that qualify as historical resources under CEQA. One building at 101 Terminal Court was evaluated for CRHR eligibility and recommended as not eligible for listing. Therefore, the proposed project is not anticipated to have a significant impact on any historical resources.
Attachment A Figures
Attachment B Department of Parks and Recreation 523 Series Form Set for 101 Terminal Court
(APN 015-113-240)
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References Cited Bloomfield, Anne. 1998. APE Map No. 7 (P-41-002568). Department of Parks and Recreation series 523 form sets. Bloomfield Architectural History, San Francisco, CA. On file at Northwest Information Center, Sonoma State University. Bock & Clark. 2018. Phase I Environmental Site Assessment (ASTM W 157-13). Prepared for Park ‘N Fly, Inc. December. California Department of Transportation. 2022. Draft Environmental Impact Report/Environmental
Assessment for the US Highway 101/Produce Avenue Interchange Project. Prepared by the California Department of Transportation, City of South San Francisco, and San Mateo County Transportation Authority. July. Google Earth Pro. 2023. South San Francisco, California 94080. Aerial photograph. San Mateo County, CA: Google, LLC. Accessed: March 6, 2023. Haley & Aldrich. 2022. ASTM Phase I Environmental Site Assessment, 101 Terminal Court, South
San Francisco, California. Prepared for US Terminal Court Owner, LLC. April. McGarvey, W.J. (deputy recorder). 1891. Map of a Survey Made for P.E. Iler of Lands Purchased in the
Buri Buri Rancho and Sections 21, 22, 23, 24, 255, 26, 27, and 28, T3SR5W, Located in San Mateo
County, California. San José, CA: Herrmann Bros., Surveyors & CE. Nationwide Environmental Title Research. 1980, 1987, 2002, 2014, and 2016. 101 Terminal Court,
South San Francisco, California. Aerial photograph. Available: http://www.historicaerials.com/ viewer. Accessed: March 6, 2023. Office of Historic Preservation. 2018. Built-Environment Resources Directory for San Mateo County. Office of Historic Preservation. 2023. California Historical Resources. Available: http://ohp.parks.ca.gov/ListedResources/?view=county&criteria=1. Accessed: September 2022. ParcelQuest. 2023. 101 Terminal Court, South San Francisco, California. Available: https://pqweb.parcelquest.com/#home. Accessed: March 6, 2023.
Attachment A – Figures
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Attachment B – Department of Parks and Recreation 523 Series Form Set for 101 Terminal Court (APN 015-113-240)
Page 1 of 8 *NRHP Status Code 6Z
*Resource Name or # (Assigned by recorder) 101 Terminal Court Pay Booth/Office
*P11. Report Citation: ICF. 2023. Built-Environment Resources Study for the Terminal 101 Project, City of South San Francisco Economic andCommunity Development Department, California. March. (ICF 104667) Prepared for US Terminal 101 Court Owner, LLC and City of South SanFrancisco Econmic and Community Development Department, South San Francisco, California.
*Attachments: NONE Location Map Sketch Map Continuation Sheet Building, Structure, and Object Record Archaeological Record
District Record Linear Feature Record Milling Station Record Rock Art Record Artifact Record Photograph Record
DPR 523A (9/2013) *Required Information
State of California – The Resources Agency Primary # ____________________________________ DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION HRI # _______________________________________PRIMARY RECORD Trinomial _____________________________________
NRHP Status Code __________
Other Listings __________ Review Code __________ Reviewer ____________________________ Date ___________
P1. Other Identifier: *P2. Location: Not for Publication Unrestricted*a. County: San Mateo*b. USGS 7.5’ Quad: San Francisco South Date: 2018 T R ; ¼ of ¼ of Sec (un-sectioned) B.M. MDB&M c. Address: 101 Terminal Court City: South San Francisco Zip: 94080-6526 d.UTM:Zone: 10 S; 552304 mE/ 4166418 mN e. Other Locational Data: (e.g., parcel #, directions to resource, elevation, etc., as appropriate)APN 015-113-240
*P3a. Description:
The property at 101 Terminal Court is located on an 8.69-acre (378,537 square foot) parcel west of US Highway 101 at the intersection of Produce Avenue and Terminal Court in South San Francisco (ParcelQuest 2023). Several ancillary buildings, structures, and free-standing signage proliferate the asphalt-paved parking areas and driveways. Light industrial and commercial uses surround the property. The property boundaries include the following features and buildings: Terminal Court and an adjacent Park ‘N Fly surface parking lot in service of the nearby airport bound the property to the north, US Highway 101 to the east, the San Bruno Canal and multiple commercial buildings to the south, and Golden Gate Produce Terminal, a wholesale produce market and distributor, to the west (Haley Aldrich 2022:21). A small office with pay booths and a detached parking structure comprises the automotive entrance and northern property boundary just south of Terminal Court. In addition, a small vehicle maintenance garage sits in the north-central portion of the subject property, with covered seating structures and another ancillary building of unknown commercial use scattered throughout the rest of the property. An asphalt-paved parking lot covers the remainder of the subject property.
(See continuation sheet.)
*P3b. Resource Attributes: HP4. Ancillary building*P4. Resources Present: Building Structure Object Site District Element of District Other
P5b. Description of Photo: (Figure 1) North façades of the office/pay booth within the 101 Terminal Court parking lot, view south. Source: ICF, February 23, 2023.
*P6. Date Constructed/Age and Sources:
Historic Prehistoric Both1970 (Haley & Aldrich 2022:PG)
*P7. Owner and Address:U.S. Terminal Court Owner LLC999 Baker Way Suite 200San Mateo CA, 94404-5047
*P8. Recorded by:Nicole Felicetti, ICF201 Mission Street, Suite 1500San Francisco, CA 94105
*P9. Date Recorded: March 17, 2023*P10. Survey Type: Intensive
P5a. Photograph or Drawing
Page 2 of 8 *NRHP Status Code: 6Z *Resource Name or #: Terminal 101 Pay Booth/Office
DPR 523B (9/2013) *Required Information
State of California – The Resources Agency Primary # _____________________________________ DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION HRI # ________________________________________ BUILDING, STRUCTURE, AND OBJECT RECORD
B1. Historic Name: N/A B2. Common Name: N/A B3. Original Use: Pay Booth/Office; Surface Parking Lot B4. Present Use: Vacant Pay Booth/Office; Surface Parking Lot *B5. Architectural Style: Utilitarian *B6. Construction History: The pay station and ancillary office buildings date to 1970. In 1968, Park ‘N Fly applied for permits to develop a surface parking lot with the City of South San Francisco. Park ‘N Fly has owned and operated the parking lot since 1970, utilizing the pay booth and office since construction in the same year. In approximately 1984, a small vehicle maintenance garage was constructed, and a supplementary underground storage tank (UST) for bus refueling to further support the commercial endeavors of the parking lot was installed (Adanta, Inc. 2013:2; Haley Aldrich 2022:7). The additional ancillary building and covered structures populated the parking lot at an underdetermined date following 1987 (Nationwide Environmental Title Research [NETR] 1987). Blue aluminum metal membranes replaced the pay booth and office roofing cladding between 2014 and 2016 (NETR 2014, 2016). See continuation sheet. *B7. Moved? No Yes Unknown Date: N/A Original Location: N/A *B8. Related Features: Amazon Delivery Vehicle and Employee Parking Lot B9a. Architect: Unknown b. Builder: Unknown *B10. Significance: Theme: N/A Area: N/A Period of Significance: N/A Property Type: N/A Applicable Criteria: N/A B11. Additional Resource Attributes: N/A *B12. References: See continuation sheet. B13. Remarks: N/A *B14. Evaluator: Nicole Felicetti, ICF 201 Mission Street, Suite 1500 San Francisco, CA 94105 *Date of Evaluation: March 17, 2023
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Aerial Map of 101 Terminal Court, South San Francisco, CA. Source: Google Earth, 2023.
Page 3 of 8 *Resource Name or #: Terminal 101 Pay Booth/Office *Recorded by: Nicole Felicetti, ICF *Date: March 17, 2023 Continuation Update
DPR 523L (9/2013) *Required Information
State of California – The Resources Agency Primary # _____________________________________ DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION HRI # ________________________________________ CONTINUATION SHEET Trinomial _____________________________________
P3a. Description (continued):
The pay booth/office buildings are of concrete masonry unit (CMU) and wood-frame construction with painted aluminum exterior walls. The roofing systems are low and moderately pitched gable-on-hip and covered with standing seam metal membranes. The foundations appear to consist of a concrete slab on grade. Heating and cooling are provided by electric thruwall packaged terminal air conditioner units (Bock & Clark 2018:9). Two lanes split the north façade to accommodate vehicular passage. A single pedestrian door leads to the interior booth and office space (Figure 1). Similarly, the south façade features two lanes as well as a detached parking structure for a single vehicle. Three picture windows punctuate the aluminum-clad exterior walls (Figure 2). Thick wood trim surrounds the single and double pedestrian doors, sidelite, and single picture window of the west façade. Additionally, the mechanical fixtures attach to the exterior wall (Figure 3). The east façades face the eastern property boundary and the vehicular lanes, providing access to the booth and office. Double sliding doors and sliding or picture windows punctuate the walls (Figure 4). The parking structure is open on three sides but otherwise shares the same roofing and cladding materials as the pay booth and office. (Figure 5). The small vehicular maintenance garage conducted light maintenance and oil changes on fleet vehicles until 2019 and appears vacant as of 2023. A nondescript recreational vehicle is parked adjacent to the south façade. The remainder of the property is asphalt-paved and serves as a parking lot associated with the San Francisco International Airport. There are approximately 1257 spaces available for parking. Previously, a fleet of company-owned small busses parked in various locations around the parking lot used to ferry customers to and from the airport (Adanta, Inc. 2013:5). A portion of the Subject Property was also used as a temporary COVID testing clinic. Most recently, Amazon delivery vehicle and employee parking utilize the southern portion of the subject property; Urban Worldwide utilizes the northern portion for vehicle parking (Haley Aldrich 2022:i). *B10. Significance (continued): 20th Century Commercial and Industrial Development in South San Francisco The early cattle and dairy industry thrived from the mid-19th to the 20th century in what is now known as South San Francisco. In 1890, the South San Francisco Land and Improvement Company acquired land in the area to establish meat packing plants, stockyards, and a company town. The real estate development company supplied the town with electricity, water, and sewage connections to the building lots they sold. Hotels and other residential projects followed to house the influx of workers. In 1894, the Western Meat Company combined meat packers and financiers to form a large corporation in South San Francisco and contribute to the town's early meat-packing history and development. In addition to the Western Meat Company, South San Francisco was well known for its pottery and brick manufacturers. Notable companies from the turn of the century included the Steiger Terra Cotta Pottery Works and the Baden Brick factories (1894), the Molath Brick Company (1898), the South San Francisco Lumber Company (1898), and the W.P. Fuller Paint Company (1898). South San Francisco offered a deep-water port enabling the W.P. Fuller Paint Company, one of the largest paint manufacturers in California, to ship worldwide. Many of South San Francisco's extant commercial and residential buildings result from these industries at this time. Additionally, the steel industry grew in South San Francisco in the early 20th century and expanded through World War I. Large manufacturing complexes, developments, and plant constructions included the Pacific Jupiter Steel Works (1906), the Pacific Coast Steel Company, later known as Bethlehem Steel (1909), and the Doak Sheet Metal Company (1910). Along with the steel manufacturers, South
San Francisco, which was quickly becoming an important industrial City on the San Francisco Peninsula, attracted food and building materials industries and shipbuilding yards. Both population and industry continued to grow throughout World War II as many industries were involved in the war effort. As a result, industrial complexes and residential construction to accommodate the growing workforce proliferated in South San Francisco (Bamburg 1986:2-4). Site History Prior to 1963, the subject property consisted of naturally vegetated land with waterways. Soon after, the site was leveled to mostly vacant land with free-standing signage and structures scattered within the boundaries. The buildings at 131 Terminal Court immediately west of the property altered the landscape in 1963. By 1974, the property consisted of surface parking and the pay booth/office at the northern boundary. In 1984, the maintenance garage occupied the northcentral portion of the subject property. In 1994, one 10,000-gallon underground storage tank (UST) containing motor vehicle fuel was installed at the northern end of the subject property. The subject property had no major changes from 1995 to the present. Aerial photographs show periodically repaved asphalt parking lot, the addition of an ancillary building at the southern portion of the parcel, and additional covered seating structures dispersed throughout the parking lot. In 2005, the UST was removed
Page 4 of 8 *Resource Name or #: Terminal 101 Pay Booth/Office *Recorded by: Nicole Felicetti, ICF *Date: March 17, 2023 Continuation Update
DPR 523L (9/2013) *Required Information
State of California – The Resources Agency Primary # _____________________________________ DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION HRI # ________________________________________ CONTINUATION SHEET Trinomial _____________________________________
from the subject property. In its history, short- and long-term parking predominated the property. Most recently, Amazon and Urban Worldwide used the property as a parking lot (Hayley Aldrich 2022:3). National Register of Historic Places and California Register of Historical Resources Evaluation The following section evaluates the subject property to determine whether it meets the eligibility criteria for listing in the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) and California Register of Historical Resources (CRHR) as an individual resource. In order to be eligible for listing in the NRHP and CRHP, a property must demonstrate significance under one or more of the following criteria:
• Criteria A/1 (Events): Resources that are associated with events that have made a significant contribution to the broad patterns of local or regional history, or the cultural heritage of California or the United States.
• Criteria B/2 (Persons): Resources that are associated with the lives of persons important to local, California, or national history.
• Criteria C/3 (Design/Construction): Resources that embody the distinctive characteristics of a type, period, region, or method of construction, or represent the work of a master, or possess high artistic values. • Criteria D/4 (Information Potential): Resources that have yielded, or have the potential to yield, information important to the prehistory or history of the local area, California, or the nation. CRITERIA A/1 (EVENTS) Under NRHP/CRHR Criterion A/1, the property at 101 Terminal Court does not have important associations with historic events, patterns, or trends of development. The property is not a distinct and significant example of the commercial and industrial development that occurred in South San Francisco during the mid-to-late 20th century. The property post-dates the post-World War II commercial and industrial development throughout South San Francisco, which included industrial complexes and manufacturing facilities in the steel, food and building material, and shipbuilding industries. The subject property does not embody a significant development trend in the burgeoning area from the mid-to-late 20th century. The building is an undistinguished example of ancillary building design and typologies to supplement light industrial and commercial developments in South San Francisco‘s history. Therefore, the property does not appear to be eligible for listing in the NRHP/CRHR under Criterion A/1. CRITERIA B/2 (PERSONS) Under NRHP/CRHR Criterion B/2, the subject property does not share significant associations with the lives of persons important to history. Properties eligible under this criterion are typically associated with the productive life of a person. Associations with the original property owner and developer of the surface parking with ancillary buildings, Park ‘n Fly, are limited to unremarkable ownership and operation on the site. This property is not the home or workplace of any persons who contributed significantly to the history of South San Francisco, the development of light industrial or commercial development, or wood-frame ancillary building construction in the area. Therefore, the property does not appear to be eligible under Criterion B/2 of the NRHP/CRHR. CRITERIA C/3 (DESIGN/CONSTRUCTION): Under NRHP/CRHR Criterion C/3, the subject property is not a significant example of its type, style, or era, lacks high artistic value, and is not the work of a master architect, building, designer, or engineer. The ancillary pay booths/office buildings are a modest example of simple, functional buildings used to supplement a commercial, automotive enterprise: a short- and long-term parking lot. They are not good examples of their utilitarian type and do not reflect any particular architectural style. The subject buildings’ configuration, massings, and designs are functional and lack ornamentation to distinguish and exemplify a style or method of construction. For these reasons, the buildings lack high artistic value. Additionally, as ancillary buildings, similar examples proliferate light industrial and commercial complexes across South San Francisco, San Mateo County, and California. They are not associated with a known architect or designer and are common, unremarkable examples of their type. Therefore, the property does not appear to be eligible for listing under Criterion C/3 of the NRHP/CRHR. CRITERIA D/4 (INFORMATION POTENTIAL): The property is not significant under NRHP/CRHR Criterion D/4, which most commonly applies to archaeological resources. Research did not indicate that the subject property was significant under NRHP Criterion D or CRHR Criterion 4 as a source or likely source of important historical information, nor does it appear likely to yield important information about historic construction methods, materials, or technologies. As such, the subject property is not significant under NRHP/CRHR Criterion D/4. In conclusion, the Terminal 101 Pay Booth/Office is not eligible for individual listing in the NRHP and CRHR due to its lack of historical and design/construction significance. The property was evaluated in accordance with Section 15064.5(a)(2)-(3) of the California
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Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines using the criteria outlined in Section 5024.1 of the California Resources Code, and it does not appear to be an individual historical resource for the purposes of CEQA. *B12. References: Bamburg, Bonnie L. 1986. South San Francisco Historic Preservation Survey 1985-1986. Prepared for the City of South San Francisco Community Services Department. Bock & Clark. 2018. Phase I Environmental Site Assessment (ASTM W 157-13). Prepared for Park ‘N Fly Inc. December. Google Earth Pro. 2023. South San Francisco, California, 94080, Aerial Photograph. San Mateo County, CA: Google, LLC. Accessed March 6, 2023. Haley & Aldrich. 2022. ASTM Phase I Environmental Site Assessment, 1010 Terminal Court, South San Francisco, California. Prepared for U.S. Terminal Court Owner, LLC. April. Nationwide Environmental Title Research [NETR]. 1987, 2014, 2016, 101 Terminal Court, South San Francisco, California, Aerial Photograph. Available: http://www.historicaerials.com/viewer. Accessed: March 6, 2023. ParcelQuest. 2023. 101 Terminal Court, South San Francisco, California. Available: https://pqweb.parcelquest.com/#home. Accessed: March 6, 2023.
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Figures:
Figure 2. South façades view north. Source: ICF 2023.
Figure 3. West façades view east. Source: ICF 2023.
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Figure 4. East façade view northwest. Source: ICF 2023.
Figure 5. North façade view south. Source: ICF 2023.
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*Map Name: USGS San Francisco South *Scale: 1:24,000 *Date of Map: 2012