Their exact dates of construction are not known, but it is believed they were built between 1945 and 1950. According to staff s analysis, they have little or no architectural merit and have no known association with any person, event, or trend of historic significance, and therefore are not considered historically significant. Because they lack architectural merit and are not known to have an association with an historic person, event, or trend, a comprehensive historic report prepared by an historic consultant was not required. The primary project issues include conformance with the Jackson-Taylor Residential Strategy, conformance with the Residential Design Guidelines, and the use of a shared or alternating use parking arrangement among the mixture of uses. Conformance to the Jackson-Taylor Residential Strategy .
Staff believes the project conforms to the guidelines for mixed use.
The proposed height, setbacks, and configuration of uses follow the Strategy recommendations and will produce a project that is compatible in scale, orientation, and setting with the adjacent new developments to the north and east. Further, staff believes the proposed architecture is exemplary and expresses the essence of the Strategy s design guidelines. The project architecture is varied from Taylor to 7 th Streets, features high quality building materials including brick, wood, and stucco, and a combination of roof styles. Residential building wall planes are well articulated with porches, bays, and balconies. The commercial structure on Taylor Street features a strong vertical rhythm of columns and arches, and a well differentiated building base, mid-section, and top.