New Monterey Historic Context Statement and Reconnaissance Survey, Monterey, California, August 2013

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From introduction: "The 244‐acre New Monterey survey area is comprised of the New Monterey Residential Neighborhood and the New Monterey Business District, which together contain 1,752 properties. (See Figure 1‐1.) Though known as “New Monterey,” the area has been part of the City of Monterey since its 1889 incorporation, and has seen steady development since that time. Adjacent to the survey area is the City of Pacific Grove to the west and south, the Cannery Row Conservation District to the north, and the Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center (DLIFLC) to the east. The City is in the process of developing a Mixed‐Use Specific Plan for the commercial portion of the New Monterey survey area to encourage economic revitalization and transit‐oriented development. Because the specific plan is expected to encourage new infill development and redevelopment of existing sites, the Historic Context Statement and Reconnaissance Survey will serve as vital tools for targeting particular areas as catalyst project sites for the revitalization of the mixed‐use area. The New Monterey Historic Context Statement and Reconnaissance Survey builds upon and expands the draft Context Statement and Reconnaissance Survey that was completed for the New Monterey Residential Neighborhood in 2009. As part of the 2009 survey, State of California DPR 523A (Primary Record) forms were completed for approximately 300 properties within the New Monterey Residential Neighborhood. The City concluded that the draft Context Statement required significant further development before it could serve as an adequate basis for the survey. In particular, both the Historic Context Statement and Reconnaissance Survey needed to be broadened to address the expanded survey area, which now includes the New Monterey Business District." Funding was provided in part by a 2011 Historic Preservation Fund grant to the City of Monterey (project number CA-11-047) administered by the California State Historic Preservation Office (grant number 06-11-31911) and the State, Tribal, and Local Plans and Grants Division, National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior. Monterey, California is a Certified Local Government.

New Monterey Historic Context Statement and Reconnaissance Survey, Monterey, California, August 2013

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