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September 23, 2010
City of Georgetown, Texas
Historic and Architectural Review Commission Meeting
Minutes
Thursday, September 23. 2010 at 6:00 p.m.
City Council and Courts Building 101 E. 7th Street, Georgetown, Texas 78626
Members Present: Susan Firth; Greg Herriott; J.C. Johnson; Larry Moseley; Ron Pergl; and Dee
Rapp
Members Absent: Will Moore, Chair
Staff Present: Robbie Wyler, Historic District Planner; Elizabeth Cook, Community
Development Director; Valerie Kreger, Principal Planner; and Karen Frost, Recording Secretary
Regular Session - To begin no earlier than 6:00 p.m.
Vice-Chair Rapp called the meeting to order at 6:00 p.m.
The Historic and Architectural Review Commission, appointed by the Mayor and the City Council,
is responsible for hearing and taking final action on applications, by issuing Certificates of Design
Compliance based upon the City Council adopted Downtown Design Guidelines and Unified
Development Code.
Consent Agenda:
The Consent Agenda includes non-controversial and routine items that the Commission may act
on with one single vote. A Commissioner or any member of the public may request that any
item from the Consent Agenda be pulled in order that the Commission discuss and act upon it
individually as part of the Regular Agenda. The Historic and Architectural Review
Commission's approval of an item on the Consent Agenda will be consistent with the staff
recommendation described in the report, unless otherwise noted.
1. Review and possible approval of the minutes from the August 26th, 2010 Regular HARC
meeting.
Rapp asked that the minutes be changed to correct the location of the meeting, change the
name of the applicant’s agent to David Voelter, not John; and Item 3 should indicate that the
television boxes should match the color of the façade, not the front door. Motion by Pergl to
approve the minutes with the noted changes. Second by Johnson. Approved 5 – 0. (Herriott
not in yet.)
Regular Agenda:
2. Consideration and possible action on an item forwarded from the August 26th, 2010 HARC
meeting on a request for Certificate of Design Compliance for exterior changes at Lost
Addition, Block 14 (se/pt), also known as Dos Salsas, located at 1104 S. Main Street. (CDC-
2010-018)
Wyler presented a memo stating he met with the applicant and the changes that the
commission had requested were made to the original application. The color of the boxes and
columns were to match the newly painted soffit color. And the two television boxes were
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moved behind the corner columns.
Firth questioned the need for a CDC application to install the televisions prior to accepting
the boxes. Cook explained that the televisions are considered furniture by staff and not
physically attached to the building, and therefore the regulations did not address their
location or existence. The commission is only to review the placement and color of the boxes
as they were attached to the building and visible from the street. The commission was not
regulating televisions at this time. Firth argued that staff had originally stated the
televisions were equipment. Cook responded that after reviewing them further, it was
determined that the televisions were defined as furniture based on not being attached to the
structure. Firth requested that staff look into regulating televisions in outdoor areas in the
downtown area.
Johnson questioned the action to be taken setting precedence for future outdoor television
applications. Cook responded that depended on the wording of the motion but that it could
be made site specific and not affect other businesses or applications.
There was a discussion of the size of the boxes, including the depth and the amount of the
television screen that would be visible from the street. Once again, Cook reminded the
commissioners that the regulations did not address the televisions, just the boxes, and that is
what they were to take action on.
Motion by Firth to approve the CDC as presented for the color of the façade, stucco and
boxes, along with the location of the boxes as presented, for this location only. And to
direct staff to develop guidelines for outdoor dining areas, including televisions,
equipment, furniture, etc. Second by Moseley. Approved 6 – 0.
3. Reminder that the next regular HARC meeting will take place on October 28th, 2010.
4. Adjournment. Vice-Chair Rapp adjourned the meeting at 6:28 p.m.
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Approved, Dee Rapp, Vice-Chair Attest, Susan Firth, Secretary