HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes_HARC_03.28.2013City of Georgetown. Texas
Histone and Arebit¢c[ural R¢ w Commission M¢¢fing
Miuutes
Thursday, March 28, 2013, at 6f00 puv.
Council Chambers and Courts Building
1OI E. 7`F Sfr¢¢f, Geor etowq TX 98626
Members Pr sent: Anna Eby, Chair; Jeru�ifer Brown; Nancy Knfgh[; Richard Mee, David Paul;
and Tim Urban.
Commissioners n Trainin¢: Trenton iacobs, Martine Rousseau, and Raymond Wahrenbrock
Commissioners Absent Mary Jo Winder
BtafF Pre nY. Matt Synatschk, Historic District Ylann¢r; Jackson Daly; Executive Assistant-,
Valerie Kreger, Principal Planner; Laurie Brewer,, Assistant City Manager;. and Karen Frost,
[2ccording Secretary.
Regular Session - To begin no ¢artier than 6:00 p.m.
chair Eby opened tb¢ meeting at 6:11 p.m.
The Historic aad Archi[ecty rat 2ev:ew Commission, appointed by the Mayor and the City
Council, esponsible for bearing nd taking final action applications, by ng
Ceres fica tcs of Design Compliance based upon the City Counciloadopted Downtown Design
Guidelines antl Unified Development Code.
(Commission may, at any time, re s the Regular Session to c - n P-.x¢cutiv¢ Session at
the equ st of the C'ha Co n the pir ctor Iegaln el Eor ny purpose
vu thorired by the Open Meetings Acq To as Government Code Chapter 55�I
Welcome and M¢¢ting Procedures:
StaFF Presentation
Applicant Presents Hon (limited [o ten (10) m ut¢s unless staked otherwise by the C'ammission)
(weshons From Commission to Staff and Applicant
Comments From Giti2ens
Applicant Response
Commission DellbPrativ¢ Process
Commission A�tinn
" Those who speak must turn in speaker form, located at the back of the �-oo [o the
cording s rotary L efore the item that they wish to address begins. Each speaker wi II be
permitted [o address the Co mission one Time only fora mum of three (3) minutes.
Renu lar Aeenda:
l _ Review and possible approval of the minutes from tho February 28, 2013 Regular HA[2C
me¢HnK_
Motiun by Pauh econd by Urban to approve [he minutes as wri[t¢n. Approved 6 — O.
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MarcR 2H. 2J'13{c
2 Citizen c m nts and presentation of An Evening with Nore Winter video disk to
comms s+oners by Ross Flunter.
Mr_ Hunter introduced himself as the Chair of then citizen action group called [he
Do mown Resource Council. H¢ stated them of the orga _atio s to . upport the
FJowntown Master Plan by working with the His -toric and Architect ra] Review
Commission. He then gave each comm+ssoncr a C[J of the taped pres¢nta tion regarding
the Downtown Master Plan_
3. Public Hearing and possib ]¢ action n a Certificate of Design Compliance Rey u¢st for
signage at 1008 5. Main S[re¢q to b¢ known as KPA Engineers_
M. Synatschk explained the application process to the comm _ _ rs, outlining the r ew
process that is sed and explaining the information the c ¢- _ Then he
presented the staff report "I'he applicant seeks Certi£catc of Dcsig�C.om plica co approval
fro n HARC for installation of a - u ent sign n front of their p+-operty. Th¢
applic nt was present but did not make any comments. Com m+as+oners did not ha v¢ ny
qu stions-
Eby opened the Public Hearing at 6:14 p. m. and with no one com ng forth, closed it
Commissioners deliberated, Knight com mcnted Ilrat the sign had an excellent design.
Mo[ion by Kr+ight Yo approve the signage for CDC -2013-009 as presented. Second by
Mea Approved 6 — O.
4. Public Hearing and possible action on a Certificate of Design Compliance Request for
signage at 122 F.. S�^ St, to be known as Artisans Comzect.
M. Synatsclrk present d the staff report. The applicant seeks C¢rHHc-a to of Design
Compliance approval from HARC' for installation of new signage for the property at l22 E.
8th Street 'T'h¢ request includes exterior primary signage for (aped¢, door and window
signage, canopy edge signage, and porta bl¢ sidewalk signage (A -frame).
The applicant, Diane Guame, was vailable for questions. Urban asRcd if the building was
- r ntly painted and if the signage w uld be painted directly on the c fisting painhed
fapade Y¢ Gu aLs xpla ed thew ndow signage vld be ade of v nyl cling
atrial sosit could be changed,out to represent the artist being spotlighted. Knight
xpressed c c� about the s ndwich board sign n aterials. Synatschlc explained it meets
Hie Guidelines and although it is not to b¢ anchored to eh¢ sidew al K, it will ba weighted to
not blow over.
Eby opened the Public Flea ring at 6:29 p.m. and wifh no one. comang forth, closed it.
Motion by Paul io approve CDC -2013-008 as presented. Second by Urban. Approved 6 —
O.
S. Public Hearing and possible action on a Ceres ficate of Design Comphana- for a minor
project at 605 E. 3-� Street, to b¢ ]c+�own as the Hoppe Residence.
Syna[schlc presented the staff report. The applicant seeks Certificat of Design Compliance
(CDC) approval from FIARC to r v a fisting porch on the 3•'� Street fapade due to
unsafe conditions. The property owner received multiple notices from City of G¢ rg¢town
�emc[uval Rcv,aw Commsaroo Pa Re � uf. s
Code Compliance regarding the--- c edition of the porch. Once a- ved, the applicant will
expand the existing Foyer, bringing it in line with the front of the house. Tn addition,
applicant requests approval to c nstru ct a porch a s the front Ea4ade, approximately 8
feel deep by 66 feet wide. In ad dittos to the c �struction, applicant proposes to expos¢ the
historic wood siding and paint the house and new ga age
Tfie applic nt also w shes to demolish a n e -historic carport, built in 1999, ed c struct a
new garage. The ¢ +string carport and new garage c nstruction Eace Walnut Street Ri'he
applicant r ved administrative approval to demolish a n-fiisM riq a e sory stntctu r¢
and requ res. HARC approval to extend the foyer and construct the new ga age
Tfie applic nq PatricK Hoppe ailable for qu stio Co ec shed qu stions
regarding the type of siding tfiac w s proposed to b¢ added -and the type of installation -
After further discussion, Mr. Hopp¢ explained hew uld b¢ replacing ail tfie siding witfi
"hardi-plankcr ', making the entire structure look uniform- There w concern about Ute
st�ona leve] �f h;stc+r,c s;aieg that was neae.-seats the exterior lev¢I�s
Eby opened the Public. I-Iearing ai 6:39 p.m. and with no one coming fortlz, closed it.
Motion by KnigFv[ to approve C1JC-2013-UO9 as pres¢ut¢d and discussed. Second by M¢¢.
Approved 6 — U.
6. Public Hearing and possible action o a Certificate of Resign Compliance of minor project at
lUl E. University, to be known as Litt]¢ Caesar's_
Synatschk presented the staff report. The applicant seeks CarSficate of IJesign Ctom pliaece
appro a] from HARC fo xte + changes to the historic structure located at 101 E.
Univev-sity Ave. The cur est c � _ store will be r vat¢d Eor us a Little Caeca is
Pizza restaurant. Th¢ proposed changesinclu de repair of the exec ting c appy nd brick,
addition of a walk-in c olcr on the r of the structure, and repair of the e istieg parking
lot. The applic nt pr usly requ sted to pa et the - my cxfe r but withdr w thc-
eyu st after c ultation with staff. The sting br cK fagade wilhbe epa. ed and cleaned.
In addition, applicant is seeking approval for window and ca opy siKnager
The applicant, Allen Sand or, a contractor h-om Salado, Texas was available for questions.
There were non¢ at that time.
Eby opened the Public Hearing at 6:43 p. m. and two speakers came forth.
Susan Firth, of 1403 Olive Street and u ng Scot[ Firth`s 3 minute allotment too, spoke
against the proposed design of [he structure. She stated c about this c citing
this structure does not repr nt the downtown c ridor wel hr5l-.c xpla edart+at the
c ts. n had a uniqu opportunity fo mpr ng the buildinK and ]ands -ape that i
gateway to the dowetown area She asKedtfor thetiuem to b¢ tabled until a better solution
ccould be found for this corn¢L
Clare Easley, of 912 Forest, spoKe against the current application for this buildinK- As a
pre vious HARC Commissioner, she asked for a proper design of the project that would fit in
with the historic area and serve better as a gateway.
With eo other spc=a kers coin ng forth, Eby closed the Public Hearing at 6:54 p -m
Tfie apylicant, Allen Sand or, asked to c n nt. He explained that he agreed with the
- nts, and that he w. nted to imyrove tl�¢ c ndition of the building and the city has
helped liter+ wit}+ the design. He exylained that hew + rable to paint the brick becau se he
old not prove ie was not historic Ho felt hew s dotng�all haw allowed to do to
mprove the building. H¢ is also hindered by the large tree in the back of the building- And
1'ie n eds additional spec nd plans to add a oler onto the back of Lhe building, pain ting if
to close]y match the rest of the building.
Knight discussed the project with the applicant and expressed con m that hew my
going to paint o fisting bad siding. She felt it c old b¢ improved upon pain also stated
he felt uhe painted c oler w appropriate for this a a. Knight cited Guideline 9.1 which
is "Consider the building front as part of an ov mll sign program". Since the signs w rt not
complete, she felt the ov rall building h�ont would b¢ fine mplot¢. Matt explained the
applicant w s limited o signage by the corporate logo and franchise s:gnag¢- Mee
suggested the possibility of a 1960's style signage on chis age and style of building.
Sandor explained that how old be replacing the siding but that h¢ had asked to redesign
the exte ciOr of the building but staff had explained the Design Guidelines restr:et him to
replacing the building with the existing style, not s ething reds -signed. T'hcrc was further
debate a ngst c saon regarding a c to take. And fu rtlic-r discussion
regarding the- lack of docum¢ntati on dating this- building.
Motion by Knight to [able any action on this item until [he next regular meeting of
HAKC, April 25, with direction [o [b¢ applicant and staff to re -address the physical
features of [Ire building, signage and lighting specificauions, and possible screening of
the cooler. Second by Mea Approved 6 — O-
7. 2eviaw and discussion of the Advisory Board By-Laws—Staff Liaison
Frost presented the Bylaws, highlighting the purpose o£ the comm+ss�on and the
eommueion¢rs roles on the comm+smon.
8. Review and discussion of the City Council Attendance Policy for Board Members —Staff
Liaiso (Se¢ attad-+ed !vr tl'ie most aarenT Ordinanre regarding Board attendance Sec.
2.36.010 LJ)
. '75 % m m attendance
. exc ed abs s fo +cK l¢ v¢ and +nilita ry leave
. w .ng le-ricr (2 absEne s) a
removal letter (3 absences )
Frost rcvac wed the attendance policy with the c mmissi ¢xplainmg that e sed
absences must bc- reported to her for the attc-ndan ce rc.cordsr and Thea reviewed the
conseclu¢nces of too many absence -s.
9. Considerate on and possible action to set date 8r time for 2013 HAKC meetings and 2013
HARC Sign Su bcommittea Me¢Hr.gs —Staff Liaison
Motion by Paul to keep [he 4`^ Thursday of then nth as the meeting data for regular
HAAC meetings. Second by Knight Approved 6 — O.
1 O. Consideration and possible action to elect the Vice -Chair of [he HARC -Staff Liaison
Nomination by Paul of Nancy Knight for Vice Chair. Second by Urban. No o@ver
nominations. Approved 6 -O.
11. Considers Hon and possible action to ¢leer the Secretary of the HARC -Staff Liaison
Nomination by Paul to ¢leek Richard Mee as S¢cr¢Tary. Second by Urban. No okher
nominatlons. Approved 6-o.
12. Considerafion and possible action to approve volunteers. for HARC Sign Subcommittee -
Staff Liaison
Volunteers for the Sign SubcommiH¢¢: Tim Urban, Nancy Knight and Richard Mee.
13. Review and l7iscvssion of recommended meeting procedures -Staff Liaison
Fr st r viewed the sting pr edu e � posted at the begin mng of ev ry agenda. She
r rtded them to speak into aloe m rophones for recording purposes and to be clear with
ny ,motimrs. A total count should b¢ said at the nd of every vote for the audio record.
14. Remir�d¢r about April 2^a Public Meeting for Olive Street NR District -Matt Synatschk
15. Updates f om staff and r nder about the April 25, 2013 HARC meeting in Council
Chambers. T}ve next regular meeting will be held at 6 c00 p.m., immediately fo0owing the
Sign Subcommittee meeting at S30 p.m.
16, Adjournment. Motion by Knight to adjourn at 820 p:m. Meeting was adjourned.
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