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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes HARC 01.24. 2019Historic and Architectural Review Commission Page 1 of 3 Meeting: January 24, 2019 City of Georgetown, Texas Historic and Architectural Review Commission Minutes Thursday, January 24, 2019 at 6:00 p.m. Council and Courts Building 101 E. 7th Street Georgetown, TX 78626 Members present: Lee Bain; Art Browner; Amanda Parr Lawrence Romero; Shawn Hood, and Terri Asendorf-Hyde. Absent: Catherine Morales Staff present: Sofia Nelson, Planning Director; Nat Waggoner, Long Range Planning Manager; Madison Thomas, Historic and Downtown Planner; Kim McAuliffe, Main Street Manager and Karen Frost, Recording Secretary Call to order by the Chair at 6:00 pm. He explained that item E, 1310 Maple Street has been pulled from the agenda by the applicant. Commissioner Hood read the meeting procedures. A. Consideration of the Minutes from the December 13, 2018 HARC meeting. Karen Frost, Recording Secretary Motion by Bain, second by Hood to approve the minutes as presented. Approved 6 – 0. B. Public Hearing and possible action on a request for a commercial addition and renovation for the property located at 101 E. 7th Street, bearing the legal description of 0.14 ac. Georgetown, City of, Block 39, Lot 2-39 (W/PTS), (COA-2018-046). Madison Thomas, Downtown and Historic Planner Thomas presented the staff report. This property was reviewed conceptually last fall and suggested changes have been made. The addition will be at the back of the building, the east side of the building which will step down to the parking lot area. The applicant lowered the height of the roofline to me less than the dome and has made the upper story more transparent with more windows. Some of the first floor windows are now proposed to be doors. This structure is not historic, but the location is and staff finds that this project complies or partially complies with all approval criteria. The “partial applies” relates to the metal siding which is a proposed material. The applicant, Josh Beran, spoke and explained that they were open to changing the bronze metal siding to a different material. The roof portion is standing seam metal. From the south side of the building, the gables are not visible. The applicant handed out a drawing that showed new elevations with limestone on the lower four feet and wrapping the corner, extending the stone back to the metal wall panels. A sample was shown to the commissioners. The blue portions will be on the columns and accents on the walls of stucco. Chair Browner opened the Public Hearing. Historic and Architectural Review Commission Page 2 of 3 Meeting: January 24, 2019 Larry Olson, E. 9th Street, appreciates the changes made to the design. Asks for the metal to be toned down some. The applicant showed a copy of the metal sample and explained that the shade of the metal will change with the light that is shining on it and can be both darker and lighter depending on the angle, and is textured to have a variation in color, giving a more antique look. Chair Browner closed the Public Hearing with no other speakers coming forth. Motion by Parr to approve the project with the condition that 2nd floor cladding is changed to a color metal that is commonly seen on historic commercial buildings such as the window frames on the existing structure and/or the two domes that are in Area 1. Second by Romero. Approved 6 – 0. C. Public Hearing and possible action on a request for a Certificate of Appropriateness for a residential addition of a street facing facade for the property located at 1103 S. Elm St., bearing the legal description of .33 ac. Glasscock Addition, Block 25, Lot 7-8 (COA-2018-055). Madison Thomas, AICP, Downtown Historic Planner Thomas presented the staff report. The applicant did not wish to speak. Chair Browner opened the public hearing and with no speakers coming forth, and then closed the public hearing. Motion by Romero to approve the application for COA-2018-055 as presented. Second by Bain. Approved 6 -0. D. Public Hearing and possible action on a request for a Certificate of Appropriateness for an addition that creates a street facing facade for the property located at 1227 Church Street, bearing the legal description of 0.2 ac. Cody Addition, Block 1, Lot 16. Madison Thomas, AICP, Downtown and Historic Planner. Waggoner presented the staff report and explained why this project was being reviewed again. The project was allowed to replace 8 over 8 windows to a 6 over 6 window style. Staff feels this is appropriate in this type of home and neighborhood. Waggoner explained that the residential renovation was approved, but they added two new dormers which altered the street facing façade and was not originally approved. Staff finds that the changes proposed, the addition of the dormers and change of the windows, comply with design criteria. Matthew McConnell answered questions. He explained that originally there was a window on the second story above the garage, not a dormer. The owner explained that they changed the windows to be consistent around the house. He explained the dormer would look into his neighbor’s back yard as theirs looks into his. The siding on the addition will be different than the siding on the original portion of the house. Chair Browner opened the public hearing. Historic and Architectural Review Commission Page 3 of 3 Meeting: January 24, 2019 Larry Brundidge, 908 Pine Street, wants the commissioners to consider the size of this house looking into the neighbor’s yard and is concerned about the loss of privacy. Chair Browner closed the public hearing with no other speakers coming forth. Waggoner explained that the guidelines do not directly regulate the setbacks, the UDC regulates that. However, the Guidelines describe the appropriate mass and scale and the impact of the addition on the primary structure. He say the addition does not negatively affect the character of the district. Romero is concerned about the addition, making the roofline even bigger than what was originally approved with the extra mass added to the Myrtle Street. Waggoner confirms that Romero’s comment is in regards to Guideline 14.2. Parr agrees with Romero. Hood feels the additional massing is in a place that is not going to add as much impact as the drawings indicate. Hood suggests that moving the horizontal window higher to increase the privacy to the residents and the neighbors. The applicant explained they added the dormers to make head space in the upper story which will allow two beds to be installed in that room. Motion by Hood to accept COA-2018-065 as submitted by the applicant with the 6 over 6 windows and the addition of the dormers, with the condition that the windows set in the dormers are measured at three feet wide by one and a half feet tall, and the top of the window is set at seven feet nine inches at the header height from base floor and six feet three inches for the sill height from base floor. Second by Bain. Approved 4 – 2 (Romero and Parr opposed.) E. Public Hearing and possible action on a request for a Certificate of Appropriateness for a new building construction for the property located at 1310 Maple Street, bearing the legal description of 0.66 ac. Snyder Addition, Block 33, S 1/2 (COA-2018-058). Madison Thomas,AICP, Downtown and Historic Planner. This item was pulled at the applicant’s request. The applicant wished to revisit the design of the project. F. Updates, questions and comments. Sofia Nelson, Planning Director Nelson announced that Karen Frost would no longer be serving the Board as the staff liaison, she is moving to the City Secretary’s office as the Assistant City Secretary. Frost was appreciated for her years of service to the commission and to the community. Adjournment Motion to adjourn by Romero, second by Bain. Meeting adjourned at 7:08 pm. ________________________________ _________________________________ Approved, Art Browner, Chair Attest, Lawrence Romero, Secretary