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Meeting: May 09, 2019
City of Georgetown, Texas
Historic and Architectural Review Commission
Minutes
May 23, 2019, 2019 at 6:00 p.m.
Council and Courts Building
510 West 9th Street Georgetown, TX 78626
Members present: Josh Schroeder; Terri Asendorf-Hyde; Art Browner; Catherine Morales; Steve
Johnston; Karalei Nunn; Amanda Parr
Absent: Pam Mitchell; Lawrence Romero
Staff present: Nat Waggoner, Long Range Planning Manager; Madison Thomas, Historic and
Downtown Planner; Mirna Garcia, Management Analyst
Call to order by the Chair at 6:00 pm.
A. Consideration and possible action of the Minutes from the March 28, 2019, April 25, 2019 and
May 9, 2019 HARC meetings. – Madison Thomas, Historic and Downtown Planner
Motion to approve all three meeting minutes as presented by Morales, second by Parr.
Approved 7 – 0.
B. Public Hearing and possible action on a request for a Certificate of Appropriateness for a 1.)
residential renovation, 2.) residential addition, 3.) building height modification of 1-foot
from the 15-foot maximum building height requirement to allow a building height of 16-feet,
at the requested 15-foot setback of the underlying zoning district per Unified Development
Code (UDC) Section 4.08.080.C 4.) a 10’ setback modification along the north property line
into the required 25’ setback to allow for a residential structure (garage) 15’ from the property
line per the Unified Development Code (UDC) Section 4.08d.080.D; for the property located
at 1302 College Street, bearing the legal description of 0.498 ac. Hughes Addition, Block 4n/pt
(2019-16-COA). – Madison Thomas, Historic and Downtown Planner
Staff presentation was provided by Thomas. The applicant is proposing to preserve the existing
structure through maintenance and repair on the existing windows and siding. The application
was also requesting approval for the addition of the street facing façade of a proposed porch
and the setback modification for the proposed garage. The porch will be significantly set back
from the primary façade and use similar wood materials. The roofline will be shed, a
compatible yet differentiated roof style from the existing front porch roof. The garage setback
request is to provide a structure that has a similar setback as the accessory structures on the
neighboring properties, and to stay out of the Critical Root Zone of the existing tree. The subject
structure is identified as a Center Passage plan house constructed in 1872. The 2016 Historic
Resource Survey identifies it as a high priority structure, and an excellent or rare example of its
type/ style, has significant associations which retains sufficient integrity. There is a significant
amount of research that has been done on this historically significant structure. The property is
Recorded Texas Historic Landmark, which does require proposed changes to be reviewed by
the Texas Historical Commission. They review project to the Secretary of Interior’s Standards.
These standards were used to write the Design Guidelines, however, they are more stringent
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from a preservation standpoint. The Texas Historical Commission will review the proposed
changes and provide the applicants with their recommendations. It is important to note, that
they cannot enforce any recommendations or best practices, only the city has the ability to
implement regulations.
Chair Schroeder opened the Public Hearing.
The first speaker, Doris Curl, asked the Commission to consider the educational opportunities
when presented with requests. She lives near the property and does not want the historical look
of homes to be sacrificed.
The second speaker, Richard Cuts, also lives near the property. He is in support of the request.
He has watched the house sit vacant for many years and hoped someone would restore it.
Chair Schroeder closed the Public Hearing.
Motion to approve 2019-16-COA by Nunn, second by Parr.
Parr sought clarification regarding the siding and windows. Thomas provided explanation
about the request, and further details about the addition and review by the Texas Historical
Commission.
Motion approved. (7-0).
C. Updates, Commissioner questions and comments. Sofia Nelson, Planning Director
No updates at this time.
Adjournment
Motion to adjourn by Morales, second by Asendorf-Hyde. Meeting adjourned at 6:21 pm.
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Approved, Josh Schroeder, Chair Attest, Lawrence Romero, Secretary