HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes HARC 04.23.2020II City of Georgetown, Texas II
Historic and Architectural Review Commission
Minutes
April 23, 2020 at 6:00 p.m.
Teleconference meeting: https://bit.ly/34967st
The regular meeting convened at 6:OOPM on April 23, 2020 via teleconference
at: https://bit.1y/34967st
To participate by phone: Call in number: +1512-672-8405 Conference ID#: 684743473#.
Public Comment was allowed via the conference call number or the "ask a question" function on
the video conference option, no in -person input was allowed.
Members present: Amanda Parr, Chair; Catherine Morales; Art Browner; Faustine Curry; Pam
Mitchell; Steve Johnston; Terri Asendorf-Hyde; Karalei Nunn; Robert McCabe
Staff present: Nat Waggoner, Long Range Planning Manager; Mirna Garcia, Management Analyst;
Britin Bostick, Historic Planner
Call to order by Commissioner Parr at 6:06 pm.
Regular Session
(This Regular Session may, at any time, be recessed to convene an Executive Session for any
purpose authorized by the Open Meetings Act, Texas Government Code 551.)
A. (Instructions for joining meeting attached). Discussion on how the Historic and Architectural
Review Commission virtual conference will be conducted, to include options for public
comments and how the public may address the Commission. — Sofia Nelson, CNU-A, Planning
Director
B. 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 Appropriateness based upon the City Council adopted Downtown Design
Guidelines and Unified Development Code.
Welcome and Meeting Procedures:
- Staff Presentation
- Applicant Presentation (Limited to ten minutes unless stated otherwise by the Commission.)
- Questions from Commission to Staff and Applicant
- Comments from Citizens*
- Applicant Response
- Commission Deliberative Process
- Commission Action
*Once staff and the applicant have addressed questions from the Commissioners, the Chair of the
Commission will open the public hearing. If a member of the public would like to provide comments
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on the agenda item under discussion, the chair will ask if anyone would like to speak. To
speak, unmute yourself by pressing *6 on your phone and state your name and address. Once the
Chair has the names of everyone who would like to speak, the Chair will call the names in order, and
when your name is called you will have up to 3 minutes. A speaker may allot their time to another
speaker for a maximum of 6 minutes. If a member of the public wished to allot their time to another
speaker, they may do so when their name is called by the Chair. Please remember that all comments
and questions must be addressed to the Commission, and please be patient while we organize the
speakers during the public hearing portion.
• The public also has the opportunity to provide comments through the Q&A section of the Live
Meeting, located on the right-hand side of your computer screen. Please provide your full name and
address for the record, and your comment will be read by Staff.
*After everyone who has asked to speak has spoken, the Chair will close the public hearing and
provide a few minutes of rebuttal time to the applicant if they so choose.
Legislative Regular Agenda
C. Consideration and possible action to approve the minutes from the April 9, 2020 regular
meeting of the Historic and Architectural Review Commission. - Mirna Garcia, Management
Analyst
Motion to approve the minutes as presented by Commissioner Morales. Second by
Commissioner Curry. Approved (7-0).
D. Public Hearing and possible action on a request for a Certificate of Appropriateness (COA) for
replacing a historic architectural feature with a non -historic architectural feature and the
addition of an awning or canopy for the property located at 224 W. 811' Street, bearing the legal
description of 0.2983 acres out of part of Lots 6 and 7 of Block 50 of the City of Georgetown. —
Britin Bostick, Downtown & Historic Planner
Staff report presented by Bostick. The applicant is requesting HARC approval to alter the
storefront entrance in the western -most lease space of the building addressed at 224 W. 81h Street
and to remove the existing double entrance doors and replace them with a recessed single -door
storefront section with sidelights, which would retain the existing historic brick below the
current storefront windows, and frame out a new, wood, recessed entrance with wood kick
plates, windows in the sides of the recessed entrance and a single entrance door with windows
on either side of the wood door. The applicant has pointed out that recessing the entrance could
assist with weather -related water infiltration issues, which can be common to north -facing
entrances that are not covered in Downtown Georgetown, especially when the entrance has
wood doors that do not have the same weather seal as a new storefront door may. The applicant
is also requesting HARC approval for the addition of a 6' deep wood and metal flat canopy over
the entire section of storefront in the lease space. The new canopy would be installed between
the existing storefront windows and transom windows, with metal tie rods for support.
The applicant, Davin Hoyt addressed the Commission and explained the reason for the request.
To replace the existing doors. He explained that this alteration would help with weather related
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issues. There is currently wood rot due to the rain. Chair Parr asked if a canopy will mitigate the
problem, and the applicant explained it would somewhat but not entirely. Commissioner
Morales asked if other storefronts are experiencing the same damage, and the applicant
explained they are.
Chair Parr opened and closed the Public Hearing as no one signed up to speak.
Motion to approve the replacement of storefront doors requested in Item D (2020-11-COA) by
Commissioner Nunn. Second by Commissioner Curry. Approved (7-0).
Motion to deny the applicant's second request for an addition of a 6' deep wood and metal
flat canopy in Item D (2020-11-COA) by Commissioner Browner. Second by Commissioner
Morales. Denied (7-0).
E. Public Hearing and Possible Action on a request for a Certificate of Appropriateness (COA) for
a 6' setback encroachment into the required 6' side (west) setback to allow the expansion of a
residential accessory structure 0' from the side (west) property line at the property located at
1202 E 1511, St., bearing the legal description of 0.517 acres out of Block 9 out of Outlot Division B
— Britin Bostick, Downtown & Historic Planner
Staff report presented by Bostick. The subject property includes the Chesser -Morgan House,
which is individually listed on the National Register of Historic Places as well as included in the
Olive Street National Register Historic District. On the property are two accessory structures, a
detached carport and a detached accessory structure that may have previously been used as a
garage, barn or storage outbuilding. The carport is not historic, but the accessory structure is
listed as a medium priority structure on the 2016 Historic Resource Survey, with an estimated
construction date of 1920. The structure is a simple rectangular form with board and batten
siding and a gable roof, which is presently a red standing seam metal roof. When the applicant
purchased the property in 2019 the subject structure had an addition to the rear or south side of
the structure with a flat roof, which is not consistent with the style of the historic structure and
which has been discovered to have structural issues related to water infiltration and
construction. As it is situated along the west property line and in the 6' side setback required by
the Residential Single -Family (RS) zoning district, a proposed addition and alteration to correct
the deficiencies of the addition requires approval by HARC. The applicant would like to extend
the gable roof of the original portion of the structure over the addition, as well as build out the
addition so that the exterior walls complete a rectangle, consistent with the form of the original
structure. Due to the its current placement within the side setback, the extension of the roof
proposed would also be within the required side setback. Therefore, the applicant requests a
setback modification to allow for the additional square footage and roof extension.
Chair Parr opened the Public Hearing.
Jerry, public speaker, supports the request.
Michael Walton also supports the request.
Chair Parr closed take Public Hear:rg.
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Motion to approve Item E (2020-22-COA) by Commissioner Nunn. Second by Commissioner
Morales. Approved (7-0).
F. Updates, Commission questions, and comments. — Sofia Nelson, Planning Director
No updates at this time.
Adjournment
Motion to adjourn by Commissioner Nunn. Second by Commissioner Morales.
Meeting adjourned at 6:57pm
Approved, Amanda Parr, Chair Attest, Terri Asendorf-Hyde, Secretary
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