HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes HARC 09.10.2020City of Georgetown, Texas
Historic and Architectural Review Commission
Minutes
September 10, 2020 at 6:00 p.m.
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The regular meeting convened at 6:OOPM on September 10, 2020 via teleconference at:
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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; Pam Mitchell; Terri Asendorf-Hyde;
Steve Johnston; Art Browner; Karalei Nunn, Robert McCabe
Members absent: Faustine Curry
Alternate Commissioner McCabe was on the dais.
Staff present: Britin Bostick, Historic Planner; Mirna Garcia, Management Analyst; Nat Waggoner,
Long Range Planning Manager; Sofia Nelson, Planning Director
Call to order by Commissioner Parr at 6:00 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'
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Commission Deliberative Process
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- 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 on the agenda item under discussion, the chair will ask if
anyone would like to speak. To speak, please identify yourself by either
entering your name, address and item number on the Q/A chat on your
screen. 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. 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.
On a subject not posted on the agenda: Persons may add an item to a future Board
agenda by filing a written request with the Staff Liaison no later than one week prior to
the Board meeting. The request must include the speaker's name and the specific topic to
be addressed with sufficient information to inform the board and the public. For Board
Liaison contact information, please logon
to http:Hgovemment.georgetown.org/category/boards-commissions/.
Legislative Regular Agenda
C. Consideration and possible action to approve the minutes from the August 27, 2020 regular
meeting of the Historic and Architectural Review Commission. - Mirna Garcia, Management
Analyst
Motion to approve Item C by Commissioner Morales. Second by Commissioner Johnston.
Approved (6-0), with Commissioner Nunn abstained because she was absent at the last
meeting.
D. Public Hearing and Possible Action on a request for a Certificate of Appropriateness (COA)
for an addition that creates a new, or adds to an existing street facing facade at the property
located at 1257 S. Church Street, bearing the legal description of Lot 18, Block I of the Cody
Addition. - Britin Bostick, Downtown & Historic Planner
Staff report by Bostick. The applicant is requesting HARC approval of a request to enclose the
front porch with screening material to protect against mosquitoes in warmer months. The
screening material is proposed to be installed with minimal disturbance to the historic material,
and the screens would be installed within thin frames attached to the porch to minimize the
visual impacts from the street. As the front porch is asymmetrical with the front door to the left
of the porch as viewed from S. Church Street, the screened area would be limited to the portion
with porch railing, and not include screening across the area in front of the front door so that
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the front door remains fully visible from the street. The 1916 Sanborn Fire Insurance Map shows
that the subject property did not have any structure in that year, but the 1925 shows the house
with a detached garage to the rear along Myrtle Street. The 1940 Sanborn Map,1964 aerial photo
and 1974 aerial photo show no changes to the structures on Lot 18. The medium priority historic
structure has a large, west -facing front porch that is original to the design of the house, which is
Craftsman in style with low roof slopes, stone columns at the front porch, exposed rafters under
the roof eaves and an asymmetrical front fagade. The low height of the beam across the stone
porch columns and the presence of landscaping provide for a lees obtrusive condition for the
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installation of screening as seen from the street.
There were questions from the Commission to the applicant related to any additional changes
that will need to be made to complete the request. The applicant commented that there will no
be additional changes.
Chair Parr opened and closed the Public Hearing as no one signed up to speak.
Motion to approve Item D (2020-43-COA) as presented by the applicant by Commissioner
Nunn. Second by Commissioner Morales. Approved (7-0).
E. Presentation and discussion of Commission training on Infill Development.
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training goals, which included learning vocabulary for commercial infill development, learning
about the distinction between mass and scale, how the UDC defines 'Building Height" and the
relationship to roof style, and key concepts guiding development in Area 1 and Area 2 of the
Downtown Overlay District. Bostick also explained setback for commercial property and
provided commercial infill setback examples. Bostick also reviewed building height exceptions,
courthouse view protection, floor to area ratio, and impervious cover.
F. Updates, Commission questions, and comments. — Sofia Nelson, Planning Director
No updates
Adjournment
Motion to adjourn by Commissioner Morales. Second by Commissioner Nunn.
Meeting adjourned at 7:21 pm
Approved, Amanda Parr, Chair
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Attest, Terri Asendorf-Hyde, Secretary
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