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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes HARC 10.08.2020City of Georgetown, Texas Historic and Architectural Review Commission Minutes October 8, 2020 at 6:00 p.m. Teleconference Meeting: https://bit.Iy/3c2CQUg The regular meeting convened at 6:OOPM on October 8, 2020 via teleconference at: https://bit.ly/3c2CQUg To participate by phone: Call in number: (301)715-8592 or Toll Free: 888-475-4499 Webinar ID#: 985-7521-8377 Password: 131373 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; Art Browner, Steve Johnston, Catherine Morales; Karalei Nunn; Robert McCabe Members absent: Faustine Curry; Terry Asendorf-Hyde; Pam Mitchell 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 6:01 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. 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 Historic and Architectural Review Commission Page 7 of 5 Meeting: October 8, 2020 '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 Iater 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://goy,ernment.georgetowii,org/category/bo irds-commissions/. Public Wishing to Address the Board C. At the time of posting, no persons had signed up to address the Board. Legislative Regular Agenda D. Consideration and possible action to approve the minutes from the September 24, 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 (4-0) with Commissioner Nunn abstained. E. Public Hearing and Possible Action on a request for a Certificate of Appropriateness for new building construction (infill development) at the property located at 405 S. Austin Avenue, bearing the legal description 0.7434 acres, being Lot 9, Replat of Block 24, City of Georgetown. - Britin Bostick, Downtown & Historic Planner The order of Agenda Items E and F were switched by Chair Parr. Item E was discussed after Item F. Historic and Architectural Review Commission Page 2 of 5 Meeting: October 8, 2020 Staff report by Bostick. The applicant is requesting HARC approval of a new, three story bank and office with a drive-thru located on the east side of the building. The new building is proposed to be a total of 22,702 sq. ft., with a 40' roof height and a 47 parapet height. The proposed exterior materials are cast stone or cut limestone and stucco, with dark aluminum frame windows and non -reflective glazing. The proposed design includes decorative stucco details at the first and top floors, as well as stone and stucco details to highlight the building entrances on the north and south elevations and the center section of the Austin Avenue (west) facade. Signage is not proposed as part of this application, but the submitted plans show building signage areas on each of the three street facades. The highest point of the roof parapet at 49'-6" is proposed for the cornice details in the center of the street -facing facades, while the parapet surrounding the roof ("mid parapet") is 47 in height. This parapet acts to screen rooftop mechanical equipment from view, while the "low parapet" is a decorative element. Based on the findings listed above, staff recommends APPROVAL WITH CONDITIONS of the request. Staff recommends that the conditions of the approval are: That all three street -facing facades have a consistent window design on the first or ground floor of the building, and that the windows on the first or ground floor have proportions consistent with traditional storefront windows, or as proposed for the windows in the center portion of the Austin Avenue fagade and the 511 Street and north facades. That the windows on the second and third floors be consistent on all four facades, and that the windows have a greater height than width, with proportions more consistent with traditional upper floor windows. That HARC be provided with additional examples of the proposed materials installed as requested during the conceptual review. The applicant, Whitney Koch, addressed the Commission and answered questions. Scott Carr, the owner of the building also addressed the Commission. Koch presented to the Commission and provided additional details related to the entry and exit for the project, reviewed site flow, and addressed Commissioner questions about the design of the building. Chair Parr opened the Public Hearing. Garcia read a public comment submitted to the Department by Bob Mullins of 400 Austin Ave. into the record. Lawrence Romero likes the design, including the stone and stucco, as well as the new way the windows will be placed. Romero also commented that traffic patterns are not in the purview of HARC. Chair Parr closed the Public Hearing, Historic and Architectural Review Commission Page 3 of 5 Meeting: October S, 2020 Commissioner Morales asked if the drive-thru will be open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Koch explained that the ATM will be, however there will normal operating business hours, either Sam-5pm or 9am-6pm. Bostick also explained that there are other applications currently in review related to this project. The SDP will go to the Planning and Zoning Commission for approval, where they will discuss issues such as drainage, parking, landscaping. When staff reviewed the application, they found that the driveway referenced by concerned residents is fully on the commercial property and the commercial development has the opportunity to use this for their development. This driveway is currently used by the residential properties, but it is not part of their properties. Koch addressed the Commission's questions related to the cornices, and that stucco will be used. The Commission asked several questions about the materials that will be used, and commented that it would be best to see samples of t he materials prior to making a decision. Koch will provide samples and bring them to the Department for the Commissioners. Motion to postpone this item to the 10/22 meeting by Commissioner Morales. Second by Commissioner Browner. Approved (5-1), with commissioner Johnston opposed. P. Public Hearing and Possible Action on a request for a Certificate of Appropriateness (COA) for a 4'-0" setback modification to the required 6' side setback to allow a carport structure 2'-0" from the side (south) property line and an addition that creates a new, or adds to an existing street -facing fagade at the property located at 1505 Olive Street, bearing the legal description 0.345 acres, being part of Block 40 of the Snyder Addition. - Britin Bostick, Downtown & Historic Planner Staff report by Bostick. The Applicant is requesting HARC approval for the construction of a new, detached carport. The carport is proposed to be 20' x 20' or 400 sq. ft. in size and located on top of the existing concrete driveway. The carport is proposed to be constructed of metal columns and roof, with exterior materials including columns, roofing and siding, to match the columns on the existing historic main structure and the roof and siding materials on the existing detached garage structure. Due to the location of the existing driveway in the setback, the applicant is also requesting approval of a 4'-0" setback modification, so that the carport structure can encroach 2'-0" into the side 6'-0" setback. The main structure has an approximately 2,737 sq. ft. footprint, and the existing detached garage is approximately 480 sq. ft. on both ground and second floors. The property is not visible on any of the Sanborn Fire Insurance Maps, and the house does not appear in c. 1934 aerial photos from Southwestern University's Special Collections that show Olive Street from two angles. In 1934, the property and surrounding blocks were farmland. Public records indicate that Sam and Clellia Harris purchased the property from A. A. and Bonnye Allen on January 28, 1946. The garage was likely to have been constructed that same year, but per information provided by the current owner, the house was moved from the J. M. Page property on the west side of what is now Historic and Architectural Review Commission Page 4 of 5 Meeting: October 8, 2020 Interstate 35, which is why the house is estimated to have a 1915 construction date but the property was not developed until 1946. The Harrises owned the property until 1955. The house has had a mix of architectural styles, and the exposed rafter ends, tapered front porch columns and divided lite upper windowpanes visible today are Craftsman in style, which was popular at the time the house the is estimated to have been constructed. The 1954 Historic Resource Survey form notes that in 1984 the front porch had fluted Doric columns in pairs, which would have been more commonly found in buildings with a Classical Revival style. At the time the house also did not have a front porch railing. The proposed new carport would have a style similar to the current style of the main structure, with the same style of columns, wood siding to match the siding profile of the detached garage (the main house has asbestos siding), asphalt shingles and a gable roof instead of the hipped roof of the main house and garage, which provides some differentiation between the new carport and the historic structures. The new carport is proposed to be painted blue and white to match the current paint color scheme of the historic structures. Chair Parr opened and closed the Public Hearing as no one signed up to speak. Motion to approve Item F (2020-49-COA) by Commissioner Browner. Second by Commissioner Morales. Approved (5-0). G. Updates, Commission questions, and comments. — Sofia Nelson, Planning Director Bostick provided an update on the design guidelines, and commented that the Commission will meet the consultant at the next meeting. Also, the second meetings in November and December will be cancelled due to the holidays. Adjournment Motion to adjourn by Commissioner Nunn. Second by Commissioner Morales. Meeting adjourned at 7:50 pm rm In LAe-S LA- ' � v t2t�h-1 ►nncyhrej - M1Y1-e— t Approved, Amanda Parr, Chair Attest, tm - ecr ry Ihr�� �.� Historic and Architectural Review Commission Page 5 of 5 Meeting: October 8, 2020