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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes HARC 03.25.2021II City of Georgetown, Texas II Historic and Architectural Review Commission Minutes March 25, 2021 at 6:00 p.m. Teleconference Meeting: htty://bit.ly/3tLZXv1 The regular meeting convened at 6:OOPM on March 25, 2021 via teleconference at: http://bit.ly/3tLZXv1. Webinar ID: 974-0433-0622. To participate by phone: Call in number: (346) 248-7799 or Toll -Free: 888-475-4499. Password: 441686. 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: Faustine Curry; Catherine Morales; Pam Mitchell; Robert McCabe; Michael Walton Staff present: Britin Bostick, Historic Planner; Mirna Garcia, Management Analyst; Sofia Nelson, Planning Director Meeting called to order by Chair Morales at 6:02 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, 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 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 I listoric and Architectural Review Commission Page 1 of 5 Meeting: March 25, 2021 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. Public Wishing to Address the Board 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://government.georgetown.org/category/boards-commissions/. C. At the time of posting, no persons had signed up to address the Board. Legislative Regular Agenda D. Nomination and selection of Vice -chair and Secretary for the 2021-22 year. Motion to postpone action until the 4/22 meeting by Commissioner Curry. Second by Alternate Commissioner Mitchell. Approved (4-0). E. Discussion and possible action to approve meeting time, date and place for 2021-22 year. Motion to postpone action until the 4/22 meeting by Commissioner Curry. Second by Alternate Commissioner Mitchell. Approved (4-0). F. Consideration and possible action to appoint a new member to the Historic and Architectural Review Demolition Subcommittee. Motion to postpone action until the 4/22 meeting by Commissioner Curry. Second by Alternate Commissioner Mitchell. Approved (4-0). G. Consideration and possible action to approve the minutes from the March 11, 2021 regular meeting of the Historic and Architectural Review Commission. — Mirna Garcia, Management Analyst Motion to approve Item G by Commissioner Curry. Second by Alternate Commissioner Mitchell. Approved (4-0). H. Public Hearing and possible action on a request for a Zoning Map Amendment to rezone approximately 0.33 acres, being all of Lots 1 and 2, Block 22, Glasscock Addition, from the Old Town Historic Overlay zoning district to the Downtown Historic Overlay zoning district, for the property generally located at 1004 S Church St (2021-1-REZ). Britin Bostick, Downtown & Historic Planner Historic and Architectural Review Commission Page 2 of 5 Meeting: March 25, 2021 Staff report by Bostick. The applicant is requesting approval of a zoning map amendment (rezoning) to rezone the subject property from the Residential Single -Family (RS) zoning district to the Mixed -Use Downtown (MU-DT) zoning district, which also requires the subject property to be located within the Downtown historic zoning overlay district. The subject property is currently located within the Old Town historic zoning overlay district. The applicant is requesting this zoning change to be able to use the historic Jesse Daniel Ames House, the historic main structure on the subject property, as a day spa. The subject property is located on the west side of Church Street, two blocks north of University Avenue and directly east of Main Street Baptist Church. The subject property is the northeast quarter of a block shared with another single-family residential property and Main Street Baptist Church. Although the site does not have distinct natural features, the historic two-story main structure is listed as a high priority structure on the 2016 Historic Resource Survey (HRS), and the house was once owned and occupied by Jessie Daniel Ames, the noted women's suffrage and civil rights advocate, as well as David Love, a merchant and civic leader whose David Love Building, a Recorded Texas Historic Landmark, is on the west side of the Courthouse Square. The Commission sought clarification on the HARC's purview and the possible action. Bostick explained the Commission was voting on whether the property should be rezoned into the downtown overlay. Chair Morales opened and closed the Public Hearing as no one signed up to speak. Motion to deny Item H (2021-1-REZ) by Alternate Commissioner Mitchell. Motion fails as there was no second. Motion to recommend approval by Commissioner Curry. Second by Commissioner Walton. Motion passes (3-1) with Alternate Commissioner Mitchell opposed. I. Public Hearing and Possible Action on a request for a Certificate of Appropriateness for: • a 6'-8" encroachment into the required 15'-0" side street setback, to allow a second -floor residential addition 8'-4" from the side street (north) property line; • a 3'-4" encroachment into the required 20'-0" front setback to reopen an enclosed porch 16'- 8" from the front (east) property line; • a 5'-8" building height modification to the required 15'-0" maximum building height at the side street (north) setback, to allow a dormer addition of 20'-8" at the side street (north) setback; • and a new fence, railing or wall that is inconsistent with the overlay district's characteristics and applicable guidelines at the property located at 904 Walnut Street, being an approximately 0.2597-acre tract of land out of the William Addison Survey, Abstract No. 21, also being known as a portion of Block 89, Dimmitt Addition, an unrecorded subdivision. (2021-5-COA) — Britin Bostick, Downtown & Historic Planner Historic and Architectural Review Commission Page 3 of 5 Meeting: March 25, 2021 Staff report by Bostick. The Applicant is requesting HARC approval for a garage and living space addition on the ground floor and the addition of dormer windows and a larger staircase for the second floor of the house. As the low -priority historic house is presently encroaching into the side street setback, the addition of one of the dormers requires HARC approval of a setback modification. Additionally, the applicant is requesting HARC approval of a setback encroachment for the enclosed front porch so that the porch can be opened back up and the enclosure removed. There is no additional footprint proposed for the front porch, but the existing porch encroaches into the front setback. The applicant is also requesting HARC approval of a 4' tall front and side yard fence in'a wood picket style. The request for a 4' fence height rather than the standard 3' height is so that the fence can meet the height requirements to serve as a pool enclosure. The proposed project would remove the carport and accessory structures, which are not historic, and construct a new addition to the rear of the historic main structure for a garage and additional living space, as well as to construct a new stairwell to access the second floor. The current second floor appears to be converted attic space, with a narrow staircase constructed toward the rear of the house. The first floor is 1,790 sq. ft. and the second floor is 1,030 sq. ft. The existing accessory structures including the carport total 790 sq. ft. The applicant is proposing to then construct an approximately 1,300 sq. ft. addition, to include a garage, living space and stairwell to access the second floor. The addition is proposed to be to the rear and side of the historic main structure and does not require setback or building height modifications. The proposed materials for the addition are a horizontal lapped fiber cement siding, asphalt shingle roof, and fiber composite single hung windows with a 1/1 pattern. To improve the second floor living space the applicant is also requesting approval for the addition of two dormers, one of which would encroach into the side street setback, as the footprint of the existing historic structure currently encroaches into the side street setback by more than ten feet. The proposed dormers do not project past the roof eaves. The street -facing dormer would also require approval of a building height modification due to the eave height and location of the dormer. The dormers are proposed to have standing seam metal roofs with the same fiber cement siding and windows as the addition. Additionally, the applicant is requesting approval of a setback modification to alter the current enclosed front porch so that the porch can be reopened to its original condition. The porch encroaches 3'-4" into the front 20'-0" setback, and was enclosed for living space prior to 1984, as indicated in the 1984 Historic Resource Survey. The project drawings show porch columns and railing compatible with the architectural style and character of the main structure and propose to retain the existing siding on the front fagade. The proposed project includes a pool area, which must be enclosed by a min. 48" tall fence. The applicant is proposing to construct a wood picket fence with 50% transparency in two parts — a 36" tall section along the E. 9 1/2 Street property line, and a 48" tall section along the Wahlut Street property line, which would be divided by an internal fence and gate at the northeast corner of the property. Front and side yard fences taller than 36" require approval by HARC. The applicant, Bryant Boyd, addressed the Commission and was available to answer questions. Chair Morales opened and closed the Public Hearing as no one signed up to speak. Historic and Architectural Review Commission Page 4 of 5 Meeting: March 25, 2021 Motion to approve Item I (2021-5-COA) by Alternate Commissioner Mitchell. Second by Commissioner Curry. Approved (4-0). J. Updates, Commissioner questions, and comments. — Sofia Nelson, Planning Director Adjournment Motion to adjourn by Commissioner Walton. Second by Alternate Commissioner Mitchell. Approved (4-0). Meeting adjourned at 7:27pm Approved, Amanda Parr, Chair Attest, T-e�-Asendorf-Hyde, Secretary IM�yN-,- - V2-zf :, t. Historic and Architectural Review Commission Page 5 of 5 Meeting: March 25, 2021