HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes HARC 05.27.2021City of Georgetown, Texas
Historic and Architectural Review Commission
Minutes
May 27, 2021 at 6:00 p.m.
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The regular meeting convened at 6:OOPM on May 27, 2021 via teleconference at:
https:Hbit.ly/3aaVPfU. Webinar ID: 941-5956-7529. To participate by phone: Call in number: (346)
248-7799 or Toll -Free: 833-548-0282. Password:132581. 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; Terri Hyde; Catherine Morales; Pam Mitchell; Michael Walton. -
Lawrence Romero
Members Absent: Robert McCabe; Karalei Nunn; Steve Johnston
Staff present: Britin Bostick, Historic Planner; Nat Waggoner, Long Range Planning Manager;
Mirna Garcia, Management Analyst; Sofia Nelson, Planning Director
Meeting called to order by Chair Curry 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. 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
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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.
Legislative Regular Agenda
C. Consideration and possible action to approve the minutes from the May 13, 2021 regular
meeting of the Historic and Architectural Review Commission. - Mirna Garcia, Management
Analyst
Motion by to approve by Commissioner Morales. Second by Commissioner Hyde. Approved
(4-0).
D. Updates, Commissioner questions, and comments — Sofia Nelson, Planning Director
Bostick provided an update regarding the design guidelines. Staff will present to City Council
at their 6/2 meeting. Curry has been appointed as the new Chair, and Lawrence Romero has
been appointed as a new member to the Commission.
E. Public Hearing and Possible Action on a request for a Certificate of Appropriateness (COA)
for new residential building construction and a 5'-0" building height modification to the
required 20'-0" building height at a distance 3'-0" from the side street (north) setback to allow
the building to be 25'-0" at a distance 3'-0" from the side street (north) setback at the property
located at 701 S. College Street, bearing the legal description Block C, Clamp's Addition. — Britin
Bostick, Downtown & Historic Planner
Staff report by Bostick. The Applicant is requesting HARC approval for a new, two-story house
that is proposed to be connected via a breezeway to the existing accessory structure. The new
house is proposed to be positioned in the same location on the site as the existing house, which
was approved for demolition by HARC on July 23, 2020 with the condition that an archive
document of the property be provided to staff prior to the issuance of the COA. The archive
document was provided to the City on September 18, 2020, and the applicant is awaiting approval
of the requested residential infill construction before proceeding with the approved demolition.
The applicant initially requested approval of a 5'-0" building height modification to the required
20'-0" building height at a distance 3'-0" from the side street (north) setback to allow the building
to be 25'-0" at a distance 3'-0" from the side street (north) setback for the new infill construction.
Based on feedback from the Historic & Architectural Review Commission (HARC) in a
conceptual review held on May 13, 2021 the new, two-story house is proposed to be located in a
similar position on the site as the existing house but has since shifted to the south so that the
building height modification would not be required. The new residential structure is proposed
to have gable roofs, first and second floor porches, lapped fiber cement siding, asphalt shingle
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roofing, double -paned vinyl, single hung windows with either a 2/2 or a 1/1 pattern and clear,
insulated glass and decorative fiber cement porch columns. Based on HARC feedback in the
conceptual review, the applicant is proposing wood railings for the porches. The house is
proposed to be slab on grade construction with the foundation visible below the siding and a
brick chimney with a stucco coating. The existing accessory structure is proposed to be remodeled
to have siding, windows and roofing to match the main house and to be connected via a
breezeway of similar materials. Based on HARC feedback from the conceptual review the
applicant has provided an elevation with the railings initially proposed for the breezeway
removed and is requesting approval of either options.
The applicant, Pam Helgren, addressed the Commission and was available to answer questions.
Chair Curry opened and closed the Public Hearing as no one signed up to speak.
Commissioner Walton asked if this will be the primary residence of the applicant. The applicant
responded that it will.
Motion to approve Item E (2019-67-COA) by Commissioner Walton. Second by Commissioner
Morales. Approved (4-0).
F. Presentation by staff on building lighting sharing fixture and lighting types, illumination styles,
and lighting terms.
As a Certified Local Government (CLG) the City of Georgetown undertakes training for staff
and Historic & Architectural Review Commissioners on a variety of topics that are part of the
City's historic preservation efforts as well as topics that are part of the Certificate of
Appropriateness application review process. The staff presentation will provide an overview of
building lighting types, terms, styles and impacts, followed by questions and discussion by the
Commissioners.
Adjournment
Motion to adjourn by Commissioner Morales. Second by Commissioner Hyde. Approved (4-0).
Meeting adjourned at 6:55 pm
Approved, Faustine Curry, Chair At st, T e, Secretary
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