HPC Meeting — 2012-02-22
Present: R. Lee Derr (Vice-Chairman), Ashley Anderson, Justin Powers, Sean Shope, Margaret Telford, Ted Ware Absent: Burl Gilliam, Shane Wilbanks Liaisons: Monica Hotelling (P&Z Liaison) Staff: Paul W. McCallum (Executive Director, Convention & Visitor), David Klempin (Historic Preservation Officer), Mary Bush (Historic Preservation Secretary)
Public hearing items
CA12-05 — 231 Austin Street
Work: Construct new 1-1/2 story Minimal Traditional period-style house with attached 2-car garage; proposed stacked-stone front elevation with James Hardie board sides Type: new_construction Staff rec: Approve with conditions that all exterior materials, windows, doors and paint colors be approved under a separate CA Discussion: Long debate over the stone front: Shope noted 'usually the preservation commissioners group does not recommend stone' and Ware cited infill homes where poor stone choices 'appear piecemeal in the neighborhood'; Powers thought the house looked 'off' and wanted porch changes; Derr questioned the height and suggested 'dutching' the corners, and the owner resisted an 8-foot upper ceiling; O'Malley pushed back asking 'where it says Can't.' Outcome: approved with conditions (5-1) — moved Ted Ware, second Margaret Telford Dissent: Justin Powers Conditions: All materials, stone, windows and doors to be approved under a separate Certificate of Appropriateness
CA12-07 — 520 South Main Street, Suites 201 & 202
Work: Revise storefront bays to add fold-away French doors for a family-owned hamburger restaurant tenant Type: doors Staff rec: Approve with condition that the final door selection be staff approved under a separate CA Discussion: Powers suggested doors with wood on bottom and glass on top; Ware had no problem with the proposal; Klempin said he could have staff-approved it but felt the design impact warranted Commission review. Per a correction adopted at the March 28 meeting, Sean Shope abstained from this vote. Outcome: approved with conditions (unanimous (Shope abstained per March minutes correction)) — moved Margaret Telford, second Ashley Anderson Conditions: Final door selection to be staff approved under a separate Certificate of Appropriateness
Staff-approved CAs (4)
CA12-01 300 Turner Road; CA12-02 309 West College Street; CA12-03 414 East Texas Street; CA12-04 417 South Main Street
Other business: January 25, 2012 minutes approved.
First split vote of the year (5-1 on CA12-05) and an unusually contentious hearing over stone as an infill material, with commissioners openly weighing whether to 'change the guidelines' versus make the applicant conform.
📄 Full verbatim minutes: Transcript HPC 2012-02-22
Source: Source Index §Minutes-corpus — WebLink HPC minutes 2012-02-22.