HPC Meeting — 2012-06-27
Present: Burl Gilliam (Chairman), R. Lee Derr (Vice-Chairman), Ashley Anderson, Vick Cox, Margaret Telford, Ted Ware, Chuck Voelker (Alternate) Absent: Sean Shope Liaisons: Shane Wilbanks (Council Liaison), Monica Hotelling (P&Z Liaison) Staff: David Klempin (Historic Preservation Officer), Mary Bush (Historic Preservation Secretary)
Public hearing items
CA12-20 — 512 West College Street ⭐College St
Work: Continued case: new 3-car garage and workshop on existing foundation; revised drawings showed garage elevations in context with the house after the owner met with Development Services on code-height fixes Type: garage_outbuilding Staff rec: Approve with conditions that elevations satisfy Development Services code requirements and all exterior doors, windows, materials, finishes and paint colors be approved under a separate CA Discussion: New contextual drawings answered the prior meeting's height questions; approval delegated remaining code issues to the Building Department. Outcome: approved with conditions (unanimous) — moved Ted Ware, second R. Lee Derr Conditions: Any (code) questions to be handled by the Building Department; Exterior doors, windows, materials, finishes and paint colors under separate CA (per staff recommendation)
HL12-04 — 708 East Texas Street
Work: Historic Landmark Subdistrict overlay for the vacant corner lot (former Gideon farmhouse site; house donated to the City in 2011) Type: designation Staff rec: Approve the overlay to record the property's history and give HPC input in future development Discussion: Routine designation preceding the new-construction CA on the same lot. Outcome: approved (unanimous) — moved Margaret Telford, second Ashley Anderson
CA12-29 — 708 East Texas Street
Work: Construct new 1-1/2 story 1920s bungalow-style house with three-car garage; unique side-entry design for a private enclosed backyard Type: new_construction, garage_outbuilding Staff rec: Approve with conditions that HL12-04 be approved for the property and all exterior materials, windows, doors and paint colors be approved under separate CA Discussion: Cox asked whether a side entry keeps the Texas Street address; Telford questioned the green-space layout, which Klempin defended as better for the family's children. Outcome: approved with conditions (unanimous) — moved Margaret Telford, second Ashley Anderson Conditions: HL12-04 approved for the property; All exterior materials, windows, doors and paint colors under separate CA
CA12-30 — 120 South Main Street
Work: New outdoor dining area in rear: fenced enclosure with gates, brick paving, metal roof cover; parking reconfigured with no loss of spaces Type: hardscape, fence Staff rec: Approve with conditions that all exterior materials, components and paint colors be staff approved under a separate CA Discussion: Ware asked the recommendation read 'pending City Council approval' since the commission's action goes on to Council; P&Z Liaison Hotelling flagged the mounted televisions because P&Z 'carefully monitors outside speakers.' Outcome: approved with conditions (unanimous) — moved Ted Ware, second Vick Cox Conditions: All exterior materials, components and paint colors staff approved under separate CA; Noted as pending City Council approval
CA12-31 — 105-107 South Main Street
Work: Demolish existing 1970s painted concrete-block buildings (non-contributing, metal mansard roofs) and replace with a new mixed-use retail/office structure appearing as several period-style buildings Type: demolition, new_construction Staff rec: Approve with conditions that elevations, storefronts, materials, windows, doors and paint colors be approved by the Commission on a separate CA Discussion: Commissioners found the rear elevation 'monolithic' and the concept 'too sketchy to consider at this point' — 'It is not possible to tear down or demolish a structure until they provide more detail as to being a period appropriate design for replacement'; Cox stressed the rear view is 'an entry to the City.' Outcome: tabled (unanimous) — moved Ashley Anderson, second Margaret Telford Conditions: Tabled to the July 2012 meeting pending more specific plans
Staff-approved CAs (3)
CA12-28 814 East Worth Street; CA12-32 520 South Main Street; CA12-33 228 East Franklin Street
Other business: Oaths of office administered to reappointed members (Anderson, Gilliam, Telford, Ware) and new appointees Vick Cox (Commissioner, replacing Justin Powers) and Chuck Voelker (Alternate); Burl Gilliam re-elected Chairman and R. Lee Derr re-elected Vice-Chairman (both nominated by Telford, seconded by Anderson, unanimous).
The commission refused to green-light demolition on Main Street without seeing detailed replacement plans — 'no demolition until we see the project to come' became the recurring standard for the Hazlewood block.
📄 Full verbatim minutes: Transcript HPC 2012-06-27
Source: Source Index §Minutes-corpus — WebLink HPC minutes 2012-06-27.