HPC Meeting — 2012-10-24
Present: Burl Gilliam (Chairman), R. Lee Derr (Vice-Chairman), Vick Cox, Sean Shope, Margaret Telford, Ted Ware, Chuck Voelker (Alternate) Absent: Ashley Anderson, Monica Hotelling Liaisons: Shane Wilbanks (Council Liaison) Staff: Paul W. McCallum (Executive Director, Grapevine Convention), David Klempin (Historic Preservation Officer), Mary Bush (Historic Preservation Secretary)
Public hearing items
CA12-75 — 116 (120) East Worth Street
Work: Revise the approved Cameron Lumber Company rebuild to substitute James Hardie cement-board siding for the previously approved brick exterior, giving one uniform wood-sided look front and rear Type: siding Staff rec: Approve with conditions: Hardie board installed flat/smooth side out with 3-1/2 inch lap exposure to match the original wood siding; original brick-scored wood siding reinstalled as 12' x 16' west-wall inset panel with interpretive marker; windows, doors, materials, finishes and paint via separate Commission-approved CA Discussion: Shope raised the exposed exterior refrigeration units and Baker agreed to screen them from street view; commissioners debated placement of the historic siding panel, with Ware wanting it to 'stand out to tell the story of the building's history.' Outcome: approved with conditions (6-0) — moved Margaret Telford, second Ted Ware Conditions: Conditions as presented (Hardie siding smooth side out, 3-1/2 inch lap; inset historic siding panel with marker; separate CA for materials/finishes); Screening of the exterior refrigeration units as agreed
Staff-approved CAs (4)
CA12-70 804 East Worth Street; CA12-71 613 East Texas Street; CA12-72 603 South Main Street; CA12-73 624 South Main Street
Other business: Workshop on Design Review Procedures: at Mayor Pro-Tem Wilbanks' request, Klempin presented Township statistics (295 single-family homes, 13 vacant lots, nine double lots; typical living-area-to-lot ratios of 8-20% versus 51.4% at 310 East College and 44% at 231 Austin), floated looming ratios, floor-area multipliers and a possible 3,500 sq ft cap, with a Land Use attorney consulted; Grapevine Historical Society (Carolyn Ernst) and Heritage Foundation (Janet Perkins) liaisons attended.
Derr pushed back that a 20% ratio (about 2,100 sq ft) is 'a home too small for a modern family,' while Wilbanks feared that in five to ten years 'we will have lost our history having been replaced with all large homes' — the fault line that split the December ordinance vote.
📄 Full verbatim minutes: Transcript HPC 2012-10-24
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