HPC Meeting — 2012-12-19
Present: Burl Gilliam (Chairman), R. Lee Derr (Vice-Chairman), Ashley Anderson, Vick Cox, Sean Shope, Margaret Telford, Ted Ware, Chuck Voelker (Alternate) Liaisons: Shane Wilbanks (Council Liaison), Monica Hotelling (P&Z Liaison) Staff: Scott Williams (Director, Development Services), David Klempin (Historic Preservation Officer), Mary Bush (Historic Preservation Secretary)
Public hearing items
CA12-84 — 520 South Main Street (West College Street elevation)
Work: Renovate the former Parker Furniture warehouse's West College Street elevation into two period-style three-bay storefronts (up to four tenants, ~6,000 sq ft): brick veneer over concrete tilt-wall with pilasters, wood storefront doors and windows, awnings, sign band and lighting Type: other, windows, doors Staff rec: Approve with conditions that brick colors, awnings, lighting fixtures and final door locations be staff approved under a separate CA and a building permit be obtained Discussion: Cox asked about the blank band above the doors (Bologna: likely a brick design inset); Wilbanks pressed on parking — only seven spaces — warning 'the parking will be an issue as before.' (The approval motion in the minutes cites '#CA12-75,' an apparent clerical error for CA12-84.) Outcome: approved with conditions (7-0) — moved Margaret Telford, second Ashley Anderson Conditions: Conditions as presented and all materials to be staff approved
— — Grapevine Historic Township (district-wide)
Work: Workshop on proposed amendments to Appendix G, Section 7 (Certificates of Appropriateness): anti-massing/looming rules for single-family new construction and additions — contextual photo/elevation submittals, height no more than 10 feet above the tallest roof within 300 feet, floor area no more than 10% above neighbors within 300 feet, absolute 3,400 sq ft cap, max 65% of floor area above the first floor, sideyard setback planes, dormer limits, 50-foot minimum lot width, replat limits; front-entry garages disallowed as inappropriate to the 1875-1940 period Type: other Staff rec: Staff (Williams/Klempin) presented the draft, vetted by Jackson Walker and the City Attorney, for the commission to move toward a City Council workshop Discussion: Ware first moved to send the ordinance to Council, then withdrew; Derr thought the 10 percent rule 'was too tight'; Anderson 'had concerns about encroaching on property owner rights' with a 3,400 sq ft limit; Telford warned that without action there could be 'another oops such as 310 East College.' The compromise motion kept the amendments on the table 'as presented for general concept.' Outcome: other (4-3) — moved Ted Ware, second Margaret Telford Dissent: Ashley Anderson, R. Lee Derr, Sean Shope Conditions: Proposed amendments kept on the table as a general concept for further consideration (next workshop set for February 2013, with January available for review)
Staff-approved CAs (8)
CA12-74 520 South Main Street, Suite 206; CA12-77 104 Jenkins Street; CA12-78 312 South Main Street; CA12-79 626 Ball Street; CA12-80 309 West College Street; CA12-81 618 East Wall Street; CA12-82 603 South Main Street, Suite 304; CA12-83 601 South Main Street, Suite 103
Other business: Klempin introduced Suzanne Brady, new owner of the vacant lot at 413 East Texas Street, who plans to bring a Southern Living cottage design to the January 2013 meeting; October 24 minutes approved.
The proposed 3,400 sq ft cap and 10% massing rules split the commission 4-3 (preservation hard-liners Gilliam, Cox, Telford, Ware versus Anderson's property-rights concerns and Derr/Shope's view that the limits were too tight) — the clearest statement of the commission's internal philosophical divide all year.
📄 Full verbatim minutes: Transcript HPC 2012-12-19
Source: Source Index §Minutes-corpus — WebLink HPC minutes 2012-12-19.