HPC Meeting — 2013-02-27
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 (City Council Liaison), Monica Hotelling (Planning & Zoning Liaison) Staff: Paul W. McCallum (Executive Director, Grapevine Convention), David Klempin (Historic Preservation Officer), Mary Bush (Historic Preservation Secretary)
Public hearing items
HL13-01 — 426 East Texas Street
Work: Historic Landmark Subdistrict overlay for the Rawls House (1947 Cameron Lumber Company plan house at Texas and Dooley Streets) Type: designation Staff rec: approve Discussion: Staff recounted the Champion/Rawls family history and Wm. Cameron & Company's building program - 52 homes in one year in Grapevine in the mid-1960s; overlay recommended "to record the history of the property" and give the Commission input on its development. Outcome: approved (7-0) — moved Margaret Telford, second Sean Shope
CA13-12 — 705 North Main Street
Work: Langley House (stone, 1940): construct new 1,800 sq ft side addition (master suite), two-car garage, renovate small stone building as pool house, and new stone front porch Type: addition, garage_outbuilding, porch Staff rec: denial - exceeds the proposed 3,400 sq ft massing/scale maximum Discussion: Telford said the proposed front porch "would change the integrity of what the house was"; Ware countered that "proposals are only proposals and not binding; this case was a good example of why the Commission takes case by case." Gilliam noted the "very difficult lot" and got Perrault to agree to lower the addition's peak from 14 to 12 feet. Outcome: approved with conditions (6-1) — moved Ashley Anderson, second Sean Shope Dissent: Margaret Telford Conditions: Maximum height of addition restricted to 12 feet; No porch to be built on the Langley House
CA13-14 — 708 East Texas Street
Work: Approval of Hardie siding, garage door units, paint colors, and Marvin Integrity fiberglass windows already installed without the required separate CA approval Type: windows, siding, paint, doors Staff rec: approve with condition the window sash be divided in the middle of the window units Discussion: Gilliam called the unapproved installation "a breach of the Historic Preservation Commission's approval," and Klempin warned it "could set a precedent for others to get ahead of Guidelines without approval." Wilbanks said "if Mr. Williams is allowed to do this, we cannot tell others 'no'." A first motion by Shope (second Cox) to approve with wood windows required FAILED 3-4; Ware's motion to allow the fiberglass window unit then carried 4-3. Outcome: approved with conditions (4-3) — moved Ted Ware, second Ashley Anderson Dissent: Vick Cox, Sean Shope, Margaret Telford Conditions: The particular type of fiberglass window unit allowed, any maker; Window sash must be divided in the middle
HL13-03 — 616 East Wall Street
Work: Historic Landmark Subdistrict overlay for vacant lot adjacent to the Craghill Bungalow (618 E. Wall), with McCormick/Crowley/Millican family history Type: designation Staff rec: approve Discussion: Staff recommended the overlay to record the property's history and allow Commission input on development of the lot. Outcome: approved (7-0) — moved Margaret Telford, second R. Lee Derr
CA13-15 — 616 East Wall Street
Work: Construct new 1 1/2-story period-style house with attached 2-car garage on vacant lot Type: new_construction, garage_outbuilding Staff rec: approve with conditions (HL13-03 approved; roof reduced in massing and scale to conform to side yard setback plane; exterior selections on separate CA) Discussion: Klempin said "the volume is too much with the massive roof" and it needed to be "brought to a cottage style"; Ware said the "voluminous roof was out of place" beside post-WWII houses "tight to the ground." Neighboring homes are only 1,200-1,500 sq ft. Outcome: tabled (7-0) — moved Margaret Telford, second Ted Ware Conditions: Builder to return before the Commission with new plans
HL13-02 — 625 East Texas Street
Work: Historic Landmark Subdistrict overlay for the late-1940s John Tillery house (badly deteriorated, collapsed sunroom roof; recommended for tear-down and replacement) Type: designation Staff rec: approve Discussion: Klempin said due to the collapsed roof and failed foundation the structure "was recommended for tear down and to be replaced"; Dr. Davis had no comment. Outcome: approved (7-0) — moved Sean Shope, second Margaret Telford
CA13-16 — 625 East Texas Street
Work: Construct new 1 1/2-story Queen Anne Victorian-style house with corner turret, breezeway and detached 3-car garage (4,800 sq ft coverage) Type: new_construction, garage_outbuilding Staff rec: denial - design inconsistent with Design Guidelines and exceeds proposed 3,400 sq ft maximum Discussion: The turret was discussed as inappropriate; Klempin explained "Grapevine had no turrets in the Township," and Telford said turrets "would be out by the lake in newer build or in Waxahachie." Derr noted "the original folks could not afford a lot of ornamentation." Outcome: tabled (7-0) — moved R. Lee Derr, second Margaret Telford Conditions: Builder to return to the Commission with more appropriate plans
Staff-approved CAs (5)
CA13-07 401 South Main Street; CA13-08 202 West Wall Street; CA13-09 316 South Main Street; CA13-10 708 East Texas Street; CA13-11 840 East Worth Street
Other business: January 23, 2013 minutes amended (Ted Ware's parking question - answer should read No, parking was not on that agenda) and approved. Meeting adjourned 8:10 p.m.
The fiberglass-windows-installed-without-approval case (CA13-14) split the Commission 4-3 after a first motion requiring wood windows failed 3-4 - the year's closest vote and a direct challenge to the wood-window rule.
📄 Full verbatim minutes: Transcript HPC 2013-02-27
Source: Source Index §Minutes-corpus — WebLink HPC minutes 2013-02-27.