HPC Meeting — 2013-04-24
Present: Burl Gilliam (Chairman), R. Lee Derr (Vice-Chairman), Ashley Anderson, Vick Cox, Sean Shope, Ted Ware, Chuck Voelker (Alternate) Absent: Margaret Telford 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
CA13-37 — 808 East Wall Street
Work: Restore exterior/renovate 1948 C. C. Wheeler House (D. E. Box Historic District): convert two-car garage to living space, new pergola-style carport, new aluminum windows, repair/replace 105 wood siding, recycled vintage 1940s front door, re-roof with Timberline 'Weathered Wood' shingles, repaint white with green trim Type: garage_outbuilding, windows, doors, siding, roof, paint Staff rec: approve with conditions Discussion: Owner had already removed the asphalt overlay siding "revealing the original 105 wood siding below which could be restored"; staff praised the 1940s period color scheme and plan developed with Historic Preservation staff. Outcome: approved with conditions (6-0) — moved Vick Cox, second Ted Ware Conditions: All doors, windows, light fixtures and paint colors approved on a separate CA; Building permit obtained
Staff-approved CAs (5)
CA13-30 300 South Main Street; CA13-31 404 South Main Street; CA13-32 120 South Main Street; CA13-33 520 South Main Street, Suite 203; CA13-35 337 South Main Street
Other business: Workshop on window replacement for landmarked structures: Ware moved that "wood windows were preferred but metal clad wood or fiberglass windows would be considered case by case," seconded by Derr, passed 6-0. McCallum urged not "to tether homeowners with the ongoing maintenance and financial costs" of wood windows. Update on April 16 City Council hearing on ordinance amendments (3,400 sq ft Township cap, 40% coverage, proposed 65% second-floor limit). March 27, 2013 minutes approved.
Formal policy shift on windows: after February's 4-3 fiberglass fight, the Commission amended its guidelines to consider metal-clad or fiberglass replacement windows case by case.
📄 Full verbatim minutes: Transcript HPC 2013-04-24
Source: Source Index §Minutes-corpus — WebLink HPC minutes 2013-04-24.