HPC Meeting — 2013-05-22
Present: R. Lee Derr (Vice-Chairman), Ashley Anderson, Vick Cox, Margaret Telford, Ted Ware, Chuck Voelker (Alternate) Absent: Burl Gilliam, Sean Shope (per June amendment; original minutes erroneously listed him present) 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
CA13-43 — 900 East Worth Street
Work: Historic Joe Box House (1958, D. E. Box Historic District): convert two-car garage to living space, construct new side-entry two-car garage with brick and 4-inch wood siding to match, rebuild patio and covered walkway Type: addition, garage_outbuilding Staff rec: approve with conditions (building permit) Discussion: Payne described restoring marble tiles and hardwood floors, "saving the retro O'Keefe and Merritt stove for a soda shop look" and repairing the vintage Fisher built-in stereo. Telford commended him for "presenting all renovations for approval"; brick match and windows to return on a separate CA. Outcome: approved with conditions (6-0 as printed (Shope later recorded absent)) — moved Margaret Telford, second Vick Cox Conditions: Building permit obtained; Brick matching and replacement windows on separate CA
CA13-44 — 511 East Franklin Street
Work: Construct new 1 1/2-story Bungalow-style house with detached two-car garage on site of former Jesse Crowley House (demolished under CA09-36) Type: new_construction, garage_outbuilding Staff rec: approve with conditions Discussion: Telford said "the roof looked puffed up as though ready to explode" between two one-story homes; Klempin conceded the architect had tried to meet every criterion "but if it does not work, it does not work." A supportive letter from the next-door neighbor was read. Outcome: approved with conditions (5-1 as printed (Shope later recorded absent)) — moved Ted Ware, second Ashley Anderson Dissent: Margaret Telford Conditions: All exterior materials, finishes, doors, windows, light fixtures and paint colors approved under separate CA
CA13-47 — 320 South Church Street
Work: Further revisions to previously approved Scribner House plans (CA13-03/CA13-26): keep rear-wing bedroom and bath, build garage extension in north side yard, revise hip roof over rear additions for master bedroom expansion Type: addition, garage_outbuilding, roof Staff rec: approve with conditions Discussion: Klempin explained Sporl, retiring from Seattle, had revised plans "to avoid gutting the property for a substantial financial savings." Outcome: approved with conditions (6-0 as printed (Shope later recorded absent)) — moved Vick Cox, second Margaret Telford Conditions: All exterior doors, windows, siding, trim, roofing, paint colors and light fixtures approved on separate CA; Building permit obtained
Staff-approved CAs (6)
CA13-38 337 South Main Street; CA13-39 216 West Wall Street; CA13-40 235 Austin Street; CA13-41 814 South Main Street; CA13-42 900 East Worth Street; CA13-46 105 South Main Street
Other business: April 24, 2013 minutes accepted (motion by Alternate Chuck Voelker, seconded Ted Ware). Meeting adjourned 6:48 p.m.
Attendance discrepancy: at the June meeting Sean Shope stated he was absent May 22, and the minutes were amended accordingly - vote tallies printed here still list him.
📄 Full verbatim minutes: Transcript HPC 2013-05-22
Source: Source Index §Minutes-corpus — WebLink HPC minutes 2013-05-22.