HPC Meeting — 2013-07-24
Present: Burl Gilliam (Chairman), R. Lee Derr (Vice-Chairman), Vick Cox, Sean Shope, Margaret Telford, Ted Ware, Chuck Voelker (Alternate) Absent: Ashley Anderson Liaisons: Shane Wilbanks (City Council Liaison), Monica Hotelling (Planning & Zoning Liaison) Staff: Scott Williams (Director of Development Services/Buildin), Paul W. McCallum (Executive Director, Grapevine Convention), David Klempin (Historic Preservation Officer), Mary Bush (Historic Preservation Secretary)
Public hearing items
CA13-59 — 612 East Wall Street
Work: Renovate existing house (HL13-04 approved March 27) and construct addition: master bed/bath and one-car attached garage on first floor; two bedrooms, bath and media room on second floor; redesigned to comply with new massing/scale ordinance Type: addition, garage_outbuilding Staff rec: approve with conditions Discussion: Gilliam commended Walker for "a magnificent job on his design within the new amendment"; Cox said the roofline blended nicely giving "a very 'cottage' look"; the second-floor dormer sits 12-14 feet back as required. Outcome: approved with conditions (6-0) — moved Margaret Telford, second Vick Cox Conditions: All exterior doors, windows, siding, trim, roofing materials and light fixtures approved on separate CA; Building permit obtained
CA13-60 — 413 East Texas Street
Work: Construct new brick California-inspired bungalow-style house with detached two-car garage and storage shed on vacant landmarked lot in Millican Place Addition; first CA designed under the June 4 ordinance amendments Type: new_construction, garage_outbuilding Staff rec: approve with conditions Discussion: Klempin praised "the balance and symmetry of the design" and the contextual fit of the three homes; Cox dissented, noting "using brick on Texas Street was significant" and a departure from the street's norm. Outcome: approved with conditions (5-1) — moved Ted Ware, second Sean Shope Dissent: Vick Cox Conditions: All exterior brick, trim, doors, windows, roofing materials and light fixtures approved on separate CA; Building permit obtained
CA13-61 — 421 Smith Street
Work: Renovate the B. R. Wall house with new addition; enclose existing 668 sq ft carport as two-car garage (exceeds new 500 sq ft detached-garage cap, variance needed); construct detached storage shed Type: addition, garage_outbuilding Staff rec: approve with conditions Discussion: Scott Williams recommended approving the oversize garage "on the grounds 1) it is existing and 2) the property is an unusually large lot"; the Commission agreed the Board of Zoning Adjustment would not be tasked with Preservation Ordinance variances. Outcome: approved with conditions (6-0) — moved Margaret Telford, second Vick Cox Conditions: Variance allowed for the 663-668 sq ft garage exceeding the 500 sq ft limit; All exterior siding, trim, doors, windows, roofing materials and light fixtures approved on separate CA; Building permit obtained
Staff-approved CAs (3)
CA13-53 334 South Barton Street; CA13-55 214 East College Street; CA13-56 626 South Church Street
Other business: Election of chairman: Ware nominated Burl Gilliam, seconded by Shope, elected 5-0 - Gilliam beginning his 22nd year on the commission. Scott Williams updated the Commission on the revised Historic Preservation Ordinance (Council changed the 300-ft comparison radius to 100 ft; amendments approved by City Council June 4). Citizen comment: Steven Hoffmayer, 522 East Texas Street. June minutes approved.
First slate of cases reviewed under the newly amended ordinance; Williams said they yielded "very elegant homes, not 'cookie cutter' as had been feared."
📄 Full verbatim minutes: Transcript HPC 2013-07-24
Source: Source Index §Minutes-corpus — WebLink HPC minutes 2013-07-24.