HPC Meeting — 2015-11-18
Present: Burl Gilliam (Chairman), R. Lee Derr (Vice Chairman), Vick Cox, Sean Shope, Margaret Telford, Ted Ware, Chuck Voelker (Alternate) Absent: Ashley Anderson Liaisons: Monica Hotelling (Planning & Zoning Liaison) Staff: Matthew Boyle (City Attorney, City of Grapevine), Mike Lease (Grapevine City Council Member), Paul W. McCallum (Executive Director, Grapevine Convention), David Klempin (Historic Preservation Officer), Mary Bush (Historic Preservation Secretary)
Public hearing items
HL15-09 — 511 Estill Street
Work: Historic Landmark overlay for a 700 sf minimal traditional house built in 1959 as a rental property by Claude Chambers, College Heights Addition. Type: designation Staff rec: Approve Discussion: Klempin noted the Chambers built a number of small rental homes in the Township to serve the post-WWII population increase. Outcome: approved (7-0) — moved Margaret Telford, second R. Lee Derr
CA15-100 — 511 Estill Street
Work: Renovate and add to the minimal traditional house (to 1,361 sf: two new bathrooms, laundry room, master bedroom), construct new two-car detached garage; existing front one-car garage becomes a drive-through carport. Type: addition, garage_outbuilding Staff rec: Approve with conditions (HL15-09 approved; BZA re-plat for non-conforming lot; materials via separate CAs; permit) Discussion: Cooper said 'all of the addition will be behind the house'; Derr thanked him 'for his respect for maintaining the front of the property.' Outcome: approved with conditions (7-0) — moved Margaret Telford, second Vick Cox Conditions: Historic Landmark Application HL15-09 approved for the property; Board of Zoning Adjustment approval of lot re-plat (non-conforming lot size); All exterior materials staff-approved under separate Certificate(s) of Appropriateness; Building permit obtained
Staff-approved CAs (10)
CA15-85 129 South Main Street, Suite #150; CA15-87 405 Smith Street; CA15-89 815 East Texas Street; CA15-91 201 East Franklin Street; CA15-93 603 South Main Street, Suite #303; CA15-94 736 East Wall Street; CA15-95 834 East Texas Street; CA15-96 625 West College Street; CA15-97 520 South Main Street, Suite #203; CA15-98 520 South Main Street, Suite #203
Other business: First meeting held in the City Hall Council Chambers. Workshop: Klempin walked through step-by-step filing procedures for HL and CA applications. Citizen comment from Christian Ross (890 East Riverside Drive). Ware asked all speakers to use the podium microphone. October minutes approved.
Venue change effective; council presence continues via Councilman Mike Lease rather than a named liaison.
📄 Full verbatim minutes: Transcript HPC 2015-11-18
Source: Source Index §Minutes-corpus — WebLink HPC minutes 2015-11-18.