HPC Meeting — 2016-03-23
Present: Burl Gilliam (Chairman), R. Lee Derr (Vice Chairman), Vick Cox, Sean Shope, Margaret Telford, Ted Ware, Chuck Voelker (Alternate) Absent: Ashley Anderson Liaisons: Paul Slechta (City Council Liaison), Monica Hotelling (Planning & Zoning Liaison) Staff: Matthew Boyle (City Attorney), Paula Newman (Managing Director of Operations, Grapevi), David Klempin (Historic Preservation Officer), Mary Bush (Historic Preservation Secretary)
Public hearing items
CA15-107 — 512 Estill Street
Work: Demolition/replacement of the 1946 Higgins-Hilliard house (tabled from February) Type: demolition, new_construction Staff rec: Owners asked to continue developing plans for the April 27, 2016 meeting Discussion: Owners again asked for more time 'to continue to develop plans to present at the April 27, 2016 meeting.' Outcome: tabled (6-0) — moved Margaret Telford, second R. Lee Derr Conditions: Tabled to the April 27, 2016 meeting
CA16-12 — 604 East Northwest Highway & 701 East Wall Street
Work: Construct seven new period-style houses with detached garages (Wall Street Township Homes) on vacant land adjoining the College Heights Addition, with side-yard setback plane variance Type: new_construction Staff rec: Approve with conditions (setback-plane variance for houses 1, 3, 4 and 5; remove transom windows on house 3; 6'-8" doors; exterior materials by separate staff-approved CAs; building permit) Discussion: Maykus said they 'had spent time studying the different houses in the Township,' would use Pella windows and the Sherwin Williams Historic Palette, and had already eliminated all transom windows; Shope questioned houses 4 and 6 'not looking like the homes in the Township.' Ware said staff and applicant 'had done a good job with the thought and work put into the plans.' Outcome: approved with conditions (7-0) — moved Ted Ware, second R. Lee Derr Conditions: Variance from the side yard setback plane on houses one, three, four and five; Transom windows on the front elevation of house three removed; Exterior doors to be standard 6'-8" in height; All exterior materials (roofing, siding, trim, doors, hardware, windows, light fixtures, paint colors) staff approved under separate CA(s); Building permit obtained from the Building Department
HL16-02 — 521 East Worth Street
Work: Historic Landmark designation of the 1907 Folk-Victorian cottage built by Annie McCollum, contributing property of the College Heights Historic District Type: designation Staff rec: Approval (implicit; staff presented history and designation) Discussion: Staff recounted 'Miss Annie' McCollum, widowed in 1906, who built the four-room house in 1907 and 'boarded school teachers in her home to help support her daughters.' Ware and Telford added corrections to the family history. Outcome: approved (7-0) — moved Margaret Telford, second Vick Cox
Other business: Citizen comment: Neal Cooper (613 East Texas Street) asked for more attention to appropriate trim finishes on Township home exteriors. March staff-approved CAs (CA16-13 through CA16-25 on the agenda) held to be presented at the April meeting. Prior meeting's minutes approved.
Wall Street Township Homes (7-house Maykus development) approved. Alternate Voelker arrived after the first item (absent from the CA15-107 vote).
📄 Full verbatim minutes: Transcript HPC 2016-03-23
Source: Source Index §Minutes-corpus — WebLink HPC minutes 2016-03-23.