HPC Meeting — 2016-05-25
Present: Burl Gilliam (Chairman), R. Lee Derr (Vice Chairman), Ashley Anderson, Vick Cox, Sean Shope, Margaret Telford, Ted Ware, Chuck Voelker (Alternate) Liaisons: Monica Hotelling (Planning & Zoning Liaison) Staff: Matthew Boyle (City Attorney), Paul W. McCallum (Executive Director, Grapevine Convention), Paula Newman (Managing Director of Operations, Grapevi), David Klempin (Historic Preservation Officer), Mary Bush (Historic Preservation Secretary)
Public hearing items
CA16-45 — 834 East Texas Street
Work: New one-story 864 sf rear addition (bedroom/bath, office, sunroom, half bath) to the 1949 Rodney F. Shelton house, D. E. Box Addition Type: addition Staff rec: Approve with conditions (building permit; exterior finishes by separate staff-approved CAs) Discussion: Staff recounted Dr. Rodney Shelton's career as vocational agriculture teacher and five-term city councilman; the applicants were not present, and Lenice Johnson of West College Street was noted as purchasing the property. Outcome: approved (7-0) — moved Margaret Telford, second Sean Shope
CA16-50 — 525 East Worth Street
Work: New period-style 1 1/2-story house (2,240 sf, hip roof, wraparound porch, attached 480 sf rear-entry garage) on the former Keeling Lot 7; architect Russell Moran Type: new_construction Staff rec: Approve with conditions (building permit; exterior finishes by separate staff-approved CAs) Discussion: Cooper said he was 'replicating some of the detail from the house next door, at 503 East Worth Street,' and Shope agreed it was 'a good fit into the block'; Cox questioned the very tall windows, which Cooper called 'a good compromise' for the owners' requested French doors. Outcome: approved (7-0) — moved Ted Ware, second Margaret Telford
HL16-07 — 512 Estill Street
Work: Remove the unratified Historic Overlay HL15-11 from Lots 3-4, paired with new compliant plans (CA16-48 renovation/addition and CA16-49 new house) under the 2013 ordinance for non-landmarked properties Type: designation Staff rec: Approve with conditions removal of HL15-11 'as it has not been ratified,' conditioned on approval of CA16-48 and CA16-49 Discussion: Staff recapped the demolition fight and noted HL15-11 'had not gone before the Planning & Zoning Commission and/or the City Council for ratification'; Mr. Proctor 'was in full agreement with no comments to be made.' Outcome: approved with conditions (7-0) — moved Margaret Telford, second Vick Cox Conditions: CA16-48 approved per attached plans; CA16-49 replat of Lot 5 to include 10 feet of Lot 4 approved per attached drawings
CA16-48 — 512 Estill Street
Work: Replat Lots 3 and 4 into one lot; renovate and construct a new addition to the original 1946 Higgins-Hilliard house (plans by J. Thacker, Custom Home Designs) Type: addition Staff rec: Approve with conditions (match original siding; relocate garage door under gable; building permit) Discussion: The compromise plan preserves the original house that the owner had sought to demolish since December; staff required all siding 'match... the original siding found on the house.' Outcome: approved with conditions (7-0) — moved Margaret Telford, second Burl Gilliam Conditions: Match all siding with the original siding found on the house; On the right side elevation, move the garage door to the left and center it under the gable; Building permit obtained from the Building Department
CA16-49 — 512 Estill Street
Work: Construct a new period-style home on Lot 5 plus 10 feet of Lot 4 (plans by J. Thacker, Custom Home Designs) Type: new_construction Staff rec: Approve with conditions (gable siding, front bathroom window, 2/3-1/3 column-to-base proportions, building permit) Discussion: Shope questioned a dormer 'looking down on the home next door'; the 518 Estill Street neighbor raised privacy concerns, and it was determined the neighbor 'would have consideration for his privacy.' Outcome: approved with conditions (7-0) — moved Ashley Anderson, second Ted Ware Conditions: Shingling and vertical division board removed from front gables and replaced with horizontal siding; Bathroom window added to the front elevation per plan; Tapered columns changed to 2/3 column, 1/3 brick base proportion; Building permit obtained from the Building Department; Dormer privacy issue with 518 Estill Street resolved
Staff-approved CAs (9)
CA16-36 423 South Main Street; CA16-37 511 Estill Street; CA16-38 405 Smith Street; CA16-39 604 West Northwest Highway; CA16-40 120 South Main Street; CA16-41 503 East Worth Street; CA16-42 228 East Franklin Street; CA16-43 413 South Main Street; CA16-44 835 East Texas Street
Other business: April 27 minutes approved. Adjourned 6:42 p.m.
Resolution of the 512 Estill Street case: the unratified landmark was lifted and the contributing house preserved via renovation-plus-addition instead of demolition. Vice Chairman Derr presided; Anderson arrived late and Telford left early (per vote records). City Council liaison not listed as present.
📄 Full verbatim minutes: Transcript HPC 2016-05-25
Source: Source Index §Minutes-corpus — WebLink HPC minutes 2016-05-25.