HPC Meeting — 2016-12-14
Present: Sean Shope (Chairman), R. Lee Derr (Vice Chairman), Vick Cox, Margaret Telford, Ted Ware, Eric Gilliland (Alternate) Absent: Ashley Anderson, Chuck Voelker Liaisons: Paul Slechta (City Council Liaison), Monica Hotelling (Planning & Zoning Liaison) Staff: Matthew Boyle (City Attorney), Paula Newman (Director of Operations, Grapevine CVB), David Klempin (Historic Preservation Officer), Mary Bush (Historic Preservation Secretary)
Public hearing items
CA16-105 — 319 East College Street ⭐College St
Work: Restoration, garage bay and 1 1/2-story addition (continued from November 9) Type: addition, garage_outbuilding Staff rec: N/A - applicant withdrew Discussion: Klempin stated the applicant 'had chosen to withdraw this Certificate of Appropriateness application and to close out #CA16-105.' Outcome: withdrawn
CA16-108 — 528 South Dooley Street ⭐College St
Work: Revised plans: remove non-contributing below-grade garage, renovate the 1944 Ted Willhoite House, construct a new 1 1/2-story addition (2,976 sf total) and a detached 400 sf two-car garage (College Street Residential Historic District) Type: addition, garage_outbuilding Staff rec: Approval with conditions (building permit; exterior materials by separate staff-approved CAs) Discussion: Derr questioned the windows not matching (separate CA required); Shope questioned block coverage percentages and survey numbers, with Klempin noting the applicant was working with Development Services and the case would also go before the Board of Zoning Appeals. Outcome: approved with conditions (6-0) — moved Ted Ware, second Margaret Telford Conditions: Building permit obtained from the Building Department; All exterior materials, windows, doors and door hardware, light fixtures and paint colors approved under separate CA(s)
CA16-114 — 613 East Wall Street
Work: Remove non-contributing carport, bath and laundry additions; renovate the original 1908 George Hurst House (landmarked, contributing); construct a new one-story addition (2,779 sf living area) and a detached 1,008 sf two-car garage/workshop with a size variance; architect Scott Buchanan. (Agenda lists 613 East Wall Street; minutes body repeats '404 East Wall Street.') Type: addition, garage_outbuilding Staff rec: Approve with conditions, including a variance for the garage to exceed 500 sf while total structures stay below the 3,400/500/200 sf maximums, 'therefore meeting the intent of the ordinance' Discussion: Cooper said he was 'honored the Lipscomb family would allow him to obtain their home as it is one of Grapevine's most original intact homes'; the barn-shaped garage roof 'was copied from the original barn structure,' and a letter of support from the neighboring Lyons family was read into the minutes. Cox asked for total square footage (3,900 sf build), which Klempin agreed to provide in all future cases. Outcome: approved with conditions (6-0) — moved Ted Ware, second Eric Gilliland Conditions: Variance granted for the new garage to exceed 500 square feet; Building permit obtained from the Building Department; All exterior materials, windows, doors and door hardware, light fixtures and paint colors approved under separate CA
CA16-115 — 322 East College Street ⭐College St
Work: Renovate the interior and construct a new two-story wood porch and balcony on the rear of the 1938 Boone Lipscomb house (landmarked, contributing to the College Street Residential Historic District); architect Russell Moran Type: porch, addition Staff rec: Approval with conditions; the two-story porch is not climate-controlled so it adds no living area under the ordinance Discussion: Cooper said the plan involved 'only minimal change to the exterior,' with the 'big driver' being rear egress for three bedrooms, and they 'did not want to touch the clay roof.' Ware called the home 'one of Grapevine's showplaces.' Outcome: approved with conditions (6-0) — moved Vick Cox, second Eric Gilliland Conditions: Building permit obtained from the Building Department; All exterior materials, windows, doors and door hardware, light fixtures and paint colors approved under separate CA(s)
CA16-116 — 322 East College Street (Lots 2 & 4A, Block 22) ⭐College St
Work: Re-plat Lots 2 and 4A and reapportion part of Lot 2 to Lot 4A to build a new 3,369 sf period-style 1 1/2-story residence with attached 986 sf auto garage and 1,144 sf RV garage facing Hudgins Street, matching the Boone Lipscomb house brick; architect Russell Moran Type: new_construction, garage_outbuilding Staff rec: Approval with conditions (within the 3,400 sf total maximum for structures on the site) Discussion: Shope, concerned 'for the streetscape view for the new railroad in process,' asked Cooper to 'downplay the garage'; Cooper agreed to door selection, landscaping, an extended overhang and a gable centered over the middle garage doors. Liaison Hotelling and Attorney Boyle agreed the lot should be addressed as Hudgins Street. Outcome: approved with conditions (6-0) — moved R. Lee Derr, second Eric Gilliland Conditions: Gable added on the south elevation similar to the north-elevation gable with glass panes, spanning from near the far edge of garage door one, entirely over door two, to near the far edge of door three; Permit obtained from the Building Department; All exterior materials, windows, doors and door hardware, light fixtures and paint colors approved under separate CA(s)
CA16-123 — 608 South Dooley Street
Work: Re-plat Lot 2, Block 23 (20,091 sf) into two lots and relocate the historic McPherson Farmhouse (c. 1886, sandstone step inscribed August 21, 1886) and its 1960s garage from 900 Park Boulevard to Lot A at the corner of East College and South Dooley Streets Type: relocation Staff rec: Approve with conditions (permit; exterior materials by separate CA) Discussion: The McPherson family wished to donate the house to the City 'to be saved and retained in the Grapevine community' as the farm land is sold; the City would offer it by sealed-bid sale, with the house fronting College Street. Outcome: approved with conditions (6-0) — moved Margaret Telford, second Eric Gilliland Conditions: Permit obtained from the Building Department; All exterior materials, windows, doors and door hardware, light fixtures and paint colors approved under separate CA
Staff-approved CAs (3)
CA16-112 520 South Main Street, Suite #205; CA16-118 421 South Main Street; CA16-120 313 East Franklin Street
Other business: Chairman Shope noted the success of the Christmas Capital of Texas season and thanked liaisons Slechta and Hotelling for their service. November 9 minutes approved. Adjourned 7:20 p.m.
City-initiated rescue relocation of the 1886 McPherson Farmhouse approved; Neal Cooper brought three cases in one night (Hurst House and Boone Lipscomb property). Agenda/minutes conflict on the CA16-114 address (613 vs 404 East Wall Street).
📄 Full verbatim minutes: Transcript HPC 2016-12-14
Source: Source Index §Minutes-corpus — WebLink HPC minutes 2016-12-14.