HPC Meeting — 2018-12-19
Present: Sean Shope (Chairman), Ashley Anderson, Vick Cox, Eric Gilliland, Jason Parker, Margaret Telford, Paula Wilbanks (Commissioner Alternate) Absent: Chuck Voelker Liaisons: Paul Slechta (City Council Liaison), Monica Hotelling (Planning & Zoning Liaison) Staff: Paul W. McCallum (Executive Director, Grapevine Convention), Paula Newman (Managing Director of Administration & Op), Matthew Boyle (City Attorney), David Klempin (Historic Preservation Officer), Mary Bush (Historic Preservation Secretary)
Public hearing items
HL18-04 — 409 East Worth Street
Work: Historic Landmark Overlay (five of twelve significance categories) on the 1913 S.A. and Laura Walden folk house, a four-square-plan home with pyramidal roof and picket fence; at least eleven families have called it home, including Robert Stark (1943) and Maud Borah Trigg (until 1975). Type: designation Staff rec: approval Discussion: Staff presented the home as 'typical of the post-railroad era in American history,' tracing ownership from the Waldens through Stark, Trigg and later families to Madden, 'to record the history of the property' and give the Commission input on future development. Outcome: approved (7-0) — moved Ashley Anderson, second Eric Gilliland
CA18-131 — 218 Ruth Street
Work: Remove vinyl overlay siding and restore the original #105 wood siding; reconstruct the garage walls and replace the garage door; construct two new room additions (540 sq ft) on the back of the house, in the D.E. Box Addition Historic District. Type: siding, addition, garage_outbuilding Staff rec: approval with conditions Discussion: Mrs. Porcari said they had 'lived in Grapevine for 18 years and happy to own a home here'; Telford noted the house 'had been the home of a longtime resident, Mrs. Dawson,' purchased from Liz Harrison. Outcome: approved with conditions (7-0) — moved Margaret Telford, second Vick Cox Conditions: All exterior materials, finishes, paint colors, doors and door hardware, windows, exterior wall, window and door framing, garage and exterior light fixtures approved on separate Certificate(s) of Appropriateness; Building permit obtained from the Building Department
CA18-132 — 603 East Worth Street
Work: At the 1999-landmarked Millican House: relocate the existing one-car detached garage to the east rear yard; construct a new 495 sq ft two-car detached garage with Austin Street access; demolish two non-original east additions and replace with a new addition (master suite, laundry, half bath, mudroom); replace three exterior doors with windows on the front; reconstruct the original chimney and fireplace. Type: garage_outbuilding, relocation, demolition, addition, windows, doors Staff rec: approval with conditions Discussion: Staff presented the package as within all ordinance maximums (2,000 sq ft living area against the 3,400 cap; 21.6% lot coverage), retaining the gazebo, greenhouse and one-car garage on the property; the item passed without recorded debate. Outcome: approved with conditions (7-0) — moved Margaret Telford, second Jason Parker Conditions: All exterior materials, finishes, paint colors, doors and door hardware, windows, exterior wall, window and door framing, garage and exterior light fixtures approved on separate Certificate(s) of Appropriateness; Building permit obtained from the Building Department
Staff-approved CAs (8)
CA18-72(b) 426 East Texas Street; CA18-123 420 East College Street; CA18-124 907 East Texas Street; CA18-126 220 East Franklin Street; CA18-127 924 East Worth Street; CA18-128 214 East College Street; CA18-129 911 East Worth Street; CA18-130 1285 West Wall Street
Other business: November 28 minutes approved 7-0. No citizen comments.
Rare owner-initiated landmark designation (HL18-04, Cindy Madden's own home) rather than a builder-driven one; year closed with unanimous votes on all three cases.
📄 Full verbatim minutes: Transcript HPC 2018-12-19
Source: Source Index §Minutes-corpus — WebLink HPC minutes 2018-12-19.