HPC Meeting — 2019-12-18
Present: Sean Shope (Chairman), Vick Cox (Vice Chairman), Ashley Anderson, Eric Gilliland, Margaret Telford, Chuck Voelker, Paula Wilbanks (Commissioner (Alternate)) Absent: Jason Parker 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 (Assistant City Attorney), David Klempin (Historic Preservation Officer), Mary Bush (Historic Preservation Secretary)
Public hearing items
CA19-108 — 230 East College Street ⭐College St
Work: Adapt the former Dorris House carriage house (College Heights Historic District, retail since the 1970s) for a barbershop and wig shop: remove non-original windows and widen openings for paired wood windows on the north end, new wood French doors with sidelights, French doors in the center bay, and a new 240 sq ft wood pergola on the west side. Type: windows, doors, other Staff rec: Approve with conditions (found in compliance with Secretary of the Interior Standards) Discussion: Staff explained the wider wood windows would "allow better visibility to College Street from the barber shop" and the pergola would give wig-shop patrons "a sheltered outdoor sitting area"; the pergola counts as a garden structure, not living area. Outcome: approved with conditions (7-0) — moved Margaret Telford, second Eric Gilliland Conditions: Building permit obtained; Exterior materials, finishes, paint colors, doors/hardware, windows and light fixtures approved on separate CA(s)
CA19-112 — 204 East Franklin Street
Work: Renovate the 1938 Yates-Allison House as open-concept museum display space for IPAT's hand-painted porcelain collection: replace damaged front siding and non-original columns, and build a 600 sq ft rear addition housing an active teaching kiln and secure storage (total 1,765 sq ft). Type: addition, siding, other Staff rec: Approve with conditions (in compliance with Secretary of the Interior Standards) Discussion: The organization plans to open the house to the public during Grapevine festivals with "an attractive display to showcase its products," including live kiln demonstrations; the hearing drew no recorded debate. Outcome: approved with conditions (7-0) — moved Eric Gilliland, second Ashley Anderson Conditions: Building permit obtained; Exterior materials, finishes, paint colors, doors/hardware, windows and light fixtures approved on separate CA(s)
Staff-approved CAs (11)
CA19-93 238 Austin Street; CA19-96 120 South Main Street, Suite #10; CA19-102 417 South Main Street; CA19-104 403 East Worth Street; CA19-105 203 Austin Street; CA19-106 317 South Main Street; CA19-107 703 South Main Street; CA19-109 600 West College Street; CA19-110 835 East Texas Street; CA19-111 317 South Main Street; CA19-115 620 South Main Street
Other business: Election of officers: Shope and Cox agreed to continue as Chairman and Vice Chairman (motion Telford, second Gilliland, no protests). Chairman noted the December 5 Christmas Parade and Grapevine's designation as Christmas Capital of Texas by Senate Proclamation No. 556. September 25 minutes approved. Adjourned 7:10 p.m.
First meeting since September after October and November cancellations; liaison names OCR-lost but City Council and P&Z liaison seats are listed (recurring holders Slechta and Hotelling).
📄 Full verbatim minutes: Transcript HPC 2019-12-18
Source: Source Index §Minutes-corpus — WebLink HPC minutes 2019-12-18.