HPC Meeting — 2022-06-22
Present: Margaret Telford, Chuck Voelker, Eric Gilliland, Paula Wilbanks Absent: Sean Shope, Jim Niewald, Ashley Anderson, Darren Temple Liaisons: Paul Slechta (City Council Liaison), Monica Hotelling (Planning & Zoning Commission Liaison) Staff: Matthew C.G. Boyle (City Attorney), P.W. McCallum (Director of the Convention and Visitors ), David Klempin (Historic Preservation Officer), Kayce Vanderpool (Historic Preservation Staff), Tara Brooks (City Secretary)
Public hearing items
HL22-02 — 216 East Northwest Highway
Work: Historic Landmark Overlay on the vacant, deteriorated 1954 Thweatt gasoline/service station property, under contract for retail redevelopment. Type: designation Staff rec: Approve, "to record the history of the property and to allow the Historic Preservation Commission to have input in the future development of the property" Discussion: Wright presented the item and "identified the environmental issues that this property faces regarding new development." Outcome: approved (4-0) — moved Chuck Voelker, second Eric Gilliland
CA22-23 — 216 East Northwest Highway
Work: Demolish the 1954 Thweatt gasoline/service station building and construct two new retail buildings "reflecting the architectural style of 1920s Grapevine commercial buildings" on the combined 216/306 East Northwest Highway lot. Type: demolition, new_construction Staff rec: Approve with conditions Discussion: Klempin reported the building "has structural issues and has reached the end of its life" and its lot placement hinders development; CVB Director McCallum said the proposed buildings are "in line with the historic period of significance of the township." Wilbanks voted against after Commission discussion. Outcome: approved with conditions (3-1) — moved Chuck Voelker, second Eric Gilliland Dissent: Paula Wilbanks Conditions: Historic Overlay HL22-02 approved for the property; City Council approves re-platting of 216 and 306 East Northwest Highway into one property; Site plan obtained from the Planning Services Department; Permit obtained from the Building Department
Staff-approved CAs (3)
CA22-25 848 East Texas Street; CA22-27 840 East Texas Street; CA22-30 232 Austin Street
Other business: Approved May 25, 2022 minutes with the correction that Commissioner Voelker was absent that night. Adjourned 6:40 p.m.
Commissioner Telford chaired with only four members present (Chairman Shope absent). Wilbanks' 3-1 vote against the Thweatt station demolition was the only dissenting vote recorded all year.
📄 Full verbatim minutes: Transcript HPC 2022-06-22
Source: Source Index §Minutes-corpus — WebLink HPC minutes 2022-06-22.