HPC Meeting — 2022-09-28
Present: Sean Shope (Chairman), Jim Niewald, Margaret Telford, Eric Gilliland, Ashley Anderson, Jana Garcia, Theresa Meyer, Taylor Bunn (Alternate) Liaisons: Paul Slechta (City Council Liaison) Staff: Matthew C.G. Boyle (City Attorney), David Klempin (Historic Preservation Officer), Kayce Vanderpool (Historic Preservation Staff), Tara Brooks (City Secretary)
Public hearing items
HL22-05 — 609 East Worth Street
Work: Historic Landmark Overlay on the 1910 C.F. Millican folk-style house, a contributing structure to Grapevine's Original Town National Register Historic District, purchased by Banks as his personal home. Type: designation Staff rec: Approve, to record the property's history and give the Commission input in future development Discussion: Klempin recounted the Millican family history (gin worker, carpenter, Main Street cafe and pool hall owner); Banks is working with architect William Peck on an addition and garage tied to the overlay. No one spoke and there was no correspondence. Outcome: approved (6-0-1 (Myer abstained)) — moved Margaret Telford, second Eric Gilliland
CA22-35 — 609 East Worth Street
Work: Renovate the 1910 Millican House (765 sq ft) and construct a new one-story 1,050 sq ft addition plus a new 408 sq ft detached two-car garage in the rear yard; plans by architect William Peck. Type: addition, garage_outbuilding Staff rec: Approve with conditions Discussion: Total of house and garage is 2,223 sq ft, well under the 4,100 sq ft cap, with 36% lot coverage. No one spoke and there was no correspondence. Outcome: approved with conditions (6-0-1 (Myer abstained)) — moved Eric Gilliland, second Jim Niewald Conditions: Historic Preservation Commission approve HL22-05 for the property; Special exception and variances obtained from the Board of Zoning Adjustment to expand the structure as proposed; All exterior materials, windows, doors and door hardware, and light fixtures approved under a separate Certificate of Appropriateness; Building permit obtained from the Building Department
HL22-06 — 201 Ball Street
Work: Historic Landmark Overlay on the 2.41-acre city-owned tract adjoining the Botanical Gardens' north gate, to receive the relocated 1858 Bushong Cabin. Type: designation Staff rec: Approve, to record the property's history and give the Commission input in future development Discussion: The 1858 log cabin built by George Bushong on the "Grape Vine Prairie" — "the second oldest structure in Grapevine" — was donated to the Grapevine Township Revitalization Project, Inc. Klempin answered questions from the Commission. Outcome: approved (7-0) — moved Margaret Telford, second Eric Gilliland
CA22-51 — 201 Ball Street
Work: Relocate the historic 1858 Bushong Cabin from 1610 Silverside Drive to the Botanical Gardens tract (current swing-set site; swing-set to be moved elsewhere in the playground by Parks and Recreation). Type: relocation Staff rec: Approve with conditions Discussion: Klempin answered questions and the Commission discussed the location, which preserves the cabin "in a highly visible location for future generations to enjoy." The final motion text misreads "HL22-06" but by context approved CA22-51. Outcome: approved with conditions (7-0) — moved Margaret Telford, second Jana Garcia Conditions: Historic Overlay HL22-06 approved for the property; All exterior materials, windows, doors and door hardware, and light fixtures approved under a separate Certificate of Appropriateness; Building permit obtained from the Building Department
Staff-approved CAs (3)
CA22-48 834 East Wall Street; CA22-49 228 East Franklin Street; CA22-52 232 Austin Street
Other business: Oath of Office agenda item was not considered. Approved August 24, 2022 minutes. Adjourned 6:36 p.m.
New Commissioner Theresa Myer abstained on both 609 East Worth items (she owns adjacent 603 East Worth, the January CA21-75 property). The roster's "Ashley Anderson being absent" line is struck through; December minutes formally corrected the record to show Anderson present, though the item-by-item vote lists omit her.
📄 Full verbatim minutes: Transcript HPC 2022-09-28
Source: Source Index §Minutes-corpus — WebLink HPC minutes 2022-09-28.