HPC Meeting — 2023-07-26
Present: Sean Shope (Chairman), Margaret Telford (Vice-Chairman), Jim Niewald, Eric Gilliland, Ashley Anderson, Theresa Meyer, Jana Garcia, Taylor Bunn (Commissioner (Alternate)) Liaisons: Paul Slechta (City Council Liaison), Monica Hotelling (P&Z Liaison) Staff: Paul W. McCallum (Executive Director, Grapevine Convention), Chris Laugenour (CVB Managing Director of Operations), Matthew Boyle (City Attorney), David Klempin (Historic Preservation Officer), Kayce Vanderpool (Historic Preservation Secretary)
Public hearing items
CA23-01 — 840 East Texas Street (1953 Historic Cosnahan House)
Work: After-the-fact approval of a 352 sq ft addition to the rear of the garage (built without required drawings, CA or building permit; notice of violation served June 7, 2023), plus a small salvaged-brick wall on the front of the house to screen garbage cans. Type: garage_outbuilding, addition Staff rec: Approve with conditions (building permit obtained from Building Services Department) Discussion: Staff discovered the completed addition on June 2, 2023 and Code Enforcement served a notice of violation; the owner then submitted plans. Asked by Niewald whether he had applied for a building permit, Gravatt 'said no, he was wanting to get Historic Preservation approval first'; Niewald cast the lone nay. Outcome: approved (6-1) — moved Margaret Telford, second Theresa Meyer Dissent: Jim Niewald
CA23-37 — 215 East Franklin Street
Work: Construct a new 526 sq ft addition (master suite) at the rear of the original 1,210 sq ft house in the existing carport area, and a new 248 sq ft covered porch at the rear. Type: addition, porch Staff rec: Approve with conditions (BZA special exception for the existing front-yard encroachment; building permit) Discussion: Resident Alexa Robinson said they have been leasing-to-purchase since 2019, 'fell in love with this city' and will 'soon be a family of five.' Neighbor Jeff Kenny confirmed the driveway 'is not shared' and poses no issue. Outcome: approved with conditions (7-0) — moved Ashley Anderson, second Eric Gilliland Conditions: Special exception approved by the Board of Zoning Adjustment for the existing dwelling's front-yard encroachment into the R-7.5 minimum front yard setback; Building permit obtained from the Building Services Department
CA23-45 — 324 Ruth Street (1953 Wayne C. Goodenough House, D. E. Box Addition Historic District)
Work: Enclose the existing one-car detached garage as living space; construct a new 541 sq ft two-car detached garage; construct a 2,057 sq ft one-story addition and renovate the existing Cameron home. Type: addition, garage_outbuilding Staff rec: Approve with conditions (variance for 541 sq ft garage combining 500 sq ft garage + 41 sq ft allowances; variances for expansion along the north property line and garage 10 ft from the west line; separate CA for exterior materials; building permit) Discussion: Telford shared the history of second owners Charles and Etta Lee Schaedel, whose daughter Dr. Minnie Lee Lancaster co-founded Grapevine Memorial Hospital in 1953. Garcia 'noticed the large size of the building proposed'; Klempin said the lot is 'big enough to accommodate the house and the garage.' Outcome: approved with conditions (7-0) Conditions: Variance granted for the 541 sq ft garage combining the maximum 500 sq ft garage allowance with 41 additional sq ft; Variances for the expansion along the north property line and for the new garage located 10 ft from the west property line; All exterior materials, windows, doors and hardware, light fixtures and paint colors approved under a separate Certificate of Appropriateness; Building permit obtained from the Building Services Department
Staff-approved CAs (8)
CA22-67B 834 East Wall Street; CA23-17B 428 East Wall Street; CA23-40 312 West Wall Street; CA23-41 607 South Dooley Street; CA23-42 1400 South Main Street; CA23-43 309 South Main Street; CA23-44 204 East Franklin Street; CA23-46 312 West Wall Street
Other business: Oath of Office administered by City Secretary Tara Brooks re-appointing Chairman Sean Shope, Commissioner J. Eric Gilliland, Commissioner Jim Niewald and Commissioner-Alternate Dr. Taylor Bunn. Chairman Shope recognized Gloria Ware's 90th birthday. Minutes of June 28, 2023 approved 7-0. Adjourned 6:45 p.m.
First of the year's two unpermitted-work cases: the Cosnahan House garage addition was approved after the fact 6-1 over Niewald's objection; four members re-sworn for new terms.
📄 Full verbatim minutes: Transcript HPC 2023-07-26
Source: Source Index §Minutes-corpus — WebLink HPC minutes 2023-07-26.