HPC Meeting — 2024-06-26
Present: Sean Shope (Chairman), Margaret Telford (Vice-Chairman), Jim Niewald, Jana Garcia, Taylor Bunn (Commissioner (Alternate)) Absent: Ashley Anderson, Theresa Meyer Liaisons: Paul Slechta (City Council Liaison), Monica Hotelling (P&Z Liaison) Staff: Matthew Boyle (City of Grapevine Attorney), Paula Newman (CVB Managing Director of Operations), David Klempin (Historic Preservation Officer), Kayce Vanderpool (Historic Preservation Secretary)
Public hearing items
HL24-01 — 717 East Worth Street
Work: Historic Landmark Subdistrict overlay for the site of the deteriorated 1963 Tickner Apartment building, to record the property's history and give the HPC input over a proposed two-lot redevelopment with period-style homes under site-specific Design Guidelines. Type: designation Staff rec: Approve Discussion: Telford remembered "two small framed Craftsmen style houses" once on the site (her first-grade teacher lived in one) and is "happy that it is going back to what the area was originally intended for." Klempin cited a 1944 aerial photo showing the original houses and said "we are reverting back to the original single-family residential lots intent for the area." Outcome: approved (5-0) — moved Jim Niewald, second Margaret Telford
CA24-31 — 717 East Worth Street
Work: Demolish the one-story 9,138 sq ft Tickner Rental Apartment building (8 units, uninhabitable), its courtyard and driveways; redevelop into two 9,100 sq ft single-family residential lots fronting East Worth Street with rear detached garages. Type: demolition, other Staff rec: Approve with conditions Discussion: Cooper said property manager Bill Ticknor has been "working on some long-term plans for this site" and this will be "the first of multiple projects in the area" bringing conversions to the Township. Telford said she is "happy it will be returning to permanent residential properties verses apartments." Outcome: approved with conditions (5-0) — moved Margaret Telford, second Jana Garcia Conditions: Historic Landmark Overlay HL24-01 approved for the property; Zoning change for two single-family residential lots approved by P&Z and City Council; Replat approved by P&Z and City Council; New house plans to follow the property's Design Guidelines; all exterior materials, windows, doors and hardware, light fixtures and fences under separate Certificate of Appropriateness; Building permit to be obtained from the Building Services Department
Staff-approved CAs (7)
CA24-27 215 East Wall Street; CA24-29 201 South Main Street; CA24-30 905 East Worth Street; CA24-33 221 East Worth Street; CA24-34 215 East Worth Street; CA24-35 814 East Wall Street; CA24-36 215 East Wall Street
Other business: Work session review of seven staff-approved CAs; May 22, 2024 minutes approved 5-0 (Niewald/Bunn). Paul McCallum was traveling on a Sister City mission; Paula Newman attended for the CVB.
Chairman Shope announced Commissioner Jim Niewald (serving since 2021) is moving to Tennessee and resigning; this was his last meeting.
📄 Full verbatim minutes: Transcript HPC 2024-06-26
Source: Source Index §Minutes-corpus — WebLink HPC minutes 2024-06-26.