HPC Meeting — 2025-02-26
Present: Sean Shope (Chairman), Margaret Telford (Vice-Chairman), Ashley Anderson, Jana Garcia, Theresa Meyer, Taylor Bunn, David Ewbank, Janice Rhoda (Commissioner-Alternate) Liaisons: Paul Slechta (City Council Liaison), Monica Hotelling (P&Z Liaison) Staff: Matthew Boyle (City Attorney), Paul W. McCallum (Executive Director, Convention & Visitor), David Klempin (Historic Preservation Officer), Kayce Vanderpool (Historic Preservation Secretary)
Public hearing items
CA24-69 — 504 South Dooley Street
Work: Install 47 solar panels on the south-facing roof and west-facing garage roof of the historic 1923 John Dougherty House; panels were installed before any permit or CA was issued despite staff telling V3 Electric that only the 13 non-street-visible panels could be considered. Type: mechanical, roof Staff rec: deny Discussion: Klempin recounted that after warning V3 Electric the plan 'would need to be revised,' he drove by on February 1 and found the panels already installed with no permit and no CA; the panels are visible from South Dooley and East Franklin Streets. City Attorney Boyle said 'there is a two-step process that was not followed,' which would have caught the violation at the building-permit stage. Outcome: denied (7-0) — moved Theresa Meyer, second David Ewbank
CA25-06 — 422 South Dooley Street
Work: After-the-fact request to demolish the existing 459-square-foot two-car detached garage at the landmarked 1921 D. E. Box House; a building inspector found the garage had already been entirely demolished without HPC approval, and none of the ordinance-required demolition documentation was provided. Type: demolition, garage_outbuilding Staff rec: deny Discussion: Sanchez read a structural engineer's letter saying the garage had 'lost their load bearing capacity' and admitted 'it was a total mistake on my part.' Garcia said she felt he was 'asking for forgiveness instead of asking for permission,' and City Attorney Boyle publicly warned that the historic windows must be preserved or 'there will be citations, fines and punishment.' Outcome: denied (7-0) — moved Taylor Bunn, second Theresa Meyer Conditions: Denial included direction to Historic Preservation staff to give favorable consideration to a to-be-filed CA for reconstruction of the garage per the packet plans and elevations, with materials and trim to match the original house
Staff-approved CAs (3)
CA25-01 120 South Main Street, Suite #A50; CA25-03 514 East Texas Street; CA25-04 324 Ruth Street
Other business: Approved minutes of the January 22, 2025 regular meeting (7-0).
Both public hearings were after-the-fact violations (solar panels installed and a garage demolished without permits or CAs) and both were denied 7-0; the City Attorney issued a public warning that the 422 S. Dooley windows must be preserved. Meeting adjourned at 6:33 p.m.
📄 Full verbatim minutes: Transcript HPC 2025-02-26
Source: Source Index §Minutes-corpus — WebLink HPC minutes 2025-02-26.