Chairperson Black
called the meeting to order at
1. Roll Call
PRESENT: Ernie
Bedford, Jacinth Black, Sandra Jones, Tim Lichtenwald, Richard Osburn, and Mike
Storey,
ABSENT: Donald Deibert
OTHERS PRESENT:
Daryl
Poprave, Deputy
Marquardt,
Technical Secretary and one other.
2. Approval of the Minutes of the Regular
Meeting on
It was
moved by Osburn and seconded by Lichtenwald that the minutes from the regular
meeting of
#4 should read “Minor” Certificate of Appropriateness.
#7 1, under new business – each
minor certificate should be listed.
#7 3, under new business – It was noted
that a major revision of procedures for application for major and minor
certificates of appropriateness occurred in 2002. Jacinth Black asked if there had been any
feedback from residents since the change.
Hearing that no feedback had been received, she suggested that a
questionnaire be sent to the residents.
After a brief discussion which indicated a consensus of commissioners,
Chairman Deibert instructed …..
The motion passed unanimously.
3. Introduction
of New Member
Sandra
Jones retired from The Dow Chemical Co in 2002.
She enjoys architectural history and admires people who have a joy and
love of living and making architectural structures.
4. Certificate
of Appropriateness
Mike
Storey asked to be allowed to abstain from discussion and vote on the next
matter since he is the property owner requesting the certificate of
appropriateness. Motion by Osburn, seconded by Lichtenwald to
allow Mr. Storey to abstain from action on this certificate of appropriateness.
Motion passed unanimously.
1.
Daryl Poprave gave
a review showing a new aerial map.
Everything outlined in red represent the 24 structures in the West Main
Historic District. Note that the
historic district is set up of an overlay district of the Zoning Ordinance. This board has some authority to look at the
style and has the authority to over rule the underlying zoning district.
Staff stated that Mike
Storey, 505 W Main is seeking a Certificate of Appropriateness to construct a
covered front porch. The porch will
project 8 feet out from the front of the home and be 28 feet in length. He will utilize the same color and style as
the front of the home. There was a porch
on the home and he would like it to match the other homes in the district. The basis for the involvement states that the
historic district commission must review each application before a certificate
of appropriateness may be granted.
Standards for
review are based on federal standards.
The staff report stated that a porch could improve the
functionality. All of the material will match
the architectural style as indicated in the application. Staff’s recommendation is that the scrolling
be consistent. Care should be taken when
anchoring the front porch as to not damaging the structure. A new porch should be in similar style as the
existing home and trim. Staff recommends
the Certificate of Appropriateness be approved.
Mike Storey stated
he bought the house five years ago. Two
years ago they got a Certificate of Appropriateness to paint it the blue
color. He then proceeds to cover the
background of the house. This was the
Kelly House and he was a postmaster in 1874 and it is the only Italianate without
a porch in the District. A history file
stated that the original house had a wrap around porch. There are four Italianates in the District;
three with different type porches. Deterioration
has taken place and the blocks are cracked and chipped on the concrete platform
so there is some work that needs to be done.
The platform will have a double column arrangement and an archway to mimic
the arch work of the windows. The scroll
work will match the existing scroll work and the roof will match the existing
roof. The back entranceway will be
centered on the kitchen window with a single column entrance to not take away
from the front entrance.
The plot plan
shows the front line will match up with the neighbor’s porch. It will encroach in the 25 feet front setback. The porch will be 54 square feet. The height of the deck will be 24 inches on
concrete pads. The roof will be 11 feet
high.
Richard Osburn
asked what they would use for the steps. Mr. Storey stated that they would be
wood. They don’t have any gutter so this
will make the front walk way safer because the water will be deflected to the
side. They won’t use gutter at first to
see how it works. He may come back to
the commission if he needs to. The porch
will be all natural wood, white pine.
The scrolls will have to be cut out of block.
The color scheme of
the columns and the railings will be the same cream as the house. The floor of the deck will be same color, light
blue and the scrolls will be mustard gold as well as the arch.
Tim Lichtenwald thinks
the design is perfect and nothing is objectionable. Ernie Bedford stated that there was a porch
when it was built and the similar homes in the area have porches so it makes
sense. Chairperson Black thinks it
beautiful and exemplifies the time period and he put a great deal of thought
into it.
It was moved by Bedford and seconded by Jones to
approve the Certificate of Appropriateness as requested. Motion passed unanimously.
5. Public Comments (not related to agenda
items)
None
6. Old Business
1.
Draft
of District survey – Black
This is a nine question survey developed for the residents of
the historic district. The commission
hasn’t had any feedback since the new procedures took effect in 2002. The commission would like to understand what
the feeling is to adding to and enriching to what is allowed to them in the
city ordinance. The last meeting staff
was authorized to put the survey together and mail it. Chairperson Black was hesitant to do that
without the commission reviewing it.
There are three sections. The
first is about the process and how they are aware of the meetings and what the
commission is working on.
The second part is neighborhood awareness and would they recommend
someone to live in the district and would they be willing to be on the board
when a vacancy occurs. The third section
is in regard to signage, educational videos about the homes and the district,
printed articles and walking tours.
Mr. Osburn recommends the ratings should be 1 through 5 with 4
stating against and 5 stating strongly against.
Mr. Bedford thinks the survey is what they talked about at the last
board meeting. It appeals to him because
it won’t take long to fill out. Good job
for putting it together.
Mr. Lichtenwald asked about the signage listed on the
survey. Who would pay for it? Should they mention it to the residents? First they need to find out if they want it
then look for the money.
Mr. Bedford asked about the last section where it says would
you be interested in participate or should they say serving on a
committee? Ms. Jones thinks it would be
redundant. Once they receive the
response back you can then contact them.
It
was moved by Osburn and seconded by Bedford to approve the survey to be sent to
the residents of the historic district. Motion
passed unanimously.
Staff will take care of the implementation. The commission has a meeting in a month and
it would be nice to have the surveys mailed and maybe some returned.
7.
New Business
The 2008/2009 meeting
dates have been set and will be included in the next packet.
Tim Lichtenwald made
some reference material with various termonology and different styles of
framing of a house. Staff will get an
electronic copy to pass along to new members.
8. Adjournment
The Chair
adjourned the meeting at
Respectfully
submitted,
Daryl Poprave, AICP, CFM
Secretary