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HomeMy WebLinkAbout12-12-16 HLC Minutes * M I N U T E S * HISTORIC LANDMARK COMMISSION December 12, 2016 City Hall, 801 Main Street, Beaumont, Texas A Meeting of the Historic Landmark Commission was held on December 12, 2016 and called to order at 3:31 p.m. with the following members present: Chairwoman Paula Blazek Commissioner Judy Linsley Commissioner B. Eliot New (*arrived at 3:34) Commissioner Marie Broussard Commissioner Reagan Rothenberger Commissioner Virginia Jordan Commissioner Jessie Davis Commissioner Carol Fernandez Commission Members absent: Commissioner Dohn LaBiche Commissioner Marty Craig Commissioner Thomas Sigee Commissioner Jason Cansler Councilmembers present: Councilman Mike Getz (*arrived at 3:44) Councilmembers absent: Councilmember-at-Large Gethrel Williams-Wright Councilman Claude F. Guidroz Also present: Adina Josey, Planner II, Anna Varela, Historic District Code Enforcement Officer Fran Malvo, Recording Secretary APPROVAL OF MINUTES Commissioner Linsley made a motion to approve the minutes of the Regular Meeting held on October 10, 2016 and November 14, 2016. The corrected October 10, 2016 minutes reflected the correct spelling of Commissioner Don LaBiche’s name. It should be Dohn and not Don LaBiche. Commissioner Jordan seconded the motion. Motion to approve carried 7:0. Historic Landmark Commission December 12, 2016 REGULAR MEETING 1) CA-2714: Request for a Certificate of Appropriateness to approve a new exterior staircase to the second floor. Applicant: Michael Keener Location: 2205 North Street Mrs. Josey presented the staff report. Michael Keener has improved the attic space of his home at 2205 North Street. Due to the lack of space inside the house, he has created an exterior staircase to provide access to the new living space. This new staircase is visible from North Street and 6th Street, and therefore requires approval by the Historic Landmark Commission. The house is listed in the 1990 SPARE Beaumont Survey. SPARE states that the house was built c. 1925. The house is listed as a fine example of upper middle class housing built after the second Spindletop boom. Planning staff recommends approval of the request with the following condition: 1. All exposed wood be painted to match the trim of the house. Slides of the subject property were shown. Mrs. Varela addressed the Commissioners. She had pictures of the property on her laptop and stated that the applicant told her that he was unaware of having to obtain a permit to complete work on the inside of the property. Chairman Blazek asked Mrs. Varela about the guidelines concerning duplexes. The applicant, Michael Keener addressed the Commissioners. Mr. Keener stated that the home is his personal residence and he would like to make it larger and improve the value of the home. No further questions, no further discussion. Commissioner Linsley made a motion to approve a request for a Certificate of Appropriateness to approve a new exterior staircase to the second floor as requested in CA-2714 with the following conditions: 1. Paint all exposed wood to match the trim of the home. 2. Obtain all necessary permits for the interior and exterior of the home. Commissioner Jordan seconded the motion. Motion to approve carried 7:1. (New). 2) CA-2717: Request for a Certificate of Appropriateness to approve a parking space in the front yard. Applicant: Antonio Hernandez Location: 2556 Angelina Street 2 Historic Landmark Commission December 12, 2016 Antonio Hernandez applied to repair a concrete walkway from his driveway to his front door at 2556 Angelina Street. Upon inspection, Mrs. Varela found that the proposed sidewalk had been widened and was being used as a parking space. Mr. Hernandez was informed that he could not use the sidewalk for parking without approval from the Historic Landmark Commission. The sidewalk is located in front of the house and creates a parking space in the front yard. The house is not listed in the SPARE Beaumont Survey. Planning staff recommends denial of the request. Mrs. Josey presented the staff report. Slides were shown of the subject property. Discussion followed between Mrs. Josey and the Commissioners. The applicant Mrs. Hernandez and her interpreter, Yolanda Tamayo addressed the Commissioners. Mrs. Tomayo stated that the Hernandez’s wanted to use their property to park their vehicles instead of the shed. The shed is not enough room to park all of the vehicles. The son, Antonio Hernandez addressed the Commissioners. Discussion followed. Chairman Blazek stated that there is an ordinance prohibiting individuals living in Old Town from parking on the grass. Further discussion followed. Mrs. Tamayo stated Mrs. Hernandez decided that she didn’t want to move forward with the request until she discussed the issue with her husband regarding the driveway. Chairman Blazek made a motion to table the request for a Certificate of Appropriateness to approve a parking space in the front yard as requested in CA-2717 until January’s meeting. Commissioner Fernandez seconded the motion. Motion to approve carried 8:0. 3) CA-2719: Request for a Certificate of Appropriateness to add shutters to the front windows of the house. Applicant: Stephen Brown Location: 2346 Broadway El's remodeling on behalf of Stephen Brown is repairing and remodeling the house at 2346 Broadway. The applicant would like to add shutters to the front windows of the house. Prairie style homes were occasionally built with ornamental shutters to the upstairs windows, see page 444 of A Field Guide to American houses, image #6. Other repairs being performed will include removing the solid wall/rail between the front columns and replacing it with railing to match the existing railing along the west side of the porch. The house is not listed in the SPARE Beaumont Survey. Staff recommends approval of the request for the upper windows only. Mrs. Josey presented the staff report. 3 Historic Landmark Commission December 12, 2016 Slides of the subject property were shown. The applicant, Elenterio Alijeran addressed the Commissioners. Discussion followed between El and the Commissioners. He stated that he wanted to paint the front door and the shutters on the home red. Commissioner Jordan made a motion to approve a request for a Certificate of Appropriateness to add shutters to the front windows of the house as requested in CA-2719 with the following condition: 1. Shutters can be put on the upper windows only. Commissioner Fernandez seconded the motion. Motion to approve carried 8:0. OTHER BUSINESS Historic District Code Enforcement Report. Anna presented the Code Enforcement Report. Discussion followed. THERE BEING NO OTHER BUSINESS, THE MEETING WAS ADJOURNED AT 4:58 P.M. 4