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HomeMy WebLinkAbout9-12-05 HLC MinutesMINUTES REGULAR MEETING HISTORIC LANDMARK COMMISSION September 12, 2005 City Council Chambers A Regular Meeting of the Historic Landmark Commission was held on September 12, 2005 with the following members present: Commission members present Chairman Shaheen Farah Vice Chairman Bill Yoes Commissioner Dale Hallmark Commissioner Marie Broussard Commissioner Ralph Jordan Commissioner Pollie Dean Commissioner Felix McFarland Commission members absent: Commissioner June Bra ilsford Commissioner Tony Gibson. Commissioner Tracy Richardson Commissioner Philip Long Councilmembers present: Councilman -at -Large Andrew Coidnos Councilmembers absent: Councilmember Lulu Smith Also present: . Stephen Richardson, Planning Manager; Adina Abshire, Planner; Jill Cole, Recording Secretary APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES Commissioner Dean made a motion to approve the minutes of the August 8, 2005 Regular Meeting. Commissioner Jordan seconded the motion. Motion to approve carried 7:0. REGULAR MEETING a 1) CA-1000: Request for a Certificate of Appropriateness to allow the painting of a house. Location: 2460 Liberty Applicant: Mercedes Evans Mr. Richardson presented the staff report. The owner of the house at 2460 Liberty, Mercedes Evans, is painting the body of the house white. She wants to paint the Historic Landmark Commission September 12, 2005 trim around each window a light blue and the front door, house numbers and lattice work around the foundation a dark blue. Mr. Richardson recommended denial of the trim colors. Mr. Evans, the applicant's husband, addressed the Commission. Slides of the house were shown. Samples of the paint colors were distributed to the Commission. Commissioner Jordan made a motion to approve a Certificate of Appropriateness to allow the painting of a house at 2460 Liberty as requested in CA-1000. Approval of the paint colors are white for the body of the house and the lattice, "Calico Blue" for the trim and "Tiber River Blue" for the door. Commissioner McFarland seconded the motion. Motion to approve carried 7:0. 2) 48-HC: Request for an HC-L (Historic Cultural -Landmark Preservation Designation) Location: 2240 Calder Applicant: Beaumont Heritage Society Mr. Richardson presented the staff report. This item is a request for an HC-L Designation for the Chambers House located at 2240 Calder. Recently, the Beaumont Heritage Society was named to oversee the restoration and operation of the Chambers House Museum. The museum is expected to be open to the public in early 2006. The house was built around 1906 by Mr. Hardee Turner. The Chambers family bought it in 1914. The 1989 SPARE survey stated that it is probably one of the city's best examples of the Colonial Revival style. It is one of the last properties on Calder with both house and grounds intact surviving from the days when Calder was Beaumont's premier residential neighborhood. Mr. Richardson recommended approval of the request. Slides of the subject property were shown. Chairman Farah asked for the applicant's comments. Darlene Chodzinski, Executive Director of the Beaumont Heritage Society, addressed the Commission. Discussion followed between the Commission members. 2 Historic Landmark Commission September 12'. 2005 Commissioner McFarland made a motion to approve an HC-L (Historic Cultural - Landmark Preservation Designation) for the property at 2240 Calder as requested in 48-HC. Commissioner Dean seconded the motion. Motion to approve carried 6:0:1 (Farah). 3) CA-998: Request for a Certificate of Appropriateness to allow the relocation of a house from 2693 Broadway to 2645 Liberty. Applicant: Debra Cowart - Mr. Richardson presented the staff report. The subject request is for a certificate of appropriateness to allow the moving of a house to 2645 Liberty. The house would be moved from 2693 Broadway, Mr. Richardson recommended approval of the request. Slides of the subject property were shown. Ms. Cowart, the applicant, addressed the Commission. Discussion followed between the applicant, the Commission and staff. Commissioner Broussard made a motion to approve a Certificate of Appropriateness to allow the relocation of a house from 2693 Broadway to 2645 Liberty as requested in CA-998, with the stipulation That if the building is used commercially, all parking must be in the back of the property. Commissioner Hallmark seconded the motion. Commissioner Dean suggested amending the motion to trim out the windows in the front of the house if it used as a residence. Commissioner Hallmark did not second the amendment. Commissioner Dean withdrew the amendment to the motion. Motion to approve carried 5:2 (Jordan, Yoes). 4) CA-1001: Request for a Certificate of Appropriateness to allow the replacement of windows in a house. Location: 2130 Hazel Applicant: Andrew Murray Mr. Richardson presented the staff report. The replacement windows will be vinyl - clad white colored framed aluminum windows. They will be single light over single light as are the current windows. Mr. Richardson stated that he would prefer to see the existing windows rebuilt, but if that is cost prohibitive, he recommended approval. Chairman Farah asked for the applicant's comments. Historic Landman; Commission September 12, 2005 John Berube, the property owner, addressed the'Commission. Discussion followed between the Commission and Mr. Berube. Commissioner Jordan made a motion to approve a Certificate of Appropriateness to allow the replacement of windows in the house at 2130 Hazel as requested in CA-1001. Commissioner McFarland seconded the motion. Motion to approve carried 7:0. 5) Historic Preservation Loan Report Mr. Richardson stated there is $69,571.00 available in the loan fund. 6) Director's Report OTHER BUSINESS THERE BEING NO FURTHER BUSINESS, THE MEETING WAS ADJOURNED AT 4:29 P.M. 4