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HomeMy WebLinkAbout6-9-03 HLC MinutesMINUTES REGULAR MEETING HISTORIC LANDMARK COMMISSION June 9, 2003 City Council Chambers A Regular Meeting of the Historic Landmark Commission was held on June 9, 2003 with the following members present: Commission members present: Commission members absent: Councilmembers present: Chairman Tracy Richardson Commissioner Marie Broussard Commissioner June Brailsford Commissioner Bill Yoes Commissioner Ralph Jordan Commissioner Leonic Bodin Commissioner Philip Long Commissioner Pollic Dean Commissioner Julia Levy Commissioner Shaheen Farah Commissioner Dale Hallmark Commissioner Felix McFarland Councilmember Lulu Smith Councilman -at -Large Andrew Cokinos Also present: Adina Abshire, Planner; Jill Cole, Recording Secretary APPROVAL OF THE NUNUTES Commissioner Dean made a correction to the minutes of the May 19, 2003 Regular Meeting. She added under item number 8 - possible projects for the Historic Landmark Commission - her suggestion of having Dr. Sylvia Weir, who had volunteered her time and talent to the Commission of quilted fabric panels of historic homes and possibly coordinate those panels with the upcoming historic tour brochure or for a fund-raising project. Commissioner Brailsford made a correction to the minutes of the May 19, 2003 Regular Meeting. She added under item number 8 - possible projects for the Historic Landmark Commission - the family of Elmo Willard was interested in obtaining a historic landmark designation for his home at 1325 E. Gladys. Planning Commission June 9, 2003 Commissioner Broussard made a motion to amend the minutes of the May 19, 2003 Regular Meeting to include the two additions mentioned and approve as amended. Commissioner Yoes seconded the motion. Motion to approve carried 8:0. REGULAR MEETING 1) CA-798: Request for a Certificate of Appropriateness for the demolition of a house. Location: 2080 Laurel Applicant: Entergy Mrs. Abshire addressed the Commission and presented the staff report. She reminded the Commission that the subject request had been deferred from the May 19, 2003 meeting. Entergy, the applicant, owns the house at 2080 Laurel. The house is adjacent to an Entergy substation and is in disrepair. Entergy states that they have no plans to renovate or use the house. The property is listed in the 1990 SPARE Beaumont Survey. SPARE states that the house was built c. 1925 and is of the Vernacular Craftsman style. The house is typical of middle class housing built in Beaumont in the 1920's. I r The Planning Manager recommended approval of the request. Slides of the subject property were shown. Chairman Richardson asked for the applicant's comments. Lee Rodgers, Building Manager with Entergy, addressed the Commission. Mr. Rogers said that he had not been inside the home. Entergy's main concern and reason for requesting the demolition was for safety reasons and the close proximity to the substation. Mr. Rodgers answered questions from the Commission. Chairman Richardson asked Mr. Rodgers to come back to the Commission with pictures of the inside of the house Discussion between Commission members followed. Commissioner Jordan made a motion to defer the request for a Certificate of Appropriateness for the demolition of a house at 2080 Laurel as requested in CA- 798 until the next scheduled meeting. Commissioner Dean seconded the motion. Motion to defer carried 8:0. 4 Planning Commission June 9, 2003 2) CA-807: Request for a Certificate of Appropriateness to allow the construction of a parking space. Location: 2545 Pecos Applicant: Enoch Bridges The applicant, Enoch Bridges, wants to construct a parking space approximately 8' x 30' adjacent to an existing driveway at 2545 Pecos. The proposed parking space will flare off of the existing driveway. The existing curb cut will not be widened. Mr. Bridges states that the existing driveway is in poor condition and wants to replace it. Due to its width, the driveway is hard to maneuver. The existing driveway is approximately 6-1/2' wide and runs along the east side of the house and there's approximately 8' between the house and the fence. There is a garage behind the house. Mr. Bridges originally thought about building a new driveway to his garage along the west side of the property, but that option was cost prohibitive. It is still his intention to rebuild the driveway in its existing location but he would like to add the aforementioned parking space. Mr. Bridges also states that the parking situation along Pecos Boulevard is tight. Pecos Boulevard is one lane in each direction. While on -street parking is not ;. prohibited, Mr. Bridges states that when a car is parked on the street, traffic flow is severely constricted. The Planning Manager recommended approval of the request. Slides of the subject property were shown. Chairman Richardson asked for the applicant's comments. Mr. Bridges, the applicant, addressed the Commission and answered questions. Discussion between Commission members regarding a landscaping buffer followed. Commissioner Long made a motion to approve the request for a Certificate of Appropriateness to allow the construction of a parking space at 2545 Pecos as requested in CA-807 with the stipulation that there be a 4' landscape buffer at the adjoining portion of the house. Commissioner Dean seconded the motion. Motion to approve carried 8:0. 3) CA-808: Request for a Certificate of Appropriateness to allow the demolition of a house. Location: 2109 Rusk Applicant: City of Beaumont Clean Community Department 3 Planning Commission June 9, 2003 2109 Rusk was inspected and found to be in violation of the City's Code of Ordinances pertaining to dangerous structures. The structure was tagged as substandard on September 17, 2002. The property is owned by Mary Wilkerson of Dothan, Alabama. The C lean C ommunity D epartment h as d etermined t hat t here is 5 0% o r m ore damage to non -supporting members and 33% or more damage to supporting members and is unsuitable for rehabilitation. The property has a total value of $7,080. The house itself has an appraised value of $4,870. 2109 Rusk is listed in the 1990 SPARE Beaumont Survey. SPARE states that the house was built c. 1910 and is of the National Folk style. SPARE states the use of modern materials has sagrificed the structure's architectural integrity. The Planning Manager recommends approval of the request. Slides of the subject property were shown. Pam Loiacano with the Clean Community Department was present and commented on the structure. Commissioner Jordan made a motion to approve the request for a Certificate of Appropriateness for the demolition of a house at 2109 Rusk as requested in CA-808. Commissioner Dean seconded the motion. Motion to approve carried 8:0. 4) Historic Preservation Loan Report Mrs. Abshire stated that $2,904.62 was available. 5) Director's Report Discussion of the property at 325 N. 7°i Street. Chairman Richardson suggested that the City send the property owners letters asking for the roof to be repaired. Chairman Richardson asked by the next meeting that staff find out if the property owner is willing to sell the house and what kind of pressure can the City legally apply to encourage the owner to either sell or repair the house. Chairman Broussard stated that the Historic Tour Brochure has gone to press and will be available in July. THERE BEING NO FURTHER BUSINESS, THE MEETING WAS ADJOURNED AT 4:16 F. 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