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HomeMy WebLinkAbout5-19-03 HLC MinutesMINUTES REGULAR MEETING HISTORIC LANDMARK COMMISSION May 19, 2003 City Council Chambers A Regular Meeting of the Historic Landmark Commission was held on May 19, 2003 with the following members present: Commission members present: Commissioner Marie Broussard Commissioner June Brailsford Commissioner Ralph Jordan Commissioner Shaheen Farah Commissioner Dale Hallmark Commissioner Felix McFarland Commissioner Leonie Bodin Commissioner Pollie Dean Commission members absent: Chairman Tracy Richardson Commissioner Julia Levy, Commissioner Bill Yoes Commissioner Philip Long Councilmembers present: Councilmember Lulu Smith Councilman -at -Large Andrew Cokinos Also present: Stephen Richardson, Planning Manager; Jill Cole, Recording Secretary; Adina Abshire, Planner APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES Commissioner Dean made a motion to approve the minutes of the April 14, 2003 Regular Meeting. Commissioner Bodin seconded the motion. Motion to approve carried 7:0. REGULAR MEETING 1) CA-798: Request for a Certificate of Appropriateness for the demolition of a house. Location: 2080 Laurel Applicant: Entergy 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 Planning Commission May 19, 2003 renovate or use the house. Mr. Richardson said that he spoke with Sam Bethea of Entergy and he is coordinating with Habitat for Humanity to go through the house first to salvage any valuable architectural features of the structure before it is demolished. Entergy will be demolishing the house themselves. Mr. Richardson recommended approval of the request. Slides of the subject property were shown. Commissioner Hallmark, acting as Chairman, asked for the applicant's comments. The applicant was not present at the meeting. In response to Commissioner Farah, Mr. Richardson said he didn't know how long Entergy has owned the house. (Commissioner Brailsford arrived.) In response to Commissioner Hallmark, Mr. Richardson said he didn't know what the intent for the lot was after it's cleared. Mr. Richardson said that the gate was locked, so staff was unable to even look in the windows. Commissioner Farah said he doesn't feel comfortable approving the demolition when staff was not able to look at the house and expressed concern that the house might be in repairable condition. Commissioner Hallmark agreed with Commissioner Farah and with the applicant not present to answer questions, he suggested postponing the request. Slides were reviewed again. Discussion of safety issues regarding the close proximity of the house to the substation 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 Broussard seconded the motion. Motion to defer carried 8:0. 2) CA-800: Request for a Certification of Appropriateness for the remodeling of a structure. Location: 2685 Broadway Applicant: William Genn 2 Planning Commission May 19, 2003 The applicant, William Genn, proposing remodeling the exterior of the structure at 2685 Broadway. The property is currently being used as an insurance company's office. Mr. Genn wants to remove the asbestos siding and replace with hardi-plank and new sash windows. The building will be painted beige. It is Mr. Genn's intent to bring the building back to its original appearance. Mr. Richardson recommended approval of the request. Slides of the subject property were shown. Commissioner Hallmark Mr. Genn, the applicant, addressed the Commission and answered questions. Commissioner Broussard made a motion to approve the request for a Certificate of Appropriateness for the remodeling of the structure at 2685 Broadway as requested in CA-800. Commissioner Brailsford seconded the motion. Motion to approve carried 8:0. 3) CA-801: Request for a Certificate of Appropriateness for the construction of a front porch and side carport on a house. Location: 2540 Hazel Applicant: Nick Toparcean The property owner, Nick Toparcean, wants to construct a wrap -around porch on the front of the house and a carport along the west side of his house located at 2540 Hazel. The 1991 SPARE Beaumont Survey states that this house was built c. 1939 and is of the Traditional style. The porch and carport will be constructed of wood and painted to match the trim on the house. The slopes of the porch and carport roofs will tie in with the existing roofs. Slides of the subject property were shown. Commissioner Hallmark asked for the applicant's comments. The applicant was not present at the meeting. Discussion between the Commission and Mr. Richardson regarding the specifics of the request. 3 Planning Commission May 14, 2003 Commissioner Brailsford made a motion to defer the request for a Certificate of Appropriateness for the construction of a front porch and side carport on the house at 2540 Hazel as requested in CA-801. Commissioner Jordan seconded the motion. Motion to defer carried 8:0. 4) CA-802: Request for a Certificate of Appropriateness for the construction of a sunroom on the front of a house. Location: 2445 Gladys Applicant: Richard Jones The applicant, Richard Jones, wants to construct a 15' x 20' sunroom addition to the front of his house at 2445 Gladys, The proposed addition will be one story with the same roof pitch as the house with the gable end facing the street. Two 3' wide x 0 high curved top windows with French -type mullions and double T doors will be installed on the front. There will be three windows on the left side and two on the right. Between the two windows on the right will be a 3' wide entry door from the current driveway. The current front door would be eliminated and the roof overhang cut back to match the overhand on the far left side of the existing gable end to provide a balanced appearance. Slides of the subject property were shown. Commissioner Hallmark asked for the applicant's comments. Richard Jones, the applicant, addressed the Commission and answered questions. Commissioner Dean made a motion to approve a request for a Certificate of Appropriateness for the construction of a sunroom on the front of the house at 2445 Gladys as requested in CA-802. Commissioner McFarland seconded the motion. Motion to approve carried 8:0. 5) HCD-1.23: Request for approval of an historic preservation loan for foundation renovations. Location: 2401 Liberty Applicant: Kara Holloway Kara Holloway, the property owner, has applied for a historic preservation loan in the amount of $18,200. However, as of April 30, 2003, the historic loan account had a balance of just over $14,300, so Mr. Richardson recommended the loan to Ms. Holloway be in the amount of $14,300. Ms. Holloway is requesting the money so she can do some foundation work on the home at 2401 Liberty. 4 Planning Commission May 19, 2003 Slides of the subject property were shown. Kara Holloway, the applicant, addressed the Commission. Commissioner Jordan made a motion to approve a request for a historic preservation loan in the amount of $14,300 for the property at 2401 Liberty as requested in HCD-1.23. Commissioner Farah seconded the motion. Motion to approve carried 8:0. 6) Historic Preservation Loan Report Mr. Richardson stated that $14,324.38 was available. 7) Director's Report 8) Discussion on possible projects for the Historic Landmark Commission. Commissioner Dean distributed some material to the Commission regarding a possible project for the Orange Street neighborhood. Commissioner Dean also suggested 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 distributed photos of some African American churches for possible historic landmark designations and told the Commission that the family of Elmo Willard was interested in obtaining a historic landmark designation for his home at 1325 E. Gladys. She also said that she would form a committee to clean up various cemeteries. Commissioner McFarland commented on designating the shipyard area as a historic landmark. Ms. Abshire gave an update on the historic brochure. 9) Discussion on 325 N. 7"' Street Mr. Richardson said that he and Pam Loiacano of Clean Community had spoken with a contractor, Jeffrey Simmons about needed repairs to the subject property. 10) CLG Application Mr. Richardson said that June 9 was the deadline for the CLG application, but because there is no money for travel and training this year, suggested waiting until next year. Planning Commission May 19, 2003 OTHER BUSINESS Discussion of the Beaumont History Conference on January 10, 2004. THERE BEING NO FURTHER BUSINESS, THE MEETING WAS ADJOURNED AT5:10P.M. n