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HomeMy WebLinkAbout9-14-20 HLC Minutes * M I N U T E S * HISTORIC LANDMARK COMMISSION September 14, 2020 City Hall, 801 Main Street, Beaumont, Texas … A Regular Meeting of the Historic Landmark Commission was held on September 14, 2020 and called to order at 3:40 p.m. with the following members present: Chairman Paula Blazek Vice-Chairman Dohn LaBiche Commissioner Hester Bell Commissioner Marie Broussard Commissioner Theresa Goodness Commissioner Terry Hallemann Commissioner Lynda Kay Makin Commission Members absent : Commissioner Marty Craig Commissioner Thomas Sigee Commissioner Janelle Templeton Councilmembers present: Councilmember Taylor Neild Also present: Adina Josey, Senior Planner Catherine Allen, Recording Secretary APPROVAL OF MINUTES Commissioner Makin moved to approve the minutes of the Regular Meeting held on July 13, 2020. Vice-Chairman LaBiche seconded the motion. The motion to approve carried 7:0. REGULAR MEETING 1) CA-3225: Request for a Certificate of Appropriateness to replace a tile roof. Applicant: Billie Dale Caywood Location: 2290 Liberty Avenue Mrs. Josey presented the staff report. Billie Dale Caywood would like to replace the tile roof of her home located at 2290 Liberty Avenue. Plans are to replace the tiles with silver grey high definition architectural shingles. Ms. Caywood has stated she will retain all of the ridge and decorative cornice pieces to place on top of the shingles. Historic Landmark Commission September 14, 2020 The house is in the 1989 SPARE Beaumont Survey. SPARE states that the house was built c.1925. The house is representative of a local combination of two popular styles and is typical of upper middle class homes built in Beaumont during the 1920s. Staff recommended approval of this request with the condition that all ridge and decorative cornice pieces are saved and placed on top of the shingles. Slides of the subject property were shown. The applicant was present but did not address the Commission. Vice-Chairman LaBiche moved to approve the request for a Certificate of Appropriateness to replace a tile roof, for the property at 2290 Liberty Avenue, as requested in file CA-3225. Commissioner Makin seconded the motion. The motion to approve carried 7:0. 2) CA-3231: Request for a Certificate of Appropriateness for a metal roof. Applicant: Jose A. Moreno Location: 2443 Laurel Street Mrs. Josey presented the staff report. Jose Moreno would like to replace the roof of his home located at 2443 Laurel Street with a standing seam metal roof. The house is representative of Ranch style houses. Metal roofs were not historically common for Ranch style homes and there are no examples of metal roofs on Ranch style homes in our reference book. A few did appear in a search of metal roofs, but there were very few. The house is not listed in the SPARE survey. Due to metal roofs not being historically common on Ranch style homes, the Planning staff recommended denial of this request. Slides of the subject property were shown. A brief discussion followed regarding the color of the proposed roof. The applicant was present. Jose Moreno, 2443 Laurel Street, addressed the Commission. He stated that he grew up with a metal roof and prefers them because they are energy efficient and long lasting. He also stated that it is his personal opinion that a metal roof would look good on the home. Chairman Blazek stated that she could appreciate the desire of the applicant to improve his home using a metal roof. However, she explained the role of the Commission in maintaining appropriate architectural style in the District. She added that there is not an example of a metal roof in the District and that it was not a standard at the time the home was built. She also added that composite roofs can be efficient as well as keeping with aesthetic of the District so she is inclined to support denial of the request. 2 Historic Landmark Commission September 14, 2020 Commissioner Broussard asked Vice-Chairman LaBiche to share his opinion, as an architect. Vice-Chairman LaBiche stated that metal roofs are not seen in the District and were not used in the historic timeframe. He added that metal roofs can be a heat sink, especially with the dark color proposed. He stated that a shingle with a light color could be more reflective and that he agrees with Chairman Blazek’s statements. Commissioner Goodness asked if the Commission would object to a metal roof that look like asphalt shingles. Vice-Chairman LaBiche responded that there are a variety of different materials that resemble shingles that would be more appropriate than metal. Chairman Blazek stated that cement has been the preference of the Commission over asphalt but that some concessions had to be made to the use of asphalt due to issues of cost and availability during storm damage repair. She added that she would consider a metal roof that looked like shingles. The applicant asked about the borders of the Historic District and mentioned an existing home with a metal roof. Mrs. Josey clarified that the house the applicant mentioned is not in the Historic District. Discussion followed concerning future requests for metal roofs and which requests would need to come before the Commission. Further discussion followed about different roofing materials available, their features and price differences. The applicant asked if a request he had concerning the brick wall at his home would need to come before the Commission in another meeting. Chairman Blazek stated that it would have to come before the Commission in another meeting, unless approved by Planning staff at the counter. Vice-Chairman LaBiche moved to deny the request for a Certificate of Appropriateness for a metal roof, for the property at 2443 Laurel Street, as requested in file CA-3231. Chairman Blazek seconded the motion. The motion to deny carried 7:0. 3) Historic District Code Enforcement Report Mrs. Josey informed the Commission that Officer Luckey is out on extended leave so there is not a Historic District Code Enforcement Report this month. OTHER BUSINESS None. THERE BEING NO OTHER BUSINESS, THE MEETING WAS ADJOURNED AT 4:04 P.M. 3