03/14/2012 MINUTESMINUTES
REGULAR MEETING
CITY OF PARIS HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 14, 2012
12:00 O'CLOCK P.M.
The Historic Preservation Commission meeting was called to order by Paul Denney,
Vice - Chairman at 12:13 p.m.
A. The following members were present:
Paul Denney, Vice - Chairman (arrived at 12:13 p.m.)
Nancy Anderson
Britin Bostick
David Stewart
B. The following members were absent:
Arvin Starrett, Chairman
Douglas Cox
Ben Vaughan
C. Also present Cheri. Bedford, Main Street Manager; and Jeanna Scott, Historic
Preservation Officer.
2. Approval of minutes from previous meeting. (February 27, 2012)
Motion was made and seconded to approve the meeting minutes for February 27, 2012.
Motion carried 4 -0.
3. Consideration of and action on the following Certificate of Appropriateness:
A. 28 West Plaza — Furniture on the Square — Brad Taft- Jeanna Scott, Historic
Preservation Officer presented petition. Ms. Scott stated the application is for two
signs; one will be a 2' by 13' attached sign that will be placed on the building
above the canopy, the second sign will be an under canopy sign that will be
placed perpendicular to the street in the center of the front entrance and that sign.
will be 6" by 4'. All proposed signage meets the sign ordinance and the canopy
sign will clear the ground 9'. Commissioner Bostick asked if the attached sign
was made of tin or metal, it looks like corrugated tin material. Ms. Scott stated it
was metal, will verify exact material prior to permitting. Motion was made by
Nancy Anderson, seconded by Britin Bostick to approve the COA. Motion
carried 4 -0.
B. 575 South Main Street — Holiday Terrace Apartments — Tammy McIntyre —
Jeanna Scott, Historic Preservation Officer presented petition. Ms. Scott stated
they will be repairing and utilizing the existing sign. The sign meets all
requirements of the sign ordinance. Motion was made by Britin Bostick,
seconded by Nancy Anderson. Motion carried 4 -0.
4. Discussion of and possible action on recommendations to the Task- Force.
No action taken.
— CONSENT AGENDA—
[Items appearing on this consent agenda may be approved by a single vote of the Commission,
with such approval applicable to all items appearing on said agenda. If any Commission
member desires to discuss and consider separately any item appearing on the consent agenda,
that Commission member may do so by requesting that the item be removed from the consent
agenda and considered as a separate item.]
5. Discussion of and possible action regarding the following structure considered by code
inspectors to be in violation ofArticle III of Chapter 7 of'the Code of Ordinances of the
City of Paris, Paris, Texas, entitled "Substandard and Dangerous Buildings and
Structures, " to determine whether such building or structure currently located within the
city's historic district has special historic significance and should be protected from
demolition and recommended for rehabilitation and repair being located at:
A. 508 South Church Street
Jeanna Scott, HPO stated this order only pertains to the garage on the back side
of the property. The garage is a non contributing structure because it was built in
1998 and is of metal construction. Ms. Scott further stated that Mr. Faber
has contacted the City and will be removing and replacing the damaged
areas of the garage. Robert Talley, Code Enforcement Supervisor, stated Mr.
Faber has a choice to either demolition the structure or repair it. Motion was
made by Nancy Anderson, seconded by Britin Bostick to send the garage
structure to the Building and Standards Commission for demolition or repair
since it cannot be rehabilitated nor do they have significant historical value.
Motion carried 4 -0.
6 Discussion of and possible action regarding the following structures considered by code
inspectors to be in violation ofArticle III of Chapter 7 of the Code of Ordinances of the
City of Paris, Paris, Texas, entitled "Substandard and Dangerous Buildings and
Structures, " to determine whether such buildings or structures can be rehabilitated and
designated on the National Register of Historic Places, as a recorded Texas Historic
Landmark, or as historic property as designated by the City Council of the City of Paris:
A. 5016' Street N.E.
B. 50516th Street N.E.
C. 1125 Mockingbird Drive
D. 73714`h Street N. W.
E. 2670 Bonham Street
F. 1250 Franklin Street
Motion was made by Britin Bostick, seconded by David Stewart to send all
structures to the Building and Standards Commission for demolition since they
cannot be rehabilitated nor do they have significant historical value. Motion
carried 4 -0.
7. Future agenda items. Item 5.
8. Meeting adjourned at 12:26 p.m.
APPROVED THIS 11th DAY OF APRIL, 2012.
XnjrAtar'rett, Chairman