02/08/2006 MINUTESMINUTES
SPECIAL MEETING
CITY OF PARIS HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION
CITY OF PARIS
CITY HALL - COUNCIL CHAMBERS
107 E. KAUFMAN
PARIS, TEXAS
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 2006
12:00 O'CLOCK P.M.
1. The Historic Preservation Commission meeting was called to order by
Chairman Arvin Starrett at 12:00 P.M.
A. The following members were present:
Barbara Wilson, Vice Chairman
Sue Lancaster
Jerry Raper
Claudia Hunt
Alternate: Becki Norment
The following members were absent:
Ann Rogers, Secretary
Paul Denney
Alternate: Brian Wear
B. Also present were Lisa Wright, Historic Preservation Officer; and
Bethany Golden, Main Street Coordinator /Asst. HPO.
2. Approve minutes from previous meetings. Motion to approve the minutes as
presented from the January 11, 2006, and January 18, 2006, meetings was
made by Jerry Raper, seconded by Sue Lancaster. Motion carried 6 -0.
3. Consideration of and action on the following Certificates of Appropriateness:
A. 574 Church Street - Kelly and Melissa Wickersham. This item was
tabled at the January 18, 2006, special meeting. Motion was made to
remove from the table by Barbara Wilson, seconded by Jerry Raper.
Motion carried 6 -0.
Kelly Wickersham addressed the Commission and stated he only had
a couple of questions. He asked if his house could be leveled and a
pharmacy put in its place. Arvin Starrett stated that the property is not
zoned for retail, so no it could. Mr. Wickersham asked if,
hypothetically, the property were zoned for it, could a pharmacy be built
there and the house torn down. Chairman Starrett stated that there is
within the ordinance a section on demolition, and if the owner of a
property can prove that, with a regard to a historic building, if the cost
for its rehabilitation and renovation is greater than the value of the
building or the income that the building can produce following its
renovation, the building can be demolished.
Kelly Wickersham asked if wood pillars could be replaced with
masonry, and Chairman Starrett said no, not according to SOI
Standards. Mr. Wickersham then asked if covering brick pillars with
plaster is acceptable according to SOI Standards, and Chairman
Starrett stated that, if the brick pillars were original, the answer would
be no. Mr. Wickersham said he had nothing further to add, and no new
information was presented with regard to the application.
Arvin stated that, on the 18th of January, there was a motion that this
particular proposal was, in effect, not appropriate according to the
Secretary of Interior Standards, Numbers 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6. He asked
for a motion to reaffirm that decision. Motion was made by Barbara
Wilson, seconded by Jerry Raper. Motion carried 6 -0. Motion was
made to deny the COA by Jerry Raper, seconded by Sue Lancaster.
Motion carried 6 -0.
B. 260 S. Main Street - Kenneth Kammer. Motion to approve the COA was
made by Becki Norment, seconded by Sue Lancaster. Motion carried
6 -0.
C. 208 S. Main Street - Pat Crabtree. Motion was made to recuse Jerry
Raper by Barbara Wilson, seconded by Becki Norment. Motion carried
5 -0.
Jerry Raper advised that Mr. Crabtree wants to (1) paint underneath the
canopy either a flat black or dark brown to conceal the beams, (2)
install a canopy over the new door and renovated garage doors - he
advised that at one time there was a canopy over the new door, (3)
cover the new fence blocks with stucco to be painted white, and (4)
place signage in the windows.
Arvin Starrett stated that he had contacted the Texas Historical
Commission, and that they recommended cutting the long awning into
two separate awnings and installing them the recessed area inside the
bay opening and attach it to the new wood instead of damaging the
historic materials on the building. This was, there would be two
separate large awnings, one over each of the bay windows. Jerry
Raper said that could be done.
Barbara Wilson made the motion to approve the COA as amended,
seconded by Claudia Hunt. Motion carried 5 -0.
(1) Consideration of and action on awarding a canopy grant for this
project. The grant would help with the cost of installation and
the cutting down of the canopies. Motion was made to approve
by Sue Lancaster, seconded by Claudia Hunt. Motion carried 5 -0.
Motion was made by Becki Norment, seconded by Barbara Wilson for
Jerry Raper to return to the meeting. Motion carried 5 -0.
4. Consideration of and action on declaring the sky sign located at 115 S. Main
Street as a historically significant sign. Arvin Starrett stated that the sky sign
is allowed under the current ordinance. Although the sign structure is
historic, the verbage on the sign is not because it has been changed. If the
sign is declared historic, then the verbage would be included as part of that
declaration and it would have to go before the City Council for approval as
historic. It would also negate a vote on the Certificate of Appropriateness
until the Council could act, meaning the verbage could not be removed from
the sign face.
Motion was made to recuse Becki Norment by Barbara Wilson, seconded by
Sue Lancaster. Motion carried 5 -0.
Because of the verbage, Chairman Starrett called for a motion that the sign is
not a historic sign so that the current verbage could be altered. Motion was
made by Barbara Wilson, seconded by Jerry Raper. Motion carried 5 -0.
5. Consideration of and action on the following Certificate of Appropriateness:
A. 115 S. Main Street - Becki Norment. Becki Norment is proposing to
paint the face of the sign beige. Motion was made to approve the COA
by Barbara Wilson, seconded by Jerry Raper. Motion carried 5 -0. Becki
was advised she would need to come back before the Commission
when the space is rented out with a logo or copy of what will be on the
sign.
Motion was made by Barbara Wilson, seconded by Sue Lancaster for
Becki Norment to return to the meeting. Motion carried 5 -0.
6. Receipt of report from the Historic Preservation Officer. Lisa Wright handed
out the attached report.
7. Request items from Board for future agendas. The Commission asked when
the street signs would be installed. The HPO advised she would check on it.
8. The meeting adjourned at 12:30 p.m.
APPROVED THIS 27TH DAY OF FEBRUARY, 6.
Arvin Star-r-e-lf, Chairman