09/12/2018 MinutesREGULAR MEETING MINUTES
CITY OF PARIS HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION
CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS
WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 12 2018
Present:
Chris Dux, Chairman
Matt Coyle, Vice Chairman
Sarah Barbee
Linda Vandiver
Glee Emmite
Linda Knox, Council liaison
Cheri Bedford, HPO
Absent:
Mike Lazar
Randy Hider, Secretary
Guests:
Lucy Funk
Dave Wensel
Janet Green
Paul Denney
Barbara Wilson
1. The chairman called the meeting to order at 4:00 P.M.
2. The minutes of the August 14, 2018 meeting were approved by acclamation.
3. Action was taken on the following certificates of appropriateness:
A. 17 Clarksville Street- fagade renovation, Janet Green
Mrs. Green is modifying certificate of appropriateness reviewed on August 8, 2018. She has been in touch with
the Historic Preservation officer and had a site visit from Marie Oehlerking from the Texas Main Street Program.
From information received from THC, she will be building a more traditional storefront with large display glass
flanking two 96 inch wooden French doors in the center. The transom windows are being restored and the
traditional storefront will line up and be symmetrical to the transoms. She is using trim to create detail in the
blank spaces in the bulk head, above the doors in and in the columns between the glass and the brick.
A motion was made to approve the certificate of appropriateness by Commissioner Dux, seconded by Matt Coyle,
motion carried.
B. 123 & 125 Lamar Ave, fagade restoration, Lucy Funk
Ms. Funk explained that the storefront would be returned to the original configuration. Their property is a
contiguous part of large building that originally had 9 bays. There are existing original storefronts on the
building. Proposed changes included uncovering the existing door and transom windows on 12 that has been
hidden behind plywood infill, and making an entry door to the second floor. The property owners intend to use
as their access to their residence. On 125, the property owners propose removing the large wooden infill and
restoring to original as much as possible. The new storefront will include a large plate glass display window
above a wooden bulkhead, and two smaller windows, with one being above the display window and the other
entry door, located on the right side. The owners have architectural drawings of the work. Door and all building
materials will be wooden and glass. The transom windows will be uncovered, and salvaged as much as possible,
and any that are unable to be salvaged, will be recreated to match the original configuration of 9 divides as
evidenced by the existing windows. A motion was made to approve the certificate of appropriateness by
Commissioner Vandiver, seconded by Commissioner Coyle.
4. Discussion and possible action on fagade grants:
Keith and Janet Green requested a faVade grant for $2500.00 for improvements to 17 Clarksville for and a
$2500 for improvements to 21 Clarksville Street. A motion was made to approve the grants by Glee Emmite and
seconded by Linda Vandiver. Motion carried 5 — 0
Lucy Funk and Dave Wensel requested a facade grant in the amount of $2500 for the improvement of 125 Lamar
Ave. Motion to approve the grant was made by Commissioner Dux, seconded by Commissioner Barbee, Motion
Carried 5 - 0
HPO report:
Cheri presented the commissioners with the list of approved certificates of appropriateness both in house and by
the commission from July through August 2018.
She gave the commission an update on the Moffitt financial remodel. She let the commission know that someone
had asked about the windows on the upper floor. She did visit with the property owner, and listened to the
minutes of the meeting where the CDA was approved. It was a bit unclear about what type of blanker would be
used from the recording, but definitely could tell the windows installed were not the type of blanker the
commission had in mind when the approving the certificate of appropriateness. She reached out to THCfor
advice on how to handle this type of situation. She had reviewed, and there is evidence that the current infill had
been intact for at least 75 years or more, and it is not clear for certain what type of windows were original to the
building. It was also noted that there is no second floor in that building and therefore no access to the second
story windows. She explained although the blanker was not what they had in mind when the approved the
certificate of appropriateness, it is only being used to cover the existing condition, and matched the windows in
the building below. As the historic preservation officer, she would write a letter explaining to the property
owner the large panes ofglass being used to cover the infill were not approved in the original certificate of
appropriateness, and would be considered an alternate holding pattern for theproperty. In the event that the
building owner was to reconstruct a second floor, and remove the infill, more appropriate operable windows
would need to be researched and would be required to be installed.
Cheri told the commission there is a rise in interest in renovation ofproperties in the Historic District, and she
would continue to work with the applicants to clam what they are asking, and guiding them in appropriate
historic preservation practices.
Commissioner Dux noted that the while in the review process of COA's, commissioners clarify their
recommendations and remind the applicants if they want to make a change to what was approved, they bring back
to the commission their changes in plans..
6. Hearing no other items, the meeting adjourned at 5:35 p.m.
Cheri Bedford
day of 2018
Chairman