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11-A Historic Pres Com Min 3-26-07 MINUTES SPECIAL MEETING CITY OF PARIS HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION CITY OF PARIS CITY HALL CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS 107 E. KAUFMAN STREET PARIS. TEXAS MONDAY. MARCH 26. 2007 4:00 O'CLOCK P.M. 1. The Historic Preservation Commission meeting was called to order by Chairman Arvin Starrett. A. The following members were present: Arvin Starrett, Chairman Paul Denney, Vice-Chairman Susan Scholz, Secretary Sharron Nabors Ann Rogers Nancy Partridge Alternate: Brian Wear The following members were absent: Pike Burkhart Alternate: Vanessa Preston B. Also present was Lisa A. Wright, Historic Preservation Officer. 2. Approval of minutes from previous meetings. Motion made by Susan Scholz, seconded by Nancy Partridge, to approve the minutes with corrections for March 14, 2007. Motion carried 7-0. 3. Consideration of and action on the following Certificates of Appropriateness: A. 210 1st Street S.E. · Jeff and Katie Neilson - Kate Neilson stated that she wants to build the fence out of Trex, which only comes in a saddle color but will not crack and does not have to be painted. They would like to put brick columns every 8 feet (1' X l' in diameter), and they will be the color of the building. The property height is uneven, so the walls will vary in height so that it will be even all the way around. They propose to screen the air conditioning units with expanded metal, which is not an approved material. Mrs. Neilson agreed that they would install ventilated brick instead. Paul Denney stated brick may be best option since its two units and would accent the front of the house. Ms. r' -, Neilson further stated she would like to build an outdoor fireplace out of the original brick, not painted. Motion was made by Brian Wear, seconded by Nancy Partridge, to approve the COA with the condition that ventilated, painted brick replace the proposed expanded metal around the air conditioning units. Motion carried 7-0. B. 1125 Bonham Street - Lamar County Chamber of Commerce - Lisa Wright stated that the Chamber desires to place a message center outside the main entrance to the building. It will be built with recycled plastic that looks like treated wood and will match the existing green color of the building's trim. Motion was made to approve the COA by Paul Denney, seconded by Susan Scholz. Motion carried 7-0. C. 554 S. Main Street - Clifton Fendley - Mr. Fendley stated roof is leaking in the addition to the house, so they wish to build another roofed roof on top of the addition. He stated if someone removes the roof on the addition, it will not affect the rest of the house. Motion was made to approve the COA by Ann Rogers, seconded by Paul Denney. Motion carried 7-0. 4. Discussion of and possible action regarding the following structures considered by code inspectors to be in violation of Article 11/ 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. 1005 14th Street N.W. B. 132 W. Shiloh C. 533 5th Street N.E. D. 528 E. Tudor E. 1221 E. Grove F. 925 13th Street N.E. Motion was made by Ann Rogers, seconded by Susan Scholz, to send all structures to the Building and Standards Commission for demolition since T - -.- they cannot be rehabilitated nor do they have significant historical value. Motion carried 7-0. 5. Receipt of report from the Historic Preservation Officer. No report. 6. Request items for future agendas. There were none. 7. WORKSHOP A. Review and make recommendations to the consultant for revisions to the draft of the Design Standards for the Downtown and Church Street Historic Districts. Commissioners reviewed the commercial district section of the Design Standards page by page and noted several recommended revisions. Because a City Council meeting was planned in the same room for later that evening, the consensus was that, instead of adjourning to another location to complete the review, a special meeting be called for Monday April 2, 2007 at 4:00 p.m. to complete the review. 8. The meeting adjourned at 4:55 p.m. APPROVED THIS 23RD DAY OF APRIL, 2007. Arvin Starrett, Chairman r- -..