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MINUTES
REGULAR MEETING
CITY OF PARIS HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION
LAMAR COUNTY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
COMMUNITY ROOM
1125 BONHAM STREET
PARIS, TEXAS
MONDAY, OCTOBER 25, 2004
4:00 0'CLOCK P.M.
1. The Historic Preservation Commission Meeting was called to order by
Chairman Arvin Starrett at 4:00 P.M.
A.The following members were present:
Barbara Wilson, Vice-Chairman
Ann Rodgers, Secretary
Sue Lancaster
Jerry Raper
Alternate:Brian Wear (arrived at 4:05 p.m.)
B.The following members were absent:
Claudia Hunt
Paul Denney
Alternate:Becki Norment
C.Also present was Lisa Wright, Historic Preservation Officer.
5. Minutes of the September 8, 2004,
Approve minutes from previous meetings.
and October 13, 2004, meetings were presented. Motion to approve the
minutes was made by Barbara Wilson, seconded by Sue Lancaster. Motion
carried 5-0.
6.
Discussion of and possible action on approving the following Certificates of
Appropriateness:
A. - John Kelly
Agape House Worldwide Ministries - 625 W. Washington
was present and advised the Commission that he was seeking to
replace the roof of the property. He said that no portion of the roof was
visible from the street. Motion to approve the COA was made by
Barbara Wilson, seconded by Sue Lancaster. Motion carried 5-0.
B. - Mr. Cartwright was not present, so
Bob Cartwright - 28 West Plaza
motion to table the COA was made by Barbara Wilson, seconded by
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Jerry Raper. Motion carried 6-0.
7.
Discussion of and possible action regarding the following structures
considered by code inspectors to be in violation of Article 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.1237 9th Street N.W.
B.323 E. Cherry
C.329 E. Booth
D.329 E. Grove
E.330 E. Booth
F.335 E. Booth
G.343 E. Booth
H.405 E. Grove
I.410 13th Street N.W.
J.425 5th Street N.E.
K.519 5th Street N.W.
L.715 5th Street N.W.
M.935 W. Garrett
N.945 W. Garrett
O.990 W. Henderson
P.1015 W. Garrett
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Q.1020 W. Henderson
R.1123 S. Main
Motion to forward all structures to the Building and Standards Commission
for action was made by Barbara Wilson, seconded by Sue Lancaster. Motion
carried 6-0.
5.
Discussion of and possible action on directions to ArchiTexas on Design
Chairman Starrett advised the
Guidelines for the Downtown Historic District.
Commission that ArchiTexas said they would be at the regular November
meeting with design guidelines 95% completed. He stated he felt the
Commission should have a workshop to go through the guidelines line by
line. The Commission agreed to have a meeting on Saturday, November 6 at
10:00 a.m. in the City Hall Annex.
6.
Discussion of and possible action on establishing an application fee for
The Commission members agreed that they
Certificates of Appropriateness.
did not feel the City should impose a fee at this time. Mrs. Wilson stated she
would prefer that the City increase revenue by enforcing the violations and
increasing fine collections rather than penalizing those who are trying to
follow the law. Motion that no fee for COAs be implemented at this time was
made by Brian Wear, seconded by Jerry Raper. Motion carried 6-0. The
Commission asked that the City Council be made aware of the reasons why
they do not recommend a fee.
7. The HPO advised
Receipt of report from the Historic Preservation Officer.
that she did not have a report at this time. The Commission requested that
Mr. O’Brien be required to replace the plate glass window, and Ms. Wright
stated she would contact him. She said that Mr. O’Brien has been cooperative
with regard to cleaning up the station, so she hoped he would continue to do
that and voluntarily replace the window. Chairman Starrett asked that the
HPO create an action point list to present to the Commission monthly that will
show when a question came up at a meeting or when a question came to the
HPO and what action was taken with regard to the question and when. He
stated this will help the Commission stay aware of where projects stand in the
event someone asks them.
8. There were none.
Request items from Board for future agendas.
9.The meeting adjourned at 4:30 p.m.
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APPROVED this 22nd day of November, 2004.
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Arvin Starrett, Chairman