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03-B Hist Pres Min 6-27-05 1. MINUTES REGULAR MEETING CITY OF PARIS HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION CITY HALL WEST ANNEX CONFERENCE ROOM 150 1 ST STREET S.E. PARIS. TEXAS MONDAY. JUNE 27. 2005 4:00 O'CLOCK P.M. 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 Sue Lancaster Paul Denney Jerry Raper Alternate: Becki Norment B. The following members were absent: Ann Rodgers, Secretary Claudia Hunt C. Also present was Lisa Wright, Historic Preservation Officer. Approval of minutes from previous meetings. Motion to approve the minutes of the June 8, 2005, meeting was made by Sue Lancaster, seconded by Barbara Wilson. Motion carried 6-0. 2. 3. A. Consideration of and action on the following Certificates of Appropriateness: 3 S. Plaza - Lee Roy Moore. Alex Pickering of Scott's Signs presented the proposal to paint a sign at East Texas Outdoors. Motion to approve the sign and paint color (deep mahogany brown, lightened with white to a chocolate brown tone) was made by Paul Denny, seconded by Sue Lancaster. Motion carried 6-0. B. 825 S. Main Street - Barney W. Bray, II/. Chairman Starrett advised that Brad Hutchison was in Washington and New York, but all he wants to do is temporarily board the windows and doors during a remodeling period. Motion to approve temporary boarding for 90 days was made by Barbara Wilson, seconded by Sue Lancaster. Motion carried 6-0. ----- CONSENT AGENDA ----- I June 27, 2005 Page 2 4. 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, II 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. 109 27th Street N. W. B. 230 2nd Street S. W. C. 339 4th Street S. W. D. 328 W. Neagle E. 319 W. Neagle F. 1420 6th Street N.E. G. 580 Hickory H. 1061 8th Street N.E. I. 739 8th Street N.E. J. 337 7th Street S. W. Paul Denney requested that items 4.C. and 4.J. be removed from the list, and Sue Lancaster requested that item 4.B. be removed since the owners are in the processing of repairing it. Becki Norment arrived. Motion to forward items 4.A., D., E., F., G., G., and I. to the Building and Standards Commission was made by Barbara Wilson, seconded by Paul Denny. Motion carried 7-0. Item 4.B. Sue Lancaster advised the Commission that the owners were bringing this property along. It was formerly a cotton grating building with skylights. Motion to allow 90 days for the owner to make repairs was made I 1" June 27,2005 Page 3 by Sue Lancaster, seconded by Paul Denny. Motion carried 7-0 Item 4.C. Paul Denny advised the Commission that this was an old Queen Anne style house and that there are not many left. He also stated that there was not much fire damage, so he didn't think the house was that bad. The Historic Preservation Officer advised the Commission that Code Enforcement could obtain an administrative search warrant to go, into the house, and the Commission agreed they would like to have that done. Motion to delay action for 90 days was made by Paul Denny, seconded by Barbara Wilson. Motion carried 7-0. Item 4.J. Paul Denny stated that this was an old cottage-style house. Motion to delay action for 90 days was made by Barbara Wilson, seconded by Sue Lancaster. Motion carried 7-0. The Commission requested that an administrative search warrant be obtained for this house also. ----- END CONSENT AGENDA ----- 5. Consideration of and possible action on the following: A. Amending the proposed Design Guidelines for the Downtown Historic District as the same relates to canopies. Motion to table this item until the next meeting in order to give more time to review the new information provided at the meeting was made by Brian Wear, seconded by Barbara Wilson. Motion carried 7-0. B. Amending the proposed Design Guidelines for the Downtown Historic District as the same relates to fenestrations and openings. Motion to remove this item from the table was made by Brian Wear, seconded by Paul Denny. Motion carried 7-0. Chairman Starrett noted that there was an omission in the description and diagrams prepared by ArchiTexas. The windows recently approved for the Gibraltar were shown to be prevalent in the community, so he recommended that 3/1 be added to the guidelines. Motion to amend the guidelines to allow 3/1 windows was made by Sue Lancaster, seconded by Brian Wear. Motion carries 7-0. The HPO reported that, in her research, she found some cities that did not allow boarding of windows at all; instead, property owners were required to place glass in the windows. Barbara Wilson stated that we needed to allow some form of moth balling. Paul Denney stated that there was nota problem as long as we required the wood to be painted. I June 27,2005 Page 4 Becki Norment questioned what would happen if the owner never restored the building, and Chairman Starrett advised that they would have to put glass in after one year. The Commission requested that paragraph "g" be clarified to add that the owner must place glass in the windows. Barbara Wilson noted that in "j," suñace mounted mullions are prohibited; however, that's all you can get now unless you have them custom built. The Commission requested that "j" be amended to required that, if suñace mounted mullions are used, they must match the building design and must be approved by the Commission. Motion to effect this recommendation was made by Barbara Wilson, seconded by Sue Lancaster. Motion carried 7-0. Barbara Wilson recommended that section "d" be amended to include a provision for "Low E" film. The Commission recommended that the section be revised to allow for "Low E glass or film." Arvin Starrett stated that he was still of favor of keeping owners from painting glass to affect the reflectivity thereof. Motion to effect this recommendation was made by Barbara Wilson, seconded by Brian Wear. Motion carried 7 -0. The Commission requested that this item be agendaed again at the next meeting. C. Amending the proposed Design Guidelines for the Downtown Historic District as the same relates to fences. Motion to table was made by Paul Denny, seconded by Sue Lancaster. Motion carried 7-0. D. Designating an area of Paris for Phase III of the Historic Resource Survey. After discussion, the Commission recommend that the grant be written to request funding for a survey of the industrial district. Motion made by Barbara Wilson, seconded by Paul Denny. Motion carried 7-0. E. Nominating individuals for the Annual Preservationist Award. Paul Denney recommended Mike Folmar and Mark and Linda Whitney. Barbara Wilson recommended Bill Payne for the law firm building. F. Recommending revisions to the draft ordinance regulating outside storage. Lisa Wright reminded the Commission that she had provided a draft ordinance previously as part of her HPO report. She advised that this ordinance had come up at a Visionaries meeting, and some local attorneys were nominated to help assist with researching and I June 27, 2005 Page 5 writing quality of life ordinances, and this was one she hoped to give to them to have them review. Becki Norment requested that some screening provisions be placed in the draft at least until a full screening ordinance could be written. She also requested that provisions regarding trash containers also be included. 6. Review and consider upcoming grant possibilities. The HPO provided the Commissioners with several upcoming grants. After discussion, the Commission agreed to apply for a THC grant to update its design guidelines and to look for grants that could be used to help renovate the Grand Theater. 7. Receipt of report from the Historic Preservation Officer. The HPO handed out the attached report. 8. Request items from Board for future agendas. The Commission requested a ruling from the Legal Department on demolition by neglect. Arvin Starrett advised that some terms were going to expire in July, so Commissioners should contact the City if they want to continue to serve. Paul Denney requested that an item regarding a fund-raisers for facade grants for canopies. 9. The meeting adjourned at 5:35 p.m. APPROVED THIS 13TH DAY OF JULY, 2005. Arvin Starrett, Chairman I Date Name/Subiect Address Gulf Station CA 301 Bonham Street CLG Conference - Politics, Planning, & 6/16/05 I Preservation Abilene, Texas 6/22/05 I First BaDtist Church 206 3rd Street S.E. Inappropriate window Dane Status reDort DilaDidated Exterior Features Glass Danels fallina off Plaster fallina onto sidewalk Plavaround Status I met with Bradley O'Brien on 5/19/05 and discussed the possibility of a façade grant to put a wrap-around window back in the building. He was very receptive. I sent him an aDDlication. and he said he would be in COA was approved on 6/8/05. Contractor made contact with the HPO to advise that work would commence within a few months because he had other jobs ahead of this one. A rendering has been provided by THC and a CODV of that has been forwarded Taxing entities are now the owners of this property, with the City as the Trustee. We have several people interested in buying building and believe that some individuals mav be in contact with the tax attorne Owner has been sent and initial courtesy letter asking him to make the building safe. LETTER WAS RETURNED, MARKED "NO SUCH NUMBER." WE ARE ATTEMPTING TO LOCATE A VALID ADDRESS FOR THE PROPERTY OWNERS. IF WE CAN'T FIND ONE, WE'LL POST THE BUILDING. Bethany and I attended and were able to tour two structures that had been renovated, as well as attend seminars aimed at helping cities plan activities to sell preservation to The Church has relocated the playground to the east side of 3rd Street, which is not inside the Historic District; therefore, they will not be reQuired to file for a COA.