06-A Hist Pres Min 8-24-05
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MINUTES
REGULAR MEETING
CITY OF PARIS HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION
CITY HALL WEST ANNEX
CONFERENCE ROOM
150 1 ST STREET S.E.
PARIS. TEXAS
WEDNESDAY. AUGUST 24. 2005
4:00 O'CLOCK P.M.
The Historic Preservation Commission meeting was called to order by
Chairman Arvin Starrett at 4:04 P.M.
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The following members were present:
Barbara Wilson, Vice Chairman
Sue Lancaster
Paul Denney
Jerry Raper
Claudia Hunt
Alternate: Brian Wear
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The following members were absent:
Ann Rodgers, Secretary
Alternate: Becki Norment
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Also present were Lisa Wright, Historic Preservation Officer; Tony
Williams, City Manager; Rick Hundley, Building Official; Bethany
Golden, Main Street Coordinator; Shawn Napier, City Engineer; David
Williams, CVS; and Michael Clark, Winkleman and Associates.
Consideration of and action on the following Certificates of Appropriateness:
Northwest corner of Clarksville Street and 6th Street S.E. - Winkleman
& Associates. A portion of the proposed site is in the historic district.
Several concerns were pointed out to CVS: the exterior blocks should
all be one color; there should be no EIFS; the parapet cap should be
stepped; the parapet should be raised around the entire building; the
long blank wall should be addressed; the signage should not be
permanently affixed to the building but should be wood or metal
attached to the split-faced block; parking lot lights should he added;
and sidewalks should be added. The City Manager added that the City
might be able to assist with the cost of the sidewalks and the drainage
in order to help CVS address the other concerns. Motion to table the
COA in order for CVS to make modifications and to supply material
samples by Barbara Wilson, seconded by Brian Wear. Motion carried
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Resource Surve
Address
Historic Preservation
Proiectllnauirv Status Reoort
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Status report
Building collapsed during
301 Bonham Street I heavy rains.
946 S. Main
260 S. Main
134 1 st Street SW
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Some broken windows
Several open windows and
doors that allow access by
vagrants and the elements
Open windows, hanging
broken glass
Have spoken with owner numerous
times. She has advised that her
husband wishes to repair the building,
but she is interested in any offers to sell
to anyone who might want to rehab the
building. She had misplaced the COA I
sent with her original courtesy letter, so
The owner has replaced the broken
windows. The first part of next week, the
code inspector assigned to su bstandard
buildings will be seeking either
permission from the owner to enter the
property or an administrative search
warrant to enter the premises to inspect
the ceilings in order to determine roof
damage. It does appear that there is an
opening of some sort at the back. The
owner has been very cooperative so far,
Sent courtesy letter requesting owner to
secure the windows and doors. Owner
has since responded by filing a COA;
however, it did not include all the
required information. I have sent a
follow-up letter reQuesting additional
Sent courtesy letter requesting owner to
secure the windows and remove hanging
glass. Should have response by next
Received draft of survey placed at your
seat. Please review and comment on the
draft by the end of this week so that
corrections can be made by ArchiTexas
right away.
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215 S. Plaza - Sandwich, Etc. Alex Pickering of Scott's Custom Signs
proposed the installation of an alumalite sign beneath the awning
above the entrance. Because of the shallowness of the awning, the
sign would need to be hung horizontal to the roadway. Motion to
approve by Jerry Raper, seconded by Sue Lancaster. Motion carried 7-
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----- CONSENT AGENDA -----
[Items appearing on this consent agenda may be approved by a single
vote of the Commission, with such approval applicable to all items
appearing on said agenda. If any Commission member desires to
discuss and consider separately any item appearing on the consent
agenda, that Commission member may do so by requesting that the
item be removed from the consent agenda and considered
as a separate item.]
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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. 339 4th Street S. W.
B. 337 7th Street S. W.
C. 1467 Graham Street
D. 935 4th Street N. W.
E. 787 1st Street N. W.
F. 1390 16th Street N.E.
G. 1633 10th Street N.E.
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H. 1681 12th Street N.E.
I. 525 8th Street N.E.
J. 805 and 807 5th Street N.E.
K. 1629 Pine Bluff
----- END CONSENT AGENDA -----
Motion to forward items 3-A thru 3-K with the exception of 3-C to the Building
and Standards Commission was made by Barbara Wilson, seconded by Jerry
Raper. Motion carried 7-0.
Paul Denney requested that item 3C, 1467 Graham Street, be removed from
the list. Motion made to pull structure from list by Paul Denney, seconded by
Claudia Hunt. Motion carried 7-0.
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Selecting an honoree for the annual preservationist award. The Commission
decided to take action on this at its special meeting on August 31, 2005.
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Receipt of report from the Historic Preservation Officer. The HPO handed out
the attached report.
6.
Request items from Board for future agendas. There were none.
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The meeting adjourned at 5:35 p.m.
APPROVED THIS 26TH DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 2005.
Arvin Starrett, Chairman
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