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06-A Hist Pres Min 8-10-05 MINUTES SPECIAL MEETING CITY OF PARIS HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION CITY HALL WEST ANNEX CONFERENCE ROOM 150 1ST STREET S.E. PARIS. TEXAS WEDNESDAY. AUGUST 10. 2005 12:00 O'CLOCK P.M. 1. The Historic Preservation Commission meeting was called to order by Chairman Arvin Starrett at 12:00 P.M. A. The following members were present: Barbara Wilson, Vice Chairman Sue Lancaster Paul Denney Jerry Raper Claudia Hunt B. The following members were absent: Ann Rodgers, Secretary Alternates: Brian Wear Becki Norment C. Also present were Lisa Wright, Historic Preservation Officer, and Bethany Golden, Main Street Coordinator. 2. Approval of minutes from previous meetings. Motion to approve the minutes of the July 13, 2005, meeting was made by Sue Lancaster, seconded by Barbara Wilson. Motion carried 5-0. Paul Denney joined the meeting. 3. Consideration of and action on the following Certificates of Appropriateness: A. 120 N. Main Street - Kit Lindsey and Jennifer Long. The proposed sign is based on the old Lamar Creamery sign which is metal, 4" - 6" thick. Anthony Signs will place the sign l' from the building and it will be 2- sided, black metal painted black with white wording and diamond dust (glass) lettering. It will hang between the bottom sill. It will not be centered because this would cause the electrical conduit to block the sign. Placing the sign over the door denotes the entrance and increases visibility. It will be lit from above, but they are still searching for a shade, and Paul Denney stated that Hubbell Company still makes T t G. 1 the shade they are looking for. Motion to approve by Paul Denney, seconded by Sue Lancaster. Motion carried 6-0. B. Corner of 2nd Street S. W. & Graham Street (Parking Lot) - Paris Junior College by City of Paris Main Street, Bethany Golden. Jennifer Long stated that the sign will be metal and placed on the existing framework and will mimic the enter/exit sign. Motion to approve by Barbara Wilson, seconded by Jerry Raper. Motion carried 6-0. c. 15 N. Main Street - Saffle Antiques. Arvin Starrett said that it is the eastern side of the L-shaped building. Paul Denney said that there are 4-5 windows under the brick. The full facade is waiting to be exposed. Motion to approve by Paul Denney, seconded by Sue Lancaster. Motion carried 6-0. D. 825 S. Main Street (Light Fixtures) - Brad Hutchison. Brad Hutchison said that he and his wife now own the apartments and hope to restore to the 70s era but better. There is only 1 fully operational light at the apartments. He intends to put in new fixtures-5 across the front and 2 matching pole lights. He will use flicker lights in the pole lights. Motion to approve by Barbara Wilson, seconded by Sue Lancaster. Motion carried 6-0. E. 825 S. Main Street (Fencing) - Brad Hutchison. Brad Hutchison plans to screen the rear parking lot with 6' dog-eared cedar fencing. The gate will have a curved top with post extending up above the top rail with small fleur de lis toppers. He intends to have a double gate with controlled access. The gates will be attached to 4 x 4 metal tubing posts. The finished side of the fence will be on the street side. Motion to approve by Barbara Wilson, seconded by Paul Denney. Motion carried 6-0. F. 825 S. Main Street (Temporary Sign) - Brad Hutchison. Brad would like approval for a temporary sign to be attached to the front of the building for 90 days. There were 66 broken windows but now there are no broken windows. Motion to approve by Sue Lancaster, seconded by Barbara Wilson. Motion carried 6-0. 825 S. Main Street (Gates) - Brad Hutchison. Brad said that the property would be completely gated so that access cannot be gained if one is not a tenant or granted permission by a tenant. There are currently 3 openings that will be by carded entry. All gates will have 18" initials fo the apartment name. Motion to approve by Sue Lancaster, seconded by Barbara Wilson. Motion carried 6-0. I T H. Corner of S. Main Street (800 block) and Washington (Parking Lot Fence) - Brad Hutchison. Brad said that he owns the east half of the parking lot that is directly across from his house and Washington Square Apartments. The ordinance requires a fence of 40" or less at the street. He will plant crape myrtles along the side of the fencing to hide the corner post. The parking lot will be lit by the existing guard light and street light. He intends to tear down the existing sign and replace with a single side facing Main Street. The crape myrtles will be planted outside on the unfinished side. Brad said the purpose of the vegetation is to separate the 2 properties. Motion to approve by Paul Denney, seconded by Jerry Raper. Motion carried 6-0. Motion to allow the owner the option to make both sides finished without a further Certificate of Appropriateness made by Paul Denny, seconded by Barbara Wilson. Motion carried 6-0. 4. Receipt of report from the Historic Preservation Officer. The HPO handed out the attached report. 5. Request items from Board for future agendas. Appoint a task force to study a policy to clean up burned out or damaged buildings. 6. The meeting adjourned at 12:45 p.m. APPROVED THIS 12TH DAY OF OCTOBER, 2005. Arvin Starrett, Chairman I 8/9/05 Resource Surve Address CA '¡Action 301 Bonham Street Building collapsed during heavy rains. 946 S. Main 260 S. Main n/a Some broken windows Several open windows and doors that allow access by vagrants and the elements Both I and Bethany have been in contact with the property owners. They cleaned what they could from the sidewalks and plan to board up the windows until they can repair the structure. They were advised they did need a COA to board. We will continue to monitor. Sent courtesy letter on 7/13/05 requesting owner to secure the windows. The owner has since contacted the City and advised he is replacing broken windows. I will do a follow-up inspection at the end of this week to see if he is keeDina on schedule. Sent courtesy letter on 7/13/05 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, so additional information is being requested and the COA should be I contacted ArchiTexas to inquire about the timing on a draft for my review and was advised I should receive a draft on 8/17.