12/14/2011 MINUTESMINUTES
REGULAR MEETING
CITY OF PARIS HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 14, 2011
12:00 O'CLOCK P.M.
1. The Historic Preservation Commission meeting was called to order by Arvin Starrett,
Chairman at 12:00 p.m.
A. The following members were present:
Arvin Starrett, Chairman
Douglas Cox
Ben Vaughan
Nancy Anderson
David Stewart
Britin Bostick
B. The following members were absent:
Paul Denney, Vice - Chairman
C. Also present Cheri Bedford, Main Street Manager; and Jeanna Scott, Historic
Preservation Officer.
2. Approve previous meeting minutes. (October 12, 2011; November 9, 2011)
Motion was made by Ben Vaughan, seconded by Britin Bostick to approve the meeting
minutes for October 12, 2011 and November 9, 2011. Motion carried 6 -0.
Motion was made by Ben Vaughan, seconded by Douglas Cox to recuse Britin Bostick
from item 3A. Motion carried 5 -0.
3. Consideration of and action on the following Certificate of Appropriateness:
A. 208 South Main — Bois d ' Arc Restaurant — Britin Bostick presented the petition.
Ms. Bostick stated they want to keep fence color to match the adjacent building.
The color will be applied to the front and back fences. Motion was made by Ben
Vaughan, seconded by Douglas Cox to approve the COA. Motion carried 5 -0.
Motion was made by Ben Vaughan, seconded by Nancy Anderson to return Britin
Bostick to the meeting. Motion carried 5 -0.
C. 1212 n Street N. E. —,4 T & T Building — Matt Good, AT & T representative; and
Tony Saunders Bran- Sayers Architect presented the petition. Mr. Saunders stated
they are proposing adding new equipment to keep in line with back up services
needed for the public. The installation of the new equipment will require
removing two of the existing windows and replacing them with aluminum intake
louvers to vent the new equipment. One window on the south side will require the
window being removed and the area to be enlarged to accommodate the intact
louver; additional two other windows will be removed on the east side and
replaced with aluminum intake louvers. Chairman Starrett asked if this is strictly
a building housing engineering equipment with no employees. Mr. Saunders
stated yes this building has one to two employees with a small office area; its
primary function is to house equipment. Chairman Starrett further stated that
since this is a mechanical building use only, we need to look at this differently
than if it were a publically occupied building. Commissioner Vaughan stated the
enlarged window shown on the drawing only shows a header being replaced on
the window; are you going to replace the cast concrete that was originally around
the window. Mr. Saunders stated it would not be a problem to add it; however
they were trying to deemphasize the window versus drawing attention to it.
Motion was made by Britin Bostick, seconded by Ben Vaughan to approve the
COA. Motion carried 6 -0.
B. 36 Clarksville Street — Sugar Shack — Bud Mackey business owner presented the
petition. Mr. Mackey stated he would like to add a Coke Cola border on the top
portion of the existing windows. He originally wanted to add the border to the
bottom and top, however, City Staff informed him that would be too much
signage according the sign ordinance. Motion was made by Douglas Cox,
seconded by Britin Bostick to approve the COA. Motion carried 6 -0.
E. 20 North Plaza — Paris Bridal — Monica Aquino, property owner; and Alex
Pickering, Scott's Custom Signs presented the petition. Alex stated she will only
be presenting the sign portion of the COA. Chairman Starrett stated that the
primary facade of this building burned more than 50 years ago and were replaced
by the porcelain tiles you see here. Furthermore restoration of the original facade
is not possible because there are not any of those components left. Jeanna Scott,
Historic Preservation Officer stated that the original facade was completely
destroyed in 1959 and redesigned by Denney Architects to reflect the porcelain
tiles that are currently a part of the facade. Alex Pickering stated the letters will
be form letters placed on the front of the facade. Chairman Starrett stated that the
signage appears to compliment the design of the facade. Monica Aquino stated
she wants to replace the current tile with a granite black tile to match the look.
Ms. Aquino stated she could not find replacement tile for the existing damaged
areas. Motion was made Ben Vaughan, seconded by David Stewart to approve
the COA. Motion carried 6 -0.
Motion was made by Ben Vaughan, seconded by Britin Bostick to recuse Douglas
Cox from item 3D. Motion carried 5 -0.
D. 946 South Main Street — Douglas Cox — Douglas Cox, property owner presented
the petition. Mr. Cox stated he needs to do roofing work to his home, wants to go
back with the slate color composite shingle versus the black which has tendency
to heat up in the summer. Mr. Cox further stated he wants to go back with a
hardi -board type siding a section at a time replacing the existing siding. Motion
was made by Ben Vaughan, seconded by Nancy Anderson to approve the COA.
Motion carried 5 -0.
Motion was made by Ben Vaughan, seconded by Britin Bostick to bring Douglas
Cox back to the meeting. Motion carried 5 -0.
4. Future agenda items. There were none.
7. Meeting adjourned at 12:35 p.m.
APPROVED THIS Bch DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2011.
Arvin tarrett, Chairman