02/14/2022 Historic Preservation Commission Meeting - Virtual

City of Cape May Historic Preservation Commission Minutes February 14, 2022 Opening: The regular meeting of the City of Cape May Historic Preservation Commission (HPC) was called to order by Chairperson Warren Coupland at 6:10 p.m. on Zoom with a livestream on YouTube. In compliance with the Open Public Meetings Act, adequate notice of this meeting was provided. Pledge of Allegiance Roll Call Ms. Campbell Present Mr. Cogswell Present Ms. Pessagno Present Ms. Wilson-Stridick Present Mr. Testa Present Mr. Stevenson (Alt. 1) Present Mr. Boecker (Alt. 2) Present Mr. Carroll, Vice Chair Present Mr. Coupland, Chair Present Also Present: Robert Fineberg, Esq., HPC Solicitor, Judith Decker, HPC Secretary, Karen Keenan, Board Secretary REORGANIZATION Mr. Fineberg administered the Oath of Office to Mr. Tom Carroll and Mr. John Boecker. MINUTES The Minutes of January 10, 2022, were presented for consideration. Motion made by Mr. Cogswell to approve the Minutes of January 10, 2022, seconded by Mr. Testa and carried 7-0. Those in favor: Ms. Campbell, Mr. Cogswell, Ms. Pessagno, Ms. Wilson-Stridick, Mr. Testa, Mr. Stevenson, Mr. Coupland. Those opposed: none. Those abstaining: Mr. Boecker RESOLUTIONS 1152-1154 Washington Street Condo, LLC, 1152-1154 Washington Street, 1110/36 & 37 – Resolution #2022-02 Schultz, 215 Jefferson Street, 1083/1 – Resolution #2022-03 The Bassett Family, LLC, 701 Kearney Avenue, 1063/9 – Resolution #2022-04 Motion made by Mr. Testa to approve Resolutions #2022-02 through #2022-04 seconded by Mr. Carroll and carried 7-0. Those in favor: Ms. Campbell, Mr. Cogswell, Ms. Pessagno, Ms. Wilson-Stridick, Mr. Testa, Mr. Carroll, Mr. Coupland. Those opposed: none. Those abstaining: none. APPLICATIONS APPROVED IN REVIEW 1152-1154 Washington Street, B1110/36&37, Contributing – Front Porch Repair, Windows, Shutters Barney, 1205 Beach Ave Unit #13, B1130/L26 C-13, Non-Contributing – Replace Heat Pump Bendas, 234 Perry Street, B1031/28.01, Non-Contributing – Driveway, Sidewalks Cape May Grilled Cheese LLC, 315 Ocean Street, Unit 8B, B1059/1-C8.02, Not Rated – Sign Cape Motels Inc, 1039 Beach Avenue, B1101/5, Non-contributing – Replace Decking Cape May Rentals LLC, 1251 Washington Street, B1129/24, Contributing – Windows, Condenser Cape Roc Condo Association, 1520 New Jersey Avenue, B1174/5, Non-contributing – Pool Fence Church of the Advent, 686 Washington Avenue, B1058/12, Contributing – Reverse Swing Door City Center Inc, 421 Washington Street, B1044/5, Non-contributing – Awnings Conrad, 5 Jackson Street, Unit 201, B1041/16, Not Rated – Condenser Conti, 301 S. Broadway, B1027/24, Contributing – Replace Windows Crilly, 900-902 Washington Street, B1093/1, Contributing – Sidewalk Fiocca, 1143.5 Lafayette Street, B1061/69.02, Non-contributing – Roofing Fralin, 1025 New York Avenue, B1103/45&46, Contributing – Fence Hughes, 15 Stockton Place, B1064/20, Not Rated – Doors Klineburger, 629 Columbia Avenue, B1057/15, Contributing – Repair Siding and Replace Windows Klingensmith, 9 Jackson Street, #214, B1041/L16, Not Rated – Heat Pump Krause, 301 S. Broadway, B1027/24, Contributing – Condenser Krupinski, 1307 New Jersey Avenue, B1147/34, Contributing – Garage Door Klineburger, 629 Columbia Avenue, B1057/15 – Repair Siding and Windows Maguire, 1003 Stockton Avenue, B1096/17, Non-contributing – Fence McDevitt, 830 Lafayette Street, B1092/8, Contributing – Roofing McMahon, 1416 New Jersey Avenue, B1161/1.05, Non-contributing – Condenser Moini, 933 Corgie Street, B1093/10, Contributing – Porch Supports Palladino, 281 Windsor Avenue, B1027/18, Non-contributing – Fence Parker, 108 Howard Street, B1064/4.02, Not Rated – Siding Perry-Winkle LLC, 238 Perry Street, B1031/27, Contributing – Porch Repairs Savage & Maloy, 917 Stockton Avenue, B1082/16, Contributing – Restore Windows Sigmond, 10 Congress Street, B1024/7, Not Rated – HVAC Unit Smith, 1021 New York Avenue, B1103/48&49, Contributing – Fence Victoria’s Walk, 1621 Beach Avenue, B1185, Non-contributing – Fence Walder, 212 Stockton Avenue, B1057/12, Key Contributing – HVAC Unit Wasserberg, 804 Lafayette Street, B1092/2, Non-contributing – HVAC Deck Wilcox, 929 Sewell Avenue, B1089/41, Contributing – Siding Wof, 1225 Washington Street, B1129/34, Contributing – HVAC Unit Ms. Decker announced that Klingensmith, 9 Jackson Street, had been erroneously overlooked and was added to the list of approvals. Motion made by Ms. Pessagno to approve the applications approved in review seconded by Mr. Cogswell and carried 7-0. Those in favor: Ms. Campbell, Mr. Cogswell, Ms. Pessagno, Ms. Wilson-Stridick, Mr. Testa, Mr. Carroll, Mr. Coupland. Those opposed: none. Those recusing: Mr. Cogswell from Church of the Advent, Ms. Wilson Stridick from Sigmond, 10 Congress Street, Mr. Testa from McMahon, 1416 New Jersey Avenue. Those abstaining: none. APPLICATIONS: Mr. Coupland announced that a request was granted to continue Uffelman until the next meeting. Schultz would be heard first as per agreement with the Chair in discussions. Uffelman – Continued Schultz – 215 Jefferson Street, Block 1083, Lot 1, Non-contributing New Single Family Dwelling Architect Jeffrey Barnes, along with owners Troy and Nicole Schultz appeared representing the application. Mr. Schultz reported that the plan had been amended as per HPC recommendations. The garage was eliminated, parking was accomplished in the rear of the house, the illusion of height was reduced by adding retaining walls, raising the sub-grade, raising the front of the property 16” and adding a hedgerow. The foundation material was changed to brick and jerkinhead dormers replaced gable roofed dormers. A 5/12 front to back roof pitch and a 10/12 gable roof pitch have been accomplished and a window was added to the right side of the house. Mr. Coupland thanked the applicant for the amendments to the plan. Mr. Stevenson asked about corbels. Mr. Schultz agreed to add the corbels to the right side. Motion made by Mr. Carroll to accept the application as presented with the addition of four corbels under the eave on the right side of the house seconded by Ms. Pessagno and carried 7- 0. Those in favor: Ms. Campbell, Mr. Cogswell, Ms. Pessagno, Ms. Wilson Stridick, Mr. Testa, Mr. Carroll, Mr. Coupland. Those opposed: none. Those abstaining: none. Elaine’s Property Management –513 Lafayette Street, Block 1053, Lot 13 & 15, Contributing Outdoor Bar and Pavers Owner Shirley Phinney and Architect Steve Fenwick appeared representing Elaine’s. Ms. Phinney reviewed the project, an existing outdoor bar that was not on approved plans. Mr. Fenwick reported that he did not know about, or design, the bar. Mr. Coupland noted that the bar was not a temporary structure, nor had it been reviewed by HPC. In response to a question from Mr. Coupland, Ms. Phinney responded that she got an electrical permit, but not a building permit for the prefab gazebo-bar. Discussion ensued. HPC did not favor the look or location of the bar, which is not appropriate for a significant historic resource. HPC suggested moving the structure back from the street, adding elements to match the buildings on the Elaine’s property and adding screening to the outdoor bar. Motion made by Mr. Coupland to accept the application as presented seconded by Mr. Cogswell.The motion failed 0-7. Those opposed: Ms. Campbell, Mr. Cogswell, Ms. Pessagno, Ms. Wilson Stridick, Mr. Testa, Mr. Carroll, Mr. Coupland. Those in favor: none. Those abstaining: none. GC Ventures – 314 Claghorne Place, Block 1031, Lot 63 & 63, Non-Contributing New Construction, Garage and Pool Mr. Stevenson recused himself from this application. Architects Steve Fenwick and Kevin Olandt and builder Jim Brandenburger appeared seeking conceptual approval for this application. Mr. Olandt reviewed the proposal for a 2.5 story, 35’ high house with a detached rear garage featuring cement board siding, a stone foundation and chimney, asphalt shingle roof, Andersen 400 series windows, PVC railings and trim, and a cedar perimeter pool fence. The elevation is proposed to the minimum building code height; the grade site was filled two feet. HPC suggested using brick rather than stone, reducing the 12/12 roof pitch and requested streetscape photos and an elevation certificate. The 6’ high fence was discussed. Motion made by Mr. Testa to grant conceptual approval conditional upon a brick chimney and foundation, a softening of the roofline, streetscape renderings and making fence height adjustments to four feet as it runs along the side of the house seconded by Mr. Carroll and carried 7-0. Those in favor: Ms. Campbell, Mr. Cogswell, Ms. Pessagno, Ms. Wilson Stridick, Mr. Carroll, Mr. Testa, Mr. Coupland. Those opposed: none. Those abstaining: none. Leska – 277 Windsor Avenue, Block 1027, Lot 16, Contributing Rear Addition, Deck, Relocation of Basement Door and Exterior Shower William McLees, Architect, returned with a revised plan for final approval for the windows and rear decking. The windows will be wood. Discussion ensued. Motion made by Mr. Testa to approve the application as submitted for final approval seconded by Ms. Pessagno and carried 7-0. Those in favor: Ms. Campbell, Mr. Cogswell, Ms. Pessagno, Ms. Wilson Stridick, Mr. Testa, Mr. Carroll, Mr. Coupland. Those opposed: none. Those abstaining: none. Cappelletti – 458 West Perry Street, Block 1031, Lot 1, Non-Contributing Demolition Builder Scott Peters presented the nine points of demolition. HPC requested more photos including the shed proposed to be demolished and a site survey. Discussion followed. Motion made by Mr. Carroll to grant final approval for the demolition conditional upon submission of all sides of the buildings including the shed and a site survey seconded by Ms. Cogswell and carried 7-0. Those in favor: Ms. Campbell, Mr. Cogswell, Ms. Pessagno, Ms. Wilson Stridick, Mr. Testa, Mr. Carroll, Mr. Coupland. Those opposed: none. Those abstaining: none. Upon request, HPC agreed to review in committee a scale sketch of the new homes proposed on the site prior to a full commission review. Drake – 325 Congress Street, Block 1031, Lot 60, Contributing Rear Addition, Siding, Windows, Deck Mr. Stevenson recused himself. Tom and Kathy Drake introduced the project. Paul Farnan, Fulcrum Design Group, presented the project for a rear addition and porch sheathed in cedar shake with custom JeldWen all wood windows. HPC requested existing versus proposed floorplans for final approval review. Motion made by Mr. Testa to grant conceptual approval with conditions as submitted with final approval conditional upon receipt of a full set of plans with exterior sightlines and a railing design seconded by Ms. Pessagno and carried 7-0. Those in favor: Ms. Campbell, Mr. Cogswell, Ms. Pessagno, Ms. Wilson Stridick, Mr. Testa, Mr. Carroll, Mr. Coupland. Those opposed: none. Those abstaining: none. OPEN TO THE PUBLIC Public comment was opened at 7:52 p.m. and closed at 7:55 p.m. with no comment. DISCUSSION Following discussion, HPC agreed to hold a zoom meeting on March 21, 2022. Ms. Baldwin asked Mr. Coupland to describe the grant application approved by City Council. A Request For Proposals (RFP) will be developed. The State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO) is in receipt of the application and supports the redevelopment of standards book with a public education component and access to the standards through the city of Cape May website. Mr. Coupland thanked Pip Campbell for her work on this project. HPC expects to hear from the SHPO in late spring. The mandated Ethics forms due April 30 were discussed; they have not been distributed to date. Motion to adjourn the meeting was made by Mr. Cogswell and carried at 8:00 p.m. A verbatim recording of said meeting is available on the City of Cape May website. Respectfully Submitted, Judith E. Decker HPC Secretary