Board of Historic & Architectural Review

Meeting Minutes Historic and Architectural Review Board (HARB) July 6, 2023 Public Safety Operations Center ROLL CALL HARB Members Present: Chair Joe Maguire, Ervin Young, Ellsworth Spicher, and Frank Lilley Staff: Adam Lantz, City Attorney – City Attorney’s Office; Carlos Rodriguez, Code Enforcement Officer – Developments and Permits; Nat McCormick, Community Design Manger – Planning Department, Marvin Hodges, Senior Planner – Planning Department, and Kevin Finn, Recording Secretary – Planning Department. Chair J. Maguire called the meeting to order at 5:30 p.m. MINUTES Approval of June 1, 2023 regular meeting minutes, motion to accept minutes made by E. Spicher and seconded by E. Young, all members present voting for. COMMITTEE REPORTS None ADMINISTRATIVE APPROVALS K. Finn reported fourteen (14) administrative approval. ZONING REPORT None OLD AND NEW BUSINESS K. Finn provided an update on the text amendment PLN-TXT-2023-004 regarding the Caleb Williamson House. Planning Commission recommended approval at their meeting in June and the amendment will be considered by City Council in mid-July. N. McCormick provided the review board with informational flyers on the design guideline update as well as the Land Bank Authority’s South Norfolk Residential Rehabilitation Grant Program. He also informed the Board that the consultant and members of City staff toured the Historic District in late-June and gave a brief summary of the community engagement strategy. K. Finn informed the Board that the Planning Department has sent an informational mailer to all property owners within the Historic District. K. Finn updated the Board on the appeal by the owner of 1400 Seaboard Avenue. The appeal was heard by City Council at their regularly scheduled meeting on June 13th. City Council denied the appeal and therefore upheld the decision by the Board to deny the installation of solar panels. F. Lilley requested additional information regarding the alterations made to the new construction on Decatur Street. CONSENT AGENDA None REGULAR AGENDA 1104 Jackson Avenue (PLN-CAPP-2023-062) 1 Original Request • Remove the front porch overhang and replace necessary siding, like-for-like. • Motion to approve the application as presented made by E. Spicher and seconded by E. Young, with two (2) members voting for and two (2) members voting against. Applicant was continued and will be reviewed at the August meeting. 1219 Jackson Avenue (PLN-CAPP-2023-063) Original Request • After-the-fact replacement of two (2) wooden windows, replacement of 27 wooden windows with white vinyl windows, to be 3-over-1 and front elevation windows to have hexagon muntins; replace wooden front door with four-panel craftsman-style fiberglass door with 6-lite window, to be painted Hawthorne Yellow HC-4; replace wooden rear door with two-panel steel door with 9-lite window; replace two south elevation windows to 12” windows and two north elevation windows to 46” windows; paint front porch Chelsea Gray HC-168. • Motion to continue application to the next meeting made by J. Maguire and seconded by F. Lilley, with all members present voting for. PUBLIC INPUT None LEGAL GUIDANCE A. Lantz provided the Board with additional information regarding the City’s requirement to acquire a Certificate of Appropriateness for work performed within the District, as requested at the June meeting. ADJOURNMENT: Meeting was adjourned by J. Maguire. Meeting adjourned at 6:34 PM MEETING MINUTES APPROVED: __8/3/2023______ 2