Historic or Architectural Review Board

Historic and/or Architectural Advisory Board City of Cortland July 11, 2017 A regular meeting of the Historic and/or Architectural Review Board was held on Tuesday, July 11, 2017, at 25 Court St. Mayor’s Conference Room at 8:00 am. Present: Chairman Linda Kline, Commissioners Dan Dineen, Chris Barnes, Karina Murphy and Richard Stock Absent: Commissioner Pam Abbott Staff Present: Zoning Officer Bob Rhea, Administrative Aide Julie Gross Minutes of June 13, 2017: a motion was made to approve the minutes as presented. Motion by: Comm. Dineen Seconded by: Comm. Murphy Approved: Ayes – 5 Nays – 0 Item #1 – 22 Tompkins St. (Hamilton) – Ramp Replacement  Replace existing ramp  Landscaping David Hamilton was present for the meeting. He is proposing to replace the existing ramp to the front entrance of the YMCA. The new ramp would be constructed of concrete with black steel hand railings. The dimensions of the ramp are 6’ by 30’ and would extend into the parking lot a little more than the current ramp. There was discussion of the flag pole being repositioned. The first location would be at the front lower left corner of the new ramp. The second option is to remove a light pole in the front yard, about 11-12 feet from the street, and replace with the flag pole. The Board determined either location would be acceptable for the flag pole. A motion was made to accept the proposal as presented, with the flag pole in either location. Motion by: Comm. Murphy Seconded by: Comm. Barnes Approved: Ayes – 5 Nays – 0 Item #2 – 39 Tompkins St. (Schultz) – Signage  New Sorority Letters Nancy Medsker, owner of the property, was present for the meeting. The new sorority, Alpha Phi, would like to replace the Greek letters currently displayed with their own Greek letters. The two new letters would be stacked, in the same location they are now. There was discussion of the aluminum material and two paint colors that were proposed for the letters. It was determined the Ivy Green color would be more desirable because it matches the trim of the house. Mrs. Medsker mentioned she did not know the letters would be aluminum, and she wasn’t sure how she felt about an aluminum material being presented on such a historic house would look. There was further discussion on aluminum versus wooden letters. Mrs. Medsker was instructed to contact the salesperson and converse the options of the material of the letters. A motion was made to accept the proposal with either aluminum or wooden letters, as long as the appearance as presented to the style that’s currently displayed, and the color is to be the Ivy Green. Motion by: Comm. Dineen Seconded by: Comm. Stock Approved: Ayes – 5 Nays – 0 New Business/Old Business: 77-79 Main Street still has 3 windows to replace as proposed in 2014. 98 Tompkins St. (Babjack) has not fixed the fence that was proposed and approved in June 2015. ZEO Bob Rhea recently saw him and delivered an appearance ticket to him, and he said he was going to “get it done this week”, ZEO Rhea has not checked on the progress yet. Babjack did not show up for his appearance ticket. There is a new Hair Solon at 11 Groton Ave. ZEO Bob Rhea talked to the owner and they are going to be putting an application together for signage to bring to the commission. This was addressed in April 2017. 22 Main St. has a new sign in his window. It was asked that ZEO Bob Rhea check in with the owner regarding this. The sign is under the canopy and in the shape of a paddle. 120 Main St. (Calio’s) has multiple signs in their windows. Which may be over the 25% window coverage regulation. The Board talked about window and signage size and its interpretation in the code book. The Board said the code needed some clarification. There was a suggestion that the definition of window should be included in the code. Discussion of other business’/restaurant’s window fronts on Main Street. ZEO Bob Rhea is going to look into the signage at Calio’s and the neighboring restaurants. Discussion of the conjoined meeting with the Planning Commission and the Zoning Board of Appeals on Monday, August 21, 2017 in the Mayor’s Conference Room. The time is still to be determined. Adjournment: Motion by: Comm. Dineen Seconded by: Comm. Barnes Approved: Ayes – 5 Nays – 0 I, LINDA KLINE, CHAIRPERSON OF THE HISTORIC AND/OR ARCHITECTURAL BOARD OF THE CITY OF CORTLAND, NY, DO HEREBY CERTIFY THAT SAID RESOLUTION(S) WERE ADOPTED AT A MEETING OF THE HISTORIC AND/OR ARCHITECTURAL BOARD OF THE CITY OF CORTLAND, NY, HELD ON THE 11th DAY OF JULY, 2017. ______________________________ LINDA KLINE, CHAIRPERSON