Landmarks Commission

City of Dayton Page 1 Landmark Commission Meeting Case Record December 12, 2024 1. Construction of new porch for approval - Case #PLN2024-00396 – 57 High St – A Major Modification to construct a new wrap-around porch on the home, similar to other porches seen in the district. Applicant: Doug Tinklenberg Owner: Doug Tinklenberg 57 High St 57 High St Dayton, OH 42403 Dayton, OH 42403 Priority Land Use Board: Northeast Planning District: Historic Inner East Historic District: St. Anne’s Hill Decision: Converted to a Concept Review Case Presentation Ms. Hornbeak presented the case. The request is to construct a new wrap around porch on the home. This case had been seen previously, as a concept review. At that time the Board reacted to the proposal favorably but requested more information or more detailed drawings. More detailed and clearly labelled construction drawings were submitted. The applicant and owner, Doug Tinklenberg, was present to answer questions. Mr. Tinklenberg was able to elaborate on the specifics of the new porch, and confirmed that gable trim, porch posts, and decorative corbels and trim would all be replicated on the porch expansion. Mr. Gow asked about the porch skirting, which was shown as solid horizontal boards. Mr. Gow stated that lattice skirting is the standard detail. Mr. Tinklenberg said he would prefer to have a solid porch skirting. Mr. Gow proposed, and the Board agreed, that the skirting could be solid if it was comprised of vertical members, or if it had some kind of raised panel trim. Public Comments No public comments. Board Discussion The Board reacted favorable to the new drawings. Board Action A motion was made by Mr. Gow and seconded by Ms. Hickey to approve PLN2024-00396 – 57 High St with modifications. Modifications include: 1. The porch skirting to be approved by staff: either solid with panelling, vertically oriented boards, or lattice skirting. Mr. Gow Yes Ms. McNicholl Absent Mr. Heckman Yes Ms. Hickey Yes Mr. Johnson Absent Mr. Holley Absent Ms. Konicki Yes Approved by Landmark Commission (4 in favor, 0 opposed) Elizabeth Dakin, Secretary, Landmark Commission  City of Dayton Page 2 Landmark Commission Meeting Case Record December 12, 2024 2. Demolition of building for approval - Case # PLN2024-00397 – 608 Grafton Ave – A Major modification to remove a structure which has been declared a structural nuisance. Applicant: City of Dayton Nuisance Abatement Owner: Gail A Carter – deceased 101 W Third St 608 Grafton Ave Dayton, Ohio 45402 Dayton, OH 45406 Priority Land Use Board: North Central Planning District: Five Oaks Historic District: Grafton-Rockwood-Wroe Decision: Approved Case Presentation Ms. Hornbeak presented the case. The request is to demolish a structure that has been declared a public nuisance. Photographs of the condition of the property were submitted. Information on the history of the building and the series of actions that led to its current condition were submitted. In this case, asbestos remediation was done on the property in preparation for demolition without approval from the Landmark Commission or city staff, which lead to the rapid deterioration of the building. The applicant, the City of Dayton’s Nuisance Abatement and Rehabilitation Supervisor Ken Jackson, was present to answer any questions. Ms. Konicki asked how the asbestos remediation mistake had occurred, and what steps were in place to ensure something like this didn’t happen again. Mr. Jackson stated that the contract for demolition on this property had been prepared, send out for bid, and generally handled by a different employee in the department, who is no longer with the City. That employee, he speculated, had failed to check the historic status of the property before proceeding with awarding the contract. Now, Mr. Jackson continued, he prepared all the contracts for demolition himself, and is careful to check historic status with Planning Staff (Ms. Hornbeak or Ms. Dakin). The Board were glad to hear that nuisance abatement and city planning staff are working more closely together now, but wanted there to be some kind of formal process or guardrail that would prevent something like this from ever happening in the future. Staff stated they would be willing to develop a formal process for the review of nuisance demolitions. Public Comments No public comments. Board Discussion The Board agreed that unfortunately in this case demolition was the only reasonable path forward for this property. Mr. Gow asked about salvage, and Mr. Jackson affirmed that in all nuisance demolitions of historic properties, the contract will include salvage of intact historic materials, which is usually handled by Jeff Wysong of Dayton Reclamation. Board Action A motion was made by Mr. Gow and seconded by Ms. Konicki to approve PLN2024-00397 – 608 Grafton Ave as submitted.  City of Dayton Page 3 Landmark Commission Meeting Case Record December 12, 2024 Mr. Gow Yes Ms. McNicholl Absent Mr. Heckman Yes Ms. Hickey Yes Mr. Johnson Absent Mr. Holley Absent Ms. Konicki Yes Approved by Landmark Commission (4 in favor, 0 opposed) Elizabeth Dakin, Secretary, Landmark Commission