Historic Preservation Board

City of Gainesville Historic Preservation Board AGENDA Date: Tuesday, July 7, 2026, 5:30 p.m. Location: City Hall, Roberta Lisle Kline Conference Room (Room 16) 200 East University Ave Gainesville, FL 32601 Anthony Ackrill, Trey Asner, Vivan Filer, Michelle Hazen, James Reeves, Members: Lida Rodriguez-Taseff, Nigel Rudolph, Bill Warinner, George Wilson If you have a disability and need an accommodation in order to participate in this meeting, please contact the Office of Equity and Inclusion at (352) 334-5051 at least two business days in advance. TTY (Text Telephone Telecommunication Device) users please call 711 (Florida Relay Service). For Speech to Speech (STS) relay, please call 1-877-955-5334. For STS Spanish relay, please call 1- 877-955-8773. For STS French Creole relay, please call 1-877-955-8707.  Pages A. CALL TO ORDER Agenda Statement: The City of Gainesville encourages civil public speech. Disruptive behavior is not permitted during City Commission meetings. Please do not bring food, drinks, props, signs, posters, or similar materials into the Auditorium. Cheering and applause are only permitted during the Proclamations/Special Recognitions portion of the meeting. B. ADOPTION OF THE AGENDA C. APPROVAL OF MINUTES D. PUBLIC COMMENT E. PUBLIC HEARING 1. Swearing in of the Public 2. Requests for Deferral 3. Continued Items 4. New Items 2026-483 COA26-000-029 demolition 111 SW 12th Street (B) 4 Department: Sustainable Development Recommendation: Staff recommends that application COA26- 000-029 be approved, with the following conditions: Condition 1 – The property owners will return to the Board with plans for the site within 18 months. Condition 2 – If there are original wood windows on the second floor, those shall be removed previous to demolition and donated to a local architectural or building material salvage business. 2026-484 COA26-000-031 new construction Parcel 14302-000- 21 000 (B) Department: Sustainability Recommendation: Staff recommends that application COA26- 000-031 be approved, with the following conditions: Condition 1. Final window product (once manufacturer has been selected) shall be provided to the Historic Preservation Officer to determine if the muntin placement and profiles are sufficient. Condition 2. The main building elevation plan will be resubmitted with the use of directional nomenclature for the elevations instead of left and right, and details and materials shall be called out on the elevation plans. Condition 3. The two Page 2 of 76  windows on the rear elevation (ground floor), and the three windows on the left elevation, shall be separated slightly to provide a better void to solid ratio for those facades. Condition 4. Slightly increase the size of the gable end vent slats to reduce the overall size of the solid wall on the second floor above the windows. 2026-485 PH3- COA26-000-052 garage addition 1130 NW 3rd 41 Avenue (B) Department: Sustainability Recommendation: Staff recommends that application COA26- 000-052 be approved. 2026-053 PH4- COA26-000-053 carport and porch columns 216 57 NE 6th St (B) Department: Sustainability Recommendation: Staff recommends that application COA26- 000-053 be approved, with the following condition: Condition 1: The original columns supporting the existing porch will remain. Remaining columns to support the carport addition can be altered to something more compatible, or left as designed, since new additions are supposed to differentiate the new from the historic portion anyway (per Standard 9). F. OTHER BOARD BUSINESS G. STAFF UPDATES H. NEXT MEETING DATE I. ADJOURNMENT Page 3 of 76  City of Gainesville Agenda Item Report File Number: 2026-483 Agenda Date: July 7, 2026 Department: Department of Sustainable Development Title: 2026-483 COA26-000-029 demolition 111 SW 12th Street (B) Department: Sustainable Development Strategic Connection: ☒ Goal 1: Equitable Community ☒ Goal 2: More Sustainable Community ☐ Goal 3: A Great Place to Live and Experience ☒ Goal 4: Resilient Local Economy ☐ Goal 5: “Best in Class” Neighbor Services Recommendation: Staff recommends that application COA26-000-029 be approved, with the following conditions: Condition 1 – The property owners will return to the Board with plans for the site within 18 months. Condition 2 – If there are original wood windows on the second floor, those shall be removed previous to demolition and donated to a local architectural or building material salvage business. Page 4 of 76 Page 5 of 76 Page 6 of 76 Page 7 of 76 Page 8 of 76 Page 9 of 76 Page 10 of 76 Page 11 of 76 Page 12 of 76 Page 13 of 76 Page 14 of 76 Page 15 of 76 Page 16 of 76 Page 17 of 76 Page 18 of 76 Page 19 of 76 Page 20 of 76  City of Gainesville Agenda Item Report File Number: 2026-484 Agenda Date: July 7, 2026 Department: Department of Sustainable Development Title: 2026-484 COA26-000-031 new construction Parcel 14302-000-000 (B) Department: Sustainability Strategic Connection: ☒ Goal 1: Equitable Community ☒ Goal 2: More Sustainable Community ☐ Goal 3: A Great Place to Live and Experience ☒ Goal 4: Resilient Local Economy ☐ Goal 5: “Best in Class” Neighbor Services Recommendation: Staff recommends that application COA26-000-031 be approved, with the following conditions: Condition 1. Final window product (once manufacturer has been selected) shall be provided to the Historic Preservation Officer to determine if the muntin placement and profiles are sufficient. Condition 2. The main building elevation plan will be resubmitted with the use of directional nomenclature for the elevations instead of left and right, and details and materials shall be called out on the elevation plans. Condition 3. The two windows on the rear elevation (ground floor), and the three windows on the left elevation, shall be separated slightly to provide a better void to solid ratio for those facades. Condition 4. Slightly increase the size of the gable end vent slats to reduce the overall size of the solid wall on the second floor above the windows. 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Remaining columns to support the carport addition can be altered to something more compatible, or left as designed, since new additions are supposed to differentiate the new from the historic portion anyway (per Standard 9). Page 57 of 76  Department of Sustainable Development PO Box 490 Station 11 Gainesville, FL 32627 STAFF REPORT City of Gainesville Historic Preservation Board AGENDA ITEM: Public Hearing 4 Petition COA-26-000-053 ADDRESS/PARCEL: 216 NE 6th Street DESIGNATION/ CLASSIFICATION: Contributing Structure Northeast Historic District (Duckpond) DATE OF CONSTRUCTION: 1940 (ACPA), 1928 (FMSF AL00628) OWNER(S): David and Amy Mitchell PROJECT DESCRIPTION: This is an application for an addition of a carport to the south side of the primary residence. The proposal would also change the type of porch column from simple Tuscan columns on the inset porch to battered columns on brick piers. Though identified as a 1940 building by the Property Appraiser, the home shows up on the 1928 Sanborn map, so it dates at least from that year. The building features a side gable roof and an inset porch supported by Tuscan columns. The Florida Master Site File survey sheet calls this property a Colonial Revival, probably because of the 6-over-1 colonial style windows and what they are calling Doric columns, but that categorization is a stretch. With the late 1920s construction date, this is more like a wood-frame vernacular structure that incorporated few Colonial Revival features. The home also features a brick chimney on the south side. The project proposes a new carport off the south side of the house that would line up with the front of the porch. The new carport would extend the existing front-gable roof, and would include features in the gable end, including knee-braces and slatted vents, that are appropriate for the ITEM PH4: COA-26-000-053 July 7, 2026 Page 11 Page 58 of 76  Department of Sustainable Development PO Box 490 Station 11 Gainesville, FL 32627 1920s building. However, the new carport features battered columns on brick piers, and the applicant is proposing to use the same for the main house, which would replace the original Tuscan columns. A simple picket metal railing is also proposed for the front porch, which is not original but a suitable design if the additional safety and stability is needed for entering and exiting the porch. APPLICABLE SECRETARY OF THE INTERIOR STANDARDS: The Secretary of the Interior's Standards for Rehabilitation are to be applied to rehabilitation projects in a reasonable manner, taking into consideration economic and technical feasibility. The Standards that apply in this case include Standards 2, 3, 5, 9, and 10. STANDARD 2: The historic character of a property shall be retained and preserved. The removal of historic materials or alteration of features and spaces that characterize a property shall be avoided. The historic character of the property includes the original column porch supports. The new proposed columns are certainly a sturdier version that visually support the carport better than slender columns would, and it makes sense that the rest of the columns should match the new carport columns. It is a nice upgrade to the house, but it does remove historic materials that characterize the historic property. STANDARD 3: Each property shall be recognized as a physical record of its time, place, and use. Changes that create a false sense of historical development, such as adding conjectural features or architectural elements from other buildings, shall not be undertaken. The introduction of a new type of column in place of what was there originally is considered adding conjectural features or architectural elements that were not there to begin with. STANDARD 5: Distinctive features, finishes, and construction techniques or examples of craftsmanship that characterize a historic property shall be preserved. ITEM PH4: COA-26-000-053 July 7, 2026 Page I 2 Page 59 of 76  Department of Sustainable Development PO Box 490 Station 11 Gainesville, FL 32627 The original Tuscan columns are considered distinctive features that characterize the historic property. STANDARD 9: New additions, exterior alterations, or related new construction shall not destroy historic materials that characterize the property. The new work shall be differentiated from the old and shall be compatible with the massing, size, scale, and architectural features to protect the historic integrity of the property and its environment. The new addition of the carport does not destroy any historic materials on the existing structure, with the exception of the changing of the column type. STANDARD 10: New additions and adjacent or related new construction shall be undertaken in such a manner that if removed in the future, the essential form and integrity of the historic property and its environment would be unimpaired. Again, with the exception of the change in column type, which does affect the original form and integrity of the property, the rest of the addition could theoretically be removed in the future without destroying the original structure. RECOMMENDATION FROM STAFF: Staff recommends that application COA26-000-053 be approved, with the following condition: Condition 1: The original porch columns shall remain. Remaining columns to support the carport can be altered to something more compatible to the porch columns or left as designed, since additions are supposed to differentiate the new from the historic portion anyway (per Standard 9). Map of the property EXHIBIT 1: Photos of Surrounding Properties for Context EXHIBIT 2: COA Application EXHIBIT 3: FMSF form, AL00628 EXHIBIT 4: ITEM PH4: COA-26-000-053 July 7, 2026 Page I 3 Page 60 of 76 Page 61 of 76 Page 62 of 76 Page 63 of 76 Page 64 of 76 Page 65 of 76 Page 66 of 76 Page 67 of 76 Page 68 of 76 Page 69 of 76 Page 70 of 76 Page 71 of 76 Page 72 of 76 Page 73 of 76 Page 74 of 76 Page 75 of 76 Page 76 of 76