Historic District Commission

CITY OF GRETNA HISTORIC DISTRICT COMMISSION MEETING Gretna City Hall - 740 2nd Street, 2nd floor Council Chambers, Gretna, LA 70053 December 1, 2025 – 4:00 PM To: Mayor Belinda Constant; Council Members Wayne Rau, Rudy Smith, Mike Hinyub, Mark Miller, and Randy Carr - Norma J. Cruz, City Clerk From: Peter Spera III, Chairman - Danika Gorrondona, City Building Official Members Present: Members Absent: Architect: Paula Peer District 1: Burdell Muller Historian: James Rolf At Large: Peter Debroeck District 2: Zack Dieterich District 3: Peter Spera III District 4: Sandra Banks CONSENT AGENDA FOR CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS CONSENT approval for Items 1, 2 & 3; Approved 4-0 Motion by: Member Zack Dieterich Second by: Member Sandra Banks (1) 504 First Street - COA – 25-095 Issued Applicant: Michael Ledet - For: Handrails (2) 1132 Franklin Street - COA – 25-096 Issued Applicant: Jacqueline Clark - For: Sign (3) 1100 Fourth Street - COA – 25-097 Issued Applicant: Allison Muniz - For: Sign PROPERTIES WITH CURRENT REQUEST FOR CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS (1) 929 Lafayette Street - COA – 25-098 Issued Applicant: Marlon Cespedes - For: Sign Approved 4-0 Motion by: Zack Dietrich Second by: Peter Debroeck (2) 1136 Jefferson Street - COA – 25-099 Issued Applicant: David Norman - For: Repairs Approved 6-0 Motion by: Zack Dietrich Second by: Peter Debroeck (3) 152 Huey P Long Avenue - COA – 25-100 Issued Applicant: Pedro Docampo -For: Sign Approved 5-0 Motion by: Zack Dieterich Second by: Sandra Banks Recused: Paula Peer (4) 1030 Eighth Street - COA – 25-101 Issued Applicant: Thomas Weathers - For: Renovations Approved 6-0 Motion by: Zack Dietrich Second by: Peter Debroeck (5) 630 Huey P Long Avenue - COA – 25-102 Issued Applicant: Greg West - For: Porch Lights Approved 4-0 Motion by: Zack Dietrich Second by: James Rolf (6) 629 Fourth Street - COA – 25-103 Issued Applicant: Mario Waterhouse - For: New Construction Approved 6-0 Motion by: Zack Dietrich Second by: Peter Debroeck (7) 733-735 Sixth Street Applicant: David Gassen - For: Demolition Deferred 6-0 Motion by: Zack Dietrich Second by: Peter Debroeck Other Matters: Mayor Belinda Constant addressed the HDC to discuss a change that will be adopted by the Council at the December 9, meeting which will remove art murals on commercial building from the purview of the HDC. ADJOURNMENT: On a motion by Member Zack Dietrich and seconded by Member James Rolf, the Historic District Commission meeting for December 1, 2025, adjourned at 4:44 pm, and the same was unanimously approved. Respectfully submitted by: Peter Spera III, Chairman