Historic District Commission

MANISTEE CITY HISTORIC DISTRICT COMMISSION Meeting of Thursday, June 6, 2013 3:00 p.m. - Council Chambers, City Hall, 70 Maple Street, Manistee, Michigan AGENDA I Call to Order II Roll Call III Approval of Agenda At this time the Historic District Commission can take action to approve the June 6, 2013 Agenda. IV Approval of Minutes At this time Historic District Commission can take action to approve the May 2, 2013 meeting Minutes. V New Business VI Old Business HDC-2013-02 Joe Mathewson, 339 River Street The Commission will be updated on the status of the project at 339 River Street. At this time the Commission could take action if necessary relating to the project at 339 River Street. HDC-2012-07 Mike Cnudde, 335 River Street The Commission will be updated on the status of the project at 335 River Street At this time the Commission could take action if necessary relating to the project at 335 River Street. VII Public Comments and Communications concerning Items not on the Agenda At this time the Chair will ask if there are any public comments. 1  HISTORIC DISTRICT COMMISSION Council Chambers, City Hall 70 Maple Street Manistee, MI 49660 MEETING MINUTES May 2, 2013 A Meeting of the Manistee City Historic District Commission was held on Thursday, May 2, 2013 at 3:00 p.m. in the Council Chambers, City Hall, 70 Maple Street, Manistee, Michigan. Meeting was called to order at 3:04 p.m. by Chair Kracht. ROLL CALL: Members Present: Dave Carlson, Maria DeRee, T. Eftaxiadis, Teena Kracht, Jeremy Loveless, John Perschbacher, Mary Russell Members Absent: None Others: Travis Alden(DDA/Main Street Director), Mark Fedder (Manistee County Historical Museum) Steve Harold (Manistee County Historical Museum) and Denise Blakeslee (Planning & Zoning) and others APPROVAL OF AGENDA: MOTION by Maria DeRee, seconded by Mary Russell that the Agenda be approved as prepared. With a voice vote this motion passed unanimously. APPROVAL OF MINUTES: MOTION by Maria DeRee, seconded by Mary Russell that the Minutes of the April 4, 2013 Meeting be approved. With a voice vote this motion passed unanimously. NEW BUSINESS: None City of Manistee Historic District Commission Meeting Minutes May 2, 2013 Page 1 OLD BUSINESS None PUBLIC COMMENTS AND COMMUNICATIONS CONCERNING ITEMS NOT ON THE AGENDA None CORRESPONDENCE None STAFF REPORTS Denise Blakeslee, Recording Secretary – distributed H.A.M it Up! brochures to the Commissioners. Commissioner Perschbacher entered the meeting. MEMBERS DISCUSSION None Meeting Closed at 3:17 pm WORKSESSION: Training Exercise – Demolition by Neglect Prior to the purchase of the Winkler Block Building at 312 River Street, staff had begun the work for the Commission to determine if the deterioration of the building would qualify as Demolition by Neglect. Most of the paperwork had been prepared for the Commission to begin the process when the bank accepted the offer from Blue Fish. The Historic District Commission has the authority under the Local Historic Districts Act (Act 169 of 1970) and Chapter 1280 Historic District of the City of Manistee Codified Ordinance to require the owner to make necessary repairs to avoid the loss of structures within the district. This is done under Demolition by Neglect which is defined as follows: "Demolition by Neglect" means neglect in maintaining, repairing, or securing a resource that results in deterioration of an exterior feature of the resource or the loss of structural integrity of the resource. Section 399.205 (11) of the Local Historic Districts Act and Section 1280.15 of the City of Manistee Codified Ordinances reads: City of Manistee Historic District Commission Meeting Minutes May 2, 2013 Page 2 Upon a finding by a commission that a historic resource within a historic district or a proposed historic district subject to its review and approval is threatened with demolition by neglect, the commission may do either of the following: (a) Require the owner of the resource to repair all conditions contributing to demolition by neglect. (b) If the owner does not make repairs within a reasonable time, the commission or its agents may enter the property and make such repairs as are necessary to prevent demolition by neglect. The costs of the work shall be charged to the owner, and may be levied by the local unit as a special assessment against the property. The commission or its agents may enter the property for purposes of this section upon obtaining an order from the circuit court. The Commission went through the exercise to have a better understanding of the process in the event that a building in the district falls into a state of disrepair in the future. Staff had prepared a Powerpoint Presentation of photographs of the building as well as a draft resolution for adoption if the Commission had determined that the condition of the building constituted Demolition by Neglect. Commissioner Eftaxiadis entered the meeting. Discussion included how to contact owners of properties to prevent Demolition by Neglect; how Demolition by Neglect is the last option for the Commission to protect resources; how to soften the process and promote a better understanding of preservation; the availability of funds from DDA/Main Street (Façade Grants); the desire to preserve our resources. Travis Alden noted that the Corbels and Trim were installed today on Mike Cnudde’s building. Discussion on the North Channel Outlet building. The Next meeting of the Historic District Commission will be on Thursday, June 6, 2013 at 3:00 p.m. in the Council Chambers, City Hall, 70 Maple Street. ADJOURNMENT: MOTION by Mary Russell, seconded by Maria DeRee that the meeting be adjourned. Motion passed unanimously. MEETING ADJOURNED AT 4:17 P.M. MANISTEE HISTORIC DISTRICT COMMISSION __________________________________________ Denise J. Blakeslee, Recording Secretary City of Manistee Historic District Commission Meeting Minutes May 2, 2013 Page 3 VIII Correspondence At this time the Chair will ask if any correspondence has been received to be read into the record. IX Reports Main Street/DDA Director Museum Curator Museum Director Community Development Director X Members Discussion At this time the Chair will ask members of the Historic District Commission if they have any items they want to discuss. XI Worksession XII Adjournment 2 Joe Mathewson, 339 River Street – Photos showing condition of brick and attempt to remove paint. 2007 Photo - 339 River Street Building Mr. Mathewson wanted to remove the paint from the three brick columns on the front of the building exposing the brick. Upon cleaning of the brick it was discovered that a silver roofing compound had been applied behind the paint on these columns. Mr. Mathewson does not want the brick to be painted and would leave the project unfinished instead of painting these three columns. He has proposed to build a wooden “enclosure” that would cover the brick which would be stained to match the work he has been doing to restore the front of the building.  Planning & Zoning Community Development 231.398.2805 Fax 231.723-1546 MEMORANDUM www.ci.manistee.mi.us To: Historic District Commissioners From: Jon R. Rose, Community Development Director Date: May 23, 2013 RE: Mike Cnudde, 335 River Street Commissioners, Mike Cnudde has spoken with Travis Alden, Main Street/DDA Director about a release of funds for his project at 335 River Street. This would require issuance of a Certificate of Compliance. To assist the Commission in determining what if any items are remaining that need to be completed to close out the request we are including excerpts from the January and March meeting minutes. Excerpt from January 3, 2013 Meeting Minutes 335 River Street - Michael Cnudde PHDC12-007 - Remove plywood, furring strips and tile from upper façade and brick columns on either side of the storefront, repair, repoint, and paint all brick masonry following recommendations from the Design Specialist, State Historic Preservation Office; Reconstruct wood cornice with brackets; Install projecting sign (signage will be approved by Museum Director when applicant wishes to install a sign); Install wood panels and trim on any areas of the storefront exposed by removing the plywood and tile; Remove “bath tile” and paint brick to match upper brick; Any changes to the windows or door will require approval from the Historic District Commission During renovation it was discovered that there was not brick behind the plywood and tile. Kelly Larson, Design Specialist from the State Historic Preservation Office was in town when it was discovered and she revised plans which were presented to the Emergency Review Committee. On October 12, 2012 the Emergency Review Subcommittee approved the following revised Façade Improvements for 335 River Street as follows:  Install wood panels and trim (simple design, not overly elaborate or detailed) on any areas of the storefront exposed by removing the plywood and tile.  Height of recessed entrance to extend up to original ceiling height (just below cornice) repair wood ceiling as needed.  All other recommendations for the façade outlined in the design services package (dated May 15, 2012) are to remain. As shown on Revised Façade Improvements plan dated 10/4/12. Applicant did not recess the entrance, wood panels and trim were not installed as shown on the application; adhesive from the “Bath Tile” was not removed before the building was painted. Commission asked that Jon Rose follow up with the applicant on the status of the project. Excerpt from March 7, 2013 Meeting Minutes “A” “B” 335 River Street – Mike Cnudde (PHCD12-007) The contractor for Mr. Cnudde brought two choices of Corbels for the building at 335 River Street. The Commissioners discussed the two. Corbel “A” was two pieces and the Commission decided that a combination of the outer bracket from Corbel “A” with Corbel “B” was best. Top will be shortened 1 ¼”so that it will protrude between ½” to 1” further than Corbel “B” Outer Bracket Corbel “A”/Corbel Outer Bracket (Corbel “A”) will be extended so the bottom will be flush with the bottom of (Corbel “B”) creating a combined Corbel “A/B” The Commission discussed which corbels needed replacement and reviewed the application and the Inspection Photo from the January Meeting. MOTION by John Perschbacher, seconded by Maria DeRee that the Historic District Commission approve the following: The existing ten large corbels will be replaced with the new combined Corbel “A/B” New trim piece is to be installed under the small corbels to remain similar to the adjacent building. Corbels and trim are to be painted to match the small corbels to remain on the building. With a roll call vote this motion passed 6 to 0. Yes: Eftaxiadis, Loveless, Perschbacher, DeRee, Carlson, Kracht No: None The Corbles and trim have been installed.