HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION

200 E. Wells Street City of Milwaukee Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53202 Meeting Minutes HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION Ald. Robert Bauman, CHAIR Marion Clendenen-Acosta, Vice Chair Ann Pieper Eisenbrown, Matt Jarosz, Patricia Keating Kahn, and Sally Peltz Staff Assistant, Linda Elmer, 286-2231, Fax: 286-3456, lelmer@milwaukee.gov Senior Planner: Carlen Hatala, 286-5722, chatal@milwaukee.gov Senior Planner: Tim Askin, 286-5712, tim.askin@milwaukee.gov Legislative Liaison, Dana Zelazny, 286-8679, dana.zelazny@milwaukee.gov Monday, May 7, 2018 3:00 PM City Hall, Room 301-B Meeting convened: 3:10 P.M. Present: 4 - Pieper Eisenbrown, Bauman, Keating Kahn, Peltz Excused: 2 - Jarosz, Clendenen-Acosta 1. 140672 Resolution relating to a Certificate of Appropriateness for a mothball certificate for portions of the Henry Palmer Lodge/Love Tabernacle, an individually designated structure at 2640 N. 1st Street. Sponsors: THE CHAIR The Dept. of Neighborhood Services had no objection. Staff also has no objection. This matter will be re-scheduled again in six months. A motion was made by Patricia Keating Kahn, seconded by Ann Pieper Eisenbrown, that this Resolution be ADOPTED. This motion PREVAILED by the following vote: Aye: 4- Bauman, Pieper Eisenbrown, Keating Kahn, and Peltz No: 0 Excused: 4- VACANCY, VACANCY, Clendenen-Acosta, and Jarosz 2. 171821 Resolution relating to a Certificate of Appropriateness for the construction of a new garage at 1919 - 1921 N. 2nd Street in the Brewers Hill Historic District for Forward Investment Group, LLC. Sponsors: THE CHAIR Mr. Tim Askin said the applicant is requesting to use smart side siding on a newly City of Milwaukee Page 1 HISTORIC PRESERVATION Meeting Minutes May 7, 2018 COMMISSION constructed garage. The house is under condemnation orders by the Dept. of Neighborhod Services and all work must be done by May 31st. Staff prefers smooth, over textured, siding. The garage design is basic, which is fine, but the roof pitch needs to be increased to at least 8 x 12, with a recommendation of 10 x 12. The Commission has rejected the smart side compressed fiber siding in the past. Ms. Pieper Eisenbrown moved that smooth hardy plank be allowed only on accessory structures and that the roof pitch be steeper. The smart side compressed fiber siding is being denied and the smooth hardy plank is approved with the pitch recommendations proposed by staff. A motion was made by Patricia Keating Kahn, seconded by Ann Pieper Eisenbrown, that this Resolution be ADOPTED. This motion PREVAILED by the following vote: Aye: 4- Bauman, Pieper Eisenbrown, Keating Kahn, and Peltz No: 0 Excused: 4- VACANCY, VACANCY, Clendenen-Acosta, and Jarosz 3. 171822 Resolution relating to a Certificate of Appropriateness for the construction of a new garage at 1923 N. 2nd Street in the Brewers Hill Historic District for Midwest Commercial Funding, LLC. Sponsors: THE CHAIR Mr. Tim Askin said the applicant is requesting to use smart side siding on a newly constructed garage. The house is under condemnation orders by the Dept. of Neighborhod Services and all work must be done by May 31st. Staff prefers smooth, over textured, siding. The garage design is basic, which is fine, but the roof pitch needs to be increased to at least 8 x 12, with a recommendation of 10 x 12. The Commission has rejected the smart side compressed fiber siding in the past. Ms. Pieper Eisenbrown moved that smooth hardy plank be allowed only on accessory structures and that the roof pitch be steeper. The smart side compressed fiber siding is being denied and the smooth hardy plank is approved with the pitch recommendations proposed by staff. A motion was made by Patricia Keating Kahn, seconded by Ann Pieper Eisenbrown, that this Resolution be ADOPTED. This motion PREVAILED by the following vote: Aye: 4- Bauman, Pieper Eisenbrown, Keating Kahn, and Peltz No: 0 Excused: 4- VACANCY, VACANCY, Clendenen-Acosta, and Jarosz 4. 171857 Resolution relating to a Certificate of Appropriateness for remodeling the southwest corner of the house and removing a chimney at 2837 E. Park Place in the North Point North Historic District for Angela Loberg. Sponsors: THE CHAIR Mr. Tim Askin said that interior renovations would require rebuilding three walls and eliminate a small side area, the addition of windows, a small roof would be removed and there would also be work on the balcony. A chimney will also be removed which is City of Milwaukee Page 2 HISTORIC PRESERVATION Meeting Minutes May 7, 2018 COMMISSION minimally visible to the public. There will be 6 windows total, with 4 being totally brand new. Staff had one minor condition of keeping the original doors once removed so if future owners wish to use them. Ms. Keating Kahn moved for approval with staff condition relating to the doors, seconded by Ms. Pieper Eisenbrown. A motion was made by Patricia Keating Kahn, seconded by Ann Pieper Eisenbrown, that this Resolution be ADOPTED. This motion PREVAILED by the following vote: Aye: 4- Bauman, Pieper Eisenbrown, Keating Kahn, and Peltz No: 0 Excused: 4- VACANCY, VACANCY, Clendenen-Acosta, and Jarosz 5. 171891 Resolution relating to a Certificate of Appropriateness for cellular telecommunications equipment at 1337 W. Forest Home Avenue in the Mitchell Street Historic District for LD Holdings LLC and AT&T Mobility. Sponsors: THE CHAIR This item is being held as no-one present for it and due to time constraints. This Resolution was HELD IN COMMITTEE Aye: 4- Pieper Eisenbrown, Bauman, Keating Kahn, and Peltz No: 0 Excused: 2- Jarosz, and Clendenen-Acosta 6. 180021 Resolution relating to a Certificate of Appropriateness for alterations to the front yard landscape at 2623 N. Wahl Avenue in the North Point North Historic District for Jeff and Kristi Leswing. Sponsors: THE CHAIR Mr. Tim Askin said the project is to restore the front yard. Applicant is using the current terraced yard as a victory garden, which the staff doesn't object to. The only objection is to the terracing and the compost socks which violate both city and neighborhood guidelines. Both adjacent neighbors object to the rocks at the base of the driveways. The applicant submitted 3 different designs, labeled Frank A, Frank B and Crawford, the Wasserman design and Frank C (Designer is Donald J. Frank). Jeff Leswing - owner - he prefers to use outcropping stones so a few inches appear above the soil line which aids erosion control and would not be a continuous wall. He is fine moving in the one wall and lopping off the protruding section on the other side. Angela Kvidera - adjacent neighbor - she hasn't noticed problems with erosion and she and a guest have both damaged their vehicles on their rocks. Joan Gnadt - 2317 N. Wahl - adjacent neighbor who shares a driveway with the applicant - she has rocks, but they slope down gradually and by the time they are the sidewalk they are very low. The rocks just need to be lower in order to not damage vehicles. Mr. Leswing suggests moving in the wall by 12" and would lower it to a common height, approximately 5" lower. Ms. Keating Kahn moved that on the north side the wall be moved in 12" and the height decreased ti 14" and landscape as the owner wishes. On City of Milwaukee Page 3 HISTORIC PRESERVATION Meeting Minutes May 7, 2018 COMMISSION the south end, match the wall on the other side of the driveway so it comes down to zero at the sidewalk and and a continuous wall at the sidewalk of 14" and other non-continuous rocks. The large protusion would be removed. The flat rocks should be true stones and arranged nicely. Seconded by Pieper Eisenbrown. A motion was made by Patricia Keating Kahn, seconded by Ann Pieper Eisenbrown, that this Resolution be ADOPTED. This motion PREVAILED by the following vote: Aye: 4- Pieper Eisenbrown, Bauman, Keating Kahn, and Peltz No: 0 Excused: 2- Jarosz, and Clendenen-Acosta 7. 180024 Resolution relating to a Certificate of Appropriateness for the replacement of a window at 3316 N. Lake Drive in the North Lake Drive Estates Historic District for Christopher (Sandy) Walter. Sponsors: THE CHAIR Mr. Tim Askin said the proposal is to replace an existing vinyl window with another vinyl window. The two windows are in one dormer, but are owned by separate owners and the other window is vinyl. Staff recommends denial. Emilee Walter -- lives at 3316 N. Lake Dr. - there are 4 owners in the building, which is a coach house. Owner has no objection to installing a wood window. Ms. Keating Kahn moved, seconded by Ms. Pieper Eisenbrown, to deny. A motion was made by Patricia Keating Kahn, seconded by Ann Pieper Eisenbrown, that this Resolution be PLACED ON FILE. This motion PREVAILED by the following vote: Aye: 4- Pieper Eisenbrown, Bauman, Keating Kahn, and Peltz No: 0 Excused: 2- Jarosz, and Clendenen-Acosta 8. 180026 Resolution relating to a Certificate of Appropriateness for the reconstruction of the north wall’s masonry veneer at 2446 - 2448 N. Lake Drive in the North Point North Historic District for John Andrew Klemen Child’s Trust. Sponsors: THE CHAIR Mr. Tim Askin said the applicant says the north wall of the duplex is failing. This is the same duplex where brick had been earlier removed on the south wall and replaced with cultured stone. The porch was re-built and used up all the salvaged brick. Work on the south wall was done with a COA. The applicant wants to rebuild a portion of the north wall. When the bricks are clean, they do appear to be similar in color. Ms. Hatala also suggested staining the new brick to match the current brick since the owner doesn't want to wash the existing brick. Ms. Keating Kahn moved the use the brick and that it be dyed to match the existing brick and salvage as much as possible and approval contingent on dying the brick on the south side and the salvaged brick be used as at the lowest level possible. City of Milwaukee Page 4 HISTORIC PRESERVATION Meeting Minutes May 7, 2018 COMMISSION Seconded by Ms. Peltz. A motion was made by Patricia Keating Kahn, seconded by Sally Peltz, that this Resolution be ADOPTED. This motion PREVAILED by the following vote: Aye: 4- Pieper Eisenbrown, Bauman, Keating Kahn, and Peltz No: 0 Excused: 2- Jarosz, and Clendenen-Acosta 9. 180042 Resolution relating to a Certificate of Appropriateness for repairs to the north elevation including partial recladding with metal panels at 1020 - 1030 W. Historic Mitchell Street (AKA 1635 S. 10th Street) in the Mitchell Street Historic District for Schuster Historic Building LLC. Sponsors: THE CHAIR This item was held due to a loss of quorum. A motion was made by Ann Pieper Eisenbrown, seconded by Patricia Keating Kahn, that this Resolution be HELD IN COMMITTEE. This motion PREVAILED by the following vote: Aye: 4- Pieper Eisenbrown, Bauman, Keating Kahn, and Peltz No: 0 Excused: 2- Jarosz, and Clendenen-Acosta 10. 180048 Resolution relating to a Certificate of Appropriateness for the construction of an accessible entry with a new door on the west elevation and low slope ramp at 234 E. Vine Street in the Brewers Hill Historic District for Wolfgang and Whitney Schaefer. Sponsors: THE CHAIR Mr. Tim Askin said this is a fairly straight forward project and they're inserting a new door that doesn't affect any elevations. Staff supports this with the bronze handle, which the owners and architect agreed to use. Owners present at the table and will be opening a breakfast restaurant as well at this location. A motion was made by Ann Pieper Eisenbrown, seconded by Patricia Keating Kahn, that this Resolution be ADOPTED. This motion PREVAILED by the following vote: Aye: 4- Bauman, Pieper Eisenbrown, Keating Kahn, and Peltz No: 0 Excused: 4- VACANCY, VACANCY, Clendenen-Acosta, and Jarosz The following files represent staff approved Certificates of Appropriateness: City of Milwaukee Page 5 HISTORIC PRESERVATION Meeting Minutes May 7, 2018 COMMISSION 11. 171911 Resolution relating to a Certificate of Appropriateness for the installation of rooftop HVAC equipment at 735 N. Water Street (AKA 733 -743) , The First National Bank/First Wisconsin National Bank Building, an individually designated historic property, for Compass Properties and WageWorks. Sponsors: THE CHAIR 12. 180012 Resolution relating to a Certificate of Appropriateness for roof and gutters repairs to the former school building at 924 E. Clarke Street in the St. Casimir's Roman Catholic Church Complex Historic District for St. Casimir's Parish. Sponsors: THE CHAIR 13. 180016 Resolution relating to a Certificate of Appropriateness for replacing portions of roofing with new slate and other roof repairs at 2518 N. Terrace Avenue in the North Point North Historic District for Larry Bonney. Sponsors: THE CHAIR 14. 180018 Resolution relating to a Certificate of Appropriateness for the installation of a metal fence at 2649 N. Terrace Avenue in the North Point North Historic District for Sheryl Ellis. Sponsors: THE CHAIR 15. 180019 Resolution relating to a Certificate of Appropriateness for the installation of HVAC ventilation pipes on the north side of the house at 3317 N. Sherman Boulevard in the Sherman Boulevard Historic District for Jeffery Knox. Sponsors: THE CHAIR 16. 180027 Resolution relating to a Certificate of Appropriateness for construction of a fence at 2715 N. Lake Drive in the North Point North Historic District for Andrew Schramm. Sponsors: THE CHAIR 17. 180041 Resolution relating to a Certificate of Appropriateness for rooftop HVAC equipment at 3114 N. Sherman Boulevard (formerly 4246 W. Burleigh Street) in the Sherman Boulevard Historic District for Pakhar Singh. Sponsors: THE CHAIR 18. 180090 Resolution relating to a Certificate of Appropriateness for installation of HVAC equipment on the alley side of 522 N. Water Street in the East Side Commercial Historic District for Nulala Nails. City of Milwaukee Page 6 HISTORIC PRESERVATION Meeting Minutes May 7, 2018 COMMISSION Sponsors: THE CHAIR 19. 180094 Resolution relating to a Certificate of Appropriateness for repairs to the garage at 2682 N. Summit Avenue in the North Point North Historic District for Sammis and Jean White. Sponsors: THE CHAIR 20. 180113 Resolution relating to a Certificate of Appropriateness for replacing a wood fence with a metal fence at 743 N. 25th Street, the William J. Turner House, an individually designated historic property, for Sonja Posey. Sponsors: THE CHAIR 21. Review and approval of the minutes from the April 2nd meeting. 22. Certified Local Government Review of the National Register Nomination for the West Mitchell Street Historic District, in the 12th Aldermanic District. Ms. Keating Kahn moved, seconded by Ms. Peltz, for approval. There were no objections. 23. Discussion of recent state legislation affecting preservation commissions. 24. Updates and announcements. Meeting adjourned: 4:38 P.M. Linda M. Elmer Staff Assistant City of Milwaukee Page 7