Historic Preservation Commission

802-223-9506 phone 39 Main Street, Montpelier, VT 05602 802-262-6080 fax www.montpelier-vt.org Historic Preservation Commission (HPC) Draft Meeting Minutes Wednesday April 10, 2018 at 6:30 PM Planning & Community Development Office HPC Members Present: Liz Peebles, Greg Tisher, Jenna Lapachinski, David Carris Staff: Sarah McShane (Zoning Administrator) Others Present: Kim Cheney Posted Agenda: 1. Call to Order 2. Public Comments 3. Approve of the Agenda 4. Comments from the Chair 5. Review and Approve Minutes from 3/27 & 4/4 th 6. Follow-Up Discussion- Comments on April 4 public meeting 7. Work Session: CLG project to update design review regulations • Review example design review standards; Compile comments to forward to Consultant 8. Other Business 9. Meeting Adjournment 1. Call to Order In the absence of the Chair and Vice-Chair, staff called the meeting to order at 6:35 PM. 2. Public Comments Planning Commission member Kim Cheney provided his comments on the April 4th public meeting. 3. Approval of the Agenda Commission member Peebles motioned to approve the agenda, G.Tisher seconded the motion. The motion passed unanimously. 4. Comments from the Chair None 5. Review and approve minutes from 3/27 & 4/4 Tabled 6. Follow-up Discussion- Comments on April 4th public meeting Members discussed last week’s public meeting to kick off the CLG project. Staff reported that the meeting will be uploaded to YouTube. Members discussed the importance of sense of place and social equity in the design review regulations. Member Peebles added  the importance of communicating the connection between design review and healthy communities. Members discussed the possibility of creating two separate design review regulations, a downtown district and residential district. Member Carris reported that recent studies have concluded that strict traditional zoning regulations are often inequitable. Members agreed that it’s important to incorporate a strong preservation ethic in the regulations. Members discussed the Sibley/Sabins neighborhood area and wondered whether or not residents would be interested in being in the design review district. 7. Work Session: CLG project to update design review regulations Staff circulated several examples of design review standards/criteria for members to review and comment on. E.Peebles requested that the Commission review Alexandria, VA regulations at the next meeting. Members discussed the overall desired format of the regulations and agreed that at the very beginning there should be a statement regarding the preferred treatment of repairing character defining elements, over replacement. Staff will draft a template to provide to LandWorks. Members agreed on incorporating a chart like the Town of Windor, followed by general principles and specific review criteria for buildings and sites, as well as in-fill or new construction. 8. Other Business Members agreed to have a “marathon” weekend work session on Sunday April 29th from 1-4:00. Staff will reserve a meeting space at City Hall. Members were asked to review the existing design review boundaries and start thinking about what portions of the City should be included. 9. Adjournment- The meeting adjourned at approximately 8:30 PM. Respectfully submitted, Sarah McShane Zoning Administrator ***These minutes are unofficial until formally accepted by the HPC.*** These minutes were read and accepted by the Historic Preservation Commission on ________________________________.