Historic District Commission Meeting

HISTORIC DISTRICT COMMISSION MINUTES OF September 10, 2018 The Historic District Commission of the City of Norman, Cleveland County, State of Oklahoma, met for the Regular Meeting on September 10, 2018, at 6:30 p.m. Notice and Agenda of the meeting were posted at 201 West Gray Building A, the Norman Municipal Building and at www.NormanOK.gov twenty-four (24) hours prior to the beginning of the meeting. Item No. 1, being: Roll Call. MEMBERS PRESENT: Cameron Brewer Emily Wilkins Greg Heiser Russell Kaplan Jim Gasaway David John MEMBERS ABSENT: Anna Eddings Glen Roberson Erinn Gavaghan STAFF MEMBERS PRESENT: Anaïs Starr, Planner II Sarah Encinias, Legal Admin Tech Merry Ann Evans GUESTS: Lee Hall Curtis McCarty Kyle Lynch Hugh Lynch Item No. 2, being: Approval of the Agenda. Motion by Jim Gasaway for approval of the Agenda; Second by Emily Wilkins. All approved. Item No. 3, being: Approval of Minutes from the July 2, 2018 Regular Meeting. Motion by Russell Kaplan for approval of the minutes; Second by Greg Heiser. All approved. Item No. 4, being: (HD Case 18-9) Consideration of a Certificate of Appropriateness request for the installation of hand and guard rails for the stairs and stoops on the front and rear of the house for the property located at 540 S Lahoma Avenue. Historic District Commission September 10, 2018 Page 2 Staff report was given by Anaïs Starr. Curtis McCarty, 540 South Lahoma Avenue, was the application representative. His most recent request to the Historic District Commission was to install a composite garage door on the house. This request was denied by the Commission but subsequently approved by City Council. After an inspection of the most recent renovation work, Mr. McCarty received notice that guard rails had to be installed at both the front and back entrances of his house in order to meet code standards. Mr. McCarty presented photos of the newly installed black, decorative iron rails, with two rails on either side of the front entrance and one rail on one side of the rear entrance. Anaïs Starr stated Staff recommended approval of the rails. No public comments were made. Motion was made by Jim Gasaway to approve the request; Second by Russell Kaplan. All members approved. Item No. 5, being: (HD Case 18-10) Consideration of a Certificate of Appropriateness request for installation of wood decking over the existing concrete front porch, installation of fascia board for the mounting of gutters, and the conversion of existing windows from single-pane to double-pane windows for the property located at 321 E Apache Street. Staff report was given by Anaïs Starr. Kyle Lynch, 540 South Lahoma Avenue, was the application representative . Gutters: Mr. Lynch spoke about ongoing renovations he was performing throughout the house. He subsequently withdrew his request to install fascia board for the mounting of gutters. He urgently needed to stop roof rainwater runoff from leaking into the house and was able to instead attach the gutters directly to the exposed rafters prior to this meeting. Front Porch: Mr. Lynch said a floating wooden deck would not only enhance the look of the entryway but also cover a large crack in the pre-existing front porch that occurred as a result of the non-use of rebar support. He points out that the house next to him has a similar wooden deck and therefore his deck would not detract from the overall look of the neighborhood. Also, the wood would be a cost effective modification while avoiding an otherwise expensive demolition of the entire concrete porch. The Commission stated the deck would not permanently alter the appearance of the structure and asked the applicant to request a building permit to ensure the project would comply with code requirements. Motion by Russell Kaplan for approval of the wooden deck as submitted; Second by Jim Gasaway. All approved. Windows: Mr. Lynch then explained his request to convert existing windows to double-pane windows throughout the house. He said this would create uniformity, address the issue of having several cracked panes, deteriorated windows and frames, and ultimately improving energy Historic District Commission September 10, 2018 Page 3 efficiency. Presently, the four front windows are one-over-one lites while others are three-over- one and four-over-one. The Commission expressed the following concerns: 1. The present windows are single-paned and replacing them with double-paned glass contradicts the guidelines to replace “like with like”. (3.5.8) 2. Studies of the use of double-paned glass show there is no significant energy efficiency over the use of single-paned glass. 3. The alternative use of storm windows would be allowed as this would not permanently alter the original look of the house. (3.1.1 – 3.1.7) 4. The overall design of the house and of the surrounding houses indicate the original four front windows were most likely four-over-one lite and to replace them with two-over-one would contradict guidelines. (3.5.1 – 3.5.8) 5. Any replacement window frames must be made of wood and duplicate the look of the original design, including the muntins. After discussion, Mr. Lynch announced his wish to modify his request and he and the Commission agreed to the following items: 1. The four front windows will be replaced with four-over-one lites. 2. The three smaller windows for the bathrooms and kitchen will be replaced with three- over-one lites because of their size and position on the sides of the house. 3. The remaining windows will be repaired as needed while retaining as much of the historic material as possible. 4. All windows must be made of wood with single-paned glass and retain the style of the historic windows. 5. Any historic, wavy glass will be preserved when possible. 6. There will be minimal replacement of sashes, moldings and hardware, with all repairs using materials that match the original items being replaced. 7. All muntins are to match the style of the original muntins currently in place. Motion was made by Russell Kaplan to approve the application as modified; Second by Jim Gasaway. The motion passed with a vote of 5 to 1, with Cameron Brewer voting against. Item No. 6, being: Staff report on active Certificates of Appropriateness since July 2, 2018 and consideration of six month extension requests. 549 S. Lahoma The City is waiting for a decision from the Court. 717 W. Boyd No change; building permit was issued for carport. 428 Chautauqua Ave. Building permit has expired; new owners took possession Aug 10th. 710 South Lahoma Exterior work is almost complete; applicant is working through issues with contractor regarding siding. Historic District Commission September 10, 2018 Page 4 540 South Lahoma Interior and exterior renovations complete; garage and addition have not started. Occupants took up residence in August. Six month extension requested. Item No. 7, being: Staff report on projects approved by Administrative Bypass since July 2, 2018. 321 E. Apache Widening of driveway approach 516 Macy St. Installation of storm windows 231 E. Symmes Installation of ADA concrete ramp in parking lot Item No. 8, being: Progress report of the Historic District Guideline Update Subcommittee. The guidelines are being reviewed and work has begun on revising the RFP for resubmission. The first meeting was on August 10th and the second meeting will be on September 12th. Item No. 9, being: Staff report on FY2018-19 Certified Local Government (CLG) grant funded projects. § Updating Guidelines: No consultant hired yet; working with subcommittee & SHPO for a re-release of revised RFP § Membership dues for NAPC: these are due in March § OK Historic Preservation Conference: June 9, 2019 in Chickasha Item No. 10, being: Announcements. § C.A.M.P. to be offered in March in Oklahoma – date and location TBA § David John and Erinn Gavaghan have resigned from the commission § Anna Eddings’ last meeting will be in October Item No. 11, being: Adjournment: The meeting was adjourned at 8:24 p.m. Minutes passed and approved this 1st day of October, 2018. ________________________________ David John, Chair