Historic District Commission Meeting

HISTORIC DISTRICT COMMISSION MINUTES OF November 4, 2019 The Historic District Commission of the City of Norman, Cleveland County, State of Oklahoma, met for the Regular Meeting on November 4, 2019, at 5:30 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 hours prior to the beginning of the meeting. Chair Cameron Brewer called the meeting to order at 5:31 p.m. Item No. 1, being: Roll Call. MEMBERS PRESENT: Mitch Baroff Elizabeth Foreman Russell Kaplan Joan Koos Michael Zorba MEMBERS ABSENT: Greg Heiser Brent Swift Emily Wilkins A quorum was present. STAFF MEMBERS PRESENT: Ana1s Starr, Planner II Tara Reynolds, Admin Tech III Jeanne Snider, Assistant City Attorney GUESTS: Julie & Ben Vandaveer Jack Beller Reid Gossen * Item No. 2, being: Approval of the Minutes from the September 3, 2019 Regular Meeting. Motion by Russell Kaplan for approval of the minutes from the September 3, 2019 regular meeting; Second by Mitch Baroff. The motion was approved unanimously. *  Historic District Commission November 4, 2019 Page 2 of4 Item No. 3, being: HD (19-31) Consideration of a Certificate of Appropriateness request for the installation of a one-car garage and associated driveway, the re-installation of front porch columns, and the replacement of existing metal doors on the house with wood doors for property located at 323 E Apache St. Motion by Russell Kaplan to approve item #3; Second by Michael Zorba. Anais Starr presented the staff report. The applicant's representative, Reid Gossen, discussed the reasons for the project: • The house has been vacant for a while, and they are refurbishing the structure. • The rear door doesn't match and is steel clad, so they would like to replace it with a solid wood door. No public comments were made. Commission comments and discussion touched on several items: • Since the alley isn't useable and the garage is modest it appears to meet the guidelines. • Building code inspectors will insure the concrete slab for the garage can uphold the weight. • A shared driveway previously existed where the new driveway will be located. The motion passed unanimously. Ms. Starr noted that there is a 10-day period to file an appeal to the City Council. * Item No. 4, being: HD (19-22) Consideration of a Certificate of Appropriateness amendment request for the installation of windows and solar tubes on the front fai;ade of the house for the property located at 614 E Boyd. Motion by Russell Kaplan to approve item #4; Second by Mitch Baroff. Anais Starr presented the staff report. The applicant, Julie Vandaveer, discussed the reasons for the project: • Chose octagonal window to reflect the historic elements of the neighborhood, even though it is a non-contributing structure. • Gable will obscure part of the view of the solar tubes on the roof. • The front door window will be to provide symmetry. • No public comments were made. Commission comments and discussion touched on several items: Historic District Commission November 4, 2019 Page 3 of 4 • Most of the elements fit, and since the structure is non-contributing to the district, it is acceptable. • Appreciate the thought of blending into the neighborhood. The motion passed unanimously. Ms. Starr noted that there is a 10-day period to file an appeal to the City Council. * Item No. 5, being: Staff report on active Certificates of Appropriateness and Administrative Bypass issued since August 5, 2019 and consideration of six-month extension requests for expiring COAs. • 635 Okmulgee - Work complete. • 535 E Boyd-Front porch & driveway complete. • 614 E Boyd- Work continues. • 720 W Boyd - Work has not started. • 904 Miller - Appeal scheduled for City Council for final time. Administrative bypass: • 503 Tulsa-4' front yard replacement fence. * Item No. 6, being: Discussion and consideration of progress report regarding the FY 2019- 2020 CLG Application for funds with the Oklahoma State Historic Preservation Office. $16,767 CLG Allocation $150 - NAPC Dues $1,500 - AP A Conference $14,517 - Consultant Update Historic District Guidelines City Matching $35,000 Next Step - Working with consultant to get a contract by end of November. * Item No. 7, being: Discussion regarding the update of the Historic District Guidelines. • The RFP resulted in 1 consultant proposal. • Contract will hopefully be on the November 26 City Council meeting. • Anticipate an introductory meeting with the consultant, Mainstreet Inc. in December. * Item No. 8, being: Discussion regarding the meeting schedule for 2020. • The 2020 Meeting Schedule was presented to the Commission. Historic District Commission November 4, 2019 Page 4 of4 Item No. 7, being: Miscellaneous comments of the Historic District Commission and city staff. • 549 S Lahoma will go to the Board of Adjustments on December 4 th . • Jane Hudson was appointed Director of Planning. • Welcome new Commissioner Joan Koos. • Parts of Apache Street were missed in previous historical surveys, so a survey of that area is needed. • Debarr, now Dean's Row, is no longer listed as a nationally registered district because it doesn't meet the requirements. • Movement of a historical structure can change its historical designation. * Item No. 8, being: Adjournment. The meeting adjourned at 6:36 p.m. Passed and approved this _ _ _ _ day of _ __ _ _ _ __ _~ 2020.