Historic District Commission Meeting

HISTORIC DISTRICT COMMISSION MINUTES OF March 2, 2020 The Historic District Commission of the City of Norman, Cleveland County, State of Oklahoma, met for the Regular Meeting on March 2, 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. Commissioner Russell Kaplan called the meeting to order at 5:31 p.m. Item No. 1, being: Roll Call. MEMBERS PRESENT: Mitch Baroff Elizabeth Foreman Greg Heiser Russell Kaplan Joan Koos Brent Swift Emily Wilkins Barrett Williamson Michael Zorba MEMBERS ABSENT: A quorum was present. STAFF MEMBERS PRESENT: Anaïs Starr, Planner II Tara Reynolds, Admin Tech III Jeanne Snider, Assistant City Attorney GUESTS: Cheryl Clayton * Item No. 2, being: Approval of the Minutes from the November 4, 2019 Regular Meeting, the December 9 Special Meeting, and January 27 Special Meeting. Motion by Elizabeth Foreman for approval of the minutes from the November 4, 2019 regular meeting and December 9, and January 27 special meetings; Second by Michael Zorba. The motion was approved with Barrett Williamson abstaining. * Historic District Commission March 4, 2020 Page 2 of 4 Item No. 3, being: Election of Chair and Vice Chair. Russell Kaplan was nominated for Chair by Brent Swift. Second by Barrett Williamson. The motion was approved unanimously. Brent Swift is nominated for Vice Chair by Barrett Williamson. Second by Russell Kaplan. The motion was approved unanimously. * Item No. 4, being: HD (20-1) Consideration of a Certificate of Appropriateness request for the installation of side yard wood fence along eastern lot line of not more than 7’ in height, a 5' metal picket fence from the side of house to the side yard fence, and a National Register of Historic Places historical plaque for property located at 503 Tulsa Street. Motion by Greg Heiser to approve item #4; Second by Emily Wilkins. Anais Starr presented the staff report. The applicant, Cheryl Clayton, 503 Tulsa Street, discussed the reasons for the project:  The applicant stated she is trying for a more permanent fencing solution, and is utilizing a rot board to help with the property’s drainage problem. No public comments were made. Commission comments and discussion touched on several items:  There was discussion about fence height. The guidelines state 6 feet is allowable in rear yards, and 4 feet in side yards, however exceptions have been made in the past.  Due to the location, the distance from the street, privacy, security, cost, and matching current fence heights it seems allowable.  There are no guidelines for plaques, which will be addressed in the future with a consultant, but for now the commission finds the proposed plaque acceptable. The motion was approved 8-1. The Commission voted as follows: Mitch Baroff: No Elizabeth Foreman: Yes Greg Heiser: Yes Russell Kaplan: Yes Joan Koos: Yes Brent Swift: Yes Emily Wilkins: Yes Barrett Williamson: Yes Michael Zorba: Yes Historic District Commission March 4, 2020 Page 3 of 4 Commissioner Mitch Baroff noted his answer was due to the fence height requested being taller than the guidelines allow. 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 November 4, 2019 and consideration of six-month extension requests for expiring COAs.  720 W Boyd – No work has started and an extension is needed.  510 Shawnee – No work has started and an extension is needed.  535 E Boyd Street – Work continues with the garage and rear driveway to be installed  904 Miller – Applicant has until March 9 to initiate action  323 E Apache – Work is in progress 6 month extensions requested for 510 Shawnee and 720 W Boyd. Motion by Elizabeth Foreman to approve the extension requests; Second by Joan Koos. The motion was approved with Brent Swift and Barrett Williamson abstaining. Administrative bypass:  110 E Symmes – Expansion of driveway to 10’  304 E Keith – Installation of wood storm windows * Item No. 6, being: Discussion of progress report regarding the FY 2019-2020 CLG Projects. $16,767 CLG Allocation $150 – NAPC Dues $1,500 – APA Conference, September 2019 $14,517 – Consultant Update Historic District Guidelines City Matching $35,000 Kick-off Meeting Guideline Update with Consultant December 2019 Consultant met with Commission to present to Outline of Draft January 2020 * Item No. 7, being: Discussion regarding the update of the Historic District Guidelines. Staff is expecting a draft from the consultant this week. * Historic District Commission March 4, 2020 Page 4 of 4 Item No. 8, being: Discussion and consideration of application for funds for the FY 2020- 2021 CLG Program with the Oklahoma State Historic Preservation Office. 2021 Certified Local Government Fund Allocation $13,875 CLGF total allocation (may be more later) Proposed CLG Projects for 2020-21: $150 NAPC Dues $2,500 Planning Conference attendance for staff $11,225 Production & Distribution of 2020 Historic Preservation Guidelines Motion by Michael Zorba to approve the proposed budget; Second by Emily Wilkins. The motion was approved unanimously. Item No. 9, being: Miscellaneous comments of the Historic District Commission and city staff.  Staff informed the Commission that Mr. Easley is appealing his case again. * Item No. 8, being: Adjournment. The meeting adjourned at 6:36 p.m. Passed and approved this _________ day of ______________________, 2020. __________________________ Russell Kaplan, Chair Historic District Commission