Historic District Commission Meeting

HISTORIC DISTRICT COMMISSION MINUTES OF June 1, 2020 The Historic District Commission of the City of Norman, Cleveland County, State of Oklahoma, met for the Regular Meeting on June 1, 2020, at 5:30 p.m virtually via Zoom. 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 5:42 p.m. Item No. 1, being: Roll Call. MEMBERS PRESENT: Mitch Baroff (arrived 6:14pm) Elizabeth Foreman Greg Heiser Russell Kaplan Joan Koos Brent Swift Emily Wilkins MEMBERS ABSENT: Barrett Williamson Michael Zorba A quorum was present. STAFF MEMBERS PRESENT: Anaïs Starr, Planner II Tara Reynolds, Admin Tech III Jeanne Snider, Assistant City Attorney GUESTS: Stan Berry Katie Miller David Miller Tabitha DuVall Joe DuVall Jeremy Young * Item No. 2, being: Approval of the Minutes from the May 4, 2020 Regular Meeting Motion by Elizabeth Foreman for approval of the minutes from the May 4, 2020 regular meeting; Second by Emily Wilkins. The motion was passed unanimously. * Historic District Commission June 1, 2020 Page 2 of 4 Item No. 3, being: (20-05) Consideration of a Certificate of Appropriateness request for the installation of an addition with covered patio to the house, of a covered patio to the guest house, a tree house, and several concrete areas and walkways in the rear yard for property located at 518 Chautauqua Avenue. Motion by Joan Koos to approve item #3; Second by Greg Heiser. Anais Starr presented the staff report. The applicant’s representative, Stan Berry, discussed the reasons for the project:  The applicant is requesting the addition with covered patio, and concrete walkways. The applicant removed their request for a covered patio to the guest house, and will remove the tree house. No public comments were made. Commission comments and discussion consisted of:  The amount of lot coverage is 27% covered by structures, and 46% covered by structures and paved areas. This is below the limits of 40% for structures, and 65% of structures and paved areas.  The applicants will use the same type of smooth hardiboard on the addition as was used on the recently constructed garage.  Because the addition is hidden from the street view, and meets all size requirements of the Historic District Guidelines. The motion was approved unanimously with Mitch Baroff abstaining. Ms. Starr noted that there is a 10-day waiting period until the COA will be issued. * Item No. 4, being: (20-06) Consideration of a Certificate of Appropriateness request for the installation of rear French doors, a rear deck, fence, and replacement of wood siding for the property at 412 College Ave. Motion by Emily Wilkins to approve item #4; Second by Joan Koos. Anais Starr presented the staff report. The applicants, Tabitha & Joe DuVall, discussed the reasons for the project:  The applicant is requesting upgrades to the structure after sitting empty for a year. They are now living in the house, and would like to make some improvements. No public comments were made. Historic District Commission June 1, 2020 Page 3 of 4 Commission comments and discussion consisted of:  The deck extends past the house, but the fence will obstruct any view of the deck from the street.  They can re-paint the foundation brick and were advised to replace the trim around the French doors with similar materials.  It is a good investment to make improvements on this contributing historical structure, and while vinyl doors aren’t recommended it is in the rear of the house, and not visible from the street. The motion was approved unanimously. Ms. Starr noted that there is a 10-day waiting period until the COA will be issued. * Item No. 5, being: Staff report on active Certificates of Appropriateness and Administrative Bypass issued since May 4, 2020 and consideration of six-month extension requests for expiring COAs.  904 Miller – applicant not responding and no action taken.  510 Shawnee - Work has not started.  720 W Boyd – Work has not started.  535 E Boyd – Work complete on house, and continues on garage  447 College – grading and footings begun 6 month extension request for 510 Shawnee. No vote was taken. Administrative bypass:  None * Item No. 6, being: Discussion of progress report regarding the FY 2019-2020 CLG Projects. 16,767 CLG Allocation $150 – NAPC Dues, Renewal pending $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 continues the revision of Guidelines, delayed by Coronavirus Pandemic. * Item No. 7, being: Discussion regarding the update of the Historic District Guidelines. The consultant is running about a month behind schedule due to the pandemic. Once the guidelines are received there will be a review and edit process, then public hearings to hear feedback from the neighborhoods. Staff will be asking SHPO for a contract extension to allow for completion of the 2019-2020 CLG projects. Extensions are normally given until September 1. Historic District Commission June 1, 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 $11,225 Production & Distribution 2020 Historic Preservation Guidelines Update: $5,584 became available Staff applied for additional funds - salary $5,000 &window repair workshop $2,409 $19,459 Total allocation Staff is currently waiting for the contract from the State Historic Preservation Office to take before City Council for approval. Item No. 9, being: Miscellaneous comments of the Historic District Commission and city staff. This will be the last Zoom meeting. The next meeting will be held in the City Council Chambers. The deadline for applicants for July is June 12. * Item No. 10, being: Adjournment. The meeting adjourned at 7:07p.m. Passed and approved this _________ day of ______________________, 2020. __________________________ Russell Kaplan, Chair Historic District Commission