Historic District Commission Special Meeting

HISTORIC DISTRICT COMMISSION MINUTES OF December 9, 2019 SPECIAL MEETING The Historic District Commission of the City of Norman, Cleveland County, State of Oklahoma, met for a Special Meeting on December 9, 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.Nonnanok.gov twenty-four hours prior to the beginning of the meeting. Commissioner Russell Kaplan called the meeting to order at 5:36 p.m. Item No. 1, being: Roll Call. MEMBERS PRESENT: Mitch Baroff Elizabeth Foreman Russell Kaplan Joan Koos Michael Zorba Greg Heiser Brent Swift MEMBERS ABSENT: Emily Wilkins A quorum was present. STAFF MEMBERS PRESENT: Ana'is Starr, Planner II Tara Reynolds, Admin Tech III GUESTS: Tanner Lee, Guest Sue Ann Pemberton, MainStreet Architects Christelle Arreola, MainStreet Architects Lee Hall, Council representative Ward 4 * Item No. 2, being: Discussion and consideration regarding the update of the Historic District Guidelines and Historic District Ordinance.  Historic District Commission December 9, 2019 Page 2 of 4 Staff gave a PowerPoint overview of the proposed changes identified the Historic District Guideline Update Subcommittee last year. Potential revisions discussed included: • Doors, windows, garage doors, siding, and freestanding buildings, such as garages are the most requested applications to the Historic District and will need in-depth review for clarity. • Commissioner believes that consideration of the impact of changes on the historic nature of the neighborhood, and incorporating that into guidelines. The guidelines should be a road map and give the Commission confidence in their decisions. • To make the guidelines more user-friendly it is requested clarification of the types of materials, doors, windows, and fences that the Commission finds appropriate be clearly outlined. • A standardization of guidelines to streamline many requests. • Clarify the type of windows allowed in new constructions - wood, fiberglass, aluminum clad? • Window guidelines aren't currently not very clear, need to be revised. • Add energy efficiency steps to the guidelines. • Making changes to later additions is not held to the same standards as the original structure. • Hardieboard materials should be required to be smooth texture when utilized in the new additions or new construction. • Clarification of what are the rear/side yards. • Many rear yard requests can be processed through the Administrative Bypass process. • COA by Administrative Bypass criteria/standards should be outlined clearly in the revised guidelines. • New technology should be incorporated, such as solar panels and their allowable locations. • The guidelines should include the history of Norman and its development patterns. Item No. 3, being: Miscellaneous comments of the Historic District Commission and city staff. • Council Member Lee Hall voiced her support for Norman's Historic Districts. • Realtor training can be an education tool for Historic Districts. * Item No. 4, being: Adjournment. The meeting adjourned at 7:23 p.m. _ _ _ _ day of _ _ _ __ _ _ _ _ , 2020.