Architectural Review Board

Minutes Architectural Review Board Wednesday, December 11th , 2024 Multi-purpose, Petersburg Public Library 201 W. Washington St. 6:00 p.m. In attendance: Larry Murphy, Joe Battiston, Louis Malon, Bill Hartsock, Joe Yates Absent: Dino Lunsford, Celeste Wynn 1. Meeting was called to order at 6:00pm 2. Approval of Agenda Action: Agenda was approved. 3. Review of Minutes Louis Malon approved; Bill Hartsock seconded. 4. Public Information Period No public comments were received. 5. Requests for Certificate of Appropriateness: a. 634 High Street; Old Towne Historic District; Owner/Applicant: Emerson Lopez & John Wesley- Porch restoration work and paint white trim black. Every attempt to be made to repair, if not match materials exactly. Approval motioned by Joe Yates, seconded by Louis Malon. b. 107 S Jefferson Street; Poplar Lawn Historic District; Owner/Applicant: Nelson Diaz Martinez- Fix siding, new front porch/steps, new gutters, new metal roof, cut down front tree, stabilize the building and add a new door. ARB deferred to Preservation Planner and Code Enforcement to work on an abatement plan first. Bill Hartsock motioned; Larry Murphy seconded. c. 215 Low Street; Old Towne Historic District; Owner/Applicant: Erica Kierulf- Replace original windows with aluminum clad windows. Approved four windows on the left and rear of house as they cannot be seen from the street. Deferred front and right-side windows for inspection.  d. 430 Grove Ave; Old Towne Historic District; Owner/Applicant: Myron Contee- Replace damaged steps with new steps and a landing. Install new backyard fence (either 4-foot picket or 6-foot stockade). Stairs approval motioned by Joe Yates; Louis Malon seconded. e. 521 S Sycamore Street; Poplar Lawn Historic District; Owner/Applicant: Luciano Diaz- Restoration work and addition demolition. Motion: Allow Hardie plank siding, paint, everything but demolition of rear addition and new porch. Defer demolition and porch. Motioned by Bill Hartsock, seconded by Louis Malon. Joe Yates opposed. f. 201 N Sycamore Street; Courthouse Historic District; Owner/Applicant: Urban Development Corp- Paint and parge the north exterior wall of the building. Repaint the first floor of the building. Paint will match the existing colors. The outline of the former building must still be represented after parging. Approval motioned by Louis Malon; Bill Hartsock seconds. 6. Old Business: 7. New Business: a. Administrative Approval Requests - 412 N Sycamore: Approved painting front door and trim. - 700 S Sycamore Street: Signage. c. Murals - deferred until next meeting d. Main Street discussion 8. Work Session: 9. Adjournment: