Historic Preservation Commission

PLANNING SERVICES NEIGHBORHOOD & COMMUNITY SERVICES 911 NORTH 7 TH AVENUE I P.O Box 4169 POCATELLO, IDAH0 83205-4169 208.234.6184 WEB https://www.pocatello.us HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION (HPC) AGENDA Wednesday, January 5, 2022, 6:00 p.m. 911 N. Seventh Avenue, City Council Chambers In-person attendance remains limited. Due to COVID-19 guidelines, social distancing measures are still in place. MASKS/FACE COVERINGS ARE REQUIRED. City Hall is accessible to persons with disabilities. Program access accommodations may be provided with three (3) days’ advance notice by contacting Skyler Beebe at sbeebe@pocatello.us; 208.234.6248 or 5815 South 5th Avenue, Pocatello, ID. The Historic Preservation Commission is a citizen advisory group to the City Council. They are charged with making decisions concerning the exteriors of the buildings in the Downtown Historic District, make recommendations to the City Council for designation of historic properties and historic preservation and promote historic preservation in the city. The Commission also plays a vital role in the City’s downtown revitalization efforts. All meetings of the HPC are recorded for record retention and transcription. The following is the official agenda of the Historic Preservation Commission. Discussion and Commission action will be limited to those items on the agenda. AGENDA ITEM 1: ROLL CALL AND DISCLOSURE OF CONFLICT OF INTEREST AND EX-PARTE CONTACT Disclose who was talked to, the basic substance of the conversation, and whether the conversation had any influence. Disclose if there is anything personally or professionally that would not allow an impartial or unbiased decision. Disclose if a site visit was done, location(s) of the visit, and what was seen. AGENDA ITEM 2: APPROVAL OF MINUTES The Commission may wish to approve the meeting minutes from December 1, 2021. (ACTION ITEM) AGENDA ITEM 3: CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS Mark Dahlquist of NeighborWorks Pocatello, represented by Randy Dixon of Relight the Night, has submitted an application for a Certificate of Appropriateness to install a neon display on the corner of 206 N. Arthur Avenue, the Eagles Building. (ACTION ITEM) *** WORK SESSION *** THE BRADY CHAPEL CENTENNIAL CAMPAIGN PLAN The Commission may wish to discuss and coordinate plans for funding & events. • Discussion on grants and funding • Event planning DOWNTOWN HISTORIC DISTRICT ENGAGEMENT The Commission may wish to discuss and coordinate plans to engage the public in the Downtown Historic District. • Downtown Meetings • HPC purpose & future direction • Revision to guidelines timeline AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER I VETERAN'S PREFERENCE  HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION AGENDA 2 Minutes for December 1, 2021 at 6:00 p.m. City Council Chambers, Municipal Building The meeting began at 6:01 P.M. AGENDA ITEM #1: ROLL CALL AND DISCLOSURE OF CONFLICT OF INTEREST AND EX- PARTE CONTACT Disclose who was talked to, the basic substance of the conversation, and whether the conversation had any influence. Disclose if there is anything personally or professionally that would not allow an impartial or unbiased decision. Disclose if a site visit was done, location(s) of the visit, and what was seen. PRESENT: Jared Barthlome, Denis Clijsters, Elizabeth Fore, Josh Pohlman, and Marty Vizcarra. EXCUSED: Cindy Peterson. UNEXCUSED: Ruta Casabianca. STAFF: Jim Anglesey, Councilwoman Leeuwrik, Anne Nichols. AGENDA ITEM #2: APPROVAL OF MINUTES The Commission may wish to waive the oral reading of the HPC meeting minutes and approve the minutes from November 3, 2021. It was moved by J. Pohlman and seconded by E. Fore to approve the minutes as written from November 3, 2021. Those in favor: Barthlome, Clijsters, Fore, Pohlman and Vizcarra. Unanimous. Motion carried. AGENDA ITEM #3: 120 N. ARTHUR AVE – OLD U.S. BANK BUILDING The Commission’s feedback is sought regarding the old U.S. Bank building at 120 N. Arthur Avenue. Jim Anglesey, Senior Planner reviewed a proposal for potential alterations to the old U.S. Bank Building. The Commission offered feedback regarding the proposal: questions regarding outdoor display and storage and if it meets code. With no other business, Chair Vizcarra closed the meeting at 6:15 PM and moved the Commission into the work session. *** WORK SESSION *** Chair Vizcarra opened the work session at 6:15 PM. TRAINING SESSION Anne Nichols, Administrative Services Manager, will present training on the State of Idaho’s Open Meeting Laws. Anne Nichols presented and answered questions regarding Idaho’s Open Meeting Laws. THE BRADY CHAPEL CENTENNIAL CAMPAIGN PLAN The Commission may wish to discuss and coordinate plans for funding & events. • Discussion on grants and funding: Denis reported that he talked to SICOG regarding grant sources for the Brady Chapel. • Event Planning: The next planned event is Memorial Day 2022. Commission members discussed possibly having an event prior to Memorial Day 2022 to help raise funds for the Chapel. Page 1 of 2 DOWNTOWN HISTORIC DISTRICT STANDARDS The Commission may wish to discuss and coordinate plans to engage the public in the Downtown Historic District. • Plan for Downtown meetings and walking tours: The Commission discussed having monthly meetings Downtown at Station Square and walking tours to engage the public in Downtown. • HPC Purpose & future direction: Anglesey reported on the CLG Grant that will be sought for regarding funding for a consultant to review and recommend changes to the downtown guidelines. • Revision to guidelines timeline: Anglesey reported that if the CLG Grant is awarded the revisions would be a two-year process including a public engagement initiative. With no other business, Chair Vizcarra closed the work session at 7:56 PM. Submitted by: ___________________________________ Approved on: _________________________ Jim Anglesey, Staff Liaison Page 2 of 2  PLANNING SERVICES NEIGHBORHOOD & COMMUNITY SERVICES 911 NORTH 7 TH AVENUE I P.O Box 4169 POCATELLO, IDAH0 83205-4169 208.234.6184 WEB https://www.pocatello.us AGENDA ITEM NO. ____3_____ POCATELLO HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION STAFF REPORT CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS APPLICANT/REPRESENTATIVE: Mark Dahlquist – NeighborWorks Pocatello / Randy Dixon – Relight the Night LOCATION: 206 N. Arthur Ave. – Eagles Building CITY STAFF ASSIGNED: Jim Anglesey, Long-Range Senior Planner MEETING DATE: January 5, 2021 RECOMMENDATION & CONDITIONS: Staff concludes that the application for a certificate of appropriateness is compliant with Pocatello Municipal Code Section 17.04.210 with the following conditions: 1. The applicant shall contact the City of Pocatello Engineering Department to obtain a Right-of-Way Use License for the proposed neon display that is to be suspended over a public sidewalk. 2. The sign fasteners and anchors shall be installed in the brick mortar, not the brick face. 3. Conduit for wiring the display shall enter the building in a discreet location that does not alter the historic materials of the building and shall be done in a way that can be reversible. 4. The proposed exterior building alterations shall be undertaken in such a manner that, if removed in the future, the essential form and integrity of the historic property and its environment would be unimpaired. All other applicable standards and guidelines as outlined in the Secretary of the Interior’s Standards for the Treatment of Historic Properties and the Design Guidelines for Pocatello’s Downtown Historic District shall be adhered to. REQUEST: Mark Dahlquist of NeighborWorks Pocatello, represented by Randy Dixon of Relight the Night, has submitted an application for a certificate of appropriateness for a restored neon display at 206 N. Arthur Avenue, the Eagles Building. BACKGROUND: This building was built in 1915-16 and is contributing to the district. The Inventory-Nomination Form for the Pocatello Historic District listing on the National Register of Historic Places in 1972 states, “This two-story brick building has seen only minor alterations. Some of the early store fronts and the original bracketed tin cornice remain intact and visible. The second floor of the building served as lodge hall for Pocatello Aerie 119 of the Fraternal Order of Eagles. In 1927 the first floor of the building housed Hemsted Brothers, the Modern Barber Shop, and Lynn Brothers Hospital.” DESIGN GUIDELINES FOR POCATELLO’S DOWNTOWN HISTORIC DISTRICT: Staff finds the following standards identified in the design guidelines for the downtown historic district to be applicable to this application: 1. Exterior alterations and changes should be kept to a minimum. 2. The building should conform to surrounding buildings and other street features. 3. Every effort should be made to maintain and preserve the building’s original materials and colors. 4. Original and distinctive architectural details should be retained or restored. 5. Signs should be architecturally compatible with the design of the original or proposed building. AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER I VETERAN'S PREFERENCE THE SECRETARY OF THE INTERIOR’S STANDARDS FOR THE TREATMENT OF HISTORIC PROPERTIES: Staff finds the following standards identified in the Secretary of the Interior’s Standards for the Treatment of Historic Properties to be applicable to this application: “Rehabilitation is defined as the act or process of making possible a compatible use for a property through repair, alterations, and additions while preserving those portions or features which convey its historical, cultural, or architectural values.” Standards for Rehabilitation: 1. A property will be used as it was historically or be given a new use that requires minimal change to its distinctive materials, features, spaces and spatial relationships. 2. The historic character of a property will be retained and preserved. The removal of distinctive materials or alteration of features, spaces and spatial relationships that characterize a property will be avoided. 3. Each property will be recognized as a physical record of its time, place and use. Changes that create a false sense of historical development, such as adding conjectural features or elements from other historic properties, will not be undertaken. 4. Changes to a property that have acquired historic significance in their own right will be retained and preserved. 5. Distinctive materials, features, finishes and construction techniques or examples of craftsmanship that characterize the restoration period will be preserved. 6. Deteriorated historic features will be repaired rather than replaced. Where the severity of deterioration requires replacement of a distinctive feature, the new feature will match the old in design, color, texture and, where possible, materials. Replacement of missing features will be substantiated by documentary and physical evidence. 7. Chemical or physical treatments, if appropriate, will be undertaken using the gentlest means possible. Treatments that cause damage to historic materials will not be used. 8. Archeological resources will be protected and preserved in place. If such resources must be distributed, mitigation measures will be undertaken. 9. New additions, exterior alterations, or related new construction will not destroy historic materials, features, and spatial relationships that characterize the property. The new work will be differentiated from the old and will be compatible with the historic materials, features, size, scale and proportion, and massing to protect the integrity of the property and its environment. 10. New additions and adjacent or related new construction will be undertaken in such a manner that, if removed in the future, the essential form and integrity of the historic property and its environment would be unimpaired. OPTIONAL MOTIONS: 1. Approval of the Application: “Move to approve the request from NeighborWorks Pocatello & Relight the Night for a new neon display as presented, finding the application meets the criteria for review under Chapter 17.04.210.I of Pocatello City Code as well as the Design Guidelines for Pocatello’s Downtown Historic District and the National Standards, with the condition that: [insert any additional conditions of approval] and authorize the Chair to sign the Certificate of Appropriateness” 2. Denial of the Application: “Move to deny the request from NeighborWorks Pocatello & Relight the Night for a new neon display as presented, finding the application does not meet the criteria for review under Chapter 17.04.210.I of Pocatello City Code nor the Design Guidelines for Pocatello’s Downtown Historic District and the National Standards, finding that: [cite findings for denial].” REVIEW CRITERIA (17.04.210.I) Compliant City Code and Staff Review Yes No N/A Code Section Analysis 17.04.210.I.1 Adverse impacts to the historical integrity of the property or structure shall be ☒ ☐ ☐ minimized. Certificate of Appropriateness – 206 N. Arthur Ave. – the Eagles Building City of Pocatello Planning & Development Services Page 2 of 3  Staff Review The work includes the installation of the restored Eagles projecting neon display. The neon is not original to the building; however, the subject building was the original Eagles lodge prior to their fraternity moving into the building at the corner of Main & Benton. The projecting display will be located on the corner of the subject building and anchored into the grout lines of the brick. No brick face shall be altered per the Secretary of the Interior’s Standards. The proposed alteration must be done in a way as to ensure that it could be reversible. As proposed, there are no adverse impacts to the historic integrity of the building. 17.04.210.I.1.a Changes to the defining characteristics of the building or site shall be minimized. Staff Review The neon is not original to the building; however, the subject building was the ☐ ☐ original Eagles lodge prior to their fraternity moving into the building at the corner ☒ of Main & Benton. The projecting display will be located on the corner of the subject building at the intersection of Clark & Arthur. The defining characteristics of the building will be maintained. 17.04.210.I.1.b Removal of historic materials and features of the building or site shall be avoided. Staff Review There are no historic materials or features of the building that will be removed. All ☒ ☐ ☐ work must be done in such a manner that, if removed in the future, the essential form and integrity of the historic property and its environment would be unimpaired. 17.04.210.I.1.c Historic materials shall be retained where possible. Where not feasible, compatible ☒ ☐ ☐ materials shall be encouraged. Staff Review Historic materials will be retained. 17.04.210.I.2 The proposed work shall be compatible with the property or structure itself, as well as the surrounding neighborhood or district. Consideration shall be given to exterior design, site layout, proportion, detail, scale, color, texture, and materials. Staff Review The neon is not original to the building; however, the subject building was the ☒ ☐ ☐ original Eagles lodge prior to their fraternity moving into the building at the corner of Main & Benton. Where the neon display highlights the building as an old location of the Eagles Lodge, the work would be a good alternative to replacing the neon onto the building of origin. The proposed projecting display will not obscure any architectural details and is proposed to be placed in an appropriate location. 17.04.210.I.3 Landscaping shall be compatible with the historic character of the property itself, ☒ ☐ ☐ as well as with the surrounding neighborhood or district. Staff Review No landscaping is included in this project. 17.04.210.I.4 The style, materials, size and location of signs shall be compatible with the historic character and scale of the property or structure as well as the surrounding ☒ ☐ ☐ neighborhood or district. Staff Review While originally used as signage for the Eagles fraternity, the neon is now considered a display and is not subject to a sign permit. 17.04.210.I.5 The Historic Preservation Commission must consider the property’s suitability for preservation or restoration; educational value; cost for preservation or restoration; cost of acquisition, restoration, maintenance, operation, or repairs; possibilities for adaptive or alternative use of the property; appraised value and administrative and ☒ ☐ ☐ financial responsibility of any person or organization willing to underwrite all or a portion of such costs. Staff Review The property is listed on the National Register of Historic Places as a contributing structure to the Historic District. ATTACHMENTS: A. Application & Supporting Materials Certificate of Appropriateness – 206 N. Arthur Ave. – the Eagles Building City of Pocatello Planning & Development Services Page 3 of 3  ATTACHMENT A HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION, JANUARY 5, 2022