Historic Preservation Commission

PLANNING SERVICES NEIGHBORHOOD & COMMUNITY SERVICES TH 911 NORTH 7 AVENUE I P.O Box 4169 POCATELLO, IDAH0 83205-4169 208.234.6184 WEB https://www.pocatello.us HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION (HPC) AGENDA Wednesday, October 19, 2022, 6:00 p.m. 911 N. Seventh Avenue, City Council Chambers During low/medium community level designations, individuals are encouraged, but not required, to wear masks/face coverings. During high community level designations, individuals will be required to wear masks/face coverings. 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 - ACTION ITEM The Commission may wish waive the oral reading of the minutes and approve the regular meeting minutes held September 7, 2022. AGENDA ITEM 3: CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS – FILE 22-8 – ACTION ITEM Gate City Coffee, represented by Sign Up Signs & Graphics, has submitted an application for a certificate of appropriateness for a projecting wall sign at 320 W. Center Street. *** WORK SESSION *** DOWNTOWN HISTORIC DISTRICT ENGAGEMENT The Commission may wish to discuss and coordinate plans to engage the public in the Downtown Historic District. AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER I VETERAN'S PREFERENCE  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 CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS STAFF REPORT – October 5, 2022 APPLICANT/REPRESENTATIVE: Bill Kelvie – Gate City Coffee / Sign Up Signs & Graphics LOCATION: 320 W. Center Street CITY STAFF ASSIGNED: Jim Anglesey, Long-Range Senior Planner RECOMMENDATION & CONDITIONS: Staff concludes that the application for a certificate of appropriateness is compliant with Pocatello Municipal Code Section 17.04.210. Should the Historic Preservation Commission approve the request, staff recommends the following conditions: 1. The sign and its associated guy wires shall not be mounted into brick materials. Stucco or grout mounts are acceptable. 2. The applicant shall submit a sign permit application and receive approval prior to any work being completed. 3. The applicant shall contact the City of Pocatello Engineering Department to obtain a Right-of-Way Use License for the proposed signage that is to be suspended over a public sidewalk prior to any work being completed. OPTIONAL MOTIONS: 1. Approval of the Application: “Move to approve the request from Gate City Coffee as presented, finding the application meets the criteria for review as well as all local and national standards, with the conditions listed in the staff report [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 Gate City Coffee, finding the application does not meet the criteria for review, finding that: [cite findings for denial].” REQUEST: Gate City Coffee, represented by Sign Up Signs & Graphics, has submitted an application for a Certificate of Appropriateness for a projecting wall sign at 320 W. Center Street. BACKGROUND: 320 W. Center Street (listed as 322 W. Center) was built before 1931 and is contributing to the historic district. The Inventory-Nomination Form for the Downtown Pocatello Historic District listing on the National Register of Historic Places in 1972 states, “This small single-story brown brick and stucco building was constructed prior to 1931. It has seen few alterations.” 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. ATTACHMENTS: A. Application & Supporting Materials Certificate of Appropriateness – 320 W. Center Street City of Pocatello Planning & Development Services Page 2 of 3  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. ☒ ☐ ☐ Staff Review Projecting signage is proposed to be anchored into stucco material which will not impact any historic integrity of the building. The sign is also proposed to be placed in a location on the building where signs have been placed historically. 17.04.210.I.1.a Changes to the defining characteristics of the building or site shall be minimized. ☒ ☐ ☐ Staff Review The proposed work will not change the defining characteristics of the building. 17.04.210.I.1.b Removal of historic materials and features of the building or site shall be avoided. ☒ ☐ ☐ Staff Review The proposed work will not remove any historic materials of the building. 17.04.210.I.1.c Historic materials shall be retained where possible. Where not feasible, compatible ☒ ☐ ☐ materials shall be encouraged. Staff Review The proposed work will not remove any historic materials of the building. 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 proposed work includes projecting signage which is compatible with the standards of the district. The placement of the projecting sign is located where signs have been placed historically. 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 Landscaping is not 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 The proposed work includes a projecting sign which is compatible with the standards of the district. The total square footage of signage shall be calculated toward the ☒ ☐ ☐ sign allowance for the building. Sign Allowance: Center Street: (1.5(20))=30ft2 Existing signage: 7.52ft2 Proposed signage: 10ft2 Total w/proposed: 17.52ft2 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 subject property is listed on the National Register of Historic Places as contributing to the Downtown Historic District. Certificate of Appropriateness – 320 W. Center Street City of Pocatello Planning & Development Services Page 3 of 3  Bill Kelvie / Gate C ity C offee Signup Signs and Graphics 320 W C enter St 3275 Highway 30 West P ocatello ID 83204 P ocatello ID 83201 208-417-0926 208-232-2938 info@ gatecitycoffee.com shane@ signup.graphics 320 West C enter St. C onstruct and mount a double sided metal projecting sign on facade of building. Sign will be composed of brushed silver metal background with a full color graphic logo panel on top on both sides. Overall dimensions will be 30"x48". Sign will be supported on both sides with guy wires mounted to building facade also. 09/19/2022 30” x 48” 2 sided projecting wall sign