Historic Preservation Commission

ROME HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION Rome-Floyd County Planning Department P.O. Box 1433 ● Rome, Georgia 30162-1433 ● 706-236-5025 Rome-Floyd Historic Preservation Commission Agenda Location: City Hall Sam King Room and Zoom Date: Wednesday, September 15, 2021 Time: 2:30 PM WELCOME of PUBLIC and SIGN IN Chair Dunay welcomed the public to the meeting and requested that all visitors sign in. CALL TO ORDER Determination of Quorum (4 of 7 needed) P – Present MEMBER Notes STAFF A – Absent Z – Zoom P Paula Blalock P Jordan Allen – GIS Technician P David Clonts P Frank Beacham/John Hawkins – HPC City Atty P Beth Dunay Chair P Brittany Griffin – Assoc Planner HPC P Chris Davidson P James Martin – Building Official P Jake Hager P Art Newell – Director Planning Dept P Mandy Maloney V. Chair P Jamie Doss – Ex-Officio, City Commission P Brandie Townsend P Meredith Ulmer – Asst City Manager P Brice Wood – Sr Planner – Planning Dept P Doug Walker - Public (from sign-in sheet): James Martin, Doug Walker, Benjamin Ayers, Kay Attaway (via Zoom) CITY OF ROME CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS APPLICATIONS: • 12 Sherwood Road College Heights Local Historic District WITHDRAWN Chair Dunay opened the public hearing. Associate Planner Brittany Griffin presented the facts and the application to the commission and the public. Chair Dunay closed the public hearing and opened it up for commission comments. In Favor: Against: Motion Carried/Denied: WITHDRAWN Motion carried MEMBER MEMBER M - Motion F – For A – Against S – Second AB – Abstained Y Paula Blalock Y Jake Hager M David Clonts AB Mandy Maloney Y Beth Dunay S Brandie Townsend Y Chris Davidson 1  • 300 East 4th Avenue Between the Rivers Historic District Chair Dunay opened the public hearing. Associate Planner Brittany Griffin presented the facts and the application to the commission and the public. In Favor: Benjamin Ayers Against: 0 BRICE’s NOTES: Townsend – Asked about windows and soffits Clonts – Had people call him about this location, Different mortar joints across the entire property, why paint over mortar repair? Ayers – Make everything uniform & brand new; Westward facing wall receives all weather, Sherwin Williams Paint recommendation & was recommended Loxon. Pictures submitted by Ayers to record Dunay – Motion Maloney – Seconded Common Consent Chair Dunay closed the public hearing and opened it up for commission comments. Doss – Is removable paint not possible? Clonts – Stand risk of doing damage to existing brick. Are they primed and top coated? Clonts recognized Randy McGill McGill – Any blasting will damage integrity of brick Townsend – Could it be chemically wiped? McGill – Would be highly troublesome Clonts – Will not get it all out McGill – This brick is soft; most brick used now is hollow Griffin – As a reminder…You cannot sand blast or water blast. Staff has included Preservation Brief from NPS on paint removal. Dunay – Could rest of building be done with approved paint? Clonts – McGill, can you contribute? McGill – Has been used all throughout the South Dunay – What type can we use? Griffin – Lyme, Mineral, Wheat-based paint Hager – No question Griffin – Could be tabled to next month for more information Clonts – One solution, recommend approved paint on sides and replace as it goes. Hand paint removal is difficult. Applicant must supply paint information if available and you must meet those Standards. At some point, brick does get disheveled. Clonts – Building was not painted properly in Atlanta. Current expert witness in the Case in Atlanta McGill – Something from Sherwin Williams that was approved. Blalock – Mixed-Matched brick can tell a story of the house. Maloney left 3:14pm Clonts –need to do the best job we can. This needs to be done correctly. Martin – Who will manage enforcing? Sherwin Williams as a Peer Review? Randy – At least you can get a Peer Reviewed professional from Sherwin Williams Clonts– It would be nice to know what products you want to use or have used. Martin – Who monitors? How is it enforced? Who monitors future maintenance? Clonts – Provide documentation of materials McGill – Let Sherwin Williams do peer review Griffin – As a reminder…You can move to next month and Find Incomplete Dunay – Motion? Clonts – Motion to accept as proposed using materials certified by Sherwin Williams & guidelines, Information about materials must be supplied to staff before stop-work order is lifted and COA granted. 2  Townsend – Second Motion Carried / Approve, Approve w/Conditions, Deny, Find Incomplete MEMBER MEMBER M - Motion F – For A – Against S – Second AB – Abstained Y Paula Blalock Y Jake Hager M David Clonts AB Mandy Maloney Y Beth Dunay S Brandie Townsend Y Chris Davidson OLD BUSINESS: 1. Approval of Minutes from AUGUST Meeting MEMBER MEMBER M- Motion S – Second C – Common Consent U - Unanimous C Paula Blalock C Jake Hager C David Clonts A Mandy Maloney M Beth Dunay S Brandie Townsend C Chris Davidson ADJOURN Motion to adjourn by Dunay. Second by Hager. Motion carried unanimously. The meeting adjourned at 4:30 pm. Next Public Meeting of the Historic Preservation Commission: The next regular monthly meeting will be October 20, 2021, at 2:30pm, in the Sam King Room located in City Hall, at 607 Broad Street. 3