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HomeMy WebLinkAbout~Master - Historic Preservation Commission Minutes 05/14/2018 MINUTES CITY OF AMES HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION CALL TO ORDER: Ted Grevstad-Nordbrock, called the meeting to order at 6:00 PM. APPROVAL OF AGENDA: MOTION: (Hallock/Snell) to approve the Agenda for the meeting of May 14, 2018. MOTION PASSED: (6-0) APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF APRIL 09, 2018: MOTION: (Hovis/Snell) to approve the Minutes of the meeting of April 9, 2018. MOTION PASSED: (6-0) ____________________________________________________________________________ PUBLIC FORUM: There were no public comments. ____________________________________________________________________________ CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS FOR 802 BURNETT AVENUE Kelly Diekmann, Planning Director, explained for numerous repairs but the main discussion will be for the replacement of the front porch and on the street side, he noted that the applicant supplied extensive documentation to the Commission, which is in their packet, to help them understand the condition of the property, the repairs, and the new features they are looking to add to the building. He then presented several photos of the house showing the current condition. Mr. Diekmann stating that the applicant is proposing to replace the entire porch with a new compliant porch that fits the Queen Anne style of the house. Ms. Hunter stated she drove by the property the other day and wanted to know if the stairway on the south is going to be kept on the house. Angie Kolz, 802 Burnet Avenue, stated that the stairs will remain on the south side of the property. Mr. Grevstad-Nordbrock asked if the proposed rehabilitation based on historic photos. Ms. Kolz stated that it is as they first went through the national register documentation, then did a survey of the other existing porches in the neighbor, and went through some old catalogs from Sears back in 1910 to see what was available. She stated they were unable to find any exact pictures for 802 Burnet Avenue but did their best to guess what it had looked like. Ms. Hunter asked if the red paint on the foundation all the way around going to be taken away. Ms. Kolz stated that they are as the underlying brick in in great condition and bring it back to its original look. 2 Mr. Hallock stated that the design looks very attractive with the balusters and everything else they are recommending. . Ms. Kolz stated she feels that with the new look it will help make the house more integrated into the neighborhood. MOTION: (Hallock/Hovis) The Historic Preservation Commission can issue a Certificate of Appropriateness for the entire project including: reconstruction of the porch and repair of front entry gable and porch roof; exterior siding repair and painting, and brick foundation restoration; installation of gutters, re-grading for positive site drainage, and sidewalk replacement; and replacement of 2nd floor exterior storm windows and basement egress window, at 802 Burnett Avenue, as proposed by the applicant by determining the proposed application complies with all relevant Design Guidelines in Section 31.13 (13) and Design Criteria of Section 31.14 (1) (b) of the Ames Municipal Code. MOTION PASSED: (6-0) It was asked to Ms. Kolz what her timeframe was for getting the renovations done. Ms. Kolz stated sometime this fall. ____________________________________________________________________________ INFORMATION ITEM ONLY – PAINTING OF CITY HALL DOORS Kelly Diekmann, Planning Director, stated a memo was provided stating that the City received a grant in 2008 to replace the doors with wood doors that was consistent with the doors that were originally on the building. Even though yearly maintenance is done on the doors, several of them are showing deterioration that needs to be addressed. Mr. Diekmann stated that they will pain the outside of all exterior doors in a similar color of yellow that will match the color that is already there. He then displayed the color swatch overhead. Ms. Hunter asked if all the doors were going to be painted or just the ones that need it. Corey Mellies stated that they are going to paint all the exterior doors so they all match, some of the doors are still in good shape but want the colors to match. Mr. Snell questioned the color as if it had something to do with historic value. Mr. Mellies stated that they are just trying to match the existing stain as best they can. Mr. Diekmann stated they don’t have a particular color set they are just trying to match was done to the doors 10 years ago. ____________________________________________________________________________ ANNUAL REVIEW OF BYLAWS Mr. Diekmann stated that for anyone new to the Commission this is an annual review that is done in May of each year after the new members are established. He stated that the ByLaws were sent out in the packet and if there are any recommended changes they will be put on the next month’s agenda and if no recommendations then it will brought back up next year. Mr. Hallock stated that the only thing they changed last year was the start time of the meeting to 6:00 PM and that seems to be working out well. Mr. Diekmann mentioned one thing that he wanted to point out is that under their standing rules they are to review every four years the zoning/subdivision ordinances as necessary. He stated that they had adopted the current Chapter 31 historic resources ordinance in 2014 so later this year it would need to be addressed. ___________________________________________________________________________ 3 COMMISSION COMMENTS: Ms. Hovis stated she will be attending the conference in Des Moines and wanted to know if the rest of the Commission had heard about the 2018 Iowa Downtown Conference in Waterloo, IA, the information was given to Amy to distribute to the Commission. ____________________________________________________________________________ STAFF COMMENTS: Mr. Diekmann stated there are none. It was asked how Mr. Anderson was doing. Mr. Diekmann stated he is doing well and on schedule to come back in June. __________________________________________________________________________ MOTION TO ADJOURN: MOTION: (Minks/Hallock) to adjourn the meeting. MOTION PASSED: (6-0) The meeting adjourned at 6:14 PM. _________________________________ ____________________________________ Ted Grevstad-Nordbrock, Vice Chairperson Amy L. Colwell, Recording Secretary Historic Preservation Commission Department of Planning & Housing S:\Planning.Dep\PLAN_SHR\Council Boards Commissions\HPC\Minutes\2018 Minutes\HPC Minutes 05-14-18.docx