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HASTINGS HERITAGE PRESERVATION COMMISSION
Minutes of the Meeting of July 27, 2021
Held at 7:00 p.m. at City Hall
I. Quorum: Toppin, Smith, Youngren, Simacek and Borchardt
Absent: Sovik-Siemens and Ragan-Scully
Staff Present: Justin Fortney, City Planner
Chair Toppin called the meeting to order at 7:00 pm.
II. Minutes: May 18, 2021
Motion by Youngren for approval, seconded by Smith - motion approved 5-0.
III. Certificate of Approval Review
A. 315 Pine Street – Partial Demolition and Rehabilitation
Fortney presented the staff report.
Pavel Zakharov, property owner, explained his plan to rehabilitate the property including the
phases and timeline. He said it would likely be two or more years before the third floor was
reconstructed, but the site wouldn’t be a constant construction zone.
Jarl Olson of 632 4th Street East, said he is fine with the proposal. He added that he just wants
some kind of project to begin, since the structure is in poor shape and nothing has been done yet.
Commissioner Smith asked how the damaged walls would be rebuilt to the original specifications.
Zakharov said the existing walls that are damaged have been measured, will be drawn up to scale,
and most of the ornate window units are salvageable.
Motion by Smith for approval of the following, based on the following findings of fact,
seconded by Borchardt- motion approved 5-0.
Approved Actions
1. Demolish the third floor
2. Demolish two second story walls and rebuild them to the measurements, dimensions
and appearance as the existing, as much as it is possible with required building
codes.
3. Rehab the building interior and perform exterior maintenance under the supervision
of the city building and planning departments.
4. Install a new EPDM membrane roof over the new third level floor trusses.
5. Conceptual approval to construct a new third floor level in the spirit of the damaged
third floor, which would require design review by the HPC.
Findings of Fact
6. Based on photographical evidence, along with a verbal report from City Planning
staff who inspected the property, there is virtually no salvageable material left on the
third floor. Due to this severe damage, destruction of the third floor is necessary to
correct an unsafe and dangerous condition from the fire and water damage.
7. There is similar damage to two second story walls identified in the staff report that
require partial demolition as the only reasonable way to correct the damage.
8. There are no reasonable alternatives to the partial destruction and reconstruction as
described in the staff report.
B. 106 & 108 2nd Street East – New Sign
Fortney presented the staff report.
Commissioner Simacek asked if the sign size allotment is based on the frontage of the just the one
building the sign is going on, or both of them. Fortney said it would be based on the frontage of
the single building where the sign would be located, which is 108 2nd Street East.
Motion by Youngren for approval as proposed, seconded by Simacek- motion approved 5-0.
C. 215 Sibley Street – New Storm Windows (Staff Approved)
Fortney stated he approved the storm windows as they met all the appropriate Design Guidelines.
He added that the Commission had previously approved replacement windows, but the owner
elected to have the historic windows rebuilt, which resulted in the continued need for storm
windows.
IV. Business
A. Discuss Preservation Awards
Chair Toppin said that the Commission should consider preservation awards for the fall since we
have already missed it twice due to COVID-19. Toppin said that Commissioners Sovik-Siemens,
Youngren, and herself would look for potential nominations.
V. Adjourn
Motion by Smith to adjourn the meeting at 8:02 pm, seconded by Simacek; motion
approved 5-0.
Respectfully Submitted - Justin Fortney