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HomeMy WebLinkAboutHPC Packet 10-18-2022HASTINGS HERITAGE PRESERVATION COMMISSION Agenda for the October 18, 2022 Regular business at 7:00 p.m. at City Hall in the Volunteer Room I. Call to Order and Quorum II. Minutes: A. September 20, 2022 III. Certificate of Approval Review A. 214 2nd St E – New Sign B. 523 Sibley St – House rehab and garage addition IV. Business and Information V. Adjourn The next regularly scheduled meeting will be held on October 18, 2022 at Hastings City Hall HASTINGS HERITAGE PRESERVATION COMMISSION Minutes of the Meeting of July 19 2022 Held at 7:00 p.m. at City Hall I. Quorum: Simacek, Chouman, Borchardt, Peterson, and Youngren Absent: Sovik Siemens, Smith, Blasing and Toppin Staff Present: Justin Fortney, City Planner II. Elect Chair Pro Tem for the meeting Motion by Simacek to elect Commissioner Youngren as Chair Pro Tem for the meeting, seconded by Borchardt; motion approved 5-0 Chair Pro Tem Youngren called the meeting to order at 7:05 pm. III. Minutes: July 19, 2022 Chair Pro Tem Youngren approved the minutes without any corrections. IV. Certificate of Approval Review A. 120 7th St W – New Fence Fortney presented the staff report and said the Design Guidelines do not support privacy fences in the front yard, but this circumstance is a little different since the property is next to a parking lot and the fence is close to the house. He added that these differences would not create an isolation of the house from the neighborhood that doesn’t already exist. He commented that the HPC has often approved modern materials in place of traditional ones when they would have the same general appearance. Fortney added that a vinyl fence is general identifiable as such, even from a distance. Fortney said the HPC has only approved one vinyl fence and it was in the rear yard of a noncontributing site in the Old Hastings Historic District. Rachel Roush, applicant, said she wanted a vinyl fence because pricing for wood fences is currently the same, but will last more than twice as long. Youngren asked if the fence could be set back further from the front of the house. Roush said It could be set back one panel further. She added that any further back and the fence would connect to the house at a group of windows. Simacek asked if the fence could have a lower gate in the front. Roush said that the style fence she proposes does not have a lower style gate. She added that the existing white painted wood fence that was recently removed due to disrepair was a collection of different styles and heights of fencing, which she is trying to avoid. Borchardt said he believes the Design Guidelines are correct to limit the use of privacy fencing in front yards, but the special circumstances related to this request would not create the same visual issues as other locations. Motion by Borchardt to approve the rehabilitation with the condition that the fence line with gate be held back from the house corner by one fence panel width, seconded by Simacek; motion approved 5-0 IV. Business A. Fortney updated the HPC on the City Hall bidding process and that the city is considering gutter guards at the Leduc estate. V. Adjourn Motion by Peterson to adjourn the meeting at 7:45 pm, seconded by Simacek; motion approved 5-0. Respectfully Submitted - Justin Fortney CERTIFICATE APPLICATION 9-2021 209 2nd Street E – Tom Jung owner, – New sign Ca. 1880 214 2nd St E – East 2nd Street Historic District- Contributing Request: The applicant is proposing to install a hanging also known as a projecting sign as follows: -Metal three-foot black bracket -Hanging 26” by 26” white wood square sign with logo Ordinance, Guidelines 1. Sign Design Guidelines (Page 39) 5: Historic Commercial Buildings: General Guidelines 8. Signs, Awnings, and Lighting •Wherever possible, signs should be placed in traditional sign locations… •Signs should be appropriately sized… traditional materials such as wood and metal. Zoning Ordinance 155.08 •8’ clearance, 2.5’ max projection, 6 SF max (4.7 proposed), Wood and or metal only, no lighting, 1 per business max. Staff findings: The new sign is appropriately sized and would not cover up any architectural details. The sign would be hung on a steel bracket from the brick wall to the right of the store front. The zoning ordinance does not allow the sign to project further than 2.5-feet from the building or hang lower than 8-feet to the ground and the sign must be wood or metal. The applicant must confirm that the sign will meet these requirements before applying for a sign permit application from the Planning Department. The design Guidelines require the fasteners to be installed in the mortar rather than in the bricks and to manufacturer’s mounting standards. Logo on White 26” X 26” white wood square CERTIFICATE APPLICATION 10-2022 523 Ramsey St. Gary LaChance – House repair, remodel, and addition. Ca. 1860, Old Hasting Historic District- Key Contributing Request: The applicant is proposing the following items: 1. Repair fire damage and building code deficiencies - Roofing work: CertainTeed 30-year architectural shingles - Asbestos siding removal and replacement with: - Cedar Grain LP Smart Siding. Pre-finished color. - Cedar Grain LP Smart Trim around door and corners - Window replacement with Anderson 200 series. Double hung with exterior molding (2 over 2) 2. Add a front wrap around porch as depicted on the 1898 Sanborn Fire Insurance Map - Porch floor: Cedar deck boards with natural finish. - Porch posts: Cedar posts with natural finish. - Porch ceiling: Wood Bead board. Painted 3. Garage, breezeway/ mudroom addition - match new siding, windows, trim, and roofing - Held back from the front of the house as far as possible - Narrow connection to reduce loss of historic fabric - House to garage connection by breezeway/ mudroom with lower roof and setback elevation to visually separate the garage from house Design Guidelines (Page 26) Additions and (Page 30) Garages and Accessory Structures 1. General Character New additions should be designed to create minimal loss of historic fabric. Character- defining features of the original historic building should not be destroyed, damaged, or obscured. New additions should conform to the size, scale, massing, height, materials, and facade proportions of the historic building and surrounding structures. The original building should remain intact as an historic building. The design of the new building should be highly compatible with the original but also a product of its own time. 2. Siting Additions should be located on an inconspicuous elevation of the historic building, usually the rear. New additions should be compatible with the setback of the existing historic building and the adjacent streetscape. Locate new garages in locations compatible with the main structure of the site and existing traditional garages in the surrounding area. New garages should not be attached to the front or street sides of a historic house. Replace windows Design Guidelines (Page 21) 4: Windows 1. Maintain and Conserve Wherever feasible, historic windows and sash should be repaired rather than replaced, especially on principal elevations. 2. New Sash: Size and Shape Existing window openings should be retained. Window openings should not be enlarged or reduced to fit new units. New window openings should not be introduced into principal elevations. New windows should be compatible with existing historic units. Whenever possible, choose new units of wood, rather than metal. If metal is selected, it must have a baked enamel or other appropriate factory finish. Staff Analysis The structure was damaged by a fire nearly two years ago. The interior was gutted, which triggered the need for all structural deficiencies to be corrected in addition to fire damage, and a completely new interior. The house and property are very small and repairs significant. Siding The siding will have to be removed for repairs and cannot be reattached or matched. The existing siding is asbestos based and has no historical value. LP Smart side proposed is a solid OSB wood product that the HPC has approved in the past. Embossed grain pattern is proposed, which does not accurately resemble traditional painted wood clapboards, which would be smooth. Windows The existing windows are very old and along with fire and water damage have a great deal of deferred maintenance and rot. Some first-floor addition windows and small second story windows have been replaced with units that are not consistent with the historic 2 over 2 style windows. The proposed window replacements have a vinyl exterior and wood interior. The design Guidelines require at least an exterior molding to reflect the historic 2 over 2 appearance. The windows that have been replaced and are not currently 2 over 2 should also consistently be replaced with 2 over 2. There is a proposed change to the east windows on the back of the home of the one level addition. There are currently two medium sized windows that are proposed for removal due to the interior reconfiguration of the home. The left one is in the proposed location for the bed of a bedroom. In its place a bank of three small windows would be installed further up. The right window would be removed due to the location of the bathroom in that location. These windows are not visible and as explained below, may not be historic windows. The proposed window changes to the south elevation facing 6th St E include the slight raising of the group of three double hung windows due to the installation of a kitchen counter and sink. The door and window to the right would be replaced by a pair of double hung windows. The Sanborn map does not show this location as a door. In fact, there is a notation of a door being located inside the addition to the home into the addition. This is likely because the one-story addition was originally built as a porch, possibly enclosed. If that were the case, all the proposed window opening changes would be to window locations that were not original, but may still date to the period of significance. The HPC approved the use of the proposed Anderson 200 series windows on the rehabilitation of 320 7th street West. Porch The proposed porch will be the same general proportions as the original as shown on the 1889 Sanborn Map. The proposed natural cedar posts and deck style flooring would not likely have been used originally. They likely would have been painted Fir with the flooring being tongue and groove. As the porch is now new construction and wood material not being as available and rot resistant as they once were, Cedar is an acceptable choice and could be painted after seasoned. The floor would not be visible from the street. Addition The location of the garage is not ideal whether attached or detached. The location is visible from the street since no alley is available to the site any longer. The small site can only accommodate a garage in the proposed location. The applicant located it as far back as possible, which brings it back from the halfway point of the original house. This technically takes it out of the “front yard”, though still visible. The connecting breezeway/ mudroom was designed to be small to reduce the impact of attaching it to the historic fabric of the home and reduce the visual impact of a garage addition to the home. The attachment point to the house is located at a window opening and would remove the existing inappropriate sliding glass door. The proposed heights are similar to the existing one level addition. Proposed windows (1 over 1) Andersen® 200 Series double-hung windows have low-maintenance Perma- Shield® exteriors, clear pine interiors or a white interior finish. They come in our most popular sizes and our most requested options for easy selection. • Our entry-level wood double-hung • Wood protected by vinyl exterior • Narrow profiles let in more light • Standard sizes up to 3'4" wide and 6' high