Consent Items: 2, A6, B1, C3, C4, C5, C6, D1, D3, D4, D6, D7, D8, D9, D10, D11, D12, D13, D14, D15, D17, D18, D20, D21, D22, D25, D26, D27, D30, D31, D32, D33, D35, D36, D37, D39, D40, D41
CITIZEN COMMUNICATION: GENERAL The first three speakers signed up prior to the meeting being called to order will each be allowed a three-minute allotment to address their concerns regarding items not posted on the agenda.
C14H-2016-0053 – Aldridge Place Historic District Roughly bounded by Guadalupe Street on the west, Speedway on the east, 30th Street on the south, and 34th Street on the north. Council District 9 Applicant: Roger Binkley, Rick Iverson, and Janet Beinke, Aldridge Place Historic District Nomination Team City Staff: Steve Sadowsky, Historic Preservation Office, 974-6454 Staff Recommendation: Recommend approval of the Aldridge Place Historic District.
C14H-2016-0099 – Dawson-Tinnin House 905 Dawson Road Council District 9 Applicant: Veronica L. Allbright, owner City Staff: Steve Sadowsky, Historic Preservation Office, 974-6454 Staff Recommendation: Recommend historic zoning.
C14H-2016-0112 – Owings-Allen-Miller House 1405 E. Cesar Chavez Stret Council District 3 Applicant: Haahtaab Partners Limited, owners
NRD-2015-0135 – Anderson-Wattinger-Sucke-Naishtat House 812 Theresa Avenue Council District 9 Applicant: Historic Landmark Commission City Staff: Steve Sadowsky, Historic Preservation Office, 974-6454 Staff Recommendation: Staff cannot recommend historic zoning, but recommends release of the permit upon completion of a City of Austin Documentation Package and upon the Commission’s review of new construction proposed for the site.
NRD-2016-0061 – Palma Plaza Apartment House 1618 Palma Plaza Council District 9 Applicant: Historic Landmark Commission City Staff: Steve Sadowsky, Historic Preservation Office, 974-6454 Staff Recommendation: Staff cannot recommend historic zoning, but recommends release of the permit upon completion of a City of Austin Documentation Package and upon the Commission’s review of new construction proposed for the site.
C14H-1979-0013 Green Pastures, 811 W. Live Oak Street Council District 9 Proposal: Two signs. Applicant: Greg Porter City Staff: Steve Sadowsky, Historic Preservation Office, 974-6454 Committee Recommendation: Not reviewed. Staff Recommendation: Require that the applicant change the lighting on the signs from internal to halo-lit.
C14H-1983-0007 Townsend-Thompson Building, 718 Congress Avenue Council District 9 Proposal: Signage Applicant: Steven Weisburd City Staff: Steve Sadowsky, Historic Preservation Office, 974-6454 Committee Recommendation: Not reviewed. Staff Recommendation: Staff does not feel comfortable recommending approval of this sign, despite the photographic evidence of a previous large, neon-lit blade sign for a women’s clothing store on the site in the 1940s, and recommends that the applicant consider reducing the size of the sign and switch the exposed neon for halo lighting as contemplated by the Commission’s sign standards.
HDP-2016-0654 1811 Cedar Avenue Council District 1 Proposal: Demolish a ca. 1925 house. Applicant: DAR Construction City Staff: Steve Sadowsky, Historic Preservation Office, 974-6454 Staff Recommendation: Initiate historic zoning.
HDP-2016-0637 1142 Gunter Street Council District 3 Proposal: Demolish a ca. 1940 house. Applicant: Glen Coleman, South Llano Strategies City Staff: Steve Sadowsky, Historic Preservation Office, 974-6454 Staff Recommendation: Encourage rehabilitation and adaptive re-use, then relocation over demolition, but release the permit upon completion of a City of Austin Documentation Package.
HDP-2016-0733 1401 and 1403 E. 6th Street Council District 3 Proposal: Demolish a ca. 1890 house and a ca. 1890 neighborhood grocery store. Applicant: Glen Coleman, South Llano Strategies City Staff: Steve Sadowsky, Historic Preservation Office, 974-6454 Staff Recommendation: Initiate historic zoning on the house, and encourage rehabilitation and adaptive re-use of the store, but release the permit for the store upon completion of a City of Austin Documentation Package.
HDP-2016-0580 306 E. 32nd Street Council District 9 Proposal: Demolish a ca. 1936 house. Applicant: DAR Construction City Staff: Steve Sadowsky, Historic Preservation Office, 974-6454 Staff Recommendation: Strongly encourage the applicant to seriously consider alternatives to demolition, but release the permit upon completion of a City of Austin Documentation Package.
HDP-2016-0674 2809 Bridle Path Council District 10 Proposal: Demolish a ca. 1936 house. Applicant: DAR Construction City Staff: Steve Sadowsky, Historic Preservation Office, 974-6454 Staff Recommendation: Encourage rehabilitation and adaptive re-use, then relocation over demolition, but release the permit upon completion of a City of Austin Documentation Package.
DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION ON DEMOLITION BY NEGLECT CASES 1. DBN-2015-0001 – Sebron Sneed House, 1801 Nelms Drive Staff Note: Staff has been in contact with the architect working on the site. COMMISSION ITEMS 1. Appointment of a Commissioner to Visitor Impact Task Force. COMMITTEE REPORTS Certificates of Appropriateness Review Committee Operations Committee Grants Committee Preservation Plan Committee FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS ADJOURNMENT
Consent Items: 2, A6, B1, C3, C4, C5, C6, D1, D3, D4, D6, D7, D8, D9, D10, D11, D12, D13, D14, D15, D17, D18, D20, D21, D22, D25, D26, D27, D30, D31, D32, D33, D35, D36, D37, D39, D40, D41
CITIZEN COMMUNICATION: GENERAL The first three speakers signed up prior to the meeting being called to order will each be allowed a three-minute allotment to address their concerns regarding items not posted on the agenda.
C14H-2016-0053 – Aldridge Place Historic District Roughly bounded by Guadalupe Street on the west, Speedway on the east, 30th Street on the south, and 34th Street on the north. Council District 9 Applicant: Roger Binkley, Rick Iverson, and Janet Beinke, Aldridge Place Historic District Nomination Team City Staff: Steve Sadowsky, Historic Preservation Office, 974-6454 Staff Recommendation: Recommend approval of the Aldridge Place Historic District.
C14H-2016-0099 – Dawson-Tinnin House 905 Dawson Road Council District 9 Applicant: Veronica L. Allbright, owner City Staff: Steve Sadowsky, Historic Preservation Office, 974-6454 Staff Recommendation: Recommend historic zoning.
C14H-2016-0112 – Owings-Allen-Miller House 1405 E. Cesar Chavez Stret Council District 3 Applicant: Haahtaab Partners Limited, owners
NRD-2015-0135 – Anderson-Wattinger-Sucke-Naishtat House 812 Theresa Avenue Council District 9 Applicant: Historic Landmark Commission City Staff: Steve Sadowsky, Historic Preservation Office, 974-6454 Staff Recommendation: Staff cannot recommend historic zoning, but recommends release of the permit upon completion of a City of Austin Documentation Package and upon the Commission’s review of new construction proposed for the site.
NRD-2016-0061 – Palma Plaza Apartment House 1618 Palma Plaza Council District 9 Applicant: Historic Landmark Commission City Staff: Steve Sadowsky, Historic Preservation Office, 974-6454 Staff Recommendation: Staff cannot recommend historic zoning, but recommends release of the permit upon completion of a City of Austin Documentation Package and upon the Commission’s review of new construction proposed for the site.
C14H-1979-0013 Green Pastures, 811 W. Live Oak Street Council District 9 Proposal: Two signs. Applicant: Greg Porter City Staff: Steve Sadowsky, Historic Preservation Office, 974-6454 Committee Recommendation: Not reviewed. Staff Recommendation: Require that the applicant change the lighting on the signs from internal to halo-lit.
C14H-1983-0007 Townsend-Thompson Building, 718 Congress Avenue Council District 9 Proposal: Signage Applicant: Steven Weisburd City Staff: Steve Sadowsky, Historic Preservation Office, 974-6454 Committee Recommendation: Not reviewed. Staff Recommendation: Staff does not feel comfortable recommending approval of this sign, despite the photographic evidence of a previous large, neon-lit blade sign for a women’s clothing store on the site in the 1940s, and recommends that the applicant consider reducing the size of the sign and switch the exposed neon for halo lighting as contemplated by the Commission’s sign standards.
HDP-2016-0654 1811 Cedar Avenue Council District 1 Proposal: Demolish a ca. 1925 house. Applicant: DAR Construction City Staff: Steve Sadowsky, Historic Preservation Office, 974-6454 Staff Recommendation: Initiate historic zoning.
HDP-2016-0637 1142 Gunter Street Council District 3 Proposal: Demolish a ca. 1940 house. Applicant: Glen Coleman, South Llano Strategies City Staff: Steve Sadowsky, Historic Preservation Office, 974-6454 Staff Recommendation: Encourage rehabilitation and adaptive re-use, then relocation over demolition, but release the permit upon completion of a City of Austin Documentation Package.
HDP-2016-0733 1401 and 1403 E. 6th Street Council District 3 Proposal: Demolish a ca. 1890 house and a ca. 1890 neighborhood grocery store. Applicant: Glen Coleman, South Llano Strategies City Staff: Steve Sadowsky, Historic Preservation Office, 974-6454 Staff Recommendation: Initiate historic zoning on the house, and encourage rehabilitation and adaptive re-use of the store, but release the permit for the store upon completion of a City of Austin Documentation Package.
HDP-2016-0580 306 E. 32nd Street Council District 9 Proposal: Demolish a ca. 1936 house. Applicant: DAR Construction City Staff: Steve Sadowsky, Historic Preservation Office, 974-6454 Staff Recommendation: Strongly encourage the applicant to seriously consider alternatives to demolition, but release the permit upon completion of a City of Austin Documentation Package.
HDP-2016-0674 2809 Bridle Path Council District 10 Proposal: Demolish a ca. 1936 house. Applicant: DAR Construction City Staff: Steve Sadowsky, Historic Preservation Office, 974-6454 Staff Recommendation: Encourage rehabilitation and adaptive re-use, then relocation over demolition, but release the permit upon completion of a City of Austin Documentation Package.
DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION ON DEMOLITION BY NEGLECT CASES 1. DBN-2015-0001 – Sebron Sneed House, 1801 Nelms Drive Staff Note: Staff has been in contact with the architect working on the site. COMMISSION ITEMS 1. Appointment of a Commissioner to Visitor Impact Task Force. COMMITTEE REPORTS Certificates of Appropriateness Review Committee Operations Committee Grants Committee Preservation Plan Committee FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS ADJOURNMENT