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HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance 5109 ORDINANCE NO. 5109 AN ORDINANCE TO ESTABLISH THE DRAKE FIELD WHITE HANGAR LOCAL ORDINANCE DISTRICT WHEREAS, the Drake Field White Hangar serves as an example of one of the two dozen or so existing World War II-era aircraft hangars; and WHEREAS, the Drake Field White Hangar was designed and constructed by City Engineer Henry George in 1943 ; and WHEREAS, the Fayetteville Historic District Commission was charged with creating a local ordinance district; and WHEREAS, the Drake Field White Hangar would benefit from a Local Ordinance District with the ability to receive grants for the historic restoration of the structure; and WHEREAS, the Drake Field White Hangar provides a valuable asset to the community as a resource for tourism and education. NOW THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FAYETTEVILLE, ARKANSAS: Section 1 : That the City Council of the City of Fayetteville, Arkansas in accordance with A.C.A. § 14-172-207, hereby establishes the Drake Field White Hangar Local Ordinance as shown on Exhibits "A" and "B" attached hereto and made a part hereof. PASSED and APPROVED this the 5th day of February, 2008. c G��y 'pF SGP i FAYETTEVILLE ° APPROVED: ATTEST: �.• ',9sy RKANSPOJ? NGTON uuuuuw " By: By: DAN COODY, Mayor S NDRA E. SMITH, City Clerk/Treasurer EXHIBIT "A" i i wo41530 ' NE NW 041530 ' t�WNE04153 t Ih LN it P _ - N f ' Point of Beginning a NW Corner of SE NW 04-15-30 SENW041530 t; r, Area Described SWNE041530 I W J < G Y �1 j n j A i m OK IIWSWO41SM P"B' c4407 NESW041530 NWSE041530 J n 0 95 190 380 570 760 W F Feet e EXHIBIT `B" WHITE HANGAR AIR MUSEUM (WHITE HANGAR): A PART OF THE NORTHWEST QUARTER (NW%) OF SECTION 4, TOWNSHIP 15 NORTH , RANGE 30 WEST, WASHINGTON COUNTY, ARKANSAS, BEING MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: COMMENCING AT THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF THE SOUTHEAST QUARTER (SE'/<) OF THE NORTHWEST QUARTER (NW'/4) OF SAID SECTION 4, THENCE SOUTH 020 46113" WEST 465.00 FEET, TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING; THENCE SOUTH 84° 33' 45" EAST 85.00 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 04° 43' 28" WEST 160.00 FEET; THENCE NORTH 85° 16' 32" WEST 146.00 FEET; THENCE NORTH 04° 43' 28" EAST 160.00 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 860 16' 08" EAST 61 .00 FEET, TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING AND CONTAINING 23 ,436 SQUARE FEET (0.538 ACRES) , MORE OR LESS. r + Q �Q City of Fayetteville Staff Review Form City Council Agenda Items g �a9 and / / / f�j�/ Contracts, Leases or Agreements (Nl7 J T{ r " ' Crcfr ),Dw I Card i'na� '� 2/5/2008 \ City Council Meeting Date Agenda Items Only Tim Conklin Planning and Development Mgmt. Operations Submitted By Division Department Action Required: An ordinance to approve the proposed White Hangar Local Ordinance District. Cost of this request Category / Project Budget Program Category / Project Name Account Number Funds Used to Date Program / Project Category Name Project Number Remaining Balance Fund Name Budgeted Item Budget Adjustment Attached - B +O? Previous Ordinance or Resolution # Department Director Date I II_ Original Contract Date: Original Contract Number: City Attorney � ale Received in City Lj Clerk's Office Finance and Internal Service Director Date Received in Mayor's Office Mayor Date Comments: Revised April 16, 2007 CITY COUNCIL AGENDA MEMO To: Mayor and City Council Thru : Gary Dumas, Director of Operations Tim Conklin, Planning and Development Management Director From: Kristina Jones, Long Range Planning Technician Date: January 18, 2008 Subject: Administrative item to pass an ordinance adopting the proposed White Hangar Local Ordinance District (ADM 07-2833). RECOMMENDATION Planning Staff recommends approval to a resoultion designating White Hangar as a Local Ordinance District. BACKGROUND White Hangar or the Arkansas Air Museum serves as an example of one of the two dozen or so existing World War 11-era aircraft hangars. White Hangar was designed and constructed by assistant City Engineer Henry George in 1943 . A shortage of building material during the war led Mr. George to utilize the supply of wood found in the Boston Mountains to construct the trusses. Metals were scavenged from old barns, cars, buildings and junk yards to make the nails and sixteen 400-pound doors (Arkansas Register of Historic Places, www.arkansaspreservation.org). Only eight men worked on the structure, which was completed in less than 14 months for $ 15,000. Their efforts resulted in a wooden structure 150 feet long by 100 feet wide with additional wings for offices and workshops. Eleven curved and exposed wooden trusses and lateral bracing form the structure; the floor is concrete. White Hangar was renovated in 1985 when the Air Museum took over the structure. Vinyl siding was added during the renovations, which is one of the modifications that has prevented the structure from receiving recognition from the National Register of Historic Places. The 20,000-square-foot museum houses static and flying aircraft and is open seven days a week. A nine-member board governs the museum ' s operations. The Fayetteville Historic District Commission was charged with creating a local ordinance district. The benefits of a local historic district include protection and preservation of significant community landmarks as well as opportunities for preservation and restoration grant funds from the State Historic Preservation Program. White Hangar is a significant community landmark and asset both to the City and to the State. In addition to showcasing a unique architectural style from the 1940s, the hangar represents the resourcefulness exhibited by builders during World War II. The Arkansas Historic Preservation Program recognizes the structure as an historic property, but modifications to the building have made it ineligible for the National Registry. Designating White Hangar as a local historic district will make the building eligible for potential grant funds that could preserve and restore the original structure. Restoring the original structure would include removing the vinyl siding and replacement windows (Wollenburg Building Conservation, Architectural Assessment Report on the Arkansas Air Museum, 2004). The Historic District Commission report was presented and approved by the Airport Board on November 14, 2007 pending Federal Aviation Administration approval, and presented and approved by the Air Museum Board on December 3, 2007. Attached to the report are: 1 ) Exhibit A: White Hangar Location Map 2) Arkansas Register of Historic Places Nomination Form 3) Arkansas Historic Preservation Program description of White Hangar 4) Arkansas Historic Preservation Program endorsement of White Hangar 5) Planning Commission minutes and approval of White Hangar 6) Historic District Commission minutes approving White Hangar 7) Arkansas State Code 14- 172-207 BUDGETIMPACT None. EXHIBIT "A" i ` i W041530 F NENW041530 NE04153 ,E 4m s j IE ' I Point of Beginning NW Corner of SE NW 04-15-30 is SENW041530 i' Area Described SWNE041530 ii i i g n i it is i SW Pu C 4407 NESW041530 NWSE041530 r N 0 95 190 380 570 760 W+ 1' i Feet S AHPP Form (May 2000) Arkansas Historic Preservation Program "An Agency of the Department of Arkansas Heritage" . ARKANSAS REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES REGISTRATION FORM This form is for use in nominating or requesting determinations for individual properties and districts. See instructions in How to Complete the Arlrawaa Registeroj Historic Places Registration Form. Complete each Rem by marking "x" in the appropriate box or by entering the information requested. if an item docs not apply to the properly being documented, enter "NIA" for"rot applicable." For functions, architectural classification, materials, mid areas of significance, enter only categories and subcategories from the instructions. Place additional entries and narrative items on continuation sheets. Use a typewriter, wont processor, or computer, to complete all items. , 1. Name of Property historic name White Hangar, Drake Field other names/site number Drake Field Air Museum, Site #WA0792 2. Location street & number East of U.S. 71 (4290 South School Street) city or town Fayetteville ❑ vicinity county Washington zip code 72701 ❑ not for publication 3. State/Federal Agency Certification As the designated authority underihe State Register of Historic places Act (13-7-109 Arkansas Code), 1 hereby certify that this nomination ® mens © does not meet the documentation standards and criteria for registering properties in the Arkansas Register of Historic Placa. (See continuation shat for additional conments.) Signature of ceni ing officialfritle Date 4. Classification Ownership of Property Category of Property Number of Resources within Property (Check as many boxes as apply) (Check only one box) (Do not include previously listed resources in count.) ® private ® building(s) Contributing Noncontributing ❑ public-local ❑ district ❑ public-State ❑ site 1 buildings ❑ public-Federal ❑ structure sites ❑ object structures objects Property Owner name Arkansas Air Museum 1 TotaL address PO Box 1911 city Fayetteville state code AR zip code 72702 phone (479) 521.4947 1 White Hangar, Drake Field Washington County Name of Property County 5. State Review Board Approval date June 5, 1996 Comments 6. Function or Use Historic Functions Current Functions (Enter categories from insimctions) (Enter categories from instructions) TRANSPORTATION/air-related TRANSPORTATION/air-related 7. Description Architectural Classification Materials (Enter categories from instructions) (Enter categories from instructions) OTHER foundation CONCRETE walls SYNTHETIC SIDING roof ASPHALT other Narrative Description .(Describe the historic and current condition of the property on one or more continuation sheets.) SEE CONTINUATION SHEET 2 White Hangar, Drake Field Washington County Name of Property County 8. Statement of Significance Applicable Arkansas Register Criteria Levels of Significance (local, state) (Mark "x" in one or more boxes for the criteria qualifying the LOCAL property for Arkansas Register listing.) ❑ A Property is associated with events that have made a significant contribution to the broad patterns of our Areas of Significance (Enter categories from instructions) history. ARCHITECTURE ❑ B Property is associated with the lives of persons significant in our past. ® C Property embodies the distinctive characteristics of a type, period, or method of construction or represents the work of a master, or possesses high artistic values, or represents a significant and distinguishable entity whose components la@k individual distinction. _ Period of Significance 1943 ❑ D Property has yielded, or is likely to yield, information important in prehistory or history. Criteria Considerations Significant Dates (Mark "x" in all the boxes that apply.) 1943 Property is: ❑ A owned by a religious institution or used for religious purposes. Significant Person (Complete if Criterion B is marked) ❑ B removed from its original location. ❑ C moved from its original location. Cultural Affiliation (Complete if Criterion D is inarked) ❑ D a cemetery. ❑ E a reconstructed building, object, or structure. ❑ F a commemorative property. - Architect/Builder ❑ G less than 50 years of age or achieved significance George Henry, Architect and Builder within the past 50 years. . Narrative Statement of Significance (Explain the significance of the property on one or more continuation sheets.) - - SEE CONTINUATION SHEET 3 White Hangar, Drake Field Washington County Name of Anperty County 9. Major Bibliographical References LI Bibliography (Cite the books, articles, and other scaucts used in preparing this form on one or more continuation shms.) 10. Geographical Data Acreage of Property Less than one. UTM References (Place additional UTM references on a continuation sheer.) 1 15 394274 3985393 3 Zone basting Northing Zone Fasting Northing 2 4 ❑ See continuation sheet Verbal Boundary Description (Descnbe the boundaries of the propeny on a continuation sheet.) Boundary Justification (Fxplain why the boundaries were selected on a continuation sheet.) - 11. Form Prepared B name/title John Kalagias, Director organization Arkansas Air Museum date 1996 street & number 4290 South School Street telephone (479) 521-4947 _ city or town Fayetteville state AR zip code 72701 4 White Hangar, Drake Field Washington County Name of Property County Arkansas Historic Preservation Program `An Agency of the Department of Arkansas Heritage" Arkansas Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet Section number 7 Page 1 Summary The White Hangar is located at Drake Field Airport in Fayetteville, Arkansas_ It was constructed in 1943 and designed by Mr. Henry George. The hangar has an arch-shaped roof with shed projections and is covered with composition shingles. The exterior of the building is covered with artificial siding. Elaboration The structure sits on a concrete foundation with footings that were dug six feet into the ground with supports for the eleven trusses sitting on fop of them. These footings were fifteen feet long — the length at the base of the trusses — and twelve inches wide. After these were in place, the one hundred foot by one hundred fifty"foot concrete foundation was poured. The design features a series of large half-moon trusses with aground clearance of about thirty five feet at the peak` The trusses were built eight inches thick to help distribute the 'weight -of the roof evenly. The City of Fayetteville carpenter, under the direction of Frank Brooks, constructed the wooden framework on the ground so that it would enable the men, who were working by hand, to cut and bend the two inch dimension lumber and locate the angle braces. Several one hundred pound wood kegs of nails and many board feet of lumber were used for each truss. A most interesting feature of the White Hangar are the sixteen, four hundred pound doors. The ten-by-sixteen foot doors were split evenly between the north and south ends of the hangar so that when they were open they would expose two Iarge sixteen by eighty foot apertures. These openings would enable the students and instructors to remove flying equipment from the hangar with ease. The doors were put together from recycled parts of cars and other metal material that could be locally found. • • . . . 1 1 : - The west extension of the structure contains two thirty-by-eighteen foot classrooms and four fifteen-by-fifteen foot offices. The east extension houses a pilot, instructor and student ready room plus restrooms. A conference room was built into the facility to take care of additional needs. On the southeast end was a parachute loft for storage and a packing area.