HomeMy WebLinkAbout2009-01-08 MinutesMINUTES OF A MEETING OF THE
HISTORIC DISTRICT COMMISSION
A regular meeting of the Fayetteville Historic District Commission was held on January
8, 2009 at 5:30 p.m. in Room 111 in the City Administration Building at 113 W.
Mountain Street, Fayetteville, Arkansas.
ACTION TAKEN
White Hangar Design Guidelines Approved
Removal of Demolition/Demolition by Neglect Approved
sections from Dickson Street Historic District
Design Guidelines
Dickson Historic District Design Standards Tabled
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MEMBERS PRESENT
Leslie Belden
Vince Chadick
Cheri Coley
Ethel Goodstein-Murphree
Cindy Kalke
STAFF PRESENT
Karen Minkel, Long Range Planning
Kristina Jones, Long Range Planning
MEMBERS ABSENT
Mikel Lolley
Karon Reese
STAFF ABSENT
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CALL TO ORDER: The meeting was called to order by Chair Leslie Belden at 5:35 p.m.
I. Announcements
1. Karen Minkel, Interim Director of Long Range Planning, announced the
Certified Local Government and Main Street Arkansas meeting scheduled
for January 20 — 21 in Little Rock.
2. Ms. Minkel also reminded the Commission of the state preservation
conference in Eureka Springs taking place May 14 — 16.
3. Ms. Minkel informed the Commission about a portion of the historic
Butterfield Trail route that passes Lake Fayetteville and has been
nominated to the national register. The City Trails Coordinator is working
to preserve historic portions of the route as new trail is built so that users
can view original portions of the old trail bed.
4. Ms. Minkel announced that the Historic District Commission was
scheduled to present information on the Dickson Historic District Strategic
Plan to the Washington County Historical Society on January 19. She also
stated that she would be meeting with the neighborhood association
presidents the next day to talk about the Dickson Street Design Guidelines.
II. Approval of the Minutes
Commissioner Belden alerted staff of a typo on page three of the December 12 minutes
and asked to have the word "it" changed to "if."
MOTION to approve the minutes of December 12, 2008 meeting with the
typo correction: Cheri Coley
SECOND: Vince Chadick
VOTE: The vote was unanimous to approve the minutes from the December
12, 2008 meeting, 5-0-0.
III. Old Business
White Hangar Design Guidelines
Karen Minkel, Interim Director of Long Range Planning, announced that Hugh Brewer,
President of the Air Museum Board and Warren Jones, director of the Air Museum, had
reviewed and approved the White Hangar Guidelines with exception to one question they
had regarding whether they could insulate an interior part of the ceiling.
Minkel also announced that a glossary for the Design Guidelines had been included in
the meeting packets for approval with the guidelines.
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Motion:
Commissioner Chadick made a motion to approve the White Hangar Design Guidelines
with the addition of the Introduction and Glossary. Commissioner Goodstein-Murphree
seconded the motion. Upon role call the motion passed with a vote of 5-0-0.
Dickson Street Property Owner Update
Karen Minkel presented a staff report that addressed staff's position regarding the
Dickson Street Historic District Design Guideines, including the following information:
The Historic District Commission adopted a draft of design guidelines for the proposed
Dickson Street Historic District on April 10, 2008. Since that time, Commissioners have
met with property owners who own structures within the boundary, including a property
owner who expressed concern about the demolition section that contained an allusion to
eminent domain. Demolition is currently addressed in the Certified Local Government
ordinance adopted by City Council on September 16, 2008 and no longer needs to be
included in the Dickson Street Historic District design guidelines. Minkel also explained
that staff recommends only applying these guidelines to the contributing buildings
identified by the National Register of Historic Places rather than all the structures within
the district for two reasons: 1) The National Register designation provides a defensible
position on the historical significance of those structures and 2) Additions to any
structure within the area that increase the habitable space by more than 50% will have to
meet the Architectural Design standards in place for the Downtown, assuaging concerns
about the scale and compatibility of new development.
Motion:
Commissioner Coley made a motion to remove the Demolition section and Demolition
by Neglect sections from the Guidelines. Commissioner Chadick seconded the motion.
Upon role call the motion passed with a vote of 5-0-0.
Motion:
Commissioner Chadick made a motion to table the discussion of applicability in the
Dickson Historic District Guidelines for a month until there has been more time to think
about the recommendation to amend the guidelines so that they apply only to the
contributing structures until February. Commissioner Kalke seconded the motion. Upon
role call the motion passed with a vote of 5-0-0.
MEETING ADJOURNED: 6:44 P.M.
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