[Landmark Commission on May 2, 2022.]
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LET ME JUST MAKE THAT NOTE REAL QUICK.TODAY IS MONDAY, MAY 2ND, THE YEAR 2022, AND THE TIME IS 401.
WE'RE GOING TO START WITH ATTENDANCE.
STAFF IS TAKING ATTENDANCE VIA AND ATTENDANCE SHEET.
OF COURSE. COMMISSIONER ALBERT.
STEP COMMISSIONER CLARKE PRESENT.
CHAIRPERSON PATTERSON PRESENT.
COMMISSIONER STETZEL-THOMPSON.
PRESIDENT. COMMISSIONER SWANSON.
PRESIDENT. COUNCIL MEMBER COLLINS.
IS THERE ANY CONFLICT OF INTEREST SAYING NONE WILL MOVE FORWARD APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES.
HAS EVERYBODY HAD A CHANCE TO READ OVER THE MINUTES? ARE THERE ANY CORRECTIONS SEEING NON MINUTES ARE ADOPTED AND APPROVED AS PRESENTED OK.
DO WE HAVE ANY PUBLIC COMMENT? NO PUBLIC COMMENT HAS BEEN RECEIVED.
OKAY. WELL, WE'RE GOING TO MOVE ON TO NEW BUSINESS AND ASSOCIATED PUBLIC HEARINGS.
THE FIRST CASE IS CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS.
THIS CASE 22 WL SEE DASH ZERO 10/10 OF THE YEAR 1621 BALL OR AVENUE H.
JUST BECAUSE. YOU KNOW, FIRST THING IS, YOU THINK YOU.
COMMISSIONER GERSTEIN, CAN YOU TURN YOUR VIDEO ON? WHAT WE HAVE NOW IS JUST A STATIC PICTURE AND I THINK IT ONLY DISPLAYS WHEN YOUR VIDEOS ON.
THANK YOU, DONNA. HE SAID I CANNOT STOMACH VIDEO BECAUSE THE DISABLED IT.
OH, OKAY. WELL THAT'S ON THE DISABLED.
OKAY. YOU SHOULD BE ABLE TO START YOUR VIDEO.
CASE 22 LC ZERO TEN 1621 VOL THIS IS A REQUEST FOR CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS FOR ALTERATIONS TO THE STRUCTURE, INCLUDING THE INSTALLATION OF SOLAR PANELS.
FIVE NOTICES WERE SENT, ZERO RETURNED.
MORE INFORMATION WAS INCLUDED AS ATTACHMENT B AND YOUR STAFF REPORT.
PLEASE NOTE THE DESIGN STANDARDS.
THE PROPOSED SOLAR PANELS GENERALLY CONFORM TO THE DESIGN STANDARDS FOR HISTORIC PROPERTIES.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVAL OF THE REQUEST WITH THE FOLLOWING CONDITIONS.
SOLAR PANELS FINISH SHALL BE BLACK MATTE BLACK ITEMS TWO THROUGH SIX OR STANDARD.
SEE IF I CAN SHARE THE SCREEN.
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AERIAL SHOWING THE SUBJECT PROPERTY.WE'RE DOING SOME WORK ON THE WINDOWS.
THERE MIGHT BE SOME NOISES FROM THE OUTSIDE.
LISTEN, I HAD A GOOD STORY GOING HERE, OR IT'S A GHOST.
PROPERTY GHOST AND THE GARAGE BUILDING.
PRICE IS EXTREMELY SLOW TODAY.
SURROUNDING PROPERTIES TO THE NORTH, SOUTH, EAST AND WEST.
AND THEN WE HAVE THE SOLAR PANEL PLACEMENT PLAN.
AND THAT CONCLUDES STAFF REPORT.
OK IS THE APPLICANT OR REPRESENTATIVE PRESENT? OK YOU WANT TO STEP ON UP AND STATE YOUR NAME AND SIGN IN? PLEASE TELL US A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THIS PROJECT.
SURE. MY NAME'S MIKE MENENDEZ.
THIS IS A JUST A SOLAR AND BATTERY POWER PROJECT.
SO WE'RE GOING TO DO SOLAR PANELS ON THE ROOF AND THEN BATTERIES ON THE SIDE OF THE GARAGE.
I NOTICED IN OUR NOTES THAT THE COLOR OF THESE IS TO BE BLACK AND IT'S GOING TO BE MATTE FINISH.
IS THAT CORRECT? THAT'S CORRECT.
BUT WE INTEND TO DO ATTIC RUNS, SO TO MINIMIZE THE USE OF ANY CONDUIT.
VERY GOOD. DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR MR. MENENDEZ BASED ON THIS CASE? NO. THANK YOU SO MUCH.
IS THERE ANYBODY IN THE AUDIENCE THAT WOULD LIKE TO COMMENT ON THIS CASE? NO. OKAY.
WELL, I'M GOING TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND BRING IT BACK TO THE COMMISSION.
I THINK I BEFORE I OPENED THE PUBLIC HEARING, I FORGOT TO ASK IF ANYBODY HAD QUESTIONS FOR STAFF.
I HAVE CLOSED THE PUBLIC HEARING NOW.
IS IT OKAY TO ASK TO DO THAT AT THIS TIME? DOES MY MY BAD.
KATHERINE THREW ME OFF WITH THE GHOST.
DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR STAFF NOW THAT WE HAVE A CLOSED HEARING AGAIN? NO. OKAY.
SO I'LL BRING IT BACK TO MY FELLOW COMMISSIONERS AND ASK IF ANYBODY WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION ON CASE 22 LC ZERO TEN 1621 BALL AVENUE SHARON I'LL MAKE A MOTION THAT WE APPROVED CASE 22 LC 0104 STAFF'S RECOMMENDATIONS.
IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND, SIR? SECONDED. ANY DISCUSSION? NO. ALL IN FAVOR.
WE NEED TO DETERMINE WHO THE VOTING ALTERNATE IS.
DO YOU KNOW? OKAY, GIVE US ONE MINUTE.
WE'LL FIND OUT WHO THE VOTING ALTERNATE IS.
BUT WE STILL HAVE A QUORUM, CORRECT? WE DO? YEAH, BUT WE HAVE ONE ABSENCE OF A REGULAR MEMBER.
THAT'S WHAT I'M LOOKING INTO. YOU DIDN'T SAY THAT WAS.
IT WOULD MAKE SENSE, RIGHT? YEAH. OKAY. IT'S GOING TO BE MR. HALBERSTADT. YOU CAN GO UP ONTO THE PODIUM AND ONTO THE DAIS.
SORRY. WE SHOULD HAVE LET YOU KNOW THAT IN THE BEGINNING.
MY APOLOGIES. YOU'RE ALL KIND OF WONKY TODAY.
OKAY. WE'RE GOING TO GO BACK AGAIN AND STATE THAT SHARON MADE THE MOTION TO APPROVE THIS REQUEST AND THAT SARAH SECONDED THE MOTION.
MOVING ALONG, WE ARE GOING TO MOVE TO SOME SORT OF.
I KNOW WHY. I'M JUST LIKE I THOUGHT TODAY.
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THIS IS A CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS.MODIFICATIONS PUBLIC NOTICES SENT WERE SIX ONE RETURN THAT ONE IN OPPOSITION.
SUMMARY THE APPLICANT IS PROPOSING WINDOW AND DOOR MODIFICATIONS ON THE REAR OF THE HOUSE.
PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS WORK WAS STARTED WITHOUT PERMITS.
THE INCREASE OF THE WIDTH OF THE DOOR NECESSITATED THE REMOVAL OF A WINDOW.
PLEASE NOTE THE DESIGN STANDARDS IN YOUR STAFF REPORT.
THE AREA OF THE PROPOSED MODIFICATIONS IS NOT VISIBLE AND THE MODIFICATIONS ARE MINOR.
AND STAFF RECOMMENDATION STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVAL OF THE REQUEST WITH THE FOLLOWING CONDITIONS.
HOLLYWOOD. THIS IS THE SUBJECT PROPERTY. ANOTHER PICTURE OF THE SUBJECT PROPERTY ALONG 24TH STREET.
THIS IS THE AREA OF THE MODIFICATIONS.
THIS IS THE BEFORE CONDITION SHOWING THE EXISTING WINDOW AND DOOR.
AND THEN HERE IS A PICTURE OF THE RESIZED OPENING WITH THE WINDOW REMOVED.
AND THEN WE HAVE THE SURROUNDING PROPERTIES.
AND THEN THAT WILL CONCLUDE STEVE'S REPORT.
PETER IS SO SLOW. DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR STAFF? NO. OKAY. WELL, AT THIS TIME, WE'LL OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING AND ASK IF THE OWNER OR REPRESENTATIVE IS PRESENT.
OKAY. ARE YOU MR. O'NEILL? YES. OKAY. YOU STATE YOUR NAME AND SIGN IN, PLEASE.
MADAM CHAIRMAN AND FELLOW COMMISSION MEMBERS.
I'LL HEAR THAT, MADAM CHAIR. SO ADORABLE LITTLE COTTAGE.
WELL, I'LL STAND BEFORE YOU ASKING FOR PERMISSION.
FOR APPROVAL TO THESE MODIFICATIONS.
WHAT LED ME HERE TODAY WAS THE ONION STARTED TO GET PEELED BACK.
WE BOUGHT THE HOUSE ABOUT TWO YEARS AGO, AND THIS PARTICULAR PART OF THE HOUSE WAS AN ADD ON.
IF I HAD TO GUESS, SAY, THE 1980S OR SO.
AND WE'RE REPAIRING WORK THAT WAS DONE INCORRECTLY OVER THE YEARS.
ONE OF THE LAST BIG HURRICANES THAT CAME THROUGH, WE DISCOVERED THERE WAS WATER LEAKING IN THE ROOF AREA AND THAT WAS FIRST LAYER OF THE ONION. AND THEN WE WE HAD THAT REPAIRED.
WE HAD THE PROPER PITS PUT ON SOME FLAT ROOF AREAS, NEW ROOFING, ALL THAT STUFF WAS DONE.
MAIN THING IS I WANT TO DO IT RIGHT.
AND THAT'S WHAT I'VE FOUND HAD NOT TAKEN PLACE OVER THE YEARS.
AND I KNOW WHAT IT'S LIKE WHEN YOU HAVE A COMMUNITY THAT GROWS OVER TIME, YOU KNOW, YOU HAVE OLD HOMES AND THEN THERE'S DIFFERENT CYCLES THAT TAKE PLACE.
AND DURING SOME OF THE DOWNTIMES, PEOPLE GO ALONG, GO AHEAD THIS ON AND NOBODY CARES.
SO THEY JUST GO AHEAD AND PUT IT ON.
THEN THE YEARS GO BY AND VOILA, HERE WE ARE.
AND NOW EVERYBODY IS LIKE, YO, BE CAREFUL.
AND I THINK THAT'S WHAT LED TO THE WORKMANSHIP THAT WAS DONE ANYWAY.
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WHEN WE STARTED TO PEEL THINGS BACK, WE FOUND THERE WAS A LOT OF WOOD ROT.THAT'S WHAT LED TO TAKING THAT DOOR OUT.
SO WE WERE PUTTING A PROPERLY SIZED DOOR, YOU KNOW, IN THAT SPOT.
AND IT IS NOTEWORTHY THE COMMENT WAS MADE THAT THIS WORK WAS BEGUN WITHOUT A PERMIT OR APPROVAL I WAS UNDER.
I'VE LEARNED A LOT OVER THE PAST YEAR.
I WAS UNDER THE IMPRESSION AND I'VE GOT A LETTER TO BACK IT UP.
AND THIS EMAIL SAYS THAT THE HOUSE, IN FACT, WAS NOT.
SO WE THOUGHT, WELL, LET'S JUST GO AHEAD AND DO IT.
WELL, WE FOUND OUT LATER THAT WAS INCORRECT.
BUT I DO HAVE IT IF YOU'D CARE TO SEE IT.
I DO HAVE MULTIPLE COPIES OF IT, BUT THAT'S WHY IT WAS BEGUN.
WE DO NOT HAVE AN OPINION ABOUT SUCH THINGS.
NO, I APPRECIATE THE POSITION YOU'RE IN, BECAUSE YOU KNOW WHAT? I DID THE SAME THING MYSELF.
YEAH, IT WAS JUST, HEY, IT ONLY MATTERS WHAT HAPPENS GOING FORWARD.
AND WE APPRECIATE THAT YOU'RE GOING TO DO IT THE RIGHT WAY AND THE NEXT OWNER WILL APPRECIATE THAT.
WELL, THANKS. YOU STUCK WITH WHAT YOU HAVE.
AND IT'S LIKE ONE STEP AT A TIME AND REALLY THAT'S IT.
DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS TOWARDS ME? ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? OKAY, SO MUCH. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.
I APPRECIATE IT. IS THERE ANYBODY IN THE AUDIENCE THAT WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A COMMENT ON THIS? TIM WOULD LIKE TO STEP UP.
WELL, I'M GOING TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND BRING IT BACK TO THE COMMISSION AND ENTERTAIN A MOTION ON CASE 1522 LQ 013 1512 24TH STREET SARAH.
I MOVE THAT WE APPROVED CASE 22 LC DASH ZERO 13 WITH STAFF'S RECOMMENDATIONS.
AND WE HAVE A SECOND DISCUSSION.
NO, I THINK WE'RE READY FOR A VOTE.
EVERYONE IN FAVOR. RAISE YOUR HAND.
THANK YOU. WE APPRECIATE YOU COMING IN.
I'M SORRY. WE HAVE ONE MORE 20.
THE LICENSE TO USE CASE 22 LC DASH 012 2300 MECHANIC.
THERE'S A LICENSE TO USE FOR CONSTRUCTION DUMPSTER.
THREE RETURNED TO THOSE, THREE IN FAVOR.
NO OBJECTION FROM ANY CITY DEPARTMENTS.
SUMMARY THE APPLICANT IS REQUESTING A PERMANENT LICENSE TO USE L2, THE CITY RIGHT OF WAY IN ORDER TO CONTINUE THE PLACEMENT OF A CONSTRUCTION DUMPSTER FOR AN ONGOING CONSTRUCTION PROJECT AT THE FREMONT HOUSE.
THE APPLICANT HAS INDICATED A NEED FOR THE DUMPSTER UNTIL DECEMBER 1ST, 2022.
PAID PARKING. THE APPLICANT WILL BE REQUIRED TO PAY THE USE OF THE PAID PARKING SPACES.
THE COST OF FOUR PARKING SPACES IS $504 A WEEK AND THE PARKING FEE WILL BE PAID QUARTERLY.
THE PLANNING COMMISSION WILL REVIEW ON MAY THREE, 2022.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION STAFF RECOMMENDS THE REQUEST BE APPROVED SUBJECT TO THE FOLLOWING CONDITIONS SPECIFIC CONDITIONS ONE THROUGH FOUR, AND THEN STANDARD CONDITIONS TEN, THREE, FIVE, FIVE THROUGH TEN.
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THIS IS THE SUBJECT PROPERTY WITH THE CONSTRUCTION DUMPSTER IN PLACE.THIS IS ANOTHER PICTURE ALONG 24TH STREET LOOKING NORTH.
WE HAVE THE SITE PLAN SHOWING THE LOCATION OF THE DUMPSTER.
AND THEN WE HAVE THE SURROUNDING PROPERTIES.
AND THAT CONCLUDES STAFF'S REPORT.
OKAY. DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR STAFF? YES. SORRY.
I HATE TO BE PETTY, BUT IF I HAVE TO PAY 2025 A DAY, THEN OTHER PEOPLE SHOULD DO.
IT'S 9 HOURS A DAY, NOT 8 HOURS.
THANK YOU. WE'LL MAKE THAT CORRECTION.
MAKING THE CITY MONEY, ACTUALLY.
DAVID. WHAT'S THAT? YOU'LL APPRECIATE THAT. WE'RE GOING TO CRACK THAT PAYMENT, RIGHT? THAT WAS NOT MY QUESTION, THOUGH.
WILL YOU TELL ME THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A TEMPORARY LICENSE USE AND A PERMANENT LICENSE TO USE? BECAUSE I'M ASSUMING THEY DON'T INTEND TO KEEP THIS DUMPSTER THERE FOREVER? NO, IN THE CONDITION, NUMBER TWO EXPIRES THIS LICENSE ON DECEMBER 31ST, 2022.
WHY DO WE CALL IT A PERMANENT LICENSE? IT'S A ONCE THE TEMPORARY LICENSE TO USE PROCESS IS EXPIRED, THEY ONLY GET A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF TIME THAT THEY CAN USE A TEMPORARY LICENSE TO USE.
THEN THE ONLY OPTION IS TO GO TO A PERMANENT.
THANK YOU. SO IT ALWAYS HAS A SUNSET ON A PERMANENT.
IT DOES, YEAH. AND THEN IF THEY NEED IT LONGER, THEY'D HAVE TO DETERMINE BY THE NEED.
IT'S SET BY CITY CODE. BUT I DON'T REMEMBER WHAT IT IS OFF THE TOP OF MY HEAD.
SO I ASSUME AT THIS POINT WE CAN JUST GO FORWARD WITH A VOTE WHETHER WE APPROVE OR NOT, RIGHT? YEAH, IT WOULD BE A MOTION TO RECOMMEND APPROVAL.
ALL RIGHT. WE HAVE A DISCUSSION ITEM, BUT THE REQUEST HAS BROUGHT FORTH WITH SOMEONE WHO'S NOT HERE.
THIS IS THE THIRD TIME I THINK WE WOULD HAVE TO RESCHEDULE THIS DISCUSSION.
THANK YOU. DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANY DISCUSSION ITEMS I'D LIKE TO ADD ON THE NEXT MEETING.
OKAY. THIS MEETING IS ADJOURNED.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.