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ALL RIGHT, I'D LIKE TO WELCOME EVERYBODY TO THE LANDMARK COMMISSION REGULAR MEETING.
[Landmark Commission on October 3, 2022.]
TODAY IS MONDAY, OCTOBER 4TH, AND THE TIME IS 4:06.WE'LL START THE MEETING WITH ATTENDANCE.
INTRODUCTION OF NEW COMMISSIONERS DAVID COLLINS.
ALSO, OUR NEW ALTERNATES ARE JULIE BAKER, WHO'S WITH US IN CHAMBERS TODAY, AND NANCY BUDDIE, WHO IS JOINING US FINALLY BY ZOOM, ONCE WE GOT THE BUGS WORKED OUT THERE, BUT WELCOME TO YOU ALL. THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE, AND WE'RE HAPPY TO HAVE YOU WITH US.
UP TO THE PODIUM, DOUG. ONE OF THE REASONS THAT WE HAVE A NEW COMMISSIONER.
KICKING ME OFF. NO, WE'RE NOT.
I DON'T LIKE PREPARED SPEECHES BECAUSE I ALWAYS FEEL LIKE THEY LOOK LIKE THAT.
SO I'M JUST GOING TO TALK FROM MY HEART, WHICH WILL BODE WELL FOR.
DOUG CAME ON I THINK THE LAST APPOINTMENT BEFORE ME, AND SO I WATCHED FOR FIVE YEARS, AND HE HAS SUCH A STOUT RESUME WITH HISTORIC PRESERVATION, WITH THE HISTORY OF THE STRAND WITH HIS WORK IN HIS PROFESSION.
HE IS VERY WELL KNOWN FOR HISTORIC IRON STOREFRONTS AND IRON STRUCTURES.
HE'S CONSIDERED AN EXPERT IN THE FIELD AMONGST MANY IN THIS COUNTRY.
SO THAT'S PRETTY INTIMIDATING, BUT THE THINGS THAT I OBSERVED ABOUT DOUG IS THAT HE WAS EXTREMELY PASSIONATE ABOUT THE WORK THAT HE DID AND IT CAME THROUGH, BUT THE THINGS THAT I LEARNED FROM DOUG WAS YOU TAUGHT ME TO BE MUCH MORE PROACTIVE ABOUT BEING, YOU KNOW, ON THE COMMISSION, PROACTIVE IN KNOW YOUR STUFF, STUDY WHAT YOU'RE GOING TO TALK ABOUT.
BECAUSE CERTAINLY IF I WERE GOING TO DEBATE SOMEBODY LIKE DOUG, HE WOULD HAVE HIS SO AND I OFTEN THINK THAT WHEN WE DO HAVE CERTAIN CASES OF WHICH THERE IS A CONFLICT OF OPINIONS, THE BEST OUTCOME IS A VIGOROUS DEBATE, BECAUSE THEN YOU HAVE TO CONVINCE YOUR FELLOW COMMISSIONERS AND IT'S REALLY THEM THAT MAKE THAT DECISION, BUT THE OTHER THING THAT I OBSERVED ABOUT DOUG IS COMPASSION, BECAUSE SOMETIMES WE HAVE PEOPLE THAT COME BEFORE US AND THEY DIDN'T KNOW THEY WERE IN A HISTORIC DISTRICT AND THEY MADE ALTERATIONS TO THEIR PROPERTY.
AND SO SHE WAS RED TAGGED AND CALLED IN, AND, YOU KNOW, FOLLOWING THE DESIGN GUIDELINES SHOULD HAVE BEEN DEMANDED TO RETURN THE HOUSE BACK TO HISTORIC STRUCTURE. DOUG ARGUED THAT CASE.
WE'RE HERE TO APPLY THEM TO THEIR BEST PURPOSE, AND THAT'S WHAT DOUG BROUGHT TO THE TABLE FOR ME ANYWAY, AND I WOULD SAY OF ALL OF HIS WORK DOWNTOWN, I THINK IT'S SAFE TO SAY, DOUG, THAT YOU ARE AN AMBASSADOR OF THE STRAND FOR ALL THE WORK THAT YOU DID.
SO FOR ALL OF THAT, THANK YOU.
THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON WITH BUILDING AND STANDARDS AND THEN LANDMARK, AND SO, I MEAN, I REALLY DO KNOW EVERYBODY IN HERE AND EVERYBODY IS WORKING FOR THIS SAME GOAL, AND LANDMARK HAS GONE THROUGH A LOT OF CHANGES, BUT I THINK THE THING THAT'S HELPED OUT A LOT I'M SUPPOSED TO BE SOMEPLACE, BUT CATHERINE, YOU'VE DONE AN AMAZING JOB OF CLARIFYING THINGS BECAUSE THERE'S ALWAYS GOING TO BE A GRAY ZONE, BUT YOU
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MADE THINGS A LOT MORE BLACK AND WHITE.SO WHEN WE GOT UP HERE, WE HAD A BETTER GUIDANCE AND BETTER DIRECTIVES, I THINK, TO MAKE DECISIONS A LOT CLEANER WITHOUT CALLING ME. I'M BUSY.
[APPLAUSE] STRAND IS A BETTER PLACE FOR IT, AND I'LL JUST SAY FROM THE STAFF THAT DOUG HAS BEEN A REMARKABLE MEMBER OF THE COMMISSION, AND JUST LIKE CONNIE WAS SAYING, HIS EXPERTISE HAS BEEN A GREAT HELP TO THE COMMISSION [INAUDIBLE] TO THE COMMISSIONERS? YES, ABSOLUTELY, AND DOUG, ONCE YOU GOT AN AWARD FROM THE GALVESTON HISTORICAL FOUNDATION AND MY PHONE RANG IN THE MIDDLE OF YOUR PRESENTATION, AND I'VE NEVER BEEN SO EMBARRASSED. [CHUCKLING] SO NOW WE'RE EVEN.
[INAUDIBLE] IT'S BEEN AN HONOR.
I ALSO WANTED TO TAKE JUST A BRIEF MINUTE TO ACKNOWLEDGE SOMETHING THAT WE DON'T OFTEN ACKNOWLEDGE ENOUGH, AND THAT IS IN DOING SOME RESEARCH AND UNDERSTANDING THE NATIONAL HISTORIC DISTRICTS, GO BACK TO 1970, WHEN THEY WERE FIRST RECOGNIZED, 74, WHEN THEY GOT THEIR FIRST DESIGNATIONS.
NOT OFTEN--THAT'S MISREPRESENTING.
AGAIN, I DON'T REHEARSE ANY OF THIS.
THERE HAVE BEEN TIMES WHERE WE HAVE POWER STRUGGLES BETWEEN THE LANDMARK COMMISSION AND THE CITY OF GALVESTON OVER THIS, OVER THAT, BUT THE REALITY IS THAT EVERYTHING THAT HAS BEEN DONE IN THESE HISTORIC DISTRICTS, EVERYTHING THAT WE WANT TO DO, EVERYTHING THAT WE'RE THINKING ABOUT DOING, IS NOT POSSIBLE WITHOUT THE SUPPORT OF THE CITY OF GALVESTON THAT THEY BRING TO THIS COMMISSION, BECAUSE WITHOUT THEM, WE ARE NOTHING.
EVERYTHING THAT HAS BEEN DONE IS ATTRIBUTED BACK TO THE CITY OF GALVESTON, NOT NECESSARILY THE LANDMARK COMMISSION, AND THAT IS WITH CATHERINE GORMAN, OUR OUTSTANDING HISTORIC PRESERVATION OFFICER, DANIEL LUNSFORD, WHO IS ALSO PART OF STAFF AND RESEARCH.
PATRICK COLLINS. HE'S THE PLANNING TECHNICIAN.
TIM TIETJENS, WHO'S THE DIRECTOR OF PLANNING.
DON GLYWASKY, WHO'S A CITY ATTORNEY, AND DONNA FAIRWEATHER, WHO OFTEN KEEPS US BETWEEN THE DITCHES AS THE ASSISTANT CITY ATTORNEY. SO CITY OF GALVESTON, THANK YOU, LANDMARK THANKS YOU.
ALL OF US ARE PASSIONATE ABOUT HISTORIC PRESERVATION, BUT WE ALSO RECOGNIZE IT'S NOT POSSIBLE WITHOUT THE SUPPORT AND RESOURCES FROM THE STATE OF GALVESTON, AND THAT ALSO INCLUDES OUR CITY COUNCILMAN, DAVID COLLINS.
WE HAVE NEVER SEEN MORE ADVANCES AND POSITIVE WAYS TO THE STRAND, AS WE'VE HAD WITH DAVID COLLINS AS OUR EX-OFFICIO AND REALLY TURNING AROUND THE STRAND DOWNTOWN AND CREATING PATHWAYS BETWEEN THE DIFFERENT AREAS, THE POST OFFICE AND THAT AND SO HE'S BEEN AN INCREDIBLE CHAMPION FOR THE LANDMARK AND THE CITY COUNCIL.
WE THANK YOU, DAVID. THAT'S ALL I HAD TO SAY ABOUT THAT.
WE ARE GOING TO GO ON TO ELECTION OF CHAIRPERSON AND VICE CHAIRPERSON WITH MISS CATHERINE.
I WOULD JUST ASK IF THERE ARE ANY NOMINATIONS FOR THE ROLE OF CHAIRPERSON.
OKAY, SO WE HAVE A NOMINATION FOR CONNIE PATTERSON.
ARE THERE ANY ADDITIONAL NOMINATIONS? OKAY HEARING NONE DONNA WILL HAVE TO REMIND ME WHAT THE NEXT STEP IS DO THEY MAKE A MOTION TO CLOSE THE NOMINATIONS? IS THERE A MOTION TO CLOSE THE NOMINATIONS? YES. [CHUCKLING] THANK YOU, STEPHANIE.
NO, NO. [CHUCKLING] OKAY, AND A SECOND.
SECOND. OKAY, SO THE NOMINATIONS ARE CLOSED AND THEN WE WOULD NOW ASK FOR A VOTE ON THE CHAIRMANSHIP THAT HAS BEEN NOMINATED.
[INAUDIBLE] OKAY, SO WE'LL TAKE A VOTE ON THE ONE NOMINEE, CONNIE PATTERSON.
OKAY, WELL, THE VOTE IS UNANIMOUS.
SO THANK YOU. OKAY, AND WE'LL MOVE ON TO VICE CHAIR.
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ARE THERE ANY NOMINATIONS FOR THE POSITION OF VICE CHAIR? SHARON HAD HER HAND UP FIRST.STEPHANIE. ARE THERE ANY ADDITIONAL NOMINATIONS? ANY ADDITIONAL NOMINATIONS.
SEEING NONE WE'LL ASK FOR A VOTE FOR STEPHANIE LANG FOR VICE CHAIRPERSON.
ALL IN FAVOR INDICATE BY RAISING YOUR HANDS ANY OPPOSED ANY ABSTENTION.
THANK YOU, EVERYBODY. DOES ANYONE HAVE A CONFLICT OF INTEREST? SEEING NONE. APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES.
HAS EVERYONE HAD A CHANCE TO REVIEW THE MINUTES? DO YOU SEE ANY CHANGES OR CORRECTIONS? NONE. OKAY, THE MINUTES ARE APPROVED AS PRESENTED.
THANK YOU. DO WE HAVE ANY PUBLIC COMMENT? NO PUBLIC COMMENT WAS RECEIVED.
THE FIRST CASE IS 22LC-034 1512 MECHANIC.
ALL RIGHTY. SO 22LC-034 AT THE ADDRESS MENTIONED IS A CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS REQUEST TO REPLACE SOME WINDOWS DOORS AND REARRANGE SOME OF THE WINDOWS AND DOOR OPENINGS ON THE STRUCTURE.
THERE WERE SIX PUBLIC NOTICES SENT AND OF THOSE WERE RETURNED.
PREVIOUSLY, THE RESIDENCE AT 1512 MECHANIC WAS AN UP DOWN DUPLEX.
IT'S UNKNOWN WHEN THIS CONVERSION OCCURRED.
THE CURRENT OWNER WISHES TO RESTORE THE BUILDING TO A SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENCE, WHICH INCLUDES MOVING THE DOOR AND WINDOW OPENINGS TO MORE CLOSELY MATCH THE PRESUMED ORIGINAL CONFIGURATION. THE APPLICANT ALSO WANTS TO REPLACE THE EXISTING FRONT FACADE ALUMINUM WINDOWS WITH SALVAGE REPLACEMENT WINDOWS, WHICH MATCH THE HISTORIC WINDOWS ON THE SIDES AND THE REAR OF THE HOUSE.
I NOTE THE DESIGN STANDARDS AND THE STAFF REPORT.
THE REQUEST GENERALLY CONFORMS TO THE DESIGN STANDARDS.
EXISTING NON HISTORIC ALUMINUM FRAME WINDOWS ARE NOT ORIGINAL TO THE HOUSE.
THE HOUSE IS A LINEAR FLOOR PLAN WITH A SIDE HALL AND STAIRCASE.
THE WESTERNMOST OR LEFT HAND ENTRY FACING THE HOUSE IS BELIEVED TO BE THE ORIGINAL ENTRY DOOR.
THE DOOR TO THE RIGHT OF THAT WAS LIKELY ADDED FOR THE DOWNSTAIRS DWELLING UNIT WHEN IT WAS MADE INTO A DUPLEX, AS EVINCED BY THE GHOSTING SEE INSIDE AND OUTSIDE AND SHOWING THE STAFF REPORT. SO REMOVING THE EASTERN [INAUDIBLE] ENTRY DOOR AND REPLACING IT WITH A WINDOW WILL MOST LIKELY RESTORE THE FACADE TO A MORE ORIGINAL APPEARANCE.
NOW, THE APPLICANT ALSO PROPOSES TO REPLACE EXISTING WESTERNMOST ENTRY DOOR WITH A DIFFERENT STYLE OF DOOR AND TRANSOM ABOVE, AGAIN, THERE ARE NO HISTORIC PHOTOS PROVIDED OR FOUND, BUT TRANSITIONS ABOVE ENTRY DOORS WERE NOT UNCOMMON.
THE UPSTAIRS DOOR AND WINDOW CONFIGURATION WILL REMAIN UNCHANGED.
HOWEVER, ONCE AGAIN, THE APPLICANT PROPOSES TO REPLACE THE MORE CONTEMPORARY ALUMINUM WINDOWS WITH SALVAGED TWO OVER TWO WOOD WINDOWS TO MATCH THOSE ON THE HOUSE THAT ARE EXISTING ON THE SIDES AND TO REPLACE THE UPSTAIRS DOOR WITH A NEW DOOR AND TRANSOM ABOVE.
STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVAL OF THE REQUEST WITH THE FOLLOWING CONDITIONS.
SO HERE WE HAVE THE EXISTING HOUSE, THE WAY IT SITS NOW, AND YOU CAN SEE THAT THE DOOR THAT ALIGNS WITH THE STAIRCASE IS MOST LIKELY THE ORIGINAL FRONT DOOR, AND THEN THE DOOR DIRECTLY TO THE SIDE OF IT KIND OF BEHIND THAT POST WAS PROBABLY MOST LIKELY ADDED FOR THE DOWNSTAIRS DWELLING UNIT. NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE.
SO HERE WE HAVE A PHOTO OF THE EXISTING SIDE WINDOWS THAT ARE TO REMAIN AND THE PROPOSED FRONT WINDOWS THAT THE APPLICANT WISHES TO MATCH THEM WITH THE EXISTING DOOR ON THE INTERIOR, THE DOWNSTAIRS DOOR.
YOU CAN SEE KIND OF THE GHOSTING AND EVERYTHING THAT'S BEHIND WHERE A TRANSOM MAY WELL HAVE BEEN.
THEN THE SAME DOOR FROM THE OUTSIDE.
NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE, AND HERE WE HAVE THE DRAWINGS PROVIDED BY THE APPLICANT OF THE EXISTING FRONT FACADE AND THE PROPOSED FRONT FACADE WITH ALL THE VARIOUS COMPONENTS OF THE REQUEST LABELED.
DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR STAFF?
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NO, I'M GOING TO OPEN UP THE PUBLIC HEARING AND ASK, IS THERE A REPRESENTATIVE OR IS MR. ALANIZ AVAILABLE TO WOULD YOU LIKE TO COME AND TALK ABOUT YOUR PROJECT, PLEASE? OKAY, JUST TELL US A LITTLE BIT ABOUT YOUR PROJECT.I'M THE OWNER OF SYNERGY HOME BUILDERS.
WE JUST PURCHASED THIS PROPERTY WHEN WE PURCHASED THIS PROPERTY.
WE WEREN'T AWARE THAT IT WAS IN THE HISTORICAL DISTRICT.
SURPRISE, SURPRISE [CHUCKLING] AND WHEN WE BOUGHT IT, IT WAS A DUPLEX.
HE DOESN'T HAVE A PICTURE UP, BUT YOU CAN OBVIOUSLY TELL THAT IT'S IN ORIGINAL STATE.
I THINK THAT'S A FULL ON POSSESSION.
[CHUCKLING] YEAH, HOPEFULLY IT'S NOT.
WELL, I'M REAL EXCITED TO SEE ANOTHER HOUSE.
WE ARE AS WELL; WE'RE TRYING TO BRING IT TO ITS ORIGINAL STATE AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE.
I APPRECIATE YOUR ENTHUSIASM TOWARDS THAT EFFORT.
YES, MA'AM. DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR MR. ALANIZ? NO, BUT I'LL ECHO THAT.
SO I'M REALLY EXCITED THAT SOMEONE HAS FINALLY BOUGHT IT, AND IT'S GOING TO DO SOMETHING WITH IT.
YES. WHAT I HEAR ONE QUESTION I HAVE AND I'M NOT DEBATING THE PROPOSED DESIGN ON THE FRONT, BUT THE WINDOW ON THE TOP GALLERY, THAT WOULD HAVE BEEN WHERE THE DOOR WAS.
IF YOU'RE LOOKING AT THE WEST SIDE.
THERE'S NO GHOSTING IN THERE, THAT WAS EVER A DOOR THAT MATCHES THE BOTTOM DOWNSTAIRS DOOR.
YES, WE DO BELIEVE THAT THERE MAY HAVE BEEN A DOOR THERE.
THE GHOSTING, IT'S KIND OF HARD TO TELL, BUT THERE IS SOME EVIDENCE.
THE CURRENT LAYOUT WORKS BEST FOR US AS OF NOW, AND THAT'S WHY WE DIDN'T ASK TO MAKE ANY CHANGES.
BATHROOM RIGHT THERE AND THEN THAT'S THE FRONT BEDROOM? CORRECT, YEAH. OKAY, COOL.
I CAN'T WAIT TO SEE, YOU KNOW.
STEPHANIE, DID YOU RAISE YOUR HAND? YES, I WILL MAKE A MOTION THAT WE APPROVE CASE 22LC-034 WITH STAFF'S RECOMMENDATIONS.
DO I HAVE A SECOND? SHE SECONDED. DISCUSSION? ANY DISCUSSION? OKAY, ALL IN FAVOR.
I THINK WE LIKE IT. THANK YOU.
ALL RIGHT, WHERE'S MY NOTES? MOVING ON TO CASE 22LC-0345 2402 AVENUE L.
ALL RIGHTY, WE HAVE ANOTHER CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS REQUEST TO REVIEW.
WE GOT A LITTLE GROUND TO COVER ON THIS ONE.
IT'S A REQUEST FOR MODIFICATIONS TO THE EXISTING STRUCTURE.
THERE WERE FOUR PUBLIC NOTICES SENT, ONE RETURNED THAT ONE OPPOSED.
SCOPE OF WORK IS ALSO DETAILED IN ATTACHMENT OF THE STAFF REPORT.
REPLACE THREE EXISTING AWNINGS INTO A MORE COMPATIBLE STYLE.
EXISTING HOUSE'S WOOD FRAME WITH WOOD LAP SIDING AND DETAILS.
THE ROOF IS PARTIALLY COMPOSITION SINGLES AND PARTIALLY HISTORIC METAL SHINGLES.
PLEASE NOTE THE DESIGN STANDARDS IN THE STAFF REPORT.
STAFF FINDS THAT THE REQUEST GENERALLY CONFORMS TO DESIGN STANDARDS.
ACCORDING TO THE APPLICANTS SUBMITTAL, THE MAJORITY OF THE MODIFICATIONS ARE FAIRLY VISIBLE FROM A LOCATION BE HIGHLY VISIBLE SECONDARY WALL PRESERVATION REPAIR IN PLACES IN PRIORITY.
I'LL GO OVER THOSE NOW. FIRST, THE DORMERS, THE ADDITIONS WHERE THE EXISTING DORMER FACING 24TH STREET IS AND WHERE LARGER GABLE DORMERS ARE PROPOSED IS SIGNIFICANTLY VISIBLE, AS NOTED BEFORE.
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ACCORDING TO THE APPLICANT, THE ADDITION IS BELIEVED TO BE A NEWER BUT STILL HISTORICALLY SIGNIFICANT ADDITION DATING FROM THE 1930S.THE ADDITION WAS REMODELED IN THE 1990S, FROM WHAT WE UNDERSTAND.
GIVEN THAT THE REAR ADDITION MAY HAVE WELL LOST HISTORIC APPEARANCE, GIVEN THAT THE PROPOSED GABLED DORMERS ARE SIGNIFICANT, LESS ORNATE THAN THE ORIGINAL HOUSE AND LIKELY TO BE MISTAKEN FOR ORIGINAL CONSTRUCTION STAFF, RECOMMENDS APPROVAL OF THOSE GABLES AND THE REPLACEMENT AWNINGS ALSO SOMEWHAT VISIBLE FROM 24TH STREET, ESPECIALLY, ARE SIMPLE IN DESIGN AND MINIMAL DIMENSIONS.
STAFF HAS CONCERNS ABOUT THE PROPOSED LEVEL OF DETAIL, THOUGH A SIMPLE BASIC DESIGN FOR THE AWNINGS AND THEIR STRUCTURAL SUPPORTS WILL HELP DIFFERENTIATE DIFFERENTIATE FROM THE OLD. THE PROPOSED DESIGN HAS SOME DECORATIVE CORBELS AND OTHER LITTLE DETAILS WITH IT.
NOW THE BALCONY TOP RAIL APPEARS TO BE MOUNTED SEPARATELY FROM AND WELL ABOVE THE EXISTING TOP RAIL.
THE APPLICANT HAS NOTED THAT THE OPENING BEYOND IS A SHORT BUT FUNCTIONAL DOOR BEHIND THE WOODEN SHUTTERS, GIVEN THE DESIGN OF THE TOP RAIL IS VISUALLY, DISTINCTLY SEPARATE FROM THE ORIGINAL RAILING AND FAIRLY SIMPLE STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVAL.
THE PROPOSED CARGO LIFT IS LOCATED IN THE SIDE YARD FACING 24TH STREET DESIGN STANDARDS NOT SPECIFICALLY ADDRESS CARGO LIFTS, BUT GUIDELINES FOR MECHANICAL AND UTILITY EQUIPMENT MAY BE APPLICABLE.
STAFF HAS CONCERNS ABOUT THE PROPOSED FENCE TYPICALLY SIDE [INAUDIBLE] FENCES IN HISTORIC DISTRICTS ARE NO HIGHER THAN SIX FEET MADE OF VERTICAL WOOD BOARDS WITH A MAXIMUM OF TWO FOOT OF WOOD LATTICE.
THE APPLICANT PROPOSES EIGHT FOOT HIGH MASONRY WALL WITH DECORATIVE METAL REVEALS AND IS INTENDED TO REFLECT THE EXISTING MASONRY WALL OF THE HOUSE ITSELF. STILL, STAFF RECOMMENDS THE MASON WALL BE SOLID WITH NO REVEALS ONLY SIX FOOT HIGH WITH TWO FOOT OF WOODEN LATTICE ABOVE THIS ONE MORE CLOSELY REFLECTS THE TYPICAL SIDE AND REAR YARD FENCES AND HISTORIC DISTRICTS.
SO STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVAL OF THE REQUEST IN GENERAL WITH THE FOLLOWING CONDITIONS.
PROPOSED AWNINGS SHALL BE SIMPLIFIED AND DESIGNED TO DIFFERENTIATE FROM HISTORIC PARTS OF THE STRUCTURE, AND THE PROPOSED MASONRY WALL SHOW [INAUDIBLE] DECORATIVE KIND OF WROUGHT METAL REVEALS AND SHALL BE NO MORE THAN SIX FOOT HIGH, WITH A MAXIMUM OF TWO FOOT OF WOODEN LATTICE ABOVE, PLUS STANDARD CONDITIONS TWO THROUGH SIX.
SO HERE WE HAVE THE TWO PHOTOS OF THE OF THE HOUSE, ONE FROM THE SCENE SHOWING THE FRONT AND SOME OF THE SIDE WHERE A LOT OF THE WORK IS GOING TO BE DONE , AND THEN, OF COURSE, THE LARGER PHOTO SHOWING THE FULL ON SIDE VIEW FROM I BELIEVE IT'S 24TH STREET.
NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE, AND ONCE AGAIN MORE RENDERS FROM THE ARCHITECT, SHOWING ONCE AGAIN THOSE AREAS OF THE PROPOSED CHANGES AND MODIFICATIONS. NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE, AND ONCE AGAIN, SOME MORE VIEWS FROM THE ARCHITECT SUBMITTAL.
NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE, AND ONE MORE, AND HERE WE HAVE THE PROPERTY TO THE EAST, TO THE SOUTH, TO THE WEST, AND THIS CONCLUDES STAFF REPORT.
THANKS, DANIEL. DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR STAFF? I DO. THIS HOUSE IS A RECORDED TEXAS HISTORIC LANDMARK.
SO AS SUCH, THC HAS TO APPROVE EVERYTHING THAT HAPPENS ON THE EXTERIOR OF THIS HOUSE.
IS IT APPROPRIATE FOR US TO BE VOTING ON THIS BEFORE THC GIVES THEIR BLESSING, OR SHOULD WE BE TABLING THIS UNTIL THEY COME BACK WITH THC'S APPROVAL? SO THOSE ARE SEPARATE REVIEWS.
SO WE'RE NOT INVOLVED IN THE RTHL REVIEW.
WE HAVE REMINDED THE APPLICANT THAT IT'S GOING TO BE REQUIRED.
SO IT'S VERY RARE THAT THC APPROVES SOMETHING WE DIDN'T APPROVE AND VICE VERSA.
SO IF THERE'S ANYTHING THAT COMES OUT OF THE THC REVIEW THAT'S DIFFERENT FROM THE OUR LANDMARK COMMISSION REVIEW, IT MAY REQUIRE THAT IT BE RESUBMITTED, BUT THAT WOULD BE REALLY UNUSUAL.
OKAY, I HAVE A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS IN THE ARCHITECTURAL DRAWINGS.
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IS THAT A DOOR OR IS THAT A WINDOW BACK THERE? I DON'T KNOW WHETHER THAT BALCONY IS DECORATIVE OR FUNCTIONAL.OKAY, AND THEN, IF I'M UNDERSTANDING THIS CORRECTLY, WERE THE LITTLE DORMERS GOING TO BE REMOVED AND THE BIGGER DORMER PUT IN THAT ACTUAL ROOFLINE IS A LATER ADDITION TO THE ORIGINAL HOUSE? AGAIN, THAT'S OUR UNDERSTANDING.
WE'RE GUESSING FROM THE TWENTIES OR THIRTIES, BUT PERHAPS THE APPLICANT COULD VERIFY THAT AS WELL, BUT YEAH, YOU CAN KIND OF SEE WHERE KIND OF THE BACK PART OF THE HOUSE IS SLIGHTLY NARROWER. THERE'S A LITTLE BIT OF A BREAK.
DOES ANYBODY ELSE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? [INAUDIBLE] OH, GOOD TO KNOW.
YEAH ON THE 1912 SANBORN MAPS.
IF IT WASN'T THERE BEFORE, IT'S ON THOSE MAPS.
ALL RIGHT, ANYBODY HAVE ANY MORE QUESTIONS FOR STAFF? NO. WE'RE GOING TO OPEN UP THE PUBLIC HEARING AND ASK IF THE APPLICANT OR REPRESENTATIVE IS HERE.
BRAX OR MRS. [INAUDIBLE]. I'LL BE HERE FOR THEM TODAY.
MY NAME IS BRAX EASTWOOD ON 123 25 STREET.
I'M SORRY, I CAN'T SIGN IN, BUT THAT'S FOR THE RECORD.
WELL, FIRST, WELCOME TO THE NEW COMMISSIONERS.
TO BOTH OF YOU ALL AND NANCY AND EVERYONE ELSE THAT MOVED UP TO THE DAIS THERE TODAY, AND ALSO, THANKS TO STAFF, THAT WAS A VERY THOROUGH STAFF REPORT, AND I APPRECIATE THE RECOMMENDATION AS WELL.
THERE'S NOT ANY PROBLEM THAT I CAN SEE WITH ANY OF THE CONDITIONS THAT WERE SUGGESTED AND ALSO THAT WE WILL GO THROUGH THE REVIEW PROCESS.
I'VE ACTUALLY DONE THAT WITH NANCY ONCE AT A HOUSE THAT SHE USED TO OWN AT 35TH AND P, AND I CONSIDER THIS TO BE PRETTY MUCH AS MINIMAL OF AN ADDITION AS WE COULD COME UP WITH HERE, AND I'LL EXPLAIN THAT THE PROGRAM IS TO PROVIDE A LITTLE BIT MORE LIVING SPACE.
IT'S A LARGE HOUSE, BUT THERE'S ADDITIONAL SPACE UP IN THE ATTIC THAT THEY WOULD LIKE TO CONVERT OR SOMEWHERE ON THE SITE PROVIDE FOR THEIR MOTHER. SO SHE'S MOVED IN WITH THEM AND SHE NEEDS KIND OF HER OWN LITTLE SUITE, AND SO THAT'S THE GOAL OF THE PROJECT.
INITIALLY, WHEN THE OWNERS CAME TO ME, THEY INTENDED TO TEAR DOWN THE GARAGE AND THEN THEY WANTED TO PUT AN ADDITION, EITHER A LARGER ADDITION ONTO THE HOUSE OR A GARAGE APARTMENT RIGHT NEXT TO THE HOUSE.
THERE'S NOT A REAL GOOD WAY TO DO THAT.
THERE'S NOT ROOM FOR ANOTHER ACCESSORY STRUCTURE THERE, EVEN BY TEARING DOWN THE GARAGE, AND THEN COULD YOU GO BACK TO THE TO THE ONE OF THE ELEVATIONS? OKAY, SO ANOTHER COMPLICATED ISSUE WITH THIS HOUSE IS THAT IT WAS INFILLED AFTER THE 1900 STORM.
SO IF I COULD JUST COME [INAUDIBLE] IF YOU SEE THAT LEVEL THERE, THAT USED TO BE FURTHER DOWN, RIGHT.
SO THE CURRENT SITE GRADE DOESN'T ALLOW FOR THAT FIRST LEVEL TO BE USABLE , AND SO THAT'S AN ADDITIONAL COMPLICATION IF YOU'RE TRYING TO PUT AN ADDITION NEXT TO THE BUILDING.
SO WE WOULD HAVE TO TRANSITION SOMEHOW, EITHER UP OR DOWN TO ANOTHER LEVEL THAT DOESN'T THAT WOULDN'T EVEN RELATE TO THE EXISTING LEVELS.
SO WE JUST CAME UP WITH THIS IDEA TO PROVIDE MORE SPACE BY CREATING THESE TWO DORMERS ON THE ROOF, AND I KNOW IT'S NOT A SMALL ASK BECAUSE OF THE HOUSE ITSELF, BUT WE COME BEFORE YOU GUYS OFTEN AND WE ARE SENSITIVE TO HISTORIC PRESERVATION.
SO WE LOCATED EVERYTHING IN THAT ADDITION THAT WOULD BE SIGNIFICANTLY ALTERED.
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IT'S ABOUT FIVE FEET TALL TO GET OUT THERE, AND THEY RARELY GO OUT THERE, BUT SOMETIMES THEY HAVE A GRANDKIDS OR WHATEVER, AND THEY'RE JUST FRIGHTENED FOR THEIR SAFETY, AND I THINK WE'VE DETAILED IT IN A WAY THAT IT COULD BE REMOVED.IT'S OBVIOUS IT'S NOT ORIGINAL, BUT IT COULD BE REMOVED.
I DON'T HAVE ANY PROBLEM WITH THE AWNINGS OR ANYTHING THAT ARE GOING TO NEED TO BE REPLACED.
THEY ARE NOT ORIGINAL AND THEY'RE NOT PART OF THAT ADDITION EITHER, AND I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY OTHER QUESTIONS.
QUESTION, ON THE NORTH SIDE IN THE NEW DORMER, THAT WINDOW'S A LITTLE SMALLER THAN WHAT IS ON THE EAST SIDE, BUT THEY PARALLEL EACH OTHER ON THE ROOFLINE.
IS THERE A REASON WHY THEY'RE NOT THE SAME? JUST OUT OF CURIOSITY? I DON'T KNOW. I DON'T THINK I'M FOLLOWING YOU, CONNIE.
SO, YOU HAVE THE NEW WINDOW DORMER THAT'S ON THE EAST SIDE, AND YOU SEE TWO NEW TWO OVER TWOS, BUT THAT SAME DORMER ON THE NORTH SIDE IS JUST SHOWING ONE WINDOW.
IS THAT DORMER ACTUALLY SMALLER OR ARE THEY THE SAME? BECAUSE FROM WHAT I CAN TELL ON THE ROOFLINE AND WHERE IT HITS IN THE VALLEY, BECAUSE THAT'S ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT THE NORTH SIDE OR THE EAST SIDE? NORTH SIDE. NORTH SIDE.
RIGHT. BECAUSE THE VALLEY IS EXISTING.
SO THEY APPEAR TO BE THE SAME SIZE, BUT ONE HAS A LARGER WINDOW AND ONE HAS A SMALLER WINDOW.
NOT THAT IT MATTERS. I WAS JUST CURIOUS [INAUDIBLE], YOU HAVE SO MUCH SYMMETRY IN THESE PROPERTIES.
I APOLOGIZE, BUT I THINK WE'RE STILL TALKING ABOUT THE WEST.
I'M SORRY, THE WEST SIDE. THE WEST SIDE.
I'M OFF. WEST SIDE. NO, THERE'S NO REASON FOR THAT.
IT'S A GOOD QUESTION. WE WERE MATCHING THE ONES ON THE SAME SIDE, BASICALLY TRYING TO MATCH THOSE ON THE SAME SIDE, BUT ON THE WEST SIDE, THERE'S NOT THERE'S NOT ANOTHER WINDOW LIKE THAT TO RELATE TO.
SO WE'RE USING THAT SPACE ON THE WEST, THE WEST DORMER AS A BED SPACE.
SO JUST TO ALLOW FOR BED TO GO BENEATH THAT WINDOW, IT DIDN'T NEED TO BE ANY BIGGER, AND LIKE I SAID, THESE OTHER WINDOWS, THEY REALLY THEY'RE REALLY KIND OF STRANGE.
THEY DON'T RELATE TO ANYTHING, PARTICULARLY ON THE EAST SIDE.
ANYBODY ELSE? WELL, I'VE SAYS IT WAS PROBABLY MY FAVORITE HOUSE IN GALVESTON.
THIS ONE? YEAH. IF I WERE AN ARCHITECT AND SOMEONE WERE ASKING ME TO DESIGN THAT ROOF LINE.
I WOULD PROBABLY NEED THERAPY WHEN IT WAS OVER.
BECAUSE IT'S THAT COMPLICATED.
JUST STUNNING. THE DRAWINGS ARE REALLY NICE.
OKAY, ANY MORE QUESTIONS FOR BRAX? NO. I'M GOING TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND BRING IT BACK TO THE COMMISSION AND ENTERTAIN THEM.
I THINK WE'VE GOT SOMEBODY ELSE THAT WANTS TO SPEAK.
OH, I'M SORRY. HELLO, COMMISSIONERS.
LAURA BOURGEOIS FOR GALVESTON HISTORICAL FOUNDATION.
WE JUST WANTED TO BRING TO ATTENTION THIS IS AN RTHL.
IT'S A PRETTY SIGNIFICANT LANDMARK PROPERTY FOR GALVESTON.
WE DID HAVE SOME CONCERNS, ESPECIALLY ON THE EAST SIDE.
WE ALSO PULLED THE SANBORN MAPS, AND WE NOTICED THAT THIS ADDITION, WHERE THEY'RE PROPOSING MODIFICATIONS, WAS ON THE 1912 SANBORN MAPS.
SO WITH REGARDS TO THE DORMERS ON THE EAST, WE HAVE SOME CONCERNS ABOUT WHAT THAT CHANGE TO THAT ROOFLINE IS GOING TO DO IN TERMS OF THE INTEGRITY OF THE LANDMARK PROPERTY, ESPECIALLY WITH IT HAVING THAT RTHL DESIGNATION.
IT'S A LITTLE BIT, AS YOU GUYS KNOW, A LITTLE BIT MORE THAN LANDMARK LOCAL LANDMARK DESIGNATION.
SO WE JUST WANT TO MAYBE TABLE THIS ONE A LITTLE BIT JUST TO GIVE US SOME TIME TO REALLY FIGURE OUT WHAT'S GOING ON IN THAT EAST ELEVATION.
THE WEST, WE DON'T HAVE ANY ISSUES WITH, BUT NOW THAT THEY'RE TAKING OUT THAT GARAGE, THAT WHOLE SECTION BECOMES A LOT MORE VISIBLE BECAUSE IT IS FACING 24TH STREET. SO NOW ALL OF THAT ADDITION NEEDS TO BE MORE CAREFULLY REVIEWED, ESPECIALLY WHEN THEY'RE PROPOSING MODIFICATIONS
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TO THAT RAILING AND THAT LITTLE BALCONY.I'VE BEEN INSIDE THAT HOUSE, THAT LITTLE BALCONY.
I UNDERSTAND IF YOU HAVE SMALLER CHILDREN, WHICH I DO HAVE, I WOULD BE VERY AFRAID OF WHAT THAT WOULD MEAN , BUT, YOU KNOW, MODIFYING THE SCALE OF THAT RAILING MODIFIES THE SCALE OF THAT DORMER.
IT'S SUPPOSED TO BE SORT OF THIS PETITE LITTLE PICTURE WINDOW.
IT'S A VERY INTERESTING PROPERTY, AND ALL OF ITS INTRICACIES IS WHAT MAKES IT SUCH SO SPECIAL, AND SO WE JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THESE MODIFICATIONS ARE NOT GOING TO AFFECT THE ELIGIBILITY OF THIS BUILDING.
THANK YOU. DOES ANYBODY ELSE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? COMMENTS? [INAUDIBLE] ALL RIGHT . I'M GONNA CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND BRING IT BACK TO THE COMMISSION AND ENTERTAIN A MOTION ON CASE 22LC-038. SO I'M GOING TO MAKE THE MOTION THAT WE DEFER THIS UNTIL THC HAS THE ABILITY TO LOOK IT OVER. I DO AGREE WITH WHAT LAURA HAS SAID ABOUT THE WEST FACE BEING REALLY IMPORTANT, ESPECIALLY WHEN THE GARAGE GETS REMOVED, AND I ALSO AGREE WITH THE INTRICACIES OF THE SMALL WINDOW AND THE DORMER, SO I WOULDN'T PERSONALLY FEEL COMFORTABLE VOTING ON IT RIGHT NOW.
I DON'T KNOW IF ANYONE ELSE HAS ANYTHING TO ADD TO THAT.
DOES HER MOTION HAVE A SECOND? BECAUSE IT'S NOT ON WHAT'S BEFORE US.
I GUESS WHAT WE COULD SAY IS FOR WHENEVER YOU DECIDE TO VOTE ON THAT, IF YOU WANT, IF THAT'S A CONSIDERATION TO YOU.
I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION THAT WE TABLE CASE 22LC-035 SO THAT WE HAVE TIME FOR FURTHER REVIEW.
YOU JUST ASKED ME TO REWARD IT.
[INAUDIBLE] AND DO I HAVE A SECOND? OK. I DISAGREE, AND I'M GOING TO TELL YOU WHY.
I THINK THAT THE CONVERSIONS, THE MINIMAL AMOUNT OF CHANGES TO THIS PROPERTY ARE NOT SIGNIFICANT, THAT THE AVERAGE PERSON WOULD SEE IT. I DID AN INCREDIBLE AMOUNT OF MODIFICATIONS TO THE BACK OF MY HOUSE AND I'M ON A CORNER LOT.
SO I UNDERSTAND THAT SOMETIMES HAMSTRINGS YOU.
FOR ME, THE FACT THAT THIS THESE HOMEOWNERS SOUGHT OUT A REALLY TOP NOTCH, TOP DRAWER ARCHITECT TO GO OVER THIS AND COME UP WITH PROPOSALS.
THEY CAN'T GO BACK BECAUSE THEY'RE JUST RIGHT OFF THE BACK LOT LINE, RIGHT? THEY'VE GOT EIGHT FEET.
THEY CAN'T GO OUT EITHER WAY TO THE SIDE.
THEY CAN'T GO DOWN. SO UP IS THE ONLY WAY TO GO, AND I THINK THAT I JUST PERSONALLY DISAGREE WITH THIS BECAUSE I DON'T THINK IT TAKES AWAY FROM THE APPEARANCE OF THE HOUSE.
I THINK, AGAIN, WE COME BACK TO THAT.
HOW MUCH IS TOO MUCH? I DON'T WANT TO GET IN A POINT WHERE WE ARE, YOU KNOW, TAKING A KNEE TO THE TOURIST OR THE PURIST AND NOT ALLOWING HOMEOWNERS THE RIGHT TO DO THINGS THAT THEY WANT TO DO WITH THEIR HOME, CONSIDERING THAT THEY'RE THOUGHTFULLY DONE.
ANYBODY ELSE? ANYBODY ELSE HAVE ANY COMMENTS?
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NO, I AGREE WITH YOU. OKAY, ALL RIGHT, SO IS THERE ANY MORE DISCUSSION BEFORE WE GO TO A VOTE ON THIS TO TABLE THIS? ALL RIGHT, ALL IN FAVOR OF TABLING THIS, RAISE YOUR HAND.ALL NOT IN FAVOR OF TABLING THIS AND GOING FORWARD WITH THIS MOTION.
RAISE YOUR HAND. THE MOTION DOES NOT PASS.
NOW BRING IT BACK TO THE COMMISSION.
THANK YOU, STEPHANIE. I BRING IT BACK TO THE COMMISSION AGAIN.
WOULD ANYBODY LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION ON PAGE 22LC-038.
SO IF THERE'S ANYTHING THAT IS REALLY, YOU KNOW, SIGNIFICANT ANYWAYS.
THANK YOU. TRYING TO KEEP ME IN LINE.
SO THAT'S MY MOTION THAT WE GO FORWARD WITH IT, KNOWING THAT THERE IS ANOTHER BOARD OF REVIEW BEHIND US AND BEING SYMPATHETIC TO SOMEONE WHO OWNS A CORNER LOT.
USUALLY I COUNT ON DONNA FOR THESE THINGS.
SO WE APPRECIATE YOU STEPPING UP TOO.
[CHUCKLING] OKAY, SO I HAVE A MOTION.
IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION CHANCE TO REVIEW WHAT WE'RE DOING? NO. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF RAISE YOUR HAND.
ALL OPPOSED? THE MOTION PASSES. OKAY, AND I WILL JUST SAY THAT WE WILL MAKE SURE THAT THIS HOUSE DOES NOT LOSE [INAUDIBLE].
WE'LL DO WHAT WE NEED TO DO. I THINK FOR THE FACT THAT THEY REACHED OUT TO YOU BECAUSE YOU ARE SO SENSITIVE TO HISTORIC PRESERVATION, I CAN'T THINK OF A BETTER ARCHITECT--WELL, THERE'S ONE OTHER I CAN THINK OF [CHUCKLING]--SO THAT'S GREAT.
[CHUCKLING] DEFINITELY NICHOLAS CLAYTON.
DEFINITELY, AND THIS ISN'T NICHOLAS CLAYTON, CORRECT? IT HAS BEEN SUGGESTED THAT IT'S NICHOLAS CLAYTON, BUT THE ARCHITECTURAL GUIDEBOOK SAYS THAT IT'S MORE LIKELY MUELLER.
REALLY? OKAY, YEAH THERE'S NEVER BEEN ANY DEFINITIVE PROOF THAT IT'S CLAYTON OR ANY ARCHITECT.
DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANYTHING THAT THEY WOULD LIKE TO ADD FOR DISCUSSION NEXT TIME? WE HAVE ONE MORE CASE. OH, WE DO, YEAH.
OH, MY GOODNESS. YES, OF COURSE.
ANOTHER ONE OF MY FAVORITE BUILDINGS.
OKAY, CASE 22LC-038 908, 910 [INAUDIBLE] 23RD STREET REQUEST FOR CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS.
THIS IS A REQUEST FOR CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS.
SIX PUBLIC NOTICES WERE SENT, ZERO RETURNED.
THE APPLICANT IS REQUESTING A CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS FOR ALTERATIONS TO THE STRUCTURE.
THERE ARE SEVERAL WINDOW OPENINGS ON THE FIRST FLOOR THAT ARE CURRENTLY FIXED SHUTTERS.
THESE WINDOW OPENINGS DO NOT HAVE WINDOWS IN THEM.
THE APPLICANT IS PROPOSING TO INSTALL NEW WOOD WINDOWS AND A ONE OVER ONE PANE CONFIGURATION.
IN THESE EXISTING OPENINGS, THE WINDOWS WILL MATCH THOSE ON THE SECOND FLOOR.
THE RAILING IS PROPOSED TO BE WOOD, AND IN KEEPING WITH THE STANDARD RAILING DESIGN FOR HISTORIC BUILDINGS, THE APPLICANT IS ALSO PROPOSING A NEW ACCESSORY STRUCTURE TO BE LOCATED BEHIND THE BUILDING AND ACCESSED FROM THE ALLEY.
THE PROPOSED BUILDING IS ONE STORY WITH A SIMPLE GABLE ROOF.
THIS BUILDING WILL BE VISIBLE FROM CEILING AND THEREFORE LANDMARK COMMISSION REVIEW IS REQUIRED.
PLEASE NOTE THE DESIGN STANDARDS IN YOUR STAFF REPORT.
CONFORMANCE, STAFF FINDS THE REQUEST GENERALLY CONFORMS TO THE DESIGN STANDARDS.
THE WINDOW OPENINGS ARE EXTANT AND NO CHANGES ARE PROPOSED FOR SIZING.
THE PROPOSED WINDOWS WILL MATCH THE MATERIALS AND DESIGN OF OTHER EXTANT WINDOWS IN THE BUILDING.
STAFF FINDS THAT THE SIZE AND LOCATION ARE APPROPRIATE.
WE HAVE SOME CONCERNS ABOUT THE PROPOSED USE OF WOOD FOR THE RAILING DUE TO THE FACT THAT THE BUILDING IS MASONRY, THE STAFF FINDS A MORE APPROPRIATE AND DURABLE MATERIAL FOR THE RAILING WOULD BE METAL STAFF RECOMMENDS THE REQUEST BE APPROVED WITH THE FOLLOWING CONDITIONS.
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ONE, THE EXTERIOR MODIFICATIONS CONFORM TO THE DESIGN MATERIALS AND PLACEMENT PRESENTED IN ATTACHMENT A OF THE STAFF REPORT WITH THE FOLLOWING MODIFICATIONS.A, THE RAILING MATERIAL SHALL BE METAL AND B, ANY [INAUDIBLE] UTILIZED IN THE ACCESSORY STRUCTURE SHALL BE SMOOTH, TEXTURED, AND THE ITEMS TWO THROUGH SIX ARE STANDARD , AND WE HAVE SOME PICTURES.
OKAY, SO THIS IS THE SUBJECT PROPERTY.
IT IS A DESIGNATED GALVESTON LANDMARK.
THE CIRCLED WINDOWS ARE WHERE THERE ARE OPENINGS, BUT NO WINDOWS.
SO THE PROPOSAL IS TO INSERT WINDOWS THAT MATCH THE WINDOWS ON THE REST OF THE BUILDING.
SO THE PICTURE ON THE LEFT IS A PICTURE OF THE PROPOSED WINDOWS.
ON THE RIGHT IS JUST A PICTURE OF THE OPENINGS FROM THE INTERIOR.
SO YOU CAN SEE THAT THERE ARE NO WINDOWS IN THEM, AND THEN WE HAVE THE DESIGN OF THE PROPOSED ACCESSORY STRUCTURE, AND THAT CONCLUDES STAFF'S REPORT. OKAY, DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR STAFF? I HAVE ONE.
OF COURSE, THE CARRIAGE DOORS, THEY WILL JUST REMAIN AS THEY ARE.
YES. THERE'S NOTHING PROPOSED FOR THOSE OPENINGS.
ALL RIGHT, ANYBODY ELSE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR STAFF? NO. ALL RIGHT, WE'RE GOING TO OPEN UP THE PUBLIC HEARING AND ASK IF THE PROPERTY OWNER OR A REPRESENTATIVE IS HERE.
GOOD AFTERNOON. IF YOU'D ANNOUNCE YOUR NAME.
GOOD AFTERNOON, MY NAME IS STEVE [INAUDIBLE].
THANK YOU GUYS FOR INVITING US HERE AND WE APPRECIATE THE CONSIDERATION.
SO WE'RE EXCITED TO EMBARK ON THIS PROJECT AND WE'RE OBVIOUSLY EXCITED TO COMPLETE IT AND YEAH, SO OUR GOAL IS THE BUILDING IS GOING TO SERVE AS OUR--WE OWN A CONSTRUCTION COMPANY AND THE BUILDING IS GOING TO SERVE AS ONE OF OUR OFFICES.
SO THE GARAGE AREA IS NOW WILL BE CONVERTED TO BASICALLY OFFICE SPACE, THE APARTMENT UPSTAIRS, WE'RE DOING SOME MINOR RENOVATIONS, JUST PAINT AND, YOU KNOW, A FEW THINGS UP THERE.
SO WE JUST, YOU KNOW, THE DOWNSTAIRS IS SO DARK AND IT'S OBVIOUS WINDOWS WERE THERE AT SOME POINT.
SO OUR GOAL IS TO JUST ADD SOME I'M SORRY TO ADD SOME LIGHT, BRING SOME LIGHT IN VIA REPLACING THOSE WINDOWS WITH --THERE WERE WINDOWS THERE BEFORE.
IT APPEARS THAT THEY WERE ONE OVER ONES.
I MEAN, THERE ARE SOME PHOTOGRAPHS AVAILABLE, I GUESS, TO THE ROSENBERG LIBRARY, BUT THEY'RE TERRIBLE PHOTOS OF THE WINDOWS AND A COUPLE OF THEM THERE'S LIKE FOLIAGE THAT HAS GROWN UP AND REALLY CAN'T FIND ANY GREAT PHOTOGRAPHS, BUT IT'S OBVIOUS THAT THEY WERE THERE.
SO WE'D LIKE TO RETURN THOSE TO THAT CONDITION, AND AS FAR AS THE ACCESSORY STRUCTURE GOES, WE JUST LIKE TO HAVE A LITTLE BIT OF STORAGE SPACE, YOU KNOW, IN THE BACK AREA.
IN ADDITION TO THAT, WE'VE KIND OF DESIGNED IT TO WHERE WE'VE GOT A LITTLE BIT OF OVERHANG FOR EMPLOYEES, KIND OF PUT SOME TABLES OUT THERE SO WE CAN, YOU KNOW, ENJOY SOME AFTERNOONS.
ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? WELL, I HAVE TO TELL YOU, MY JOURNEY TO OWNING A HISTORIC HOME STARTED IN THAT BUILDING.
DID IT REALLY TOOK A CLASS FROM GHF THAT TAUGHT ME ALL ABOUT INSURANCE AND FINANCING AND WHAT IT MEANS TO OWN A BUILDING IN AN HISTORIC DISTRICT, AND IT STARTED RIGHT THERE. EVERY TIME I GO BY--WHEN WAS THAT? THAT WAS 2010.
DAVID BOWERS WAS THERE, TALKED ABOUT OWNING AN HISTORIC HE WAS THE ONE THAT SAID, YOU DON'T OWN IT.
YOU JUST ARE THE CARETAKER FOR THE TIME, AND YEAH, AND THAT'S SO TRUE.
YEAH. YEAH. SO I ALWAYS REMEMBER WITH FONDNESS THAT [INAUDIBLE].
OKAY, ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? NO? THANK YOU. IS THERE ANYONE ELSE THAT WOULD LIKE TO TALK ABOUT THIS PROJECT? OK. LAURA.
LAURA. A REMINDER, GHF USED TO OWN THIS PROPERTY, SO THERE'S COVENANTS.
SO WE WILL NEED TO HAVE REVIEW OVER ANY PROPOSAL, INCLUDING THE REPLACEMENT WINDOWS, AND WE PROBABLY HAVE HISTORIC PHOTOGRAPHS. IF YOU REACH OUT TO US, JAMIE DURHAM WILL HAVE [INAUDIBLE] THREE MESSAGES AND NOBODY HAS RETURNED MY CALL.
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YES. [CHUCKLING] YOU SHOULD HAVE LEFT FOUR.THANKS, LAURA. ANYTHING ELSE, LAURA? NO, WE DON'T HAVE ANY CONCERNS, REALLY.
WE JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT HE'S AWARE THAT ANY MODIFICATIONS TO THIS PROPERTY NEEDS TO COME THROUGH US BECAUSE WE HAVE COVENANTS AND WE HAVE APPROVAL OVER OR DENIAL OVER ANYTHING BEING MODIFIED ON THE PROPERTY.
OKAY, WELL, I'M GOING TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND BRING IT BACK TO THE COMMISSION AND ENTERTAIN A MOTION ON CASE 22LC-038 908, 910 [INAUDIBLE].
WOULD YOU LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION? I MOVE THAT WE APPROVE CASE 22LC-038 PER STAFF'S RECOMMENDATIONS.
IS THERE A SECOND? SHARON SECONDED.
IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? ANY COMMENTS? NO.
THIS BUILDING LAY IN WAIT FOR A LONG TIME WITH NOTHING HAPPENING TO IT.
SO THIS IS KIND OF EXCITING TO SEE SOME LIFE GET BREATHED INTO IT.
OKAY, ALL IN FAVOR? THE VOTE IS UNANIMOUS.
APPRECIATE IT. IS THERE ANYTHING ANYBODY WOULD LIKE TO ADD TO A DISCUSSION ITEM AT THE NEXT MEETING? NO. OKAY, THIS MEETING IS ADJOURNED.
THANK YOU, EVERYONE. THANKS, NANCY.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.