D. DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION ON APPLICATIONS FOR DEMOLITION OR RELOCATION 1. HDP-2014-1083 1611 Walnut Avenue Proposal: Demolish a ca. 1925 house. Applicant: MX3 Homes City Staff: Steve Sadowsky, Historic Preservation Office, 974-6454 Staff Recommendation V. DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION ON DEMOLITION BY NEGLECT CASES. 1. DBN-2014-0001 – 907, 909, and 911 Congress Avenue. The applicant is proposing a Certificate of Appropriateness for work to the facades and will meet with the Certificate of Appropriateness Review Committee on March 9, 2015.
B. DISCUSSION AND ACTION ON APPLICATIONS FOR CERTIFICATES OF APPROPRIATENESS 1. C14H-1978-0035 – Jacoby-Pope Building 200 E. 6th Street Proposal: Signage for Eureka! Applicant: Texas Custom Signs City Staff: Steve Sadowsky, Historic Preservation Office, 974-6454 Committee Recommendation: Not reviewed Staff Recommendation: Approve as proposed. The applicant has taken the direction of staff and the Commission and revised the proposal in accordance with the Sign Standards. 2. C14H-1978-0038 – Paramount Theater 713 Congress Avenue Proposal: Reproduce and re-erect the historic Paramount Theater blade sign. Applicant: Valenzuela Preservation Studio City Staff: Steve Sadowsky, Historic Preservation Office, 974-6454 Committee Recommendation: Recommend approval as proposed. Staff Recommendation: Approve as proposed. C. REVIEW OF PERMITS IN NATIONAL REGISTER HISTORIC DISTRICTS 1 NRD-2014-0075 3412 Happy Hollow (Old West Austin) Proposal: Construct a new house. Applicant: Paul M. Smith City Staff: Steve Sadowsky, Historic Preservation Office, 974-6454 Staff Recommendation: Reduce the scale of the house to be more in line with the character of the district remove the transom-like windows, and perhaps use more of a mix of materials, especially wood or cement fiber board to temper the apparent vastness of the stonework and scale of the house. 2. NRD-2014-0078 1631 Palma Plaza (Old West Austin) Proposal: Construct a new house. Applicant: Morris Yates City Staff: Steve Sadowsky, Historic Preservation Office, 974-6454 Staff Recommendation: Approve as proposed. 3. NRD-2014-0140 75 Rainey Street (Rainey Street) Proposal: Relocate a ca 1904 house to an as-yet unspecified location. Applicant: Maria Bernhardt City Staff: Steve Sadowsky, Historic Preservation Office, 974-6454 Staff Recommendation: Release the relocation permit once the proposed location is finalized and upon completion of a City of Austin Documentation Package; also encourage the applicant to give further thought to retainin t the house on-site to maintain a higher degree of integrity for the Rainey Street Historic District. 5. NRD-2015-0024 823 Congress Avenue (Congress Avenue) Proposal: Reconfigure the existing retail stall. Applicant: Ian Ellis, MF Architecture City Staff: Steve Sadowsky, Historic Preservation Office, 974-6454 Staff Recommendation: Approve as proposed. D. DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION ON APPLICATIONS FOR DEMOLITION OR RELOCATION 2. HDP-2014-1088 1632 S. 1st Street Proposal: Demolish a ca. 1908 house. Applicant: DAR Construction City Staff: Steve Sadowsky, Historic Preservation Office, 974-6454 Staff Recommendation: Release the permit upon completion of a City of Austin Documentation Package
Postponed Items for Consent with Discusion
4. NRD-2015-0009 422 Congress Avenue (Congress Avenue) Proposal: Construct a rooftop deck. Applicant: Jim Herbert City Staff: Steve Sadowsky, Historic Preservation Office, 974-6454 Staff Recommendation: Recommend that the applicant conform to the setbacks set forth in the Downtown Austin Plan and the historic district Architectural Standards and set the proposed deck back at least 15 feet from the wall of the building. 5. HDP-2015-0002 1805 Lightsey Road Proposal: Demolish a ca. 1932 house. Applicant: John R. Nelson, Lightsey II City Staff: Steve Sadowsky, Historic Preservation Office, 974-6454 Staff Recommendation: No recommendation, but if the Commission releases the demolition permit, then staff recommends that the applicant complete a City of Austin Documentation Package prior to the release of any permits.
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-2004-0007 – Steck House 305 E. 34th Street Proposal: Demolish an outbuilding, garage, and carport, and construct four new duplexes on the site. Applicant: Cater Joseph City Staff: Steve Sadowsky, Historic Preservation Office, 974-6454 Committee Recommendation: Revise the site plan so that the Steck House remains the focal point of the site. Staff Recommendation: Approve as proposed.
HDP-2014-1117 1409 Canterbury Street Proposal: Demolish a ca. 1909 house. Applicant: Pecan Valley Homes City Staff: Steve Sadowsky, Historic Preservation Office, 974-6454 Staff Recommendation: Either postpone to February 23, 2015 or initiate historic zoning to enable the applicant to consider alternatives to demolition.
HDP-2014-1147 1708 Vista Lane Proposal: Demolish a ca. 1939 house. Applicant: IDM Builders City Staff: Steve Sadowsky, Historic Preservation Office, 974-6454 Staff Recommendation: Encourage rehabilitation and additions rather than demolition, but if the Commission votes to release the demolition permit, then recommend that the applicant complete a City of Austin Documentation Package prior to release of the permit.
COMMITTEE REPORTS A. Certificates of Appropriateness Review Committee B. Operations Committee C. Grants Committee D. Preservation Plan Committee
Mar 09, 2015 Historic Landmark Special Called Meeting
D. DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION ON APPLICATIONS FOR DEMOLITION OR RELOCATION 1. HDP-2014-1083 1611 Walnut Avenue Proposal: Demolish a ca. 1925 house. Applicant: MX3 Homes City Staff: Steve Sadowsky, Historic Preservation Office, 974-6454 Staff Recommendation V. DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION ON DEMOLITION BY NEGLECT CASES. 1. DBN-2014-0001 – 907, 909, and 911 Congress Avenue. The applicant is proposing a Certificate of Appropriateness for work to the facades and will meet with the Certificate of Appropriateness Review Committee on March 9, 2015.
B. DISCUSSION AND ACTION ON APPLICATIONS FOR CERTIFICATES OF APPROPRIATENESS 1. C14H-1978-0035 – Jacoby-Pope Building 200 E. 6th Street Proposal: Signage for Eureka! Applicant: Texas Custom Signs City Staff: Steve Sadowsky, Historic Preservation Office, 974-6454 Committee Recommendation: Not reviewed Staff Recommendation: Approve as proposed. The applicant has taken the direction of staff and the Commission and revised the proposal in accordance with the Sign Standards. 2. C14H-1978-0038 – Paramount Theater 713 Congress Avenue Proposal: Reproduce and re-erect the historic Paramount Theater blade sign. Applicant: Valenzuela Preservation Studio City Staff: Steve Sadowsky, Historic Preservation Office, 974-6454 Committee Recommendation: Recommend approval as proposed. Staff Recommendation: Approve as proposed. C. REVIEW OF PERMITS IN NATIONAL REGISTER HISTORIC DISTRICTS 1 NRD-2014-0075 3412 Happy Hollow (Old West Austin) Proposal: Construct a new house. Applicant: Paul M. Smith City Staff: Steve Sadowsky, Historic Preservation Office, 974-6454 Staff Recommendation: Reduce the scale of the house to be more in line with the character of the district remove the transom-like windows, and perhaps use more of a mix of materials, especially wood or cement fiber board to temper the apparent vastness of the stonework and scale of the house. 2. NRD-2014-0078 1631 Palma Plaza (Old West Austin) Proposal: Construct a new house. Applicant: Morris Yates City Staff: Steve Sadowsky, Historic Preservation Office, 974-6454 Staff Recommendation: Approve as proposed. 3. NRD-2014-0140 75 Rainey Street (Rainey Street) Proposal: Relocate a ca 1904 house to an as-yet unspecified location. Applicant: Maria Bernhardt City Staff: Steve Sadowsky, Historic Preservation Office, 974-6454 Staff Recommendation: Release the relocation permit once the proposed location is finalized and upon completion of a City of Austin Documentation Package; also encourage the applicant to give further thought to retainin t the house on-site to maintain a higher degree of integrity for the Rainey Street Historic District. 5. NRD-2015-0024 823 Congress Avenue (Congress Avenue) Proposal: Reconfigure the existing retail stall. Applicant: Ian Ellis, MF Architecture City Staff: Steve Sadowsky, Historic Preservation Office, 974-6454 Staff Recommendation: Approve as proposed. D. DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION ON APPLICATIONS FOR DEMOLITION OR RELOCATION 2. HDP-2014-1088 1632 S. 1st Street Proposal: Demolish a ca. 1908 house. Applicant: DAR Construction City Staff: Steve Sadowsky, Historic Preservation Office, 974-6454 Staff Recommendation: Release the permit upon completion of a City of Austin Documentation Package
Postponed Items for Consent with Discusion
4. NRD-2015-0009 422 Congress Avenue (Congress Avenue) Proposal: Construct a rooftop deck. Applicant: Jim Herbert City Staff: Steve Sadowsky, Historic Preservation Office, 974-6454 Staff Recommendation: Recommend that the applicant conform to the setbacks set forth in the Downtown Austin Plan and the historic district Architectural Standards and set the proposed deck back at least 15 feet from the wall of the building. 5. HDP-2015-0002 1805 Lightsey Road Proposal: Demolish a ca. 1932 house. Applicant: John R. Nelson, Lightsey II City Staff: Steve Sadowsky, Historic Preservation Office, 974-6454 Staff Recommendation: No recommendation, but if the Commission releases the demolition permit, then staff recommends that the applicant complete a City of Austin Documentation Package prior to the release of any permits.
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-2004-0007 – Steck House 305 E. 34th Street Proposal: Demolish an outbuilding, garage, and carport, and construct four new duplexes on the site. Applicant: Cater Joseph City Staff: Steve Sadowsky, Historic Preservation Office, 974-6454 Committee Recommendation: Revise the site plan so that the Steck House remains the focal point of the site. Staff Recommendation: Approve as proposed.
HDP-2014-1117 1409 Canterbury Street Proposal: Demolish a ca. 1909 house. Applicant: Pecan Valley Homes City Staff: Steve Sadowsky, Historic Preservation Office, 974-6454 Staff Recommendation: Either postpone to February 23, 2015 or initiate historic zoning to enable the applicant to consider alternatives to demolition.
HDP-2014-1147 1708 Vista Lane Proposal: Demolish a ca. 1939 house. Applicant: IDM Builders City Staff: Steve Sadowsky, Historic Preservation Office, 974-6454 Staff Recommendation: Encourage rehabilitation and additions rather than demolition, but if the Commission votes to release the demolition permit, then recommend that the applicant complete a City of Austin Documentation Package prior to release of the permit.
COMMITTEE REPORTS A. Certificates of Appropriateness Review Committee B. Operations Committee C. Grants Committee D. Preservation Plan Committee