BRIEFINGS, DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION A. Briefing on the Citywide Historic Building Scan By: Kalan Contreras, Historic Preservation Office
HDP-2018-0483 – H. Bailey and Mary Joe Carroll House - Discussion 2100 Sharon Lane Council District 10 Applicant: Historic Landmark Commission City Staff: Steve Sadowsky, Historic Preservation Office, 974-6454 Staff Recommendation: Recommend historic zoning.
C14H-2000-0012 – Stanley Homestead Outbuilding - Discussion 1809 Newton Street Council District 9 Proposal: Construct two new houses and a secondary apartment on the back of the lot. Applicant: Brenda Walton City Staff: Steve Sadowsky, Historic Preservation Office, 974-6454 3 Committee Recommendation: Maintain the historic context and character of the landmark section of the property by providing as much distance as possible between the new construction and the historic landmark buildings. Staff Recommendation: Approve as proposed. The applicant has reduced the square footage of the proposed new construction as recommended by staff and the committee to minimize the visual impact of the new construction on the historic structures.
LHD-2018-0028 – Offered for Consent Approval 703 Highland Avenue – Smoot-Terrace Park Historic District Council District 9 Proposal: Construct a three-story house. Applicant: Becky Jeanes City Staff: Cara Bertron, Historic Preservation Office, 974-1446 Committee Recommendation: Approve as proposed with the conditions of adding articulation on the left bay, making the windows on the primary façade consistent in size, adding detail and substance to the porte-cochere columns, and increasing the eave depth. Staff Recommendation: Approve the application as revised.
NRD-2018-0065 – Discussion 2513 Jarratt Avenue – Old West Austin Historic District Council District 9 Proposal: Demolish a ca. 1940 house. Applicant: LRH Architecture, LLC City Staff: Cara Bertron, Historic Preservation Office, 974-1446 Staff Recommendation: Encourage rehabilitation and adaptive re-use of the existing building, including consideration of a demolition delay, as the building is contributing to the historic district; if the Commission approves the permit, then staff recommends relocation over demolition and completion of a City of Austin Documentation Package. The demolition permit will not be released until the Commission reviews and comments on the plans for a replacement structure.
NRD-2018-0066 – Discussion 1714 W. 34th Street – Old West Austin Historic District Council District 10 Proposal: Demolish a ca. 1941 house and construct a new house in its place. Applicant: Elizabeth Baird City Staff: Cara Bertron, Historic Preservation Office, 974-1446 Staff Recommendation: Encourage rehabilitation and adaptive re-use of the existing building, then relocation over demolition, and the completion of a City of Austin Documentation Package. Comment on and release the new plans.
NRD-2018-0068 – Discussion 1602 Pease Road – Old West Austin Historic District Council District 9 Proposal: Demolish a ca. 1927 house. Applicant: Jim Witliff City Staff: Cara Bertron, Historic Preservation Office, 974-1446 Staff Recommendation: Encourage rehabilitation and adaptive re-use, including consideration of a demolition delay; if the Commission votes to approve the permit, then staff recommends relocation over demolition and the completion of a City of Austin Documentation Package. The permit will not be released until the Commission reviews and comments on the plans for the replacement structure.
NRD-2018-0069 – Discussion 315-17 E. 6th Street – Sixth Street Historic District Council District 9 Proposal: Modify an existing covered rooftop deck. Applicant: Steve Simon City Staff: Steve Sadowsky, Historic Preservation Office, 974-6454 Staff Recommendation: Encourage the applicant to continue considering means of reducing the visual impact of the rooftop use to more fully comply with the architectural design guidelines for the Sixth Street Historic District.
NRD-2018-0071 – Discussion 1808 W. 6th Street – West Line Historic District Council District 9 Proposal: Demolish a ca. 1917 house. Applicant: Syllabus Partners LLC City Staff: Steve Sadowsky, Historic Preservation Office, 974-6454 Staff Recommendation: Postpone to January 28, 2019 to fully evaluate alternatives to demolition.
NRD-2018-0073 – Discussion 4200 Wildwood Road – Wilshire Wood Historic District Council District 9 Proposal: Demolish a ca. 1948 house. Applicant: Austin Lancer Properties Services City Staff: Cara Bertron, Historic Preservation Office, 974-1446 Staff Recommendation: Encourage rehabilitation and adaptive re-use of the existing building, including consideration of a demolition delay, then relocation over demolition. If the Commission votes to release the permit, then staff recommends completion of a City of Austin Documentation Package. The permit will not be released until the Commission reviews and comments on the plans for the replacement structure.
NRD-2018-0077 – Discussion 1506 Wethersfield Road – Old West Austin Historic District Council District 9 Proposal: Construct a rear addition, modify the roofline and window openings, and add a front dormer to a ca. 1948 house. Applicant: NWS Construction City Staff: Cara Bertron, Historic Preservation Office, 974-1446 Staff Recommendation: Encourage the applicant to retain the original height of the front gable, retain the original roofline without the shed dormer, retain the original window openings and windows on the front and north elevations, and retain the depth of the entry porch, and complete a City of Austin Documentation Package to record existing conditions prior to release of the permit.
COMMISSION ITEMS COMMITTEE REPORTS 1. Certificates of Appropriateness Review Committee 2. Operations Committee 3. Grants Committee 4. Preservation Plan Committee ADJOURNMENT
Dec 17, 2018 Historic Landmark
BRIEFINGS, DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION A. Briefing on the Citywide Historic Building Scan By: Kalan Contreras, Historic Preservation Office
HDP-2018-0483 – H. Bailey and Mary Joe Carroll House - Discussion 2100 Sharon Lane Council District 10 Applicant: Historic Landmark Commission City Staff: Steve Sadowsky, Historic Preservation Office, 974-6454 Staff Recommendation: Recommend historic zoning.
C14H-2000-0012 – Stanley Homestead Outbuilding - Discussion 1809 Newton Street Council District 9 Proposal: Construct two new houses and a secondary apartment on the back of the lot. Applicant: Brenda Walton City Staff: Steve Sadowsky, Historic Preservation Office, 974-6454 3 Committee Recommendation: Maintain the historic context and character of the landmark section of the property by providing as much distance as possible between the new construction and the historic landmark buildings. Staff Recommendation: Approve as proposed. The applicant has reduced the square footage of the proposed new construction as recommended by staff and the committee to minimize the visual impact of the new construction on the historic structures.
LHD-2018-0028 – Offered for Consent Approval 703 Highland Avenue – Smoot-Terrace Park Historic District Council District 9 Proposal: Construct a three-story house. Applicant: Becky Jeanes City Staff: Cara Bertron, Historic Preservation Office, 974-1446 Committee Recommendation: Approve as proposed with the conditions of adding articulation on the left bay, making the windows on the primary façade consistent in size, adding detail and substance to the porte-cochere columns, and increasing the eave depth. Staff Recommendation: Approve the application as revised.
NRD-2018-0065 – Discussion 2513 Jarratt Avenue – Old West Austin Historic District Council District 9 Proposal: Demolish a ca. 1940 house. Applicant: LRH Architecture, LLC City Staff: Cara Bertron, Historic Preservation Office, 974-1446 Staff Recommendation: Encourage rehabilitation and adaptive re-use of the existing building, including consideration of a demolition delay, as the building is contributing to the historic district; if the Commission approves the permit, then staff recommends relocation over demolition and completion of a City of Austin Documentation Package. The demolition permit will not be released until the Commission reviews and comments on the plans for a replacement structure.
NRD-2018-0066 – Discussion 1714 W. 34th Street – Old West Austin Historic District Council District 10 Proposal: Demolish a ca. 1941 house and construct a new house in its place. Applicant: Elizabeth Baird City Staff: Cara Bertron, Historic Preservation Office, 974-1446 Staff Recommendation: Encourage rehabilitation and adaptive re-use of the existing building, then relocation over demolition, and the completion of a City of Austin Documentation Package. Comment on and release the new plans.
NRD-2018-0068 – Discussion 1602 Pease Road – Old West Austin Historic District Council District 9 Proposal: Demolish a ca. 1927 house. Applicant: Jim Witliff City Staff: Cara Bertron, Historic Preservation Office, 974-1446 Staff Recommendation: Encourage rehabilitation and adaptive re-use, including consideration of a demolition delay; if the Commission votes to approve the permit, then staff recommends relocation over demolition and the completion of a City of Austin Documentation Package. The permit will not be released until the Commission reviews and comments on the plans for the replacement structure.
NRD-2018-0069 – Discussion 315-17 E. 6th Street – Sixth Street Historic District Council District 9 Proposal: Modify an existing covered rooftop deck. Applicant: Steve Simon City Staff: Steve Sadowsky, Historic Preservation Office, 974-6454 Staff Recommendation: Encourage the applicant to continue considering means of reducing the visual impact of the rooftop use to more fully comply with the architectural design guidelines for the Sixth Street Historic District.
NRD-2018-0071 – Discussion 1808 W. 6th Street – West Line Historic District Council District 9 Proposal: Demolish a ca. 1917 house. Applicant: Syllabus Partners LLC City Staff: Steve Sadowsky, Historic Preservation Office, 974-6454 Staff Recommendation: Postpone to January 28, 2019 to fully evaluate alternatives to demolition.
NRD-2018-0073 – Discussion 4200 Wildwood Road – Wilshire Wood Historic District Council District 9 Proposal: Demolish a ca. 1948 house. Applicant: Austin Lancer Properties Services City Staff: Cara Bertron, Historic Preservation Office, 974-1446 Staff Recommendation: Encourage rehabilitation and adaptive re-use of the existing building, including consideration of a demolition delay, then relocation over demolition. If the Commission votes to release the permit, then staff recommends completion of a City of Austin Documentation Package. The permit will not be released until the Commission reviews and comments on the plans for the replacement structure.
NRD-2018-0077 – Discussion 1506 Wethersfield Road – Old West Austin Historic District Council District 9 Proposal: Construct a rear addition, modify the roofline and window openings, and add a front dormer to a ca. 1948 house. Applicant: NWS Construction City Staff: Cara Bertron, Historic Preservation Office, 974-1446 Staff Recommendation: Encourage the applicant to retain the original height of the front gable, retain the original roofline without the shed dormer, retain the original window openings and windows on the front and north elevations, and retain the depth of the entry porch, and complete a City of Austin Documentation Package to record existing conditions prior to release of the permit.
COMMISSION ITEMS COMMITTEE REPORTS 1. Certificates of Appropriateness Review Committee 2. Operations Committee 3. Grants Committee 4. Preservation Plan Committee ADJOURNMENT