Historic Landmark CommissionJune 1, 2022

C.8.b - 1406 Alta Vista Ave - public comment — original pdf

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Allen, Amber From: Sent: To: Cc: Subject: Tom Fitzpatrick Tuesday, May 31, 2022 4:35 PM HPD Preservation Allen, Amber Re: HR 22-057196 (and all prior historic reviews this year) *** External Email - Exercise Caution *** Thank you. That website is much more useful (although please pass along that it would be helpful to be able to move the  focal point of enlarged views of plans — to read notes or see the excluded portions).     Re: HR 22‐057196 (1406 Alta Vista): I agree with the staff summary that scale and street‐facing design choices are not  compatible with contributing buildings on the street and meet few applicable design standards (setback and orientation  excepted).  I would oppose demolition. I OBJE CT to the proposed scale of new construction.      Tom Fitzpatrick          On May 31, 2022, at 2:48 PM, HPD Preservation <Preservation@austintexas.gov> wrote:    Hi Tom,     I apologize for the issue. I recommend from now on to look at the Historic Landmark Commission  website for all case information. All meeting documents are posted to the HLC website the week before  the meeting. This includes the formal meeting agenda, staff reports, staff recommendations, project  drawings, photos, supplemental documentation provided by the applicants, and all public comments.  Here is a link to the website, I suggest using this for project information for all future HLC  meetings:https://www.austintexas.gov/cityclerk/boards commissions/meetings/31 1.htm     Thanks,     Amber Allen  Planner II, Historic Preservation Office  City of Austin – Housing & Planning Department     T: 512.974.3393   E: Amber.Allen@austintexas.gov     From: Tom Fitzpatrick  Sent: Sunday, May 29, 2022 8:32 PM  To: HPD Preservation <Preservation@austintexas.gov>  Subject: HR 22‐057196 (and all prior historic reviews this year)        1 *** External Email - Exercise Caution ***  Hi. I have received a number of notices in the last couple of months concerning demolition or  construction permits in the Travis Heights historic district. (I live at 509 E. Annie St.) In each case, I have  tried to find project information on the City of Austin website provided  (https://abc.austintexas.gov/web/permit/public‐search‐other). In each case, I have tried by multiple  conceivable configurations of the case number as well as by address, and in each case have received “no  rows returned” as the only response. I cannot be the only person in Austin using Safari instead of  Chrome or Explorer.  I am in fact interested in the historic character of our neighborhood, and am  generally opposed to demolitions and to projects that dramatically alter streetscape or building scale.  I  would prefer to get information on specific projects and provide informed comments about particular  cases, but if information is not accessible — then I am opposed to demolition and you may count me  opposed to new construction in the referenced case.     Tom Fitzpatrick  CAUTION: This email was received at the City of Austin, from an EXTERNAL source. Please use caution when clicking links or opening attachments. If you believe this to be a malicious and/or phishing email, please forward this email to cybersecurity@austintexas.gov.            CAUTION: This email was received at the City of Austin, from an EXTERNAL source. Please use caution when clicking links or opening attachments. If you believe this to be a malicious and/or phishing email, please forward this email to cybersecurity@austintexas.gov. 2