Bertron, Cara From: Sent: To: Cc: Subject: Attachments: Kevin Sims Wednesday, January 22, 2020 12:31 PM Bertron, Cara Gaudette, Angela Re: 1215 W 9th St - West Line - Contributing 1215W9thSt_200127.pdf It helps to include the attachment. Please note that the height of the proposed roof line is 1'9" higher than it is now. The porch height stays the same but the slope of the porch roof is increased to maintain the overall proportions of the building. This is something I discussed with the neighborhood. I am meeting with them again this Thursday as a final courtesy. The proposed rear replacement addition is not detailed but the dimensions of it are accurate. The building floors are out of level by 1" to 6". The exterior walls are out of plumb from 2" to 7", giving new meaning to entasis (sorry, that's meant to be a joke...). The ridge of the roof sags toward the middle 8" to 10", giving it a kind of pagoda look, which I like, but it isn't a viable structural condition. After extensive investigation and analysis, it is obvious that the existing building is an extreme state of deterioration and disrepair. As it is, the building is both physically dangerous and an environmental hazard. To rehabilitate it, I will have to carefully rebuild it board by board in order to bring it up to minimum safety and accessibility standards. In other words, I will have to take it down to the stud(s) and replace most of the structural components. Can we have the hearing at the location? I'll show you what I mean. Let me know if I'm missing anything or if you would like to discuss. I did not include the survey or engineering analysis because I believe you already have those documents. Apologies for grammatical errors. Thanks. On January 21, 2020 at 3:47 PM, "Bertron, Cara" <Cara.Bertron@austintexas.gov> wrote: Hi Kevin, this is to follow up with a phone message I just left you. I’ll need the revised plans by noon tomorrow (Tuesday). Thanks, and hope all’s well— Cara Cara Bertron Senior Planner / Deputy Historic Preservation Officer City of Austin Planning and Zoning Department 1
1215 W 9th St : West Line NRHD - Proposed Partial Demolition / Remodel / Addition 1215 W 9th St : Circa 1950 1215 W 9th St : Sanborn Map 1922 1935* 1215 W 9th St : Builder / Former Residents 1215 W 9th St : North Elevation 1215 W 9th St : West Elevation 1215 W 9th St : East Elevation 1215 W 9th St : South Elevation 1215 W 9th St : Building Conditions 1215 W 9th St : Building Conditions 1215 W 9th St : Building Conditions 1215 W 9th St : Building Conditions 1215 W 9th St : Building Conditions 1215 W 9th St : Building Conditions 1215 W 9th St : Building Conditions 1215 W 9th St : Building Conditions 1215 W 9th St : Building Conditions Legend AC B.L. BM CO (E) EM F.F.E. L.L. GM (N) RD (R) T.O.P. T.O.S. UP UL WIP WM Condenser Unit Building/Setback Line Benchmark Clean out Existing Electrical Meter Finish Floor Elevation Lot/Property Line Gas Meter Proposed/New Record Dignity Monument Remove/Demolish Spot Elevation Top of Plate Top of Slab Utility Pole Utility Line Work In Progress Water Meter Trees 98 97 141 142 158 179 Twin Pecan Pecan Twin Pecan Cedar Elm Red Oak Cedar Elm 4", 6" 8" 4", 10" 9" (remove) 7" 13" *No protected trees on lot or adjacent lots 1/2" Iron Rod* Utility Line (ovhd) 527' 526' UP 525' 524' 3'-6" 2 5'-9" 1 GM 1 A201 528' W 9th St LL = S 63,23'29"E 98 53.5' Wood Fence (adjacent lot) 2 A202 Roof Overhang 523' 9'-5" 7'-10" 25' EM BL = 30'-7" 34'-0" 5' = L B 20'-5" 0'-0" 4 9' 0.6 0 1 E 6" 2'5 6,1 2 N = L L 521' 522' 8'-3" WM 97 7'-10" 10'-2" 527' 2'-2"beyond L.L. 528.2'* Marked Location in Concrete* Concrete Sidewalk and Steps Repair/Replace Conc Driveway As Needed COVERED PORCH: Repair/Reuse Materials Where Possible; Remove/Replace As Needed EXISTING 2 LEVEL BUILDING: Repair/Reuse Materials Where Possible; Remove/Replace As Needed 34'-0" 20'-5" Remove Brick Column Remove Enclosed Porch Above EXISTING ADDITION: Remove/Replace NEW SINGLE LEVEL 700 SF ADDITION AND ROOF DECK (hatched) 520' 519' 179 518' 517' Site Grading As Needed 5'-8" 3 516' Stone Retaining Wall (see Engineering) 158 Wire Fence (remove, replace) Calculated Point* B L = 10' 4'-6" 1'-5"beyond L.L. 0'-0" 4 Remove Brick Column New Driveway Extension to Parking Area (WIP); Grade …
C.2 - 1 HISTORIC LANDMARK COMMISSION JANUARY 27, 2020 PERMITS IN NATIONAL REGISTER HISTORIC DISTRICTS NRD-2019-0073 1215 W. 9TH STREET WEST LINE NATIONAL REGISTER HISTORIC DISTRICT PROPOSAL Rehabilitate a ca. 1910 house, remove an altered porte-cochere and one-story rear addition, and construct a one-story rear addition with a roof deck. ARCHITECTURE 2-story, side-gabled, L-plan house; composite siding with 1:1 and casement vinyl-sash windows; full-width shed-roofed porch; porte-cochere. PROJECT SPECIFICATIONS The project has four parts: 1) Rehabilitate the house, including replacement of composite siding with wood siding, replacement of 1:1 vinyl-sash windows with double-hung wood-sash windows, expansion of selected second-story window openings, replacement of the vinyl door with a wood door, and repair of porch materials, with in-kind replacement where needed. The porch roof will be raised by 1’9” to increase the slope of the porch roof; 2) Demolish the porte-cochere; 3) Demolish a rear addition; and 4) Construct a one-story rear addition with a footprint of approximately 700 square feet. The addition will be capped with a roof deck, clad in wood lap siding to match the replacement siding on the front of the house, and have fixed and operable aluminum- frame windows. RESEARCH Rush and Minnie Baldwin lived in the house for nearly two decades, from around 1916 until around 1934. Rush Baldwin was born in 1884 in Missouri. His family moved to Austin in 1896, when his father established the printing company that became A.C. Baldwin & Sons. Rush worked in the family business and served as president and secretary of the Austin Rotary club. He died in 1934 after a car accident, which received widespread publicity. A newspaper article announcing his death lauded him as “one of Austin’s best- known and most-respected business men.” Minnie Baldwin (nee Steiner) was born in 1891 in Austin. She married Rush Baldwin around 1912, and the couple had one daughter. Minnie was active in the First Methodist Church, the Austin Woman’s Club, and the League of Women Voters, among others. She died in 1941 in Austin. Allie Vernon lived in the house from around 1930 until her death in 1969. Ms. Vernon was born in 1878 in Texas. She moved to Austin in 1921 with her husband Thomas, who died in 1928. The couple had three children. The 1930 census lists the Vernon family in the house by themselves; by 1940, they were renting space to three “roomers.” An avid sports …
C.3 - 1 HISTORIC LANDMARK COMMISSION PERMITS IN NATIONAL REGISTER HISTORIC DISTRICTS JANUARY 27, 2020 NRD-2019-0075 311 E. 6TH STREET SIXTH STREET NATIONAL REGISTER HISTORIC DISTRICT PROPOSAL Construct a covered rooftop deck. PROJECT SPECIFICATIONS The proposed covered rooftop deck will extend across the width of the buildings at 311 and 313 East Sixth Street and will have a guardrail set behind the existing historic parapet of the building as well as an exposed second railed section at the left side of the proposed new construction. The proposed deck will have a slanted front wall that tapers back from the parapet to the beginning of the roof. The walls will be constructed of CMU. The front guardrail will be set immediately behind the parapets of the existing buildings. The top of the proposed roof will be 41 feet above the sidewalk. The entire proposed construction will be visible from the street, in complete violation of the Sixth Street Architectural Design Standards, enacted to protect and preserve the character of this historic district. STANDARDS FOR REVIEW The Secretary of the Interior’s Standards for Rehabilitation as well as the Sixth Street Architectural Design Standards are used to evaluate projects in National Register historic districts. The following Secretary of the Interior’s Standards apply to this proposal: 1) A property shall be used for its historic purpose or be placed in a new use that requires minimal change to the defining characteristics of the building and its site and environment. Evaluation: These buildings have been used as nightclubs for many years without the rooftop uses. The rooftop use requires a major change to the defining characteristics of the building and its site and environment in increasing the height of the building dramatically and impeding the ability to experience the building as it historically existed. 2) The historic character of a property shall be retained and preserved. The removal of historic materials or alteration of features and spaces that characterize a property shall be avoided. Evaluation: The proposal will significantly alter features and spaces that characterize these one-story building. 9) New additions, exterior alterations, or related new construction shall not destroy historic materials that characterize the property. The new work shall be differentiated from the old and shall be compatible with the massing, size, scale, and architectural features to protect the historic integrity of the property and its environment. Evaluation: The proposed rooftop uses will destroy …
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C.4 - 1 HISTORIC LANDMARK COMMISSION JANUARY 27, 2020 PERMITS IN NATIONAL REGISTER HISTORIC DISTRICTS NRD-2019-0076 2411 PEMBERTON PLACE OLD WEST AUSTIN NATIONAL REGISTER HISTORIC DISTRICT PROPOSAL Remove and restore brick cladding on a ca. 1951 house, demolish a one-story wing and replace it with a similar two-story addition, replace the shingle roof with slate, and construct a hyphen and two-story rear addition. ARCHITECTURE 2-story, side-gabled, rectangular-plan house; brick cladding with 8:8 wood-sash windows; end chimneys; integrated garage with rear entry. PROJECT SPECIFICATIONS The project has four parts: 1) Remove brick cladding, add insulation, and replace the brick cladding. New matching brick may be used on the rear wall to allow a new addition to be clad in original brick (see #2); 2) Demolish the one-story wing at the north end of the house and construct a very similar two-story wing with the same footprint and a low-profile second story. The addition will be clad in original brick and include 8:8 wood-sash windows at the ground floor and 8-lite awning windows at the basement level and second story. It will be approximately 5’ higher than the existing wing; 3) Replace the shingle roof with slate; and 4) Construct a one-story hyphen and two-story rear addition. The hyphen will be clad in multi-lite steel-sash windows on the south elevation and hardiplank siding with wood- sash casement windows on the north elevation, and capped by a gabled roof. It will overhang an area used as a carport. The rear addition will be clad in brick to match the existing house, with casement, awning, and fixed wood-sash windows and a side- gabled roof with a simplified version of the existing trim. RESEARCH Dr. Albert and Elise Terry constructed the house around 1951 and lived there until at least 1992. Albert Asbury Terry was born in 1904 in Nashville, Tennessee, where his father worked as a clerk. By 1910, the family had moved to Dallas, where his father worked as a real estate agent. Albert studied at UT Austin and was working as a doctor in Detroit by 1930. By 1935, he had moved his family to Glasgow, Montana; then back to Austin by 1940, where they settled. Albert Terry died in 1990 in Austin. Elise Jewett Terry was born in 1905 in Kansas. By 1910, her family had moved to Austin, where her father worked as a minister. Elise attended Austin High School, …
D.1 - 1 HISTORIC LANDMARK COMMISSION JANUARY 27, 2020 DEMOLITION AND RELOCATION PERMITS HDP-2019-0628 1603 E. 7TH STREET PROPOSAL Demolish a ca. 1917 house. ARCHITECTURE One-story, rectangular-plan building; front-gabled jerkinhead roof; wood siding; double-hung wood-sash windows; half-width porch; door with transom and sidelights. RESEARCH 1603 E. 7th Street was built around 1917 by Dennis and Annie Hunter at a cost of $250. The family then occupied the house for five decades. The Hunters had lived in a previous dwelling on the property for at least five years before constructing the existing house. During this time, they were paying a “vendor’s lien” to the property owner/seller, which they paid off in 1916 to own the property outright. Dennis H. Hunter was born in 1882 in Martindale, Texas, and completed school through the 8th grade. Hunter operated a restaurant on E. 6th Street, which is not named in city directories. He also worked various other jobs: as a saloon bookkeeper (1910), drugstore porter (1914), assistant steward at the Home Social & Benevolence Association (1918), and dry goods store porter (1930). Census records and city directories from the early 1940s show that the Hunters rented rooms in their home, including to James H. Means and another professor at nearby Tillotson Institute. Dennis Hunter died in 1943 in Austin. Annie Storey Hunter was born in 1879 in Texas. She attended three years of college, later working as a dressmaker out of her home. She married Dennis Hunter prior to 1897, and the couple had three sons. Annie Hunter lived in the house until her death in 1970. STAFF COMMENTS The East Austin Historic Resources Survey (2016) identified the property as a potential historic landmark. Designation Criteria—Historic Landmark 1) The building is more than 50 years old. 2) The building appears to retain a high degree of integrity. 3) Properties must meet two historic designation criteria for landmark designation (City of Austin Land Development Code, Section 25-2-352). The property appears to demonstrate significance according to one criterion. a. Architecture. The house embodies the distinguishing characteristics of the Craftsman style and appears to be significant under this criterion. b. Historical association. Dennis and Annie Hunter built the house and lived in the house for roughly fifty years. The Hunters owned a restaurant on E. 6th Street, and were prosperous enough to buy land and construct a house when D.1 - 2 African Americans faced substantial financial …
HISTORIC LANDMARK COMMISSION JANUARY 27, 2020 DEMOLITION AND RELOCATION PERMITS HDP-2019-0698 609 HEARN STREET D.3 - 1 PROPOSAL Demolish a ca. 1914 house. ARCHITECTURE One-story rectangular-plan house with Cumberland-style double doors. It is clad in horizontal wood siding with paired 1:1 wood windows. Its hipped roof is covered with composition shingles. RESEARCH The house at 609 Hearn Street was built around 1914 by William W. Hearn and his wife Ellen. William Washington Hearn was born on February 22, 1888 to homebuilder and firefighter John L. Hearn and dressmaker Aurelia Mills Hearn. William Hearn’s childhood home at 902 Blanco Street was designated a historic landmark in 2005 based upon its architecture and association with John and Aurelia Hearn, middle-class entrepreneurs who contributed to Austin’s growth at the turn of the twentieth century. After his father’s death, William Hearn followed in his footsteps and worked as a carpenter to support the family alongside his siblings, also craftspeople. By 1914, he had moved to the Deep Eddy area. The street was named for the Hearn family, who occupied three adjacent addresses at 605, 607, and 609. William and his brother Claude married sisters Ellen and Alice Johnson and constructed similarly-styled homes next door to each other. Ellen and Alice’s family lived two blocks away on Dam Boulevard (now Lake Austin Boulevard) and Johnson Street, apparently named for the Johnson family. William Hearn was active in the carpenters’ union and ran for public office at least once during his lifetime. William and Ellen Hearn had three children; their son Norman G. Hearn, who briefly occupied the second unit at 609 Hearn St. with his wife Dorothy, was killed in World War II in 1945. After William Hearn’s death in 1964, his nephew Calvin E. Hearn and Calvin’s wife June M. Hearn occupied the home. Calvin Hearn’s childhood home was next door at 607 Hearn, and during the late 1940s and ‘50s, he occupied the garage apartment at 605 Hearn. Calvin, like his uncle, learned his father’s trade as a bricklayer and ran for public office on a platform of working-class values. June Marie Frels Hearn occupied the home until her death in 2011. The home remained in the Hearn family for 105 years until its sale in 2019. STAFF COMMENTS Designation Criteria—Historic Landmark 1) The building is more than 50 years old. 2) The building appears to retain high integrity. 3) Properties must meet …
HISTORIC LANDMARK COMMISSION JANUARY 27, 2020 DEMOLITION AND RELOCATION PERMITS HDP-2019-0711 4703 RAMSEY AVENUE D.4 - 1 PROPOSAL Demolish a ca. 1939 house. ARCHITECTURE One-story, rectangular-plan house clad in painted brick, capped with a side-gabled roof with composition shingles and shallow eaves. It has single and paired 1:1 wood windows and a full-width shed-roof porch with decorative metal supports. A small addition was constructed to the rear in 1950. A detached garage is located behind the house. The home’s small footprint and minimal detailing is typical for homes of the era and location. RESEARCH The house was built in 1939 and rented by NYA assistant director Raymond Leberban, then purchased by Forrest W. and Cecile Trafton around 1945. Forrest Trafton was a tile contractor. He began working for his uncle’s family business, Trafton Marble and Tile, before he and his father branched off to start their own business, Trafton and Son, in 1940. Cecile Trafton worked as bookkeeper and office manager for the business, and her brother John F. Rodriguez was an assistant manager. Son Capt. William Trafton later joined the business The Traftons lived in the home until Mrs. Trafton’s death in 1968; per deed records, it stayed in the family until 2006. Renters include grandson Mike Trafton and tilesetter Joe Castro, who may also have been associated with the Traftons’ business. STAFF COMMENTS Designation Criteria—Historic Landmark 1) The building is more than 50 years old. 2) The building appears to retain high integrity. 3) Properties must meet two historic designation criteria for landmark designation (Land Development Code, Section 25-2-352). The property may demonstrate significance according to one criterion: a) Architecture. The house is constructed in the Minimal Traditional style. b) Historical association. While the house is associated with the Trafton family, who contributed their expertise as contractors to some of Austin’s most iconic buildings at midcentury, the Trafton & Son building at 3700 Guadalupe may hold stronger associational and architectural significance due to its exceptional exterior tilework that showcases the Traftons’ skills at both trade and salesmanship. However, the Commission may wish to consider Forrest and Cecile Trafton’s importance with regards to their house, given the uncertain integrity of the Trafton & Son building since 2011. c) Archaeology. The house was not evaluated for its potential to yield significant data concerning the human history or prehistory of the region. d) Community value. The house does not possess a …
HISTORIC LANDMARK COMMISSION JANUARY 27, 2020 DEMOLITION AND RELOCATION PERMITS HDP-2019-0714 3304 E 17TH STREET D.5 - 1 PROPOSAL Demolish a ca. 1965 house. ARCHITECTURE One-story Ranch clad in stone veneer. The house has a side-gabled roof with deep eaves, a covered carport, and half-height aluminum casement windows at the main elevation. RESEARCH The house was built in 1965 for Theodore and Pauline Thompson. Theo “Booster” Thompson worked as a sexton at St. David’s Episcopal Church, and was also a gospel musician for two successful quartets. He sang as a tenor with the Royal Lights Singers, who performed at the first Kerrville Folk Festival alongside headliners from 1972 to 1977, and the Bells of Joy, made famous by radio personality and musician Lavada Durst in the 1940s and ‘50s. The Royal Lights produced two albums with Sonobeat Records before creating their own label, Royal, based in the house next door to Thompson’s. Thompson held multiple offices in the Quartet Association and served as a deacon at Del Valle Missionary Baptist Church, where his wife Pauline also served as deaconess. STAFF COMMENTS Designation Criteria—Historic Landmark 1) The building is more than 50 years old. 2) The building appears to retain high integrity. 3) Properties must meet two historic designation criteria for landmark designation (Land Development Code, Section 25-2-352). The property may demonstrate significance according to one criterion: a) Architecture. The house is constructed with Ranch and Mid-Century Modern stylistic influences. b) Historical association. The house does not appear to meet the criterion for significant historical association; however, the Commission may wish to consider Thompson’s contributions to the Austin gospel music community when evaluating significance. c) Archaeology. The house was not evaluated for its potential to yield significant data concerning the human history or prehistory of the region. d) Community value. The house does not possess a unique location, physical characteristic, or significant feature that contributes to the character, image, or cultural identity of the city, the neighborhood, or a particular demographic group. e) Landscape feature. The property is not a significant natural or designed landscape with artistic, aesthetic, cultural, or historical value to the city. STAFF RECOMMENDATION Encourage rehabilitation and adaptive re-use, then relocation over demolition, but release the permit upon completion of a City of Austin Documentation Package, consisting of photographs of all elevations, a dimensioned sketch plan, and a narrative history, for archiving at the Austin History Center. LOCATION …
HISTORIC LANDMARK COMMISSION JANUARY 27, 2020 DEMOLITION AND RELOCATION PERMITS HDP-2019-0754 201 E. 3RD STREET D.6 - 1 PROPOSAL Demolish a ca. 1904 warehouse building. ARCHITECTURE One-story, rectangular-plan flat-roofed brick warehouse building with a round-arched entry facing 3rd Street with stone coping at the arch and a non-historic metal-framed glazed entry; fenestration consisting of non-historic metal-framed windows, with a 1:1 configuration along the 3rd Street elevation and fixed-sash fenestration along the west elevation, all of which have stone lintels and sills. The windows along the west elevation appear to be non-historic penetrations. The other modern alteration to the building is the roof-top belvedere with a slanted roof and glass walls. The building retains faded historic commercial murals along the west elevation. RESEARCH The building appears to have been built around 1904 and served as a grocery warehouse and retail grocery store for the majority of its existence. The building does not appear on the 1900 Sanborn map, and the first entries for addresses that correspond to this site appear in the 1905 city directory, when the firm of Heidenheimer, Strassburger & Company occupied the building. Both Isaac Heidenheimer, Jr. and Louis Strassburger were successful wholesale grocery merchants in Austin. Heidenheimer, who was the son of a very prominent grocery merchant in Galveston, had worked for Nelson Davis & Company, whose wholesale grocery business was in the 100 block of W. 4th Street (in a city landmark building). Heidenheimer left Nelson Davis in 1888 to establish his own wholesale grocery business, and in 1896, merged with Louis Strassburger’s wholesale produce company. They moved their business from the 100 block of E. 5th Street to this new building around 1904, and remained in business here until around 1932, when the company dissolved. David Lowenberger, Mrs. Heidenheimer’s brother, joined the firm around 1919. Lomis Slaughter, the proprietor of Slaughter Markets, purchased this property around 1932 and operated the Slaughter Public Market here until around World War II, when it became Slaughter Store No. 4. Lomis Slaughter was a character, and wrote a regular column for the Austin American-Statesman in the 1940s and 1950s, entitled “From Soop to Nutz,” which combined his musings on a variety of subjects along with plugs for various grocery brands. Slaughter had several food-related businesses in Austin, including a couple of supermarkets, a packing house (in this building), and a bakery (also in this building for a short period …
D.7 - 1 PROPOSAL HISTORIC LANDMARK COMMISSION JANUARY 27, 2020 DEMOLITION AND RELOCATION PERMITS (PARTIAL) HDP-2019-0756 1009 E. 14TH STREET Construct an addition to a ca. 1929 house. ARCHITECTURE One-story, T-plan building; cross-gabled roof; wood siding; 2:2 fiberglass windows; half-width porch; door with multi-lite transom. RESEARCH 1009 E. 14th Street was built around 1929 by Robert and Delia Batts, an African American couple who occupied the house until around 1947 before moving next door to 1011 E. 14th Street. Robert Lee Batts was born in 1908 in Austin and completed school through the 10th grade. He worked as a linoleum layer at the Swann-Schulle Furniture Co. Robert Batts died in 1978 in Austin. Delia Mae Batts (nee Daniels) was born in 1909 in Round Rock, where her father worked as a grocer and later as a farm laborer. She completed two years of college and married Robert Batts in 1929 in Austin; the couple had two children. After Robert died in 1978, Delia married Charlie Davidson in Travis County in 1980. She died in 1988. PROJECT DESCRIPTION Construct a second story atop and behind the existing building; add an attached garage to the west wall. The L-plan second-story addition is set behind the ridgeline on the east side of the building and behind the gable front on the primary (north) façade. It is clad in hardiplank siding and capped by a hipped metal roof with a front gable end that echoes that of the house. Windows will be fixed and casement with fiberglass sashes and be covered by historic-age wood screens. The garage is clad in hardiplank horizontal siding and capped by a hipped roof. The existing horizontal wood siding, wood-sash windows, porch materials, and front door will be retained. STAFF COMMENTS The East Austin Historic Resources Survey (2016) identified the property as contributing to a potential historic district. Designation Criteria—Historic Landmark 1) The building is more than 50 years old. 2) The building appears to retain a high degree of integrity. 3) Properties must meet two historic designation criteria for landmark designation (City of Austin Land Development Code, Section 25-2-352). The property appears to demonstrate significance according to one criterion. D.7 - 2 a. Architecture. The house embodies the distinguishing characteristics of the Folk Victorian style and appears to be significant under this criterion. b. Historical association. Robert and Delia Batts lived in the house for more than 15 …
HISTORIC LANDMARK COMMISSION Monday, January 27, 2020 - 6:00 p.m. Regular Meeting Council Chambers, Austin City Hall 301 W. 2nd Street Austin, Texas COMMISSION MEMBERS: _____ Emily Reed, Chair ______ Beth Valenzuela, Vice Chair ______ Witt Featherston ______ Ben Heimsath ______ Emily Hibbs ______ Mathew Jacob ______ Kevin Koch ______ Kelly Little ______ Terri Myers ______ Alex Papavasiliou ______ Blake Tollett NOTES ON HISTORIC LANDMARK COMMISSION MEETINGS a) The first speaker signed up for each side of a contested public hearing will be allowed up to 5 minutes to speak. Any further speakers will be allowed up to 3 minutes. The Commission does not allow for the donation of time. The applicant or their agent may have a rebuttal after the conclusion of testimony of up to 3 minutes. Speakers should not repeat the testimony previously given on any case. c) b) Cases passed by the Commission on the consent agenda will not have a formal public hearing. If a citizen would like to speak on a case proposed for passage on the consent agenda, that person should make it known to the Chair of the Commission at the time of the reading of the consent agenda. Otherwise, the case will pass on consent, and there is no later recourse. In cases involving the review of demolition or relocation permit applications, the Commission may initiate a historic zoning case to further study the evidence regarding the potential of the subject property for landmark designation. If the Commission initiates a historic zoning case, the Commission will review the case again at its next regularly scheduled meeting for a recommendation regarding historic zoning. There will be no new notification sent out by the City stating the next hearing date. d) All public comments must be received by staff by 1 p.m. on the day of the meeting. Staff cannot forward public comments to commissioners after this time. CITIZEN COMMUNICATION: GENERAL Speakers may address the Commission on items not posted on the agenda. Each speaker will have up to three minutes. 1. APPROVAL OF MINUTES A. December 16, 2019 2. BRIEFINGS, DISCUSSION, AND POSSIBLE ACTION None 3. PUBLIC HEARINGS A. DISCUSSION AND ACTION ON APPLICATIONS FOR HISTORIC ZONING, DISCUSSION AND ACTION ON APPLICATIONS FOR HISTORIC DISTRICT ZONING, AND REQUESTS TO CONSIDER THE INITIATION OF A HISTORIC ZONING CASE 1. HDP-2018-0646 – Lavada Durst House – Postponement request by Staff 1906 E. 21st Street …
HISTORIC LANDMARK COMMISSION Monday, December 16, 2019 - 6:00 p.m. Council Chambers, Austin City Hall Regular Meeting 301 W. 2nd Street Austin, Texas COMMISSION MEMBERS: __ab__ Kevin Koch __X__ Emily Reed, Chair __X___ Beth Valenzuela, Vice Chair ___X__ Kelly Little ___X__ Terri Myers __ab__ Witt Featherston __X___ Ben Heimsath ___ab_ Alex Papavasiliou __X__ Emily Hibbs ___X__ Blake Tollett __X___ Mathew Jacob NOTES ON HISTORIC LANDMARK COMMISSION MEETINGS a) The first speaker signed up for each side of a contested public hearing will be allowed up to 5 minutes to speak. Any further speakers will be allowed up to 3 minutes. The Commission does not allow for the donation of time. The applicant or their agent may have a rebuttal after the conclusion of testimony of up to 3 minutes. Speakers should not repeat the testimony previously given on any case. b) Cases passed by the Commission on the consent agenda will not have a formal public hearing. If a citizen would like to speak on a case proposed for passage on the consent agenda, that person should make it known to the Chair of the Commission at the time of the reading of the consent agenda. Otherwise, the case will pass on consent, and there is no later recourse. In cases involving the review of demolition or relocation permit applications, the Commission may initiate a historic zoning case to further study the evidence regarding the potential of the subject property for landmark designation. If the Commission initiates a historic zoning case, the Commission will review the case again at its next regularly scheduled meeting for a recommendation regarding historic zoning. There will be no new notification sent out by the City stating the next hearing date. c) d) All public comments must be received by staff by 1 p.m. on the day of the meeting. Staff cannot forward public comments to commissioners after this time. 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 items not posted on the agenda. 1. APPROVAL OF MINUTES A. November 18, 2019 MOTION: Approve items 1A, B4, B5, B6, B7, B8, B9, C3, C4, D2, D3, D4, D5, D6, D7, D9, D10, D11, D12, D13, D14, D15, D16, D17 on the consent agenda by Reed, Heimsath seconds. Vote: 6-0. MOTION: Postpone items C5, D8, and D18 to …
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HISTORIC LANDMARK COMMISSION APPLICATION FOR A CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS B.5 - 1 JANUARY 27, 2020 C14H-1974-0023 FRENCH LEGATION 802 SAN MARCOS STREET PROPOSAL This is a heritage grant proposal to convert the carriage house to a visitor’s center and office space, construct an addition to the carriage house, and replace the existing wood shake roof with composition shingles. The carriage house is not a historic structure. The plans for this site also include the construction of a new stone retaining wall. PROJECT SPECIFICATIONS The applicant proposes to rehabilitate the first floor of the carriage house for use as a business operations center, including repairs to the slab, woodwork, and windows, and prepare the second floor as office space, build an addition to the carriage house, install a new entrance facing San Marcos Street, and replacing the existing wood shake roof with composition shingles. The applicant further proposes the construction of a new stone retaining wall, and the installation of signage both at the street and on the site. The signage will follow uniform signage for all Texas Historical Commission-administered sites. B.5 - 2 B.5 - 3 Steve, I am the Director of Historic Sites Operations that has been overseeing the Legation since its transfer to the Historical Commission – we have not yet met in person, but I hope we may do so soon. We do not yet have all of the text for the signs, but I can share what we know at this point. We will certainly have: • Two (2) medium-sized main identification signs, one at each of the two main entrances to the site (San Marcos Street and Embassy Drive), which will have the site name, web address, THC logo and site phone number similar to the example shown on page 27 of the manual. • One vehicular sign located in the site parking lot at the corner of 9th St. and Embassy Dr. similar to the example shown on page 41 of the manual, which will indicate the lot is for Legation parking only and the site’s general hours. • Two (2) small pedestrian signs OR plaques at the entrances to indicate the site hours Beyond this, we may have some additional smaller wayfinding signs within the site to direct visitors to the visitor center and historic Legation building – because we would like to keep them to a minimum necessary for good wayfinding, we’re …
FRENCH LEGATION STATE HISTORIC SITE Visit o r C e n t e r A d d iti o n 8 0 2 S a n M a rc o s S tre e t A u sti n , Te x a s Landscape Architect: Studio Balcones 702 San Antonio Street Austin, Texas 78701 (512) 383-8815 Structural Engineer: Tsen Engineering 210 Barton Springs Road, #250 Austin, Texas 78704 (512) 474-4001 Architect: 1206 Quail Park Drive Austin, Texas 78758 (512) 960-0013 Hutson Gallagher, Inc. Texas Historical Commission Civil Engineer: Dunaway|UDG 3660 Stoneridge Road, #E101 Austin, Texas 78746 (512) 306-8252 MEP Engineer: H2MG, LLC. 8000 W. Interstate 10, #1002 San Antonio, Texas 78702 (210) 525-0220 Kitchen Designer: Cosper & Associates, Inc. 13061 #3 Highway 181 San Antonio, Texas 78223 (210) 633-2020 Owner: Historic Sites Division T.J. Rusk Building 208 E. 10th Street, Suite 327 Austin, Texas 78701 Funding Provided By: Friends of the Texas Historical Commission Contract No. FTHC_HG_10202019 Security Systems: Combs Consulting Group 4425 South MoPac Expressway Building IV, #800 Austin, Texas 78735 (512) 773-6580 50% Draft Construction Documents December 06, 2019 ABBREVIATIONS GENERAL NOTES STREET VIEW REGIONAL MAP @ @FF A/C A-V ACCOM ACOUST ACT ADA ADD'L ADJ ADMIN AFF AHJ AHU ALT ALUM ANOD AP APPROX ARCH ASPH ASST ASTM AUTO AV AVG BB BRD BIT BLDG BLK(G) B.M. BM(S) BOC BOS BTTM BRK BRNZ BSMT BTWN BUR C CAB C.B. CF CG CHAN CI CJ CL CLG CLOS CLR CMU CO COL COM CONC CONN CONST CONT CONTR COORD CORR CST CT CTR(D) CU CVR CW DBL DED DEMO DET DF DH DIA DIAG DIFF DISC DISP DIM DIV DN DP DPM DR DS DW DWG DWLS DWR At At Finished Floor Air Conditioning Audio-Visual Accommodate Acoustical Acoustical Tile Americans w/ Disabilities Act Additional Adjacent Administration Above Finished Floor Authority Having Jurisdiction Air Handling Unit Alternative/Alternate Aluminum Anodized Access Panel Approximate Architect Asphalt Assistant American Society for Testing & Materials Automatic Audio Visual Alarm Average Ball-Bearing Board Bitumen Building Block(ing) Benchmark Beam(s) Back of Curb Bottom of Structure Bottom Brick Bronze Basement Between Built-up Roofing Conduit Cabinet Catch Basin Cubic Feet Corner Guard Channel Cast Iron Control Joint Center Line Ceiling Closet Clear Concrete Masonry Unit Cased Opening Column Communication Concrete Connection Construction Continuous Contractor Coordination or Coordinate Corridor Cast Stone Ceramic Tile Center(ed) Copper Cover Cold Water Double Dedicated Demolish, Demolition Detail Drinking Fountain Double Hung …
