HomeMy WebLinkAbout04-21-2020 HPC PacketHASTINGS HERITAGE PRESERVATION COMMISSION Agenda for the Meeting of April 21, 2020 Special meeting at 7:00 p.m. conducted solely by telephone or other electronic means as provided in Minnesota Statutes § 13D.021 and no in-person meeting will be conducted at City Hall.
I. Call to Order and Quorum II. Minutes: A. March 31, 2020
III. Certificate of Approval Review A. 717 Eddy Street – Re-side Shed/ Carriage Barn
IV. Business and Information
A. Minnesota Statewide HPC Training Manual – Review Chapter 2: Legal Foundations B. HPC Outreach V. Adjourn The next regularly scheduled meeting will be held on May 19, 2020
HASTINGS HERITAGE PRESERVATION COMMISSION Minutes of the Special Meeting of March 31, 2020
Held at 7:00 p.m. and conducted solely by telephone or other electronic means as provided in Minnesota Statutes § 13D.021 and no in-person meeting was conducted at City Hall. I. Quorum: Smith, Simacek, Toppin, Ragan-Scully, Johnson, and Borchardt. Chair Smith called the meeting to order at 7:02.
Absent: Youngren, Douglas, and Sovik-Siemens
Staff Present: Dan Wietecha, City Administrator, John Hinzman, Community Development Director, and Justin Fortney, City Planner;
II. Minutes: February 18, 2020 Motion by Ragan-Scully for approval, seconded by Simacek; motion approved 6-0. III. Original Hastings Design Standards Review
A. 415 5th Street West – New House
Fortney Presented the staff report. Commissioner Toppin commented that it was her understanding that the OHDS guidelines were amended as they had recommended. Fortney said the OHDS Ordinance was amended to reflect
the HPC as the advisory commission to the City Council. He added that changes to the specific guidelines should come after that change was made. He added that it would be an ideal ordinance amendment to bring forward when in-person public meetings are again possible. Chair Smith asked the applicant what the intended siding material is and said the siding material
has been required to have a smooth finish in the past. Mari Ojeda, applicant with TC Habitat for
Humanity said it would be LP Smart Side with a cedar grain texture. Fortney said the requirement for a smooth product is to replicate the texture of painted wood siding, which is smooth. He added that in the OHDS district, there are no guidelines to replicate the appearance of materials. He added that the guidelines explicitly allow vinyl siding, which almost always has a heavy wood
grain texture. Commissioner Borchardt commented that the architectural style appears to fit with the neighborhood. Ojeda said they designed it based on some of the architectural features of homes in the area.
Motion by Borchardt to approve the new home, second by Simacek; motion approved 6-0. IV. Certificate of Approval Review A. 320 7th Street W –Rehab and Addition Plan Changes
Fortney presented the staff report. Commissioner Simacek said the proposal for the side windows looks much better. Commissioner Toppin commented that the changes improve the proposal and the window replacements have already begun. Fortney said he was not aware of that, but he said he may be
partially to blame. He said he signed off on the permit for the rehab with a note to the inspector
that these items would need approval from the HPC who will meet in a few days. He added that the meeting was canceled and postponed for some time and he should have followed up with the inspector to let them know the approval was delayed. Fortney added that this change was handled through the inspector as opposed to Fortney working directly with the applicant, as normal.
Motion by Toppin to approve the rear door and side window alignment, second by Ragan-Scully; motion approved 5-1 (Johnson opposed) B. 207 2nd Street E – New Windows
Fortney presented the staff report.
Commissioner Simacek asked about other replacement windows downtown. Fortney said, there haven’t been many, with the most recent being the Hastings Beauty School. Fortney said the Guidelines first require rehabilitation of the original windows, which don’t exist, secondly,
replacement windows should replicate the original or historic windows, which don’t exist and are not clear in photos other than that they are arched top double hung units. Fortney added that historical information regarding the windows suggest they may have been fake windows for a time, particularly on the third floor, as it was used as storage for a hardware store for most of its life. Fortney added that with replacement of features including windows, replicating the
appropriate appearance is more important than the materials used.
Fortney said the interior has been refinished for residential use and closed off the arch tops except for where the air-conditioning unit is located. Fortney added that the HPC cannot compel work to be done, but may deny an inappropriate application. Commissioner Borchardt said the windows
really should only be replaced with full arch toped windows. C. 115 2nd Street E – New Window Signs Fortney presented the staff report.
Commissioner Simacek commented that the signs look nice and are similar in size and to the
existing window signs to be replaced. Motion by Borchardt to approve the window replacements, second by Ragan-Scully; motion approved 5-1 (Ragan-Scully Abstained)
V. Business A. Preservation Awards Postponement Commissioners discussed holding off on the awards for the time being. They said depending how
everything works out with the Corona virus they may wish to hold them later in the year or
possibly not at all. VI. Adjourn.
Motion by Ragan-Scully, second by Toppin to adjourn the meeting at 8:02 pm; motion approved 6-0. Respectfully Submitted Justin Fortney
CERTIFICATE APPLICATION 707 Eddy Street – St. John’s Evangelical church – Re-side the detached garage Ca. 1920?, Old Hastings Historic District- Probably non-contributing
Request:
The applicants are proposing to replace or cover the existing wood siding with vinyl siding. The applicant stated that the painting maintenance is hard to keep up with. The applicant pointed out that the HPC recently approved similar work to a garage across the alley. Ordinance, Guidelines Design Guidelines (Page 18) 1: Wood Siding and Shingles
2. Vinyl and Aluminum Siding; other Manufactured Products
Buildings originally clad in wood siding should not be resurfaced with brick, stucco, artificial stone or brick veneer, or vinyl or aluminum siding. If the historic siding is determined by the HPC to be unsalvageable, replacement with a product such as Hardiplank may be approved. Selection and installation should follow guideline #1. (Repair- Wood siding should be maintained with paint or stain and repaired when
necessary). Staff findings: Some Commissioners have stated the house on this property is not historic. The shed or
carriage barn does appear to be fairly old. The guidelines state that original siding should
be maintained with paint. It has not been proven or alleged that the siding is too deteriorated to salvage. Staff does not believe the property is contributing to the district. The County records show the date of construction of the main structure to be 1920, but he 1911 Sanborn Fire
Insurance map does not show the home. The map shows the location of this carriage barn to be an ice house for the Howes-Graus House at 718 Vermillion St. The current structure does not look like an ice house, but the location and size are similar. If the property is noncontributing, the re-siding would not be a critical issue and should be reviewed to
determine what the affect to the district would be rather than to the property or structure.
The applicant pointed out that the owner across the alley at 706 Vermillion Street recently re-sided their garage with vinyl siding. The HPC approved the residing of that garage in June. That garage was built in the 1980’s and was originally clad in vinyl siding.
Subject Structure
Main house and shed on property
Recently approved re-siding across the alley
1911 Sanborn Fire Insurance Map
To: Heritage Preservation Commission
From: Justin Fortney, City Planner
Date: April 21, 2020
Item: Statewide HPC Training
HPC Action Requested:
Read Chapter 2. Legal framework
Background Information:
The Minnesota Statewide Training Program was a group effort between a few Cities HPC’s,
SHPO, and Private Consultant (Winter & Company). The project was funded with a grant
from the Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund of the Clean Water, Land and Legacy Amendment
by the Minnesota Historical Society. The purpose of the project is to provide training to
HPCs.
When we have a light agenda, we will spend some time exploring a new chapter. There is a
Manual that we will read beforehand and during the meeting we will go through the related
PowerPoint.
I will send a link to the manual. I hope to be able to print the hard copies in the near future.
HPC Memorandum
To: Heritage Preservation Commission
From: Justin Fortney, City Planner
Date: April 21, 2020
Item: HPC Community Outreach
HPC Action Requested:
Discuss the posability of beginning to prepair articles or information for a newsletter City
website, or Facebook. If a committee or individual would be interested in moving one of
these projects farward, it could certainly be done via the internet.
Background Information:
As part of its 2020 goals, the HPC wanted to have a larger presence in communication with
the community. While times for in person collaboration are tough, the public is more eager
than ever to receive community related outreach and information.
Some projects discussed with the HPC and Lee Stoffel, Communications Coordinator
included:
- Articles and information relating to Hastings or general history would be great in a
citywide newsletter (next publication is August) or social media posting.
o Facebook postings would need to be of interest to the general public and
include at least a photograph.
o Lee said there is always great interest for information on old or historic
buildings highlighted with photos and information. She said there is the
highest level of interest for short videos of someone explaining or showing
something interesting.
- Items more applicable to historic homeowners would be more suited to direct
mailings or website postings in the Preservation section of the website.
- Lee would be interested in a regular posting of general interest items related to
history and Hastings, If the HPC could commit to a frequency. She said these could
also live on the website along with additional resources specific to historic
homeowners.
HPC Memorandum