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ASHLAND HISTORIC COMMISSION
Meeting Minutes
July 3, 2013
Community Development/Engineering Services Building 51 Winburn Way Siskiyou Room
CALL TO ORDER –REGULAR MEETING, 6:15pm
Dale Shostrom, Keith Swink, Ally Phelps,Allison Renwick, Kerry Kencairn
Historic Commissioners Present:
Sam Whitford, Terry Skibby, Tom Giordano, Victoria Law
Commission Members Absent:
Greg Lemhouse-absent
Council Liaison:
None Appointed
High School Liaison:
None Appointed
SOU Liaison:
Staff Liaison: Amy Gunter; Clerk: Billie Boswell
Staff Present:
Keith Swink made a motion to approve the minutes of the June 5, 2013 meeting.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES:
Allison Rewickseconded the motion. Theywere approved unanimously.
:
PUBLIC FORUM
none
Greg Lemhouse-absent
COUNCIL LIAISON REPORT:
:
PUBLIC HEARING
PLANNING ACTION: PA-2013-00836
SUBJECT PROPERTY:140-142 N Third Street
OWNER/APPLICANT: Ann and Martha McIntyre
DESCRIPTION: Request for a Residential Site Review approvalto construct a new residential dwelling unit at the
rear of the property adjacent to the alley for the property located at 140 and 142 Third Street. The existing second
dwelling unit located directly behind the front residence will convert to a guest house. COMPREHENSIVE PLAN
DESIGNATION: Low-Density Multi-Family Residential; ZONING: R-2;ASSESSOR’S MAP: 39 1E 09BA; TAX LOTS:
8200
Chairman Shostrom asked if there were any ex-parte contact or conflict of interest. Ms. Kencairn and Ms. Renwick
disclosed that they had visited and walked the property.Ms. Gunter explained the application and layout of the
existing buildings and how their uses would be modified. Ms. Renwick asked the applicant, Ann McIntyre, about the
type and setting of the windows. Ms. McIntyre said the final decisions had not been made yet. Ms. Renwick
suggested that a 5.5” vertical space be maintained between the double hung windows making it more in keeping with
the historical design. Chairman Shostrom also recommended the window and door headers be placed at the same
height.
Chairman Shostrommade a motion to recommend approval with the suggested conditionsof a 4.5-6 separation
between the windows and maintainingconsistent door and window header heights. Ms. Renwick seconded the
motion and it passed unanimously.
Ashland Historic Commission Minutes
8/28/2013
PLANNING ACTION: PA-2013-00831
SUBJECT PROPERTY:370 EMain Street
OWNER/APPLICANT: Edward “Web” Staunton
DESCRIPTION: Request for a Site Review approvalto modify the exterior façade of a Historic Contributing
Structure in the Downtown for the property located at 370 EMain Street. The applicant has proposed to install folding
doors in place of the fixed windows and to move the existing recessed entry forward to five feet from the front façade
of the building. COMPREHENSIVE PLAN DESIGNATION: Commercial Downtown; ZONING: C-1-D; ASSESSOR’S
MAP: 39 1E 09BD; TAX LOTS: 6500
Chairman Shostrom confirmed there was no exparte contactor conflict of interest issues.Ms. Gunter explained the
applicant, Web Staunton, wants to open a juice bar in the old Laundromat building. The only comment received from
a neighbor was concerns about the engineering required to open up the front façade.She assured the neighbor that
the building code would address those concerns.Mr. Staunton passed around historic pictures of the building. He
said the front doors will fold flat back against the interior walls so the juice bar will glow out to the street. Chairman
Shostrom asked how deep the awning would be and he said it was 4 feet. Ms. Renwick felt the angled beams over
the doorway looked too 70’s and would prefer them to be straight. Ms. Kencairn agreed. Mr. Swink didn’t feel they
were as angled as the picture indicated and felt they were different but compatible. Mr. Staunton confirmed that the
angle is less than the perspective shown in the picture. They would also have Plexiglas between the beams for
drainage. Ms. Renwick suggested painting the beams a dark color such as brownto minimize their prominence.
Chairman Shostrom made a motion to recommend approval of the project with the condition of limiting the slope of
the entry beams to 1.5 inches per 12 inches. Mr. Swink seconded the motion and it passed unanimously.
Ms. Kencairn had to leave the meeting and since there was no longer a quorum, the meeting was adjourned at 7:00
pm.
Ashland Historic Commission Minutes
8/28/2013