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Home My WebLink About2018-11-07 Historic MIN ASHLAND HISTORIC COMMISSION Meeting Minutes November 7, 2018 Community Development/Engineering Services Building – 51 Winburn Way – Siskiyou Room CALL TO ORDER: Shostrom called the meeting to order at 6:01pm in the Siskiyou Room at the Community Development and Engineering Offices located at 51 Winburn Way, Ashland OR 97520. Commissioners Present: Council Liaison: Shostrom Rich Rosenthal - Absent Whitford Emery Staff Present: Skibby Fotini Kaufman; Planning Dept. Hovenkamp Regan Trapp; Secretary Swink Von Chamier Babin Giordano - Late Commissioners Absent: All present APPROVAL OF MINUTES: Hovenkamp motioned to approve minutes for October 3, 2018. Swink seconded. Voice vote. ALL AYES. Motion passed. PUBLIC FORUM: There was no one in the audience wishing to speak. COUNCIL LIAISON REPORT: Rosenthal was absent so no report was given. PLANNING ACTION REVIEW: PLANNING ACTION: PA-T1-2018-00029 SUBJECT PROPERTY: 130 Bush St APPLICANT: Rogue Planning & Development OWNER: David E. Kelly & Terri McMahon Trust DESCRIPTION: A request for a Site Design Review to convert and expand an existing accessory structure into a 486 square foot Accessory Residential Unit at the rear of the property at 130 Bush St. The proposed expansion will meet required setbacks for the zone. COMPREHENSIVE PLAN DESIGNATION: Single Family Residential; ZONING: R-1-7.5; ASSESSOR’S MAP: 39 1E 08AA; TAX LOT: 1500. There was no conflict of interest or ex-parte contact indicated by the Commission. Kaufman gave the staff report for PA-T1-2018-00029. Shostrom opened the public hearing to the applicants. Amy Gunter of Rogue Planning and Development, 33 N. Central Suite 201, Medford, OR 97501 addressed the commission regarding this project. Ms. Gunter stated that there was a problem with the building separation (fire wall) because of the building code. Ms. Gunter pointed out that the building official’s interpretation of the code in regard to fire separation is very strict in this case. She used the example of the project on Harrison Street that had problems with the fire separation once they got to the building permit phase. Ms. Gunter went on to say that there will be a six-foot tall fence to screen the structure, so it will not be visible from the street. Shostrom closed the public hearing and opened to the Commission for comments. After a brief discussion regarding fire wall separation and types of siding the Commission rendered their decision. Whitford motioned to approve PA-T1-2018-00029 with recommendations. Von Chamier seconded. Voice vote; All AYES. Giordano abstained as he was late to the meeting) Motion passed. Recommendations for PA-T1-2018-00029  Horizontal siding to match the building NEW ITEMS:  Review board schedule.  Project assignments for planning actions. DISCUSSION ITEMS:  Historic Markers Project update Kaufman stated that they are focusing on the plaques in the Railroad District first and foremost. Kaufman went on to say that the group still trying to get an idea of the scope of the project.  Final Identification of Historic Sites in Railroad District It was agreed by the Commission to approve all five sites, which are as follows: o Haskins o Old Depot Site stnd o Chinatown (A street between 1 & 2) o Twin Plunges o Cemetery  Scheduling for a joint committee Bi-weekly meetings will start at 9am on Wednesday November 14, 2018 where Hovenkamp, Von Chamier and Skibby will attend. They will report back to the full Commission on agenda items. COMMISSION ITEMS NOT ON AGENDA: Emery spoke about the project (demolition) at 263 N. Second. Kaufman stated that she will look into the building permit that was issued, and whether demolition was necessary. Other projects discussed were 533 Fairview, 128 Central and 549 E. Main. OLD BUSINESS: There were no items to discuss. Review Board Schedule th November 8 Terry, Keith, Beverly th November 15 Terry, Sam, Bill st November 21 (Weds) Terry, Beverly, Piper th November 29 Terry, Tom, Beverly th December 6 Terry, Keith, Ellen Project Assignments for Planning Actions PA-2016-00847 252 B Street – Close to complete Whitford PA-2016-02095 563 Rock St – Work has started Whitford PA-2017-00235 114 Granite – Work has started Shostrom PA-2017-00200 165 Water – Extension to PA submitted ALL PA-2017-01294 128 Central– Work has started Emery & Swink PA-2017-01417 228 B Street – No building permit Whitford PA-2017-01310 971 Siskiyou Blvd - Work has started Shostrom PA- 2017-02005 533 Fairview(aka 100 Union) Work has started Emery PA- 2017-01256 267 Meade/302 Harrison – Work has started Shostrom PA-2017-02351/ 00026 549 E. Main – Plans in review Swink & Emery PA-2018-00156 208 Harrison – Permit issued Von Chamier PA-2018-00531 426 B Street – Permit issued Von Chamier PA-T1-2018-00015 70 N. Third Street – Permit issued Swink PA-T1-2018-00023 75 Lithia Way Von Chamier & Babin PA-T1-2018-00029 130 Bush Street Hovenkamp & Whitford ANNOUNCEMENTS & INFORMATIONAL ITEMS: Next meeting is scheduled December 5, 2018 at 6:00pm There being no other items to discuss, the meeting adjourned at 7:02 pm Respectfully submitted by Regan Trapp