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Home My WebLink About1995-05-03 Historic MINASHLAND HISTORIC COMMISSION Minutes May 3, 1995 CALL TO ORDER The meeting was called to order by Chairperson Jim Lewis at 7:40 p.m. Members present were Terry Skibby, Jim Lewis, Chloe Winston, Bill Harriff, Fredricka Weishahn and Bill Emerson. Also present were Associate Planner Mark Knox and Secretary Sonja Akerman. Keith Chambers, Larry Cardinale and Casey Mitchell were absent. APPROVAL OF MINUTES Winston moved to approve the April 5, 1995 Minutes as submitted and Emerson seconded the motion, which passed with all voting aye. STAFF REPORTS PA 95-040 Conditional Use Permit 101 Pine Street Suzanne Willow Knox reported the applicant would like to convert an existing guest house into an accessory residential unit. There will be no exterior changes, and the interior changes will allow a kitchen to be added within the structure. Three parking spaces are required. Although the submitted plot plan shows three spaces to be located near the accessory unit, only two will be required because of the one on-street credit. This application meets all the requirements and Staff is recommending approval. Suzanne Willow clarified the previous owners had signed an agreement in 1990 stating they would not put in a kitchen when they were remodeling the garage into the guest room. She also said the property has an easement to use the neighbor's driveway. Parking will be behind the accessory unit, and the neighbors will be putting in a fence for screening. The parking area was discussed and Knox stated Staff is not requiring the ultimate in parking areas because it is in a low traffic residential area and the approval will not impact the area. Winston moved and Skibby seconded to recommend approval of this action. The motion was unanimously passed. PA 95-045 Conditional Use Permit 635 Siskiyou Boulevard Lloyd and Sandra Erb Knox explained this request is for a one-unit traveller's accommodation. The parking area will be in the rear. Three spaces are required and one of the spaces will utilize the existing garage. No exterior changes are proposed, and Staff is recommending approval. Lewis stated he is very familiar with the house, as he is the one who moved it from Glenwood Drive to Siskiyou Boulevard in the mid 1980s. Since he is also the contractor who remodelled the house, he said he was very familiar with the potholes in the alley. Alley improvements were then discussed. Emerson moved to approve this application and Harriff seconded the motion. It passed unanimously. PA 95-046 Conditional Use Permit Southwest Corner of Lithia Way and Pioneer Street Stacy and Meredith Page Knox explained the applicants are proposing to locate a temporary juice cart on this site which is in the State right-of-way. They have worked out an agreement with the State in order to use the area. The applicants propose to dress up the site by placing potted plants around the cart. The cart will be covered with an awning which will compliment the existing awning on Natural's. Skibby noted the spot was originally used for a phone booth and the juice cart will look much better. With a motion by Emerson and second by Winston, it was the unanimous decision to recommend approval of this action. BUILDING PERMITS Permits reviewed by members of the Historic Commission and issued during the month of April follow: 160 Hillcrest Street 570 Siskiyou Boulevard 151 Wimer Street 162 Fifth Street 64 Dewey Street 163 High Street Jonnie Zheutlin Laura Shrewsbury Lee Goebel Laura Perloff John Orr John McClendon SFR Addition Deck Skylight Access. Unit Remodel/Addition Ashland Historic Commission Minutes May 3, 1995 Page 2 295 East Main Street 266 East Main Street 111 East Main Street 58 East Main Street Wellstone Publication Sign Mother ¥ Child Sign Lot 9 Sign Martino's Sign REVIEW BOARD Following is the schedule (until the next meeting) for the Review Board, which meets every Thursday from 3:00 to at least 3:30 p.m. in the Planning Department: May 4 May 11 May 18 May 25 June 1 Lewis and Skibby Lewis, Emerson, Skibby and Weishahn Cardinale, Skibby, Winston and Weishahn Cardinale, Skibby and Winston Cardinale, Emerson and Skibby OLD BUSINESS National Historic Preservation Week - May 14-20 Lewis reported Ali Ross and Ted Mularz have both consented to be judges this year, and he needs one more. Judging will take place on May 10th. He reminded everyone to come to the award ceremony on the 19th if at all possible. Skibby said he will be talking with Louise Watson from the Tidings about publicity during the week. State Legislation Which will Affect Historic Resources Lewis stated he had recently been contacted by a reporter from the Tidings regarding the legislation and the proposed Historic Preservation Ordinance. She seemed to be focusing on the fact the Historic Commission will be acquiring more power. He said he wanted to emphasize the fact that through the passage of these bills and ordinances, the City will have the chance to become a Certified Local Government (CLG), and will therefore be eligible for grant money. Historic Preservation Ordinance Study Session Knox related the study session was positive. No revisions have been made on the ordinance yet, but there will be one more study session before it goes before the Historic/Planning Commissions and the City Council for final approval. Plaza Emerson reported since the last Commission meeting, the Downtown Planning Advisory Committee (DPAC) was resurrected and met with Brian Almquist to discuss the addition of the information booth. The decision of duplicating the booth was reached after much Ashland Historic Commission Minutes May 3, 1995 Page 3 discussion. He said he volunteered to design something that would work better. Therefore, he stated he had a potential conflict of interest since he is working with the City. He presented three options for preliminary review, two of which removed the brick veneer from the existing booth and replaced it with plaster, and changed the windows and the door. He also noted Councilor Susan Reid had requested the phone booths be removed and wall phones be placed on the building itself. If this is accomplished, the large electric panel will be exposed, but Pete Lovrovich (of the Electric Department) told him it could be moved, but would cost to have it relocated. NEW BUSINESS Lewis informed the Commission he had been attending Parks Commission meetings regarding the new park on North Mountain because he is very concerned about the house on the property which could be demolished. He requested approval from the Commission to write a letter to the Parks Commission for the purpose of trying to preserve the home. Emerson so moved and Skibby seconded the motion. It passed unanimously. ADJOURNMENT It was the unanimous decision of the Commission to adjourn the meeting at 9:05 p.m. Ashland Historic Commission Minutes May 3, 1995 Page 4 ASHLAND HISTORIC COMMISSION Agenda May 3, 1995 H, IlL IV. V. CALL TO ORDER: 7:30 p.m. -ASHLAND COMMUNITY CENTER 59 Winburn Way APPROVAL OF MINUTES: April 5, 1995 STAFF REPORTS: PLANNING ACTION 95-040 is a request for a Conditional Use Permit for the conversion of an existing guest house to an accessory residential unit located at 101 Pine Street. Comprehensive Plan Designation: Single Family Residential; Zoning: R-l- .5; Assessor's Map #: 8AD; Tax Lot: 2800. APPLICANT: Suzanne Willow PLANNING ACTION 95-045 is a request for a Conditional Use Permit for a one-unit traveller's accommodation located at 635 Siskiyou Boulevard. Comprehensive Plan Designation: Multi-Family ResMential; Zoning: R-2; Assessor's Map #: 9AC; Tax Lot: 13701. APPLICANT: Lloyd & Sandra Erb PLANNING ACTION 95-046 is a request for a Conditional Use Permit for a juice cart (temporaty use) at the southwest corner of Lithia Way and Pioneer Street (in front of Naturals). Comprehensive Plan Designation: Commercial; Zoning: C-I-D; Assessor's Map #: next to 9BA; Tax Lot: 11400. APPLICANT: Stacy and Meredith Page OLD BUSINESS: A. Review Board ,, Appointments/q/olunteers Bo National Historic Preservation Week ,, May 14th - 20th --REAL PEOPLE, REAL PLACES, REAL HISTORY C. Discuss Historic Preservation Ordinance/Study Session D. Other NEW BUSINESS VI. ADJOURNMENT