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Home My WebLink About2004-12-08 Historic MIN CITY OF ASHLAND ASHLAND HISTORIC COMMISSION Minutes December 8, 2004 Community Development/Engineering Services Building - 51 Winburn Way - Siskiyou Room Historic Commissioners Present: Dale Shostrom, Keith Swink, Sam Whitford, Alex KraGh, Rob Saladoff, Terry Skibby, Jay Leighton and Henry Baker Absent Members: Tom Giordano Council Liaison: John Morrison Hiah School Liaison: None Appointed SOU Liaison: None Appointed Staff Present: Maria Harris, Senior Planner; Billie Boswell, Administration CALL TO ORDER At 7:05 p.m., Chairman Dale Shostrom called the meeting to order. APPROVAL OF MINUTES Leighton moved to approve the November 3, 2004 minutes as revised. With a second by Sa/adoff, the motion was approved with all voting aye. GEORGE KRAMER George Kramer spoke to the Historic Commission about options for surveying and submitting a Multiple Properties Submission on the National Register for Historic Places. A multiple properties submission is a National Register listing which have non-geographically coherent resources of common clssociation. These properties must have specific standards with common historical criteria. For example, "Oregon Covered Bridges", "19th Century Residential Architecture & Environs", or "Pre-World War II/Pre-194B Construction". In order to identify what is actually out there, Kramer suggested doing a "windshield" or "drive-by" inventory initially to identify commonality between the subject properties. Then once shared criteria are identified, more intensive historical survey can be done on the selected individual homes to create a narrative for submittal. Mr. Kramer explained that in this type of submission, owner consent is required to register the property. The City would also need to decide if the identified properties would be subject to Historic Design criteria when submitting building permits. Another option is to survey the homes abutting existing Historical Districts to learn if the current boundaries should be expanded. These would require owner consent of 50% plus 1. He explained that Certified Local Government (GLG) monies are available in the form of grants from the Federal government and dispersed by SHPO. Leighton moved to have staff move forward with the process to begin the process for beginning the inventory process to do the surveys. The motion was seconded by Skibby and passed unanimously. PUBLIC HEARINGS Planning Action 2004-150 Conditional Use Permit and Site Review Applicant: Unitarian Universal Fellowship Church 87 Fourth Street Most members had site visits but no ex-parte contact. There were no conflict of interest issues. CITY OF ASHLAND The request is for a Conditional Use Permit to modify a non-conforming site involving the construction of an approximately 3,837 square foot addition to the existing Unitarian Church building. The addition will accommodate a social hall, commercial kitchen, restrooms and storage/maintenance space. The site is considered non-conforming because the existing amount of off-street parking is less than that required by ordinance. Staff described the existing site and improvements. The proposal would include the buildiing addition, a new sidewalk with planting strip on C Street, paving the alley and 2 parking spaces, and all assoc;iated landscaping. Bill Emerson of Emerson Design, 90 5th St, showed the Commission the proposed streetscape and a model of the design. The addition is designed to give a more residential look than the 1961 modernistic design of the existing church building to blend better with the residential neighborhood. The Commission discussed the design features of the proposed windows, the entry, the roof design, siding and trim materiall and color choices. There was also discussion of the proposed removal of the steeple. Shostrom moved to approve the addition design with the stipulation that the original1961 building details including windows, window types, trims, trim types, stucco texture, eaves, roofing, and base detail remain the same. The steeple is approved for removal. Leighton seconded the motion and it passed unanimously. Planning Action 2004-154 Applicant: Archerd & Dresner 180 Lithia Way The request is for Site Review approval to construct a 6,166 square foot, three-story mixed-use building. This building is the Jasmine Building, Phase II. Staff explained that the Phase I building of this project was recently completed. The current proposal is for a second building separated from the first building and would provide retail space on the !~round level and 3 residential units on the 2nd and 3rd floors. This building would not extend to the sidewalk: as required in the Downtown Design standards, however, a public plaza space in the front of the buildin~1 and a pedestrian walkway to the west of the building would mitigate this requirement since the standards specifically mention plazas and walkways as a basis for an exception. The walkway is intended to provide! mid-block access between Lithia Way and East Main. Evan Archerd of Archerd & Dresner presented the details of the Phase II building showing how the new building is compatible but different than the first building. Details of the plaza and the pedestrian waU<waywere shown to complement the proposed mid-block walkway and the pedestrian corridor planned for the development across the street. There being no one in the audience wishing to speak, the public hearing was closed. Saladoff questioned whether or not the balcony shown met the Downtown Design Standiards. Because the balcony is set nearly 24 feet from the street, behind several trees and oriented toward the park, the applicant felt it really wasn't part of the streetscape. Skibby made a motion to approve the application with a second by Swink. It was approved unanimously. Ashland Historic Commission Minutes 12/1612004 2 CITY OF ASHLAND "A" Street Market Place It was noted that there were no representatives present for the "A" Street Market Place discussion regarding painting the exterior. The Commission said they would not approve painting the exterior. However, a clear, non- glossy sealant could be used to seal and protect the concrete. 165 Lith ia Way Evan Archerd and George Kramer presented four different looks for the two proposed buildings along Lithia Way and requested feedback from the Commission as a follow up to the comments received after the November presentation. Two design and trim options were proposed for the first building, incorporating a brick fagade similar to other 19th-century buildings in Ashland. Four options were proposed for the second building showing various historical design periods. The Historic Commission preferred the vertical, brick fagade as shown in Option A and the horizontal, Moderne example shown in Option D. ITEMS NOT ON THE AGENDA Staff discussed the National Historic Preservation Month in May, 2005. The Commission decided to continue Ashland's celebration in the 2nd week of May only. OLD BUSINESS A. Review Board - Following is the January schedule for the Review Board, which meets every Thursday from 3:00 to at least 3:30 p.m. in the Planning Department: December 9th December 16th December 23rd December 30th January 6th Skibby, Swink, Baker Skibby, Baker, Shostrom Skibby, Leighton, Krach Skibby, Whitford, Krach Skibby, Swink, Saladoff B. Proiect Assianments for Plannina Actions PA #2000-120 PA #2002-100 P A #2004-017 PA #2004-026 PA #2004-018 P A #2004-043 P A #2004-100 PA #2004-102 PA #2004-110 PA #2004-115 P A #2004-138 P A #2004-150 PA #2004-154 485 "A" Street (Steve Hoxmeier) 142 East Main Street (Earthly Goods) 364 Hargadine Street (Ken Kolar) 81 Central Avenue 0/Ves & Lucinda Vail) 322 Pioneer Street (AI & Sandra Carlson) 246 Catalina Drive (Dr. William Rodden) 80 Wimer (Tom & Kathy Petersen) 832 "A" Street (Ilene Rubenstein) 150 Church St (Robert M. Saladoff) 724 Iowa St (Dave and Jamie Kaufman) 234 Vista St (Sid & Karen DeBoer) 87 Fourth St (Unitarian Universal Fellowship Church 180 Lithia Wy Shostrom Leighton Krach Giordano Swink Krach Whitford Saladoff Whitford Swink Saladoff Shostrom Leighton C. Co-Sponsorship with Conservation Commission for Fall Workshop - Waiting to hear from Joanne Krippahne. D. Lithia Sprinas National Reaister Nomination - Maria Harris contacted SHPO and is still waiting to hear back from Roger Roper about the historical significance of the Gun Club retaining their use. Ashland Historic Commission Minutes 12/1612004 3 CITY OF ASHLAND E. Memo to Council Reaardina Authorization for Multiple Listina Survey for National Reaister of Historic Places - Begin designing survey G. Sinale Familv Residential Desian Standards - Formation of a sub-committee led by Giordano NEW BUSINESS Historic Commission Recommendations for City Council Goal Setting for 2005-2006: 1. Multiple Listing Survey to identify properties that should be on the National Register for Historic Places 2. Continue efforts for the protection of Lithia Springs as a historic resource ANNOUNCEMENTS The next Historic Commission meeting will be on January 5, 2005 at 7:00 pm in the Siskiyou Room. ADJOURNMENT With a motion by Shostrom and second by Leighton, it was the unanimous decision of the Commission to adjourn the meeting at 11 :00 p.m. Ashland Historic Commission Minutes 12/1612004 4