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LITTLE ROCK HISTORIC DISTRICT COMMISSION
MINUTES
Monday, September 8, 2014, 5:00 p.m.
Board Room, City Hall
I. Roll Call
Quorum was present being six (6) in number.
Members Present: Randy Ripley
BJ Bowen
Toni Johnson
Mark Brown
Kwadjo Boaitey
Page Wilson
Members Absent: Open Position
City Attorney: Debra Weldon
Staff Present: Brian Minyard
Citizens Present: Joe Joyner
Melissa Woods
II. Approval of Minutes
A motion was made by Commissioner Kwadjo Boaitey to approve the minutes of July 14, 2014
as submitted. Commissioner BJ Bowen seconded and the minutes were approved with a vote
of 6 ayes and 1 open position.
There was a motion to amend the agenda as reflected on the distributed agenda. The motion
was made by Commissioner Wilson and seconded by Commission BJ Bowen. The motion
passed with a vote of 6 ayes and 1 open position.
Notice requirements were met on all applications to be heard tonight.
III. Deferred Certificates of Appropriateness
None
IV. Certificates of Appropriateness
DEPARTMENT OF PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT
723 West Markham Street
Little Rock, Arkansas 72201-1334
Phone: (501) 371-4790 Fax: (501) 399-3435
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DATE: September 8, 2014
APPLICANT: Joe Joyner, Little Rock Violin Shop, Inc.
ADDRESS: 316 E 11th Street
COA REQUEST: Sign
PROJECT BACKGROUND AND DESCRIPTION:
The subject property is located at 316 East 11th Street.
The property’s legal description is “Lot 7, Block 45,
Original City of Little Rock, Pulaski County, Arkansas."
The building at 316 East 11th Street is a ca. 1900-1910
Garage building and is considered a "Contributing
Structure" to the MacArthur Park Historic District in the
latest survey. (A previous staff report listed the use of
the building as originally built as a stable for the grocery
store at 1020 Rock.)
This application is for a sign on the front of the building
over the garage doors.
PREVIOUS ACTIONS ON THIS SITE:
On August 18, 2014, a COC was issued to repair the
front left window sash.
On April 21, 2014, a COC was issued to replace the side
alley door.
On April 11, 2011, a COA was issued for repointing the mortar and a door on the east side of
the building.
On September 22, 2006, a COC was issued to Jay Core of the replacement of the front garage
door.
On March 13, 2002, a COA was approved and issued to Jay Core for an addition to the rear of
the structure.
On January 2, 1985, a COA was not approved for Lester Gaines for an alteration to the front of
the building.
DEPARTMENT OF PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT
723 West Markham Street
Little Rock, Arkansas 72201-1334
Phone: (501) 371-4790 Fax: (501) 399-3435
STAFF REPORT
ITEM NO. One.
Location of Project
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Existing south elevation Proposed Sign
PROPOSAL AND WRITTEN ANALYSIS OF THE APPLICATION BASED OFF OF INTENT
AND GUIDELINES:
This site was the subject of a Conditional Use Permit (CUP) for violin sales and repair which
was approved on May 19, 2011. That CUP approved a sign on the front of the building upon
review and approval of the HDC. This application is to get approval of that sign.
The Guidelines state on page 71 under Design Guidelines for Site Design:
E. SIGNS
Signs should be subordinate to the architecture and overall character throughout
the district. Historic signs should be preserved, including “ghost” signs on the
sides of buildings.
1. Attached to Building:
Signs attached to a building should not cover or obscure architectural features.
Signs may be painted on windows, doors, or small panels at entrances or on
awnings. Small signs may be flush-mounted on a building wall; may be hung on
porches between posts; or may project from the structure. A sign on a masonry
wall should be mounted in the mortar, not the masonry.
3. Materials for signs:
Materials used for signs should be traditional, such as finished wood, glass,
copper, or bronze, not plywood, plastic, unfinished wood, neon or other internally
lighted materials, or flashing lights. Materials should be compatible with the
building materials.
4. Design of signs:
The design of the signs should be appropriate to the building, in size, lettering,
and style. Business logos or symbols are desirable. If several businesses share
a building, coordinate the signs. Flashing, rotating, moveable, or portable signs
should not be used.
5. Lighting of signs:
Lighting of signs should be from remote sources, preferably from the ground
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aimed directly at the sign and shielded from street view. Lighting should not use
visible bulbs, internal sources or luminous paint.
The sign will be 8’ x 2’ long. It will be metal individually cut letters that will be set of the wall by
1/2”. The letters will be black. Underneath the words, there will be a violin bow that completes
the business logo. This sign does not obscure architectural details of the building. Care should
be taken when installing the sign to get the most mounting holes drilled into the mortar and not
into the actual brick. The design of the sign is appropriate to the size of the building. The sign
will not be lit at night. His office hours end at 6:00 pm.
NEIGHBORHOOD COMMENTS AND REACTION: At the time of distribution, there were no
comments regarding this application.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Approval with the following conditions:
1. Obtaining sign permit.
COMMISSION ACTION: September 8, 2014
Brian Minyard made a presentation to the Commission.
Commissioner Randy Ripley commented that it was a tasteful sign and asked Mr. Joe Joyner,
the applicant if it was aluminum. Mr. Joyner replied that it was cast aluminum.
Commissioner Page Wilson asked the applicant if he would like to light his sign. Mr. Joyner
said no.
There were no citizens wanting to speak on the application.
Commissioner Kwadjo Boaitey made a motion to approve the COA as submitted with Staff
recommendations. Commissioner BJ Bowen seconded and the motion passed with a vote of 6
ayes and 1 open position.
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There was a presentation from Jerry Holder from the Connecting Arkansas Program, a voted
approved sales tax initiative that will be used for improvement and expansion of the roadways in
Arkansas.
After a presentation by Mr. Holder, questions were asked of him,
Chair Toni Johnson asked how it would affect the Historic Districts. Mr. Holder said that they
hope to stay within the existing right of way and that they have located the historic resources in
the area. He hopes to avoid the “constraints”, the CAP Program’s term for properties that they
need to avoid. If they cannot avoid taking additional right of way, they will try to minimize
effects.
Commissioner Randy Ripley asked about connections to the Hanger Hill area. Mr. Holder
responded that Studio Main will be bringing ideas to the CAP program. They are trying to keep
the east west connectivity and may be able to make the connections wider and have multiple
uses (bikes, cars, busses). Commissioner Ripley added that the 630 interstate destroyed the
connectivity south and that he did not want that to happen again. He thinks that Hanger Hill has
to be connected to the west, that disconnect is hard to repair.
Commissioner Page Wilson spoke of the connections to the neighborhoods. SOMA, the park
and Rockefeller school could be impacted with the new modifications. He wants them to
consider more than just a beautiful relief on the side of the wall. Mr. Holder commented that
they were not looking at redoing the 630-30 interchange. Mr. Wilson asked what were the
alternatives were. Mr. Holder responded that the number of lanes, collector routes, transit
lanes, etc. were the alternatives.
Commissioner Wilson continued about the fact that there are more energy efficient cars now
and there is less money from gasoline taxes. He encouraged them to look at a longer range
plan. Hr. Holder stated that that you cannot widen yourself out of congestion. A 10% increase
in capacity will fill up quickly, but a larger amount of capacity will take longer to fill up. Other
alternatives, bridges, bus, train should be considered in the future.
Chair Johnson asked about the 30 assigned stakeholders. Is AHPP one of those? Mr. Holder
stated that AHPP was a stakeholder and they; do get input from them on this. Chair Johnson
urged not to divide the historic district and that we need vital neighborhoods.
Commissioner Wilson stated that Est Little Rock will soon be what East Austin (Texas) has
become.
Commissioner Ripley stated that he was impressed with the CAP connection to the community
and the process outlined in the presentation.
VI.
V. Other Matters
Enforcement issues
Staff noted that there are no new enforcement issues.
Certificates of Compliance
Staff wrote some this month and will send spreadsheet to the commission.
New Business
Staff did not have any to bring up.
Citizen Communication
There was no citizen communication at this time.
Adjournment
There was a motion to adjourn and the meeting ended at 5:55 p.m.
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