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HDC_09 08 2014Page 1 of 6 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 Page 2 of 6 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 Page 3 of 6 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 Page 4 of 6 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. Page 5 of 6 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. Attest: tc)'( -ILI Date I0 -, (12 -, Z3 c� Date Page 6 of 6