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LITTLE ROCK HISTORIC DISTRICT COMMISSION
MINUTES
Monday, January 9, 2012 5:00 p.m.
Board Room, City Hall
I. Roll Call
Quorum was present being seven (7) in number.
Members Present: Marshall Peters
Julie Wiedower
Randy Ripley
Loretta Hendrix
Chris Vanlandingham
BJ Bowen
Toni Johnson
Members Absent: none
City Attorney: Debra Weldon
Staff Present: Brian Minyard
Citizens Present: Rhea Roberts
Dennis Sullivan
Arlene Sullivan
Stefan Vickery
II. Approval of Minutes
A motion was made by Commissioner Julie Wiedower to approve the minutes of December 12,
2011 as submitted. Commissioner Marshall Peters seconded and the minutes were approved
with a vote of 7 ayes and 0 absent.
Notice requirements were meet on both applications to be heard tonight.
III. Deferred Certificates of Appropriateness
None
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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STAFF REPORT
ITEM NO. One.
DATE: January 9, 2012
APPLICANT: Stefan Vickery
ADDRESS: 904-906-908 Commerce Street
COA REQUEST: Storm Windows
PROJECT BACKGROUND AND DESCRIPTION:
The subject property is located at 904-906 Commerce
Street. The property’s legal description is “The West 66
feet of Lots 10, 11 and 12, Block 59 Original City of Little
Rock, Pulaski County, Arkansas."
This building was built in the 1890’s. The 2007 survey
form states: “This one-story Queen Anne has a front
facing wing with bay windows and segmented roof with
the same side facing wing termination. A porch with
minimal decoration fills between the front and side
wings.” It is considered a "Contributing Structure" to the
MacArthur Park Historic District.
This application is for the addition of storm windows to
the south and east facing facades.
PREVIOUS ACTIONS ON THIS SITE:
On September 12, 2011, A COA was given to Stefan
Vickery for the following items: Replacement of broken cracked and warped pieces of siding and
trim with pieces of same profile and size; Decking on front porch; Existing Railings on front
porch; Removal of built-in bench on front porch; Replace bench with railing to match recently
installed railing; Replacing vertical siding on bay to match other bay’s vertical siding; Removal of
8x8 fiberglass columns on front porch; Replacement columns to be 6x6” box construction
columns with 1x wrap on bottom and top with cove mold on top and layout to match 1979 photo;
No window repair or installations of new windows are included in this COA; No installation of a
spindle frieze on porch is included in this COA;
DEPARTMENT OF PLANNING AND
DEVELOPMENT
723 West Markham Street
Little Rock, Arkansas 72201-1334
Phone: (501) 371-4790 Fax: (501) 399-3435
Location of Project
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On January 13, 1988, an action was noted to replace partially burned roof, remove chimney,
replace windows and replace front door by the Applicant Lanelle McCollum. No notation was
found in the file to say if the COA was approved or not.
Southeast corner with south facade Southeast corner
Existing east elevation Northeast corner
PROPOSAL AND WRITTEN ANALYSIS OF THE APPLICATION BASED OFF OF INTENT
AND GUIDELINES:
The proposal is to install storm windows over the nine existing wood windows, five on the
eastern façade and four on the south facing façade. The storm windows will be of the same
color of the existing trim (white or off white). The windows are to be made locally and are
aluminum with painted finish. The sash division will match the existing. The screens will be full
screen as the guidelines state.
On Page 53, the Guidelines states: Screen and storm windows should be wood or baked-on
enamel or anodized aluminum in a color to match the window sash paint color and fit within the
window frames, not overlapping the frames. Screens should be full-view. Storm windows may
also be mounted on the inside of windows. Half screen and screen or storm windows smaller
than original window, are not recommended.
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The proposal as stated complies with the Guidelines.
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 a building permit.
Brian Minyard, Staff, made a brief presentation to the commission.
Stefan Vickery briefly addressed the commission and asked for questions from the commission.
Commissioner Julie Wiedower stated that the house looks great and the color is good.
Commissioner Marshall Peters asked if the paint was going to be matched exactly. Mr. Vickery
said that the paint on the storm windows would be very close, but not an exact match. The
screens would be full view.
Chairman Chris Vanlandingham asked how long the certificate was good. Brian Minyard stated
that there is not a time limit for completion, however un-built COA’s do not go with the land, and
they expire when the building is sold. In response to a question, he said that there was not a
definite time frame for the installation for the storm windows. Debra Weldon, city attorney,
stated that the HDC cannot put a time limit on the COA’s.
Commissioner Wiedower made a motion to approve as submitted with Staff recommendations
and Commissioner Randy Ripley seconded. The motion was approved with a vote of 7 ayes.
COMMISSION ACTION: January 9, 2012
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STAFF REPORT
ITEM NO. Two.
DATE: January 9, 2012
APPLICANT: Arlene Sullivan
ADDRESS: 308 Daisy Bates
COA REQUEST: Replacement of all siding and trim repair/replacement
PROJECT BACKGROUND AND DESCRIPTION:
The subject property is located at 308 Daisy Bates Drive.
The property’s legal description is “part of Lot 5 and Lot
6, Block 48, Original City of Little Rock, Pulaski County,
Arkansas."
This building was built in ca. 1890’s. The 2006 survey
form states: This asymmetrical two-story Colonial Revival
house has a decorative, arched top window and detailing
in the front facing gable.” It is considered a "Contributing
Structure" to the MacArthur Park Historic District.
This application is for replacement of all siding and trim
repair/replacement. Damaged trim around doors and
windows will be replaced with same style and type trim.
PREVIOUS ACTIONS ON THIS SITE:
On June 26, 2008, a COC was issued to Arlene Sullivan for driveway modifications.
On March 31, 2008 a COA was issued to Arlene Sullivan for siding, foundation, front porch
modifications, replacing windows, filing in eastern window, fencing, gutters and downspouts,
new porch over northwest door, and removal of porch and steps on southwest door.
On March 10, 2008, a COC was issued to Arlene Sullivan for roof, soffit, fascia, walk, grounds,
and fencing.
On October 5, 2000, a COA was denied to Chris Pratt for installing vinyl windows.
DEPARTMENT OF PLANNING AND
DEVELOPMENT
723 West Markham Street
Little Rock, Arkansas 72201-1334
Phone: (501) 371-4790 Fax: (501) 399-3435
Location of Project
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Existing south elevation Existing west elevation
Existing east elevation Existing north elevation
PROPOSAL AND WRITTEN ANALYSIS OF THE APPLICATION BASED OFF OF INTENT
AND GUIDELINES:
This proposal is to remove all current exterior siding and replace with five-inch cedar boards
with two-inch overlap resulting in a three-inch reveal. In addition, there may be framing boards
that are rotten and will need to be replaced at the same time. Damaged trim around doors and
windows will be replaced. All new wood will be primed and two coats of paint applied.
The Secretary of Interior’s Standard #6 is relevant to this application. It states:
Deteriorated historic features shall be repaired rather than replaced. Where the
severity of deterioration requires replacement of a distinctive feature, the new
feature shall match the old in design, color, texture and other visual qualities and,
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where possible, materials. Replacement of missing features shall be
substantiated by documentary, physical or pictorial evidence.
There are numerous places where the siding on this structure is broken, warped and rotted. If
the request was to patch the siding where needed, a Certificate of Compliance (COC) would
have been issued. However, this application is to replace 100% of the siding on the house,
which Staff felt required a public hearing, a COA.
Front door transom and window hood South facing window detail
South façade gable Window jamb detail on second floor south
facade gable.
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There are details on the existing windows that should not be lost if this application is approved.
As shown in the photos above, the south gable façade is the most elaborate of the facades
because of the detail of the window trim. The trimwork around the second and third floor
window should not be replaced, but should be repaired in place with wood putties or epoxy
wood preservation techniques if needed. The window hood above the second floor window
features dentil molding and is the most elaborate of all. All of the other window and door hoods
match and should not be “embellished” to match the elaborate one.
Ca. 1976 photos of house Ca. 1976 photos of house
The corner trim on the house is suggested to
be modified. It features two 1x4’s, one on
each face with a piece of cove molding in the
corner. The two houses to the west, feature
a piece of quarter round instead of the cove
molding, which is a more typical trim feature.
This is shown in the photo to the right.
It is also suggested that the backside of the
new siding and trim be primed before
installation. This back priming will reduce the
chance of water to wick up behind the siding
and cause paint to peel prematurely.
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 a building permit.
COMMISSION ACTION: January 9, 2012
Brian Minyard, Staff, made a brief presentation to the Commission. He covered the Staff
recommendations of modifying the corner trim, not losing any detailing of the windows, vertical
Existing corner trim
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trim work around windows, particularly on the front façade of the second and third floor
windows. He also discussed priming the backside of the siding before installation.
Commission Julie Wiedower commented on the photo which showed the corner boards are
smaller proportionally than they would be typically. There was a discussion about the trim and
whether the trim is original or is shown in the 1976 photos. Commissioner Randy Ripley stated
that he agreed with Commissioner Wiedower. He continued that he had heard both ways of
priming the back or not priming the back of siding.
Commissioner Wiedower commented on the window trim that would be replaced as stated in
the application. If the application is approved as submitted, does the Commission have any
control over what the trim looks like. Mr. Minyard asked her to verify that with the applicant
when they are speaking. The applicant may need to modify their application.
Dennis Sullivan, the applicant, will be removing all of the siding and wrapping the house with
Tyvek. He has found a source to for window trim that matches the existing. He will put headers
on windows and replace sills as needed. Some windows do not have headers and will add
those. He wants, in the future, to add millwork to the header above the window over the porch.
Commissioner Wiedower asked about the covered up windows per a previous COA. Mr.
Sullivan stated that it was not an original window and it will not be uncovered. He continued that
two houses in are that are mirror images of the house that they did not have that window.
Commissioner Randy Ripley asked how he would seal the edges of the Tyvek since he was not
removing the windows. He stated that the manufacturers made a tape for that instance.
Commissioner Ripley asked if he was considering shutters. Mr. Sullivan stated that he was not
considering shutters at this point.
Commissioner Ripley asked about the detail of the base of the wall detail. Mr. Sullivan stated
that it was a single row of brick. He will replicate the foundation. He stated that he would add a
drip edge on top of the baseboard.
Commissioner Wiedower asked if he was doing option A or option B as shown on the bid form.
Mr. Sullivan stated that he was not doing either of the options at this point. She also asked if
there were any historic photos of the house. He stated no.
Commissioner Toni Johnson asked if he was replacing the gable trim the way it is now. He
stated that it would be replaced if it was rotted and make it appear the way it is now.
Commissioner Wiedower left the meeting at 5:23 p.m.
Commissioner Ripley asked if they were considering gutters. Mr. Sullivan stated not now, but
maybe later.
QQA Executive Director Rhea Roberts stated that the QQA board has reviewed the application.
She stated that they do not normally support wholesale replacement of siding on a structure, but
after review, they have decided to support the application.
Commissioner Ripley made a motion to approve the application as submitted with staff
recommendation of the modified corner trim and the preservation of the second/third floor
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window detailing. Commissioner Marshall Peters seconded and the motion passed with a vote
of six ayes and one absent (Wiedower).
IV. Other Matters
Enforcement issues
There are no enforcement issues to report.
Certificates of Compliance
No COC's to report at this time.
Dunbar Survey
AHPP is crunching the numbers on the contributing and non contributing resources at this time.
Citizen Communication
There were no citizens present at the time of citizen communication.
VI. Adjournment
The meeting was adjourned at 5:30.
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