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HDC_05 14 2018Page 1 of 6 DEPARTMENT OF PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT 723 West Markham Street Little Rock, Arkansas 72201-1334 Phone: (501) 371-4790 Fax: (501) 399-3435 LITTLE ROCK HISTORIC DISTRICT COMMISSION MINUTES Monday, May 14, 2018, 5:00 p.m. Board Room, City Hall Roll Call Quorum was present being six (6) in number. Members Present: Chair Ted Holder Vice Chair Jeremiah Russell Dick Kelley Dale Pekar Amber Jones Robert Hodge Members Absent: Lauren Frederick City Attorney: Debra Weldon Staff Present: Brian Minyard Citizens Present: Ed Sergeant Mark Brown Approval of Minutes Commissioner Jeremiah Russell made a motion to approve the April 9, 2018 minutes as submitted. Commissioner Dick Kelley seconded and the motion passed with a vote of 6 ayes, 0 noes, and 1 absent (Frederick). Notice requirements were met on all of the items except as noted in individual hearing items. Notice of public hearing was printed in a newspaper of general circulation, posted on the internet and emails were sent to interested citizens and the press to inform them of the agenda being posted online. Page 2 of 6 DEPARTMENT OF PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT 723 West Markham Street Little Rock, Arkansas 72201-1334 Phone: (501) 371-4790 Fax:(501) 399-3435 www.littlerock.gov STAFF REPORT ITEM NO. One. Location of Project DATE: May 12, 2018 APPLICANT: Mark Brown, Brown Judy Enterprises, LLC ADDRESS: 518 E 7th FILE NUMBER: HDC18-008 COA REQUEST: Fence and Gates PROJECT BACKGROUND AND DESCRIPTION: The subject property is located at 518 E 7th. The property’s legal description is a long legal summarized as “Part of the East 150’ of the Fowler Block, City of Little Rock, Pulaski County, Arkansas." This multifamily building was built in 1984. The 2006 survey form states: “A standard twentieth century commercial property with minimal traditional details. The origins of many of the building elements, such as roof slope, bay windows, gables porches, and round classical columns are Colonial Revival.” It is considered a "Non- Contributing Structure" to the MacArthur Park Historic District. This application is for a fence on the street sides, people and vehicular gates and power closers and openers. PREVIOUS ACTIONS ON THIS SITE: On April 10, 2017, an application was withdrawn by the applicant for installation of fencing and gates. On December 21, 2010, a COC was approved and issued to Chuck Heinbockel for a new roof. On February 8, 1984, a COA was approved and issued to Tom Wilkes of Quapaw Realty for new apartments. Page 3 of 6 Existing 7th Street facades Along Sherman Street at gate and dumpster location Along 7th Street at gate location Contributing and Non-contributing map PROPOSAL AND WRITTEN ANALYSIS OF THE APPLICATION BASED OFF OF INTENT AND GUIDELINES: This application is for the installation of fencing along 7th and Sherman Street frontages. It will be a combination of three foot tall metal fences and gates, six foot tall metal fences and gates and some six foot tall wood fencing. The interior property lines (north and west sides) already have a six foot tall wood privacy fence. The additional fencing that is the subject of this application will totally enclose the property. A three foot metal fence will be placed between the buildings and the street on both 7th and Sherman Streets. It will be a Montage Plus fence Genesis style with triad style finials. There will be three man gates at the sidewalks that enter the property (two Genesis Fence with triad finials Page 4 of 6 at the porches and one between the two buildings. This fence will roughly parallel the street but will have some jogs in the fence to go around existing trees. The fence will be placed at an angle at the street corner for visibility of cars at the intersection. At the driveways, there will be a combination of six foot fences and vehicular gates. The 15 feet wide gate will be placed 27 feet off the property line on the 7th Street entrance and operate as a rolling fence that will roll to the west when opened. The new fence will extend from the wood privacy fence to the building at a corner approximately 11 feet back from the front of the building. One parking space will be left to the outside of the fence. The Sherman Street gate will be a swinging gate angled between 30 and 35 feet off the property line. The 18 feet wide gate will swing toward the street. This fence will extend from the dumpster enclosure fencing to the side of the building just behind the bay window projection. These fences will also be the Montage Plus fence Genesis style with triad style finials. There will be one section of six foot fencing between the two buildings on the 7th Street side with one man gate at the sidewalk. It will be co-planer with the façade of the western building. The last portion of the proposed fencing is a six foot tall wood fence forming the dumpster enclosure at the Sherman Street driveway. There will be a double gate visible from Sherman Street for access by the refuse hauling company and a single man gate on the west side not visible from the street. There will be gate operator boxes located within the fenced areas to mechanically open and close the gates. The residents will be issued fobs to remotely open the gates. These will be LIftMaster CSW24VDC. Fencing Plan Page 5 of 6 NEIGHBORHOOD COMMENTS AND REACTION: At the time of distribution, there was one comment regarding this application of a negative nature. STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Approval with the following conditions: 1.Obtaining a building permit. COMMISSION ACTION: May 14, 2018 Brian Minyard, Staff, made a brief presentation of the item including an email and a phone call that were both in opposition to the item. He reviewed the email that was provided to the commission today from Melissa Wood and it was provided to the applicant. Ed Sergeant, the architect for the project, spoke for the applicant. He believes that the fence is tastefully done and it is pulled back from the street. It will have the quad flare finial instead of the triad finial as shown in the application. He stated that there will be one space outside of the fence for guests. If the fence was moved farther away from the street, additional spaces would be lost. This parking lot has a one way traffic pattern. The applicant and he took a look around the area and some fences were taller than the one they are proposing and he gave examples. The relation to the front of the building is different in this application and he believes that they are in compliance with the guidelines. Commissioner Dick Kelley asked if the Commission approved a fence earlier on this site. Mr. Minyard stated that they did not. There was an item that was withdrawn last year that was similar to this application, but the action was to permit withdrawal. There were no citizens present for citizen comment. Vice Chair Jeremiah Russell made a motion to approve as submitted with staff recommendations. Commissioner Dick Kelly seconded and the motion passed with a vote of 6 ayes, 0 noes, and 1 absent (Frederick). Other Matters Enforcement issues Staff had none to report to the Commission. Certificates of Compliance No COCs were issued this last month. Citizen Communication There were no citizens that chose to speak during citizen communication. Other Mr. Minyard stated that there was an item on the agenda next month by the Housing and Neighborhood Programs to demolish an accessory building on the alley that is visible from the street. He noted that this item will be different that usual. He explained some of the process that Housing goes through on demolitions. He responded to Commissioner Kelley's question of the address stating it was located at 1019 S Rock Street. Adjournment There was a motion to adjourn and the meeting ended at 5: 15 p.m. Date Secretary/Staff Date Page 6 of 6