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Home My WebLink About1 Final ActionCity of Little Rock V Department of Planning and Development Historic ,1- 723 West Markham Street as 72201-1334 District Little Rock,ans Phone: (501 3714790 Fax: (501) 399-3435 Commission LITTLE L Roll Call and I A Quorum was II. Members Pres Members Absent: City Attorney: Staff Present: III. Agenda Items Item 1, Jim Etters This application wa adjacent to the deve HISTORIC DISTRICT COMMISSION MINUTE RECORD lay, December 2, 2004, 5:00 p�m. g of a Quorum it being three (3) in numbe T__ C upv Carolyn Newbem rl Wesley Walls Marshall Peters IU o Terrence Bolden Wyatt Weems Deborah Weldon Andre Bernard Charles Bloom Ward Harma 000 McGowan Street for the placement of 84 individual air conditioning units apment. A revision of the previous COA. The applicant noted that they originally planned to put the air conditioner units on the roof The applic out stated that they cannot find a roofer who will warranty the roof with 94 air con 'tioner units on it. Mr. Etters showed a diagram of the units and noted that they j re only 23" square and will be screened from the road by shrubs. The applies t noted that this alternative Commissioner New ern asked if each apartment needed its own unit instead of having one large unit Commissioner Wells noted that a unit that would serve that purpose could be th size of a train car. It was also noted by the applicant that individual renters w uld be paying for their individual air conditioning costs. Th Commissioner Peterf asked how unit maintenance would be done. Mr. Etters responded and said tere will be a one -foot airspace between the unit and the surrounding walls a4d bushes and trimming of the bushes would be necessary in order to work on the units. Commissioner New em asked about the maintenance of the shrubs and what would happen if one died or needed replacement. Mr. Etters said that any shrub problems would be lixed because they would be maintaining the property after construction as the ofvner and property manager. Commissioner Newbem asked if two thirds of the is height would be covered at the time of initial planting. The applicant ackn wledged that they know they need mature plants at the time of planting. Comnlissioner Walls reminded of the original option of through the window or wall units, and feels that this scenario is best. Mr. Bernard noted at staff has reviewed the notices and determined that sufficient notice hl been met and that public notice did appear in the n the Daily Record. Commissioner Ne bem made a recommendation of approval of the project under conditions that the Jesign guidelines are met, that they units area not visible from the street, that the i pplicant submits a plan that shows the placement of the shrubs and the unit and a maintenance plan. She reiterated that Mr. Etters noted he would continue maintenance on the shrubs after construction. Wesley Walls mak s a motion approve the application with the following conditions: that the design guidelines are met, that they units area not visible from the street, that the g pplicant submits a plan that shows the placement of the shrubs and the unit and a maintenance plan. The motion was approved 3 yes, 0 noes, and 2 absent. Mr. Etters introduc d a new color scheme for the building. Commissioner Newbem and Coratnissioner Walls noted that the Commission can only make recommendations do color. Item 2, Melissa ods 523 East Seventh Street. Melissa Woods wak present. Her application was to add white picket fence on the Sherman Street sid of house to cover one existing and one proposed HVAC unit and put up a privac fence between the house on the property and house next door. Mr. Bernard they were aI Mrs. Woods noted the house has one I installation of this conditioning units. Commissioner Ne will be remedied i of the existing reh fence height limit measure the grour from the point we: x the record that staff did review the notice documents and and the Public Notice did appear in the Daily Record. it she had purchased the home several months ago and that AC unit servicing only half of the house. Furthermore, t will result in the removal of several window air bent noted that the current HVAC units lack of compliance th the installation of the fence. Also she described the height iing wall that the fence will he located above. The three foot i the guidelines was noted. Questions arose about where to from. A conclusion was made that the ground is measured the fence is built. In this case above the retaining wall. Commissioner Nei bern asked general questions about the design and placement of the fence. Mrs. Woods acknowledged her questions and defined an exact location for where he fence would be built In this case it would be built to an existing bush. Mrs Woods also noted that there will be a distance of 31 inches between the fence j nd the building. Commissioner Peters asked for clarification of the guidelines fe r the placement of fences in relationship to the front facade of the house. It was a tentioned that wooden privacy fences were not allowed to come to the front p operty line but picket fences were okay. Commissioner Newberrt mentionep that simplicity of the pickets would be idea for the fence and that spacing shout The between one and one and a quarter inch close to each other. Mrs. Woods asked a question about leaving the pickets a natural wood color. Commissioner Pet noted that houses in that time period were painted neutral colors. Mrs. Wooc s said she understood that she will need to paint the fence. Mrs. Woods also noted that the fence will have a section that pulls out in order to maintain any HVA units. The discussion beg for the second half of the application. The second part was for installation of Is nicework on an existing chain link fence. Clarification was made on what was oing to be done, and if it was visible from the street. Commissioner Wal s made a motion to approve the fence upon staff review and Commissioner Pe[e s second the motion. The application was approved with 3 yes, 0 noes, and 2 a sent. Item 3, 2005 Calen Jar. A Calendar for race ings was introduced and discussed with the Commission. Work Session. Questions were raised regarding the Real Estate Commission. Commissioner Peters had questions about disclosure of whether or not a property is in one of 13 local historic districi s. The idea of a meeting outlining problems within Local Ordinance Districts vas discussed. Questions were mist about multiple signs for DD&F at 0 and Rock Streets. Questions were rais d regarding the height and orientation. Commissioner Walls acknowledged that t te computer rendering of the sign is too large and the guidelines call for st iall signs that do not obscure the architectural features of the building. The prior ipproval of the application for the 601 Rock and 411 East 6' Street said the sign ould partially cover an HVAC trait, direct people into a parking lot, and wou Id meet size requirements. Mr. Bloom said he would look over the guidelines t see if they were consistent with area zoning. A discussion was m e regarding the approval of previous minutes. Mr. Bernard no that his staff uld finish them soon. Boyd Maher had an announcement that the funding was creased for the Macarthur Park Survey and a complete survey is expectedis year. The revised guidelines book rough draft was handed out for the Commi Sion and staff to review. The meeting was 4joumed at 6:44 p.m. ATTEST: Secretary