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HomeMy WebLinkAboutHDC1999-038 COA Application For ConsiderationLittle Rock Historic District Commission 21 October 1999 Minutes, Page 2 The last COA application for consideration was: Applicant: City of Little Rock, Housing and Neighborhood Programs Address: 1422 Rock Street Request: Demolition of structure due to tornado DEFERRED REQUEST Barbara Hyatt, city Code Enforcement Supervisor, presented the COA application, which was deferred from the last meeting (to investigate whether owner had insurance; he had none). Some items, such as brick have been removed from the structure; it is not boarded or secured. The City made application for its demolition as it had been declared an unsafe structure, which is the first step in condemnation. There was discussion about the city process for unsafe listing and demolition. A structure has to be condemned by the City of Little Rock Board of Directors (BOD), by ordinance prior to its demolition. Approvals from the LRHDC or Capitol Zoning District are required if a structure is located within the two boundaries; these commission approvals may be obtained prior to or following a BOD action. There was discussion of whether the structure's architectural integrity was salvageable. Also discussed was the need for demolition, the degree of a building's structural integrity and condition and the significance of rehabilitation versus demolition. Gordon made a motion to defer the demolition request for five months and that a structural engineer's condition assessment report be submitted on the structure's integrity and its structural condition. The report on the structure must contain a current assessment, cost estimates for rehabilitation and a scope of work for its rehabilitation. The vote was unanimous. Regarding the owner's previous application for a new pitched roof for the same property, Gardner made a motion that the request be denied as the time has elapsed and no roofing plan was submitted (NOTE: the owner submitted, on staff recommendation, a note stating he did not want to install a new roof on the structure; this note was copied in the packet). Greer stated that this meeting was Judy Gardner's last; she was presented with a Certificate of Appreciation for her sixteen months of service to the LRHDC. Charles Marratt, who did not extend his term and was absent from the meeting, will have his certificate mailed. As there was no other business, the LRHDC was adjourned. Little Rock Historic District Commission 21 October 1999 Minutes, Page 2 The last COA application for consideration was: Applicant: City of Little Rock, Housing and Neighborhood Programs Address: 1422 Rock Street Request: Demolition of structure due to tornado DEFERRED REQUEST Barbara Hyatt, city Code Enforcement Supervisor, presented the COA application, which was deferred from the last meeting (to investigate whether owner had insurance; he had none). Some items, such as brick have been removed from the structure; it is not boarded or secured. The City made application for its demolition as it had been declared an unsafe structure, which is the first step in condemnation. There was discussion about the city process for unsafe listing and demolition. A structure has to be condemned by the City of Little Rock Board of Directors (BOD), by ordinance prior to its demolition. Approvals from the LRHDC or Capitol Zoning District are required if a structure is located within the two boundaries; these commission approvals may be obtained prior to or following a BOD action. There was discussion of whether the structure's architectural integrity was salvageable. Also discussed was the need for demolition, the degree of a building's structural integrity and condition and the significance of rehabilitation versus demolition. Gordon made a motion to defer the demolition request for five months and that a structural engineer's condition assessment report be submitted on the structure's integrity and its structural condition. The report on the structure must contain a current assessment, cost estimates for rehabilitation and a scope of work for its rehabilitation. The vote was unanimous. Regarding the owner's previous application for a new pitched roof for the same property, Gardner made a motion that the request be denied as the time has elapsed and no roofing plan was submitted (NOTE: the owner submitted, on staff recommendation, a note stating he did not want to install a new roof on the structure; this note was copied in the packet). Greer stated that this meeting was Judy Gardner's last; she was presented with a Certificate of Appreciation for her sixteen months of service to the LRHDC. Charles Marratt, who did not extend his term and was absent from the meeting, will have his certificate mailed. As there was no other business, the LRHDC was adjourned.