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Home My WebLink AboutHDC1996-001 LRHDC Order Of Agenda Roll Call 01/04/1996LITTLE ROCK HISTORIC ''DISTRICT s� LITTLE ROCK HISTORIC DISTRICT COMMISSION ORDER OF AGENDA JANUARY 4, 1996 5:00 P.M. I. ROLL CALL II. FINDING OF A QUORUM III. APPROVAL OF PREVIOUS MINUTES IV. ANNOUNCE ITEM NO. 1 Applicant: Jean Ann Phillips Location: 609 Rock Street Request: Structural Alterations (renovation of existing single family residence) V. OLD/NEW BUSINESS -Proposed local historic district for the Hillcrest neighborhood VI. ADJOURNMENT 723 West Markham Street • Little Rock, Arkansas 72201 ' Phone (501) 371-4790 City of Little Rock Department of Neighborhoods & Planning MINUTES LITTLE ROCK HISTORIC DISTRICT COMMISSION PUBLIC HEARING DECEMBER 7,1995 5:00 P.M. The meeting was called to order at 5:00 p.m. by Chairman John Bush. A quorum was present - John Bush, Carl Menyhart and Tommy Jameson. Julie Wiedower and Bob Roddey were absent. The city attorney's office was represented by Anthony Black. Tony Bozynski and Shawn Spencer, Neighborhoods and Planning staff, were present. Chairman Bush asked for a motion to approve the minutes of the November 2, 1995 meeting. The motion was seconded. The motion passed by a vote of 3 ayes, o nays and 2 absent. Item No. I Applicant: Hillcrest Residents Association Request: To begin the process for establishing a local historic district for the Hillcrest neighborhood. Chairman Bush announced Item No. 1. Jean Cockcroft, Paul Crawford, Jim Vandenberg and John Graves, representatives of the Hillcrest Residents Association, were present. Jean Cockcroft spoke first and asked the commission to recommend approval of creating a local district by amending the existing ordinance; expand the commission to add 2 members from the Hillcrest neighborhood; and to set a public hearing date. Paul Crawford spoke next and presented some background information on the neighborhood. Mr. Crawford said the neighborhod was designated a National Register District because a majority of the structures were at least 50 years old. He then went on to describe the varous architectural styles found in the neighborhood. Mr Crawford said that a survey of the neighborhood was completed in 1988 and the neighborhood was placed on the Nattonal Register in 1990. Mr. Crawford informed the commission tha tthe survey identified 1098 contributing structures. He concluded by stating, that a local historic district would help stabilize the neighborhood and the association has undertakien a thorough process to educate the residents. Jim Vandenberg then spoke and described the public notification process and the steps the association has completed. Mr. Vandenberg reviewed the information that was submitted to the city and discussed the process for establishing the district. He then told the commission that petitions were circulated in the neighborhood and 1100 plus signatures were obtained expressing public support for the local district. Mr. Vandenberg informed the commission that there were a total of 1709 structures within the National Register boundaries. Comments were then offered by various individuals, including Commissioner Bush. John Graves then addressed the commission and summarized the presentation. Mr. Graves asked that the existing ordinance be amended to include the Hillcrest area and to increase the size of the Historic District Commission to allow representatives from Hillcrest. He said there was neighborhood support for the district. Mr. Graves told the commission that a historic district provides greater protection and there was a need to preserve the housing stock. Mr. Graves made some concluding remarks and said there was no opposition. There was a lengthy discussion about the process and support of the Historic District Commission for establishing a local district for Hillcrest. Anthony Black, City Attorney's office, dicussed the state statue and the steps involved. Mr. Black said that setting a date for a public hearing would be somewhat premature. He continued by saying that the commission must prepare a report and the National Register nomination document could be used by the commission. There were a number of questions and discussion about the process continued. The commission decided to adopt the National Register nomination documents as the report, at the January meeting, and submit the information to the state preservation program and Little Rock Planning Commission for comment. Anthony Black spoke again and continued to discuss the process for establishing a local district. Mr. Black expressed some concerns about short -cutting the process and the commission should wait 30 days before acting on the final report. There was additional discussion about the report from the commission and it was decided to prepare a draft for the January meeting. Lynn Zollner, Arkansas Historic Preservation Program, spoke and gave the reasons for the National Register boundaries. For the record, Commissioner Jameson disclosed that he lives in Hillcrest and supports the basic concept of forming a local district. The commission then discussed the possibility of a commission member assisting the staff with developing the Hillcrest report. After some comments, Commissioner Jameson was named to serve as the commission's liaison with the staff for the Hillcrest project. A motion was made to adopt the 1996 calendar. The motion was approved - 3 ayes and 0 nays. There was a brief discussion about the status of the 1995 CLG grants and the need to start thinking about possible projects for 1996. Anthony Black reported on Curran Hall and said there were no new developments. There was some discussion about Poe Travel and vinyl siding. Commissioner Menyhart was asked to report on the issue at the next meeting. Comments were offered about the need for guidelines and a policy for siding. There being no further business before the Commission, the meeting was adjourned at 6:40 p.m. City of Little Rock HISTORIC DISTRICT COMMISSION CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS 1. ADDRESS OF PROPERTY P_ 2. 3. 4. 5. LM VZ,M kNkiriz & iiLLKL.7DJ AGENT (NAME AND ADDRESS): 6. CATEGORY OF CHANGE: NOTE: To be determined by staff 7. ESTIMATED COST OF IMPROVEMENTS: &�)D.Go0 1 Q D 100 Ir 1 0 D S. NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS:_ All Properties Within 150 Ft. Adjacent Property Owners None NOTE: Form attached; Notifications must be received 10 days prior to the meeting date; proof of notification must be received by staff 2 days prior to the meeting date. 9. SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS: Attached 10. DATE OF MEETING:_ 193-�r_,P.M. 11. SIGNATURE OF OWNER OR AGENT: 12. DATE OF APPLICATION: it/-3 13. ACTION: Denied Deferred Approved Conditions_ STAFF SIGNATURE: NOTE: Approval by the Historic District Commission does not excuse the applicant, owner or agent from compliance with any other applicable codes, ordinances or policies of the City of Little Rock unless expressly stated by the Commission or its staff. Responsibility for identifying such codes, ordinances or policies rests with the applicant, owner or agent. Qu-apaw Quarter Association 1315 South Scott Street • P.O. Box 165023 • Little Ruck, Arkansas 72216 • 501-371.0075 • FAX 501-314.8142 PRESIDENT Scott D. Mosley January 3, 1996 PRESIDENT-ELEcr Donna L. Gay VICS-PRESIDENTS Tony Bozynski Department of Neighborhoods and Planning Kathi Jones 723 West Markham Street Jim McKenzie Little Rock, Arkansas 72201 Linda Sue Farmer TREASURER Chdbourne W. Patty, Jr. Dear Tony: SECRETARY Thank you for providing the Quapaw Quarter Association an opportunity to James Metzger comment on the proposed rehabilitation of the house at 609 Rock Street in the MacArthur Park Historic District. Because of the holidays, the QQA's Historic BOARD of DIRE roRS Resources & Public Policy Committee has not been able to meet, but I think I can safely give the QQA's endorsement for this project, which clearly will have a Mary Jane Bailey positive impact on the historic district Eric Spencer Buchanan Delbra Caradine, M.D. DabbsCavin Paul A. Esterer Judith Faust Sincerely, Susan Gordon Gunter Susan Maddox F Retie P. Rule Dianne G. Woodruff �7 �d Mark Zoeller g1 Execu ' , ZDiresc r ExEcunw Dwicmlt Cheryl Nichols