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Home My WebLink AboutHDC2011-003 Letter From LRHDC & DOPAD To Page Wilson, Page From The Magazine. 02/14/2011LITTLE ROCK '€ `= HISTORIC DISTRICT COMMISSION February 14, 2011 Page Wilson Paul Page Dwellings 324 East 15th Street Little Rock, Arkansas 72202 Dear Mr. Page Wilson, DEPARTMENT OF PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT 723 West Markham Street Little Rock, Arkansas 72201-1334 Phone: (501) 371-4790 Fax: (501) 399-3435 Your application for New House, at 1414 Rock Street will be heard before the Historic District Commission on March 14, 2011. The hearing will be held in the Board Room at the City Hall at 500 West Markham on the second floor. The meeting will begin at 5:00 p.m. Your amendment will be item One on the agenda. You or your agent must be present in order for the item to be heard. The application states that "A description of materials for all exterior surfaces to be used including but not limited to foundations, walls, windows, doors, roof and exterior surfaces and details including sizes, manufacturer, model number and color." The following information will need to be submitted to Staff by February 21, 2011 to complete your submittals for the filing. Foundation: List materials, finishes, and height. Steps to house: List materials and finishes and provide sketch of finished steps. Walls: Your cover letter states Hardie Board. Please state model number of siding, orientation, finish. Also state size, material, finish, model number of any trim boards around doors and windows. Siding and trim boards need to be shown on the drawings. Include floor to ceiling height on all floors and porches. Windows: Specify brand, model number, finish, and size for all windows. Doors: Specify brand, model number, finish, and size for all exterior doors. Lighting: Specify brand, model number, finish, and size for all exterior lighting either affixed to house, garage, or freestanding. Gutters: Show locations of gutters on elevations with size and materials of guttering and downspouts. Expand. the role of City Beautiful Commission to improve the visual appearance of gateways and entrances to the city. Develop a tourism strategy that focuses on historic and cultural resources. Develop a walking trail and trolley as part of the initial Downtown Revitalization strategy. - Create a Land Bank Authority to receive or buy decaying property and put it back in the hands of a neighborhood group, individual or developer. Most of these goals have been achieved over the past two decades. Heritage tourism has been an important focus of the city and the walking trail connects many of downtown's historic sites and districts. The trolley provides - transportation along Markham Street and adjacent areas. Central High School is now a National Historic Site and-tr Visitor's Center opened in 2007. The Mosaic Templars Building was rebuilt and now houses an African American Museum. The planning effort of 1991 is also credited with spurring the city's promotion of the River Market District which is a center for restaurants, entertainment and tourism. Finally, a Land Bank was recently authorized and is now undertaking property acquisition and development. In 2000, former Mayor Jim Dailey and the Little Rock City Board of Directors determined that the City would benefit from a follow-up evaluation of FUTURE Little Rock, which was implemented in 1992. A sixty -member Vision Team was appointed and a diverse group of citizens were appointed to thirteen workgroups and charged with setting the direction of Little Rock's future for the next ten years. From this process thirty-three broad goals were presented and adopted by the Little Rock City Board of Directors in January 2002. These goals included recommendations for historic preservation efforts downtown and in the inner city neighborhoods. Little Rock's downtown trolley contributes to tourism and the vibrancy of downtown. n_ & The Farmer's Market in the River Market District is an important downtown attraction and draws large crowds on weekends. YlsIoN LITTLE ROCK Focusing on Our Future Vision Little Rock adopted goals encouraging downtown revitalization and inner city neighborhood preservation and restoration. Citywide Historic Preservation Plan, Little Rock, Arkansas 34 Mechanical Systems: State location of any exterior air conditioning/heating system units. Satellite Dishes: State location and details on any satellite dish. If not using a dish, please state so. Roof: Provide pitch and depth of all eaves. Roofing: Your cover letter states a 29 gauge standing seam roof in Grey. Provide a manufacturer, model number, finish, and size for roofing material. Solar Collectors: Provide details on locations, size, material, and finish. Fencing on site: Provide details and locations on fencing, size, material, and finish. Site Plan: Provide site plan with dimension of setbacks on house, garage, and fencing. Walks/Sidewalks/Drives: Provide information on city sidewalk repair or replacement. Provide information on any private sidewalks and vehicular drive/parking pads with size, materials, and finish. Landscaping: Provide details on any wall, planting bed border, or any other fixed inert building material used in permanent landscaping structures. Elevations: Submit dimensioned elevations for height and width of all elevations. Garage: Provide all information listed above for garage. Signage: Provide details on locations, size, material, and finish of all signs. The above list was generated from pages 61-71 in the MacArthur Park Historic District Guidelines for Rehabilitation and New Construction August 2010. Failure to provide all information requested above in a complete manner before 5:00 pm February 21, 2011, will result in a Staff recommendation of Deferral on this application. Sincerely, Brian Minyard Planner II Comprehensive Historic Preservation Plan Draft, 1996 In 1996, the Mayor appointed a Historic Preservation Task Force to examine how the city government dealt with historic preservation issues. The Task Force issued nine broad goals containing various objectives for completion. A primary component of the goals was the creation of a "Little Rock History Commission" which was to determine the significance of historic resources within the city. Among its duties, the History Commission was to have review over demolition requests made by the city and assess their impact to historic resources. In addition to the creation of the History Commission, the goals of the Task Force included having the City of Little Rock: ■ Develop policies supportive of historic preservation. ■ Establish and promote incentives that encourage preservation of historic resources. ■ Provide Historic Resources with any and all benefits which may be associated with official recognition of their historic status. ■ Preserve historic resources that reflect the City's racial, cultural, social and economic diversity. ■ Educate the public about the importance and benefits of the City's historic resources. ■ Generate support from Little Rock's business community to invest in the protection and sensitive use of historic resources. Provide sufficient money to implement all worthy historic preservation activities. ■ Work with the state on policies to support local preservation efforts. An argument for the creation of the Little Rock History Commission was the perception that some of the responsibilities for promoting historic preservation were outside the scope of the Historic District Commission. There was also the concern that advocacy of preservation needed be within another City government body rather than left to private or non-profit groups. Despite the recommendations of the Task Force, a History Commission was never put in place and there does not appear to be sufficient public or governmental support for such an entity today. However, the Task Force goals are consistent with future actions recommended in this plan for the HDC and Quapaw Quarter Association. The Historic Preservation Task Force of 1996 stressed the need for completion of survey and National Register efforts for areas such as the South End Neighborhood (2004 W. 22nd Street). Inm <#e- vsL9 i Citywide Historic Preservation Plan, Little Rock, Arkansas 35