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UM, IT IS NOW 2 32, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 12TH, 2026.
TODAY'S MEETING OF THE HOUSTON ARCHEOLOGICAL AND HISTORICAL COMMISSION.
I AM CHAIR DAVID EK TO VERIFY WE HAVE A QUORUM.
I'LL CALL THE ROLE THE CHAIR IS PRESENT.
COMMISSIONER ESCOBAR? PRESENT.
COMMISSIONER COSGROVE PRESENT.
AND COMMISSIONER GARCIA PRESENT.
COMMISSIONER DAVIS PRESENT AND DEPUTY DIRECTOR ROBERT WILLIAMSON.
I'M GONNA BEGIN WITH THE CHAIR REPORT.
UM, AND I'LL MAINLY JUST GO OVER THE SPEAKING GUIDELINES.
UH, THIS MEETING CAN BE VIEWED ON HTV, ALTHOUGH VIRTUAL PARTICIPATION OPTIONS ARE NOT AVAILABLE.
MEETING START A FEW MINUTES AFTER THE SCHEDULED TIME.
UH, SO YOU KNOW, TO ALLOW FOR THE HTV BROADCAST TO GO LIVE.
SPEAKERS, IF YOU WISH TO ADDRESS THE COMMISSION ON AN ITEM, PLEASE FILL OUT THE SPEAKER'S FORM BEFORE THE ITEM IS CALLED AND TURN IT INTO STAFF, UH, NEAREST THE FRONT DOOR.
THE SPEAKER RULES ARE POSTED ON THE AGENDA AND ARE AT MY DISCRETION AT THIS MEETING.
APPLICANTS MAY OPEN FOR AND SPEAK FOR THREE MINUTES.
YOU MAY ALSO BE RECOGNIZED TO CLOSE WITH AN ADDITIONAL TWO MINUTES.
I MAY CALL ON YOU FOR ADDITIONAL TIME TO SPEAK OR ANSWER QUESTIONS FROM COMMISSIONERS.
OTHER PUBLIC SPEAKERS MAY SPEAK ONE TIME UP TO TWO MINUTES.
UH, WHEN I RECOGNIZE YOU TO SPEAK, UH, PLEASE NOTE THE FOR INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATION OF CERTIFICATES OF APPROPRIATENESS.
UM, AFTER STAFF'S INITIAL PRESENTATION, I WILL, UH, IMMEDIATELY OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING.
UH, COMMISSION MEMBERS, PLEASE HOLD YOUR QUESTIONS FOR STAFF UNTIL, UM, AFTER THE, THE PUBLIC, THE PUBLIC, UH, INPUT HAS OCCURRED.
AND WE DO THAT JUST TO KINDA SPEED UP THIS PROCESS AND NOT TO REPEAT, UM, OUR QUESTIONS TWICE.
UM, AND WITH THAT, WE WILL MOVE ON AND MOVE ON TO THE DIRECTOR'S REPORT.
AFTERNOON COMMISSIONERS AND MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC.
I'M ROBERT WILLIAMSON, ACTING SECRETARY OF THE COMMISSION AND DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF THE PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT.
FROM MY REPORT TODAY, I'VE GOT SEVERAL ANNOUNCEMENTS.
FIRST, I'M GLAD TO REPORT THAT THREE WEEKS AGO ON JANUARY 21ST, CITY COUNCIL APPROVED THE SIX PROPERTIES THIS COMMISSION HAD RECOMMENDED FOR LANDMARK DESIGNATION AND THE TWO PROPERTIES THAT WERE RECOMMENDED FOR RECLASSIFICATION FROM CONTRIBUTING TO NON-CONTRIBUTING DESIGNATION.
SECOND, A PUBLIC HEARING DATE OF MARCH 24TH HAS BEEN SET WITH THIS BODY TO REVIEW THE PROPOSED DRAFT OF THE NOR HILL DESIGN GUIDELINES.
FORMAL ANNOUNCEMENTS ARE BEING MAILED TO ALL THE NOR HILL PROPERTY OWNERS AND INFORMATION WILL BE POSTED ON THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT WEBSITE AS WELL AS THE NOR HILL UNDER THE NOR HILL PAGE.
AND ON THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT'S FACEBOOK PAGE, THE NOTICES BEING MAILED WILL BE FOUR BY SIX POSTCARDS, LIKE THE ONES YOU SEE ON THE SCREEN.
SO PLEASE BE A LOOKOUT FOR THESE.
DON'T HEAVE THEM IF THEY COME IN THE MAILS NOW JUNK MAIL.
FINALLY, AS I MENTIONED LAST MONTH, I'LL BE REPORTING THE NUMBER OF DESIGN REVIEW APPLICATIONS RECEIVED AND THE NUMBER OF COAS THAT WERE ADMINISTRATIVELY APPROVED DURING THE REVIEW CYCLE.
SO FOR THE CURRENT CYCLE, WE RECEIVED FOUR REQUESTS FOR PRE-APPLICATION DESIGN REVIEWS, AND THAT'S JUST THE ONES THAT WERE BOOKED IN THE SYSTEM.
OUR, OUR STAFF MET NUMEROUS WITH NUMEROUS OTHER PEOPLE, UH, BOTH ON SITE, UH, AND IN THE OFFICE.
UH, AND WE HAD 29 NEW COA APPLICATIONS DURING THE, DURING THIS CYCLE.
THIS BRINGS OUR YEAR TO DATE PRE-APPLICATION DESIGN REVIEWS TO 11, AND OUR YEAR TO DATE COAS SUBMITTED TO 59.
WE ALSO ADMINISTRATIVELY APPROVED FOUR COAS DURING THIS CURRENT REVIEW CYCLE, BRINGING OUR YEAR TO DATE TOTAL TO 12.
IN CLOSING, IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS, YOU CAN CALL THE HOUSTON OFFICE OF PRESERVATION HOTLINE AT 8 3 2 3 9 3 6 5 5 6 OR VISIT OUR WEBSITE@HOUSTONPLANNING.COM.
UH, WE DO NOT HAVE A MAYOR'S LIAISON REPORT TODAY, SO WE'LL MOVE ON TO THE CONSIDERATION OF THE JANUARY 15TH, UH, 2026 HAHC MEETING.
MINUTES COMMISSION MEMBERS, HAVE
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YOU HAD A CHANCE TO REVIEW THE MINUTES AND IF SO, ARE THERE ANY, UM, OF REQUEST TO CHANGES, OBSERVATIONS, OR IF NOT A MOTION TO ACCEPT ONE CHANGE? IT SAYS CALL TO ORDER BY CHAIR COSGROVE.IS THERE A MOTION THEN WITH THAT AMENDMENT? ESCOBAR? I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE.
SO, UH, WHAT ESCOBAR MOTIONS AND, AND, AND HILL WILL SECOND.
WE'LL NOW MOVE ON TO ITEM A, A PUBLIC HEARING IN CONSIDERATION OF IMPOSSIBLE ACTION ON A PROTECTED LANDMARK DESIGNATION APPLICATION FOR THE TRINITY UNITED METHODIST CHURCH AT 2 6 0 0 HOLMAN STREET, HOUSTON, TEXAS 7 7 0 0 4.
GOOD AFTERNOON, CHAIR AND MEMBERS OF THE COMMISSION.
THIS IS STAFF PERSON SAMANTHA DEION.
I SUBMIT ITEM A FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION AT 2,600 HOLMAN STREET FOR THE PROTECTED LANDMARK DESIGNATION OF THE TRINITY UNITED METHODIST CHURCH.
UH, THE BUILDING AT 2,600 HOLMAN STREET IS A MID-CENTURY MODERN CHURCH DESIGNED BY GEORGE PIERCE AND A B PIERCE IN 1951.
THE CHURCH IS SIGNIFICANT FOR ITS IMPACT ON HOUSTON'S BLACK COMMUNITY.
THE PROPERTY MEETS CRITERIA 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, AND EIGHT FOR LAND, UH, FOR LANDMARK DESIGNATION AND CRITERION ONE FOR PROTECTED LANDMARK DESIGNATION FROM ITS BEGINNINGS WITH THE SLAVE, WITH THE ENSLAVED CONGREGATION OF HOUSTON'S EARLIEST METHODIST CHURCH, TRINITY UNITED METHODIST CHURCH GREW TO BECOME ONE OF THE PRIMARY INSTITUTION FOR BLACK HOUSTONIANS.
THE 1915 RED BOOK OF HOUSTON DESCRIBES TRINITY AS THE MOTHER OF 10 METHODIST, UM, UH, CHURCHES IN HOUSTON AND THE FORERUNNER OF THE SISTER METHODIST CHURCHES, THE AFRICAN, UH, METHOD, UM, EPISCOPAL CHURCH AND THE COLORED METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH.
THE ORIGINAL, UH, CIRCA 1951 CHURCH BUILDING BUILT ON HOUSTON METHODIST CHURCH PROPERTY BY ITS BLACK CONGREGANTS, WAS MOVED TO TRAVIS AND BELL ON THE PROPERTY THE TRUSTEES ACQUIRED IN 1866, SHORTLY AFTER EMANCIPATION PASTOR ELIAS DIPPLE AND SEVERAL TRUSTEES WHO HELPED TO ACQUIRE THE NEW CHURCH PROPERTY.
ALSO, DOCUMENT, CAMERA PLEASE ALSO HELPED TO SECURE OTHER SIGNIFICANT PROPERTIES UP FOR THE AFRICAN AMERICAN COMMUNITY, INCLUDING EMANCIPATION PARK AND OLIVE WOOD CEMETERY.
TRINITY CHURCH AND ITS MEMBERS HAD A ROLE IN THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE MUTUAL AID SOCIETY OF HOUSTON, THE GREGORY INSTITUTE, WILEY COLLEGE, AND THE TEXAS SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY.
IN 1867, TRINITY CHURCH SERVED AS LOCATION OF THE ORGANIZATION OF THE TEXAS MISSION CONFERENCE OF THE, UH, METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH NORTH IN ITS SUBSEQUENT BUILDINGS ON THE TRAVIS AND BELL PROPERTY, THE CHURCH SERVED ITS OWN CONGREGATION AS WELL AS THE LARGER BLACK COMMUNITY OF HOUSTON.
AFTER THE CHURCH WAS HEAVILY DAMAGED BY A FIRE IN 1946, THE CONGREGATION ACQUIRED PROPERTY IN HOUSTON'S THIRD WARD AT HOLMAN AND LIVE OAK AND HIRED ARCHITECTS, GEORGE PIERCE AND APRIL B PIERCE TO DESIGN A NEW BUILDING.
THE 1951 SANCTUARY IS A RELATIVELY EARLY EXAMPLE OF POST WORLD WAR II MODERN RELIGIOUS ARCHITECTURE IN HOUSTON.
IT EXEMPLIFIES THE USE OF TRADITIONAL CHURCH FORMS WITH RESTRAINED MODERNISTIC, DETAILING THAT TYPE FIVE MODERN CHURCH DESIGN.
IN THE EARLY 1990S, THE CONGREGATION ACQUIRED THE FORMER PILGRIM CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH AT LIVE OAK AND BERRY REMODELED TO RESEMBLE THE 1951 CHURCH BUILDING AND CONNECTED IT TO THE 1951, UH, BUILDING WITH AN ADDITION.
IN 1995, THE CONGREGATION HIRED ARTIST LAURA JEAN LACEY, TO DESIGN 11 NEW STAINED GLASS WINDOWS DEPICTING BLACK HISTORY AND THE CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT, ALONG WITH TRADITIONAL RELIGIOUS THEMES.
THE WINDOWS, THOUGH RELATIVELY NEW, ARE A FITTING ADDITION TO AN FOR AN INSTITUTION THAT HAS HAD SUCH AN IMPORTANT IMPACT ON HOUSTON'S BLACK COMMUNITY DATING BACK TO ITS ORIGINAL ENSLAVED MEMBERS.
THE PROTECTED LANDMARK DESIGNATION FOR 2,600 HOLMAN WOULD BE THE SECOND BLACK CHURCH DESIGNATED IN THE GREATER THIRD WARD.
THE DESIGNATION REPORT WAS RESEARCH AND WRITTEN BY EMILY ARWIN WITH PRESERVATION HOUSTON STAFF RECOMMENDS THAT THE HOUSTON ARCHEOLOGICAL AND HISTORICAL COMMISSION RECOMMEND TO CITY COUNCIL THE PROTECTED LANDLORD DESIGNATION OF 2,600 HOLMAN STREET, HOUSTON, TEXAS 7 7 0 0 4, KNOWN AS THE TRINITY UNITED METHODIST CHURCH CHAIRS AND MEMBERS OF THE COMMISSION.
EMILY ARWIN FROM PRESERVATION HOUSTON, UH, IS HERE TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM.
I'M ALSO AVAILABLE FOR ANY QUESTIONS.
THIS CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION.
AT THIS TIME, I'LL OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING.
I DO HAVE TWO SPEAKERS SIGN UP TO SPEAK.
UM, AND I'LL START WITH EMILY WAN, UH, FOLLOWED BY MR. ED JONES.
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GOOD AFTERNOON, COMMISSIONER.I JUST READ THE NOTE ON THE TOP OF MY NOTE
SO I, I'VE I'VE REVERSED THE ORDER AND I APOLOGIZE.
UH, GOOD AFTERNOON, COMMISSIONERS, UH, PASTOR ED FROM TRINITY IS HERE ALSO TO SPEAK.
UM, BUT I JUST WANTED TO SAY THAT IT'S BEEN A REAL HONOR TO WORK WITH AN INSTITUTION THAT HAS, UM, SUCH A FOUNDATIONAL HISTORY, UM, IN HOUSTON'S BLACK COMMUNITY, BUT ALSO HOUSTON OVERALL.
UM, WE ALSO WORKED WITH THEM ON A RECORDED TEXAS HISTORIC LANDMARK DESIGNATION, WHICH THEY HAVE ACHIEVED.
UM, BUT I'M VERY PROUD OF THIS ONE BECAUSE THIS IS THE DESIGNATION THAT WILL ULTIMATELY PROTECT THE CHURCH BUILDING, UM, THAT THEY'VE, UH, HAD AS THEIR HOME FOR 75 YEARS IN THIRD WARD, UM, FROM DEMOLITION INTO THE FUTURE.
UM, SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION OF THE NOMINATION.
AND OUR NEXT SPEAKER WILL BE PASTOR ED JONES.
I DON'T KNOW HOW MUCH TIME I HAVE.
UH, I, I DO WANNA MAKE SURE I SAY THANK YOU TO DOCUMENT CAMERA, PLEASE.
UH, I'M GRATEFUL TO SERVE AS THE SENIOR PASTOR PRESENTATION, VOTE PLEASE.
UH, AND I WANT TO FIRST ALSO THANK, UH, EMILY FROM HOUSTON PRESERVATION FOR GUIDING US THROUGH THIS PROCESS TO MAKE SURE WE CAPTURE THIS HISTORIC, UH, INSTITUTION IN EVERY WAY THAT WE POSSIBLY CAN.
IT'S BEEN AN HONOR TO NOT ONLY LOOK AT THE LONG HISTORY THAT WE HAVE, HOW AT THE SAME TIME, UH, ENVISIONING WHAT GOD IS GOING TO DO FOR US FOR GENERATIONS TO COME.
AND WE'VE LEARNED SO MUCH ABOUT THE HISTORIC THINGS THAT WE HAVE ACCOMPLISHED AT THIS TIME.
WE LOOK FORWARD TO MAKING SURE THAT WE HAVE A, A, A FOUNDATION THAT WE CAN BUILD ON BY MAKING SURE THAT WE KEEP OUR, UM, MOTHER CHURCH OF ALL OF THE OTHER METHODISM THAT'S EXPRESSED IN HOUSTON, INTACT AND IN PLACE.
SO THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION.
IS THERE ANYONE ELSE IN THE AUDIENCE WHO WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON THIS MATTER? AND IF SO, RISE AND APPROACH THE MICROPHONE.
I'M GOING TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING, UH, COMMISSION MEMBERS.
ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS OF STAFF OR THE SPEAKERS OR IS THERE A MOTION TO ACCEPT THE RECOMMENDATION? I'LL MOVE TO ACCEPT STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION.
ESCOBAR WILL, SECOND COSGROVE HAS MAKES THE MOTION.
ANY OPPOSED? THAT MOTION PASSES.
WE'LL NOW MOVE ON TO ITEM B, THE CONSIDERATION OF POSSIBLE ACTION ON THE FOLLOWING APPLIC APPLICATIONS FOR CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS, UM, ONE OR MORE ITEMS MAY BE TAKEN IN ONE MOTION AS A CONSENT ITEM, AND TERRANCE IS GOING TO GIVE US A LIST OF RECOMMENDED PROJECTS TO CONSIDER FOR CONSENT.
STAFF MEMBER TERRANCE JACKSON.
GOOD AFTERNOON COMMISSIONERS CHAIR AND THE PUBLIC STAFF RECOMMENDS THE FOLLOWING ITEMS FOR ACTION PER STAFF RECOMMENDATION IN ONE.
MOTION ITEMS B 1 7 0 2 HARVARD STREET ALTERATION EDITION IN THE HOUSTON HEIGHTS SOUTH HISTORIC DISTRICT.
RECOMMENDATION APPROVAL ITEM B 3 16 11 COLUMBIA STREET ALTERATION EDITION IN THE HOUSTON HEIGHTS EAST HISTORIC DISTRICT.
RECOMMENDATION, APPROVAL ITEM B 4 16 11 COLUMBIA STREET, ALTERATION OF THE GARAGE OR CARPORT IN THE HOUSTON HEIGHTS EAST HISTORIC DISTRICT RECOMMENDATION APPROVAL B 5 12 0 3 2 LANE STREET, NEW CONSTRUCTION OF GARAGE OR CARPORT IN THE HOUSTON HEIGHTS WEST HISTORIC DISTRICT RECOMMENDATION APPROVAL ITEM B 6 12 0 3.
ITEM B 6 12 0 3 2 LANE STREET ALTERATION EDITION IN THE HOUSTON HEIGHTS WEST HISTORIC DISTRICT.
RECOMMENDATION, APPROVAL ITEM B 7 11 23 JEROME STREET, NEW CONSTRUCTION OF GARAGE OR A CARPORT IN THE NOR HILL HISTORIC DISTRICT RECOMMENDATION, APPROVAL ITEM B 8 11 23 JEROME STREET, ALTERATION EDITION IN THE NOR HILL HISTORIC DISTRICT.
RECOMMENDATION, APPROVAL ITEM B NINE 3000 MORRISON
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STREET, NEW CONSTRUCTION OF A GARAGE OR A CARPORT IN THE WOODLAND HEIGHTS HISTORIC DISTRICT RECOMMENDATION APPROVAL ITEM B TEN THREE SIX SEVEN WHITE OAK DRIVE, ALTERATION OF A SIGN IN HOUSTON HEIGHTS.HISTORIC DISTRICT RECOMMENDATION APPROVAL ITEM B 11 3 0 3 HAWTHORNE STREET, NEW CONSTRUCTION OF A GARAGE OR CARPORT IN THE WESTMORELAND HISTORIC DISTRICT.
RECOMMENDATION, APPROVAL AND ITEM B12 4 0 0 7 OAK RIDGE STREET ALTERATION EDITION AND WINDOWS PORCH AND BALCONY IN THE NOR HILL HISTORIC DISTRICT.
RECOMMENDATION, APPROVAL AND ISSUANCE OF A COR.
THE PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT REQUEST APPROVAL OF ALL STAFF RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THESE PROCEEDING ITEMS. ITEM PROPOSED FOR INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATION, THEREFORE ARE ITEM B, ITEMS B TWO.
WE ARE HERE FOR ANY QUESTIONS.
UH, COMMISSION MEMBERS, ARE THERE ANY OF THESE PROPOSED CONSENT ITEMS YOU'D LIKE TO PULL FOR INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATION? UH, COMMISSIONER SEL, I HAVE TO ABSTAIN FROM 1120 OR B SEVEN AND EIGHT.
I'M STILL NOT A HUNDRED PERCENT ON THE PROTOCOL OF THAT, BUT IF IT STAYS ON THE CONSENT.
UM, I THINK THERE'S A FORM YOU'LL FILL OUT THOUGH IF YOU DO.
UM, AT THIS TIME I'LL OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING TO SEE IF THERE ARE ANY, UH, SPEAKERS OR ANYONE THAT'S HERE TO, UH, ADDRESS ONE OF THESE ITEMS. UM, I DO HAVE, UM, FOR SEVEN AND EIGHT, I THINK I HAVE A SPEAKER.
UM, WOULD YOU LIKE TO PULL THIS FOR INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATION? SO, UM, WE'LL PULL SEVEN AND EIGHT FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA.
UM, I HAVE A SPEAKER FOR APPLICATION NUMBER ONE, BUT THEY'RE IN FAVOR OF THE RECOMMENDATION IS MY UNDERSTANDING.
SO THERE'S NO NEED TO SPEAK IF YOU AGREE WITH THE RECOMMENDATION STAFF HAS MADE FOR ITEM ONE.
IF THERE'S ANYONE ELSE IN THE ROOM, UM, THAT WANTS TO PULL A PROJECT, LET ME KNOW.
NOT HEARING THAT WE WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING, UH, ON THAT MATTER.
THE REVISED CONSENT AGENDA WILL INCLUDE ITEMS 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 9, 10, 11, AND 12.
COMMISSION MEMBERS, UM, IS THERE A MOTION TO ACCEPT THE REVISED CONSENT LIST AND THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF STAFF AS STATED MOTION BY C SMITH? TWO SECONDS.
ANY OPPOSED? MOTION PASSES AND WE'LL MOVE NOW MOVE ON TO ITEM TWO.
GOOD AFTERNOON CHAIR MEMBERS OF THE HHC.
THIS IS STAFF PERSON TERRANCE JACKSON.
I SUBMIT TO YOU ITEM B TWO AT 2010 CAIN 2010 CANE STREET.
THE PROPERTY INCLUDES A TWO STORY WOOD FRAME, 2,293 SQUARE FOOT SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENCE SITUATED ON A 3,900 SQUARE FOOT INTERIOR LOT.
THE PROJECT WILL INCLUDE A 94 SQUARE FOOT BEDROOM ADDITION ON THE SECOND FLOOR, BRINGING THE TOTAL TOTAL LIVABLE SQUARE FOOTAGE TO 2,387 SQUARE FEET.
THERE WILL ALSO BE 67 SQUARE FOOT OF FRONT PORCH EDITION.
AND THE PROPOSED BACK PORCH IS 149 SQUARE FEET.
OF ADDITION, THE APPLICANT IS PROPOSING TO PARTIALLY DEMOLISH A NON CONTRIBU NON-ORIGINAL FIRST FLOOR PORCH EDITION.
CONSTRUCTED INTERIOR REMODEL ON THE SECOND FLOOR, CONVERT THE EXISTING SECOND FLOOR PORCH INTO AN ADDITION ADDITIONAL BEDROOM OF 94 SQUARE FEET AS PREVIOUSLY MENTIONED, CONSTRUCT AN ADDITIONAL NEW PORCH AT THE FRONT OF THE HOME OF 67 SQUARE FEET.
CONSTRUCT A REAR PORCH ON THE SECOND FLOOR, UH, AT AT 149 SQUARE FEET.
REMOVE AND REPLACE THE EXISTING NON-ORIGINAL WINDOWS TO INSTALL NEW EXTERIOR TO INSTALL A NEW EXTERIOR EXTERIOR DOOR WITH WINDOWS ON BOTH FLOORS AND TRANSOM WINDOWS ON THE FIRST FLOOR.
NEW WINDOWS ARE TO BE WOOD WINDOWS INSET AND RECESS.
THE ADDITION SHALL BE CONSTRUCTED WITH WOOD SIDING TO MATCH AND THEY'RE, THEY ARE CURRENTLY MATCHING THE EXISTING EVE HEIGHT AT 21 FEET, SIX INCHES AND A ROOF SLOPE OF EIGHT OVER 12 OF AN EIGHT OVER 12 ROOF PITCH.
THEY PLAN TO REUSE THE EXISTING COLUMN AT THE FRONT ELEVATION OR INSTALL A NEW TO MATCH THE EXISTING IF NECESSARY.
STAFF WOULD LIKE TO SUBMIT FOR THE RECORD, DOCUMENT CAMERA PLEASE EDITED DRAWINGS WHICH INCLUDE A LAST MINUTE CHANGE WHERE THE APPLICANTS HAVE DECIDED
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TO NOT CONSTRUCT THE REAR PORCH, BUT WILL INCLUDE ADDING A NEW WINDOW TO THE SECOND FLOOR AT THE REAR OF THE HOME.STAFF WOULD ASK THAT THE HHC REVIEW THE PROJECT WITH THE CURRENT CHANGE.
STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVAL CHAIR MEMBERS OF THE HHC.
I'M AVAILABLE FOR ANY QUESTIONS.
THE DESIGNER, THE DESIGNER IS PRESENT AND AVAILABLE FOR QUESTIONS IF NECESSARY.
THIS CONCLUDES MY PRES MY PRESENTATION.
AT THIS TIME I'LL OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING, UM, WITH THE DESIGNER, LIKE TO LIKE TO ADDRESS THE COMMISSION OR ANYONE ELSE IN THE AUDIENCE FOR THIS APPLICATION.
UH, SHE'S AVAILABLE FOR ANY QUESTIONS, IF THERE ARE ANY.
UH, THEREFORE AT THIS TIME I'LL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING COMMISSION MEMBERS.
ARE THERE QUESTIONS OF STAFF ON THIS ITEM? IF THERE ARE NO QUESTIONS, IS THERE A MOTION ON THE ITEM? I MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE.
UH, ITEM SEVEN, PRESENTATION MODE PLEASE.
SHOULD WE TAKE SEVEN AND EIGHT TOGETHER? TOGETHER? YES.
AND, UM, MAY I ASK STAFF WHEN WE PRESENT SEVEN WE CAN ALSO PRESENT EIGHT AT THE SAME TIME SO WE CAN, WE CAN VOTE ON THEM SEPARATELY, BUT WE CAN DISCUSS THE PROJECT AS A, AS A PAIR.
YOU DID SAY THAT WE'RE PRESENTING BOTH SEVEN AND EIGHT AT THE SAME TIME.
IS THAT CORRECT? IF THAT'S POSSIBLE, YES.
GOOD AFTERNOON CHAIRPERSON AND MEMBERS OF THE COMMISSION.
THIS IS STAFF PERSON SAMANTHA DELEON.
I SUBMIT ITEM B SEVEN AND B EIGHT AT 1123 JEROME STREET IN THE NOR HILL HISTORIC DISTRICT FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION.
THE 1,214 SQUARE FOOT ONE STORY CONTRIBUTING BUNGALOW STYLE PROPERTY WAS BUILT CIRCA 1925, SITUATED ON A 5,000 SQUARE FOOT INTERIOR LOT.
THE POTENTIALLY CONTRIBUTING GARAGE WAS DESTROYED BY FIRE IN DECEMBER, 2023.
THE APPLICANT IS PROPOSING TO CONSTRUCT A 449 SQUARE FOOT DETACHED ONE STORY GARAGE AT THE REAR OF THE LOT.
ADDITIONALLY, THE APPLICANT IS PROPOSING TO CONSTRUCT A 428 SQUARE FOOT ONE STORY REAR ADDITION TO THE EXISTING HOME.
THE NEW SQUARE FOOTAGE OF THE HOME WITH THE ADDITION WILL BE 1,648 SQUARE FEET.
STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVAL FOR BOTH ITEMS, CHAIR AND MEMBERS OF THE COMMISSION.
THE AGENT, SAM GCO, IS HERE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.
I'M ALSO AVAILABLE FOR ANY QUESTIONS.
THIS CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION.
AT THIS TIME I'LL OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING AND WE WILL START WITH, UM, SAM GIAS.
UH, YOU DON'T HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? ANSWER? I DON'T KNOW IF THERE ARE ANY QUESTIONS OF, DO YOU WANNA SAY SOMETHING? JUST TO INTRODUCE YOURSELF AND FOR THE RECORD WITH YOUR STATE, YOUR NAME, UH, SAM WITH CREO DESIGN.
UH, WE DID, WE'RE DOING A ONE STORY ADDITION TO A ONE STORY BUNGALOW.
UH, WE'RE UNDER 2000 SQUARE FEET.
UM, IT SEEMED PRETTY STRAIGHTFORWARD TO ME.
AGAIN, WE TRY TO FOLLOW THE, THE, THE DESIGN GUIDELINES THAT, UH, THE CITY IS HOPEFULLY GONNA GET, UH, APPROVED AFTER MARCH SOMETIME.
AND, UM, AND WE FOLLOW ALL THE DEED RESTRICTIONS IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD AND, UM, AND ALL THE VALID DESCRIPTIONS IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD.
UM, SO IF Y'ALL HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER 'EM.
NOT SO ANY QUESTIONS? I'M GONNA MOVE ON.
WE HAVE ONE MORE SPEAKER SIGNED UP, WHICH IS VIRGINIA KELSEY.
I'M VIRGINIA KELSEY, THE VP OF DEED RESTRICTIONS FOR NOR HILL NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION, NOR HILL VERY MUCH WELCOMES ONE STORY ADDITIONS TO THE NEIGHBORHOOD.
THE PRIMARY ISSUE IS THAT THE EXISTING CARPORT, WHICH ALREADY VIOLATES THE DEED RESTRICTIONS, REQUIRING A 60 FOOT FRONT SETBACK AND THREE FOOT SIDE SET BACK IS NOT SIMPLY BEING REPAIRED.
THE DRAWINGS SHOW IT BEING SUBSTANTIALLY REBUILT WITH A DIFFERENT ROOF STRUCTURE THAT IS RAISED UP HIGHER OFF THE GROUND.
IN ADDITION, MORE THAN 50% OF THE STRUCTURE IS BEING JUST DEMOLISHED OF THE CARPORT.
UM, THIS CONSTITUTES A RECONSTRUCTION, NOT A REPAIR, AND IS MATERIALLY DIFFERENT THAN, SAY, ALLOWING AN EXISTING INTACT GARAGE TO HAVE ITS FOUNDATION RAISED DUE TO FLOODING.
MOREOVER, THE PROPOSED NEW GARAGE STRUCTURE DOES NOT COMPLY WITH THE NOR HILL DESIGN GUIDELINES.
THE GUIDELINES CLEARLY STATE THAT THE PLATE HEIGHT IS LIMITED TO NINE FEET AND REQUIRE THAT ACCESSORY STRUCTURES REMAIN LOWER THAN THE PLATE HEIGHT OF THE ORIGINAL HOUSE.
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SUBMITTED PLANS EXCEED THOSE LIMITATIONS.THE PROPOSED EIGHT AND 12 ROOF PITCH FOR THE GARAGE IS ALSO SUBSTANTIALLY STEEPER THAN THE SIX AND 12 PITCH, BOTH FOR THE ORIGINAL HOME AND FOR THE PROPOSED ADDITION.
THUS, IT IS OUTTA SCALE AND CHARACTER WITH THE ORIGINAL HOME.
I WANNA FOCUS ON THOSE ITEMS. THANK YOU.
ANY QUESTIONS? I DON'T SEE ANY QUESTIONS OR ANY ELSE SPEAK ON THIS ITEM OTHER THAN THE FIRST TWO SPEAKERS.
OU YOURSELF NOT SEEING ANY, SAM, YOU DO HAVE A RE UH, REBUTTAL, UH, AFFORDED TO YOU? EXCUSE ME.
UH, WE ACTUALLY, UH, DURING THE PROCESS OF GOING BACK AND FORTH WITH, UH, STAFF, WE REDUCED THE, THE RIDGE HEIGHT ON THE GARAGE FROM WHAT WAS INITIALLY SUBMITTED.
AND WE ARE KEEPING THE ORIGINAL CARPORT THAT'S THERE.
IT, IT, IT, IT'S AN ORIGINAL CARPORT.
I MEAN, NOT ORIGINAL, BUT IT WAS BUILT AT SOME POINT POINT.
WE'RE DEMOLISHING THE BACK PORTION OF THAT TO, TO ALLOW FOR THE ONE CAR GARAGE TO BE THERE.
AND SO, UH, AND, AND OUR RIDGE HEIGHT IS, YEAH, I BELIEVE THE RIDGE HEIGHT IS, YES, IT IS BELOW THE ORIGINAL HOUSE.
I, I MEAN, I, I DON'T KNOW HOW MUCH MORE TUCKED AWAY WE COULD GET IT IN THE BACK.
SO, AND YOU'RE SAYING THAT HEIGHT YOU'RE REFERRING TO IS MEASURED FROM THE GROUND, WHICH IS A LOWER PLANE THAN THE MAIN HOUSE? UM, YES.
I THINK I, I, LET ME LOOK HERE.
THE, UM, THE RIDGE HEIGHT AT THE REAR ON THE ADDITION IS 16 FOOT NINE AND THE HOUSE IS 17 FOOT FOUR.
SO WE'RE ACTUALLY A LOW LOWER RIDGE HEIGHT ON OUR ADDITION.
I'M GONNA CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AT THIS TIME.
IS THERE ANY QUESTIONS OF STAFF ON THIS ITEM? WHAT, WHAT THESE, THERE ARE TWO ITEMS AND I WILL CALL A VOTE, UH, FOR EACH ITEM INDIVIDUALLY.
IF THERE ARE NO QUESTIONS, IS THERE A MOTION TO ACCEPT STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION? ACTUALLY, I HAVE A QUESTION FOR CHAIR, PLEASE.
UM, JUST FOR CLARIFICATION ON THE 50% RULE, UM, IT, IT'S MY UNDERSTANDING THAT IT'S 50% OF THE VALUE OF THE ASSET, NOT 50% OF THE PORTION THAT YOU'RE REMODELING OR, OR MODIFYING IN ANY WAY.
UM, COULD, COULD YOU CLARIFY THAT PLEASE? UH, WELL I THINK THE, THE 50% RULE THAT I'M AWARE OF IN CONSTRUCTION FOR RENOVATION IS IF YOU WERE, IF YOU RENOVATE MORE THAN 50% OF A FLOOR FOOT, LIKE THE SQUARE FOOT AREA, IT TRIGGERS NEW CONSTRUCTION.
UM, BUT THAT'S A CODE ISSUE, NOT AN ISSUE FOR THE HAHC.
IT'S, SO IT'S A, THAT'S LIKE A, IN YOUR PERMITTING, IT'S SOMETHING THAT YOU'LL FIND IN CONSTRUCTION AND, UM, BASED ON HOW THAT'S INTERPRETED BY THE PERMITTING OFFICE, UM, THEY, THEY MAY REQUIRE DIFFERENT REQUIREMENTS, BUT IT, BUT IT'S NOT, UM, NOT SOMETHING THAT WE'RE, THAT, THAT WE'RE, THAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR OR THAT WE'RE, THAT WE'RE ALLOWED TO LOOK AT FOR THIS BODY.
BUT, AND I'LL, AND I'LL JUST MENTION THIS 'CAUSE IT WAS STATED BOTH, BOTH SPEAKERS DID REFERENCE THE PROPOSED NOR HILL DESIGN GUIDELINES, WHICH HAVE BEEN ADVERTISED AND ARE CURRENTLY, UH, BEING CONSIDERED AND WILL BE COMING TO THIS BODY, UH, NEXT MONTH.
UM, BUT AGAIN, THOSE ARE NOT IN EFFECT AT THIS TIME.
AND SO WE'RE STILL SUBJECT TO THE ORDINANCE THAT GOVERNS NOR HILL THAT CITY COUNCIL, UH, HAS APPROVED.
SO THE 50 PERCENT'S IRRELEVANT FOR THE, OKAY.
COMMISSIONER DAVIS, MOVE TO ACCEPT STAFF RECOMMENDATION FOR ITEM B SEVEN.
OKAY, I'LL SECOND, COCO SECOND.
ANY DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR? AYE.
IS THERE A MOTION FOR ITEM EIGHT? I MOVE TO ACCEPT STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION FOR A B EIGHT.
IS THERE A SECOND? GARCIA? SECOND GARCIA SECONDS.
ANY DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR? AYE.
AND WITH THAT, I BELIEVE WE WILL BE MOVING TO ITEM.
I DO WANNA NOTE THAT, UM, MR. DEL, UH, RECUSED HIMSELF FROM, FROM BOTH SEVEN AND EIGHT.
AND WITH THAT WE WILL MOVE ON TO, UM, ITEM C COMMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC.
YOU, YOU CAN JUST PLEASE APPROACH THE, THE MICROPHONE AND PLEASE RESTATE YOUR NAME FOR THE RECORD FOR FOLKS THAT MAY BE WATCHING ONLINE.
UM, I JUST WANNA UNDERSTAND THE PROCESS.
UM, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BRINGING THE DESIGN GUIDELINES
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UP FOR, UM, CONSIDERATION NEXT MONTH.I'D LIKE TO UNDERSTAND HOW THE PROCESS WORKS IN TERMS OF YOUR APPROVAL.
WILL IT BE AT THAT MEETING OR IS THERE A SEPARATE VOTE? CAN YOU EXPLAIN? SO I CAN GO BACK TO OUR NEIGHBORHOOD AND TELL THEM WHAT TO EXPECT OR HOW TO SHOW UP IN SUPPORT? THANK YOU.
THE, UH, GUIDELINES WILL BE PRESENTED TO THIS BODY.
UH, THE COMMISSIONERS WILL HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO COMMENT, THEN IT'LL BE OPENED UP TO THE PUBLIC.
THE PUBLIC WILL HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO COMMENT AND DEPENDING ON HOW THOSE COMMENTS GO, THERE COULD BE AN OPPORTUNITY TO VOTE, UH, AT THAT MEETING.
IF NOT, DEPENDING, AGAIN, DEPENDING ON THE COMMENTS, WE COULD GO BACK AND, UH, ADDRESS THOSE COMMENTS AND THEN BRING THEM BACK FOR ADDITIONAL CONSIDERATION BY COMMISSION, UH, AND THE PUBLIC AND THEN HAVE A VOTE.
AND FROM THERE IT GOES TO, UH, QUALITY OF LIFE COMMISSION WITH CITY COUNCIL.
ARE THERE ANY OTHER SPEAKERS, UH, IN THE EMILY OR GO AHEAD.
YEAH, CAN YOU, UM, OKAY,
I SHARED SOME INFORMATION ABOUT THOSE WINNERS AT THE MEETING LAST MONTH, UM, AND WE HOPE THAT SOME OF YOU WILL BE ABLE TO JOIN US THERE.
EMILY, CAN YOU ALSO JUST STATE YOUR NAME FOR THE RECORD JUST ONE MORE TIME.
EMILY HARDWELL WITH PRESERVATION HOUSTON.
IS THERE ANY OTHER SPEAKERS WHO WOULD LIKE TO ADDRESS THE COMMISSION? UM, NOT HEARING YOU, AND WE'LL MOVE ON TO THE SHORT PRESERVATION OFFICER REPORT FOR ITEM D.
I DID NOT PLAN FOR THIS, BUT I WANT TO MAKE SURE EVERYONE KNOWS THAT WE, WE HAVE SET A RECORD TODAY.
WE HAVE NOT FINISHED OUR HISTORICAL COMMISSION IN 30 MINUTES IN THE LAST SIX AND A HALF YEARS THAT I'VE JOINED THE CITY.
SO WE HAVE, WE HAVE TO CELEBRATE TODAY.
GOOD AFTERNOON, CHAIR EK COMMISSION MEMBERS AND MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC.
MY NAME'S YASMINE ARSLAN AND I AM HONORED TO SERVE AS THE INTERIM PRESERVATION OFFICER.
I'M PLEASED TO PRESENT THE PRESERVATION OFFICER'S REPORT FOR FEBRUARY, HIGHLIGHTING KEY UPDATES AND ONGOING EFFORTS TO PRESERVE HOUSTON HISTORIC CHARACTER.
THE POSTCARDS FOR THE NOR HILL DESIGN GUIDELINES HAVE BEEN PRINTED AND WILL BEGIN ARRIVING AT RESIDENCE HOME WITHIN THE NEXT THREE TO FIVE BUSINESS DAYS VIA USPS.
PLEASE NOTE THAT SOME ADDRESSES MAY EXPERIENCE SLIGHT DELAYS.
THE GUIDE THE DRAFT GUIDELINES ARE NOW POSTED ON BOTH THE PD PRESERVATION AND PD PUBLIC NOTICE PAGES.
WE KINDLY ASK THAT ANY COMMENTS BE SUBMITTED AT LEAST 24 HOURS PRIOR TO THE PUBLIC HEARING SCHEDULED FOR TUESDAY, MARCH 24TH AT 2:30 PM IN THIS ROOM.
THE LYONS AVENUE GRANT PROJECT FOR THE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES IS NEARING COMPLE, UH, COMPLETE STANTEC HAS FINALIZED THE NOMINATIONS WHICH HAVE BEEN SUBMITTED TO THE TEXAS HISTORICAL COMMISSION THC FOR REVIEW.
IN THE COMING MONTHS, STAFF WILL SCHEDULE A COMMUNITY MEETING IN THE FIFTH WARD TO PRESENT THESE NOMINATIONS AND SHARE UPDATES.
THE NOMINATIONS ARE AVAILABLE ON THE PD PRESERVATION LINES AVENUE PAGE.
FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE STAFF IS CONTINUING TO TEST THE HOUSTON PRESERVATION TRACKER SITE AND IS WORKING WITH IT TO RESOLVE ANY TECHNICAL ISSUES.
NEXT MONTH WE PLAN TO SEND A SURVEY TO APPLICANTS TO GATHER FEEDBACK ON THE TRACKER.
IF YOU HAVE COMMENTS OR SUGGESTIONS IN THE MEANTIME, PLEASE SUBMIT THEM TO HISTORIC PRESERVATION@HOUSTONTX.GOV.
IN MARCH, WE WILL NOT HOLD A REGULAR COMMISSION MEETING.
INSTEAD, STAFF WILL FOCUS ON ETHICS TRAINING AND THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR THE NOR HILL DESIGN GUIDELINES.
DURING THIS TIME, WE WILL CONTINUE PROCESSING ADMINISTRATIVE APPROVALS, REVIEWING FREE PRE-DESIGN APPLICATIONS, AND RESPONDING PROMPTLY TO EMAILS AND PHONE CALLS, AND CONDUCTING ONSITE VISITS AS NEEDED.
OUR COMMITMENT TO SERVING THE PUBLIC REMAINS STRONG.
WE, AS WE FINALIZE THE NOR HILL DESIGN GUIDELINES AND WORK TOWARD IMPROVING OUR PROCESS TO BETTER SUPPORT APPLICANTS AND THE COMMUNITY CLOSING.
IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, YOU CAN CALL THE HAS HOUSTON OFFICE OF PRESERVATION HOTLINE AT 8 3 2 3 9 3 6 5 5 6 OR VISIT OUR WEBSITE@HOUSTONPLANNING.COM.
THIS CONCLUDES MY PRESERVATION OFFICER REPORT.
AND WITH THAT WE ARE ADJOURNED.