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HomeMy WebLinkAbout11271990 s~ . e MINUTES '. Historic Preservation Commission November 27, 1990 The regular meeting of the Historic Preservation Commission was called to order by Pete Raab, president, at 7:40 p.m. Present: Pete Raab, Teresa Goldsmith, Liz Smith, Mike Yawman, .Tom Johnson, and Ann Landis. Rick Sep1er, Planning Department, was present. Guests included Robison and Warren. Minutes were approved as written. The meeting was preceeded by an hour-long discussion of the Secretary of Interior/State of Washington standards for restoration or renovation within Historic Districts accompanied by a slide presentation by Steve Mathison, State Office of Archaeology and Historic Preservation. . Rocky Friedman, owner, Phil Johnson, contractor, and Christopher Carson, architect, presented preliminary plans for restoring the Rose Theater. After review, HPC determined that at least one more review would be nècessary. In order to expedite matters for Friedman, the following motion was voted upon: "The HPC determined preliminarily that the Rose Theater renovation design will contribute to the Port Townsend Historic District and that specific recommen- dations will be forthcoming at the final review. Landis seconded. Motion passed. Yawman abstained. HPC turned to old business: Landis reported on the inventory-survey pro- ject. The consensus is that an inventory questionnaire consisting of 3 sheets will be developed which will satisfy the needs of three orgasnizations, all of which want to have informaiton available to them and had planned to do an inven- tory pròject in the future. Sheri Robison, representing Main Street Project; Patricia Warren, representing Jefferson County Historical Society, and Landis have and will continue to collaborate on development of this inventory quest- ionnaire. They have given thought to how the survey should be comp~ eted and will continue to consider whether building owners, organization volunteers or others should be engaged in completing questionnaires. Procedure required for ensuring that HPC's meetings are published in the Leader will be investigated. It was reported that the E. B. Hill building application from John Sudlow will be completed and in H~C's hands in a week or two. HPC hopes to be able to complete the valuation process at the next meeting. .. . Sepler reported that the ördinance outlining design guidelines has been rewritten re HPC's recommendations and will be available for review by Thursday. This ordinance will be presented to the Planning Commission next Tuesday. e . It was decided that a letter be sent to the American Legion recognlzlng that their building is historic; asking for history and photos and suggesting . that as a building in an Historic District, as owners, they do have tax benefit available to them if and when renovation is undertaken. Raabasked that Marseille draft the letter. Discussion concerning design philosophy as concerns secondary, possibly non-significant buildings within the District if an owner chooses to remove or destroy same. Sepler pointed out that standards state that re~lacement buildings need to contribute as much to the District as that wkich was removed. Sepler volunteered to check into preservation law to see what precedents have been established that might pertain. Sep1er presented HPC with a letter from the Planning Department concern- ing restoration of the City Dock Pope Marine Community Center. It is unsafe to enter the building because seven of the pilings are no longer capable of supporting it. This is considered an emergency repair and application has been made for a $15,000 "endangered properties" grant from the State Department of Community Development. The repair will not alter the appearanee of the build- ing. Since it is an emergency, the project is exempt from review but renova- tion plans do follow HPC's prescribed guidelines. Yawman moved .HPC concur with the Planning Department's letter of Nov. 14. Goldsmith seconded. Motion unanimously approved. Yawman stated for the record that he chooses to abstain frøm Rose Theater project votes because of a personality conflict with one of the participants. Robison distributed Main Street Christmas calendar posters and invited members to participate in Christmas activities. . There will be no HPC meeting Dec. 25. Meeting adjourned by Raab at 9:45 p.m. Respectfully submitted, ~~~~~, ~~~~~ Barbara S. Marseille Secretary .