APPROVED post-meeting action minutes for the February 10, 2015 Historic District Commission meeting. Unless otherwise noted, please contact Eric Feld in the Planning & Sustainability Department for more information  on the below referenced applications.

AGENDA

6:45 P.M. Tuesday, February 10, 2015 – Council Chamber

405 Martin Luther King Junior Boulevard, Chapel Hill, NC

CALL TO ORDER

SWEARING IN OF PERSONS TO GIVE EVIDENCE

ENTERING INTO THE RECORD OF THE MEETING THE LAWS AND POLICIES UNDER WHICH THE COMMISSION OPERATES

CONSENT AGENDA

OLD BUSINESS

719 East Rosemary Street - Construction of a building addition, two story garage, and rear entry portico (File 1 of 2)

719 East Rosemary Street - Construction of a building addition, two story garage, and rear entry portico (File 2 of 2)

THE APPLICATION FOR 719 EAST ROSEMARY STREET HAS BEEN POSTPONED UNTIL THE MARCH 10, 2015 HISTORIC DISTRICT COMMISSION MEETING AT THE REQUEST OF THE APPLICANT.

Note: The Historic District Commission previously approved a Certificate of Appropriateness for construction of a building addition and rear entry portico at 719 East Rosemary Street at the September 9, 2014 meeting. The Commission is expected to consider the addition of a two story garage at the April 14, 2015 meeting. 

RECOMMENDATIONS

523 East Franklin Street (UNC Arts & Science Foundation Special Use Permit - Project #14-071) - Change of use and site changes (widening driveway, new dumpster, improvements to handicap accessibility, changes to access)

Note: The Historic District Commission will be joined by the Environmental Stewardship Board in the Council Chamber to receive presentations from the Town Staff and from the applicant regarding the application for 523 East Franklin Street. Following the presentations, the Historic District Commission will discuss the application with a representative of the applicant in the Council Chamber and the Environmental Stewardship Board will discuss the application with a representative of the applicant in the Human Resources Development (HRD) Training Room on the 2nd floor of Town Hall. 

Nomination for expansion of the Chapel Hill National Historic District Boundary

• Map showing proposed boundaries for the Chapel Hill National Historic District
• Registration form for nominating property for inclusion in the National Register of Historic Places
• Descriptions of properties nominated for inclusion in the Chapel Hill National Historic District
• National Register criteria for evaluation

Note: Preservation Chapel Hill has submitted a nomination to the State Historic Preservation Office for expansion of the Chapel Hill National Historic District Boundary. A representative from Preservation Chapel Hill will be available to answer questions about the nominated expansion. This nomination does not affect the local historic district boundaries.

NEW CERTIFICATES OF APPROPRIATENESS

321 McCauley Street - Building addition to rear

COURTESY REVIEWS

APPROVAL OF MINUTES

January 13, 2015 DRAFT action minutes

ADJOURNMENT

NEXT MEETING: March 10, 2015 at 6:45 p.m. (Council Chamber, Town Hall)

Order of Hearings:
1. Presentation by Applicant (clarification questions by Commission) 
2. Presentation  by those who are in support or opposed
3. Closing the Public Hearing
4. Discussion/Action by the Commission 

Public Charge: The Historic District Commission pledges its respect to the citizens of Chapel Hill. The Commission asks its citizens to conduct themselves in a respectful, courteous manner, both with the Commission and with fellow citizens. Should any member of the Commission or any citizen fail to observe this public charge at any time, the Chair will ask the offending person to leave the meeting until that individual regains personal control. Should decorum fail to be restored, the Chair will recess the meeting until a genuine commitment to this public charge is observed.

See the Historic District Commission page for background information about this Town commission.