[1. Call to order and roll call of members]
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SO I'LL BRING THE, UH, UH, JULY 16TH MEETING OF THE HISTORIC DISTRICT COMMISSION TO ORDER.
FIRST AGENDA ITEM IS THE ROLL CALL.
UH, AND, UH, THROUGH THAT, DAVE HA IS PRESENT.
DUSTY RIVERA AND MICHAEL HENDERSHOT HERE.
[2. Approval of June 18, 2026, minutes]
OF BUSINESS IS APPROVAL OF THE JUNE 18TH MINUTES.UM, THAT WAS THE, UH, HISTORIC DISTRICT, UH, PAVILION, UH, FOR THEIR, FOR THEIR BUS.
UM, EVERYONE HAD A CHANCE TO REVIEW ANY, UH, COMMENTS OR DISCUSSION ABOUT THE MINUTES? NO.
UH, IF, UH, ANYONE WANTS TO MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE, I MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE MINUTES.
I SECOND HEARING A, UH, MOTION AND A SECOND.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.
THE MINUTES HAVE BEEN APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY.
AND WE'LL MOVE TO THE, UH, NEXT ORDER, UH, AGENDA ITEM, WHICH IS CITIZEN COMMUNICATIONS.
I DON'T SEE ANY CITIZENS, SO WE'LL MOVE RIGHT
[4.A. Hold a public hearing and take action on a Certificate of Appropriateness, HC-26-0006, a request to add an awning over a window at the rear of a noncontributing structure on a property within the Historic District, located at 610 East Main Street.]
ON TO PUBLIC HEARING AND ACTION ITEMS. HOLD A PUBLIC HEARING AND TAKE ACTION ON A CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS.A REQUEST TO ADD AN AWNING OVER A WINDOW AT THE REAR OF A NONCONFORMING STRUCTURE ON A PROPERTY WITHIN THE HISTORIC DISTRICT LOCATED AT SIX 10 EAST BAY.
IT'S NICE TO SEE YOU ALL AGAIN, TWO MONTHS IN A ROW.
UM, THIS REQUEST IS TO ADD AN AWNING OVER A WINDOW AT THE REAR OF A BUILDING AT SIX 10 EAST MAIN.
UM, THESE TWO PICTURES ARE CURRENT VIEWS OF THE BUILDING.
YOU CAN SEE THEY'RE DOING SOME REPAIR AND MAINTENANCE, UM, IN PREPARATION TO OPEN A NEW, UH, I THINK IT'S A COFFEE ICE CREAM SHOP.
THEY OWN THE SCOOP SHOP IN FRIENDSWOOD AS WELL.
HERE IS THE LOCATION OF THE WINDOW AND A RENDERING OF THE AWNING.
IT WILL BE, UH, CONSTRUCTED WITH ALUM, AN ALUMINUM FRAME AND ACRYLIC FABRIC.
IT DOES COMPLY WITH THE HISTORIC DISTRICT.
UM, DESIGN GUIDELINES AND STAFF FINDINGS ARE THAT THE BUILDING IS CONSIDERED NON-CONTRIBUTING TO THE DISTRICT.
AND THE MATERIALS AND DESIGN PROPOSED FOR THIS AWNING DO COMPLY WITH THE HISTORIC DISTRICT DESIGN GUIDELINES.
UH, IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER.
UH, NOT ABOUT THIS AWNING, BUT, BUT THE OTHER WORK BEING DONE ON THE FRONT OF THE BUILDING, HAS THAT ALL BEEN APPROVED? BUT THE PREVIOUS OWNERS GOT ALL THAT NEW, THEY RESIZE WINDOWS RIGHT.
AND THE ONLY, THE FRONT OF THE BUILDING, I DON'T BELIEVE THEY REDID THE DOORS.
I KNOW THAT THEY'RE DOING SOME WORK ON THE, UM, SIDING AND THINGS LIKE THAT, BUT IT'S KIND OF SPOT SIDING, WHICH IS MORE REPAIR AND MAINTENANCE.
SO THAT DOESN'T EVEN REQUIRE A BUILDING PERMIT.
UM, THEY DID RESIZE A WINDOW IN THE BACK.
UM, THAT'S GOING TO BE THEIR WALK-UP WINDOW, WHICH THEY DID GET A ADMINISTRATIVE COA FOR, UM, AND FOR, I THINK THEY MAY HAVE GOT ONE FOR THE DOOR, TO BE HONEST.
I CAN'T REMEMBER WHAT THAT WAS, BUT BECAUSE IT'S NON-CONTRIBUTING, IT WAS ADMINISTRATIVE.
SO, BUT THE, THIS IS AN ADDITION TO THE OUTSIDE.
SO TYPICALLY IT WOULD, IF IT WAS ANY OTHER LOCATION, WE PROBABLY COULD HAVE DONE IT ADMINISTRATIVELY, BUT THERE'S THAT ALLEYWAY, WHICH TECHNICALLY IS A RIGHT OF WAY, SO YOU CAN SEE IT FROM THAT ALLEYWAY.
THAT'S WHAT, THAT'S THE REASON WE, YOU KNOW, WE WANTED TO AIR ON THE SIDE OF CAUTION.
BUT YOU CAN, YOU CAN ACCESS THE ALL ALONG THERE, YOU KNOW, RIGHT BEHIND THEM IS THE BUTLER COURTYARD AND EVERYTHING.
AND TRAFFIC DOES GO THROUGH THERE AND THEIR MAIN PARKING LOTS THERE.
SO IT'S NOT LIKE THE BACKYARD OF A, A HOUSE OR A, A BUSINESS.
MOSTLY ALLEYWAYS IN THE HISTORIC DISTRICT AREN'T REALLY MM-HMM
SO THAT'S HOW YOU ACCESS THE BACK AND YOU CAN GET TO EITHER ROAD ON EITHER SIDE.
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YOU.ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? THANK YOU, ANN.
UM, UH, MOVING FORWARD, IF, IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION THE, UM, UH, COMMISSION WANTS TO, UH, DISCUSS? I THINK WE'VE ALREADY THAT A LOT OF WAYS IT'S, IT LOOKS PRETTY HISTORIC.
THAT ION WOULD'VE BEEN VERY TYPICAL FOR A, UM, YEAH.
UM, SO DO I HAVE A MOTION? YES, SIR.
UM, YOU NEED TO OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING AND CLOSE VOTE REAL QUICK.
UM, SO AT, UH, 6 0 6, I'LL OPEN THE, UH, PUBLIC HEARING AND DOCUMENT IT RIGHT THERE.
ANYONE WISHING TO SPEAK TO THIS? I SEE NONE.
I'LL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING
WOULD ANYONE LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION? I MOVE.
I'LL SECOND, UH, HEARING A MOTION ON THE FLOOR AND A SECOND.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.
HEARING NONE THAT, UH, IS APPROVED, UH, UNANIMOUSLY.
[5. Commissioner’s Comments]
ORDER OF BUSINESS, WHICH IS COMMISSIONER'S COMMENTS.MICHAEL? UH, I DON'T HAVE ANY COMMENTS,
I'M JUST GLAD TO BE HERE TWO MONTHS IN A ROW.
UM, I BROUGHT SOMETHING FOR, UH, SHOW AND TELL
UM, UH, I RAN ACROSS A BOOK CALLED THE, UH, CASE FOR HISTORIC, UH, WINDOWS.
AND IT'S, UM, UM, THE BOOK IS PRIMARILY FOCUSING ON ENERGY EFFICIENCY AND OLD WINDOWS AND, YOU KNOW, SOME OF THE, UH, MYTHS ABOUT THE BENEFITS OF NEW WINDOWS, UH, ET CETERA.
IT ALSO GOES INTO SOME OF THE, UM, DIFFERENCES IN, UH, LIFETIME OF A NEW WINDOW AS OPPOSED TO A HISTORIC WINDOW.
UM, I'VE THOUGHT ABOUT ACTUALLY KIND OF CONDENSING THIS DOWN, 'CAUSE IT, IT TALKS A LOT ABOUT THE NORTH WHERE, YOU KNOW, THEY HAVE A DIFFERENT, UH, SET.
SO, UH, I WAS THINKING ABOUT BOILING THIS DOWN INTO A SLIDE PRESENTATION FOR THE, UH, COMMISSION.
UM, IF IT'S, IF IT'S APPROPRIATE, WOULD YOU LIKE TO SEE AN AGENDA ITEM AT OUR NEXT MEETING WHERE WE COULD REVIEW, UH, WHAT YOU HAVE TO PUT TOGETHER? YES.
THAT, THAT WOULD BE GREAT IF, YEAH, JUST THAT SOUNDS GREAT.
I'M UP FOR ANY KIND OF EDUCATIONAL PRESENTATION THAT ANYBODY WANTS TO MAKE.
JUST, UH, GO AHEAD AND SHOOT ME WHAT YOU'VE GOT WHEN YOU'RE READY AND WE'LL GET IT ON AN AGENDA.
[6. Staff Comments]
ITEM IS STAFF COMMENTS.UM, WE'VE APPROVED ONE ADMINISTRATIVE COA, WHICH I ACTUALLY DID TODAY FOR MR. LA CHANCE'S PROPERTY ON THIRD STREET, AND HE'S PUTTING UP A FENCE ON HIS WESTERN PROPERTY LINE.
JUST LIKE EVERYTHING IN HIS YARD IS BEAUTIFUL
OTHER THAN THAT, SO WE DON'T, UH, GET ANY FENCE IS SOMETHING WE NORMALLY TALK ABOUT.
UM, WHEN IT IS A NEW FENCE ON A NEW BUILD, WE DO, BUT THIS BECAUSE IT'S, OR I'M GONNA TAKE THAT BACK ON A CONTRIBUTING HOME.
YES, BUT HIS IS NON-CONTRIBUTING.
SO AS LONG AS HE COMPLIES WITH THE HISTORIC DISTRICT GUIDELINES, THE DESIGN AND MATERIAL, WHICH IT DOES, THEN IT'S ADMINISTRATIVE AND THE AVIS THE ABILITY TO SEE THROUGH THE FENCE.
RIGHT? ISN'T THAT A BIG PROBLEM? THAT IS JUST FOR IN THE FRONT SETBACK IN THE FRONT.
SO YOU HAVE THAT 70%, UM, VISIBILITY THROUGH THAT.
BUT HIS IS GOING TO IT'S WOOD PICKET AND HE ALTER, HE'S ALTERNATING PANELS.
SOME WILL BE METAL AND ALTERNATING, HAVE THESE BEAUTIFUL ON THE POST, A NICE FINIAL THAT MATCHES WHAT HE'S GOT ALREADY.
UH, I IMAGINE HE'S GONNA STAIN IT WITH WHAT HE ALREADY HAS BECAUSE HE KNOWS.
SO BEYOND THE, THE, UH, FRONT OF THE HOUSE THOUGH, IT STEPS DOWN TO FOUR FOOT GOING FORWARD.
HE IS ONLY PUTTING HIS UP IN THE REAR SETBACK.
AND IT'S JUST ONE LINE OF FENCE.
HE'S NOT, HE'S, I THINK HE'S KIND OF SCREENING THE NEIGHBOR A LITTLE BIT.
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GOOD NEIGHBORS.SO, UH, WITH THAT I AM, UH, ADJOURN AT SIX 10.