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Agenda

Design Review Committee

October 25, 2006

 

1.  Chairman's  Report -- Matt Benson

2.  Director's Report -- Dan Morrill

3.  Applications for a Certificate of Appropriateness -- Stewart Gray

The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Historic Landmarks Commission uses the "The Secretary Of The Interior's Standards For Rehabilitation" to judge the appropriateness of proposed projects.  Below are listed those guiding standards.

1. A property shall be used for its historic purpose or be placed in a new use that requires minimal change to the defining characteristics of the building and its site and environment.

2. The historic character of a property shall be retained and preserved. The removal of historic materials or alteration of features and spaces that characterize a property shall be avoided.

3. Each property shall be recognized as a physical record of its time, place, and use. Changes that create a false sense of historical development, such as adding conjectural features or architectural elements from other buildings, shall not be undertaken.

4. Most properties change over time; those changes that have acquired historic significance in their own right shall be retained and preserved.

5. Distinctive features, finishes, and construction techniques or examples of craftsmanship that characterize a historic property shall be reserved.

6. Deteriorated historic features shall be repaired rather than replaced. Where the severity of deterioration requires replacement of a distinctive feature, the new feature shall match the old in design, color, texture, and other visual qualities and, where possible, materials. Replacement of missing features shall be substantiated by documentary, physical, or pictorial evidence.

7. Chemical or physical treatments, such as sandblasting, that cause damage to historic materials shall not be used. The surface cleaning of structures, if appropriate, shall be undertaken using the gentlest means possible.

8. Significant archeological resources affected by a project shall be protected and preserved. If such resources must be disturbed, mitigation measures shall be undertaken.

9. New additions, exterior alterations, or related new construction shall not destroy historic materials that characterize the property. The new work shall be differentiated from the old and shall be compatible with the massing, size, scale, and architectural features to protect the historic integrity of the property and its environment.

10. New additions and adjacent or related new construction shall be undertaken in such a manner that if removed in the future, the essential form and integrity of the historic property and its environment would be unimpaired.

A. Certificate of Appropriateness Application for the Home Federal Savings and Loan Building, 139 South Tryon, Charlotte.

Current Condition  Proposed Rehabilitation

The applicant is proposing to convert the office building into apartments on the third through seventh floors.  The first two floors would remain commercial, but may be converted into a restaurant.

Changes include:

Outdoor terraces on the NW and SW corners of the building (floor plans are forthcoming.)

The tinted glass enclosing the first and second floors will be replaced with clear glass.

The rooftop will be converted to a patio area.

Typical floor plan.  Click here to view additional plans

Staff Recommendation:  Applicant has agreed in principle that the windows on the facade adjacent to the proposed balconies on the northern elevation would continue to extend the full extent of the facade.  Applicant has also agreed to provide access to the building so that staff can determine what interior architectural features have retained integrity.   With these conditions, Staff finds that the proposed project meets the Secretary Of The Interior's Standards For Rehabilitation, and recommends that the Committee vote to allow the project.

4. Coffee Cup Soda Grill, 914 South Clarkson Street in Charlotte

The Coffee Cup Soda Grill is not a designated historic landmark.  The owners wish to have the Design Review Committee review some proposals to replicate portions of the building at a new location.  These proposals will be presented at the Committee's meeting.  The concept is to construct a bus stop on Clarkson Street to the exact dimensions of the front of the current Coffee Cup. 

1.  Click Here To Perspective Rendering Submitted By The Owner.

2.  Click Here For Additional Details Of Proposed Bus Stop.

The Committee must decide what it will recommend to the Commission.  If the Commission votes to recommend designation, the Commission can delay demolition for up to 180 days or until such time as City Council holds a joint public hearing with the Commission, whichever occurs first.  If City Council designated the property as a historic landmark the Commission could delay demolition for up to 365 additional days.

Click here to view the Survey and Research Report for the Coffee Cup Soda Grill  

5.  Old Business 

6.  New Business