Time: 8:00 a.m. - 9:00 a.m.
Location: 2100 Randolph Rd., Charlotte, NC
Present:
Matthew Benson, Committee Chairman
Richard Mattson, Committee Vice-Chairman
Richard Alsop, III
Louis H. Asbury, IV
Victor Jones
Len Norman, HLC Chairman
John Shurley
Dan Morrill, HLC Consulting Director
Stewart Gray, HLC Preservation Planner
Mary Lynn Morrill, HLC Recording Consultant
Mary Dominick, HLC Consultant
Visitors:
Frank Quattrocchi, Home Federal Savings & Loan
(architect for Shook Kelley)
Item #1 - Chairman’s Report: Mr. Benson
Mr. Benson welcomed everyone to the meeting
Item #2 - Director’s Report: Dr. Morrill
Dr. Morrill said that the Coffee Cup Restaurant is
standing alone on a tract of land cleared by the Beazer Co. He said the
media has reported that Beazer is leaving the Charlotte area. This might
mean that since the Coffee Cup was designated historic, the Design
Review Committee will probably be considering design issues for the
structure in the near future.
Item #3 - Applications for a Certificate of
Appropriateness: Mr. Gray
A. Home Federal Savings and Loan Building, 139 S.
Tryon St.
Mr. Gray said that the applicant is proposing new
signage for the Home Federal Savings and Loan Building. Design plans for
signage for the Chima Brazilian Steak house, which will be on the
building’s first floor, were presented. The signage is free standing and
self supporting. It "frames" the entrance. Mr. Benson reminded Committee
members that the Committee needs to follow the guidelines set by the
Secretary of the Interior’s Standards. The rules state that new
additions to historic properties needs to be differentiated from the
original structure but must also be compatible and reversible.
The Committee did not make a motion to approve the
presented design plans and asked that new drawings showing smaller
modified signage be presented for consideration at the HLC meeting on
February 11, 2008.
B. Ratcliffe-Otterbourg House, 2100 Randolph Rd.
Plans were presented showing various options for an
accessible ramp on the building, the site of the HLC office.
Mr. Alsop and his architectural firm were thanked for
preparing several design plans, at no cost to the HLC, for a ramp to
accommodate citizens who cannot use steps. The Committee discussed the
situation and agreed that an exterior lift is not an option to consider
but that a rear entry ramp can continue to be considered. Mr. Gray said
that he will investigate further options and that the matter can be
considered at the HLC meeting.
C. Walter Brem House, 211 East Blvd.
The owner of the house proposes to add a new fence
around the front and rear of the property. The Historic Districts
Commission has already approved the project. The Committee looked at the
plans and agreed that the fence is not appropriate for the house. The
Committee objected to the height and style of the fence and the fact
that the old cement retaining wall in the front is to be removed.
MR. SHURLEY PRESENTED A MOTION SECONDED BY MR. JONES TO
RECOMMEND TO THE HISTORIC LANDMARKS COMMISSION THAT THE PROPOSED
APPLICATION FOR A CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS FOR THE WALTER BREM
HOUSE, 211 EAST BOULEVARD, CHARLOTTE, N. C., NOT BE APPROVED. THE
COMMITTEE UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED THE MOTION.
Mr. Gray said that he would report the Committee’s
decision to the Historic District Committee and to the applicant.
No old or new business was presented.
The meeting adjourned at 9:00 a.m.