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Charlotte-Mecklenburg Historic Landmarks Commission

Design Review Committee

June 28, 2005

Location: 2100 Randolph Road, Charlotte N. C.

Time:  8:00 a.m. - 9:15 a.m.

 

Present:

Amy Hockett, Committee Chairman

Bobby Bookout

John Shurley

Dan Morrill, HLC Director

Stewart Gray, HLC Assistant Director

 Absent:

Louis Asbury 

Matthew Benson, Committee Vice-Chairman

John Misenheimer

John Shurley

 Visitors:

 Lindsay Daniel (Dr. J. J. Rone House)

Wade Finger (Charlotte Cotton Mills)

Beth Herpst (Charlotte Cotton Mills)

AGENDA

1.  Chairman’s Report:  Ms. Hockett welcomed everyone to the meeting.  No meetings will be held in July.

2.  Director’s Report:  Dr. Morrill announced that Johnson C. Smith University has applied for a Certificate of Appropriateness to demolish the Dr. George E. Davis House.  This will be considered by the Committee at its August meeting.

3.  Consideration of Application for a Certificate of Appropriateness for the Dr. J. J. Rone House  (Marvin Road).

The J. J. Rone house was moved to its present location under a previous Certificate of Appropriateness.  The current proposed project involves additions to the house.

Note: Because no quorum was present, the Committee's recommendations will be voted on at the August 8, 2005 HLC meeting.  

The Committee unanimously reached a consensus that a motion be approved by the Historic Landmarks Commission at its August meeting that a Certificate of Appropriateness be issued for the proposed alterations of the Dr. J. J. Rone House, Marvin Road.

4.  Consideration of Application for a Certificate of Appropriateness for the Charlotte Cotton Mills, Building A  (West Fifth St.)

"The floor will need to be patched, repaired and sealed.  Portions of the floor will be covered by new flooring on top of the existing.  A wood wainscot stained dark brown would be added to the new walls upstairs and the retaining walls downstairs up to five feet.  On the main floor, millwork built in front of the existing windows will be constructed in a way to not obstruct a majority of the windows.  This will be accomplished by attaching bands to the backs of the booths instead of solid fabric backs.  This will allow most of the windows to be exposed.  The present opening in the floor will be retained and new stairs will be built.  No deck material, beams, or columns will be removed.  The kitchen is planned for a Type 1 grease hood.  All venting penetrations will go through the main floor and up through the roof, near the new roof top units.  The columns in the lower level will be encased in new woodwork.  Exposed concrete will be stained.  The roof deck is set back so that it should not be easily visible from the street.  The dimensions of the deck will be approximately 24'6" X 30'0".  The deck itself will sit atop the existing roof structure so that it can be removed in the future, if that is desired.  The "dog house" is made of glass, supported by columns similar in appearance to the ones at the outside of the building entrance.  The fence that will block most of the unsightly mechanical and venting systems will be louvered to hide the units, but allow them to continue to circulate air as required."

The Committee unanimously reached a consensus that a motion be approved by the Historic Landmarks Commission at its August meeting that a Certificate of Appropriateness be issued for the proposed alterations of the Charlotte Cotton Mills, 508 W. 5th Street.

5.  Consideration of an Express Review of a Certificate of Appropriateness for the Philip Carey Building - the Dixie Tavern (301 East Seventh St.)

"The applicant proposes to expand the present brick patio, and cover all or some of it with a one-story roof or deck."

It was the consensus of the Committee that a patio covered by a shed roof be allowed on the southern half of the east elevation but that the patio wall extend no farther than within 5 feet of the northern end of the façade.

6.  Old Business.  There was no old business.

7.  New Business.  There was no new business.

The meeting adjourned at 9:15 a.m.