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The Historic Landmarks Commission will meet next on May 13, 2002, in the Ratcliffe-Otterbourg House at 2100 Randolph Road in Charlotte. The meeting shall begin at 6pm. 1. Consideration of Minutes. Check here for April Minutes. 2. Design Review Committee Business Items. Click Here For Minutes. The Design Review Committee is recommending that Certificates of Appropriateness be issued for three properties. They are: a. Beaver Dam. Click here for Survey and Research Report. The Committee is recommending that a Certificate of Appropriateness for the construction of a bikeway across the property be approved as applied for with the following additional requirements: 1) that the Applicant shall consult with State authorities to determine whether the bikeway can be narrower and shall inform the HLC Office of the results of that consultation, 2) that the Applicant shall treat with the greatest possible sensitivity whatever archeologically significant material might be uncovered, and 3) that the edging material for the bikeway shall have the lowest profile feasible and shall create minimum ground disturbance. Click here for illustrations. Staff Recommendation: Approve recommendation as presented.
b. Nebel Knitting Mill. Click here for Survey and Research Report. The Committee is recommending that a Certificate of Appropriateness for the construction of a bikeway across the property be approved as applied for with the following additional requirement: 1) that the new door in the northwest corner of the courtyard shall have no decorative panels but shall be plain except for the incorporation of an existing window. Click here for plan. Click here for design of door. Staff Recommendation: Approve recommendation as presented.
c. Charlotte Cotton Mills. Click here for Survey and Research Report. The Committee is recommending that a Certificate of Appropriateness for an alternate arrangement of openings in the facades of Building B be approved as applied for. Click here for illustrations. Staff Recommendation: Approve recommendation as presented.
3. Survey Committee Business Items. Click Here For Minutes. The Survey Committee is recommending that three properties be processed for historic landmark designation. They are: a. Praise Connor and Harriet Lee House. Click here for Survey and Research Report. The Committee is recommending that the interior of the house, the exterior of the house, and the entire tax parcel be processed for historic landmark designation. Staff Recommendation: Approve recommendation as presented.
b. W.P.A. Hangar at Douglas Airport. Click here for Survey and Research Report. The Committee is recommending that the interior of the hangar, the exterior of the hangar, and an amount of land sufficient to protect the hangar's immediate setting be processed for historic landmark designation. Staff Recommendation: Approve recommendation as presented. Special Note: The Douglas Airport Manager has informed the HLC staff that he does not want the hangar to be designated as a historic landmark.
c. William and Rachel Newell Neill House. Click here for Survey and Research Report. The Committee is recommending that the interior of the house, the exterior of the house, and the entire tax parcel be processed for historic landmark designation. The owner has notified the Commission that she does not want the property to be designated as a historic landmark unless the Commission purchases the property. Staff Recommendation: Approve recommendation as presented. The Commission will have an opportunity to terminate the designation process if the property is not purchased by the HLC. Special Note: The owner of the Neill House has written a letter in which she says that she opposes designation unless the HLC purchases the property.
d. Southern Public Utilities Streetcar Barn. Click here for Survey and Research Report. At its meeting in September 2001, the Historic Landmarks Commission approved a recommendation that the Southern Public Utilities Streetcar Barn be processed for historic landmark designation. The processing has been delayed to allow a preservation strategy to be devised. Ron Tober and CATS will be assuming operational responsibilities for the vintage trolley line and will work with the Commission to assure that repayment of the purchase price for the building will be made to the Commission and to the County. Consequently, staff will be moving ahead with the designation process for the building. Staff Recommendation: Approve recommendation as presented. The Commission will have an opportunity to terminate the designation process if the property is not purchased by the HLC.
e. Washam Farm. Click here for Survey and Research Report. An ad-hoc committee composed of Phiderika Foust, Amy Gray, and Deborah Cox met with an owner of the land surrounding the Washam Farm and the attorney for the owners. The committee and the owner and his attorney discussed the ramifications of historic landmark designation. It was decided that the Commission would be asked to table processing historic landmark designation of the property until August 2002, so that the owners and their attorney could consider what portions of the property they might support for historic landmark designation. The action before the Commission is to decide whether it will table the processing of the property until August 2002. Staff Recommendation: Approve recommendation as presented.
f. Ratcliffe Flower Shop Building. Click here for Survey and Research Report. Childress Klein is requesting that the ordinance designating the Ratcliffe Flower Shop Building be amended in view of the fact that the building has been moved and is now part of a larger building. Specifically, the suggested revision stipulates that the designation shall only include the Tryon St. frontage of the building and the interior portions that are readily observable by someone entering as a customer in the building and that the land beneath the building and the air rights above are not included. Staff Recommendation: Approve the changes and process the building for historic landmark designation.
4. Projects Committee Business Items. Click Here For Minutes. a. Project Guidelines. The Projects Committee is examining the guidelines which the Commission uses to decide which properties to recommend for purchase by the HLC's Revolving Fund. Click here for Project Guidelines. An ad-hoc committee has been appointed to bring recommended changes to the Commission for action. b. Southern Public Utilities Streetcar Barn. At its meeting in January 2002, the Commission voted to seek funds from the County to permit the HLC to purchase the Southern Public Utilities Streetcar Barn. The County has placed purchase of the carbarn on its list of Land Bond projects. Staff will be moving ahead with the designation process, because the building must become a historic landmark before the Commission can buy the building. A letter should be forthcoming explaining the nature of the commitment for repayment of the acquisition cost. Staff will not move forward with the acquisition process until after the HLC has had an opportunity to review the commitment for repayment. Staff Recommendation: Receive as information.
c. Palmer Fire School. Click here for Survey and Research Report. The Historic Landmarks Commission has received an offer to purchase the Palmer Fire School property and to restore the assembly building and the fire tower. The Commission will have to go into executive session to discuss the offer. The Committee is recommending that the HLC reject the offer. Staff Recommendation: Approve recommendation as presented.
d. Davidson Schoolhouse at Rural Hill. Click here for Survey and Research Report. The Committee considered how to move forward with financing the construction of the auxiliary classroom/bathroom building for the Davidson Schoolhouse at Rural Hill. The Committee is recommending that the Commission contribute $55,000 from its Historic Preservation Fund to match the $45,000 grant received from the Knight Foundation. Staff Recommendation: Approve recommendation as presented.
e. The Neill House. The Projects Committee is recommending that the Commission pursue purchase of the Neill House. Staff Recommendation: Approve recommendation as presented. Here is the specific motion. MR. MISENHEIMER PRESENTED A MOTION SECONDED BY MS. GRAY TO RECOMMEND TO THE HISTORIC LANDMARKS COMMISSION: 1) THAT IT PURSUE PURCHASE OF THE NEILL HOUSE, 1412 WEST ROCKY RIVER ROAD, IN THE NEWELL COMMUNITY OF MECKLENBURG COUNTY, 2) THAT THE MECKLENBURG COUNTY REAL ESTATE SERVICES DEPARTMENT NEGOTIATE A CONTINGENCY CONTRACT FOR PURCHASE OF THE PROPERTY BY THE COMMISSION, INCLUDING THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE PURCHASE PRICE, AND SUBMIT THE CONTRACT TO THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE HLC FOR CONSIDERATION, AND 3) THAT BRYAN TURNER INITIATE THE PROCESS FOR DETERMINING THE STABILIZATION NEEDS FOR THE PROPERTY AND THE COSTS ASSOCIATED THEREWITH. THE COMMITTEE UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED THE MOTION. |
