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HomeMy WebLinkAbout02-25-26 HPC Agenda Commission Members Cynthia Hall ȡ Clayton Bussey ȡ Paul Edmondson ȡ Joe Mann ȡ Dawn King CITY OF YAKIMA HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION Date: February 25, 2026 Time: 5:30 p.m Place: City Hall Council Chambers Staff: Connor Kennedy, Associate Planner I. Call to Order Commission Chair II. Roll Call Staff Liaison III. Audience Participation Commission Chair IV. Certificate of Appropriateness Hearings Staff Liaison i. 2019 W. Yakima Ave – H.M. Gilbert House V. New Business Staff Liaison i. Review Naches Ave Overlay Draft VI. Adjournment Adjourn to next scheduled Historic Preservation Commission meeting March 25, 2026, at 5:30pm in the Council Chambers. CITY OF YAKIMA HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION Commission Findings of Fact February 25, 2026 In consideration of request for a Certificate of Appropriateness for alteration of historic property located at 2109 W. Yakima Ave. (H.M. Gilbert House): SUBMITTED BY: Liz Hobson – Yakima Valley Museum REQUEST Certificate of Appropriateness request, for the replacement of a wood shake roof at the H.M. Gilbert House. The cedar shake roof will be replaced with heavyweight architectural asphalt shingles that mimic the look of wood shake. This request has been made due to the deteriorated state of the existing roof. FINDINGS Property Owner:Yakima Valley Museum Location:2109 W. Yakima Ave Parcel:181323-42501 Background – On February 2, 2026, the applicant submitted a request for the replacement of a wood shake roof at the H.M. Gilbert House. The cedar shake roof will be replaced with heavyweight architectural asphalt shingles that mimic the look of wood shake. This request has been made due to the deteriorated state of the existing roof and the prohibitive cost of replacing the roof with original materials. The H.M Gilbert House (Built 1898) is significant as the homeplace of a pioneer orchardist, fruit dealer, farmer, land developer, and banker (Horace Mann Gilbert) who made important contributions to the economic and agricultural growth of the Yakima Valley. The Queen Anne style house served as the center of Gilbert’s operations and is notable example of late 19th c. domestic design. According to application materials, the current roof was installed in 1989 and consists of wood shakes installed on skip sheathing. The shakes are showing signs of deterioration and are warping, causing water to leak into the eves and attic of the home. 2 2109 W. Yakima Ave. – H.M. Gilbert House HPR#001-26 Location of Subject Parcel 3 2109 W. Yakima Ave. – H.M. Gilbert House HPR#001-26 View of residence from W. Yakima Ave 4 2109 W. Yakima Ave. – H.M. Gilbert House HPR#001-26 Design Features of Home 5 2109 W. Yakima Ave. – H.M. Gilbert House HPR#001-26 Application Materials Depicting Visualization of Proposal 6 2109 W. Yakima Ave. – H.M. Gilbert House HPR#001-26 7 2109 W. Yakima Ave. – H.M. Gilbert House HPR#001-26 Yakima Municipal Code, Chapter 11.62 Historic Preservation Ordinance The City of Yakima Historic Preservation Ordinance for Special Valuation governs the review of changes to Yakima Register of Historic Places and provides for the preservation, design review and rehabilitation of eligible historic properties with the city of Yakima. Review of Changes to Yakima Register of Historic Places Properties (Chapter 11.62.050) After identifying the distinguishing historic characteristics of a property subject to the design review process, retention and preservation of those features and materials are the primary goals of the design review effort. Review Required – No person shall make any material change affecting significant historic features as listed in the designation form to any existing property on the Yakima Register of Historic or contributing property within a historic district on the Yakima Register without review by the commission and without receipt of a Certificate of Appropriateness as a result of the review. The review shall apply to all features of the property that contribute to its designation and are listed on the designation. Requests for Review and Issuance of a Certificate of Appropriateness or Waiver. In accordance with YMC § 11.62.050(2)(B)(6), the proposed addition is not exempt from design review. This application requires a Type II Review by the Commission for issuance of a Certificate of Appropriateness (YMC § 11.62.050(2)(C)(2). The Type II Commission review decision shall be final and binding unless it is appealed to the Yakima City Council by the aggrieved person, public agency or other legal entity. Secretary of Interior’s Standards for Rehabilitation & Guidelines for Rehabilitating Historic Buildings The intent of the Standards is to assist the long-term preservation of a property’s significance through the preservation of historic materials and features. The Standards pertain to historic buildings of all materials, construction types, sizes, and occupancy and encompass the exterior and interior of the buildings. Rehabilitation assumes that at least some repair or alteration of the historic building will be needed in order to provide for an efficient contemporary use; however, these repairs and alterations must not damage or destroy materials, features or finishes that are important in defining the building’s historic character. Approval Recommendations The property meets the Standards for Rehabilitation as listed below: 1) A property will be used as it was historically or be given a new use that requires minimal change to its distinctive materials, features, spaces and spatial relationships. a. The historic use of the property as a residence will be maintained. The proposed re-roofing of the historic residence will have a limited impact on the character of the structure and will allow the structure to be maintained and preserved. 8 2109 W. Yakima Ave. – H.M. Gilbert House HPR#001-26 2) The historic character of a property will be retained and preserved. The removal of distinctive materials or alteration of features, spaces and spatial relationships that characterize a property will be avoided. a. The proposed materials are designed to match the look and character of the existing cedar shake roof. According to application materials, the current roof was installed in 1989 and consists of wood shakes installed on skip sheathing. The shakes are showing signs of deterioration and are warping, causing water to leak into the eves and attic of the home. It is necessary to replace the roof in order to preserve and maintain the structure. 3) Each property will 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 elements from other historic properties, will not be undertaken. a. The property will maintain its character. The proposed re-roofing will aid in maintaining the property as the current roof is allowing water to enter the eves and attic of the home. The new roof is designed to be visually similar to the existing cedar shake roofing. No conjectural features or elements will be added to the home. 4) Changes to a property that have acquired historic significance in their own right will be retained and preserved. a. The existing roof which was installed in 1989 would be cost prohibitive to replace with matching materials, and is not necessarily historic in its own right as it was installed in 1989 according to application materials. 5) Distinctive materials, features, finishes, and construction techniques or examples of craftsmanship that characterize a property will be preserved. a. Replacement materials are designed to be similar visually to the wood shake that is proposed to be replaced. 6) Deteriorated historic features will be repaired rather than replaced. Where the severity of deterioration requires replacement of a distinctive feature, the new feature will match the old in design, color, texture and, where possible, materials. Replacement of missing features will be substantiated by documentary and physical evidence. a. Replacement materials are designed to be similar visually to the wood shake that is proposed to be replaced. 7) Chemical or physical treatments, if appropriate, will be undertaken using the gentlest means possible. Treatments that cause damage to historic materials will not be used. a. Alterations will be aligned with historic preservation standards. 8) Archeological resources will be protected and preserved in place. If such resources must be disturbed, mitigation measures will be undertaken. 9 2109 W. Yakima Ave. – H.M. Gilbert House HPR#001-26 a. Alterations will be aligned with historic preservation standards. If such resources are discovered or disturbed, mitigation measures will be undertaken. 9) New additions, exterior alterations, or related new construction will not destroy historic materials, features, and spatial relationships that characterize the property. The new work will be differentiated from the old and will be compatible with the historic materials, features, size, scale and proportion, and massing to protect the integrity of the property and its environment. a. Replacement materials are designed to be similar visually to the wood shake that is proposed to be replaced. 10) New additions and adjacent or related new construction will 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. No new additions or construction have been proposed. Basis for Decision - Based upon a review of design review guidelines stipulated in YMC 11.62.050, Review of Changes to Yakima Register of Historic Properties, application and, exhibits, testimony and other evidence presented at the open record public meeting by the City’s Historic Preservation Commission on February 25, 2026; and a review of Secretary of Interior’s Standards for Rehabilitation and Guidelines for Rehabilitating Historic Buildings; the Historic Preservation Commission makes the following: CONCLUSIONS 1. The purpose of historic preservation design review guidelines is to preserve the historic integrity of properties; contributing or non-contributing listed on the Yakima Register of Historic Places. 2. The subject property is listed within the Yakima Register of Historic Places. 3. Secretary of Interior’s Standards for Rehabilitation of historic properties allows for the rehabilitation of a historic structure which makes possible an efficient contemporary use while preserving those portions and features of the property which are significant to its historic, architectural, and cultural values. 4. Secretary of Interior’s Standards for Rehabilitation of historic properties recommends that the size, scale, and massing of a new addition all pertain to the addition’s overall volume and three-dimensional qualities. Taken together, size, scale and massing are critical elements for ensuring that a new ADU is subordinate to the historic building, thus preserving the historic character of a historic property. 5. The replacement of the roof on the subject residence shall be done in a manner that does not damage historic features or materials, and does not negatively impact the surrounding historic district. 10 2109 W. Yakima Ave. – H.M. Gilbert House HPR#001-26 DECISION The Historic Preservation Commission, following a review of the application by a majority vote of its members, has determined that the request for the alteration will not adversely affect historic significant features of the residence and approves of the issuance of a Certificate of Appropriateness. The requested Type II for the historic residence located at 2109 W. Yakima Ave., as described above is APPROVED, and determined to be eligible for issuance of a Certificate of Appropriateness, as set forth in YMC 11.62.050. Cynthia Hall, Chair Date NOTICE OF RIGHT TO APPEAL Type II Commission review decision shall be final and binding unless it is appealed to the City of Yakima City Council by the aggrieved person, public agency or other legal entity in accordance with YMC 11.62.050(4)(d). The appeal must be in writing on forms provided by the Commission, and filed with the Clerk of the City of Yakima within fourteen (14) days of the date of the decision. 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