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Home My WebLink About06-28-2023 HPC Agenda Packet CITY OF YAKIMA HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION Date:June28, 2023 Time: 5:30p.m. Place:City Council Chambers Staff: Joseph Calhoun, Planning Manager I.Call to Order Commission Chair II.Roll Call Staff Liaison III.Approval of Meeting Minutes 4/26/23Commission Chair IV.Staff AnnouncementsStaff Liaison V.Audience ParticipationCommission Chair VI.New Business A.Certificate of Appropriateness –2 Chicago AveStaff Liaison VII.Other Business Commission Chair VIII.Adjournment Adjourn to next scheduled Historic Preservation Commission meetingJuly 26, 2023,at 5:30pmin the Council Chambers. Commission Members Clayton Bussey Joe Mann Dawn King CITY OF YAKIMA HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION Council Chambers, City Hall Date:April 26, 2023 Time: 5:30p.m. nd St. Place:Council Chambers, City Hall, 129, N. 2 Staff: Joseph Calhoun,Planning Manager/Historic Preservation Liaison I.Call to Order Meeting was called to order at approximately 5:30P.M. II.Roll Call Commissioners Hall,Edmondson, and King were present, with CommissionerBusseyand Mann absent (bothexcused). III.Approval of Meeting Minutes from 03/22/2023 Minutes were approved unanimously. IV.Staff Announcements–Planning Manager Calhoun announced the following: A.Staffing in the City of Yakima Planning Division An assistant planner has been hired to join the City of Yakima Planning Division in July. B.General Announcement Some historic properties have recently been sold and the property owners have been communicating with Joseph, it is expected that the Historic Preservation Commission be seeing request for certificate of appropriateness for those properties. V.Audience Participation Spencer from Northwest Vernacular presented a presentation that gave insight about the Naches Historic Overlay. VI.NewBusiness A.Naches Historic Overlay –Kickoff Meeting Reaching final steps regardingthe grant from the department of archeology, historic preservation for the Naches historic overlay, consultant, Spencer from Northwest Vernacular prepared a presentationtokick start what will be two public meetings tied to historic overlay zone guidelines. Spencer’s presentation consisted of background information regarding overlay guidelines, what the guidelines are, such as their process and how they fit appropriately into planning, and possible effects of what the guidelines could be. Thesecond public meeting is expected to be in June/July. Commission Members Clayton Bussey Joe Mann Dawn King B.Certificate of Appropriateness –2403 W Chestnut Solar A certificate of appropriateness was applied for regarding a proposal to install solar panels to the roof of a historic residence located at 2403 W Chestnut Ave. This property is one of the contributing properties in the Barge-Chestnut historic district. Material regarding this proposal was presented to the commission members for review and it was decided unanimously that this proposal be passed. VII.Old Business A.2023 Grant Application A special meeting was held 04/05 to discuss and appropriately fill out the 2023 Grant Application. The application will be finalized with appropriate signatures and turned in on 04/07. th Ave –Removal from Local Register B.9 S 10 Applicant of this request was not present, therefore discussion could not happen. According to thecode, discussion is notwarranted,and it is the responsibility of the commission to simply approve, and immediately remove the property from thelocal register among receipt of a written request that is signed and notarized by property owner. VIII.Other Business None. IX.Adjournment A motion to adjourn to May 24, 2023 was passed with a unanimous vote. The meeting was adjourned atapproximately 6:20P.M. 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I' '1' CITY OF YAKIMA HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION Commission Findings of Fact June 28, 2023 Inconsideration of request for a Certificate of Appropriateness for alteration of historic property located at 2 Chicago Ave.: SUBMITTED BY:Caleb Foster REQUEST Re-roof existing garage (HPR#002-23) and house (HPR#003-23) with composite shingles –existing roofing material is cedar shingles. FINDINGS Property Owner:Caleb Foster Location:2 ChicagoAve Parcel:181324-32478 –The applicantsubmitted a request to re-roof the existing garage and residencelocated Background at2 Chicago Ave.The subject property, known as the “Carmichael-Loudon House”is listed on the Yakima Register of Historic Places.The home was built in 1917and is located at the NWcorner of Yakima Ave and Chicago Ave.The home is a blend of Craftsman and English Revival architecture styles and influences. The roofing of both the garage and the residence contain a gambrel and low- gable roof pattern with a rolled edge false-thatched roof edging. 1 2 Yakima Municipal Code, Chapter 11.62 Historic Preservation Ordinance TheCity of Yakima Historic Preservation Ordinance for Special Valuation governs the review of changes to Yakima Register of Historic Places and providesfor the preservation, design review and rehabilitation ofeligible 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 andmaterials are the primary goals of the design review effort. Review Required No person shall make anymaterial 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), theproposed change in roofing materials isnot 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).TheType II Commission review decision shall be final and binding unless it is appealed to the Yakima City Councilby 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. 3 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.Not applicable 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.Historic character will be retainedby the change in roofing materials.The decorative curved roof edge that isa significant feature of the roof and isproposed to be maintained.The proposed composition shingles are similar to the asbestos/asphalt shingles that were on the roof when the WA State Historic Property Inventory form was filled outin 1986. 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 remain as single-family residencewith detached garage.No significant changeswill occuron the property. 4)Changes to a property that have acquired historic significance in their own right will be retained and preserved. a.No other changes are proposed. 5)Distinctive materials, features, finishes, and construction techniques or examples of craftsmanship that characterize a property will be preserved. a.None of the existing architectural characteristics of the home will be changed. The composition shingles will not degrade from the properties distinct character and the false-thatched rounded edges willremain. 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.Deteriorated features will be repaired where possible and replaced where necessary with similar materials. 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.Not applicable 8)Archeological resources will be protected and preserved in place. If such resources must be disturbed, mitigation measures will be undertaken. a.Not applicable 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.Not applicable 4 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.Not applicable -Based upon a review of design review guidelines stipulated in YMC 11.62.050, Basis for Decision 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 CommissiononJune 28, 2023; and a review of Secretary of Interior’s Standards for Rehabilitation and Guidelines for Rehabilitating Historic Buildings; the Historic Preservation Commissionmakes 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.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. 3.Theproposed composite shingleson the subject residenceand garagewill notdamage historicfeatures, and does notnegatively impact the historic property. DECISION The Historic Preservation Commission, following a review of the applicationby a majority vote of its members, has determined that the request for the alteration will not adversely affect historic significant features of the residenceor garage,and approves of the issuance of a Certificate of Appropriateness. The requested Type II forthe historic residence located at 2 ChicagoAve., 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 TypeII 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 entityin 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. Appeal forms may be obtained from the Department of Community Development. 5