ASHLAND HISTORIC COMMISSION
Minutes
Community Development/Engineering Services Building – 51 Winburn Way –
Siskiyou Room
Historic Commissioners Present: Dale Shostrom, Keith Swink, Sam Whitford, Alex Krach, Rob Saladoff,
Terry Skibby, Jay Leighton and Henry Baker
Absent Members: Tom Giordano
Council Liaison: John Morrison
High School Liaison: None
Appointed
SOU Liaison: None Appointed
Staff Present: Maria Harris,
Senior Planner; Billie Boswell, Administration
CALL
TO ORDER
At 7:05 p.m., Chairman Dale Shostrom called the meeting to
order.
Leighton
moved to approve the November 3, 2004 minutes as revised. With a second by
Saladoff, the motion was approved with all voting aye.
GEORGE
KRAMER
George Kramer spoke to the
Historic Commission about options for surveying and submitting a Multiple
Properties Submission on the National Register for Historic Places. A multiple
properties submission is a National Register listing which have non-geographically
coherent resources of common association.
These properties must have specific standards with common historical
criteria. For example, “Oregon Covered
Bridges”, “19th Century Residential Architecture & Environs”, or
“Pre-World War II/Pre-1949 Construction”.
In order to identify what is actually out there, Kramer suggested doing
a “windshield” or “drive-by” inventory initially to identify commonality
between the subject properties. Then
once shared criteria are identified, more intensive historical survey can be
done on the selected individual homes to create a narrative for submittal. Mr. Kramer explained that in this type of
submission, owner consent is required to register the property. The City would also need to decide if the
identified properties would be subject to Historic Design criteria when
submitting building permits. Another
option is to survey the homes abutting existing Historical Districts to learn
if the current boundaries should be expanded.
These would require owner consent of 50% plus 1. He explained that Certified Local Government
(GLG) monies are available in the form of grants from the Federal government
and dispersed by SHPO.
Leighton moved to have staff move
forward with the process to begin the process for beginning the inventory
process to do the surveys. The motion
was seconded by Skibby and passed unanimously.
PUBLIC
HEARINGS
Planning
Action 2004-150
Conditional
Use Permit and Site Review
Applicant:
Unitarian Universal Fellowship Church
87 Fourth
Street
Most members had site visits but no ex-parte contact. There were no conflict of interest issues.
The request is for a Conditional Use Permit to modify a
non-conforming site involving the construction of an approximately 3,837 square
foot addition to the existing Unitarian Church building. The addition will accommodate a social hall,
commercial kitchen, restrooms and storage/maintenance space. The site is considered non-conforming
because the existing amount of off-street parking is less than that required by
ordinance.
Staff described the existing site and improvements. The proposal would include the building
addition, a new sidewalk with planting strip on C Street, paving the alley and
2 parking spaces, and all associated landscaping.
Bill Emerson of Emerson Design, 90 5th St, showed
the Commission the proposed streetscape and a model of the design. The addition is designed to give a more
residential look than the 1961 modernistic design of the existing church
building to blend better with the residential neighborhood. The Commission discussed the design features
of the proposed windows, the entry, the roof design, siding and trim material
and color choices. There was also
discussion of the proposed removal of the steeple.
Shostrom moved to approve the addition design with
the stipulation that the original1961 building details including windows,
window types, trims, trim types, stucco texture, eaves, roofing, and base
detail remain the same. The steeple is
approved for removal. Leighton seconded
the motion and it passed unanimously.
Planning Action 2004-154
Applicant: Archerd
& Dresner
180 Lithia Way
The request is for Site Review approval to construct a 6,166
square foot, three-story mixed-use building.
This building is the Jasmine Building, Phase II.
Staff explained that the Phase I building of this project
was recently completed. The current
proposal is for a second building separated from the first building and would
provide retail space on the ground level and 3 residential units on the 2nd
and 3rd floors. This
building would not extend to the sidewalk as required in the Downtown Design
standards, however, a public plaza space in the front of the building and a
pedestrian walkway to the west of the building would mitigate this requirement
since the standards specifically mention plazas and walkways as a basis for an
exception. The walkway is intended to
provide mid-block access between Lithia Way and East Main.
Evan Archerd of Archerd & Dresner presented the details
of the Phase II building showing how the new building is compatible but
different than the first building.
Details of the plaza and the pedestrian walkway were shown to complement
the proposed mid-block walkway and the pedestrian corridor planned for the
development across the street.
There being no one in the audience wishing to speak, the
public hearing was closed.
Saladoff questioned whether or not the balcony shown met the
Downtown Design Standards. Because the
balcony is set nearly 24 feet from the street, behind several trees and
oriented toward the park, the applicant felt it really wasn’t part of the
streetscape.
Skibby made a motion to approve the application
with a second by Swink. It was approved
unanimously.
“A” Street Market Place
It was noted that there were no representatives present for
the “A” Street Market Place discussion regarding painting the exterior. The Commission said they would not approve
painting the exterior. However, a
clear, non-glossy sealant could be used to seal and protect the concrete.
165 Lithia Way
Evan Archerd and George Kramer presented four different
looks for the two proposed buildings along Lithia Way and requested feedback
from the Commission as a follow up to the comments received after the November
presentation. Two design and trim
options were proposed for the first building, incorporating a brick façade
similar to other 19th-century buildings in Ashland. Four options were proposed for the second building showing
various historical design periods. The
Historic Commission preferred the vertical, brick façade as shown in Option A
and the horizontal, Moderne example shown in Option D.
ITEMS NOT ON THE AGENDA
Staff discussed the National Historic Preservation Month in
May, 2005. The Commission decided to
continue Ashland’s celebration in the 2nd week of May only.
OLD
BUSINESS
December 9th |
Skibby, Swink,
Baker |
December 16th |
Skibby, Baker,
Shostrom |
December 23rd
|
Skibby, Leighton,
Krach |
December 30th
|
Skibby, Whitford,
Krach |
January 6th |
Skibby, Swink,
Saladoff |
B. Project Assignments for Planning Actions
PA #2000-120 |
485 “A” Street (Steve Hoxmeier) |
Shostrom |
PA #2002-100 |
142 East Main Street (Earthly Goods) |
Leighton |
PA #2004-017 |
364 Hargadine Street (Ken Kolar) |
Krach |
PA #2004-026 |
81 Central Avenue (Wes & Lucinda
Vail) |
Giordano |
PA #2004-018 |
322 Pioneer Street (Al & Sandra
Carlson) |
Swink |
PA #2004-043 |
246 Catalina Drive (Dr. William
Rodden) |
Krach |
PA #2004-100 |
80 Wimer (Tom & Kathy Petersen) |
Whitford |
PA #2004-102 |
832 “A” Street (Ilene Rubenstein) |
Saladoff |
PA #2004-110 |
150 Church St (Robert M. Saladoff) |
Whitford |
PA #2004-115 |
724 Iowa St (Dave and Jamie Kaufman) |
Swink |
PA #2004-138 |
234 Vista St (Sid & Karen DeBoer) |
Saladoff |
PA #2004-150 |
87 Fourth St (Unitarian Universal
Fellowship Church |
Shostrom |
PA #2004-154 |
180 Lithia Wy |
Leighton |
C. Co-Sponsorship
with Conservation Commission for Fall Workshop – Waiting to hear from
Joanne Krippahne.
D. Lithia Springs
National Register Nomination – Maria Harris contacted SHPO and is still
waiting to hear back from Roger Roper about the historical significance of the
Gun Club retaining their use.
E. Memo to
Council Regarding Authorization for Multiple Listing Survey for National
Register of Historic Places - Begin
designing survey
G. Single Family Residential Design Standards –
Formation of a sub-committee led by Giordano
NEW BUSINESS
Historic Commission Recommendations for City Council Goal Setting
for 2005-2006:
1.
Multiple Listing Survey to identify properties that should
be on the National Register for Historic Places
2.
Continue efforts for the protection of Lithia Springs as a
historic resource
ANNOUNCEMENTS
The next Historic Commission meeting will be on January 5,
2005 at 7:00 pm in the Siskiyou Room.
With a motion by Shostrom and second by Leighton, it was the
unanimous decision of the Commission to adjourn the meeting at 11:00 p.m.