ASHLAND
HISTORIC COMMISSION
Minutes
Community Development/Engineering Services Building – 51 Winburn Way –
Siskiyou Room
Historic Commissioners Present: Dale Shostrom, Keith Swink, Tom Giordano, Rob Saladoff,
Joanne Krippaehne, Terry Skibby and Sam Whitford,.
Absent Members: Alex Krach
and Jay Leighton
Council Liaison: John
Morrison
High School Liaison: None
Appointed
SOU Liaison: None Appointed
Staff Present: Associate
Planner Mark Knox
CALL
TO ORDER
At 7:08 p.m., Chair Shostrom called the meeting to order.
Krippaehne
noted a correction in the minutes on Page 6, second paragraph, first sentance.
The word “size” should be deleted. Krippaehne moved to approve the June 2nd,
2004 minutes as corrected. With a second by Whitford, the motion was approved
with all voting aye.
PUBLIC
HEARINGS
PLANNING ACTION 2004-077 is a request for a Conditional Use
Permit to permit a portion of the former Briscoe School (265 North Main Street)
building and the surrounding grounds to be used for individual workspace rental
areas and community events Comprehensive Plan Designation: Multi-Family
Residential; Zoning: R-2; Assessor’s Map #: 39 1E 05 DD; Tax Lot: 2500.
APPLICANT: Lithia Arts Guild
Knox gave a brief summary of the applicant’s proposal noting
that no exterior changes were proposed other than a small sign near the
intersection of Laurel and North Main Street. Tom Giordano asked how the
proposed use was compared to the target use of the zoning district. Knox
explained the applicants addressed their findings based upon the target use’s
full build out potential which would be multi-family housing.
Debbie Laray, representative for the applicants, described
the proposal, described the different type of art rooms, descried the
neighborhood meetings, described the relationship with the Headstart Program
and the Ashland School District. The applicant also elaborated upon the types
of events being proposed, the number of expected patrons and students as well
as the relationship between the events and the parking demands.
General discussion by the Commission occurred with
concurrence the application should be supportive. Discussion ensued pertaining
to the proposed sign and that it’s appearance may need to be simplified and
possible materials need to be changed, but overall supported the idea of having
a distinct sign. The applicant was open to any recommendations and noted the
proposal for the sign wasn’t fully thought out. The Commission agreed to add a
condition of approval to have the applicants return to the Commission’s Review
Board with alternative designs. The applicant concurred.
No
one was in the audience to speak in opposition to the proposal. Giordano moved
to recommend approval of Planning Action 2004-077 with the incorporation of a
condition requiring the applicants to submit the proposed sign to the Review
Board for their review and approval. Swink seconded the motion and it passed
with a unanimous vote.
OLD
BUSINESS
Joint Meeting with Conservation Commission - Krippaehne
noted the Conservation Commission was supportive of the opportunity to have a
joint study session. The Commission discussed the possible topics for the
meeting such as prioritizing energy improvements as they relate to
preservation. Other topics include appropriate siding and windows. Swink noted
that an acquaintance in the window restoration field may be able to participate
in a workshop. The Commission agreed on a time for the joint meeting (August 25th,
2004, 7:00 p.m. in the Siskiyou Room).
July 8th |
Skibby, Swink,
Krach |
July 15th
|
Skibby, Swink,
Saladoff |
July 22nd
|
Skibby, Whitford,
Leighton, Shostrom |
July 29th
|
Skibby, Giordano,
Krach |
August 5th
|
Skibby, Leighton,
Saladoff |
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 #2003-005 |
35
S. Second Street (Winchester Inn) |
Krippaehne |
PA #2003-092 |
124 Alida Street (Kirt Meyer and
Vadim Agakhanov) |
Krippaehne |
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 #2004-081 |
954 “B” Street (Archerd/Dresner) |
Krippaehne |
PA #2004-071 |
438 North Main Street (Bayberry Inn) |
Swink |
Lithia
Springs Property – Gun Club
may be coming to the Park’s Commission is August for further discussion on
lease agreement.
Co-Sponsorship with Conservation Commission for Fall
Workshop – Will be discussed next month.
Memo to Council Regarding Authorization for Multiple Listing
for National Register – This will be discussed at next month’s meeting.
Krach volunteered to write the memo after the discussion.
Possible National Register Nomination for Lithia Springs
Property – There was nothing new to report.
Carnegie Library Restoration – There
was nothing new to report.
NEW
BUSINESS
Single Family Residential Design Standards – The
Commission discussed the current trend towards incompatible additions and
remodels. The consensus was that a discretionary review process may be needed,
but that additional information should be gathered and further study should be
done in order to determine the appropriate steps to take. The commissioners
agreed to doing some additional research on this topic by looking on the
internet and reviewing documents that Mark Knox has in his library.
With a motion by Krippaehne and second by Skibby, it was the
unanimous decision of the Commission to adjourn the meeting at 10:30 p.m.