ASHLAND HISTORIC COMMISSION

Meeting Minutes

December 3, 2008

Community Development/Engineering Services Building – 51 Winburn Way – Siskiyou Room

CALL TO ORDER – REGULAR MEETING, 7:00 pm

Historic Commissioners Present: Dale Shostrom, Terry Skibby, Allison Renwick, James Watkins, Sam Whitford, Henry Baker, Tom Giordano (arrived 10 minutes late)

Absent  Commission Members:  Keith Swink, Alex Krach

Council Liaison: Eric Navickas, absent

High School Liaison: None Appointed
SOU Liaison: None Appointed
Staff Present: Planner: Angela Barry; Clerk: Billie Boswell

APPROVAL OF MINUTES

Mr. Baker pointed out two errors in the minutes. He then moved to approve the minutes of the November 5, 2008 meeting as corrected.  Mr. Whitford seconded the motion and they were approved unanimously.

PUBLIC FORUM:   There being no one wishing to speak, Chairman Shostrom closed the Public Forum.

PUBLIC HEARING:

PLANNING ACTION:  2008-01700

SUBJECT PROPERTY:   21 Winburn Way

APPLICANT:  Thomas Beam

DESCRIPTION:  A request for a Site Review for an exterior change to a Historic Contributing building and for an intensification of use from retail to restaurant. Changes include window addition and ducting for kitchen equipment. No additional square footage is proposed.

Mr. Skibby pointed out that this project was reviewed and approved as a PreApp in November and that the current plans reflected the suggested changes.  The applicants were not in attendance and there was no one in the audience.  There were no comments from other Commissioners. 

Mr. Skibby made a motion to recommend approval of the project as presented.  Ms. Renwick seconded the motion and it passed unanimously.

DISCUSSION ITEMS: 

PreApp for 479 A Street, Steve & Kathy Hoxmeier:  Site review to add 2 rear decks.  The Hoxmeiers were not present and there was no one in the audience to speak.  Several Commissioners commented that they did not like the iron railing since it was not compatible with the rest of the railings on the front of the building.  They did approve using matching siding for the lower deck railing for privacy issues. 

Chairman Shostrom made a motion to recommend approval with the condition that the upper deck railings are to match existing deck railings, as the proposed wrought iron is not a compatible material. The lower, cedar-sided deck is fine as shown.  Mr. Whitford seconded the motion and passed unanimously.

OLD BUSINESS:

A.      Review Board Schedule

B.     Project Assignments For Planning Actions – No new projects.

C.     Single Family Residential Design Standards – No report

COMMISSION ITEMS NOT ON THE AGENDA –Ms. Barry shared with the Commissioners that ODOT is forming an Aesthetics Advisory Committee to review design details of the new bridge at Exit 14.  Mr. Giordano volunteered to represent Ashland’s Historic Commission at those meetings.  Mr. Whitford made a motion to have Mr. Giordano represent Ashland Historic Commission at the Aesthetics Advisory Committee and it was seconded by Mr. Baker. Approval was unanimous.

Chairman Shostrom said that the new Mayor Elect, John Stromberg, had called a meeting of all commission chairs on Tuesday, December 9^th at 7:15pm.  They were asked to bring their commission’s 5 goals.  Chairman Shostrom said he would contact Mr. Krach to see if he would like to attend and if not, he would go.

ANNOUNCEMENTS

The next Historic Commission meeting will be on January 7, 2008 at 7:00 pm in the Siskiyou Room.

ADJOURNMENT

It was the unanimous decision of the Commission to adjourn the meeting at 7:15 p.m.