Istenes, AICP, Planning Director

APPROVAL OF MINUTES

CAROLYN GAIDIS – MOVE TO APPROVE THE MINUTES. RICHARD LINTZ – SECOND

BOARD UNANIMOUSLY APPROVES JULY 20, 2020, MEETING MINUTES. 6-0

2 NEW BUSINESS

7821 DAVIS DRIVE – PLAN COMMISSION – VACATION OF RIGHT-OF-WAY

Director Susan M. Istenes summarizes the following staff report: “The subject property is located south of 7827 Davis Drive (Lot 17 of the Davis Place Subdivision) and is a strip of undeveloped and unused right-of-way. It has a zoning designation of R-2, Single Family Dwelling District. The applicant is requesting that the City vacate the right-of-way interest and reserve a utility easement. The property’s dimensions are +/- 33 feet x 95 feet, for a total area of +/-3,135 square feet.

In accordance with state statute, the Plan Commission must make a recommendation on this vacation. A public hearing is not required in front of the Plan Commission, however this Commission’s recommendation will be carried forward to the Board of Aldermen, where a public hearing will take place along with an ordinance.

In its current configuration, the property is not developable. It the vacation is approved by the Board of Aldermen; the applicant will then file a boundary adjustment plat to include the property with Lot 17.

The Public Works Department does not have an objection to this vacation.

STAFF RECOMMENDATION IS TO RECOMMEND APPROVAL OF THE REQUESTED VACATION OF RIGHT-OF-WAY TO THE BOARD OF ALDERMEN.”

THOMAS GUIGNON (TG) – OWNER EMILY GUIGNON (EG) – OWNER MEADE GREENBERG (MG) – OWNER’S DAUGHTER

TG – Addresses the Board but has nothing to add to the staff report.

ACTING CHAIR CAROLYN GAIDIS – No comments

RICHARD LINTZ – I’m curious how this happened. I have no objection just curious.

TG – We’ve lived here for 40 years, maintaining the driveway as if it were ours, we knew about the trolly that was talked about but nothing ever happened with it.

ROBERT DENLOW – I’m in favor of it. Who owns the land?

MG – It is in between the greenway and the median. The City owns the property.

ROBERT DENLOW – I only bring this up because usually when property is vacated, the property gets split in two with the adjacent owner.

RICHARD LINTZ – MOTION TO APPROVE THE RECOMMENDATION TO THE BOARD OF ALDERMEN.

GEORGE HETTICH – SECOND.

RICHARD LINTZ – MOTION TO APPROVE THE RECOMMENDATION TO THE BOARD OF ALDERMEN. GEORGE HETTICH – SECOND.

3 BOARD UNANIMOUSLY VOTES TO RECOMMEND APPROVAL TO THE BOARD OF ALDERMEN. 6-0

801 SEMINARY PLACE – ARCHITECTURAL REVIEW BOARD – EXTERIOR ALTERATION/RENOVATION

Director Susan M. Istenes summarizes the following staff report: “The 68.8-acre property is located east of Big Bend Boulevard and west of DeMun Avenue and has a zoning designation of R-2 Single Family Dwelling District. The Chapel building is located internal to the site north of the intersection of San Bonita Avenue and Seminary Place. The applicant proposes to install a stained-glass window in a new steel frame in the archway at the east entrance to the chapel just above the entry doors. The window will be back lit.

The existing gothic arched stone surround is inset with a hammered brass paneling that is brown in color and not opaque. The window will be installed about midway between the existing paneling and the outer edge of the stone surround with back lighting to be installed between the paneling and the window. The purpose of the lighting is simply to illuminate the window so that the details in the stained glass are visible. Historically, gothic stained- glass windows conveyed biblical stories in colorful, visual form during a time when not all were able to read. They were an important means of getting religious ideologies across to members of the church. Colors used in the window include variations of blues, yellows, reds and greens.

STAFF RECOMMENDATION IS APPROVE AS SUBMITTED.”

SCOTT FEHL (SF) – NOVA GROUP – APPLICANT

SF– Addresses the Board, has nothing to add to the staff report.

HELEN DIFATE – Will the glass be visible from the inside and will there be anything to protect the stain glass from landscaping, elements, etc.?

SF – No, behind it is the pipe organ. Yes it will be behind a tempered glass to protect it from everything.

RICHARD LINTZ – MOTION TO APPROVE AS SUBMITTED.

GEORGE HETTICH – SECOND.

BOARD UNANIMOUSLY VOTES TO APPROVE AS SUBMITTED. 6-0

8145 PERSHING AVENUE – ARCHITECTURAL REVIEW BOARD – ADDITION

Director Susan M. Istenes summarizes the following staff report: “The +/- 6,000-square-foot property is an interior lot located on the north side of Pershing Avenue, just east of the intersection of Forsyth Avenue and Pershing Avenue. The property has a zoning designation of R-2, Single Family Dwelling District. It is located in the Clayton Gardens Urban Design District, and the surrounding properties contain single-family residences. The property is developed with an existing single-family structure and a 17-foot by 20-foot (outside dimensions) side entry garage. The applicant is constructing a new second story 1,043 square foot addition over the existing side-entry garage.