HomeMy Public PortalAboutMinutes 2017.05MINUTES
CITY OF RICHMOND, INDIANA
Historic preservation commission
Monday, May8, 2017
Richmond Municipal Building
3rd Floor Council Chambers
5:30 P.M.
Member
Member
(vacant)
John McCreery
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Rhonda Irvine
Michael Flowers
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Lynn Johnstone
x
Philip Krauss
x
ArdeneSchoeffler
x
Dwayne Heeter (UBC)
Sarah Mitchell (staff)
Stephen Hughes (staff)
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Philip Krausscalled the meeting to order at 5:30pm.BUSINESSApproval of Minutes. Lynn Johnstone moved to approve the March minutes. John McCreeryseconded. The minutes were approved unanimously.
Mr. Krauss welcomed Michael Flowers to the Commission.Mr. Flowers gave more information about his background and said he was glad to be on the commission.Staff ReportsMr. Krauss asked
if there were any Staff Reports. Stephen Hughes said there were none.Old BusinessMr. Krauss asked if there was an update on Wright’s Barbershop. Mr. Hughes said that staff has not had
a chance to meet with them as of yet.Action PlanArdeneSchoeffler reminded us that the facebook needs to be updated or replaced. Mr. Hughes explained that it has not been possible to
update it and that replacement may be the best solution.Mr. Flowers asked if the infill guidelines can be easily accessed online and stressed the need for accurate information online.Ms.
Johnstone asked if Twitter was something worth exploring. Mr. Krauss said that each kind of social media has a particular audience.Mr. Krauss asked “what does a conservation district
do?” Mr. Flowers explained that new addition for anything that alters the footprint of the property in the conservation district, demolition, new construction, additions, movement of
a building, are required to be reviewed for a Certificate of Appropriateness. Mr. McCreery asked if there was a specific way to get such applications sent to HPC when a plan comes to
the department. Mr. Hughes said that the process right now requires staff to see that the application is in a conservation district and refer the applicant to HPC. Mr. McCreery asked
if Paulie’s could be in violation of this due to the width of the block used to repair the wall. Mr. Flowers said that the Paulie’s project would likely be considered a repair job for
the purposes of this provision of the Ordinance. Mr. Krauss asked if HPC would have more control in a Local Historic District. Mr. Hughes indicated that it would and that perhaps a study
session with the Board of Zoning Appeals and/or Plan Commission would be of benefit in order to exchange ideas. Mr. Krauss asked if the Local is what helps with the increase in property
values and it was confirmed that Local Historic Districts are the ones cited in such studies. Mr. Krauss asked where the work was on Linden Hill becoming a Local Historic District. Mr.
Flowers advised that the work of preparing information to use before talking to people is important because you really want more than 50% plus 1 to be in favor of becoming a Historic
District.Mr. McCreery asked if a red line version of the ordinance with the proposed amendments could be prepared by the next meeting. Ms. Schoeffler asked if it would be best to establish
some new Conservation Districts as well. Mr. Krauss suggested that the revision is important and asked how to get it to the next step. Mr. Hughes said that interested parties should
discuss the possible revision with their council person.Ms. Schoeffler suggested on occasion either meeting more often or meeting for a longer time to have a work session. Mr. Hughes
reminded the Commission that we have to be sure to handle that legally. Mr. Flowers reminded the Commission of the importance of deciding how to approach the districts.Ms. Johnstone
mentioned that Richmond Neighborhood Redevelopment would be interested in speaking to HPC. There was some discussion about grants. Mr. Flowers advised that most grants for preservation
are matching grants.Election of OfficersMr. McCreery nominated Michael Flowers as Vice Chair, Ms. Schoeffler nominated Philip Krauss as Chair. Ms. Johnstone moved to vote for Vice Chair,
Ms. Schoeffler seconded, the vote was unanimous. Ms. Schoeffler moved to vote for chair, Mr. McCreery seconded, the vote was unanimous. The meeting adjourned at 7:05 pm.