Minutes_Historic Preservation Commission 09.15.22Copyrighted
October 3, 2022
City of Dubuque Consent Items # 01.
City Council Meeting
ITEM TITLE: Minutes and Reports Submitted
SUMMARY: City Council Proceedings of 9/19/22; Building Code Advisory and
Appeals Board of 7/7/22; Equity and Human Rights Commission of
8/8/22; Historic Preservation Commission of 9/15/22; Long Range
Planning Advisory Commission of 9/21/22.
SUGGESTED Suggested Disposition: Receive and File
DISPOSITION:
ATTACHMENTS:
Description Type
City Council Proceedings of 9/19/22 Supporting Documentation
Building Code Advisory and Appeals Board Minutes of Supporting Documentation
7/7/22
Equity and Human Rights Commission Minutes of Supporting Documentation
8/8/22
Historic Preservation Commission Minutes of 9/15/22 Supporting Documentation
Long Range Planning Advisory Commission Minutes of Supporting Documentation
9/21 /22
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MINUTES
HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION
REGULAR SESSION
5:30 p.m.
Thursday, September 15, 2022
City Council Chambers, Historic Federal Building
Commissioners Present: Chairperson Melissa Daykin Cassill; Commissioners Thea
Dement, Bill Doyle, Janice Esser, Alec Gustafson, Christina Monk and Rick Stuter.
Commissioners Excused: Tim Gau and John McAndrews.
Commissioners Unexcused: none.
Staff Members Present: Wally Wernimont and Chris Happ Olson.
CALL TO ORDER: The meeting was called to order by Chairperson Daykin Cassill at
5:30 p.m.
MINUTES: Motion by Monk, seconded by Esser, to approve the minutes of the August
18, 2022 meeting as submitted. Motion carried by the following vote: Aye — Dement,
Doyle, Esser, Gustafson, Monk, Stuter and Daykin Cassill; Nay — none.
ACTION ITEMS:
DEMOLITION REQUEST
Applicant: Josh Jansen
Owner: Forward Investments Group, LLC
Address: 1047-1049 Bluff Street
Project: Restoration and rehabilitation of vacant structure
District: Jackson Park Historic District
Staff Member Happ Olson presented the staff report noting the property is located in the
Jackson Park Historic District. She referred to the history of the property and its
historical/architectural significance as contributing in the National Register historic
district. She noted the applicant is seeking Historic Tax Credits and city funding through
Economic Development Department. She explained the property is being converted
from a three-plex to a four-plex and has received the necessary approvals through the
Zoning Board of Adjustments. The application includes a design for the proposed work
and demolition of the concrete stoop. She said the applicant would like to receive
approval for the demolition of the stoops while they are waiting Historic Tax Credit
approval at the State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO). She noted that the tax credit
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approval is a more stringent review than the Commission's review, and that if the
applicant receives approval for the tax credits, that the work would meet the City's
Architectural Guidelines, as they are both based on the Secretary of the Interior's
Standards. It was discussed that such a project could be approved by staff, as it meets
the guidelines.
Happ Olson showed images of the property including historic photographs. She
referred to the Sanborn Fire Insurance Maps noting minor changes to the property. She
noted the property owner is requesting approval for demolition of the porch at this time.
Josh Jansen, Forward Investments Group, LLC, stated they are doing a full-scale
renovation of the property. He said that demolition of the porch allows them to address
foundation issues. He noted they would not build a new porch until they received SHPO
approval for the tax credit project.
Doyle noted the property owner has been working with Heritage Works on the design
and tax credits for the building.
Motion by Motion Monk, seconded by Esser, to approve demolition of the porch at
1047-1049 Bluff Street. Motion carried by the following vote: Aye — Dement, Esser,
Gustafson, Monk, Stuter and Daykin Cassill; Nay — none; Abstain - Doyle.
DESIGN REVIEW
Applicant: Zach Gries, Kuzko, LLC
Owner: Kuzko, LLC
Address: 530 Loras Boulevard
Project: Approval for modified design to previously approved project
District: West 11t" Street Historic District
Staff Member Happ Olson presented the staff report noting the request is to approve a
modified design from a previously approved project, noting the previously approved
Certificate of Appropriateness. The as -built porches exceed the width that was
approved by the Commission and the City's Unified Development Code. She described
the discrepancy and the deviations from the previously approved porches. She
referenced photos of the porches. She noted the applicant is requesting to have the
two of the stoops modified, having the off -set newel posts be modified to land on the
same steps.
Zachary Gries, 1298 Locust Street, he explained the contractor built the wrong porch
due to a long time between the HPC approval and when the porch was constructed. He
discussed the porch posts will be modified to land on the same step.
The commission discussed the handrail location and designed. They discussed the stair
post location and the bottom stair. The commission discussed extending the railing and
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post to the bottom step, with a desire to have them line-up. Staff suggested that they
discuss what they want to see, and that require that it meet code.
Motion by Monk, seconded by Esser, to approve the application as submitted with the
following conditions:
1) The shorter railing and newel post be extended to match the longer railing and
newel post,
2) The as -built size of the stoop is allowed,
3) The porch and stairs be painted or stained with a colored opaque stain, and
4) that the stair systems meet building code.
Motion carried by the following vote: Aye — Dement, Doyle, Esser, Gustafson, Monk,
Stuter and Daykin Cassill; Nay — none.
ITEMS FROM PUBLIC: None.
ITEMS FROM COMMISSION: None.
ITEMS FROM STAFF:
Staff Member Happ Olson referred to the newly adopted bylaws, modified at the August
18, 2022 Commission meeting.
ADJOURNMENT: Motion by Esser, seconded by Monk to adjourn the September 15,
2022 Commission meeting. Motion carried by the following vote: Aye — Dement, Doyle,
Esser, Gustafson, Monk, Stuter and Daykin Cassill; Nay — none.
The meeting adjourned at 6:23 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Wally Wernimont, Planning Services Manager Adopted