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BILL GILLESPIE, JR.
MAYOR
J.SCOTT STEPHENS, AICPDIRECTOR
CITY OF PRATTVILLE HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION
AGENDA May 27, 2021 4:30 p.m.
Call to Order:
Roll Call: Chairman Sanford, Vice-Chairman Stewart, Mr. Barker, Mrs. Davis, Mr. Ferguson, Mrs. Nettles, and Ms. Rollins.
Minutes: April 22, 2021
Committee Reports:
Old Business: None
New Business: 1.CA2105-01 Certificate of AppropriatenessSign-Replace existing sign 103 W. 6th Street Bethlehem CME Church, Petitioner
Public Hearing
2.CA2105-02 Certificate of AppropriatenessAlteration-Replace wood with vinyl siding, window and door repair 122 Oak Creek Circle Edward Smith, Petitioner
Public Hearing
Miscellaneous:
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CITY OF PRATTVILLE 1 HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION 2 MINUTES 3
April 22, 2021 4 5 6 Call to order: 7 The Chairman called the regular meeting of the Prattville Historic Preservation Commission to order on 8 Thursday, April 22, 2021 at 4:30 p.m. 9
10 Roll Call: 11 The secretary called the roll. Members present were Chairman Tim Sanford, Mr. Zack Barker, Mrs. Jean 12 Davis, Mrs. Teresa Nettles, and Ms. Kristi Rollins. Members Absent: Vice-Chairman Taylor Stewart and 13 Mr. Scott Ferguson. 14 15
Quorum present 16 Also present was Mr. Scott Stephens, City Planner and Mr. Darrell Rigsby, Senior Planner. 17 18 Minutes: 19 Mrs. Nettles moved to approve the minutes of the March 25, 2021 meeting. Mrs. Davis seconded the 20
motion. The motion passed unanimously. 21 22 Committee Reports: 23
There were no reports to be made. 24 25 Old Business: 26
There was no old business to discuss. 27 28 New Business: 29 Certificate of Appropriateness 30 New Structure-Adding new window boxes and shutters; replacing old shutters and adding new fence. 31 205 S. Washington St. 32 Don & Anne Moore, Petitioner 33 34 Mr. Rigsby provided the staff report for the Certificate of Appropriateness to add window shutters, window 35 boxes and new fence at 205 South Washington Street. He stated that the staff recommended approval. 36 37 Don Moore, the petitioner was present. He had no additional comments. 38 39 Chairman Sanford opened the floor for public comments. There were none. The public hearing was closed. 40
41 After no further discussion, the vote was called. Ms. Rollins moved to approve the request as submitted. 42 Mrs. Nettles seconded the motion. The motion to approve passed unanimously. 43
44 Miscellaneous: 45 Mr. Stephens presented to the Commission with additional information concerning previous discussion 46
about CAMP Training. Mr. Stephens noted that the Prattville HPC was awarded partial funding for CAMP 47 training and he was in the process of setting a date and would confirm with the Commission once set. 48 49 Adjourn: 50 With no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 4:39 p.m. 51 52 Respectfully submitted, 53 Scott Stephens, Acting Secretary 54 Historic Preservation Commission 55
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Historic Preservation Commission
Staff Report
CERTIFICATE OF
APPROPRIATENESS
103 West Sixth Street – CA2105-01
DATE
May 27, 2021
PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT
Petitioner: Ken Jones, Southern Sign Crafters
Property Owner: Bethlehem CME Church
Agent: N/A
Location: 103 West Sixth Street
Review Status and History
Submission Status: First request for a Certificate of Appropriateness for this
address.
Previous Approvals: N/A
1984/2007 Historic
Properties Inventory
Details
103 West Sixth Street (Bethlehem C.M.E. Church):
Not listed in Historic Properties Inventory
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Proposed Alteration, Renovation or Addition
The following alterations have been requested by the applicant. See the application
included as Attachment A for a description of each element.
1. Exterior signage for church campus
PLANNING STAFF EVALUATION:
Reviewed by: Darrell Rigsby, Senior Planner
Site Visits Conducted: May 2021
Recommendation:
Evaluation:
Since the subject property/structure is surrounded by residential properties, the requested alterations were
reviewed against the standards contained in the Prattville Residential Design Review Guidelines Manual.
The relevant sections of manual are included. Staff comments/evaluations are summarized at the end of
the section.
1. Exterior signage for church campus
Signs (Residential Guidelines Pg. 34)
Signs are important means of advertising and establishing business identities, and
establishments should have flexibility in determining what modern signage to use while
respecting the residential character of their host neighborhoods.
1. Sign usage should be kept to a minimum. In residential areas no more than two signs should
be placed on the property.
2. New signs should be of an historically appropriate appearance using materials and finishes
that complement the building.
3. New signs should be scaled to be in proportion to the property.
4. Simplicity in design and content is recommended.
5. Colors used in signs should be coordinated with their buildings. Three colors or less should be
used per sign.
6. Lighting sources for signs should be external and concealed.
7. New signs should be installed in locations historically used for signs such as on awnings, on
upper façade walls covering five percent or less of the wall surface, inside windows, or
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projecting from the building façade or elevation. Signs should not cover or obscure
architectural features.
8. Signs should be placed on facades using methods which do not extensively remove or
damage historic fabric such as brick or wood.
Analysis:
The proposed replacement of the primary church sign located within a residential district as
part of the Historic District. Proposed 8’ 8” tall x 8’ 0” wide sign structure will be located at the
northeast corner of the property, the southwest corner of Sixth Street and Chestnut Street. The
proposed location is the approximate location of the existing monument sign.
The proposed sign structure is significantly different in size, appearance (materials) and style from the
existing sign structure. Proposed sign is significantly larger than the existing monument sign
structure, which measures approximately 4’ tall and 5’ wide. Materials of existing monument sign are
brick and a sign panel, whereas the proposed sign structure is a steel frame and surround and backlit
partially transparent panels. Finally, the style of the existing sign structure is a low, ground mounted
monument sign and the proposed sign structure is a tall freestanding sign mounted on posts.
Additionally, the applicant is proposing to mount a bell underneath the sign structure.
Special attention should be given to encourage applicant to redesign sign to meet the character of the
Historic District.
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PICTURES
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CERTIFICATE OF
APPROPRIATENESS
122 Oak Creek Circle– CA2105-02
DATE
May 27, 2021 PROPOSED DEVLOPMENT
Petitioner: Edward Smith
Property Owner: Edward & Brenda Smith
Agent: N/A
Location: 171 South Northington Street
Review Status and History
Submission Status: First request for a Certificate of Appropriateness for this address.
Previous Approvals: N/A
1984/2007 Historic
Properties Inventory Details
122 Oak Creek Circle; NOT LISTED. Proposed Alteration, Renovation or Addition The following alterations has been requested by the applicant. See the application included as Attachment A for a description of each element. 1. Replace wood with vinyl siding
2. Window & door repair
PLANNING STAFF EVALUATION:
Reviewed by: Tommie Williams
Site visit conducted on: May 2021
Recommendation: Approve
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Analysis
Petitioner would like to 1) Replace wood with vinyl siding on all wood area, board &
batten, 2) Repair wrap windows and 3) take down old gutters.
Evaluation
Since the subject property/structure is a residential property, the requested alterations
were reviewed against the standards contained in the Prattville Residential Design Review
Guidelines Manual. The relevant sections of the manual are included. Staff
comments/evaluations are summarized at the end of the section.
Item 1. Replace wood with vinyl siding
Item 2. Windows Roofs (page 36) Windows are prominent building components. They help to establish the rhythm of a building or streetscape. Historic windows should be retained, maintained, and, if
needed, repaired. 1. Historic windows should be retained and maintained. 2. Historic windows should remain visible and their openings transparent. 3. Deteriorated or damaged windows should be repaired so that the windows
retain their historic appearances. 4. The replacement of original windows with vinyl or aluminum windows is discouraged. 5. Missing windows or elements should be replaced so that they replicate the historic windows or other historic examples. Window openings should not be
added or removed from locations visible from the street. 6. Historic shutters should be retained and maintained. 7. Shutters should not be added unless the building historically had them and replacements replicate historic shutters, fit the window opening, and are constructed of painted wood.
8. Screen and storm windows should be constructed of painted wood, baked-on enamel, anodized aluminum, or painted-to-match-the-frames mill-finish aluminum. 9. Screen, storm, and security windows should fit within the window frames and be full view design or have a central meeting rail in the same location as the
window. 10. Security windows and bars should not be visible from the street.
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Item 3. Doors & Entrances
Porch (page 18)
Doors are often buildings’ central visual elements and are particularly important features. Historic entrances and doors should be retained, maintained, and, if needed, repaired. Missing or severely deteriorated doors should be replaced with historically appropriate replacements. Screen, storm, and security doors should
not detract from the historic appearance of their building.
1. Historic doors should be retained and maintained. 2. Deteriorated or damaged historic doors should be repaired using methods that allow them to retain their historic appearance and as much of their
historic fabric as possible. Epoxy is helpful in strengthening and replacing
deteriorated wood. 3. Owners are encouraged to replace missing or severely damaged historic doors with replacements that replicate the original or other similar examples. 4. Replacements for primary residential doors may appropriately be of painted
paneled wood with or without a clear-glass single or multiple-light opening.
5. Historic screen doors and shutters should be retained. 6. New screen doors should be sympathetic to the style of the house, have a wood frame, and be full view or have structural members that align with those of the door.
7. Storm doors should be full view and of baked-on enamel or anodized
aluminum. 8. Security doors are appropriate for entrances not visible from the street. Security doors should have sufficient glass to view the historic door behind it.
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Windows & Shutters
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