2309 September 28 HPC Pkt (Draft)102 West Main Street \ Prattville, AL 36067 \ 334. 595.0500 \ prattvilleal.gov
BILL GILLESPIE, JR.
MAYOR
J. SCOTT STEPHENS, AICPDIRECTOR
CITY OF PRATTVILLE
HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION AGENDA September 28, 2023 4:30 p.m.
Call to Order:
Roll Call: Chairman Miller, Vice-Chairman Stewart, Mrs. Davis, Mr. Ferguson, Ms. Fritz, Ms. Rollins, and Mr. Sanford.
Minutes: August 29, 2023 (Special Meeting)
Committee Reports:
Old Business: 1.COA2308-01 Certificate of AppropriatenessAlterations-Lime Wash Bricks and Fence Addition 108 Oak Creek Circle Melanie Hudson, Petitioner
Public Hearing
New Business: 2.COA2309-01 Certificate of AppropriatenessAlterations-New Exterior Door 124 W Main Street City of Prattville, Petitioner
Public Hearing
Miscellaneous: Expedited Approvals:
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1 2 CITY OF PRATTVILLE 3 HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION 4 MINUTES 5 Special Meeting 6 August 29, 2023 7 8 9 Call to order: 10 The Chairman called the special meeting of the Prattville Historic Preservation Commission to order on Thursday, 11 August 29, 2023, at 4:33 p.m. 12 13
Roll Call: 14 The secretary called the roll. Chairman Tom Miller, Vice-Chair Taylor Stewart, Mrs. Jean Davis, Mr. Tim Sanford, 15 and Ms. Kristi Rollins were present. Ms. Precious Fritz and Mr. Scott Ferguson were absent. 16
17 Quorum present 18 19
Also present were Mr. Scott Stephens, City Planner; Mr. Joshua McKinney, Planner; Ms. Bria Hudson, Planner; and 20 Ms. Alisa Morgan, Secretary. 21 22 Minutes: 23 Mr. Sanford moved to approve the minutes of the July 27, 2023 meeting. Ms. Rollins seconded the motion. The 24 motion to approve passed unanimously. 25 26 Committee Reports: 27 There were no reports to be made. 28 29 Old Business: 30
There was no old business to discuss. 31 32 New Business: 33 Certificate of Appropriateness 34 Alterations-Lime Wash Bricks and Fence Addition 35 108 Oak Creek Circle 36 Melanie Hudson, Petitioner 37 38 The petitioner nor a representative was present for this agenda item. Mrs. Davis moved to hold until the September 39 28th meeting. Ms. Rollins seconded the motion. The motion passed by 4/1 vote as recorded. Favor: Mrs. Davis, 40 Ms. Rollins, Ms. Stewart, and Chairman Miller. Oppose: Mr. Sanford. 41 42 Certificate of Appropriateness 43 Demolition 44 234 S Chestnut Street 45 Historic Prattville Redevelopment Authority, Petitioner 46 47 Ms. Hudson provided the staff report for the Certificate of Appropriateness to demolish a structure located at 234 S 48 Chestnut Street. She stated that the applicant is proposing to turn it into a temporary gravel lot until future 49 development. 50
51 Mickey Thompson, petitioner's representative, presented the request for the Certificate of Appropriateness to allow 52 demolition of a structure on property located at 234 S Chestnut Street. He stated that the property has been vacant 53
for five years and they have tried to get tenants but the current structure is in a terrible state of disrepair. 54 55
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Mr. Stephens stated that the structure is also located in the FEMA designated Special Flood Hazard Area which 56 causes a disinterest in the building because repairs will require flood proofing the structure. 57 58 Chairman Miller opened the floor for public comments. Jon Lee Finnegan, 211 Deer Trace, spoke in favor of the 59 request. After no further comments, the public hearing was closed. 60 61 Chairman Miller opened discussion for the board. Ms. Stewart expressed that the disrepair is a classic case of 62 demolition by neglect. After their discussion, Ms. Rollins moved to approve the request. Mr. Sanford seconded the 63 motion. The motion to approve passed unanimously. 64 65 Certificate of Appropriateness 66 Demolition 67 124 W Main Street 68
City of Prattville, Petitioner 69 70 Mr. McKinney provided the staff report for the Certificate of Appropriateness to demolish a structure located at 124 71
W Main Street. He stated that the applicant is proposing to demolish the drive thru portion of the old bank. The 72 proposed use is possible green space and parking. 73 74
Jon Lee Finnegan, 211 Deer Trace, spoke in favor of the request. 75 76 Lisa Byrd, petitioner’s representative, presented the request for the Certificate of Appropriateness to allow 77 demolition of a structure on property located at 124 W Main Street. 78 79 After the Board’s discussion, the vote was called. Ms. Stewart moved to approve the request. Mr. Sanford seconded 80 the motion. The motion to approved passed by 4/1 vote as recorded. Favor: Ms. Stewart, Mr. Sanford, Mrs. Davis, 81 and Chairman Miller. Oppose: Ms. Rollins. 82 83 Certificate of Appropriateness 84 New Construction 85 102-124 W Main Street 86 City of Prattville, Petitioner 87 88
Mr. McKinney provided the staff report for the Certificate of Appropriateness for new construction located in space 89 between 102 and 124 W Main Street. He stated that the applicant is proposing to redevelop the area for green space, 90 parking, venue, pavilion, and stage for gathering. 91 92 Lisa Byrd, petitioner’s representative, presented the request for the Certificate of Appropriateness to new 93 construction on property located at 102-124 W Main Street. She stated that part of the purchasing agreement is that 94 it can’t be used as a bank again. The redevelopment of the area proposes to provide entertainment, shopping, living, 95 and recreational space with walkability in the downtown area. She stated that the ideas presented are only 96 conceptional plans that will be developed in several phases. 97 98 Chairman Miller opened the floor for public comments. Jon Lee Finnegan, 211 Deer Trace, stated that the area may 99 be too small for the uses proposed but the green space, parking, and tables are excellent ideas. 100 101 Bradley Neave, 127 W Main Street, stated that the conceptual plans should be approved to allow the process to move 102 forward in an effort not to waste public funds. 103 104 Greg Duke, 317 Abington Street, favors the idea presented. He suggested that the cupola on the proposed pavilion 105
should match the cupola on the gin shop building (apartments). 106 107 After no further comments, the public hearing was closed. 108 109
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Mayor Gillespie stated that they are way past their deadline with the design company and was not sure if that 110 company would be the company that will continue with the project. He stated that he appreciates the HPC’s input 111 and guidance. 112 113 After their discussion, the vote was called. Ms. Stewart moved to approve the concept of the design pending further 114 design review and approval by HPC. Mrs. Davis seconded the motion. The motion to approve passed unanimously. 115 116 Miscellaneous: 117 Expedited Review-none. 118 119 Adjourn: 120 With no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 5:35 p.m. 121 122
Respectfully submitted, 123 124
125 Alisa Morgan, Secretary 126 Historic Preservation Commission 127
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Historic Preservation Commission
Staff Report
CERTIFICATE OF
APPROPRIATENESS
108 Oak Creek Circle– COA2308-01
DATE
August 24, 2023
PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT
Petitioner: Melanie Hudson
Property Owner: Same
Location: 108 Oak Creek Cir
Review Status and History
Previous Requests: N/A
1984/2007 Historic
Properties Inventory
Details
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Proposed Alteration, Renovation, or Addition
The following alterations have been requested by the applicant.
1. Lime wash or paint originally unpainted brick exterior
2. Fence (vinyl)
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STAFF EVALUATION:
Reviewed by: Scott Stephens, City Planner
Evaluation:
1. Lime wash or paint originally unpainted brick exterior
Design Guidelines section referenced:
Projects that Require a COA (p18):
• Painting of previously unpainted surfaces.
Alterations to Non-Contributing Residential Buildings (pp35-36):
Guidelines for alterations to non-contributing buildings are less strict than those of contributing historic buildings. As a general rule, alterations to non-contributing buildings should be contemporary and not create a false sense of history.
1. Alterations to non-historic residential buildings shall not copy historic architecture styles.
Contemporary alterations are appropriate if they do not detract from the integrity of the district. 2. In general, alterations to non-historic buildings shall appear similar in scale, massing, and height to the main structure and other nearby residential buildings. 3. Alterations to windows, door openings, and porches shall be compatible with the rhythm established by window, door openings, and porches of nearby historic structures.
4. Alterations that detract from the overall character of the district shall be prohibited. 5. Avoid alterations that disrupt the spacing and orientation of the structure or overshadow nearby historic structures.
New Construction (Residential); Materials (p38):
1. Materials for new construction shall be of a similar design, profile, shape, style, and composition to
what was used with nearby structures.
a. Siding such as wood, engineered wood, and composition board siding are appropriate as long as they are of a similar appearance, size, and shape to what is found on nearby historic structures.
b. Masonry, brick, and stone shall remain unpainted.
2. New construction shall avoid using a wide variety of different materials unless nearby historic
structures have a similar composition.
3. Roof materials shall be of a similar construction type, style, and material to what is found on nearby structures.
Staff Evaluation: This residential structure was built in 1978 and is non-contributing to the Historic
District. This structure is part of an overall townhome community that was built at the same time. The other townhomes have various exterior materials and colors, including brick and vinyl siding.
Note that this brick was originally unpainted and the paint was added (began on or around July 16, 2023) prior to receiving a Certificate of Appropriateness.
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2. Fence (vinyl)
Design Guidelines section referenced:
Residential Guidelines; Fences (p25):
1. Historic fences and walls shall be retained and maintained.
2. For new fences, wood and metal fencing is most appropriate for the district.
3. New fences shall not obscure or damage any defining landscaping or streetscaping elements such
as historic sidewalks, lighting, and other elements that add to the character of the block.
4. Avoid erecting solid fences in the front yard or where there is street frontage. Choose instead
wood or metal lattice fences, picket fences, spindle fences, and other fence types that provide some
transparency.
5. All front yard and street frontage fences shall be 4 feet or less and shall not obscure historic
elements of the property.
6. Privacy fences may be located in the side or rear of a lot, though they shall be setback from the
front facade of the building to reduce their visual prominence. In the case of corner lots, they shall be
setback from both building faces where there is street frontage.
7. Fences in the side and rear of a property may be constructed of alternative materials as long as
they are not highly visible from the right of way and do not detract from the character of the district.
8. Rock and brick landscape retaining walls are generally appropriate for the district, though they
shall be low in height and not obscure historic elements of the property.
Staff Evaluation: The petitioner requests to replace an existing, wooden fence with a vinyl fence. The
existing structure is non-contributing. A few feet of the existing fence runs along the front property
line and right-of-way (faces the street). The rest of the fence is along the rear (west) of the property
in line with the neighboring properties’ wooden fences.
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Originally unpainted brick (from Google Earth, dated 4/2023):
Partially painted north façade (July 17, 2023):
Painted brick (August 15, 2023):
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Front façade:
Other townhomes on Oak Creek Circle (west side):
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Other townhomes on Oak Creek Circle (east side):
Existing Fence:
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Historic Preservation Commission
Staff Report
CERTIFICATE OF
APPROPRIATENESS
124 W Main Street – 2309-01
DATE
September 28, 2023
PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT
Petitioner: City of Prattville
Property Owner: City of Prattville
Agent:
Location: 124 W Main Street
Review Status and History
Previous Approvals: August 2023 – Certificate of Appropriateness approved to raze/demolish
the drive-thru
1984/2007 Historic
Properties Inventory
Details
Proposed Alteration, Renovation or Addition
The following alterations have been requested by the applicant.
1. Addition of exterior door to rear façade
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PLANNING STAFF EVALUATION:
Reviewed by: Scott Stephens, City Planner
Site Visits Conducted: September 2023
Recommendation: Approval
Evaluation:
1. Addition of exterior door to rear façade
Historic District Design Guidelines referenced:
Doors, Entrances, and Storefronts (p48)
1. Storefronts and their elements such as display windows, transoms, doors, pillars, pilasters, and
bulkheads shall be retained and maintained.
2. Elements of the storefront shall be visible and not obscured from view by alterations.
3. When removing non-historic elements from storefronts, the applicant shall make a best faith effort
to preserve and restore any existing historic elements or those that may be recovered during the
renovation.
4. Deteriorated or damaged storefronts and their elements shall be repaired before they are replaced.
a. When replacement is necessary, only the damaged portion of the detail should be removed
and replaced.
b. Original replacement materials should be utilized if they are available, though alternative
materials may be used if the original material cannot be found.
5. When storefronts or their elements need to be fully replaced, the replacement shall be designed to
match the original as much as possible.
a. When the details cannot be replicated, a simplified version of the original shall be used
instead.
b. When full scale replacement is necessary, the replacement materials shall match the
original as much as possible. Alternative materials may be used if the original material cannot
be found.
6. For storefront doors, the historic appearance of existing doors shall be retained and maintained.
When replacement is necessary, the new door shall be of a similar style and material to what was
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historically found on historic commercial structures such as clear glass, single light, and wooden
doors with or without paneling.
7. Do not use highly reflective glass on storefronts. New or replacement glass to storefronts shall be
clear and transparent.
8. Storefronts, doors, and entrances shall not be added to historic structures where none was
previously present. If there is evidence of a historic storefront or entrance, then the added feature
shall be of a compatible style and material to the building’s architectural style.
Staff Comments/Evaluation:
The petitioner is proposing to add an additional door on the rear façade adjacent to an existing doorway and
where existing glass windows currently exist. This will be on the rear façade, over 100 feet from the street
(Tichnor Street). The proposed door will match the existing doors as closely as possible.
View from Tichnor Street:
Entrance area (area to be modified in red rectangle):
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