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1609 - September 22 Planning & Development Department 102 West Main Street  Prattville, Alabama 36067  334-595-0500  334-361-3677 Facsimile planning.prattvilleal.gov CITY OF PRATTVILLE HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION AGENDA September 22, 2016 4:30 p.m. Call to Order: Roll Call: Chairman Langley, Vice-Chairman Price, Mr. Barrett, Ms. Musgrove, Mrs. Davis, Ms. Kirkpatrick and Mr. Smith. Election of Officers: Minutes: June 30, 2016 and July 19, 2016 Old Business: None New Business: 1. CA1609-03 Certificate of Appropriateness Alteration-Front porch remodel 250 South Northington Street Chas & Cindy Cowart, Petitioner Public Hearing Miscellaneous: Staff Approval 139 South Court Street (Sign Installation) 119 East Main Street (Sign Installation) Adjourn: CITY OF PRATTVILLE HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION MINUTES September 22, 2016 Call to order: The regular meeting of the Prattville Historic Preservation Commission was called to order on Thursday, September 22, 2016 at 4:33 p.m. Roll Call: The secretary called the roll. Members present were Vice-Chairman Gray Price,Mrs. Kate Chieves,Mrs. Jean Davis,Ms. Lenore Kirkpatrick, and Mr. Larry Smith.Members Absent:Chairman Thea Langley, and Mr. Will Barrett. Quorum present Also present was Mr. Joel Duke, City Planner and Ms.Alisa Morgan, Secretary. Minutes: Mrs. Davis moved to approve the minutes of the June 30, 2016 and July 19, 2016 meetings. Ms. Musgrove seconded the motion. The motion passed unanimously. Old Business: None New Business: Certificate of Appropriateness Alteration-Front porch remodel 250 South Northington Street Chas & Cindy Cowart, Petitioner Chas Cowart and Sandy Cowart, petitioners, presented their request to replace rotten wood, primarily railings,on the front porch.Mr. Cowart stated that they chose a style of railings that were appropriate for the historic era.He stated that they began the remodel without knowledge of needing prior approval. He stated that the railings, in their current format,were added 12 years ago. Mr. Duke provided the Commissioners with a copy of the guidelines in reference to porches for the request at 250 South Northington Street. He stated that what the applicant is replacing is not necessarily historic. He stated that there had been significant modifications to the house therefore it would be difficult to maintain that historic aspect of the structure. He stated that modifications to this structure is in keeping with the style of the structure. Mr. Smith stated that the railings should match what is at up at the beams. Mr. Cowart stated that they would remove the coverture at the top of the porch to make everything the same style. Ms. Musgrove moved to approve as submitted. Ms. Kirkpatrick seconded the motion. The motion passed by 3/2 vote as recorded. Favor: Ms. Musgrove, Mrs. Davis, and Vice-Chair Price. Oppose: Mr. Smith and Ms. Kirkpatrick. There were no public comments. Before the meeting was adjourned,Mrs. Davis moved to require that the styles of the porch railings and the roof railings match at 250 South Northington Street. Mr. Smith seconded the motion The motion passed by 3/1 vote as recorded. Favor: Mrs. Davis, Mr. Smith and Ms. Kirkpatrick. Oppose: Ms. Musgrove.(Vice-Chairman Price did not cast a vote). Miscellaneous: 139 South Court Street (Sign Installation)and 119 East Main Street (Sign Installation)were approved by staff. Adjourn: With no further business,the meeting was adjourned at 5:00 p.m. Respectfully submitted, Alisa Morgan,Secretary Historic Preservation Commission Prattville Residential Design Review Guidelines Manual 27 Porches 1. Historic porches visible from the street should be retained and maintained. Porches are one of the most defining characteristics of historic houses. Historic porches should be retained, maintained, and, if needed, repaired. New porches should be sympa- thetic to the historic appearance of building to which they are attached. Porches are defining elements of character on district residences. Historic porches and their component elements, including roofs and heights, should be retained and maintained. Prattville Residential Design Review Guidelines Manual 28 2. Deteriorated or damaged porches should be repaired and missing elements replaced. The materials used in repairs should allow the porch to maintain its historic appear- ance. Porches Instead of replacing the entire railing or porch , individual damaged elements were replaced. Hence, this porch appropriately retained much of its historic fabric. Scroll-sawn spandrels and railings and beveled posts, such as those shown on the left, are appropriate porch elements for Victorian styles such as Queen Anne. The simpler wood span- drels, railings, and posts on the right are also appropriate models for Victorian house styles. Prattville Residential Design Review Guidelines Manual 29 Classical porch elements such as the single squared columns on the left and paired round col- umns on the left, both with Doric capitals, are appropriate models for classically influenced styles such as Colonial Revival and Greek Revival. Brick posts, often with tapered wood uppers such as in the configuration on the left, were popular elements for Craftsman-style houses and early-twentieth-century forms such as bungalows. Square posts were also popular for those types of buildings. Simple wood railings and posts are appropri- ate for most district houses. The use of square wood columns and balusters is recom- mended when rebuild- ing porches and the original design is un- known. Porches Prattville Residential Design Review Guidelines Manual 30 3. If the historic porch is missing, it is appropriate to replace it. Replacement porches should use materials and styles that are compatible with the building to which they are attached. 4. Porches visible from the street should remain largely open and unenclosed; if enclo- sure is desired, lattice panels should be installed behind porch columns and railings and should cover no more than one third of the porch. 5. If screening is desired, minimal structural framework should be used in order to main- tain an open appearance. Wood is the preferred material for framing; anodized or baked aluminum is also appropriate. 6. Wood plant trellises are appropriate for porches. Minimal wooden framework should be used if porch screening is desired. Original porch ele- ments should be retained and be unobscured by the screen. Porches