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HomeMy WebLinkAbout01-16-03 AGENDA HERITAGE PRESERVATION COMMISSION REGULAR MEETING January 16, 2003 7:00 P.M. CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS 1. Call to order Approval of agenda Approval of minutes of November 21, 2002, regular meeting Public hearings - none Reports a. 2003 historic preservation consultant work plan Unfinished business a. Middle Creek Estates Cemetery - historic site interpretation plan b. Church of the Advent - adaptive reuse study New business a. HPC goals and objectives for 2003 b. Nominations of HPC officers for 2003 Preservation Week (May 5-12, 2003) - call for nominations for Preservation Award MINUTES HERITAGE PRESERVATION COMMISSION November 21, 2002 1. CALL TO ORDER - Vice-Chair Flynn called the meeting to order at 7:06 p.m. Present: George Flynn, Jackie Dooley, Beverly Preece, John Fortney Absent: Sue Strachan, Tim Rice Also Present: Bob Vogel, Consultant; Lisa Shadick, Administrative Services Director; Cynthia Muller, Executive Assistant Audience: Sherri and Bruce Connor, owners of the Akin House 2. APPROVE AGENDA Item 7a) Review draft bed and breakfast ordinance was moved forward to accommodate the audience. MOTION by Preece, second by Dooley to approve the agenda APIF, MOTION CARRIED. 3. APPROVE MINUTES - MOTION by Preece, second by Dooley approving the minutes of September 26, 2002. APIF, MOTION CARRIED. 4. PUBLIC HEARINGS - None 7. NEW BUSINESS a) Review Draft Bed and Breakfast Ordinance The commission reviewed amendments to the zoning code to allow for bed and breakfasts. Using the apartments above downtown businesses as B&B's was discussed. The number of rooms for B&B's is set at 5. If there are 6 or more rooms, it would be considered a hotel. The commission agreed that the structure should be listed on the National Historic Register, designated on the city's list as a Farmington Heritage Landmark or identified as a historically significant property by the HPC. There is a good market for B&B's due to the lack of hotels in the city. It should be encouraged that owners of older homes rent out at least one room for B&B's. This could assist in the cost of maintaining an older home. A Conditional Use Permit is spot zoning. Prior to Council granting a CUP, the HPC can place conditions on it, such as the number of rooms that should be allowed to avoid splitting a home, that it meets HPC standards, whether a porch could be used as part of the B&B, whether trees should not be cut down for parking, and use of out buildings. The HPC would tour the homes to make this determination. The HPC would deal with the preservation of the property, and not with issues such as proper location for parking, ventilation, etc. The CUP can have an expiration date, but it is usually left open. The permit stays with the owner if the property is sold. CUP's can be amended. The zoning code standards HPC wants the church preserved on the current site. If moved to Dakota City, it loses it's historic value. The HPC recommends developing a reuse team to study possible uses of the church. It would be comprised of Mr. Vogel, an architect, an engineer, a banker, an insurance broker, and a building official. This team would hold interviews with interested parties and determine which ideas are viable. MOTION by Fortney, second by Dooley to form a reuse study team for the Church of the Advent and take the request to the Council for approval. APIF, MOTION CARRIED. 8. NnSCELLANEOUS A resident brought in a display of old Farmington postcards for the HPC to view. Member Dooley will be putting up a child-friendly historic display at the library.. The HPC also viewed the Preservation Alliance Display showing 10 endangered historic sites. It will be at City Hall through December 4. The next meeting will be held January 16, 2003 and will be the commission's annual meeting. 9. ADJOURN MOTION by Dooley, second by Preece to adjourn at 9:18 p.m. APIF, MOTION CARRIED. Respectfully submitted, "./n~ ynthia Muller Executive Assistant HERITAGE PRESERVATION COMMISSION 2003 CONSULTANT WORK PLAN Work covered by the annual consultant retainer contract: 1. Attend a minimum of four Heritage Preservation Commission meetings 2. Prepare 2002 annual report to the City Council 3. Help plan for celebration of Historic Preservation Week (May 5-12) 4. Prepare documents necessary for re-registration of the Akin House, Exchange Bank, and Church of the Advent as Farmington Heritage Landmarks 5. Provide the HPC and staff with information and training in historic preservation 6. Submit quarterly articles for the city newsletter 7. Prepare FY 2003 Certified Local Government annual report to the State Historic Preservation Office Special work not covered by the annual consultant retainer contract: 8. Conduct an adaptive reuse study of the Church of the Advent Robert C. Vogel & Associates Historians, Archeologists and Preservation Planners 216 Cleveland Avenue S.W. New Brighton, Minnesota 55112-3508 Telephone (651) 604-0175 Fax (651) 604-0250 MEMORANDUM 8 January 2003 Lisa Shadick, Administrative Services Director obert Vogel, Preservation Planning Consultant Middle Creek Cemetery Interpretation Plan At their last meeting (21 November 2002), the Heritage Preservation Commission (HPC) discussed preservation of the Middle Creek Cemetery historic site. The city has acquired ownership of the site, which is contiguous with city-owned open space adjacent to the Middle Creek Estates subdivision, with the intent of preserving it as a conservancy area. HPC member Tim Rice, an architect, has volunteered to design and develop specifications for four masonry columns or bollards to be used as site markers. HPC member Jackie Dooley, a professional landscape gardener, has also volunteered to prepare a low-maintenance, natural plantings plan for the cemetery. The HPC has also discussed the possibility of an historical marker or plaque, interpretive trail signs, benches, and other site amenities. We probably need to meet with the new city parks director before seeking City Council action in regard to development of the historic site. I am not aware of any budget for the cemetery improvements, though there was talk of the developer and the city engineer being responsible for staking out the cemetery boundaries. At one point, the developer also offered to fence the site - the HPC felt that this was unnecessary, but recommended that the four columns or posts be installed to fix the limits of the burial area. Cultural resource management consultants since 1978. HERITAGE PRESERVATION COMMISSION 2003 GOALS AND OBJECTIVES 1. Fill HPC vacancies in a timely manner 2. Celebrate Historic Preservation Week (May 5-12) 3. Re-register the Akin House, Exchange Bank, and Church of the Advent as Farmington Heritage Landmarks 4. Complete an adaptive reuse study of the Church of the Advent 5. Develop a long-range plan for public education programs in historic preservation 6. Improve the City's website pages relating to historic preservation