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HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution HPC2024-01 RESOLUTION GRANTING DESIGN APPROVAL IN THE DOWNTOWN DESIGN REVIEW DISTRICT FOR 124 MAIN ST S (CD2023-62)City of Stillwater Washington County, Minnesota RESOLUTION HPC 2024-01 RESOLUTION GRANTING DESIGN APPROVAL IN THE DOWNTOWN DESIGN REVIEW DISTRICT FOR 124 MAIN ST S WHEREAS, the City of Stillwater received a design review application from Unlimited Construction, LLC ("Applicant"), on behalf of Blue Sun Soda Shop located 124 Main St S, legally described as in Exhibit A (the "Property"), exterior building fagade improvements located in the Downtown Stillwater Design Reivew District; and WHEREAS, the on January 17, 2024, the Heritage Preservation Commission for the City of Stillwater considered the request. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Heritage Preservation Commission of the City of Stillwater hereby approves the exterior building fagade improvements located in the Downtown Stillwater Design Reivew District. The approval of the design is based on the following findings: The proposed design meets the requirements of the Stillwater Design Guidelines. Findings 1. The proposed building alteration or new construction, including its appurtenances, does not materially impair the architectural or historic integrity of the building and site, adjacent buildings and sites, or the neighborhood as a whole. 2. The proposed building or site alteration or new construction is compatible with, and will ensure continued significance and integrity of all properties within the historic district based on the period(s) of significance under which the district was designated. 3. Granting the design permit will be in keeping with the spirit and intent of this chapter and does not negatively alter the essential character and significance of the building, site, and its surroundings. 4. Approving the design is in substantial accordance with the Secretary of Interior's General Standards and Guidelines for Rehabilitation, including these standards: a. The property is used for its historic purpose and requires minimal change to the defining characteristics of the building and its site and environment. b. The historic character of a property is retained, preserved, and enhanced. There is no removal of historic materials or alteration of features and spaces that characterize a property. c. The property is recognized as a physical record of its time, place, and use. There are no changes that create a false sense of historical development, such as adding conjectural features or architectural elements from other buildings. d. Changes to the property that have acquired historic significance in their own right are retained and preserved. e. Distinctive features, finishes, and construction techniques or examples of craftsmanship that characterize a historic property are preserved. f. Deteriorated historic features are repaired rather than replaced. Where the severity of deterioration requires replacement of a distinctive feature, the new feature matches the old in design, color, texture, and other visual qualities and, where possible, materials. Replacement of missing features are substantiated by documentary, physical, or pictorial evidence. g. Chemical or physical treatments, such as sandblasting, that cause damage to historic materials are not used. The surface cleaning of structures, if appropriate, are undertaken using the gentlest means possible. h. Significant archeological resources affected by a project are protected and preserved. If such resources are disturbed, mitigation measures are undertaken. i. New additions, exterior alterations, or related new construction do not destroy historic materials that characterize the property. The new work is differentiated from the old and is compatible with the massing, size, scale, and architectural features to protect the historic integrity of the property and its environment. j. New additions and adjacent or related new construction is undertaken in such a manner that if removed in the future, the essential form and integrity of the historic property and its environment would be unimpaired. Conditions of Approval 1. The designs shall be consistent with those on file in the Community Development Department, except as modified herein. 2. Disturbance to the exterior wall face shall be done in a fashion as to prevent damage and water intrusion. Any existing drill holes not utilized will be patched. 3. All brick repair must salvage existing brick for reuse whenever possible. Replacement brick shall match existing brick in color and texture. Mortar shall match existing mortar in terms of color, texture and composition. 4. Brick cleaning and paint removal must follow Secretary of the Interior's standards of cleaning soiled restoration -period masonry surfaces with the gentlest method possible, such as using low-pressure water and detergent and natural bristle or other soft -bristle brushes and that chemical or physical treatments, such as sandblasting, that cause damage to historic materials shall not be used. 5. Wood panels that have been painted red, white, and blue since the start of the application will be painted a dark, muted color. 6. Prior to the release of a building permit, the applicant and/or property owner shall provide proof of conformance to the approved Design Permit. 7. All minor modifications to the plans shall be approved in advance by the City Planner. All major modifications shall be approved in advance by the HPC. Determination of the distinction between "major" and "minor" is defined in the Zoning Ordinance. 8. A seam shall be required between 124 Main St S and 126 Main St S at the transition between the two original buildings. 9. There is no expiration date to this design approval. 2 Adopted by the Heritage Preservation Commission this 15t" day of May, 2024. CITY OF STILLWATER MattThueson, Heritage Prese tary ion Commission Chair ATTEST: Tiitn Gladhill, Community Development Director EXHIBIT A Legal Description of the Applicant's Property Lot 3 & 4, Block 26, Original Town of Stillwater, Washington County, Minnesota.