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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2006-11-06 HPC PacketHeritage Preservation Commission Notice of Meeting Monday, November 6, 2006 The City of Stillwater Heritage Preservation Commission will meet on Monday, November 6, 2006, at 7 p m in the Training Room, 1st floor, of Stillwater City Hall, 216 North Fourth Street AGENDA 1 CALL TO ORDER 2 APPROVAL OF October 2, 2006 MINUTES 3 PUBLIC HEARINGS 4 NEW BUSINESS 5 DESIGN REVIEWS 6 OTHER BUSINESS Design review of Case No DR/06-13 infill review of revised plans 7 ADJOURN NOTE THE NOVEMBER AND DECEMBER HERTIAGE PRESERVATION MEETINGS WILL BE HELD IN THE TRAINING ROOM LOCATED ON THE 1ST FLOOR OF STILLWATER CITY HALL City of Stillwater Heritage Preservation Commission October 2 2006 Present Howard Lieberman Chairman Ken Harycki Larry Nelson Brent Peterson Roger Tomten and Scott Zahren Others Planner Mike Pogge Absent Phil Eastwood and Jeff Johnson Approval of minutes Mr Tomten seconded by Mr Zahren moved approval of the minutes of Sept 6 2006 Motion passed unanimously DESIGN REVIEWS Case No DR/06-38 Design review of a monument sign at 2850 Curve Crest Blvd Mike Kuehn Welsh Construction Inc applicant Representing the applicant were Mike Kuehn and Richard Hanson Mr Kuehn reviewed the proposed materials and colors of the signage Ground lighting will be used to illuminate the monument sign as proposed Mr Lieberman spoke in favor of the use of downlighting Mr Kuehn pointed out that the original property owner wanted all of the signs in the area to match his which is lighted from the ground Mr Tomten said he thought there were design guidelines for all of the buildings in this area the Campus Research and Development District Mr Tomten suggested that given the praise -style architecture of the building a font more in keeping with the architecture style might be appropriate Mr Kuehn again noted that the original property owner and his architect recommended font styles Mr Tomten questioned the proposed location of the monument sign given that visibility is limited due to the location in a swale area with Tots of vegetation Mr Tomten suggested the applicant might want to consider a different location closer to the north entry driveway It was noted that the sign could be located within 15 of the property line There was discussion about maintenance of the swale area and whether that would be allowed if it is part of the groundwater treatment system for the area Mr Pogge said he would check into that issue A condition of approval is that signage for tenants be limited to either a wall sign or listed on the monument sign One building tenant currently has a wall sign and Mr Hanson said they will be requesting a variance Mr Lieberman pointed out that the Heritage Preservation Commission cannot grant variances that is a function of the Planning Commission Mr Tomten moved approval as conditioned changing the verbiage of condition No 3 to indicate that ground lighting of the sign is allowed with the contractor to supply a fixture cut for staff review and that the HPC is not opposed to an alternate location of the monument sign near the north entry drive subject to staff approval of any alternate location Mr Pogge noted that in addition to signage for tenants it should be specified that the building name is limited to either the monument sign or a wall sign not both Mr Tomten agreed to include that as part of his motion as part of condition No 2 Mr Peterson seconded the motion motion passed unanimously 1 City of Stillwater Heritage Preservation Commission October 2 2006 Case No DR/06-43 Design review of signage for Stillwater Art Guild Gallery at 402 Main St S Randall Raduenz applicant Mr Raduenz was present and reviewed the proposed design and colors of the sign He noted that the sign likely will be somewhat smaller than indicated in the application packet The sign will not be lighted with any fixtures Mr Raduenz explained that he plans to use a 3M material that provides illumination from passing car lights Mr Peterson seconded by Mr Zahren moved approval as conditioned motion passed unanimously Case No DR/06-44 Design review of an accessory dwelling unit at 609 Broadway St S Myron Reubendale applicant Mr Reubendale was present Mr Harycki noted that there are not many other possible locations for a garage to be placed on the property other than as proposed Mr Harycki and Mr Tomten both noted that the proposed design of the new structure matches well with the primary structure Most of the discussion centered on Mr Tomten s question regarding the proposed roof pitch Mr Tomten pointed out that in order for the eave of the new structure to match up with the house the width of the house has to match the depth of the garage Mr Tomten suggested that it might be necessary for the applicant to either shorten the garage somewhat or have a shallower roof pitch he noted however should a shallower roof pitch be necessary it might be so insignificant as to not be noticeable Mr Tomten moved approval as conditioned that the windows be double -hung sash windows and the addition incorporate similar siding and roof pitch as the primary structure and finding that the depth of the new structure and roof pitch be considered a minor modification reviewable by staff Mr Peterson seconded by motion Mr Lieberman offered a friendly amendment that approval is subject to the granting of a variance by the Planning Commission or successful appeal to the City Council as the proposed design will not work without a variance Mr Tomten and Mr Peterson agreed to incorporate Mr Lieberman s amendment as part of the motion Amended motion passed unanimously Case No DR/06-45 Design review of exterior color of the caretaker s house at 220 E Mulberry St Dave Speedling representing the owner The applicant was not present Color samples were provided in the agenda packet Members were in consensus the colors were acceptable Mr Peterson seconded by Mr Zahren moved approval as conditioned Motion passed unanimously Case No DR/06-46 Design review of exterior channel letter sign at 2850 Curve Crest Blvd Nordquist Sign Co applicant The applicant was not present Mr Tomten expressed a concern about the hodge-podge of channel lit lettering and reiterated comments made in Case No DR/06-38 that in prior discussions regarding this area there was a desire for uniform signage and guidelines for this area Mr Pogge noted the only consideration for the HPC is whether the signage is compliant 2 City of Stillwater Heritage Preservation Commission October 2 2006 with the zoning code and it is there are no color requirements for the West Business Park District he noted Mr Tomten asked whether it would be possible to require that the requested signage match the existing Keller Williams sign to at least provide consistency across the building Mr Lieberman suggested that the HPC could recommend that if the Planning Commission grants the requested variance that the new sign match the existing wall sign Mr Tomten moved approval as conditioned with the additional condition that wall signs not be lighted The motion also included the additional condition that while offering no opinion on the issuance of a variance if a variance is granted the HPC would prefer that the wall sign be consistent in style and lettering with the existing wall sign Mr Nelson seconded the motion motion passed unanimously Case No DR/06-47 Design review of signage for Huntington Learning Center at 1250 Frontage Road Signart applicant The applicant was not present There was some discussion about the shade of green in the proposed signage it was noted that is a corporate color Mr Zahren seconded by Mr Nelson moved approval as conditioned Motion passed unanimously Case No DR/06-48 Design review of signage for Anytime Fitness at 1270 Frontage Road Attracta Signs applicant The applicant was not present Mr Tomten moved approval as conditioned as long as the sign does not cover the building columns It was noted the previous sign did cover the columns There was no second to Mr Tomten s motion Mr Peterson seconded by Mr Zahren moved approval as conditioned motion passed unanimously OTHER BUSINESS • It was noted the annual Preservation Awards were to be presented at the Oct 3 City Council meeting • Mr Pogge told Commission members staff is working with the Stillwater Mills on Main developers regarding an issue with lights the developer will be replacing ballasts to comply with the allowable light intensity he said Mr Pogge also updated the Commission on a restoration project at the Historic Courthouse • Mr Tomten asked whether plans for a City parking garage on Third Street would be coming before the HPC for review Mr Pogge responded in the affirmative noting that the parking garage plans are at least a year down the road Mr Tomten provided information on the state Preservation Conference which he had attended in Red Wing He said the conference was very informative and encouraged members to attend in the future He noted that next year the national conference will be held in St Paul Mr Peterson stated that the Historical Society and Historic Courthouse will be submitting written proposals to host tours of Stillwater in conjunction with the national conference Mr Tomten suggested that perhaps the HPC could host discussions relating to building height demolition permits and residential housing in a downtown as possible topics Mr Lieberman suggesting hosting such discussions in the afternoon prior to a regular monthly meeting and inviting interested persons to attend the evening meeting 3 The City of Stillwater Heritage Preservation Commission October 2 2006 0 also suggested infill design guidelines as a possible seminar/discussion topic Mr Harycki suggested using the national conference as a means to been proactive regarding the Landmark housing and historic signage programs Mr Peterson noted the state sesquicentennial will take place in 2008 and it is likely state funding will be available for sesquicentennial -related programming Mr Tomten said a group was meeting later in the week to discuss possible plans for the national conference and he would mention the possibilities discussed by the HPC at that time Members viewed a portion of a presentation Mr Tomten had made during the Red Wing conference The meeting was adjourned at 8 40 p m Respectfully submitted Sharon Baker Recording Secretary 4 1 N F 8 18 H P A Of- M I N H F t 0 1 A Heritage Preservation Commission DATE October 31, 2006 CASE NO DR\06-13 APPLICANT Mark Willis and Greg Stokes REQUEST Infi11 Design Review of new construction in the Neighborhood Conservation District LOCATION South of 303 W Olive St COMPREHENSIVE PLAN DISTRICT SFSL - Single Family Small Lot ZONING RB - Two Family HPC DATE November 6, 2006 REVIEWERS Community Dev Director PREPARED BY Michel Pogge, City Planner/Of DISCUSSION The applicants have submitted revised plans for a new home on property south of 303 W Olive St The proposed home is to be located on a lot that is 50' x 150' The footprint of the house is approximately 1,553 square feet This property is in the Neighborhood Conservation District (NCD) and is subject to the Stillwater Conservation District Design Guidelines EVALUATION OF REQUEST All infill homes in the NCD are required to follow the NCD design guidelines These design guidelines serve as a common reference for all those involved in the process of new construction in the district including property owners, neighbors, residents, architects, designers, builders, city staff, and the commission The guidelines are intended to serve as a framework to guide the design process, while allowing for individuality and creativity in architectural design Twenty-seven guidelines make up the NCD design manual These guidelines cover three (3) general areas including Neighborhood and Streets, Building Site, and Architectural Detail South of 303 W Olive St Page 2 The applicant has previously received approval from the Heritage Preservation Commission (HPC) for an infill home at this site Staff has determined that the proposed changes are of a nature substantial enough to require additional review by the HPC Since the project was previously approved by the HPC this review is being limited to those elements that have changed from the original submittal The location and mass of the house on the lot is not proposed to change from the original submittal The main changes to the design of the home include • Replacing the siding with limestone on the front portion of the home • Changing the style, size, and location of some of the windows • The addition of a privacy wall on the back side of the home Staff has concerns with the proposed changes related to the following guidelines Guideline #15 - Design and detail net construction as four-sided architecture - Architecture of infill construction should be consistent on all sides The use of hmestone on a portion of the home and horizontal siding on other portions fails to provide consistent materials on all sides of the building Guideline #17 - Building elements should be proportional to the scale and style of the building, and its context - Homes in the area have an established pattern of tall narrow window opening that are consistent with traditional styles of architecture The revised windows proposed are larger and fit more with contemporary styles that is not evident on Olive and Fifth Street Additionally the grill elements in the casement windows have been removed or changed to a more contemporary look Guideline #18 - Use of architectural details to create visual interest and support architectural style - Architectural details, such as columns, brackets, rails, window, door and corner trim, watertable and horizontal banding, frieze and fascia boards can greatly affect a building's design and compatibility with adjacent structures The proposed front facade lacks many of these elements An absence of detail, especially in traditional styles, conveys a sense of cheapness or lack of authenticity Guideline #20 - Use masonry and stone authentically - Masonry and stone were primary used as foundation elements and exterior chimney massing in traditional styles of architecture seen throughout Stillwater When stone is used as cladding for wall elements facade details such as corner boards and window trims should remain proportional to the building The front facade appears to lack many of the details that the original proposal provided 1 r South of 303 W Olive St Page 3 ALTERNATIVES The HPC has several alternatives A Approve If the proposed changes and plans are found acceptable to the HPC, it should be approved The proposed privacy wall exceeds the allowable fence height of 6 feet and is required to be modified or removed per §31-1 24(16)d 1 of the Stillwater Code The HPC does not have the authority to waive or grant a variance to this requirement Staff also recommends that all of the material types (including sidmg, window, doors, etc) be specified on the plans B Approve in part C Deny If the HPC finds that the changes are not consistent with the approved design guidelines, it could deny the requested amendment With a denial, the basis of the action should be given D Table If the HPC needs additional information to make a decision, the requested could be tabled until your December 4, 2006 meeting so that additional information could be submitted The 60 day decision deadline for the request is December 26, 2006 Attachments Approved Elevation Drawing and Proposed Elevation Drawing / -� L _ J '17 r I 1---1 rz- Imo- w 1 L_ L i 4 0 I= o _�- i ---_7 L L7 tt r r e r--r-- -� a ti T �ii'ITrd ..fl .29 ao ,d- L {I n r �.z�a�x.� ...�,. _,. •v+aJ"''' ��(Qd1`rv§s'.� �w�$� $ I.."-�"rry.�.•m°`�w f � d �,., i�'',��f '`(�a�y�^' s r--- --! r -7- 1 ! II i U) Al -vi'm clot wuhc s Aspkkii-Statt:ibter L samenimusensmignewriemar OrSD d O THE BIRTHPLACE OF MINNESOTA October 25, 2006 Michael Koop Minnesota Histoncal Society 345 Kellogg Blvd W St Paul, MN 55102-1906 Re 2005 - 2006 Annual Report of the Stillwater Hentage Preservation Commission Dear Michael Attached is the 2005 - 2006 Annual Report to the State Preservation Office from the Stillwater Heritage Preservation Commission for your review If you have any questions, please contact me at 651 430-8822 Thank you Sincerely, Michel J Pogge, AICP City Planner CITY HALL 216 NORTH FOURTH STREET STILLWATER MINNESOTA 55082 PHONE 651 430 8800 WEBSITE www ci stillwater mn us Heritage Preservation Report November 8, 2005 — October 31, 2006 Heritage Preservation Commission Members Member Date Appointed Howard Lieberman, Chairperson 10/1/91 Phil Eastwood 1/5/99 Jeff Johnson 1/1/89 Larry Nelson 9/20/06 Brent Peterson 6/16/01 Roger Tomten 1/4/94 Scott Zahren 11/15/05 Monthly Heritage Preservation Meetings The HPC reviewed 50 cases November 8, 2005 to October 31, 2006 — Exhibit A Annual Preservation Awards The HPC annual awards were presented at the October 3, 2006 City Council meeting Exhibit B The awards presented were as follows Signage — Apnlle's Showers Tea Room Residential Renovation —John and Kim Brach Residential rescue and restoration — Thomas F Huninghake Renovation of a Building — Tom and Sherry Armstrong Renovation of a Building — Steve Bremer Historic Lift Bridge Committee Representation HPC commissioners Howard Lieberman, Chairperson and Jeff Johnson represent the Commission at the bndge stakeholders meetings This is an on going process Visual Quality Review Committee HPC Commissioners Howard Lieberman, Roger Tomten and staff represent the HPC and the City at VQRC meetings to work on designing a design manual for designing the new bndge and the surrounding area Designating Historic Homes and Historic Districts With the support of a SHPO CLG grant, members of the HPC worked with histonan Donald Empson on the creation of a program to provide recognition to histonc homes and histonc distncts in the Community that may or may not necessary be listed or qualify for listing on the National Register of Histonc Places Members of the HPC and staff continue to work on the recommendations made by Mr Empson Exhibit C Annual State Preservation Conference One HPC member attended the State Preservation Conference in Red Wing, MN on September 28 & 29, 2006 Neighborhood Conservation Program The HPC and Planning Commission worked together on the development of regulations and guidelines for a Neighborhood Conservation Program The aim of the program is to help protect and preserve the unique character of Stillwater's residential neighborhoods by guiding and regulating the development of infill properties in the community Attached are copies of Ordinances 965 and 966 along with a copy of the Conservation Distnct Design Guidelines Exhibit D Height Regulations The City of Stillwater adopted height regulations to protect and preserve the character of the downtown The regulations adopted by the City seek to limit the heights in order that structures close to the nver not nse above the height of structure farther from the nver Attached are copies of Ordinances 969-974 Exhibit E House Demolition Ordinance Cases The HPC reviewed 5 demolition requests for the year Exhibit F Ordinance Violation Stillwater Community Service Officers are enforcing code violations this year in the Histonc Downtown Distnct rather than staff This helps reinforce the direction of the HPC HPC Case Report Case # Request HPC Date Action Vote Zoning 2005 55 12/1/2005 Approved 7 0 Signage Case People Address Dennis Doerr Applicant 1709 S Greeley St Dennis Doerr Owner Hoffman Heating and Cooling Business 2005-56 Sign Package 1/4/2006 Approved 7 0 VC Case People Jay Felder Owner Liberty Village Business Steven Hirtz Applicant Address 105 New England PI 2005 57 12/5/2005 _ Approved _ __7_0_ _ —_ CBD Design review to former Joseph Wolf Brewery Building Conversion to Condominiums Case People Steve Bremer Owner Address 402 Main St S 2006-1 Exterior sign 1/4/2006 Approval 7 0 PA Case People Address Amy Kroening Applicant 406 Third St So Expressions Hair Designs Business Gary Howe Owner 2006-2 1/4/2006 Denied 7 0 BP C Electronic message center Case People Address Lake Elmo Bank Business 1903 Greeley St So Lake Elmo Bank Owner Mike Johnson Applicant 2006 3 1/4/2006 Approved 7 0 BP C Fuel Center and drive thru pharmacy Case People Address Craig Mevissen Applicant 1801 Market Dr DUB Foods Business SuperValu Owner Wednesday October 25 2006 Page 1 of 7 Case # HPC Date Action Request Vote Zoning 2006-4 2/6/2006 Denied Without prejudice 5 2 CBD 32 condo unit with parking Case People Address Chuck Dougherty Owner 101 Water St Archnet Applicant Water Stree Inn Business Michael Diem Applicant 2006 5 2/6/2006 Approved 7 0 CBD Review of sign for Wisteria Gifts and More Case People Address Kim Vangsgard Applicant 223 Main St So Pete Sampar Owner Wisteria Gifts and More Business 2006-6 2/6/2006 Approved 7 0 Extension of awning repalcement of existing store front and placement of sign for Marx Cafe Case People Address Kevin Grube Applicant 241 Main St So Mark Hanson Owner Marx Restaurant Business CBD 2006 7 2/6/2006 Approved 7 0 RB Design review of new residence at 217 W St Croix Ave Case People Address Jeff Swanson Applicant 217 St Croix Ave W Jeff Swanson Owner 2006 8 2/6/2006 Approved 7 0 CBD Design review of outdoor seating Case People Address Kevin LaCase Owner 324 Main St So Mike Stone Applicant Stone s Restaurant Business 2006 9 2/6/2006 Withdrawn Exterior gas line for BT Doyles Rib Joint Case People Address BT Doyles Rib Joint Business 423 Main St So Tim Doyle Applicant CBD 2006 10 2/6/2006 No action taken Design review of proposed construction of two residneces located south of 303 West Olive St Case People Jeff Hayes Applicant Address Olive RB Wednesday October 25 2006 Page 2 of 7 Case # HPC Date Action Request Vote Zoning 2006 11 3/6/2006 Approved 5 0 CBD Design review of new signage for St Croix River Exchange Merchants at 317 Main St S Case People Address Larry Cramer Owner 317 Main St S LRC Management Co Owner Randall Raduenz Applicant 2006-12 3/6/2006 Approved 7 0 Infill design dreview in the NCD for property located at 1208 Williams St N Case People Tom Mulcahy Applicant Address 1208 Williams St N RB 2006-13 3/6/2006 Approved 5 0 RB Infill Design Review located south of 303 W Olive St Case People Address Mark Willis Owner Olive St Greg Stokes Owner — - - 2006 14 3/6/2006 - Approved-- 5 0 BP C Design review of new signage for Snap Fitness Case People Address Snap Fitness Business 1401 Stillwater Blvd Mark Winey Owner 2006 15 4/3/2006 Approved 7 0 CBD Design review for signage at 106 Chestnut St E for Bourdaghs Office Building Case People Address Bourdaghs Business 106 Chestnut St E Darrell Rhodes Owner Patricia Page Applicant 2006 16 3/6/2006 Approved 5 0 CBD Design review of extenor modifications of a building (Stone s Restaurant) Case People Address Mike Stone Applicant 324 Main St S Grand Garage Holdings LLC Owner Stone s Restaurant Applicant 2006 17 5/1/2006 Approved 5 0 Parking lot and deck improvements for Amencan Legion Post No 48 Case People Address Amencan Legion Owner 101 Third St S David Swanson Applicant CBD Wednesday October 25 2006 Page 3 of 7 Case # Request HPC Date Action Vote Zoning 2006 18 4/3/2006 Approved 5 0 Design review to replace an existing entry door on the Gazette Building Case People Address Gazette Building Business 102 Second St S Harvey Woodruff LLC Owner John Harvey Applicant CBD 2006 19 7/5/2006 Approved 5 0 Conceptual approval of design review for phase III of Maple Island Dairy Redevelopment at 227 Main St N Case People Address Mainstream Development Partnership LLC Business 227 Main St N Tim Stefan Applicant Vern Stehan Applicant CBD 2006 20 5/1/2006 Approved 5 0 Construction of a free standing grape arbor on 2nd floor deck for Northern Vineyards Winery Case People Address Northern Vineyards Winery Business 223 Main St N Robin Partch Applicant CBD 2006 21 5/1/2006 Approved 5 0 BP I Design review of signage for Stillwater Medical Clinic Case People Address Stillwater Medical Clinic Business 1500 Curve Crest Blvd Dan Ginkel Applicant Lakeview Health Owner 2006-22 6/5/2006 Approved 5 0 BP C Design Review of signage for Ritz Camera and Proex Portraits Case People Address Ritz Camera and Proex Portraits Business 1960 Market Drive All Bnght Signs Inc Applicant 2006 23 6/5/2006 Approved 5 0 BP C Design Review of signage for Wilderness wireless Case People Address Wilderness wireless Business 1421 Stillwater Blvd Max Pittman Applicant 2006-24 6/5/2006 Approved 5-0 BP C Design review for fuel center at CUB Foods Case People Address CUB Food Business 1801 Market Drive Supervalue Owner Linda Fisher Applicant Larkin Hoffman Applicant Wednesday, October 25 2006 page 4 of 7 Case # Request HPC Date Action Vote Zoning 2006-25 6/5/2006 Approved 5 0 RB Design Review of an accessory dwelling unit at 420 Linden St W Case People Kurt and Nance Sesemann Klitzke Owner Address 420 Linden St W 2006 26 8/7/2006 Approved 4 0 BP C Design review of Valley Ridge Center at 1250 Frontage R W South Metro Centers Knss Novak Case People Address Jesse Hamer Applicant 1250 Frontage Rd W Tushie Montgomery Applicant 1570 Frontage Rd W Knss Novak Owner South Metro Centers Owner 2006 27 9/6/2006 Approved 6 0 Design review of signage for Church of St Michael s at 611 3rd St S Case People Address Church of St Michael Owner 611 3rd St S Fr John LeVoir-Owner — - - - — - - - Kns Rumpsa Applicant Knss Design Company LLC Applicant PA 2006 28 7/5/2006 Approved 5-0 CBD Design review of a wall sign for Stella s Case People Address Stella s Business 216 Main St S Brad Benson Applicant 2006 29 8/7/2006 Withdrawn Design review of wall signage for Accents Paola and Violets Flowers Case People Address Accents Paola and Violets Flowers Business 1400 Frontage Road BP C 2006 30 8/7/2006 Approved 4 0 CBD Design review of signage 324 S Main St Stone s Restaurant Case People Address Grand Garage Holdings LLC Owner 324 Main St S Mike Stone Applicant 2006 31 8/7/2006 Approved 4 0 CBD Replace existing PiperJaffray sign with new UBS sign Case People Address Arcola Development Owner 270 Main Street N Jim Cota Applicant Leroy Signs Applicant Wednesday October 25 2006 Page 5 of 7 Case # Request HPC Date Action Vote Zoning 2006 32 8/7/2006 Approved 4 0 CBD Budding sign for business Black and gold in color Case People Address Michael Rice Owner 150 Third St S Mary Coleman Applicant Ultima Bellezza Applicant 2006 33 8/7/2006 Approved 4 0 RB Accessory Dwelling Unit Case People Address Walter Wdowychyn Owner 519 3rd St S Walter Wdowychyn Applicant 2006 34 9/6/2006 Approved 6 0 CBD Design review of signage for Grumpy Steve s Case People Stephen Bremer Applicant Grumpy Steve s Coffee Business Address 410 Main Street South 2006 35 7/26/2006 Withdrawn Withdrawn by applicant Sent letter concerning requested sign Case People i Days Inn Business Percy Pooniwla Applicant Address 1750 Frontage Rd W BP C 2006 36 8/7/2006 Approved 4 0 New signs for St Croix Prep School on East and South sides of the building Case People Address St Croix Preparatory Academy Applicant 201 2nd St N Marine Leasing Owner Nancy Nelson Owner CBD 2006 37 9/6/2006 Denied 6-0 RB Design review of two wall signs at 901 Thnd St South Case People Address Mark Weyer Owner 901 3rd St So 2006 38 10/2/2006 Approved 5 0 BP C Design review of a monument sign at 2850 Curve Crest Blvd Case People Mike Kuehn Applicant Curve Crest Professional Building LLC Owner Welsh Construction Applicant Address 2850 Curve Crest Blvd 2006 39 9/6/2006 Approved 5 1 BP C Design review of a 100 square foot monument sign Case People Address Rick Ballantyne Schad Tracy Signs Applicant 14430 60th ST N 14430 N 60th Street N LLC Owner Wednesday October 25 2006 Page 6 of 7 Case # HPC Date Action Request Vote Zoning 2006 40 9/6/2006 Approved 6 0 PA Design review to replace rear porch on existing foundation and add an 8 foot deck to the rear Ca.se People Tom Huninghake Applicant Address 206 3rd St N 2006 41 9/6/2006 Approved 4 2 CBD Design review to replace existing extenor siding and to add a trellis Case People Address Richard Lay Applicant 102 2nd St So John Harvey Owner 2006-43 10/2/2006 Approved 5 0 CBD Design review for signage for Stillwater Art Guild Gallary Case People Address Randall Raduenz Applicant 402 Main St N Monty Bnne Owner Stillwater Art Guild Gallary Business 2006 44 10/2/2006 Approved 5-0 RB Design review for home addition in the Downtown Histnct District Case People Myron Reubendale Owner Address 609 Broadway St S 2006 45 10/2/2006 Approved 5-0 Design review of exterior color for Caretaker's House at Stillwater Mills Case People Dave Speedling Applicant Address 222 Mulberry St E CBD 2006 46 10/2/2006 Approved 5-0 Design review of exterior channel letter sign for Curve Crest Professional Building Case People Norquist Sign Com Inc Applicant Curve Crest Professional Building LLC Owner Bndget Helwig Owner Address 2850 Curve Crest Blvd BP C 2006 47 10/2/2006 Approved 5-0 BP C Design review of signage for Huntington Learning Center Case People Address Signart Applicant 1250 Frontage Road W Huntington Learning Center Business 2006 48 10/2/2006 Approved 5-0 BP C Design review of signage for Anytime Fitness Case People John Reiter Attracta Signs Applicant Anytime Fitness Business Address 1270 Frontage Rd W Wednesday October 25 2006 Page 7 of 7 City of Stillwater Heritage Preservation Commission Monday, December 5, 2005 City Council Chambers 700pm Stillwater City Hall 216 North Fourth Street Revised — 12/1/05 AGENDA Approval of the November 7, 2005 minutes A Case No DR/05-55 Design review of signage for Hoffman Heating and Cooling located at 1709 South Greeley St Dennis Doerr, applicant B Case No DR/05-56 Design review of sign package for Liberty Village located at 105 New England Place Steven Hirtz — Nordquist Sign — representing applicant C Case No DR/05-57 Design review of a garage addition for the Joseph Wolfe Condominiums located 402 South Main Street Steve Bremer, applicant Other items a Christmas Party at Luna Rosa City of Stillwater Heritage Preservation Commission Wednesday, January 4, 2006 City Council Chambers 7 00 p m Stillwater City Hall 216 North Fourth Street Revised 1/4/06 AGENDA Approval of the December 5, 2005 minutes 1 Case No DR/05-56 Continued from December 5 2005 HPC meeting Design review of sign package for Liberty West located at 105 New England Place 2 Case No DR/06-01 Design review of an exterior sign for Expressions Hair Designs located at 406 South Third Street Amy Kroening, applicant 3 Case No DR/06-02 Design review of a pylon sign with reader board for Lake Elmo Bank located at 1903 South Greeley Street Mike Johnson, representing the applicant 4 Case No DR/06-03 Design review of an addition of a fuel center and a drive- thru pharmacy for Cub Foods located at 1801 Market Drive Craig Mevissen representing Cub Foods Other items a Design Guideline feedback from the Downtown Chamber b 1st draft of the Outdoor Lighting Ordinance THE BIRTHPLACE OF MINNESOTA City of Stillwater Heritage Preservation Commission Notice of Meeting The City of Stillwater Heritage Preservation Commission will meet on Monday, February 6, 2006, at 7 p m in the Council Chambers of Stillwater City Hall, 216 North Fourth Street AGENDA Approval of the January 4, 2006 minutes Public Hearing 1 Case No DEM/06-01 Consideration of a request from Ascension Episcopal Church for the demolition of a residence located at 209 North Third Street in the PA, Public Administration District Vicki Cross, representing Ascension Episcopal Church Design Review 2 Case No DR/06-04 Design review of a proposed 32 unit condominium project with hotel lobby relocation and underground parking located at 101 Water Street in the CBD, Central Business District Michael Diem, Archnet, representing Chuck Dougherty 3 Case No DR/06-05 Design review of a proposed sign, Wisteria Gifts and More, located at 223 South Main Street in the CBD, Central Business District Kim Vangsgard, applicant 4 Case No DR/06-06 Design review of extension of awning, replacement of existing store front and placement of sign located at 241 South Main Street in the CBD, Central Business District Kevin Grube, representing Mark Hanson, Marx, applicant 5 Case No DR/06-07 Design review of proposed construction of a new residence located at 217 W St Croix Ave East (formerly 203 St Croix Avenue E) in the RB, Two Family Residential District Jeff Swanson, applicant 6 Case No DR/06-08 Design review of exterior patio and parking for an expansion of a restaurant (Stone's Restaurant) located at 324 South Main Street (Grand Garage) located in the CBD, Central Business District Michael Stone, applicant 7 Case No DR/06-09 Design review of BT Doyle's Ribs exterior gas line placement located at 423 South Main Street in the CBD, Central Business District Tim Doyle, applicant 8 Case No DR/06-10 Design review of proposed construction of two residences located south of 303 West Olive Street South in the RB, Two Family Residential District Jeff Hayes, applicant Other Items CITY HALL 216 NORTH FOURTH STREET • STILLWATER MINNESOTA 55082 PHONE 651 430 8800 WEBSITE www ci stillwatermn us City of Stillwater Heritage Preservation Commission Notice of Meeting The City of Stillwater Heritage Preservation Commission will meet on Monday, March 6, 2006, at 7 p m in the Council Chambers of Stillwater City Hall, 216 North Fourth Street AGENDA Approval of the February 6, 2006 minutes Public Hearings _ 1 - Case No DR/06-12— Public hearing on Infill Design Review in the Neighborhood Conservation District (RB, Two Family Residential District) located at 1208 North William Street Tom Mulcahy, applicant 2 Case No DR/06-13 Public hearing on Infill Design Review in the Neighborhood Conservation District (RB, Two Family Residential District) located south of 303 West Olive Street Mark Willis and Greg Stokes, applicants Design Review 3 Case No DR/06-11 Design review of new signage located at 317 South Main Street (St Croix Merchant's Building) in the CBD, Central Business District Randall Raduenz, representing Larry Cramer, applicant 4 Case No DR/06-14 Design review of signage located at 1401 Stillwater Blvd in the BP-C, Business Park Commercial District Mark Winey, applicant 5 Case No DR/06-15 Design review of signage change located at 106 E Chestnut Street in the CBD, Central Business District Patricia Page, applicant 6 Case No DR/06-16 Design review of exterior modifications of a building (Stone's Restaurant) located at 324 South Main Street in the CBD, Central Business District Mike Stone, applicant Other Items City of Stillwater Heritage Preservation Commission Notice of Meeting The City of Stillwater Heritage Preservation Commission will meet on Monday, April 3, 2006, at 7 p m in the Council Chambers of Stillwater City Hall 216 North Fourth Street AGENDA Approval of the March 6, 2006 minutes Design Review 1 Case No DR/06-15 Design review of signage change located at 106 E Chestnut Street in the CBD, Central Business District Patricia Page, applicant Continued from March 6, 2006 meeting 2 Case No DR/06-12 Continued Infill Design Review in the Neighborhood Conservation District (RB, Two Family Residential District) located at 1208 North William Street Tom Mulcahy, applicant 3 Case No DR/06-17 Design review of parking lot and a 25' x 50' deck located at 101 31-d Street South ( American Legion Post #48) in the CBD, Central Business District David Swanson, representing the American Legion Post #48 4 Case No DR/06-18 Design review to replace an existing entry door located at 102 South 2nd Street (Gazette Building) located in the CBD, Central Business District John Harvey , Harvey Woodruff, LLC, applicant Other Items -Mills on Main City of Stillwater Heritage Preservation Commission Notice of Meeting The City of Stillwater Heritage Preservation Commission will meet on Monday, May 1, 2006, at 7 p m in the Council Chambers of Stillwater City Hall 216 North Fourth Street AGENDA Approval of the March 6, 2006 minutes _ Public Hearings - - - - - - - - - 1 Case No DEM/06-02 Consideration of a request from Croix Capital Group for the demolition of a residence located at 7143 Manning Avenue North in the PA, Public Administration District Croix Capital Group, applicant Design Reviews 2 Case No DR/06-17 Design review of parking lot and a 25' x 50' deck located at 101 3rd Street South (American Legion Post #48) in the CBD, Central Business District David Swanson, representing the American Legion Post #48 Continued from the April meeting 3 Case No DR/06-19 Design review of a planned unit development for a 45,000 square foot mixed use retail, office and residential use with underground parking complex in the Central Business District located at 227 North Main Street in the CBD, Central Business District Mainstream Development Partnership, LLC, applicant 4 Case No DR/06-20 Design review of proposed construction for a free-standing grape arbor on second floor deck of Northern Vineyards Winery located at 223 North Main street in the CBD, Central Business District Robin Partch, applicant 5 Case No DR/06-21 Design review of proposed signage for Stillwater Medical Clinic located at 1500 Curve Crest Blvd in the BP -I, Business Park Industrial District Dan Ginkel, applicant Other Items 6 Mills on Main continued discussion City of Stillwater Heritage Preservation Commission Notice of Meeting The City of Stillwater Heritage Preservation Commission will meet on Monday, June 5, 2006 at 7 p m in the Council Chambers of Stillwater City Hall 216 North Fourth Street AGENDA Approval of the May 1, 2006 minutes Public Hearings 1 Case No DEM/06-04 Consideration of a request from Mainstream Development Partnership LLC, for the demolition of the Maple Island Hardware building located at 225 North Main Street in the CBD, Central Business District Mainstream Development Partnership, LLC, applicant Design Reviews 2 Case No DR/06-19 Design review of a planned unit development for a mixed use retail office and residential use with underground parking complex in the Central Business District located at 227 North Main Street in the CBD Central Business District Mainstream Development Partnership, LLC, applicant Continued from the May 1, 2006 meeting 3 Case No DR/06-22 Design review of proposed signage change at 1960 Market Drive in the BP-C, Business Park Commercial District All-Brite Signs, Kevin Gillette, applicant 4 Case No DR/06-23 Design review of proposed signage located at 1421 Stillwater Blvd in the BP-C, Business Park Commercial District Max, Pittman, Wilderness Wireless, Inc , applicant 5 Case No DR/06-24 Design review of proposed fuel center for Cub Foods located at 1801 Market Drive in the BP-C, Business Park Commercial District Linda Fisher, Larkin Hoffman Law Firm, representing applicant 6 Case No DR/06-25 Design review of an accessory dwelling unit located at 420 West Linden Street in the RB, Two Family Residential District Kurt and Nancie Sesemann-Klitzki, applicants Other Items 7 Mills on Main continued discussion 8 Kimberly Anez request for monument at the Atwood Sawmill City of Stillwater Heritage Preservation Commission Notice of Meeting The City of Stillwater Heritage Preservation Commission will meet on Monday, July 5, 2006, at 7 p m in the Council Chambers of Stillwater City Hall 216 North Fourth Street AGENDA Approval of the June 5, 2006 minutes Public Hearings (continued from June 5, 2006) 1 Case No DEM/06-04 Consideration of a request from Mainstream Development - Partnership LLC,—for the demolition -of the Mapie Island Hardware building located at 225 North Main Street in the CBD, Central Business District Mainstream Development Partnership, LLC, applicant Design Reviews 2 Case No DR/06-26 Design review of the proposed expansion of Valley Ridge Shopping Center by approximately 9,000 square feet located at 1250 Frontage Road West in the BP-C, Business Park Commercial District Tushie Montgomery and Jesse Hamer, representing South Metro Centers, Kriss Novak 3 Case No DR/06-27 Design review of replacement signage for Church of St Michael's located at 611 South 3rd Street in the PA, Public Administration District Kriss Design Company LLC, applicant 4 Case No DR/06-28 Design review of signage located at 216 South Main Street (Stella's) in the CBD, Central Business District Brad Benson, applicant 5 Case No DR/06-29 Design review for signage for Accents Paola located at 1400 Frontage Road in the BP-C, Business Park Commercial District Attracta Signs, applicant 6 Case No DR/06-30 Design review for signage for Stone's Restaurant located at 324 South Main Street in the CBD, Central Business District Mike Stone, applicant Other Items 7 Demolition application package 8 Status report on Northern Vineyards / 11 F I F 1 I1 I IA t 7 1 t N N F 11 d Heritage Preservation Commission Notice of Meeting August 7, 2006 The City of Stillwater Heritage Preservation Commission will meet on Monday August 7 2006 at 7 p m in the Council Chambers of Stillwater City Hall 216 North Fourth Street AGENDA 1 CALL TO ORDER 2 APPROVAL OF JULY 5, 2006 MINUTES 3 PUBLIC HEARINGS 3 01 Case No DEM/06 05 Demolition request for a shed located at 307 E Willow Street Jeanne Anderson applicant 4 NEW BUSINESS 5 DESIGN REVIEWS 5 01 VALLEY RIDGE SHOPPING CENTER — CASE NO DR/06-26 Design review of a proposed expansion of Valley Ridge Shopping Center by approximately 9 000 square feet Property located at 1250 Frontage Road West Continued from July 5 2006 Meeting 5 02 STONE'S RESTAURANT — CASE NO DR/06-30 Design review of proposed signage for Stone s Restaurant located at 324 South Main Street Continued from July 5 2006 Meeting 5 03 UBS — CASE NO DR/06 31 Design review of proposed signage for UBS located at 270 North Main Street Leroy Signs applicant 5 04 ULTIMA BELLEZA SALON — CASE NO DR/06-32 Design review of proposed signage for Ultima Belleza Salon at 150 3rd St So Mary Coleman applicant 5 05 WALTER WDOWYCHYN — CASE NO DR/06 33 Design review of an accessory dwelling unit located at 519 3rd St So Walter Wdowychyn applicant 5 06 GRUMPY STEVE'S — CASE NO DR/06 34 Design review of signage for Grumpy Steve s located at 410 Main St So 402 Main Street LLC applicant 5 07 ST CROIX PREPARATORY ACADEMY — CASE NO DR/06-36 Design review of signage for St Croix Preparatory Academy located at 201 N 2nd St St Croix Preparatory Academy applicant 6 OTHER BUSINESS 6 01 HEIRLOOM AND LANDMARK HOMES PROGRAM 7 ADJOURN I f BIRTIPI A (I/ f 1! N[ 0 Heritage Preservation Commission Notice of Meeting Wednesday, September 6, 2006 The City of Stillwater Heritage Preservation Commission will meet on Wednesday, September 6, 2006, at 7 p m in the Council Chambers of Stillwater City Hall 216 North Fourth Street AGENDA 1 CALL TO ORDER 2 APPROVAL OF AUGUST 7, 2006 MINUTES 3 PUBLIC HEARINGS 3 01 _ Case No DEM/06-06 Demolitionrequestfor a garage -located -at 521-South 5`h Street Barbara Greeder applicant 4 NEW BUSINESS 5 DESIGN REVIEWS 5 01 GRUMPY STEVE'S - CASE NO DR/06-34 Design review of signage for Grumpy Steve s located at 410 Main St So 402 Main Street LLC applicant Continued from the August 7 2006 meeting 5 02 MARK WEYER INSURANCE AGENCY INC - CASE NO DR/06-37 Design review of signage located at 901 South 3`d St Mark Weyer applicant 5 03 CURVE CREST PROFESSIONAL BUILDING - CASE NO DR 06-38 Design review of a 234 4 x 6 6 monument sign located at 2850 Curve Crest Blvd Kike Kuehn Welsh Construction Inc applicant 5 04 EDINA REALTY - CASE NO DR/06-39 Design review of a 100 square foot monument sign located at 14430 N 60th Street Schad Tracy Signs Rick Ballantyne applicant 5 05 RESIDENCE - CASE NO DR/06 40 Design review to replace the rear porch on an existing foundation and add an 8 foot deck on a residence located at 209 N 3rd Street Tom Hunninghake applicant 5 06 CESARE'S WINE BAR - CASE NO DR/06-41 Design review of exterior siding located at 102 So 2nd Street Richard Lay applicant 6 OTHER BUSINESS 6 01 Water Street Inn patio 6 02 Heirloom Housing Program Funding 6 03 12th Annual Heritage Preservation Awards 7 ADJOURN II 8 I h 1 H P I n 0 N H 0 0 Heritage Preservation Commission Notice of Meeting Monday, October 2, 2006 The City of Stillwater Heritage Preservation Commission will meet on Monday October 2 2006 at 7 p m in the Council Chambers of Stillwater City Hall 216 North Fourth Street AGENDA 1 CALL TO ORDER 2 APPROVAL OF September 6, 2006 MINUTES 3 PUBLIC HEARINGS 4 NEW BUSINESS 5 DESIGN REVIEWS 5 01 CURVE CREST PROFESSIONAL BUILDING — CASE NO DR 06-38 Design review of a 234 4 x 6 6 monument sign located at 2850 Curve Crest Blvd Kike Kuehn Welsh Construction Inc applicant Continued from September 6 2006 5 02 STILLWATER ART GUILD GALLARY — CASE NO DR/06-43 Design review of signage for Stillwater Art Guild Gallery located at 402 Main St So Randall Raduenz applicant 5 03 MYRON REUBENDALE - CASE NO DR/06-44 Design review of an accessory dwelling unit located at 609 Broadway Street South — Myron Reubendale applicant 5 04 CARETAKER'S HOUSE — CASE NO DR/06-45 Design review of exterior color located at 220 E Mulberry Street Dave Speedling 5 05 CURVE CREST PROFESSIONAL BUILDING — CASE NO DR 06-46 Design review of exterior channel letter sign located at 2850 Curve Crest Blvd Nordquist Sign Co applicant 5 06 HUNTINGTON LEARNING CENTER — CASE NO DR 06-47 Design review of signage for Huntington Learning Center located at 1250 Frontage Road Signart applicant 5 07 ANYTIME FITNESS — CASE NO DR/06-48 Design review of signage for Anytime Fitness located at 1270 Frontage Road Attracta Signs applicant 6 OTHER BUSINESS 7 ADJOURN j. "13 n 4111water 11 F tl 1 X T N IA 0 to •114 1 0 1 A CITY COUNCIL DATE ITEM CC DATE PREPARED BY September 12, 2006 12th Annual Heritage Preservation Awards October 3, 2006 Michel Pogge, City Planner /17 ‹i° The Stillwater Heritage Preservation Commission has selected the following individuals and businesses to receive one of their annual preservation awards These awards are given on the basis that the project reflects the finest examples of carrying out the spirit and intent of the Histonc District Design Guidelines or the Conservation District Design Guidelines Mayor Jay Kimble and HPC Chairperson, Howard Lieberman will present each recipient with a plaque at the October 3, 2006 Council Meeting STILLWATER HERITAGE PRESERVATION COMMISSION PRESENTS TOM AND SHERRY ARMSTRONG TEDDY BEAR PARK BARN 207 NELSON ST EAST FOR THE FINEST PROJECT CONSISTENT WITH THE SPIRIT AND INTENT OF THE HISTORIC DISTRICT DESIGN GUIDELINES RENOVATION OF A BUILDING OCTOBER 2006 STILLWATER HERITAGE PRESERVATION COMMISSION PRESENTS STEVE BREMER FORMER JOSEPH WOLF BREWERY BUILDING 239 NELSON ST EAST FOR THE FINEST PROJECT CONSISTENT WITH THE SPIRIT AND INTENT OF THE HISTORIC DISTRICT DESIGN GUIDELINES RENOVATION OF A BUILDING OCTOBER 2006 STILLWATER HERITAGE PRESERVATION COMMISSION PRESENTS THOMAS F HUNINGHAKE 209 THIRD ST N FOR THE FINEST PROJECT CONSISTENT WITH THE SPIRIT AND INTENT OF THE HISTORIC DISTRICT DESIGN GUIDELINES RESIDENTIAL RESCUE AND RESTORATION OCTOBER 2006 STILLWATER HERITAGE PRESERVATION COMMISSION PRESENTS JOHN AND KIM BRACH 911 SIXTH AVE S FOR THE FINEST PROJECT CONSISTENT WITH THE SPIRIT AND INTENT OF THE CONSERVATION DISTRICT DESIGN GUIDELINES RESIDENTIAL RENOVATION OCTOBER 2006 STILLWATER HERITAGE PRESERVATION COMMISSION PRESENTS APRILLE'S SHOWERS TEA ROOM 120 MAIN STREET NORTH FOR THE FINEST PROJECT CONSISTENT WITH THE SPIRIT AND INTENT OF THE HISTORIC DISTRICT DESIGN GUIDELINES SIGNAGE OCTOBER 2006 C- ,Cl • V.•-1- 11C v Empson Report Designating Historic Homes and Historic Districts Report to the Stillwater Heritage Preservation Commission by Donald Empson, Consultant July 2006 1 Exit.. 4.• •(- "b" ORDINANCE NO 965 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE STILLWATER CITY CODE, CHAPTER 31 THE ZONING ORDINANCE THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF STILLWATER DOES ORDAIN 1 INTRODUCTION This Ordinance establishes a Neighborhood Conservation Distnct within the City 2 PURPOSE The Neighborhood Conservation Distnct ("NCD") is established to help protect and preserve the unique character of Stillwater's residential neighborhoods, by regulating and providing Design Guidelines for new infill development within the Distnct The purpose is to conserve the traditional neighborhood fabnc, guide future mfill development within the Distnct and discourage unnecessary demolition of structures that contnbute to the Distnct s histonc character The Neighborhood Conservation Distnct will help preserve local character, neighborhood pnde, and property values, and promise and sustain a diverse and affordable range of homes and the general economic vitality of the area 3 AMENDING A Section 31-1, Subd 10, Use Districts, is amended by adding Section (17) that will hereafter read as follows "(17) NCD (Neighborhood Conservation Distnct) " B Section 31-1, Subd 12 is amended by adding Section 31-1, Subd 12(d) that will hereafter read as follows "12(d) In addition to, and not in lieu of other official controls, all buildings and uses hereafter proposed for construction, whether on existing vacant parcels or parcels being vacated because of demolition or destruction of an existing structure, are subject to the standards, regulations and provisions of the Neighborhood Conservation Distnct ("NCD") " C Section 31-1, Subd 12(5) Developer Regulations, is amended to hereafter read as follows (5) Development regulations Development regulations in the RB district are as follows a Area setbacks and height regulations Single family Duplex 1 Maximum building height Main building 35 feet 35 feet Accessory building One story/ 20 feet One story/ 20 feet 2 Minimum lot area Single family 3 Minimum lot width 4 Minimum lot depth 5 Maximum lot coverage Building Impervious surfaces 7 500 square 10 000 square feet feet 50 feet' 100 feet 25 percent 25 percent 75 feet 100 feet 25 percent 25 percent 6 Minimum yard requirements Front yard 20 feet 20 feet Side yard The total of both side yards must equal 15 feet with at least 5 feet on each side Corner lot street Side yard Rear yard 7 Frontage requirements 8 Garages — both single family Front yard Side 30 feet 30 feet 25 feet 25 feet For all buildings at least 35 feet of frontage on an improved public street and two family A minimum of 30 feet and set back at least 10 feet from the front set back line of the principal dwelling 5 feet or if garage is in the rear yard 3 feet Rear 5 feet or if garage is in the rear yard 3 feet For new corner lots created in the District the lot width must be a minimum of 70 feet D City Code §22 7 Heritage Preservation Commission is amended as follows §22 7, subd 5 is amended by adding (7) to hereafter read as follows ` 22-7, subd 5(7) The Hentage Preservation Commission must also assume responsibility for the design review of any dwelling house hereafter proposed for construction on now existing vacant lots or on lots that become vacant by reason of demolition or destruction of existing structures within the Neighborhood Conservation District (NCD) In furtherance of that purpose, the Stillwater Conservation Distnct Design Guidelines, as approved by the City Council on February 17, 2006, are hereby adopted by reference as if fully set forth in this ordinance Copies of the Design Guidelines are on file in the office of the City Clerk and available at the Stillwater Public Library The following process will guide the HPC and the applicants a Initial Review Meeting Applicant must first meet with City Planning Staff The goals and intent of the Design Review process will be explained, along with the guidelines, application requirements and schedule b Applicant Submission and Filing Fee Applicant must submit completed Application and Design Checklist, along with a filing fee that is initially $100 00, but that may be changed from time to time by resolution enacted by the City Council c i canning Staff Reviews Project and Prepares Report This report will be sent to applicant and the HPC d HPC Design Review and Public Hearing The HPC must hold a public hearing on the design review applications Notice of the heanng must be published in the City legal newspaper at least 10 days before the heanng and notice mailed to property owners within 350 feet of the site At the heanng, after all have been given an opportunity to be heard, the HPC will either approve, approve with conditions, or disapprove the proposed design e Approval If the application is approved, a Design Permit will be issued by the Planning Staff to the applicant, and Building Department f Appeal The applicant or any interested person aggrieved with the HPC action, may, within 10 days, revise and resubmit the application to the HPC or appeal the decision to City Council g Building Permit Once approved, the plans may be completed and submitted to Building Officials for Building Permit review The plans will also then be reviewed for Design Permit compliance by the Planning Staff h Enforcement The Community Development Department will monitor compliance with the Design Permit and any conditions of approval 4 SAVING In all other ways the City Code will remain in full force and effect 5 EFFECTIVE DATE This Ordinance will be in full force and effect from and after its passage and publication according to law Adopted by the City Council of the City of Stillwater this 215t day of February 2006 CITY OF STILLWATER ATTEST Diane F Ward, City Clerk ORDINANCE NO 966 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE STILLWATER CODE, CHAPTER 31-1, SUBD 5, § 2 ENTITLED ZONING MAPS AND BOUNDARIES BY AMENDING "THE ZONING MAP OF THE CITY" TO REZONE PROPERTY WITHIN THE RB RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT BY CREATING THE NEIGHBORHOOD CONSERVATION DISTRICT (NCD) The City Council of the City of Stillwater does ordain 1 PROPERTY The property shown on Exhibit A" is hereby rezoned to include an overlay to the RB District to be known as the Neighborhood Conservation Distnct (NCD) 2 ZONING MAP The zoning map is changed to designate the property as Neighborhood Conservation District (NCD) 3 SAVING In all other ways the Stillwater City Code shall remain in full force and effect 4 EFFECTIVE DATE This Ordinance shall be effective upon its passage and publication according to law Enacted by the City Council of the City of Stillwater this 21 S` day of February, 2006 ATTEST AQ.,,,c siz()__ Diane F Ward, City Clerk Stillwater Conservation District Map Pd J OAK HILL s CTN Stillwater Conservation Distnct ST OUJz S NNY IMF ,�•' '� '` Enim � ■ LI i)LIYE � ��� MIE =zuris h ie�mffseli mai „RI proormE � t.� °yJ4 IV1NG o YROTTER CIR &- N � Z ..o o WU•LEANS 0 0 J U SON W •NDER BU* E IN= IP- RS MT \\L N Win. ,+ ORLEANS _�n W a Stillwater Conservation Distnct Design Guidelines Stillwater Conservation District Design Guidelines February 20 2006 ORDINANCE NO 969 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE STILLWATER CODE, CHAPTER 31 ENTITLED ZONING ORDINANCE BY AMENDING "THE ZONING MAP OF THE CITY" TO REZONE PROPERTY WITHIN THE CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT (CBD) AND RB—TWO FAMILY DISTRICT (RB) BY CREATING OVERLAY DISTRICTS TO KNOWN AS THE CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT RIVERSIDE (CBDR), CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT PARKSIDE (CBDP), CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT HISTORIC (CBDH), CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT BLUFFSIDE (CBDB), AND CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT BLUFFTOP (CBDBT) The City Council of the City of Stillwater does ordain 1 PURPOSE The City Council finds that the Central Business Distnct (CBD) has been the core area of the City and its most identifiable resource Since 1930 when Lowell Park was established through the generosity of Elmore Lowell and the cooperation of the Federal Government WPA program, Lowell Park and the downtown have served as the gateway to the City The CBD has become a desirable place to work, shop, live and enjoy cultural and recreational activities and it is therefore apparent that regulations be adopted that will preserve and enhance the essential character of the downtown and that structures be limited in height in order that structures close to the nver not nse above the height of structures farther from the nver 2 AMENDING A — Section 31=1, Subd 10, Use districts, is amended 6y adding subsections (18), (19), (20), (21) and (22) that will hereafter read as follows "(18) CBDR—Central Business Distnct and RB Two Family Distract Riverside (19) CBDP—Central Business District Parkside (20) CBDH—Central Business Distnct Histonc (21) CBDB—Central Business Distnct Bluffside (22) CBDBT—Central Business Distnct Blufftop" B Section 31-1, Subd 17, CBD—central business district and RB— two family district, are amended by adding subsection (6) a, b, c, and d that will read as follows "(6) Overlay district regulations a In addition to, and not in lieu of other official controls, all buildings and uses hereafter proposed for construction, whether on existing vacant parcels or parcels being vacated because of demolition or destruction of an existing structure, are subject to the standards regulations and provision of the Central Business Distnct Riverside ("CBDR") b In addition to, and not in heu of other official controls, all buildings and uses hereafter proposed for construction, whether on existing vacant parcels or parcels being vacated because of demolition or destruction of an existing structure, are subject to the standards regulations and provision of the Central Busmess Distnct Parkside ("CBDP") c In addition to, and not in heu of other official controls, all buildings and uses hereafter proposed for construction, whether on existing vacant parcels or parcels being vacated because of demolition or destruction of an existing structure, are subject to the standards regulations and provision of the Central Business Distnct Histonc ("CBDH") d In addition to, and not in heu of other official controls, all buildings and uses hereafter proposed for construction, whether on existing vacant parcels or parcels being vacated because of demolition or destruction of an existing structure, are subject to the standards regulations and provision of the Central Business Distnct Bluffside ("CBDB") e In addition to, and not in heu of other official controls, all buildings and uses hereafter proposed for construction, whether on existing vacant parcels or parcels being vacated because of demolition or destruction of an existing structure, are subject to the standards regulations and provision of the Central Business Distnct Blufflop ("CBDBT) " C Section 31-1, Subd 17(5), General regulations, is amended by adding a new subsection "a" that will hereafter read as follows "a Height of buildings 1 CBDR—Central Business Distnct Riverside Maximum 1 5 stones or 20 feet measured from the front street level Infill for vacant lots immediately adjacent to an existing building to within 10% higher or lower than the adjacent building 2 CBDP—Central Business Distnct Parkside 2 Maximum 2 5 stones or 30 feet measured from the front street level Infill for vacant lots immediately adjacent to an existing building to within 10% higher or lower than the adjacent building 3 CBDH—Central Business Distnct Histonc Maximum 3 stones or 35 feet measured from the front street level Infill for vacant lots immediately adjacent to an existing building to within 10% higher or lower than the adjacent building 4 CBDB—Central Business District Bluffside Maximum 4 stones or 45 feet measured from the front street level Infill for vacant lots immediately adjacent to an existing building to within 10% higher or lower than the adjacent building 5 CBDBT—Central Business Distnct Blufftop Maximum 3 stones or 35 feet measured from the front street level Infill for vacant lots immediately adjacent to an existing building to within 10% higher or lower than the adjacent building " D Section 31-1, Subd 12(5)a, Development regulations is amended by adding (5)a 8 , which will hereafter read as follows "8 Height limitations for parcels within the RB—two family distnct, subject to the CBDR Riverside overlay distnct Maximum 1 5 stones or 20 feet measured from front street level " E General regulations In all overlay distncts created by this ordinance, the following regulations will apply "a For flat roofed buildings, height will be measured from the lowest street curb level to the highest parapet wall of the proposed building b For peaked roofed buildings, height will be measured from the lowest curb level to the highest roof peak of the proposed building c In areas within the flood plain as depicted on the FEMA "Flood Insurance Rate Map," height will be measured starting from one (1) foot above the regional flood elevation of the property -3 d All properties abutting on Main Street with frontage on more than one street must have height measurements taken from the Main Street side e All properties along Third Street must have height measured from the Third Street side f Building s existing on Apnl 18, 2006 will, for the purpose of this ordinance, will be in lawful height conformance for purposes of improvements, repairs, remodeling, or refinancing This provision will not apply to buildings that are intentionally demolished 3 SAVING In all other ways, the Stillwater City Code shall remain in full force and effect 4 EFFECTIVE DATE This Ordinance shall be effective upon its passage and publication according to law Enacted by the City Council of the City of Stillwater this 18th day of Apnl, 2006 By ATTEST ,/,‘?_,z.€ (_..b4cc., Diane F Ward, City Clerk -4 000000• 000000• 00000000000000 00000000000000000000000000 000000000000000000000 00000000 0000000• 000000•• 000000• 00000• 0000•• 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•000000. 0 •00000000•- •0000000000 00000000000 00000000000 0000000000• •000000000• 0•.•000000• o 000•: 0000 000000.000 000000.00• 000 000000 000000 000000 000000 000000 000000 000000 000000 0000000 0000000 0000000 00000000 00000000 •000000 00 000000 0000000 00000000 0000000 000000 000000 00000 000.• 0000•• 00000• 0000 000 00000000000• 000000000000 ,000••000000 00•• twater Height Overlay District Height Height District Limit Riverside 1 5 Story/20' Parkside ® 2 5 Story/30' Historic 3 Story/35' 0000000 Bluffside o0000000° 4 Story/45' 00000 Bluff Top 3 Story/35' \G SAINT CROIX RIVER 400 Feet Height Overlay District Height Height District Limit Riverside 1 5 Story/20' ORDINANCE NO 970 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE STILLWATER CODE, CHAPTER 31 ENTITLED ZONING ORDINANCE BY AMENDING "THE ZONING MAP OF THE CITY" TO REZONE PROPERTY WITHIN THE CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT (CBD) BY CREATING CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT BLUFFTOP (CBDBT) The City Council of the City of Stillwater does ordain 1 PROPERTY The property shown on Exhibit "A" is hereby rezoned to include an overlay to the Central Business Distnct (CBD) to be known as the Central Business Distnct Blufftop (CBDBT) 2 ZONING MAP The zoning map is changed to designate the property as Central Business Distnct Blufftop (CBDBT) 3 SAVING In all other ways, the Stillwater City Code shall remain in full force and effect 4 EFFECTIVE DATE This Ordinance shall be effective upon its passage and publication according to law Enacted by the City Council of the City of Stillwater this 18th day of Apnl, 2006 ATTEST zec,„, ,_g Ea4a_. Diane F Ward, City Clerk ci sill co06 BI \t*? `"a�'ct SS co City Of Iwater Engineering Department CBD Height Overlay District CBDT BLUFFTOP ,____ , EHIBIT , IsAss 1 Yi 1 SAINT CROIX RIVER N S 400 Feet JJ ORDINANCE NO 971 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE STILLWATER CODE, CHAPTER 31 ENTITLED ZONING ORDINANCE BY AMENDING "THE ZONING MAP OF THE CITY" TO REZONE PROPERTY WITHIN THE CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT (CBD) BY CREATING CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT BLUFFSIDE (CBDB) The City Council of the City of Stillwater does ordain 1 PROPERTY The property shown on Exhibit "A" is hereby rezoned to include an overlay to the Central Business District (CBD) to be known as the Central Business Distnct Bluffside (CBDB) 2 ZONING MAP The zoning map is changed to designate the property as Central Business District Bluffside (CBDB) 3 SAVING In all other ways, the Stillwater City Code shall remain m full force and effect 4 EFFECTIVE DATE This Ordinance shall be effective upon its passage and publication according to law Enacted by the City Council of the City of Stillwater this 18th day of Apnl 2006 ATTEST Ac,ri Diane F Ward, City Clerk J J 1REET 7 0 w 2 F CE z eft 0 1 • H0 z PK cn REE Cr 21 s1r«" 00 OMM 23 •` am.`• fit • • Ln N tEE Z N\ n • • • . N U' go ES City of twate Engineering Department CBD Height Overlay District CBDB BLUFFSIDE �EHIBIT CJ SAINT CROIX RIVER • ‘9\ •400 0 VOL %sp N_ nn s 400 Feet ORDINANCE NO 972 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE STILLWATER CODE, CHAPTER 31 ENTITLED ZONING ORDINANCE BY AMENDING "THE ZONING MAP OF THE CITY" TO REZONE PROPERTY WITHIN THE CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT (CBD) BY CREATING CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT HISTORIC (CBDH) The City Council of the City of Stillwater does ordain 1 PROPERTY The property shown on Exhibit "A" is hereby rezoned to include an overlay to the Central Business Distnct (CBD) to be known as the Central Business Distnct Histonc (CBDH) 2 ZONING MAP The zoning map is changed to designate the property as Central Business Distnct Histonc (CBDH) 3 SAVING In all other ways, the Stillwater City Code shall remain m full force and effect 4 EFFECTIVE DATE This Ordinance shall be effective upon its passage and publication according to law Enacted by the City Council of the City of Stillwater this 18th day of Apnl, 2006 ATTEST Zeeaew ze.4ec, Diane F Ward, City Clerk 0 EET City of lwater Engtneei ing Department CBD Height Overlay District CBDH HISTORIC EHIBIT niet" SAINT CROIX RIVER W 4. -S. �ryR S 400 Feet ORDINANCE NO 973 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE STILLWATER CODE, CHAPTER 31 ENTITLED ZONING ORDINANCE BY AMENDING "THE ZONING MAP OF THE CITY" TO REZONE PROPERTY WITHIN THE CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT (CBD) BY CREATING CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT PARKSIDE (CBDP) The City Council of the City of Stillwater does ordain 1 PROPERTY The property shown on Exhibit "A" is hereby rezoned to include an overlay to the Central Business District (CBD) to be known as the Central Business Distnct Parkside (CBDP) 2 ZONING MAP The zoning map is changed to designate the property as Central Business Distnct Parkside (CBDP) 3 SAVING In all other ways, the Stillwater City Code shall remain in full force and effect 4 EFFECTIVE DATE This Ordinance shall be effective upon its passage and publication according to law Enacted by the City Council of the City of Stillwater this 18th day of Apnl, 2006 ATTEST Ar.eie & z()a,), Diane F Ward, City Clerk 0 cc z cc w cc 0 z z 0 z cc m N �►vs S��E� ! 4 igi-+ -`' 400� 0 400 Feet City of lwater Engmeei mg Department CBD Height Overlay District CBDP PARKSIDE EHIBIT cAco. NAA 11 SAINT CROIX RIVER N ORDINANCE NO 974 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE STILLWATER CODE, CHAPTER 31 ENTITLED ZONING ORDINANCE BY AMENDING "THE ZONING MAP OF THE CITY" TO REZONE PROPERTY WITHIN THE CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT (CBD) BY CREATING CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT RIVERSIDE(CBDR) The City Council of the City of Stillwater does ordain 1 PROPERTY The property shown on Exhibit "A" is hereby rezoned to include an overlay to the Central Business Distnct (CBD) to be known as the Central Business Distnct Riverside (CBDR) 2 ZONING MAP The zoning map is changed to designate the property as Central Business Distnct Riverside (CBDR) 3 SAVING In all other ways, the Stillwater City Code shall remain in full force and effect 4 EFFECTIVE DATE This Ordinance shall be effective upon its passage and publication according to law Enacted by the City Council of the City of Stillwater this 18th day of Apnl, 2006 ATTEST Diane F Ward, City Clerk Y 1- 0 LL K 0 Z 0 1 EAST WEST STILLWATER AVE 1- IT O z WEST WILKINS STREET En 2 7 0 0 LL WE ST CROIX AVENUE 0 0 0 F O W E y LL 1 Cr = EAST STILLWATER AVENUE z 0 I K z z w w N EAST L WI(INS STREET ¢ O co N � cr H cr Q LL EASTd1SPEN STREET z O cn 1 �1EX �o UN s'' tilVra VA*0 ` � SAINT Stot, •i gn oro � � ,/ SPA tvw � �• EPA EEt z a _., a _�_ • rt 5� P x f 0 0 z z City of Water Engineei mg Department CBD Height Overlay District CBDR RIVERSIDE 1EHIBIT „a, 5 SS Th S�µEE g E. 1 oN( In Y 5 0 1 • 00,0 Z P• IVER 400 Feet DEM Case Report ExI,. ();--(-- "F Case # HPC Date Action Request Vote Zoning 2006 1 2/1/2006 Denied Without prejudice 7 0 Demolition of residence at 209 Thnd St N Case People Ascension Episcopal Church Owner Address 209 Thirrd St N PA 2006-2 5/1/2006 Approved Demolition of existing residence located at 7143 Manning Ave N 50 Case People Address Croix Capital Group Owner 7143 Manning Ave N 2006-4 7/5/2006 Approved 5-0 CBD Demolition permit for Hardware Store located at 225 Main St N Case People Mainstream Development Partnership LLC Applicant Address 225 Main St N 2006-5 8/7/2006 Withdrawn Demolition request for a shed located at 307 E Willow St Case People Address Jeanne Anderson Applicant 307 Willow St E Jeanne Anderson Owner RA 2006 6 9/6/2006 Approved 6 0 RB Demolition request for a garage (coated 521 S 5th St Case People Barbara Greeder Owner Address 521 5th St S Tuesday October 24 2006 Page 1 of 1 John and Kim Brach won an HPC award for this Everett Street house "Some people restore old cars," John said "I restore old houses " Bremer s daughter said the HPC awarded his efforts to maintain the histonc look of a Nelson Street home which has since been sold Bremer was out of town and could not be reached for com ment Bremer Construction wanted to keep it looking like it did when it was built Campbell said And it does It s a beautiful building Bremer has worked to keep that entire corner at Main and Nelson streets including the his tonc Joseph Wolf brewery build ing as histonc looking as possi ble his daughter said Page 18 StillwaterGazette com Thursday, October 12, 2006 HPC awards (Continued from page 1) It took a year and a half for Brach a civil engineer who enjoys woodworking in his spare time to recreate many of the house s design elements Some people restore old cars I restore old homes he said Brach said he d be happy if his home can serve as an exam ple to others looking to build or remodel It s very important for neighborhoods to keep up their character he said You can t replace them Every time something is done it just changes the neighborhood bit by bit Teddy Bear Park Teddy Bear Park Lieberman said speaks for itself (The Armstrongs) gave us quite a gift But the HPC award came for refurbishing the old barn that s now used as a meeting place at the park A cupola atop the barn came down decades ago said Tom Armstrong who funded the park and donated it to the city Crews used old photographs to recreate the 1880s cupola the barn s bnck extenor and other design fea tares We were surprised and hon ored Armstrong said of receiv ing the HPC award Histoncal preservation and restoration is pretty darn important in Stillwater Bremer Stephanie Campbell Steve ROUTSON's NOT MST TIRES, NOTJUSTOIL CHANGES, F flMPI_ETE AUTA SERVICE Just keep that Stillwater feel she said Second Street The home at 209 N Second St used to be covered with asphalt that owner Thomas Huninghake guessed went on in the 1940s But a small portion of the asphalt had chipped away show ing some of what the home looked like when it was built in 1916 I could see a little two foot square that I hoped represented what was under there Hurunghake said It was all hid den underneath Before the couple got their hands on the property it was kind of a little junk house he Above, left The Second Street house Audrey and Thomas Huninghake refurbished, earning them an HPC award, was previously covered with asphalt "1 could see a little two -foot square that 1 hoped represented what was under there," Thomas said "It was all hidden underneath " Above, nght Steve Bremer worked to keep this home at 239 E Nelson Street as historic as possible, his daughter Stephanie Campbell said Below The barn at the acclaimed Teddy Bear Park, which Tom and Sherri Armstrong donat- ed to the city, earned the couple an HPC award "Historic preservation and restoration is pretty darn important in Stillwater," Tom said said But nothing a lot of clean ing couldn t take care of With 90 days in working on a new roof siding and paint job to replicate the original look Hurunghake said he and his wife were flattered to receive the award We re super proud he said It made us feel like it was all worth it It was a lot of hard work HPC reaction Some may chafe at the HPC s influence arguing that it s unpos sible to keep Stillwater a Victonan town Eastwood said But that s not the point It s about keeping that historic feel and character he said If it s FOR LEA E In LIBERTY VILLAGE RETAIL SPACE Potential Restaurant Potential Liquor License Finish to suit done properly everybody s prop erty values go up So there s some measurable aspects of it rather than just some oid geeks like me who apprecilte the old stuff — MIN -- MIN tM-- — EMI1 �' Z oby5r+r Specials■■/�{■ h �YS0V FURNACE TUNE=UP�3 NovSpecial$�40 We Bervlee All Brands ' ' 651 770 0603 �`= 0 1JVyJ aVIAAGI Ponies advance in section tournament Military. P. 15 Last Mans Club celebrates 60 years this Saturday Gazette to give away mini footballs at Friday game STILLWATER — After every home Stillwater varsity football game this year th( ony football players give away sou venir mini footballs with the Pony logo on one side and the autograph of a different player on the other side The Stillwater Gazette will sponsor the football giveaway at this Friday s home garne against Hastings The footballs will be handed out at the end of game on the north side of the football field where the players typically gather after the game ends The Idea for this came from the 2006 Pony foot ball captains to promote Pony team spirit this year Advance tickets are available in the SAHS Activities Office from 7 a m to 3 30 p m this Friday Adult tickets cost $6 K 12 students and senior citizens get in for $4 Weather Tonight — Breezy Mostly cloudy A slight chance of snow showers Lows around 25 Friday — Breezy Mostly cloudy Occasional very fight snow in the morning and afternoon Highs around 45 At night Mostly cloudy in the evening then becoming partly cloudy Lows around 25 Saturday — Partly cloudy Highs 45 to 50 At night Mostly clear Lows around 25 emann@acnpapers com LAKELAND — In 1954 then 14 year old Bob Bonnet met his girlfriend s baby brother 2 year old Martin Rafferty I thought what a cute httle guy said Bob Bonnet Rafferty s brother in law 'Then he scratched my face And that was how I met Marty Lakeland passed away after suffering from chest pain at his home on Saturday Oct 7 2006 He was 54 Rafferty had worked as Lake Elmo s administrator since 2004 sharing with local residents his motivational and gregarious nature friends and relatives said He especially enjoyed traveling with his wife of 35 years Joanne friends He had the biggest heart of anybody I ve ever met Joanne said He could connect with people in a very short penod of time and learn something about them — make them feel comfortable See Rafferty, page 11 Hentage Preservation Commission award winners Audrey and Thomas Huninghake, for their home at 209 N Second St John and j Irp Brach, for their home -at 515 Everett St Sheila Procadcini; for ' Apnlle's,Showers TeaJRoom Tom and Shem Armstrong, for the barn at Teddy Bear Park Steve, Brrm'er, fora home at ' 239,E NeJ on`,Street Gazette photos by Kris Janisch Aprtlle's Showers Tea Room owner Sheila Procaccini stands with the Heritage Preservation Commission's award she won for the store's sign The HPC handed out five awards city- wide for projects that reflect the city's Commitment to preserving Stillwater's historic feel Heritage Preservation Commission honors citizens with awards By KRIS JANISCH kjanisch@acnpapers com STILLWATER — Asked what work she and her husband did on a Second Street house to earn them a 2006 Hentage Preservation Comnussion award Audrey Huninghake responded quickly Everything The Stillwater Heritage Preservation Commission passed out five awards at the Oct 3 City Council meeting The winners run the gamut from Audrey and Thomas Huninghake s massive renova Lion project to Apnlle s Showers Tea Room installing a sign that fits with the historic 1owntown area The winners HPC Chair Howard Lieberman said exemplify the spint of what we re trying to accomplish. For several years the HPC has singled out projects that maintain the character of our neighborhoods and downtown Stillwater HPC member Phil Eastwood said The two homes that won awards this year met with the city s recently enacted guidelines for home construc Lion he said Anything we find that contributes to our hentage Aprllle's Showers Opening in November last year Apnlle s Showers Tea Room moved to the city from Farmington Minn We came to Stillwater because of that historic nature of the downtown said Bob Procaccini owner Shelia Procaccini s husband Our business fits into that Victonan era theme Initially the couple planned on a pink white and black sign hanging from its Main Street storefront Instead at the HPC s urging they ended up with a green and burgundy umbrella shaped sign It does fit better it really does Procaccim said He said he doesn t view the HPC s input as infnnging on their nghts as business owners Without the HPC Is guidance he said the city could have a helter skelter hodgepodge of down town signage It makes us feel like we fit in Procaccini said It s really important to us that this preservation committee does its job We depend with the nature of our business on the histonc feel of downtown Stillwater Everett Street The 515 Everett St house was in pret ty bad shape when John Brach pur chased the property I thought somebody would probably bulldoze the house he said Built in the 1880s near the McKusick ravine Brach had the house refitted to its old foundation and tried to replicate its former look as much as possible There isn t anything too special about the worker style house Brach said It s just one of the many little nondescnpt homes that were built at the time See HPC awards, page 18 Abrahamson ai By ELLIOT emann@acnpi OAK PARK HEIGI- days before campaign fi Park Heights one perst two open city council pi the dust settled three c in the Oak Park Heights Newcomer Jonathan bents Les Abrahamson will face each other 1 council seats The two c highest vote totals wi terms on the Oak P Council Voters will ch council members on Nc 'Now I have a track ri Abrahamson an Oak dent since 1998 is wral year on the council ( city s direction and d Highway 36 motivated h in 2002 See OPH Count Women, and Wel works wi By BRITTAN1 stwgztte @ acnp STILLWATER — V all women wine tasting on a Fnday night in 200 Women Wine and We The next time the numbers doubled So spending an evening women drinking win problematic and so th into the Lunch and Le Dana Erickson a iv at the Landmark Gr Financial leads the W Wellness gatherings There is a lot of sti when wine gets involve ' We also thought it wt add the wellness eleme Erickson said she w, ing networking and cc asked two other busin sponsor the workshops an estate planning att( Lammers Law Firm Anderson a pre pia Bradshaw Celebration now help her run the sl We wanted to ma clientele Erickson salt balled into something b The year s first wort filled a room at Brads Medical Group Dieti addressed the imports minerals and suppleme The luncheons ai healthy participant L Stillwater said A retired state priso attended some worksh said she keeps coming esting topics and speak See Lunch & Lc PHONE: (651) 439-3130 IN .THE, COMMUNITY WITH THE COMMUNITY !, FOR THE COMMU Corrections The Stillwater Gazette is committed to accuracy and fairness We will promptly publish correc tions of significant errors All corrections will be published on page 1 Please contact Managing Editor Micki Adams at (651) 796 1112 or stwgztte@acnpapers com about corrections From the Gazette files On Thursday, October 12,1956; the Gazette reported STILLWATER — Somebody s pet dog died in agony this morning on the porch of the I J Daly home on Sixth ave S There was strong evidence of arsenic poisoning and aroused fears there may be another dog poisoner on the loose in the city The little dog managed to crawl on the Daly porch where Mrs Daly discovered it suffering intensely It diedia short time later The dog is black with white feet and of the fox teener type it had a red harness CHICAGO — An elite dairy herd worth some $4 nullion is producing only grade B milk at the International dairy show — Research by Kate Milbrandt Production Artist A thought "Everyone's quick to blame the alien." — Aeschylus Greek poet and dramatist (524BC7-456BC�) Lottery Hot Lotto (Saturday) 0713273639 H16 Powerball (Wednesday) 05 10 12 35 38 P9 Daily3 257 Gopher 5 (Tuesday) 06 09 24 29 34 St. crolx River level Today s St Croix River elevation at Stillwater 675 3 ft above sea level NormaUelevauon 675 ft. Source Army Corps of Engineers Happening ti Women in business Stillwater Area Wo Development Group wil meeting 8 30 9 30 a m Savories Bistro and Win, St Stillwater ... Tailgate at the bank — L host a tailgating party Homecoming football c encouraged to come for Pony football and a chanc of the Pony football team native DJ Chns Shafer wit prizes 4 6 p m Fnday office Highway 36 and GI IP, • HE B RTHPLACE OF M I N N E' B A Memo Community Development Department To HPC Members From Michel Pogge, City Planner //` IP Date Monday, October 30, 2006 Re Recent past historic preservation Message Attached are two articles from publications that I regularly read The articles are about efforts to preserve building from the 1950's and 1960's area The articles don't necessarily apply to Stillwater, however, they are interesting nun the less These are from Planning and Governing magazines Mike From the desk of Michel Pogge AICP City Planner City of Stillwater 216 N 4th Street Stillwater MN 55082 651 430-8822 Fax 651 430-8810 email mpogge@ci stillwater mn us 6 Planning November 2006 Colorados Arapahoe Acres was the first post World War I! residential subdivision to be lasted as a historic district in the National Register of Historic Places rds ervation re changing to take account of modern treasures. arning Objects in this mirror may be closer than they appear This phrase familiar to ev ery driver is an increasingly apt metaphor for preservationists grappling with the products of the post World War II building boom When the National Register ofHistoric Places was created in 1966 buildings and districts had to be 50 years old in order to be considered for listing For a long time that ruled out the modern icons of the 1950s and 60s But now time has caught up with the recent past leaving local preservationists and planners with a special set of problems The enormous amount of con struction during those decades has preservation commissions searching for money and staff to document what s out there Deciding what s worth saving has also led to a philosophical debate Some preservationists view the recent past as a threatened era that merits special emphasis Others say it deserves no special attention Meanwhile some planners say they are uneasy about the implications of preserving districts that in their view are based on unsustainable design principles I R ( hi 'stint. Ktt%lin , a,It s important to note that the National Park Service which administers the historic registry established the 50 year cutoff for eligibility as a guide not a hard and fast rule The point was to ensure that in considering nominations both state and local governments and federal evalu ators were not merely responding to current popular trends and fads In 1979 the park services National Register division issued a how to paper that specifically addressed the issue of younger properties Re named National Register Bulletin 22 in 1990 it was revised several times to give guidance on post WWII properties The bulletin sets forth Guidelines for Evaluating and Nominating Properties That Have Achiexed Significance Within the Past Fifty Years To qualif) for the register a properry less than 50 years old is expected to have achieved a significance of exceptional importance This standard because it is so labeled in the bulletin is known in the preservation trade as Criterion G Bulletin 22 outlines the factors that can be used to establish exceptional importance • Association with historic persons Elvis Presleys Graceland (placed on the register in 1991) or political or social events or move ments like the New Jersey community of Rad burn (added in 1974 five years shy of its 50th birthday) because of the exceptional influence its plan has had and continues to have on the planning of suburban communities Threatened structures like the 1950s and 60s Doo Wop motels on the Jersey shore which were named to the National Trust for Historic Preservations 2006 list of 11 Most Endangered Places • Significant architectural or engineering sites Eero Saannens Dulles International Airport terminal built in 1962 was determined to be eligible for the register as early as 1976 because it was considered by the design community as an architectural masterpiece and one of the most innovative airport designs A sites significance may be local or regional not necessarily national says Daniel Vivian a historian who re,. iews National Register nomma Another first the Martin house (top) designed by Nashville architect Bruce Draper is the first 1950s structure to be nominated to the National Register by the Metro Nashville Hutor:cal Commission Also :n Nashville Hillsboro High School designed in 1954 by Bdw:n Keeble 8 Planning November 2006 1 Mies Library: Eyesore or Modern Masterpiece? Accolades greeted the 1972 opening of a new central library in Washington D C designed by the revered modernist, Ludwig Mies van der Rohe Located at Ninth and G streets, blocks from the city commercial core and near several planned subway stations, the spare four story structure typifies Miess international style With its bronze tinted glass curtain wall and welded black steel frame, the structure is a sleek counterpoint to the capital s typical Beaux Arts and classical public buildings The library s 1969 groundbreaking took place a year after Mies s death and a year after the riots that swept through downtown in the wake of the slaying of Martin Luther King Jr In 1971 the library was named for King an especially appropriate gesture since the districts first central library a Carnegie building was its first integrated municipal build ing Today the library collections, although uneven include impor rant well used materials on the district s history planning, neigh borhoods and architecture In later decades, as downtown continued to decline and red ink clouded the city budget Miess building suffered from structural and fiscal neglect Its mechanical systems were allowed to deterio rate and much of the distinctive Mies designed furniture was removed It is ironic that the revival downtown Washington is finally experiencing these days poses a threat of another kind to the Mies building After months ofrumors Mayor Anthony Williams recently con firmed that he wanted co build an iconic central library structure as part of a mixed use development on the nearby 10 acre site of the city old convention center He proposed to lease the Mies building to a private developer and use the revenue to defray the estimated $180 million cost of construct ing a new building and making improvements to the entire library system Discussions focused on architecture are off track the mayor said This is a social issue To bridge the digital divide and engage new us ers he added the city needs an airy sunny building equipped with the most modern technology A blue ribbon task force on the future of the city library system held several listening sessions before the mayor formally presented his proposal to the city council in early May At a heated eight hour hearing in June some business and civic leaders expressed strong support for the mayors plan while others attacked it A central issue was whether the building —variously described as an eyesore and a modern masterpiece —deserved to be saved and if so whether it should continue as a library or be adapted to a different use One speaker asked whether a city that had so neglected the Mies building could be trusted to do better with a new structure Don Hawkins chair of the Committee of 100 on the Federal City a civic advocacy group wondered why a building considered so useless by the city should be so valuable to developers Two architects presented a renovation plan that was drawn up several years ago by the local chapter of the American Institute of Architects There is no reason why the building could not become a state of the art library at a competitive cost, they said, pointing out that Mies purposely designed universal space" to accommodate future change New York architect James Pol shek a likely contender for the X �r Mess Martin Luther King Jr Library is a sleek counterpoint to the capitals typical Beaux Arts and classical public buildings commission to design the proposed new library, agreed that the Mies building had architectural merit and could be renovated to serve modern needs He argued, however that no matter how much money was spent a renovated library would be seen as "second hand goods and fail to create an unambiguous and inspir ing destination ' Changing taste is but a fickle reason to neglect a fine public build ing Washington Post architecture critic Ben Forgey wrote a couple of days later Acknowledging that several cities have constructed first rate new municipal libraries in recent years, he noted that noth ing was wrong with the mayors plan except that we already have a distinguished main library in the heart of downtown " Another hearing on the central library plan is slated for the fall though a final decision is not likely until next year when many faces in city government will change Rede velopment of the Mies library moved a notch closer after Septembers Democratic primary The mayor s likely successor Adrian Fenry supports construction of a new central library to invigorate the city and the restoration and use of the Mies building in a way befitting the unique quality of its architecture Meanwhile the D C Preservation League the Committee of 100 and the city have requested local landmark listing which would protect the building from any changes until the nomination is formally acted upon Local designation is not bound by the 50 year rule Phyllis Myers Myers is a planning consultant based in Washington D C American Planning Association 9 eons for sites in the Southeast As an example he points to a 1959 modernist gymnasium in Greensboro North Carolina designed by to cal architect W Edward Jenkins that with its older companion high school was listed on the register in 2003 A National Register listing is advantageous to owners of income producing properties They are eligible for a federal tax credit equal to 20 percent of the cost of rehab if it is done accord ing to the Secretary of the Interiors Standards for the Rehabilitation of Historic Buildings (Some states also allow owner occupants to claim tax credits ) But being listed doesnt protect structures from demolition unless the federal government is somehow involved in the threat to their sur vival If a road expansion using federal funds would require demolishing a listed property for example the agency widening the road would have to demonstrate that there is no alternative to demolition Listing on the register is really a starting point for protection says Claudette Stager who handles nominations for the Tennessee Historical Commission Many cities require that a building be at least eligible for the register before they II consider local legal protection such is landmark designation I \ t tkt It ad National magazines like Dwell and Metropolis have mainstreamed the modernist style particu larly for younger readers Younger people are very keen on the modern aesthetic said Heather Maclntosh in an interview that appeared in the summer issue of Common Ground a publication of the National Park Service Growing up in the 80s when it was in our rooms and dorms the stuff seemed kitschy and fun and funky Now we -ire professionals we have money but we carry the same aesthetic sense Maclntosh is the president of the national advocacy group Preservation Action It s also true that the recent past seems more historic in younger cities where preservationists have less building history to cover Los Angeles and Las Vegas are notable examples Los Angeles leads in the awareness of the historic value of newer places says Diana Painter a preservation and planning consultant in Petaluma California The Los Angeles Con servant} the nations largest historic preserva non organization recened the 2006 Daniel Burnham Award from APA for its advancement of planning principles and contributions to the regions quality of life The conservancy s Modern Committee suc cessfull% fought the demolition of the 1961 l+ M {m @ ;@ a P m m Vm @ �� i gm I i..._�y.j I ��SS �r ... -.f_- - c --4_,- - L! _..�.,.,.- 1 E 4 i f [ " y 1's% �y'1' �! @ lP ip SYr�1j f 1@i. f •/I 11 11 phi- ( ILI, -k 4 71,E � f 1 M4. fi t I "*� R MWTDi 1 ~ !y' til %1 �P�t F i! 3 t 4 ' 1 lit i w! ii O — 1 '✓µ i + 1 6� i� # %sue cr_ — 1_ J 7,ay T v .}� i 4- i1 it_ 1! i SS 1•i -! 1 t r 4m P I a o0u 4 a� Theme Building at the Los Angeles Interna tional Airport It also helped to save the Mc Donalds restaurant (the oldest of the original designs) in suburban Downey along with other restaurants and gas stations from the 50s and 60s Members have also established the historic significance of whole districts They gained Na tional Register listing for two subdivisions de veloped by Joseph Eichler the merchant builder who in the 50s and 60s employed modernist design on a large scale and they are currently working on a local preservation zoning overlay for an Eichler tract in Granada Hills Las Vegas is also noted for its modern focus — not surprising for a town whose historic housing stock is primarily from the 1940s through the early 1960s says Courtney Mooney the city s historic preservation officer Las Vegas has used state grants to hire consul cant Diana Painter to conduct four surveys of resources from this period including wedding chapels on the Strip However the chapels were deemed ineligible for the National Register i mow or ti f Iw 3't.`1 W1'i.flyi' i,4Y aftagava ri ' F I f rn ti .,... �, R 9.,. di g P h fThc H m 5 I Off Op 12N t BP AAD ly—PI 5411 Masonry Construction 2 Bedroom 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'lam' M1G74 CC OOVIS haSOM N MM U H H M F GOO ^, NN Go CONORIOnD) nCo C x4nas OOM r gm,CS to C ND S O A co S !n Sr. VI St3 5CRM laCii051 N6 t SS " W 4 AP {MGSO W S MISNIU 5 4 D ND G MI5 C 11CDlT_�C PS `�� f H Al APPROVED Co Ph,,Shiploy and Assoc tas Inc -and Cu I tt Con Jo nt Sponso A likely candidate for listing Berkley Square in Las Vegas designed by Paul Revere Williams the first African American member of the AIA as r I0 Planning November 2006 because they had lost too much integrity Painter says Another survey of properties in Berkley Square on the drys historically African American west side looks more likely to lead to listing she says The neighborhood planned in the late 40s and built out by the end of the next decade exhibits the architectural and historic significance that could qualify it as being of exceptional importance Painter says Berkley Square was designed by Paul Revere Williams the first African American member of the American Institute ofArchitects known for his movie star houses and public buildings in Los Angeles as well as his award winning designs for small houses The name came from Thomas L Berkley ofOakland a distinguished African American attorney civil rights advocate and partial financier of the development Mooney says the city plans to use another state grant to prepare a National Register nomination for Berkley Square next year - t mfling tuivt The perennial problem faced by preservation commissions —finding the funds and the staff to inventory historic properties —Is made espe cially acute by the huge numbers of structures encompassed by the term recent past There are just so many more buildings from the 50s and beyond says Philip Thomason a preservation consultant who recently wrote a reg ister nomination for the Route 66 Steak n Shake in Springfield Missouri The 1962 structure is the only remaining example of the franchises post World War II corporate design Many preservation commissions are still strug gling to document their pre 1945 resources And those lucky enough to get state grants for surveys tend to spend them on the most threatened areas with the greatest likelihood oflocal designation says Drane Wilkinson program coordinator for the National Alliance of Preservation Commis sions an advocacy and training group based at the University of Georgia A second problem is convincing the public of the value of preserving the recent past Get ring people to understand why you even want to survey this period takes a very long learning curve says Wilkinson Heres how a local preservation group in Texas solved this problem When a citywide architecture survey was expanded in 2004 to include properties built up to 1969 Preservation Dallas trained volunteers to identify significant sites According to an article by W Dwayne Jones and Katherine Seale in the summer 2005 issue of the National Trusts Forum Journal some volunteers walk through the neighbor hoods with residents while others meet at the library to research neighborhood history The process is labor intensive but it results not only in information and images but in a group of residents who appreciate historic buildings and have become advocates to save them Preservationists in North Carolina had a relatively easy time convincing owners of sig nificant modern houses of their value That s particularly true of the international style houses designed between 1950 and the late 1960s by faculty and alumni of the School of Design at North Carolina State University in Raleigh Owners of some of the houses used their own funds to commission individual and multiple property nominations and by 1996 six houses were listed on the National Register and five had local landmark protection We didn t have to rely on a big public education campaign to have the historic sig nificance of these buildings recognized because the owners knew they had something special says Daniel Becker the executive director of the Raleigh Historic District Commission So we saved the cream of the crop but we still have much work to do to protect the broader body of work inspired by these prototypes Nashville is perhaps more typical The Met ropolitan Nashville Historical Commission has just begun the National Register nomination process for a 1956 house —its first from the postwar period Nashville isnt quite there yet according to historical commission executive director Ann Roberts Even in 1930s neighborhoods I hear I grew up in a house like that so it can t be historic When we get to the 50s and 60s and 70s I hear that even more To change that mind set local architect John Teselle shows images of 50s and 60s architecture to any com munity group that will have him I orient my presentation to lay people who ve never thought about this stuffexcept to think its ugly to create an awareness that at least some of it might be historic he says ASbt i,10' too, Modernist buildings often used materials that today are viewed as questionable Should those materials be preserved> That s a good question says Drane Wilkinson of the National Associa tion of Preservation Commissions It s easy to figure out how to deal with wood on a Greek Revival but what about plastic fiberglass and asbestos? Do you use an asbestos look alike instead? Preservation guidelines must take these kinds of materials into account Preserving the integrity of the original ma tertals was not a question in Arapahoe Acres built between 1949 and 1957 in Englewood Colorado In 1998 it became the first post World War II residential subdivision to be listed as a historic district on the National Register The 124 houses are all inspired by Frank Lloyd Wright Usonian designs Builder Edward Hawkins who designed the houses with architect Joseph Dion placed restrictive covenants on the enure development and created an architectural control committee that approves all new structures and additions to existing ones as well as fences retaining walls and most landscaping The standards even address interiors stating that original interior materials such as built in furnishings mahogany and teak paneling exposed beams exposed brick or stone plywood ceilings and cork floors should be retained or if necessary replaced in kind But strict adherence to such standards can be difficult when it comes to the adaptive reuse necessary to preserve many structures You may like the aesthetics of a 60s office tower says historian Daniel Vivian But what do you do if you re converting to residential and trying lQ I1.G15OtF143/g5, . Organizations DOCOMOMO US is a n1 tlon al group dediclted to the documentltion and conservation of buildings, sires and neighbor hoods associated with the modern movement docomomo us org The Recent Past Preservation Network (recentpast org) offers such publications as A Recent Past Glossary •ind A Historical Bibliography ofArchitecture Landscape Architecture and Urbanism in the United States Since World War 11 It also has links to more whimsical preservation efforts like Swe tht 76 Ball' —the g is station spheres that ConocoPhillips has threatened to rephce Conference proceedings In 1995 and 2000, the N mortal Park Servict.'Ind other groups sponsored conferences on presei ' ing tht recent past C1se studies and technical essays related to the second conference art included in PieservingtheRecentPast II edited by Dehoiah Shton and Wrllrvn Foulks hoi infoi mation on ordering go to www cr nps gov/hps/tps Opposite the 1961 Theme Budding. at the Los Angeles International Airport by William Pereira bAssociates Left Nashvilles Helrg Meyer furniture store a modernist standout in the late Victorian Broadway Historic District Below Edwin Keebles 1957 Life tr Caa ualty Tower in Nashville Plans are under way to nominate it to the National Register 3, 4 J American Planning Association 11 to get the 20 percent federal tax credit and the Secretary of the Interior standards pretty much say preserve as is —including keeping the hermetically sealed windows People want windows that open and balconies too Wilkinson counters that preservation and adaptive reuse have always called for creative solutions In his view retrofitting so that win dows open is really no different than figuring out how to put ductwork into an 1886 house Theres also the question of how much to protect Wholesale preservation without the justification of design values can create unwanted conflicts between preservation ists and property rights advocates Here in Washington a lot of communities want to be historic districts to block the McMansions wroteTomika Hughey deputy project manager for urban planning for the Washington Met ropolitan Area Transit Authority in Common Ground They re trying to use the designation as a NIMBY tool without the architecture to support it Some critics see some irony in these efforts They note that modernist advocates are seeking to protect the very past that gave birth to the modern preservation movement in the first place the blight removal of urban renewal and the depredations of the interstate highway system in the 1950s and 60s The last 50 years don t represent another step in an evolutionary process of cities the last 50 years represent an aberration from 3 000 years of urban history wrote Donovan Rypkema in Saving the Recent Past —A Philosophical and Practical Dissent an article that appeared last year in a National Trust publication Richard Bernhardt FA1CP executive direc tor of the Metropolitan Nashville Planning Department takes a middle view He supports protection for individual postwar buildings on the basis of merit but he s less sure about entire districts Most 50s and 60s neighborhoods are not particularly good examples of desirable development patterns he says In his view it might be better to redevelop those areas in a more urban friendly way with greater density sidewalks and mixed use Drane Wilkinson says we can do both —save the buildings and improve the neighborhood I fail to see why you can t install sidewalks and add a community market to a 50s neighborhood as long as it s done sensitively and respects the exist ing pattern —curving streets notagrid—and the character Thats what preservation has always done and will continue to do Christine Kreyling is the architecture and urban plan fling critic for the Nashville Scene Buildings from the mid-20th century are becoming eligc de e for landmark status Local governments are trying�o rSwope which are worth preserving By Christop rhngton Texas with all its suburban ut when Jennifer sprawl seems an odd place for two young architectural Instonans to be spending their of ranch houses they acttime lly ae in the vanguard Ross and Sophie Roark go out scouting the city s subdivisionsstreet fined with small tract homes shaped like of their profession As Ross tams her Honda SUV down a curvy cular shoe boxes Roark explains how she can idenhfy intuitively the age of a ovie you ant tell by the fashions � ghbora °th°e 198os> That s You know how when you see a John Hughes mou see a Members Only Jacket you know it s 1984 how we get about houses You )ust sense it like if y os Most of them have low pitched roofs picturr Roark s radar tells her thatthese modest idows and filigreed wrought iron of ns flanking the front door It s e fram safe to say that every suburb that participated in Arne ca s post on alone has gotWar II dozensdozens of themmFrankly most people dent boom has a few neigh o v borhoods that look more or less lilce this one Ar mg down this street would not notice anything remarkable at allt But Ross and Roark do They see a potential candidatefor ansArlington reached ahmagnc district In she eems t d othishisto plai c mid century neighborhood merely by turning 5o years old 44 OCTOBER 2006 GOVERNING • • • •�•• •i ••••• • ,� ••'••1 SI • •• t •••f % ;•---, `� .•••I Y �.a',IlvdAt.* A' X t s � rr I' preservation Generally speaking the homes here are now eligible for landmark status and for the legal protections and tax x, breaks that go along with such designa tons So Arhngton decided to take stock of its enormous supply of 195os neighbor hoods and look for significant examples that might be worthy of preservation The city hired Hardy Heck & Moore the Austin based firm that Ross and Roark work for to do the survey work It s an enormous task perhaps the largest effort of its kind anywhere in the country Although overshadowed by nearby Dallas and Fort Worth Arlington is a me tropohs in its own nght with a population of 36o 00o Developers built some so 000 houses in Arlington in the 195os most of them ranches and almost all in platted sub divisions Finding them all let alone docu menting their past and current condition will take the two women acid their col leagues much of this winter Preserva tonists haven t had to deal with this era of architecture before Ross says But doubt hngers in the back of many minds in Arlington Is there really any thing histonc about cookie cutter subdi visions) And if the ubiquitous tract house is worth saving —well what then) Is the rest of postwar suburbia —McDonald s strip malls and motels —also headed for the Na tonal Register of Histonc Places) These is sues are only beginning to surface in Amer ican communities especially in the South and West where the bulk of everything that s ever been built came after World War II As local officials are increasingly asked to pass judgment on a penod that preser vatiomsts call the recent past they ll have to sort out for themselves the parts of sub urban sprawl that are worth saving from re development These soul searching questions aren t for the suburbs alone In large cities a whole generation of glass box office towers and minimalist civic buildings is turning 5o too Dallas for example nearly lost its most glamorous mid century hotel the 1956 Staler Hilton The gnd faced struc ture which won awards in its time has been vacant for several years But when Mayor Laura Miller proposed teanng down the Statler for a downtown park preserva ton advocates screamed Miller backed off Revised plans show the park occupying a parking lot across the street —turning the Statler ironically into prime park front property The mayor was like I hate that building it s the ugliest building in town says Dwayne Jones head of Preservation Dallas She s actually really good on preser vation issues —she gets it But she lust didn t get the modern stuff Even those who love modernism admit that spare 195os styles don t capture the public s imagination the way Victonan and Art Deco era architecture do —at least not yet It s one thing to love an old train station with ornate ornament says Greg Ibanez a Fort Worth architect who is active with Do comomo an international association pro moting the preservation of modernism But it s sometimes harder for the general public to get that warm fuzzy feeling about a glass curtain wall building Preservation consultant Donovan Ryp kema is more blunt in his assessment Writing in a recent issue of Forum Journal a publication of the National Trust for Historic Preservation Rypkeina argued that postwar design was most often anti urban and anti pedestrian an aberration CHRISTOPHER SWOPE 46 OCTOBER 2006 GOVERNING CHRISTOPHER SWOPE The '50s ranch -louse Is cool acain Tne ronlenn for 3reservationists Isn't so much a lack of a33reciation cut rather an aauncant suaaly in rTmass- proc ucec su ac ivisions How rnany of Arlincton's 10,000 are wortn savinc? from 3 00o years of urban history from which we are finally beginning to return Therefore he continued we ought not now designate as histonc buildings and neighborhoods whose defining charac tenstics are the polar opposite of what good cities good neighborhoods and good buildings are all about As Rypkema sees it the steady declme of craftsmanship in the postwar period re quires preservationists and local officials to set a high standard when deciding what s worth saving Let me write what most of us intuitively know Rypkema says The vast majonty of what has been built in Amenca in the last 5o years is crap COMING OF AGE Postwar preservation can be a difficult thing to bend one s mind around One reason why is because relatively httle construction went on during the Great Depression and World War II In other words the 195os is the first distinct architectural era to turn 5o m quite some time And for suburbs of that vintage that popped up in cornfields or chards and desert plains now is the first time they ve ever so much as thought about histonc preservation Ken Bernstein the new preservation director in Los Angeles who is conducting that city s first ever city wide survey of histonc resources notes that much of the San Fernando Valley boomed from 1945 to the mid 5os These are communities that are only beginning to think of themselves in histonc terms or to consider using preservation tools This coming of age raises some impor tant public policy questions Tax credits for preserving histonc buildings are already scarce now Queen Anne grand dames will have to compete with Joseph Eichler tract houses and Ludwig Mies van der Rohe sky scrapers for public funds And while today s building codes are catchmg up with the restoration of Industrial Era buildings —al lowing narrow stairwells to remain intact for example —mid century structures create code -compliance issues of their own Those single paned glass walls you can t build those anymore under code says Dwayne Jones Sometimes low pitch roofs we can t build anymore A lot of really wonderful in tenor stairs in modern houses have these floating steps You can t do these anymore The crud century penod also presents some odd contradictions The preservation movement as we know it basically emerged in response to modernism during the penod of urban renewal in the 195os and 6os Now preservationists find themselves trying to educate the public about why the style is important even when it isn t beautiful and why examples must be saved for future gen erations Then there is the pohtics of subur ban sprawl The National Trust and its state and local partners are big advocates of sprawl busting smart growth pohaes— even as they now find themselves defending developments that are essentially the tem plate upon which suburban sprawl was built. Michelle Gnngen Brown thmks there s a built in prejudice against i95os architecture She and her husband recently launched a home magazine Atomic Ranch promoting an aesthetic of mid century cool Most city governments are having a hard time under standing this Gnngen Brown admits A lot of people who work in government are our age —early 5os—and we remember the i95os1 It doesn t seem possible that this time we hved through can be histond Yet that s exactly why preservationists use the half century mark as a sliding scale It takes time for people to separate them selves from their own past Meanwhile tastes change Victonan architecture was out of vogue 3o years ago And until recently homebuyers viewed bungalows as cramped and cheap Now Victonan homes fetch pre rruum pnces and one can hardly imagine Chicago without its thnvmg bungalow belt We see the younger generation coming up now and they love this 5os architecture says Karen McWilliams a preservation plan ner for the city of Fort Collins Colorado The real dilemma with the 195os is not a matter of appreciation It s quantity An unprecedented amount of stuff was built then as the nation s war machine retooled into a machine of modern auto oriented liv GOVERNING OCTOBER 2006 47 ing That story —the fairy tale of the 5os suburb —is so familiar it sounds cliche war vets coming home the G I Bill the Baby Boom backyards and fences the Amencan Dream No doubt some scenes from this black and white movie must be preserved The question is how many) We don t know yet says Stan Graves director of architecture for the Texas His toncal Commission We won t want to preserve every mass produced subdivi Sion —at some point they become redun dant Maybe the first ones were significant in that they changed the way we hved and operated as a society But those are judg ment calls we have to make They re not all expendable but they don t all nse to the level of preservation either '50s BOOMTOWN Causing around Arlington Jennifer Ross and Sophie Roark are looking for answers For architectural histonans however Ar lington can be a disonenting place Al though the city goes back 13o years one would hardly know it today Arlington tore down all that remained of its onginal down town in the 197os to make way for a con crete city hall and public hbrary Collins Street one of the many four lane thor oughfares in town is lined with all the usual chain stores and parking lots The most noteworthy building in town is the Texas Rangers retro style ballpark which opened in 1994 Smothered in red bnck arches and parapets it vainly hearkens to a baseball past that in these parts never was Arlington s true zero hour was 1952 That s when General Motors Corp put a manufactunng plant on a patch of praine in the northeast corner of town At the time developers raced to build subdivi sions near the factory Many of the homes they built were small ranch houses in tended to be affordable to the autoworkers It s in these neighborhoods the birthplace of an Arlington boom that never stopped where Ross and Roark will spend much of their time surveying in the coming months On this day in August however they are still strategizing pondenng how to think about a trove of io 00o houses There s one thing Ross and Roark know for sure They won t find Fallmgwater in Ar lington No big name architects worked here in the 195os Nor were there famous people living in factory housing After World War II ranch houses were built all over the United States Ross notes Unless they were designed by Frank Lloyd Wnght the majonty of these houses aren t sigmfi cant on their own due to architectural ment So Hardy Heck & Moore working with Fort Worth consultant Karl Komatsu de vised a survey methodology that departs from the usual way such inventories are done Typically historians assess each building one by one for its significance In postwar Arlington there are simply too many homes for that Instead they will look at broader patterns of development hoping to tease out features that made up the quintessential 195os neighborhood Riding through one subdivision south of the GM plant Ross explains that the ranches themselves are only one piece of that It s the landscape features the uniform set backs the curvilinear streets Ross says Sometimes developers included a shop ping center a neighborhood park or a school What we re asking is What consh Dallas nearly lost the 1956 Statler -ilton when Mayor Laura Viller pro3osec tearing it cown to 3uilc a oar "She's really gooc on °reservation IssLes " says an acvocate 3ut sne just cicn't ge: the mocern stuff" tutes a good example of a post World War II neighborhood from a planning standpoint) Ross notices a church and a school mixed into the neighborhood I d ask myself Are they part of the same development) There s also an histoncal narrative to con sider Since government financing drove so much development in the 5os they are look ing for subdivisions where builders followed certain rules in order to get loans They also want to get a handle on the builders targeted market and find examples of the modest homes of plant workers as well as the more substantial homes of managers Ross and Roark won t judge these few blocks of Arlington until the survey begins in earnest But they seem lukewarm Many homeowners have modified their ranches CHRISTOPHER SWOPE 48 OCTOBER 2006 GOVERNING by turning garages into living rooms adding gables atop low pitched roofs or re sidmg the home with vinyl or stucco They aren t bowled over by the landscaping ei ther The lack of big shade trees re minds Roark of a rule of thumb she once heard although she s not sure if it apphes to this neighborhood When you see hackberry trees it means it was a cheap development she says Hackbemes grow really fast but in 3o years they fall down on your house They also drop all this stuff on your car —they re trash trees lust temble But they grow re ally fast So it was a cheap and quick and dirty development if there are hackbemes Ross drives a couple of miles toward the campus of the Umver sity of Texas at Arlington When she turns into a neighborhood called Southwood she and Roark noticeably perk up The main boulevard has a verdant green me dian and the wide front yards on both sides of the street are shaded by two parallel rows of towering trees The ranch houses here are a bit bigger but not large by today s standards This is a beautiful neighborhood! Roark says Yeah! Ross concurs This is more like the landscaping features we re talking about This is beautiful! Roark says again This uniform setback is really really deep Ross nods The proximity to the university begs the question Were the developers targeting pro fessors) I don tknow We llhave to find that out But I could see this being his tonc district matenal KEEPING A SAMPLE If there is one ovemding reason why Ar lmgton is doing this survey it is guilt As councilman Ron Wright explains In the 196os and dos and even into the 8os the thing to do was to tear everything down and have urban renewal and all that We had that old downtown core —it was pre turn of the century We leveled it And we ve lived long enough to regret it Wnght is a champion of preservation on \ew York City's architectural esta3lishment is still recoverinc from the ceoate over 2 Columous Circle A new tenant is maKing over the marble -facet Duilcing cesigned Dy Ecwarc 3urell Stone the council He points with envy to Grapevine and Waxahachie two nearby apes that saved their histonc downtowns and turned them into big tourist draws It takes foresight Wright says to protect what the public may not yet view as special It also takes a certain faith that the public s favor inevitably grows with age It s easy to look back now and say Gosh I wish we didn t tear that down Wnght says It s harder to say We 11 want that 3o years from now That s especially true with the mundane things Every city should have a good sample of what came be fore even if it's ugly It will be somethmg that people still want to see and maybe appreciate With the postwar survey Ar lmgton is trying to get ahead of the curve Ever since the GM plant went in Arlington has been con tent to grow outward in concentnc circles into the prairie Soon though the city will be built out If Arlington wants to keep growing it will have to redevelop existing neighborhoods One purpose of the survey is to integrate histoncal considerations into planning and development decisions To do that all of the survey data is to be plugged into the city s geographic information system If they can understand what they have Karl Komatsu says then their future planning can take it into account As Arhngton nears middle age it is growing fiercely protective of its history —and aware of how his tory shapes civic identity The land mark preservation commission re cently gathered Arlington s last smattenng of early zoth century bungalows into a pair of histonc districts proudly identified by brown road signs Suzanne Sweek the commission s former chair hopes the survey will yield as many as a dozen neighborhoods worthy of histonc district status All that stuff represents a penod of our history she says There needs to be some physical evidence of that preserved The big question is how much because we have so much Critics of modernism may scoff But in a way this thinking represents a leap forward for a sub urb searching for its soul Arlington s essence is not a retro ballpark It s a long flat boxy ranch house —or rather a multi tude of them This is Arlington s history Ross says If Arlington wants to tell its story really it begins with the auto plant That may be different from the stones that architecture tells you on the East Coast But this is a city that boomed in the 5os has some great postwar architecture and they re starting to see that Christopher Swope can be reached at cswope®governing com 50 OCTOBER 2006 GOVERNING