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Minutes

Historic Districts Commission

Chairperson Brian R‎. ‎Dunphy‎, ‎Vice Chairperson Jason Thompson‎

Members‎: ‎Steven Branstner‎, ‎Dr‎. ‎Jay Eastman‎, ‎Nicole Franey‎, ‎Micheal Kilpatrick‎, ‎

Dr‎. ‎Richard Stamps‎, ‎Nicholas Winters‎, ‎Murray Woolf‎

7:00 PM

1000 Rochester Hills Drive

Thursday, June 9, 2011

CALL TO ORDER

Chairperson Dunphy called the Regular Meeting to order at ‎7‎:‎05 ‎p‎.‎m‎. ‎in the ‎

City Hall Auditorium‎.‎

ROLL CALL

Richard Stamps‎, ‎Micheal Kilpatrick‎, ‎Brian Dunphy‎, ‎Jason Thompson and ‎

Steven Branstner‎

Present

5 -

Nicole Franey, Murray Woolf, Dr. Jay Eastman and Nicholas Winters

Absent

4 -

Also Present‎: ‎Kristine Kidorf‎, ‎Kidorf Preservation Consulting‎

Sandi DiSipio‎, ‎Recording Secretary‎

APPROVAL OF MINUTES

2011-0285

February ‎10‎, ‎2011 ‎Regular Meeting Minutes‎

A motion was made by Thompson‎, ‎seconded by Stamps‎, ‎that this matter be ‎

Approved as Presented‎. ‎The motion carried by the following vote‎:‎

Aye

Stamps, Kilpatrick, Dunphy, Thompson and Branstner

5 -

Absent

Franey, Woolf, Eastman and Winters

4 -

2011-0286

March ‎10‎, ‎2011 ‎Regular Meeting Minutes‎

A motion was made by Thompson‎, ‎seconded by Stamps‎, ‎that this matter be ‎

Approved as Presented‎. ‎The motion carried by the following vote‎:‎

Aye

Stamps, Kilpatrick, Dunphy, Thompson and Branstner

5 -

Absent

Franey, Woolf, Eastman and Winters

4 -

COMMUNICATIONS

No announcements or communications were brought forward‎.‎

PUBLIC COMMENT

No members of the audience came forward with any comments on ‎

non‎-‎agenda items‎.‎

NEW BUSINESS

2011-0287

1775 ‎Washington Road ‎(‎HDC File ‎#‎11‎-‎001‎)‎

Applicant‎: ‎William J‎. ‎Thomas‎

Sidwell‎: ‎15‎-‎01‎-‎227‎-‎022‎

District‎: ‎Winkler Mill Pond‎

Request‎: ‎Certificate of Appropriateness‎

- ‎Garage Addition‎

Ms‎. ‎Kidorf summarized the request‎. ‎This is a non‎-‎contributing property in ‎

the Winkler Mill Pond Historic District and sits between two other ‎

non‎-‎contributing properties‎. ‎The request is for an addition to the garage ‎

that would be in front of the existing garage‎. ‎Staff‎'‎s recommendation is to ‎

issue a Certificate of Appropriateness as the proposed addition is on a ‎

non‎-‎contributing property‎, ‎is compatible with the District as a whole and ‎

meets the Secretary of Interior Standards ‎#‎9 ‎and ‎#‎10‎. ‎

Chairperson Dunphy invited the applicants forward to explain the specifics ‎

of the proposal‎.‎

Mr‎. ‎William Thomas‎, ‎the architect and applicant‎, ‎and Mr‎. ‎Bill Kruse‎, ‎the ‎

property owner came forward and explained the goal is to have a big ‎

enough garage to house the owner‎'‎s very large pick‎-‎up truck‎. ‎The garage ‎

will expanded forward to accomplish that and use a portion of the old ‎

garage for a work‎-‎out room‎. ‎The aesthetics of the structure will not be ‎

changed at all‎. ‎The garage door will be wood and the appearance of the ‎

garage will be exactly the same as it is now‎; ‎the green painted brick and ‎

painted siding will match the original garage‎. ‎

Dr‎. ‎Stamps thanked the applicant for his support of the district and ‎

commented the proposed work looks appropriate‎. ‎

MOTION‎ by Kilpatrick‎, ‎seconded by Thompson‎, ‎in the matter of HDC File ‎

11‎-‎001‎, ‎that the Historic Districts Commission ‎APPROVES‎ the request for ‎

a Certificate of Appropriateness for the construction of additions to the ‎

non‎-‎contributing resource located at ‎1775 ‎Washington Road‎, ‎Parcel ‎

Identification Number ‎15‎-‎01‎-‎227‎-‎022‎, ‎with the following Findings and ‎

Conditions‎:‎

Findings‎:‎

1‎.‎ The existing home with the construction of the garage additions will ‎

remain a non‎-‎contributing resource within the Winkler Mill Pond ‎

Historic District‎.‎

2‎.‎ The plans for the additions appear to be compatible in mass‎, ‎height‎, ‎

scale and design features with the other existing resources in the ‎

District‎.‎

3‎.‎ The additions will not have a detrimental effect on the existing ‎

resources in the surrounding area or on the District itself‎.‎

4‎.‎ The proposed design‎, ‎texture and materials of the additions and ‎

rehabilitation are compatible with the existing structure and similar ‎

resources within the District‎.‎

5‎.‎ The proposed additions and rehabilitation of the existing ‎

non‎-‎contributing resource are in keeping with the Secretary of the ‎

Interior’s Standard for Rehabilitation and Guidelines Numbers ‎9‎ and ‎

10‎ as follows‎:‎

9‎)‎ New additions‎, ‎exterior alterations‎, ‎or related new construction ‎

shall not destroy historic materials that characterize the property‎. ‎

The new work shall be differentiated from the old and shall be ‎

compatible with the massing‎, ‎size‎, ‎scale‎, ‎and architectural features ‎

to protect the historic integrity of the property and its environment‎.‎

10‎)‎ New additions and adjacent or related new construction shall ‎

be undertaken in such a manner that if removed in the future‎, ‎the ‎

essential form and integrity of the historic property and its ‎

environment would be unimpaired‎.‎

Conditions‎:‎

1‎.‎ The new construction shall be completed in accordance with the ‎

plans dated received by the City’s Planning and Development ‎

Department May ‎18‎, ‎2011‎.‎

2‎.‎ All materials‎, ‎colors and design shall be in accordance with the ‎

plans dated received by the City’s Planning and Development ‎

Department May ‎18‎, ‎2011‎. ‎Notable materials are as follows‎:‎

a‎.‎ Green painted brick to match existing‎

b‎.‎ Wooden overhead garage doors‎

c‎.‎ Painted siding to match the existing ‎(‎material not specified‎, ‎i‎.‎e‎.‎, ‎

vinyl‎, ‎aluminum‎, ‎cememtitious‎)‎

d‎.‎ Log column support post to match existing‎

3‎.‎ All work proposed for the subject site shall receive all appropriate ‎

Building Department permits prior to any work being performed‎.‎

4‎.‎ No work is being requested or approved regarding other ‎

outbuildings or site features on the property at this time‎. ‎Any work ‎

other than what is indicated on the plans dated received by the ‎

Planning and Development Department May ‎18‎, ‎2011‎ will require ‎

additional review and approval by the City’s Historic Districts ‎

Commission‎.‎

A motion was made by Kilpatrick‎, ‎seconded by Thompson‎, ‎that this matter be ‎

Approved‎. ‎The motion carried by the following vote‎:‎

Aye

Stamps, Kilpatrick, Dunphy, Thompson and Branstner

5 -

Absent

Franey, Woolf, Eastman and Winters

4 -

2011-0117

1081 ‎W‎. ‎Auburn Road ‎(‎HDC File ‎#‎04‎-‎004‎)‎

Applicant‎: ‎Robert C‎. ‎Bruhn‎

Sidwell‎: ‎15‎-‎33‎-‎200‎-‎013‎

District‎: ‎Non‎-‎Contiguous‎

Request‎: ‎Certificate of Appropriateness‎

- ‎Removal of Chimney‎, ‎Fencing‎, ‎and Hot Tub‎

Ms‎. ‎Kidorf summarized the request‎. ‎This is a single resource historic ‎

district near the southwest corner of Auburn and Livernois‎. ‎It is a brick ‎

Greek Revival style house‎. ‎The applicant is proposing to remove a large ‎

non‎-‎original brick chimney near the center of the roof that is causing ‎

structural damage to the property‎, ‎remove a non‎-‎original hot tub off the rear ‎

deck and remove a non‎-‎original fence in the middle of the back yard‎. ‎

Staff‎'‎s recommendation is to issue a Certificate of Appropriateness as the ‎

proposed work will not remove any historic features and meets the ‎

Secretary of Interior Standards ‎#‎2‎. ‎

Chairperson Dunphy reminded the members that what they are looking at in ‎

terms of decision‎-‎making tonight is whether the proposed alterations to the ‎

structure comply with the Secretary of Interior Standards‎. ‎While the ‎

historical detail of the property is appreciated‎, ‎the Commission needs to ‎

address the issue they are charged with by the ordinance ‎- ‎which is ‎

compliance with the Secretary of Interior Standards‎.‎

Mr‎. ‎Bruhn‎, ‎the applicant and property owner‎, ‎came forward to explain his ‎

request‎. ‎He recently purchased the home at auction‎. ‎There is a large ‎

non‎-‎original unsupported brick chimney in the middle of the roof that is ‎

damaging the roof and actually pushing the brick away from the building‎. ‎

There are no footers or foundation for this chimney‎. ‎He is proposing to ‎

remove the chimney‎. ‎The tacked‎-‎together fence in the middle of the yard ‎

seems to be for dogs and is proposed to be removed‎. ‎There is another ‎

appropriate fence covered in grapevines closer to the house that will ‎

remain‎. ‎

Mr‎. ‎Branstner asked if the roof will be repaired with shingles that match the ‎

existing roof‎. ‎Mr‎. ‎Bruhn replied yes‎, ‎and explained there are a few bales of ‎

shingles in the garage as the roof was just replaced last year‎. ‎

Mr‎. ‎Kilpatrick asked when the chimney was built‎. ‎Mr‎. ‎Bruhn indicated he ‎

did not know‎, ‎but the brick used is totally different than the brick of the ‎

house‎. ‎

Ms‎. ‎Kidorf stated that the chimney does show up in the ‎1992 ‎newspaper ‎

article‎, ‎but does not show up in the black and white photo in the historical ‎

information from the museum ‎(‎photo date unknown‎). ‎In the historic ‎

rendering from the atlas‎, ‎it is clear that there were two identical decorative ‎

chimneys on the structure‎. ‎

Mr‎. ‎Bruhn indicated that in the future he would like to restore both chimneys ‎

to the way they were back in the ‎1880‎'‎s‎.‎

MOTION‎ by Branstner‎, ‎seconded by Thompson‎, ‎in the matter of HDC File ‎

04‎-‎004‎, ‎that the Historic Districts Commission ‎APPROVES‎ the request for ‎

a Certificate of Appropriateness for the removal of the non‎-‎original chimney ‎

and repair of the roof‎, ‎removal of the hot tub and repair of the deck‎, ‎and the ‎

removal of the southern yard fence located at ‎1081 ‎W‎. ‎Auburn Road‎, ‎

Parcel Identification Number ‎15‎-‎33‎-‎200‎-‎013‎, ‎with the following Finding‎:‎

Findings‎: ‎

1‎.‎ The work meets the Secretary of the Interior’s Standards for ‎

Rehabilitation‎, ‎in particular standard Number ‎2‎, ‎“The historic ‎

character of the property will be retained and preserved‎. ‎The ‎

removal of distinctive materials or alteration of features‎, ‎spaces‎, ‎

and spatial relationships that characterize a property will be ‎

avoided‎.‎”‎ Neither the chimney‎, ‎hot tub nor fencing are distinctive ‎

materials or character defining features of the property‎.‎

A motion was made by Branstner‎, ‎seconded by Thompson‎, ‎that this matter be ‎

Approved‎. ‎The motion carried by the following vote‎:‎

Aye

Stamps, Kilpatrick, Dunphy, Thompson and Branstner

5 -

Absent

Franey, Woolf, Eastman and Winters

4 -

ANY OTHER BUSINESS

Ms‎. ‎Kidorf commented that in the past‎, ‎some requests were informally ‎

delegated to staff for administrative approval‎. ‎However‎, ‎State law requires ‎

that list to be in writing‎, ‎so Ms‎. ‎Kidorf has written a draft resolution ‎

delegating minor classes of work for staff approval‎. ‎This should lighten the ‎

Commission‎'‎s load‎. ‎The Commission does not have to act on this ‎

resolution tonight‎. ‎Members could review‎, ‎edit‎, ‎or add to it and consider it ‎

at a future meeting‎. ‎It could be expanded to include things like removal of ‎

chimneys and hot tubs that are not original to the property‎. ‎After a short ‎

discussion‎, ‎it is the consensus of the Commission that members should ‎

review the document and it should be brought back to a future agenda for ‎

discussion and‎/‎or possible approval‎. ‎It should also be forwarded to the ‎

Commissioners not in attendance tonight for their review‎. ‎Any comments‎, ‎

changes‎, ‎additions or deletions can be forwarded to the recording ‎

secretary‎. ‎

Dr‎. ‎Stamps commented he noticed that the historical stone house on ‎

Adams Road has a ‎"‎sold‎" ‎sign on it‎. ‎A letter could sent welcoming the new ‎

owners to the ‎"‎historic district‎" ‎neighborhood and offering the services of ‎

the HDC if needed‎. ‎The recording secretary will try to ascertain who ‎

purchased the property and whether or not it is the same people who came ‎

in with a concept plan for that property‎. ‎That developer was well aware that ‎

the home was historic‎. ‎

Vice‎-‎Chair Thompson asked if there was anything new on the Dunn House ‎

- ‎1841 ‎Crooks Rd‎. ‎The recording secretary will check with the Building ‎

Department to see if there are any updates‎. ‎

Chairperson Dunphy reported that the Rochester Avon Historical Society is ‎

establishing a website called Oakland Regional Historical Sites‎. ‎The site ‎

will be an on‎-‎line database of all the historic sites starting in the Rochester‎, ‎

Rochester Hills and Oakland Township areas‎. ‎The City‎'‎s of Ferndale and ‎

Farmington have expressed interest in putting their information on the ‎

website‎. ‎

Dr‎. ‎Stamps updated the Commission on the Frank Farm report ‎- ‎the ‎

property owners will be invited to attend the September Study Committee ‎

meeting in order to give their input on the recommendation for designation‎. ‎

Vice‎-‎Chair Thompson updated the Commission on the Twist Drill report ‎- ‎

the property owners will be invited to attend the October Study Committee ‎

meeting in order to give their input on the recommendation for designation‎. ‎

NEXT MEETING DATE

The Chair reminded the Commissioners the next Regular Meeting is ‎

scheduled for July ‎14‎, ‎2011‎.‎

ADJOURNMENT

Hearing no further business to come before the Commission‎, ‎and upon ‎

Motion by Kilpatrick‎, ‎seconded by Thompson‎, ‎the Chair adjourned the ‎

Regular meeting at ‎7‎:‎45 ‎p‎.‎m‎.‎

______________________________‎

Brian Dunphy‎, ‎Chairperson‎

Historic Districts Commission‎

City of Rochester Hills‎

______________________________‎

Sandi DiSipio‎, ‎Recording Secretary‎