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HomeMy WebLinkAboutHistoric Preservation Commission February 10, 2026 Historic Preservation Commission MINUTES February 10, 2026 President Ed Siewert called to order the February 10, 2026 Historic Preservation Commission meeting at 5:30 p.m. in the Building Commission Conference Room at City Hall, 500 Quartermaster Court. Roll Call Members present were Johnna Anderson, Jourdan Ford, Lisa Green, Maggie Moore, and Paul Torp. Member Jason Schlatter was absent. Also present were Laura Renwick, Historic Preservation staff advisor, and Administrative Assistant Shane Shaughnessy. Approval of the Agenda Lisa Green made a motion to approve the agenda for the February 10, 2026 regular meeting with the removal of Item 4, Election of Officers, which had been mistakenly added to the agenda, seconded by Jourdan Ford and approved unanimously, 6-0. Approval of Previous Minutes Johnna Anderson made a motion to approve the January 12, 2026 minutes, seconded by Maggie Moore and approved unanimously, 6-0. Certificates of Appropriateness 1. 437 Spring Street Ed introduced the next item on the agenda- a certificate of appropriateness for 437 Spring Street and asked the applicant, Matthew Key,to describe the project. Matthew stated they are looking to add signage to the front and side of the building.The sign on the side of the building would help increase visibility and hopefully deter people from parking in that area. The rest of the signage would help make sure that people know the business is at that location. Ed asked how many signs they were adding which Matthew said they were looking to add 3 signs total along with some product decals. He said that the logo on the door is required by vendors to maintain their contract with them. Laura asked if they could provide a white banner to run along the top of the window to have a background for the product decals which Matthew said he would be willing to do that. Paul suggested that the white band should be the size of the neighboring transom which Matthew said he could do that. Laura said that they could have up to 25%of the window covered in signage which they appear to have. She also suggested to remove the sign on the door to reduce the number of store logos as per the guidelines,there should only be two signs per business,with some latitude granted to corner businesses. Matthew said that his distributors were extremely strict about requiring signage be placed on the door and that without it,they could not contract with certain distributors. 1 Lisa asked about the material and size of the sign on the side of the building which Matthew said it would be 4 foot by 55 inches wide and is a 1/8 inch plastic centered sign with aluminum border. Paul said the size of the sign was a little big which Laura said that the guidelines for flush-mounted signs are more geared toward horizontal signage rather than vertical but that compared to the entire wall face,it would be considered within the guidelines. Paul made a motion to approve the Certificate of Appropriateness for the signage,seconded by Jourdan. Roll call vote. The motion was approved unanimously, 6-0. Other Business Ed introduced the next item on the agenda-Discussion of Historic District expansion. He said that Laura had spoken at last month's Port Fulton neighborhood meeting and had provided some information about the idea of historic district expansion.He said that Laura did a good job of explaining the proposal but that going forward,he should probably do a better job of setting up the conversation as more of an information session. Laura said it was a good discussion and that there were some people who were receptive of the idea of being in a protection district.There was also some discussion about providing landmark protection for the Bethel AME church in the area. Lisa Green made a motion to adjourn, seconded by Maggie Moore.The meeting was adjourned at 5:48pm. Minutes Approved: Submitted by: 2