Title
Consider/Discuss/Act on the Request by W. R. Livingston, Jr. to Appeal the Decision by the Historic Preservation Advisory Board to Deny a Certificate of Appropriateness to Remove Original Wood Windows and Install Vinyl Replacement Windows at 801 West Hunt Street.
Summary
MEETING DATE: November 16, 2010
DEPARTMENT: Development Services - Planning
CONTACT: Guy R. Giersch, Historic Preservation Officer
Kevin Spath, AICP, Senior Planner
RECOMMENDED CITY COUNCIL ACTION:
• Staff is recommending denial of the applicant’s appeal to remove original wood windows and install vinyl replacement windows.
• However, if the City Council approves the applicant’s appeal to remove the original wood windows, Staff is requesting that the approval be conditioned as follows:
1. The applicant shall use replacement windows that retain the primary character-defining elements of the original windows, specifically including:
• Wood frame
• Exterior grills/grids
• Matching four-over-one configuration
• Matching clear glass
• Matching size for window openings
• Matching exterior profiles and exterior window trims
ITEM SUMMARY:
• On October 7, 2010, the Historic Preservation Advisory Board (HPAB) of the City of McKinney voted 7 to 0 to deny a Certificate of Appropriateness (COA) to remove original wood windows and install vinyl replacement windows at 801 West Hunt Street.
• Per Section 146-97(j)(3) of the “H” Historic Preservation Overlay District of the City of McKinney Zoning Ordinance, “any applicant or property owner aggrieved by a decision of the HPAB relating to economic hardship, demolition, or a certificate of appropriateness may, within 21 days of receipt of the written decision, file a written application with the City Council, through the Director of Planning, for review of the decision and the approval, denial, modification of, or deviation from, the HPAB’s decision. The City Council’s decision shall be final.”
• As such, the applicant is now requesting an appeal of the decision by the HPAB to deny a COA to remove original wood windows and install vinyl replacement windows at 801 West Hunt Street.
BACKGROUND:
• See HPAB Staff Report
FINANCIAL SUMMARY: N/A
BOARD RECOMMENDATION:
• On October 7, 2010, the Historic Preservation Advisory Board (HPAB) of the City of McKinney voted 7 to 0 to deny a Certificate of Appropriateness (COA) to remove original wood windows and install vinyl replacement windows at 801 West Hunt Street.