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Home My WebLink About02-13-2014 Historic Preservation CommissionIowa City Historic preservation Commission V/ 4 I r n n c , ^ C-1 L ! Thursday G �I ilia February 13, 20 F4` :7 CO.- 5.30 p.m. C. CE * �IIII r 1 and Thursday February 13, 29�'1A , 7.00 p.m. Iowa City City Hall Emma Harvat Hall eFo�maoc S f, � Y9 IOWA CITY HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION Thursday, February 13, 2014 City Hall, 410 E. Washington Street Emma J Harvat Hall 5:30 p.m. A) Call to Order B) Roll Call C) Public discussion of anything not on the agenda D) Consent Agenda: Certificate of Appropriateness 1. 615 Dearborn Street (replace kitchen window) E) Certificate of Appropriateness 1. 312 Fairchild Street (replace kitchen window, replace front door) 2. 219 N. Gilbert Street (new business sign) F) Report on Certificates issued by Chair and Staff G) Discuss increased noise levels adjacent to historic neighborhoods H) Consideration of Minutes for December 12, 2013 — HPC Meeting I) Adjournment Staff Report February 7, 2014 Historic Review for 615 Dearborn Street District: Dearborn Street Conservation District Classification: non -historic The applicant, Lois Bailey, is requesting approval for a proposed alteration project at 615 Dearborn Street, a non -historic property in the Dearborn Street Conservation District. The project consists of the replacement of one window on the front of the house. Applicable Regulations and Guidelines: 4.0 Iowa City Historic Preservation Guidelines for Alterations 4.13 Windows Staff Comments The Site Inventory and the Iowa City Assessor list the construction date of this house as 1942. While the house was over 50 years old when the Site Inventory was prepared in 1998, the property was considered non- contributing because construction had occurred after the major period of construction in this neighborhood. The major period of construction./development of this area was over by 1940, The house is an early ranch design, and considered a good example of its style and period. It is one story with a low pitched side -gabled roof and two shallow projecting front gable wings. Alterations made to the exterior include conversion of the single car attached garage on the left (south) side into living space, and the application of replacement siding. A two -car detached garage was built at the rear of the lot in 1964, and a major addition was made to the back of the house in 1982-83. The proposed project consists of the replacement of one window on the front of the house, altering the height of the window opening. As part of a kitchen remodel project, the applicant is proposing the replacement of one existing window on the front of the house. The new window will be the same width as the existing window, but the vertical dimension will be shorter — with the new sill approximately 12" higher. The new sill wild align with the sill height of the two double hung windows just to the left of this window, and the space under the new sill will be in -filled and finished with brick to match the existing brick. The proposed new window is a Marvin wood Ultimate double hung window, with simulated divided lites in a 6-over-6 pattern that will match the adjacent windows. A wood combination storm/screen unit is proposed, with `Charcoal' color fiberglass mesh screen. The guidelines for Windows (4.13) state that new windows should match the type, size, sash width, trim, use of divided lites, and overall appearance of the historic windows. The location of a new window should be consistent with the window pattern of the historic building or buildings of similar architectural style. In Staffs opinion, the proposed work meets the requirements of the guidelines for new windows. And, while this house is classified as non -historic in this district, it is the intent of Historic Review to ensure that proposed changes to a building in an historic or conservation district will not substantially alter or destroy the building's defining architectural character. In this case, a new window that matches the existing windows, and is horizontally aligned, is an acceptable change that fits with the character of this ranch style house. Recommended Motion Move to approve a Certificate of Appropriateness for the project at 615 Dearborn Street, as presented in the application. r Aw IL l AM - AL_ i Application for 13isto% Review Application for alterations to the historic landmarks or properties located in a historic district or conservation district pursuant to Iowa City Code Section 144C. Guidelines for the Historic Review process, explanation of the process and regulations can be found in the Iowa City Historic Preservation Handbook which is available in the PCD office at City Hall or online at: www.icgov.org/HPhandbook For Staff Use: Date submitted: / 0 /I_ ❑ Certificate of No material Effect ❑ Certificate of Appropriateness ❑ Majorreview ❑ Intermediate review ❑ Minor review The HPC does not review applications for compliance with building and zoning codes. Work must comply with all appropriate codes and be reviewed by the building divisioa prior to the issuance of a building permit. Meeting Schedule: The HPC meets the second Thursday of each month. Applications are due in the PCD office by noon on Wednesday three weeks prior to the meeting. See attached document for application deadlines and meeting dates. Property Owner/Applicant Information ❑ Property Owner Name: Email: .)i S, Address: Co/S City:-K n c ,s �g Contractor / Consultant Name. L4wm"� & t2.. Email: Address: City: a Address: i Use of Proper Zip Code: h14�2 Y 6J ) `tt!q 41b Oa vt Stale;;! ':'.�J Zip Code: Proposed Project Information Date Constructed (if known): Historic Designation (Maps are locavA is dk Hnxnau Proxaroanoe Handbook) ❑ This property is a local historic landmark. OR ❑ This Property is within a historic or conservation district (choose location) ❑ Brown Street Historic District ❑ Clark Street Conservation District ❑ College Green Historic District ❑ College Hill Conservation District ❑ East College Street Historic District '*-9, Dearborn Street Conservation pistrict ❑ Northside Historic District ❑ Govemor-Lucas Street Conservation District ❑ Jefferson Street Historic District ❑ Longfellow Historic District ❑ Summit Street Historic District ❑ Woodlawn Historic District Within the district, this property is classified as: 0 Contributing 11 Noncontributing 0 Nonbistoric AppUcatio a Requirements Choose appropriate project type. In order to ensure application can be processed, please include all listed materials. Applications without necessary materials may be rejected. ❑ Addition Clypically projects entailing an additioato the building footprint sock as a room, porch, deck, etc.) ❑ Building Elevations ❑ Floor Plans ❑ Photographs ❑ Product Information ❑ Site Plans Alteration (Typically projects camiling work such as siding and window replacement, skylights, window opening alterations, deck or porch replacement/constntction, baluster repay, or similar. If the project is a minor alteration, photographs and drawings to describe the scope of the project me sufficient) ❑ Building Elevations ❑ Photographs ❑ Product Information ❑ Construction of new building ❑ Building Elevations ❑ Floor Plans ❑ Photographs ❑ Product Information ❑ Site Plans ❑ Demolition - (Projects entailing the demolition of a primary atmctrue or outbuilding, or any portion of a building, such as porch, chimney, decorative trim, baluster, etc.) ❑ Photographs ❑ Proposal of Future Plans ❑ Reoair or restoration of an existing structure that will not change its appearance. ❑ Photographs ❑ Product Information ❑ Other: Please contact the Preservation Planner at 356-5243 for materials which need to be included with application. 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Secured Aa: MO MO 46 3/4" X 4V PS 43 518" X 3717132" OC 461/4" x 39 3W' RO 44 SB" X 38 113Y SA L- wuoti Ultlmato Double Bung Muonry Opening W/Subsill 46 3/4" X 40" Rough Opening W Svbsill 44 5/8" X 38 1/3X' Top Sash 10.1 Lila LoB2nw/Argon Stainless Perimaor and Spam Bar 7/8" SDL • With Spam Bar -Stainless Rectangular- Special Cat 3W2H Primed Pine Ent- Bare Pine IM Ovolo Glazing Profile Bottom Sub 10 - I Lite LoB272 W/Argaa FStainless Pedmeter and Spacer Bar 7/8" SDL- Wi*L Spam Bar -Stainless Rectangalar - Special Gut 3W2H Primed Ping Bxt-Bare Pine Ira F Ovolo Glasing Profile bbsapt Livt.4ww Bmarse Sash Lock F'o Pt, Na Beige lamb Hardware W t Tk( yyl,G 5 Combination J� Stone While Surround -�• 'I�LVh/�f Charcoal Fiberglass Mesh Primed Pine Finish `e late �j'1,G6� ***SciwdCamba Ship Lease r7 S 5/16" lambs ***lamb Extension Ship Loose BMC Simulated Thick Sill No Insmlmtiau lddhod Project Subtotal LUorice: USD 0.0001A Sales Tax: USD Froj ect Total List Price: USD 7o a .Safi /Q T" �S /a/5- Sz 677M ISSAO 155.00 197.00 20.00 9.00 1,240.00 0.00 1,240.00 OMS Vcr. 0001.15.00 (Cwrcnt) Proccascd on: 10912013 9:00:42 AM Page 3 of 3 Staff Report February 7, 2014 Historic Review for 312 Fairchild Street District: Northside Historic District Classification: Key Contributing The applicant, The City of Iowa City/UniverCity Program, is requesting approval for a proposed alteration project at 312 Fairchild Street, a Key Contributing property in the Northside Historic District. The project includes a new kitchen window, and replacement of the front door. Applicable Regulations and Guidelines 4.0 Iowa City Historic Preservation Guidelines forAlteratfons 4.3 Doors 4.11 Siding 4.13 Windows Staff Comments Though this house may be evaluated as a folk house — variously called a three -fourths Georgian or Continental — it is most significant for its unusual mode of construction. Estimated on the Site Inventory to be as early as the 1870s, the house is made of poured concrete walls atop a concrete and stone foundation. The construction method is visible in the basement, where twelve -inch -wide rough lumber planks were used as molds for the walls and left dear marks in the hardened concrete. Concrete houses in the United States weren't easily built until the 1870s, when Portland cement came into mass production. The major thrust of the concrete housing movement came after 1880 with improvements in reinforcing technology, and the real boom period in concrete houses came during the period of 1900-1920. An early poured concrete house, such as 312 Fairchild, is significant for its construction method and materials and is potentially individually eligible for the National Register. The proposed project includes a new kitchen window on the east side of the house, which will alter the height of the window opening. The project also includes replacement of the front door. As part of a new kitchen project, the applicant is proposing to remove an existing window on the east side of the house and replace it with a smaller window. The new window will be the same width as the existing window, but the vertical dimension will be shorter — to clear the height of the new kitchen counter. The proposed new window is a Jeld Wen aluminum -clad wood window to match the style of the existing window. The existing window is a double -hung replacement window. The windows in this house are typically double - hung, with un-divided sash; most are replacement windows. The guidelines for windows state that new windows should match the type, size, sash width, trim, use of divided lites, and overall appearance of the historic windows. The location of a new window should be consistent with the window pattern of the historic building or buildings of similar architectural style. Metal - clad, solid -wood windows are acceptable. Infill of the wall below the new window will be required, with siding to match the existing wood siding. Per the guidelines for siding, removing or covering over historic trim such as door and window trim is disallowed. The existing exterior trim on this window should be salvaged and cut to fit the new window. The existing shutters should also be cut to fit the height of the new window — or removed, if improvements include removing all of these non -historic shutters. In Staffs opinion, this portion of the proposed work meets the recuirements of the guidelines for new windows, with conditions as listed below. Regarding the front door, the proposed replacement door is a Therma-Tru fiberglass door with half lite and panels top and bottom. Here the existing door is not original, but the transom window/panel and the trim are older and could be original. The guidelines for doors emphasize the importance of maintaining the size of the original door opening. A new door should be similar in size, material, style, and appearance to the original historic door. The guidelines allow new doors made with smooth -finished, paintable fiberglass. In Staff's opinion, the proposed door is an acceptable material and design, although the decorative glass is not appropriate for the more simple style of this house. When installed, the new door must be sized to fit the existing opening, and the existing trim should be preserved. Recommended Motion Move to approve a Certificate of Appropriateness for the project at 312 Fairchild Street as presented in the application, with the following conditions: • Applicant to provide product information for new window, for review by Staff. • Infill below new window to match existing siding; stagger all vertical joints; • Existing window trim to be preserved; modify window trim to fit height of new window; ■ New door sized to fit existing door opening; glass design to be less ornate; • Existing door trim to be preserved. 4 :;� • .-i •, "• ,.� yr '� r �: r %� -:r . ' :�� "- •�... \� �� 1� r Now under renovaiian� An owner -occupied affordable home. Live near your work www.icgov org/univerCRV .' 1 Application for Historic Review Application for alterations to the historic landmarks or properties located in a historic district or conservation district pursuant to Iowa City Code Section 14-4C. Guidelines for the Historic Review process, explanation of the process and regulations can be found in the Iowa City Historic Preservation Handbook, which is available in the PCD office at City Hall or online at: www.icgov.org/HPhandbook For Staff Use: Date submitted: /a l I9 l /3 ❑ Certificate of No material Effect ❑ Certificate of Appropriateness ❑ Majorreview ❑ Intermediate review ❑ Minor review The HPC does not review applications for compliance with building and zoning codes. Work must comply with all appropriate codes and be reviewed by the building division prior to the issuance of a building permit. Meeting Schedule: The HPC meets the second Thursday of each month. Applications are due in the PCD office by noon on Wednesday three weeks prior to the meeting. See attached document for application deadlines and meeting dates. Property Owner/Applicant Information (Please;vheckpna ,)swn%sctposon) taL Property Owner Name: GIT/ OP t oWA G/lY /ult/lyERCI if' a1t9D6;P4M Emai1: Ph v i_�r p P,R @ iowa— eii'r,� Phone Number: Address: 40 ,E _ WAS f l"r,Tb t1 Sr City: tow/4 ctr�' State: I,+ Zip Code: —o Ia�/O ❑ Contractor / Consultant Name: Email: Phone Number: ( ) Address: City: State: Zip Code: Proposed Project Information Address: 3 /2 FA-iR C /•//L D ST- Use ofProperty: S/NGt.Lc ocAAtLYAAr I 04v PAC— Date Constructed (if known): I91a Historic Designation [%laps me lo"tcd in the Hiswm Reuivsaon Handbook/ ❑ This property is a local historic landmark. OR CSl This Property is within a historic or conservation district (choose location): ❑ Brown Street Historic District ❑ Clark Street Conservation District ❑ College Green Historic District ❑ College Hill Conservation District ❑ East College Street Historic District C Dearborn Street Conservation District 19 Northside Historic District ❑ Governor -Lucas Street Conservation District ❑ Jefferson Street Historic District ❑ Longfellow Historic District ❑ Summit Street Historic District ❑ Woodlawn Historic District Within the district, this property is classified as: K Contributing 0 Noncontributing 0 Nonhistoric Application Requirements Choose appropriate project type. In order to ensure application can be processed, please include all listed materials. Applications without necessary materials may be rejected. ❑ Addition (Typically projects entailing an addition to the building footprint such as a room, porch, deck, etc.) ❑ Building Elevations ❑ Floor Plans ❑ Photographs ❑ Product Information ❑ Site Plans Alteration (Typically projects entailing work such as siding and window replacement, skylights, window opening alterations, deck or porch replacement/construction, baluster repair, or similar. If the project is a minor alteration, photographs and drawings to describe the scope of the project are sufficient.) ❑ Building Elevations ❑ Photographs ❑ Product Information ❑ Construction of new building ❑ Building Elevations ❑ Floor Plans ❑ Photographs ❑ Product Information ❑ Site Plans ❑ Demolition (Projects entailing the demolition of a primary structure or outbuilding, or any portion of a building, such as porch, chimney, decorative trim, baluster, etc.) ❑ Photographs ❑ Proposal ofFuture Plans ❑ Repair or restoration of an existing structure that will not change its appearance. ❑ Photographs ❑ Product Information ❑ Other: Please contact the Preservation Planner at 356-5243 for materials which need to be included with application. 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Mass Caming options: Black N.xke:C*LT=g Privacy Scale Rating a 07D❑4 EEDU B lu less more Black Nickel Brushed Nickel *Note: Glass privacy ratings are determined by the ya lite alze glass. As a result, the amount of privacy/glass transparency may be more or less than Indicated by the privacy rating, based on glass design and the size of the glass that's inserted into the door, sidelite or transom. Glass design may differfrom depiction due to size of glass. Please consult your Therma-Tru dealerfor more details. www.thermebu.carJproductslentrl/fiberglass-entryPdoorslssfirKimaspxWcfg:sNdso:door-teif lite l_ a el_top and_bottonFs30/go:WU 212 rn (3f PROPOSAL-1 FIRST FLOOR 312 E. Fairchild Street SCALE:3/1s°=r DRAFT 10-10-13 ISTING FIRST FLOOR 312 E. Fairchild Street VIVV SCALE: 3/ l6"=P Staff Report February 7, 2014 Historic Review for 219 N. Gilbert Street District: na Classification: NRHP; Iowa City Landmark The applicant, Nialle Sylvan, is requesting approval for a proposed signage project at 219 N. Gilbert Street, a National Register of Historic Places listed property and local Iowa City landmark. The project consists of the installation of a business sign on or adjacent to the building. Applicable Regulations and Guidefines• Iowa City Historic Preservation Handbook 10.0 The Secretary of the Interior's Standards for Rehabilitation Staff Comments See attached Page 1 from Site Inventory Form for Narrative Description and Statement of Significance. The proposed project consists of the installation of a business sign on or adjacent to this historic building. This is an existing sign that is being relocated from the applicant's previous business location. The sign is painted wood, measuring 2 feet high by 8 feet wide. The applicant is proposing to either attach the sign to the building or mount the sign on posts. Installation of this sign will be a minor alteration to the exterior of the building and properly installed should not damage or destroy the historic materials or structure of the building. If the sign is attached to the building, then it should be attached to a wall with wood siding and not to a stone wall as the stone walls could be easily damaged. Staff has meet with the applicant and recommended locating this sign on either the south or west side of the building. Note that a permit from the Building Department is required for all signs. Also note that a new sign is being designed for the front of the building, and will be presented to the Commission at a future meeting. Recommended Motion Move to approve a Certificate of Appropriateness for the project at 219 N. Gilbert Street as presented in the application, with the following condition: • Sign to be located on the south or west side of the building, mounted to a wood -sided exterior wall or mounted on posts adjacent to the building. Iowa Department of Cultural Affairs State Historical Society of Iowa Iowa Site Inventory Form Cnn tinuation Sheet Wentz House Johnson Name of Property County In Iowa 7. Narrative Description Site Number 52-03266 This 2-story single-family dwelling was built in ca. 1850 according research completed by local Iowa City architectural historian, Margaret Keyes. Tax Assessor's records have an obviously inaccurate date of 1900 for the house. The 1879 Sanborn map, the earliest map to depict This section of North Gilbert Street, confirms its presence by that date. This house is an example of the Greek Revival style rendered in a classic I -house form Set close to the street, the house has a symmetrical three -bay front with a moderately pitched side -gable roof: A 19x- story shed roof frame addition, extends across the rear of the house. Fenestration includes ft double -hung sash with flat stone limels. The entrance door is topped by a flat arched multi -tight fanlight and flanked by multi -light sidelights. The rectangular pattern in the wide comice is one of the house's most distinctive features. The house is constructed of yellow -brown ashlar sandstone pieces laid in a random pattern Sills and lentils are dressed limestone. The house has two chimneys set in the end gables and a standing seam tin roof. The frame addition is clad in medium width clapboard siding. 8. Statement of Sienificance This house is a well-preserved early example of a Greek Revival style residence constructed in the Side -Gabled 2-Story (I -House) form, a relatively uncommon house type in this portion of the North Side residential neighborhood. Its construction along Gilbert Street, which served as the m-town route of the Military Road that connected Iowa City to Dubuque. Changes are relatively minor to the Wentz House and as a result, the house is eligible for the National Register under Criterion C. Caroline Wentz was the owner of record of this property at the time it was constructed in ca. 1850. It is likely that she was the wife of Jacob Wentz, a farmer and land owner, who resided a half a block to the east on the south side of Market Street in a house built of similar material ar )sign as the Gilbert Street house. It is not clear how this house was used initially or who the occupants were but its size and location alu... the Military Road suggest that it was a house of prominence. Constructed during the period that Iowa City was the Territorial. Capital, it was constructed of stone — the building material of choice for the Capitol in 1846. Records indicate the presence of many skilled stone workers in the town following completion of the Capitol. By the 1870s, the Great Western Brewery operated by John and George Dostal was located just south of this house. John Doshtl owned the property for a time as did Simon and Barbara Hotz, owners and developers of a considerable number of North Side properties. In 1902 the property passed from the Dostals to Nana Wieder who held it until 1910. It was owned briefly by W. H. Englert and in 1911 was acquired by members of the Hohenschuh family. Clara Hohenschuh, a widow, held it until 1936. During that time various tenants occupied the house. In 1939 Mary Stach and Emma Harvat acquired the house and continued to use it as a rental property. Major Bibliographic References Iowa City city directories. Property Transfer Records, Johnson County Auditor's Office. Tar Assessor's Records, City of Iowa City Assessor. #36-1903, North Side Neighborhood Survey, 1981. Sanborn maps, 1879, 1888, 1892, 1899, 1906, 1912, 1920, 1926, 1933, and 1933 updated to 1970. 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Guidelines for the Historic Review process, explanation of the process and regulations can be found in the Iowa City Historic Preservation Handbook, which is available in the PCD office at City Hall or online at: www.icgov.org/HPhandbook For Staff Use: Date submitted: ❑ Certificate of No material Effect ❑ Certificate of Appropriateness ❑ Majorreview ❑ Intermediate review ❑ Minor review The HPC does not review applications for compliance with building and zoning codes. Work must comply with all appropriate codes and be reviewed by the building division prior to the issuance of a building permit. Meeting Schedule: The HPC meets the second Thursday of each month. Applications are due in the PCD office by noon on Wednesday three weeks prior to the meeting. See attached document for application deadlines and meeting dates. crty !ueYJA,p�,i[cau%Lri<►rma�o-rm Property Owner Name: N• tU $`Ivan, 14o1er 4;o "Up-di4LLr- Email: n Wl e cem Phone Number: (3 0) 331-2"(P Address: 719 N Git6w4 Si - City: lawn Ctly State: IA Zip Code: 57.14C-742-5' ❑ Contractor / Consultant Name: Email: Address: Phone Number. ( City: State: Zip Code: .. Pirvposeei'Pcojact Address: 2i4 M ro.lberi• Si - Use of Property: Ca 6% J - 3ee64ore- Date Constructed (if known): 184-7 .. :t1NypAre.•ui£hd t#iaaer.V8R6e..Henabaok). ` `' ® This property is a local historic landmark. OR ❑ This Property is within a historic or conservation district (choose location): ❑ Brown Street Historic District ❑ College Green Historic District ❑ East College Street Historic District ❑ Longfellow Historic District ❑ Northside Historic District ❑ Summit Street Historic District ❑ Woodlawn Historic District ❑ Clark Street Conservation District ❑ College Hilt Conservation District ❑ Dearborn Street Conservation District ❑ Governor -Lucas Street Conservation District Within the district, this property is classified as: ❑ Contributing ❑ Noncontributing ❑ Nonhistoric JAN 2 2 2014 k � L i ill �" r 6 : ,� 4 •w��,�' -.. :.. Y Yy - by :eaesl w.;_ 4�'� i�'� Choose appropriate project type. In order to ensure application can be processed, please include all listed materials. Applications without necessary materials may be rejected. ❑ Addition (Typically projects entailing an addition to the building footprint such as a room, porch, deck, etc.) ❑ Building Elevations ❑ Floor Plans ❑ Photographs ❑ Product Information ❑ Site Plans ❑ Alteration (Typically projects entailing work such as siding and window replacement, skylights, window opening alterations, deck or porch replacement/construction, baluster repair, or similar. If the project is a minor alteration, photographs and drawings to describe the scope of the project are sufficient.) ❑ Building Elevations ❑ Photographs ❑ Product Information ❑ Construction of new building ❑ Building Elevations ❑ Floor Plans ❑ Photographs ❑ Productlnfmmation ❑ Site Plans ❑ Demolition (Projects entailing the demolition of a primary structure or outbuilding, or any portion of a building, such as porch, chimney, decorative trim, baluster, etc.) - ❑ Photographs ❑ Proposal of Future Plans ❑ Repair or restoration of an existing structure that will not change its appearance. ❑ Photographs ❑ Product Information. ® Other: 9ALi sign RPr- 6Ns76'ess Please contact the Preservation Planner at 356-5243 for materials which need to be included with application. Project Description: IRS 0R) IMP. L n. ♦ r Materials to be Used: the P'L&;^J 1'7 • 4e; P Impose cunAer li-'3- -6- tire laousc. WeokA fx,' lad s%n, 2 Am+ h741 8;ee+ long] ZA" flsic ., cQn+mJor recavrw W WAsotry Exterior Appearance Changes: PPd-ft bstPN2%pp_Jbr_Mftncrmm.doc 12/11 AW Pt 4-Fs�ra: I'rt� ese;Yttitit� ��'z�ts *•:+51,�£�I"t MEMORANDUM Date: February 7, 2014 To: Historic Preservation Commission From: Cheryl Peterson, Preservation Consultant Re: Certificates of No Material Effect, Minor Reviews, and Intermediate Reviews The Historic Preservation Handbook requires a report to the HPC at each meeting of any projects that have been approved administratively. Below are the projects approved since the December report. Certificates of No Material Effect — Chair and Staff review 927 E. College Street/College Hill Conservation District — replace damaged window and siding Minor Review — Pre -approved items — Staff review 912 Iowa Avenue/College Hill Conservation District —.replace front and side doors 445 Clark Street/Clark Street Conservation District — basement window replacement 820 Ronalds Street/ Brown Street Historic District - remove garage door and in -fill with new wall and service door 839 Roosevelt Street/ Clark Street Conservation District — replacement windows Intermediate Review — Chair and Staff review None Iowa City Historic Preservation Commission City I [all, 410 F Washington Stccct, Iowa City. IA. 52240 Date: February 7, 2014 To: City Council From: Ginalie Swaim, Chair, Historic Preservation Commission Re: Noise Regulations A member of the Historic Preservation Commission has raised a concern about increased noise levels resulting from a late -night restaurant that recently opened near the College Green Historic District. The exhaust fan for the restaurant is located adjacent to single-family homes. The Commission is concerned that un-reasonable noise levels may have a detrimental effect on the quality of life in residential neighbors and may hinder our efforts to preserve historic neighborhoods. The Commission asks that the City Council review ordinances related to noise, especially for areas where commercial uses are located adjacent to residential areas, to help assure that City regulations are sufficient to preserve the quality of residential neighborhoods, whether they are historic or not. MINUTES PRELIMINARY HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION DECEMBER 12, 2013 EMMA HARVAT HALL MEMBERS PRESENT: Kent Ackerson, Thomas Agran, Esther Baker, Kate Corcoran, Frank Durham, Pam Michaud MEMBERS ABSENT: Thomas Baldridge, Andrew Litton, David McMahon, Ginalie Swaim, Frank Wagner STAFF PRESENT: Bob Miklo, Chary Peterson OTHERS PRESENT: Mark McCallum, Mark Russo, Katherine Walden RECOMMENDATIONS TO COUNCIL: (become effective only after separate Council action) None. CALL TO ORDER: Baker called the meeting to order at 5:30 p.m. Baker welcomed Agran to the Commission as the newest representative of the Northside District. PUBLIC DISCUSSION OF ANYTHING NOT ON THE AGENDA: There was none. CERTIFICATES OF APPROPRIATENESS: 608 Grant Street. Peterson said this project is on the east side of Grant Street in the Longfellow District. She showed the front of the house, where some of the stucco repair around the front door has been started. Peterson said the balcony that is going to be repaired is the one seen right above the front door. Peterson showed a different view from the front, showing an elevator addition that was done with shingle siding. She also showed a close-up view of the front entry area. Peterson showed a view from the back, where the proposed deck would be. She showed the dining room window that would be removed, with the opening widened for what the owners are proposing will be French doors. Peterson said there is a lot of information missing from this application, but, for the most part, she feels confident that she and Swaim can work with the applicant to fill in the missing information. Peterson said staff recommends approval of this, with the condition that the applicant provide the details of how the front balcony will be repaired and product information for the doors that are proposed. She said there are some roof vents that need to go in, and she wants to make certain they go on the back, rather than on the front of the house, if possible. HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION December 12, 2013 Page 2 of 9 Peterson said the applicant will also need to provide information about the deck materials and dimensions. Peterson stated that in the staff report, she mentions that a deck is one of the pre -approved items. She said therefore, that as soon as she gets the information, she can approve that part of the project. Peterson said that the opening for the French doors requires Commission approval, and that is what triggered this Commission review. She said there is nothing in the guidelines that allows staff to approve a change like this — when an applicant is changing the size of the opening — from a window to a door in this case. MOTION; Corcoran moved to approve a certificate of appropriateness for the project at 608 Grant Street, as presented in the application, with the following conditions: applicant to provide details and list of materials for repair of the balcony; applicant to provide location and product information for the French doors; applicant to provide locations and product information for the roof vents; applicant to provide plan, details, and list of materials for the new deck; and all of the above must be reviewed and approved by chair and staff. Ackerson seconded the motion. The motion carried on a vote of 6-0 (Baldridne. Litton. McMahon Swaim and Wanner absent). 415 South Summit Street. Peterson said this house is on the west side of Summit Street. She said this application is for the replacement of windows and one back door. Peterson showed a view of the north side from the front. She stated that one can see the existing addition on the back where windows are being changed. Peterson then showed a view of the addition. She showed the sets of windows on the north that would be replaced that are included in the scope of work. She said there is a similar set of windows on the south. Peterson said that replacement of windows on the west has already been approved, although the work has not yet started. Peterson said that because interior work has started, there are temporary construction stairs in place on the west side. She said the door at the top of these stairs is a temporary construction door. Peterson said the back door that the owner wants to replace is an existing door inside the porch. Peterson stated that window replacement is a pre -approved item, but because the applicant is changing the size of the window openings, Commission approval is required. She showed the kitchen window, which would be the same type of casement window in the same opening. Peterson showed, on the south side, where the owner wants to replace the window and in -fill where the other window had been. She showed the windows on the north side where the plan is to replace some windows as they are with the same opening size. Peterson showed the pair of windows below that would be reduced to just a single window so that there will be some siding and wall in -fill. She said is it not an historic part of the house, it's on the back, and staff recommends approval. HISTORIC PRESERVATION CONMSSION December 12, 2013 Page 3 of 9 Russo, the consultant for this project, said that the primary reason these are changing is that the use of the back room is being reconfigured into a bathroom/mudroom/powder room, and the window placement is not optimal for the use of that space. He said that from the west side, those will all be double hung windows and will look very nice. MOTION: Corcoran moved to approve a certificate of appropriateness for the project at 415 South Summit Street, as presented in the application, with the following condition: provide trim at new door and windows to match existing door and window trim. Durham seconded the motion. The motion carried on a vote of 6-0 (Baldridae. Litton. McMahon. 113 South Johnson Street Peterson said this property is in the College Green Historic District, right on the park. She showed a photograph from September, when the Commission reviewed some basement windows and attic windows, and the non -historic window on the north side. Peterson showed the work in progress, with the new siding and new window. Peterson said the current project is around the comer on the west side, where the owner wants to remove an existing window and install a new window in the same wall but further to the north. Peterson said this is acceptable, but it should, for the window pattern, line up with the window above and have the same trim on the outside. She said staff would also ask, if this is an original window, if it could be reused instead of a new window being used. Peterson said the product that is being proposed is not pre -approved, so it should be a condition that the applicant use the right product within that company. She said that staff is concerned about whether it is an insert window or a new window. McCallum, the owner of the building, said that he is renovating the house top down. He said he anticipates that when he gets to the main floor that he will do some updates to the kitchen, so he is looking at the whole area. McCallum showed the window that he replaced on the main floor and said that the room was originally a rear porch that was enclosed. McCallum said he is happy with the rear porch, and it will be made into a small den. He said that both the kitchen and the laundry room have windows that are 24 inches off the floor. McCallum said that the laundry room is small, with the washer and dryer on the outside wall, in front of and blocking the lower half of the window. Regarding the kitchen, McCallum said it has three windows, and the back addition on the west has a gutter that just butts in on both sides of the kitchen. He said he is going to tryto maintain the integrity of the kitchen, because it has some beautiful, original cabinets and all the windows. McCallum said, however, that it is a typical old house kitchen in that it has five doorways into it and three windows. He said all the kitchen windows are 24 inches off the floor. McCallum said he is trying to anticipate bringing in a kitchen planner to design an updated version of the existing kitchen. He said he is focusing on the laundry room now, and one is not required to have a window in a laundry room. McCallum said it is his ultimate goal to not have a window there, but then that creates a big, blank space on the exterior west wall. He said what he is therefore proposing is to replicate the window that he just installed on the north side. HISTORIC PRESERVATION CONMSSION December 12, 2013 Page 4 of 9 McCallum said that one of the challenges with staff's suggestion to reuse the original window is that, if one looks at it, the original window is six or seven inches taller than the replacement. He said the little porch area is only eight feet wide by twelve. McCallum said he would be putting an old window next to a brand new window on the inside. He said he is okay with trying to make things look right. McCallum said this window replacement sort of copies what was going on upstairs, but most of the windows on the main floor are larger than the ones on the second floor. McCallum said that if everything was matched perfectly within that room and it wasn't such a small room, it would be a good idea to reuse the window. Peterson said the existing window is in the laundry room. McCallum confirmed this. Peterson said then there is probably a partition, and then the room where the new window would go is in a little den. McCallum said that is correct. Peterson said the new window would be in the same room as the other new window so it is understandable that McCallum wants the sill heights to be the same. McCallum confirmed this, saying it will be just three to four feet away from the new window. Peterson agreed that it would make sense to have windows of the same sill height in a small room. Peterson said the laundry room would still be a laundry room but would not have the big window any more. McCallum said that is correct. McCallum showed some photographs of the laundry room. McCallum said he would like to be able to put cabinets in the laundry room. He said he would also need to have an extra large capacity washer and dryer. McCallum said he does not need the extra window in the den, but he thinks it would be more pleasant to synchronize that. Miklo said staff is fine with that. Regarding the new window on the north, McCallum said the window crown is missing on top, but he has two of those on the inside of the porch. He said that piece of trim will go on top of the window in the spring, when the weather gets better. McCallum said he used the original one by four trim from an inside porch door around the three sides. He said he has original siding to patch in where needed. McCallum said it is his long-term plan, with this window style, to replace the storm windows with black combinations to match the black sashes on the inside to create a more original look. Peterson said staff recommends approval of this with the conditions that the new window align with the one above, that the siding match the existing siding on the house, and with staff approval of the replacement window product. McCallum asked what would happen if Quaker does not make the type of window staff is asking for. Peterson said the recommended motion suggests staff approval of the product, and she is available to work with McCallum to review the product options. Agran said he has done some work on this house and said there had been some termite damage in the past. McCallum said he has opened everything up and found some termite damage in the floor of the northeast parlor but did not find any further damage, although he would look for anything like that now that he is aware of it. MOTION: Michaud moved to approve a certificate of appropriateness for the project at 113 South Johnson Street, as presented in the application, with the following conditions: new window to align with existing window above, trim to match existing window trim, HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION December 12, 2013 Page 5 of 9 siding at in -filled opening to match existing siding, and staff approval of the window product to be used. Corcoran seconded the motion. The motion carried on a vote o REPORT ON CERTIFICATES ISSUED BY CHAIR AND STAFF Peterson said there are some applications waiting to be reviewed, but there has been nothing unusual or exceptional. Corcoran asked about the location of 701 South Seventh Avenue. Miklo said it is south of Muscatine Avenue, where there is a conservation district. DISCUSS INCREASED NOISE LEVELS ADJACENT TO HISTORIC NEIGHBORHOODS Michaud said that in the last few months, since the building on Washington Plaza has been initiated, it has affected the neighborhoods considerably as far as use, traffic, and noise. She said there has not been enough ameliorative action to buffer between the commercial and the adjacent RM-12 single-family houses and historic district. Michaud said that Iowa City's core historic neighborhoods need noise protection from dense infill commercial and residential projects and expanded roadways. She said that Dubuque Street is a similar infringement on the rights of people who have been living there for generations and maintaining stewardship of their homes. Michaud said that Madison and other towns in Wisconsin have maximum decibel levels for residential neighborhoods. She said this is not about college parties; it is about continual equipment noise, bars, and late -hour eateries. Michaud said that Iowa City government regulates bar hours, so why not restrict eatery late hours in a residential zone. She said the new DP Dough is adjacent to 1890s single-family homes in College Green Historic District. Michaud said the previous restaurant, the Red Avocado, was open in the same location until 10 p.m. and had a quiet vent fan. She said the DP Dough management intends to be open with a loud exhaust fan running ten to twelve hours until 4 a.m. Michaud said she thinks the hours will vary, put usually it's two to four a.m., and that is for the majority of nights per year. She said she thinks that in the winter, they may change the use of the fan until later in the evening, when the heat builds up, but said she is just guessing. Michaud said that Iowa City needs sensible infill guidelines in core neighborhoods. She said the DP Dough eatery has great food and is a fun complement to New Pioneer Co -Op and the College Green Historic District. Michaud said historic neighborhoods, however, should not be subjected to business hours equivalent to those of a 7-11 convenience store. She said the after -midnight market is a stretch for quality of life. Michaud said the Iowa City zoning won't allow a new duplex in the middle of a block, so why allow a commercial destination that advertises "open -crazy -late" in red neon. Michaud said that our highly -educated community should be consistent, where blue zone, smart code, new urbanist movement, and other trend words apply, including protecting historic districts in core neighborhoods, and quality of life. She said it is fine to add new historic districts HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION December 12, 2013 Page 6 of 9 like Jefferson Street, but existing, historic neighborhoods have to be protected or they won't be kept up the way they have been for the last 123 years. Michaud said that Smart Code is something that has been worked on nationally. She said it is a sound ordinance that is designed to protect reasonable, urban sound levels, rather than to preclude noise. Michaud said that fully enforceable sound ordinances typically address how background sound is calculated, and which part of the spectrum is being measured. Michaud referred to a handout she prepared for the Commission, and said it gets technical with decibel readings, but one can see on the public health page that there are physiological effects with an increase in environmental or occupational noise levels. She said that when noise is continuous, it is not like going to a rock concert; it disrupts sleep, with a disturbance in sleep patterns when it is even under 60 decibels. Michaud said she had a reading of 55 about 80 feet from the DP Dough fan at 10 p.m. a couple of nights before. She said it affects sleep quality with even 40 decibels outdoors. Michaud said there are at least 20 renters who are closer to that fan than her house, which is kitty corner and to the rear. Michaud said it is great that Iowa City is encouraging various standards, like the blue zone, and quality of life and walkability, but if you want people to live near the center of town, then those businesses have to consider the neighborhood they are moving into. She said she has lived in her house for 23 years. She said it would be a small percentage of their operating costs to make adjustments. Michaud said there is inconsistency with the Teddy's Bigger Burger down the block and two blocks closer to downtown. She said it is in a new Clark building that is five stories high, and instead of having a street -level fan protruding from the building, there is a duct going to the fifth floor roof so that the noise is on the fifth floor roof. Michaud said the motor therefore has to be a little strong to draw it up the ductwork, but she is sure it was in consideration of the apartment building next to it. She said it is inconsistent that the consideration be required for one apartment building but not other residential zones. Michaud said she is therefore proposing that there be an adjustment to the noise ordinance. She said she knows the Commission members just got her material today, and half of the members are not present. Michaud said it only makes sense that everyone has the opportunity to take a look at the materials so that the Commission can discuss this or vote on a possible letter or draft to the City Council at the Commission's January meeting. Miklo said staff has actually discussed cancelling the January meeting due to Peterson's vacation schedule, so this would be on the agenda for the February meeting. Michaud said that would give her more time to get signatures. Miklo said this is not an area where the Commission has expertise. He said he would be cautious about raising a concern just about historic districts. Miklo said that if this is an issue, it probably should be a concern in all residential districts. Michaud agreed that she could drop the reference to core historic neighborhoods and change it to Iowa City residential neighborhoods. She said she totally agrees that it should not be a matter of districting. HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION December 12, 2013 Page 7 of 9 Miklo said that after last month's meeting, staff did ask the Building Department to look into this, and they said that the operation is not violating the City's current noise ordinance. He said the question would be whether the noise ordinance is adequate or if there should be changes. Michaud said it really is not necessary to go through the Historic Preservation Commission, because this is a larger City issue. Miklo said that the City Council would really be the body that would deal with this. Miklo indicated that he had to leave the meeting at this point for anther appointment. Ackerson said that if there is a problem, it would be appropriate for the Historic Preservation Commission to support or endorse a change in the noise ordinance to protect the existing neighborhoods from the encroachment of new noise that will substantially affect the quality of life in the neighborhoods. He said the Commission does have a charge to preserve the neighborhoods, so the Commission does have an interest. Corcoran asked what the zoning is for the DP Dough restaurant. Michaud responded that it is CB-2, Central Business Service zone, so it could be, and it is, four stories high. She said however, the City is now requiring a 14-foot first floor height, so it is almost like four and one- half stories, because such a high ceiling is required. Michaud said they seem to think that guarantees the success of the business, but it has not worked in other cases. Corcoran said she was surprised at the late hours of this business. She asked if the fan is required. Michaud replied that it is required by code, for when the kitchen gets to a certain heat. She said she talked to an expert, who was aware of some things the University does to minimize noise. Baker asked Commission members what they would like to do. Peterson said the Commission might consider sending a memo to City Council stating that this is a concern in the neighborhoods for which the Commission is responsible, but also City-wide, asking that the City Council do more research. She said the Commission might want to wait until the next meeting, when Swaim is present, as she generally drafts memos such as these. Corcoran said that in the meantime, Michaud could approach the City Council on her own. She said that the Commission could decide if it would want to consider this and vote to endorse it in memo form. Ackerson told Michaud that if she and her petition succeed, then she does not need help. He said, however, that if Michaud gets pushback, he thought the Commission should support Michaud's efforts. Michaud said she could use all the support she could get in the beginning. She said she would like to see something done before April, when the windows will be open and the noise will be twice as loud. Michaud said it will take some strategizing and talking to people who can give input. Ackerson said he likes the idea that the Commission has an interest but that this is a City-wide problem that needs to be addressed. He said it would be appropriate to have a Commission memo to that effect available whenever Michaud's approach to the City Council comes up. HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION December 12, 2013 Page 8 of 9 Ackerson said that might be something the Commission could move to have Swaim prepare so that it is available if needed, rather than waiting until the February meeting. Michaud asked if the Commission could have a special meeting in January, perhaps over the lunch hour. She said this is a quality of life issue for the people the Commission is trying to represent. Michaud said the Commission is always looking at plans by the inch, with everything down to the nanometer. She said the spirit should be to preserve the neighborhoods as well as the buildings. Michaud added that the buildings will not be preserved or have the same kind of occupant who respects them if there is an undue noise level. She requested that the Commission have a special meeting if possible and said she could have it at her house. Peterson said that a Commission meeting time would have to be posted in public ahead of time. Peterson said that if Swaim drafted a memo regarding this item, the Commission would have a chance to review it at its next meeting. She said if it is ready by the February meeting and the Commission can approve it, it would be delivered to the City Council in early February. Peterson asked Michaud if that time frame would be acceptable to her. Michaud said the wheels of change grind exceedingly slowly. She asked if there is anything else this can be tied to. Michaud said the Commission could talk about this later to discuss what is legal and what is proper. Peterson said she cannot be here for the January meeting, and because it is a slow time, Miklo suggested cancelling it. Corcoran said the Commission could hold a meeting and just consider this item. Peterson said the Commission could hold a meeting on its regular day if Miklo is available. She said she could check on that. MOTION: Corcoran moved that the Commission request that Swaim draft a memorandum to be considered that will address the issues addressed by Michaud regarding the need for the City Council to re-examine the City noise ordinance and that Swaim draft the memorandum for the Commission to consider at its next meeting. Michaud seconded the motion. The motion carried on a vote of 6-0 (Baldridge. Litton. McMahon, Swaim and Wagner absent). CONSIDERATION OF MINUTES FOR NOVEMBER 14, 2013: MOTION: Corcoran moved to approve the minutes of the Historic Preservation Commission's November 14, 2013 meeting, as written. Ackerson seconded the motion. ADJOURNMENT: The meeting was adjourned at 6:20 p.m. Minutes submitted by Anne Schulte Z O rn O V O Z V O LU LU i Z N N Z N W W I IL � ci Q O _N 2 N N X X X X X X O O O O LU ul X X X X X X X X r 2-5I I c x I X X x X X LU W x X N x I X X x X X X m O O O °D w w w w x I X X X x X ao O O O O X I X X x x p x X X X A x I X X x x X 6 X x X I x x X 6 x x x ro x X X x x X LU x X O O uj x i x X x X - x x x a a X i X X I I X X X X X M M X I x x I I x 6 X x X X I X x i i x X O O O N o w x i x x I i x x x x I X X I I X X x X cm 6 cm Lu a rn rn rn rn rn rn rn rn rn rn rn W W N N N ZM! N N N N �V N N F M th M t7 t`7 M o7 M M M fn a W Y 3 C Z ~ W Z LU Y � x Y z o o a a O Z H Z LL H W W a Q z Z a W in = = i Z W o a e a a x 3 m y Q a a � c �'� 3 m Y IOWA CITY HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION Thursday, February 13, 2014 City Hall, 410 E. Washington Street Emma J Harvat Hall 7:00 p.m. A) Call to Order B) Roll Call C) Public Hearing for Horace Mann Conservation District D) Adjournment Proposed Horace Mann Conservation District �4- Conservation District Nomination Report Horace Mann Conservation District Iowa City Historic Preservation February 2014 The Iowa City Historic Preservation Commission is considering the nomination of Iowa City's fifth conservation district. The proposed district will be known as the Horace Mann Conservation District and will consist of properties along the following streets: Davenport, North Dodge t, North Lucas, Church, Ronalds, North Gilbert, North Johnson, Jefferson, Market, Bloomington, North Governor, North Van Buren and Fairchild. Proposed Horace Mann Conservation District 6rbt�, W . ,.V.n D1,Wd landmark Two historic and architectural surveys have been completed for the portions of the Northside Neighborhood surrounding Horace Mann Elementary School to identify areas potentially eligible for listing on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP). Jan Nash, of Tallgrass Historians, L.C., completed the Survey and Evaluation of a Portion of the Original Town Plat of Iowa City in April 1997, which included the area bounded by Ronalds, Fairchild, Governor and Linn Streets. Marlys A. Svendsen, of Svendsen Tyler Inc., completed the Survey and Evaluation of the Original Town Plat Phase 11 Area in June 1999, which included the area bounded by Fairchild Street, Jefferson Street, Governor Street, and Linn Street. Original Town Plat Survey Phases I and 11 PHASE I ` •ti � i�' { I donne iffFn �;.:.r .:Y f }YY�;•f�{' f'( • :%:•:: Alarket J r; 59�arc it _ ETq f ::fife F. hKi el ._ e�awwcra+n PHA SI E, 11 PIT YM A* N These surveys resulted in the listing of the Northside and Jefferson Street Historic Districts and the expansion of the Brown Street Historic District to include Ronalds Street between Van Buren and Governor Streets. The surveys found that areas adjacent to these districts were also historically significant, although not possessing the historic and architectural integrity required for a historic district. The Northside Neighborhood Association has asked the Historic Preservation Commission to review the portions of the Northside Neighborhood surrounding Horace Mann School to determine if the area qualifies as a conservation district under Iowa City's conservation district ordinance. Definition of a Conservation District: Conservation district designation is a tool available to the City to help preserve the existing character of a neighborhood or streetscape. Because the conservation district is applicable to different types of neighborhoods, there is a great deal of flexibility in how these districts may be defined and regulated. To qualify for consideration as a conservation district, a majority of buildings within a specified area must be at least 50 years old (the table below illustrates the ages of the buildings within the proposed district). In addition, the district must represent the traditional character of Iowa City neighborhoods through architectural characteristics and building patterns, exemplify development patterns significant in Iowa City history or tradition, or represent unique or unusual character that creates a distinctiveness. The degree to which a proposed district meets these criteria is determined by the Historic Preservation Commission, the body responsible for nominating a district for designation. Property Construction Dates so 70 60 50 40 - 30 20 10 0 - 1AP Oi 'r1? ti00 'y00 ti00 1CCP � 'yC' ti�ryO 1C� 19� tiCy 105 ti05 146 11 ti �6b 006ti $�ti $�ti $�ti 9pti �titi �titi 41 �pti 4) �bti 9A 'y h N 'y 1 'y 1 4 1 h 'r 1 'y 1 Conservation districts are noted on the Zoning Map as Conservation District Overlays (OCD). The purpose of this overlay zone is to: 1. Conserve the unique characteristics of older neighborhoods and resources, including their architectural, historical and aesthetic qualities; 2. Provide for design review of new construction or alteration of existing resources to assure compatibility with the existing character of older neighborhoods and preserve the historic integrity of the resource; 3. Encourage the retention, rehabilitation and appropriate maintenance of existing buildings, structures and sites in older neighborhoods; 4. Stabilize property values and encourage reinvestment in older neighborhoods; and 5. Protect the environmental setting of historic landmarks and historic districts through the designation of conservation districts adjacent to historic landmarks and historic districts. Conservation district designation can be an effective tool to help preserve the character and remaining historic resources of the Northside Neighborhood. Designation will also provide a buffer for the Northside and Brown Street Historic Districts that are adjacent to the proposed Horace Mann Conservation District. It is hoped that, once designated, this district will begin to experience the same type of investment and improvement that has been occurring within other designated conservation districts, such as the College Hill, Clark Street, and Dearborn Street conservation districts. It is possible that as houses are improved over time, portions of the district may become eligible for historic district status. Study of the characteristics of the proposed Conservation District Overlay Zone, including architectural characteristics, elements of the streetscape, physical conditions of buildings, age of buildings, and property ownership patterns: The following descriptions of the Northside and Goosetown Neighborhoods are excerpts from the Survey and Evaluation of the Original Town Plat Phase 1 written by architectural historian Jan Nash for the City Historic Preservation Commission in 1997. They pertain to the area of the proposed Horace Mann Conservation District north of Fairchild Street. The development of the North Side occurred over more than nine decades and resulted in series of neighborhoods distinguished by visual appearance, historical associations, and principal periods of development.... Residential development in this area was favored by proximity to Capitol Square and the University. No railroad trackage or watercourse separated this area from these institutions or the downtown. Modest terrain changes allowed north -south streets to be developed with gentle slopes rising toward the north. These factors combined to make this area attractive to some of the city's earliest merchants [and] professionals. Though the entire survey area is within easy walking distance of both downtown and the university campus, close proximity to these locations would have influenced the choice of residences of school faculty and staff with the southern and western streets in the survey area preferred over addresses more distant ... Early city directories (1850s-1870s) reveal the mix of residents in the present survey area included many people in the craftsmen trades —carpenters and stone cutters, for example —residing alongside the families of salespeople and merchants who worked downtown. Later city directories in the twentieth century confirm this mix of residents continued, with working and middle class occupations represented at addresses throughout. A long tradition of student housing exists in the neighborhood with many residences providing quarters for a single roomer or a full house of boarders. [Proximity to campus appears to influence the overall number of students housed within the survey area; the farther from campus, the fewer students. This appears to have been especially true in the northeast corner of the survey area, in the area approaching the traditional Goosetown neighborhood where there remain more single family houses on original, full-sized lots.] The income from such arrangements accounted for many of the expansions and alterations made to houses through the years. The growth of student enrollments after 1900 also made the neighborhood a likely candidate for redevelopment — smaller, outdated houses were razed or moved to make way for larger residences. The Near North Side was home to a cross section of Iowa City's population including Germans and Bohemians as well as native born Americans from eastern and Midwestern states. Both of these immigrant groups had meeting halls in and near the neighborhood ... As was the fashion in the nineteenth century, residents of the neighborhood combined business uses with their homes... The churches envisioned by town planners when reservations were set aside [in the Original Town Plat] for their construction along Church Street were never built. Another institutional building, the Horace Mann Elementary School was constructed in the survey area, also along Dodge Street, in the early twentieth century to replace the smaller ward school. Building a bigger school at this location was a response to a growing neighborhood population and may have reflected the trend toward school consolidations. Once built, however, its presence in the neighborhood likely facilitated more growth. Redevelopment in the late twentieth century differed from the slower, organic changes of the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Student housing needs soared in the 1960s and 1970s and the same factors which had made the Near North Side a convenient residential choice for University faculty and student boarders in 1900 made the area ideal for development of apartment houses. This new housing took the form of four and six -unit buildings constructed of brick [veneer] with mansard roofs. Construction of these "mansard plexes" had declined by the late 1980s following passage of zoning changes making apartment construction more difficult in the North Side. The eastern streets within the survey area —Governor, Lucas and Dodge, especially, and the east/west connectors of Ronalds and Church between them —are traditionally included in the ethnic neighborhood known as Goosetown. Goosetown has also been previously studied by a number of researchers and a context is provided for it in "Historic Resources of Iowa City, Iowa." The Bohemian community in Iowa City put great value on self-sufficiency, home ownership, family, patriotism, and the culture of their homeland. These values are manifested in visual reminders still evident in Goosetown. Self-sufficiency is evidenced in utilitarian landscape features such as rhubarb patches, fruit trees, and grape arbors. To increase the prospects of home ownership, Bohemians were willing to buy affordable, modest houses on small lots. Members of the same family would often share quarters or build houses near one another out of a sense of familial closeness or economic self-reliance. In addition to the development pattern of Goosetown and the continued presence of important ethnic institutions, a good many of individual residences built and occupied by multiple generations of working class Bohemian families survive. Not prominent individually, the continued presence of these modest, vernacular houses identify this neighborhood as distinct from other older housing districts in Iowa City. The small scale of many of these buildings has accounted for many of the subsequent additions and porch enclosures... despite these changes, portions of the neighborhood retain much of the visual character and historical associations of early Goosetown. The following descriptions of the Northside and Goosetown Neighborhoods are excerpts from the Survey and Evaluation of the Original Town Plat Phase 11 written by architectural historian Marlys Svendsen for the City Historic Preservation Commission in 1999. They pertain to the area of the proposed Horace Mann Conservation District south of Davenport Street. Between 1840 and 1900, the north central portion of the Original Town Plat underwent various stages of commercial and industrial building, residential development, and institution building. At times these land uses were clustered on adjoining lots and contiguous blocks. At others they were sprinkled throughout the Phase II Area and along its borders. Two neighborhood names came to be associated with this part of Iowa City. The "North Side" was a local term traditionally used to describe both the commercial and residential areas north of downtown. "Goosetown" was the name for the northeast section of Iowa City populated by Bohemian and German immigrants. The settlement patterns associated with each of these developments are discussed below. In general, residential buildings followed the styles, materials, and construction practices of national trends with several local variations. For example, the continued presence of skilled stone masons and cutters after completion of the Capitol (a total of 85 in 1856) encouraged a continuation of stone construction. A commensurate number of skilled brick makers and bricklayers (a total of 80 in 1856) and a good source of local clay allowed for the continued use of bricks both for public and private building projects. Surviving residential examples from the Territorial and Early Statehood Era (1839-1857) in the Phase II Area include the following: James Templin House 729 East Market brick ca. 1850 Schindhelm-Drews House 410 North Lucas stone ca. 1855 NRHP II y 729 E. Market Street 410 N. Lucas Street The decade of the 1870s brought renewed growth in population and house building to the Phase II Area. Citywide population grew steadily throughout the decade from 5,914 in 1870 to 7,123in 1880. At least 20 houses in the Phase II Area survive from this decade of homebuilding. A handful were built for Bohemian residents in the Goosetown section of the Phase II Area. Some are examples for unadorned vernacular house forms while others incorporated forms and decorative elements of popular architectural styles of the day. A few continued the tradition of small house building while a greater number were full 2-story in scale. A number of the houses continued the tradition of using brick as a construction medium. Approximately half of the houses dating from this decade survive with their original appearances substantially intact. The two decades preceding the turn of the century saw population grow at a more modest rate than the decade of the 1870s. Citywide population actually declined slightly between 1880 and 1890 rising again to 7,987 by 1900. The decade of the 1880s saw several dozen new dwellings appear in the Phase II Area with nearly two-thirds east of Dodge Street in Goosetown. This is not surprising since 1885 represented the peak of first generation Bohemian population in Iowa City with census records documenting 9.3% of the city as native Bohemians. Approximately one-third of the houses in the Phase II Area from the 1880s survive with their original appearances substantially intact. They range from modest, one-story Goosetown cottages such as the Frank and Elizabeth Kohr House built in ca. 1885 at 812 East Davenport Street to larger 2-story side -gabled 1-houses such as the James and Helen Vitosh House built in 1887 at 830 East Bloomington Street or the Letvosky-Rohret House (NRHP) built in 1881 by a Bohemian newspaper publisher and now located at 515 East Davenport Street . . 822 E. Davenport Street 830 E. Bloomington Street 515 E. Davenport Street Approximately 40 houses built during the decades of the 1890s survive in the Phase II Area. As in the previous decade, new houses appeared throughout the Phase II Area. More than half located east of Johnson Street in the portion of the Goosetown neighborhood located within the survey area. Construction of houses in the western sections of the Phase II Area brought increased density to the neighborhood. Here, lots formerly occupied by a single house now saw two or more dwellings erected, sometimes requiring the demolition of an earlier building or its removal to a smaller section of the lot. Of the new houses built during the decades of the 1890s, at least ten retain their original integrity. They include several small houses in the Goosetown neighborhood. One is the 1-story hipped cottage built by Julia and Charles Boye at 119 N. Governor Street in ca. 1890 and another is the 1- story side -gabled saltbox built at 329 N. Lucas Street in 1892 by the Tremmel family. Larger side - gabled 1-houses continued to be built in the neighborhood including that built by the Otte family at 817 E. Davenport in 1890 and the John Peters House at 608-610 E. Davenport in 1894. 119 N. Governor Street 329 N. Lucas Street 817 E. Davenport Street 'u_ i-- I 608-610 E. Davenport Street The gable -front and wing house form gained popularity during the decade with two houses built by Joseph Cerny, a Bohemian bricklayer, the most important. One was erected at 718 E. Davenport Street ca. 1890 ... Others located in the Goosetown section included the Hervert House occupied by brothers Joseph and Frank Hervert beginning in ca. 1890 located at 716 Bloomington Street and the Bittner family residence located at 816-818 E. Market Street and constructed in ca. 1895. 718 E. Davenport Street 716 Bloomington Street Citywide residential development trends in evidence as the century drew to a close were in evidence in the Phase II Area. New houses were getting larger, building parcels smaller, and the setbacks more uniform. An examination of building records and Sanborn maps depicting the Phase II Area shows that of the more than 200 houses in place by 1900, approximately 90 survive a century later. Since then the balance has been razed and replaced by over 200 newer houses, apartment buildings, and commercial buildings. At the dawn of the 20t" century, Iowa City's North Side comprised one of the city's most important residential neighborhoods —a collection of houses described in a contemporary account as "well designed and constructed,.. . [with] ample room, some of them being highly ornamental." The houses had accrued over a 50-year period representing virtually every architectural style and vernacular house form popular in Iowa. The next century would see the North Side continue to maintain its important role as a residential district while continuing to evolve in response to local population growth, changes in student population, shifts in housing patterns, and changes in real estate development practices. Between 1910 and 1919 homebuilding appears to have dropped off slightly in the Phase II Area. This was likely due to the disruption caused by World War I including the scarcity of building materials, as well as the popularity of several new suburban neighborhoods including the Rundell Addition (platted 1908), Manville Heights (platted 1909), Kirkwood and Kirkwood Place (platted 1910), and Raphael Place (platted 1906). Boundaries of the Proposed Conservation District Overlay Zone: The proposed boundaries for the Horace Mann Conservation District are shown in the map on page 1 entitled "Proposed Horace Mann Conservation District." The map entitled "Proposed Horace Mann Conservation District Contributing Status" on page 11 identifies properties in the proposed district boundaries that would contribute to a historic district, properties that contribute to a conservation district, noncontributing properties, and key properties (see explanations in the following section). Contributing, Noncontributing, and Key Buildings: Buildings within the proposed district have been categorized as contributing to a historic district, contributing to a conservation district, noncontributing, and key. A building is considered to be contributing to a historic district if it is architecturally significant and/or associated with a historic person or event. Generally a contributing structure in a historic district must be more than 50 years old and retain a sense of its original appearance and site configuration. If there are a sufficient number of properties that contribute to a historic district in an area, the area may qualify for designation as a historic district. In the Horace Mann Conservation District, there are not enough properties that contribute to a historic district to warrant designation as a historic district, therefore a conservation district is recommended to preserve the historic character of these properties and the neighborhood. A building is considered to be contributing to a conservation district if it has characteristics of the original period of construction. The architectural integrity of individual structures is important and can add significantly to the neighborhood, but in a conservation district it is not crucial that each building exist in its original, unaltered state. Rather, if the general form, architectural character and roofline of the house remain relatively intact, even if the individual details have been altered, such as replacement siding, replacement windows, or front porch alterations or enclosures, the building will be considered contributing to a conservation district. If major changes have been made, however, the building will be considered noncontributing. This may include substantial changes to the roofline, unsympathetic alterations to the facade of the building, an addition that overwhelms the original structure, or major site alterations that do not fit in the general character of the district. New buildings or buildings with modern architecture will also be considered noncontributing. Key properties are those that have been listed or are individually eligible for listing in the National Register of Historic Places. Four properties have been identified as key properties and are therefore eligible for listing in the National Register of Historic Places. These properties are: • 728 Fairchild Street 0 508 Church Street • The Joseph Cerny House, 718 E. Davenport Street (pictured on page 8) • Lewis and Anna Aroski (Yavorsky) House, 724 Bloomington Street 728 Fairchild Street 724 Bloomington Street 508 Church Street 611 N. Governor Street Furthermore, three additional properties within the proposed conservation district have already been listed on the NRHP. They are: • Schindhelm-Drews House, 410 N. Lucas Street (picture on page 6) Local Landmark • Letovsky-Rohret House, 515 E. Davenport Street (picture on page 7) Local Landmark • Issac Whetherby House, 611 N. Governor Street (previously located on Market Street and pictured above) The Schindhelm-Drews House and the Letovsky-Rohret House and have been designated local landmarks. 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Seven properties are identified as key: two of which have already been designated as Iowa City landmarks and are listed on the National Register of Historic Places; one which is on the National Resister (but not a local landmark); the other four properties have been identified as eligible for listing in the NRHP and as Iowa City Historic Landmarks. Only 62 (23.4 percent) of the properties within the proposed district are considered noncontributing. Additionally, four lots are vacant or are parking lots and do not contribute to the conservation district. 11 Guidelines for Alterations and Levels of Review: The guidelines for alterations and construction in conservation districts are similar to those required for historic districts but offer more flexibility. Property owners in conservation districts who wish to alter the exterior of their property are subject to approval by the Historic Preservation Commission and must undergo a minor, intermediate, or major review depending on the extent of the alterations. Guidelines for the construction of new buildings, and alterations and rehabilitation of existing buildings, as well as level of review requirements for alteration permits, can be found in the Iowa City Historic Preservation Handbook, which is available from the Department of Planning and Community Development and on the City's website at www.icgov.org. Summary: After studying the proposed Horace Mann Conservation District, staff has concluded that the designation of this area as a conservation district is warranted. The area retains its traditional neighborhood character and a sense of time and place, and the vast majority of the structures within the district contribute toward this character. The Iowa City Comprehensive Plan and Central District Plan encourage the preservation of historic resources and the integrity of existing neighborhoods, and reinvestment in older neighborhoods to maintain the "culture, history, and identity of Iowa City." The City has made significant investments in the stabilization of older neighborhoods to protect historic resources and promote diverse housing options that are attractive to families, retirees, professionals, and students. The UniverCity Neighborhood Partnership, for example, has enhanced the quality of these neighborhoods by rehabilitating neglected rental properties and restoring them as affordable owner -occupied homes. The City has also invested in public open spaces, like North Market Square Park, to provide the surrounding community with valuable gathering and recreational spaces that further promote neighborhood vitality. The Iowa City Community School District will be completing a historic renovation of Horace Mann School, the focal point of the neighborhood. The designation of the Horace Mann Conservation District would complement the existing Northside and Brown Street Historic Districts and the adjacent College Hill Conservation District, strengthening the City's commitment to the long-term viability of these traditional neighborhoods and the preservation of the historic characteristics that make Iowa City unique. Recommendation: Staff is of the opinion that the proposed Horace Mann Conservation District meets the criteria for conservation district designation as defined under City Code 14-36-2 Conservation Overlay Zone (OCD), and recommends that the proposed Horace Mann Conservation District be approved. 12