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Thursday, July 13, 2023
City Hall, 410 E. Washington Street
Emma J. Harvat Hall
5:30 p.m.
Agenda
A) Call to Order
B) Roll Call
C) Public discussion of anything not on the agenda
D) Certificate of Appropriateness
1. HPC 23-0030: 430 Brown Street— Brown Street Historic District (skytube installation)
2. HPC23-0018: 511 South Lucas Street — Govemor-Lucas Street Conservation District (window
replacement) deferred from June agenda
E) Report on Certificates issued by Chair and Staff
Certificate of No Material Effect —Chair and Staff review
HPC23-0032: 1409 Sheridan Avenue — Longfellow Historic District (front and side porch repairs)
Minor Review —Staff review
1. HPC23-0033: 428 East Jefferson Street —Jefferson Street Historic District (site stair replacement and
porch stair repair)
2. HPC23-0035: 420 North Linn Street— Northside Historic District (front stair and railing replacement)
Intermediate Review —Chair and Staff review
1. HPC23-0022: 28 South Linn Street (Old Post Office)— Local Historic Landmark in the Iowa City
Downtown Historic District (exterior rehabilitation, cleaning, repairs, and reconstruction)
2. HPC23-0031: 625 South Governor Street — Governor -Lucas Street Conservation District (8-foot rear
fence)
F) Consideration of Minutes for June 8, 2023
G) Commission Discussion
1. Commission Officer Election
2. Signage at 942 Iowa Avenue
H) Adjournment
If you will need disability -related accommodations in order to participate in this meeting, please contact Jessica Bristow,
Urban Planning, at 319-356-5243 or at jessica-bristow@iowa-city.org. Early requests are strongly encouraged to allow
sufficient time to meet your access needs.
Staff Report June 29, 2023
Historic Review for HPC23-0030: 430 Brown Street
District: Brown Street Historic District
Classification: Contributing
The applicant, Doug Blake, is requesting approval for a proposed alteration project at 430 Brown Street, a
Contributing property in the Brown Street Historic District. The project consists of the installation of five
Solatube stkylights on the back of the house.
Applicable Regulations and Guidelines:
4.0 lome 0 t7HistoricPresemtion Guidelines forAltemaons
4.7 Mass and Rooflines
StaffComments
This house is an example of a Colonial Revival house built in 1913. The side -gabled gambrel roof with
continuous dormer and full front porch under the main roof are elements that make this house part of a sub-
type known as Dutch Colonial. The rear -projecting gambrel roof addition was added in the 1960s or 1970s.
The garage was built between 1926 and 1930. The house currently functions as a bed and breakfast
In 1997, the Commission approved the addition of a fire escape to the west side of the house. In 2000, the
replacement of the modem windows in the rear addition was approved. In 2017, garage demolition and new
garage construction was approved. In 2019, replacement asphalt shingles were approved.
The applicant is proposing to install four Solatube skylights along the rear side of the main gable roof near
the ridge. An additional Solambe will be installed on the west side of the ridge on the rear addition roof.
Drawings and product information is attached.
The guidelines recommend using metal framed skylights where allowed. It is not recommended to install
antennas, vents, satellite dishes, or other mechanical devices on prominent street elevations. In 2020, the
Commission approved skylight installation as a minor review, approvable by staff when the following
conditions are met:
• Skylights are installed on rear -facing roof slopes or on side elevations that do not face the street
• Skylights are framed in metal and in a color that blends with the building roof material
• Skylights are low profile, follow the angle of the roof and do not include fish-eye lenses or other
elements that protrude more than 6 inches above the roof surface.
• The skylight is sized to fit between roof joists and have a length that is no more than 3 times the
width.
This project is using Solatube skylights instead of traditional, low profile, rectangular skylights so that the
skylights can be installed in the rear side of the roof but the light can reach spaces in the front and center of
the house. The tubal skylights can be directed through an attic space instead of being placed above the area
where the additional light is needed. The Solatube skylight submitted with the project has a fish-eye lens, so it
is not eligible for staff review.
In Staffs opinion, installing the skylights in the rear roof surface would take priority over a location on the
front of the house. While it is not apparent that a traditional skylight wouldn't work at the lower installation
location, staff recognizes that the applicant may wish for all of the skylights to match. While the installation
will be visible from the Vogt-Unash House, a landmark property, it will not be visible from most of the
historic district. Also, staff did note that a low profile, almost flush, version of the skylight is an available
option. Staff does not know if it has limited lighting capabilities from the regular fish-eye version. Staff does
recommend using it if it meets the needs of this installation.
RecommendedMotion
Move to approve a Certificate of Appropriateness for the project at 430 Brown Street as presented in the
application with the following conditions:
• The low -profile option is used instead of the fish-eye lens if it will function properly for the project
installation.
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Staff Report May 18, 2023
Historic Review for HPC23-0018: 511 South Lucas Street
District: Governor -Lucas Street Conservation District
Classification:
The applicants, Jon and Tammy Cunningham, are requesting approval for a proposed alteration project at
511 South Lucas Street, a Contributing property in the Governor -Lucas Street Conservation District. The
project consists of the replacement of the historic wood windows with vinyl replacement windows.
Applicable Regulations and Guidelines:
4.0 Iowa City HistoricPreservadon Guidelines forAlteratlons
4.13 Windows
StaffComments
The house was likely built between 1910 and 1920. It is a hipped roof Foursquare with a half -width front
porch and wide, open eaves. A shallow, hipped roof projection extends off the north side. The porch has
battered columns and a solid paneled balustrade. The house has vinyl siding installed over the historic wood
lap siding. The windows were five -over -one double hung wood windows. The first -floor front facade had a
larger six -over -one double hung window. The rear facade had a pair of five -light fixed sash wood windows.
The applicant is proposing to replace all of the windows on the house with Pella 250 Series single hung one -
over -one and single light fixed vinyl windows. Three images of the historic windows were submitted with the
application as well as a current image of the front of the house with the proposed windows installed.
Guidelines
Section 4.13 Windows of the guidelines recommends preserving historic windows by repairing sashes and
frames. They further recommend retaining historic window frames and replacing badly deteriorated sashes
with new sashes that match the historic ones. It is recommended to replace badly deteriorated windows with
new ones that match the type, size, sash width, trim, use of divided lights, and overall appearance of the
historic windows. Using new wood windows to replace deteriorated historic wood windows is recommended,
although the use of metal -clad, solid wood windows is acceptable. All replacement windows and trim must
accept paint. Typically, sashes will be finished in a dark color, either black or dark green. Divided lights may
be true or simulated. Simulated divided fights may be created with muntin bars that are permanently adhered
to both sides of the glass, preferably with spacer bars between the panes of insulating glass.
The section describes windows as follows:
Windows are one of the most important elements that define a building's architectural
character. Important window characteristics and elements include the window type, size,
proportion, trim —lintels, sills, decorative hoods and pediments, pattern of divided lights,
mullions, sash and decorative glass. Most often, historic windows are double -hung, but
casements were occasionally used. Except for small decorative windows, historic windows
are generally taller than they are wide, and the lower and upper floor windows are often
aligned vertically. The Commission recommends repair of historic windows before
replacement is considered and requires documentation of the extent of deterioration in order
to approve replacement of windows.
It is disallowed to install metal, vinyl -clad, of vinyl windows on primary structures or on contributing
outbuildings when they were not original to the building. It is also disallowed to us between -the -glass grilles
or snap -in grilles to achieve the appearance of divided lights.
Staff Recommendation
Prior to November 2022, the house had its character -defining historic wood windows. The photographs of
the existing windows submitted with the application showed windows that were in need of periodic
maintenance. They also showed that the storm windows did not fit and were failing. It is not possible to see
from the photos if there was any rot or similar deterioration that would have warranted complete
replacement. Based on these photos submitted, the staff recommendation would be to repair the windows
and replace the storm windows with properly fitting storm windows.
Instead, the windows were replaced without review. The new windows do not meet the requirements of the
guidelines in several ways: they are vinyl windows, they do not match the divided light configuration of the
historic windows, they do not match the type of the historic windows (double -hung), and they are neither
paintable nor have black sashes. For this reason, staff recommends denial of the current application.
Staff recommends approval of an alternative Certificate of Appropriateness that would approve the
replacement of the windows on the front of the house with new windows that follow the guidelines and an
acknowledgement that as the other vinyl windows fail (or before), they must also be replaced with windows
that match those on the front.
There are two options for the approvable replacement window:
• If the historic frames still exist and the vinyl window was a "replacement window" then the vinyl
replacement window can likely be replaced with new sashes that follow the guidelines and fit within
the historic frame.
If the entire window and frame was replaced, then the new window will replace the entire window
and frame again. We cannot approve what is known in the window industry as a "replacement
window' or "pocket replacement" because they sit within in the existing frame and reduce the area
of the window.
The staff recommendation to replace the front windows now and the remaining windows over time, reflects
an effort to provide the Commission with a recommendation that allows for some leniency.
Recommended Motion
(Motions must be made in the affirmative and then voted down if the application is being denied.)
Replacement of windows as proposed/completed:
Move to approve a Certificate of Appropriateness for the project at 511 South Lucas Street as presented in
the application.
Alternative Selective window replacement and window repair approval:
Move to approve a Certificate of Appropriateness for the project at 511 South Lucas Street, replacing the
windows on the front of the house with new windows that follow the guidelines and replacing the other vinyl
windows as they fail (or before), with windows that match those on the front.
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MINUTES PRELIMINARY
HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION
JUNE 8, 2023— 5:30 PM —FORMAL MEETING
E M M A J. HARVAT HALL, CITY HALL
MEMBERS PRESENT: Kevin Boyd, Carl Brown, Noah Stork, Deanna Thomann, Nicole
Villanueva, Frank Wagner, Christina Welu-Reynolds
MEMBERS ABSENT: Margaret Beck, Jordan Sellergren
STAFF PRESENT: Jessica Bristow
OTHERS PRESENT: Tim Nichols
CALL TO ORDER:
Chairperson Boyd called the meeting to order at 5:30 p.m.
PUBLIC DISCUSSION OF ANYTHING NOT ON THE AGENDA:
None.
CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS
HPC 23-0026: 1011 Woodlawn Avenue - Woodlawn Historic District (repair and reconstruction
following fire)
Bristow noted this is one of three key properties in this historic district and last fall it had a fire. She
showed photos of what it looked like before the fire, it is Italianate with lap siding, lots of decorative trim,
with a two-story screened porch on the side. There's a lower one-story addition on the back, which is
the kitchen and another addition even further behind that one which was a shed at one point in time
and it also experienced a little fire. This house was owned by Sandra Eskin, who is a well-known
Historic Preservation advocate here in town and she did a major project where part of the foundation
was failing and that was rebuilt, elements of the porch were removed for the foundation to be rebuilt,
and then they were reinstalled. The cause of the fire that happened last fall is unknown, it originated in
the front entry area and the decorative main staircase was destroyed.
The project currently before the Commission is the approval of the replacement of everything that was
destroyed to match the existing which would normally be a staff approval or staff and chair approval but
they want to make a few very minor changes and so it is brought to the Commission for that reason and
also because of the extent of the project. Because of smoke and water damage all of the interior
materials were removed, all of the plaster, all the trim, and most of the flooring. All will be replaced to
match except they will not replace with plaster; it will be sheetrock. Additionally, one of the main
changes that the owner wants to make is the roof material itself. To replace the roof with the same
material, terne-coated stainless steel, is $400,000 to $600,000. This house originally had a wood
shingle roof and wood is also expensive, so the proposal is to change it to an asphalt shingle that
resembles wood, which is something that is approved regularly as part of HPC guidelines. This house
also has internal gutters and removing the internal gutters on this house would be a major impact to the
historic character of the house because of the amount of detail with the soffit and eave condition.
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June 8, 2023
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Therefore, the proposal is to continue to have internal gutters, but they will be copper instead. One of
the main the changes is on the back of the house with the second one-story addition and shed area,
there's a family room with a bathroom and laundry. The addition originally had awning windows and
casement windows that didn't work with the architecture, so the owner wants to match the rest of the
windows. Guidelines would usually maintain the head and sill heights to match other windows. In a
bathroom or a kitchen where one might be trying to avoid appliances and fixtures, the Commission
often approves a raised sill for that condition.
Bristow noted the homeowner is going through bidding and budgeting now and so if there are any other
changes those would come before this Commission. The recommended motion is to approve the work
as listed in the staff report.
Boyd opened the public hearing.
Tim Nichols stated he has been working with the homeowners and their insurance company. He is a
registered Iowa contractor but also as a certified public accountant and a private insurance adjuster. He
is here to answer whatever questions about the project.
No questions for Mr. Nichols.
Boyd closes the public hearing.
MOTION: Wagner moved to approve a certificate of appropriateness for the project at 1011
Woodlawn Avenue, as presented in the staff report. Brown seconded the motion.
Boyd noted they appreciate the all the work and knows it's a lot of work for the homeowner to deal with
both the tragedy of the incident but then also having to figure out how to rebuild.
The motion carried on a vote of 7-0 (Beck & Sellergren absent).
HPC23-0025: 430 South Summit Street- Summit Street Historic District (rear addition)
Bristow stated this home used to be owned by Connie Champion who was a preservationist and a
member of City Council. Ms. Champion had put on a one-story addition and the new owners are
proposing to add a second story to the one-story addition. The original addition was done with an open
porch on the north side and an enclosed porch or sunroom on the south side. The house originally had
an open porch in the southeast corner, and it's noted that those windows have been changed because
they're modern casement windows, that likely happened when the addition was put on. The proposed
second story addition shows the second floor will be a master bedroom/bathroom/closet suite. The
project encloses the rear porch and adds trim around the casement windows to match the rest of the
trim on the house. During design review with the architect staff did suggest that they approximate the
window patterning on the house as the guidelines call for the windows to match the window patterning
on the rest of the house. The windows on the side elevations were moved slightly away from the
corners during review. Another thing discussed during the design review was the band board and the
architect stated due to the open porch having delineation between the stories helps break up the
facade. The applicant has submitted windows that have been approved on other projects, it is a Quaker
brand window that does meet guidelines. Staff recommends approval of the project.
Brown noted Bristow mentioned that the windows got moved in from the corners. Bristow stated
they've already been moved out from the corners in the current drawing. Often new addition windows
HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION
June 8, 2023
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are located close to corners originally because people want to be able to have the bed against a wall
instead of the windows. With this design the only entry to this whole suite is located in the area of the
former 2n1 floor open porch. They had to find room within the addition footprint to do the closets and
stuff. She pointed on the plan where they've created a bench area that has the window.
MOTION: Villanueva moved to prove certificate of appropriateness for the project at 430 South
Summit Street as presented in the application. Welu-Reynolds seconded. The motion carried on
a vote of 7-0 (Beck & Sellergren absent).
HPC23-0018: 511 South Lucas Street - Governor -Lucas Street Conservation District (window
replacement)
Bristow stated when this house changed hands the owners replaced all of the historic original windows
with vinyl windows. Staff has been working with them but they have stated they weren't necessarily
sure they were ready to move forward. They submitted a request to the Commission to defer the project
review until the next meeting. They are currently working with their attorney to determine next steps,
and if there is a possibly of liability from the window company.
Staff does recommend deferring the project to the next meeting.
MOTION: Thomann moved to defer the consideration of the project at 511 South Lucas Street
until the next meeting. Wagner seconded.
Brown asked for clarification that when the owners bought the house they switch out all the windows
and didn't go through the process that they should have done and so now those windows are lost and
gone forever. It sounds like they're talking to the window company but he doesn't fully understand what
the window company would have to do with it and what are the implications for the Commission and
their processes if it gets delayed and delayed. Bristow replied staff would not recommend delaying and
delaying and delaying, this obviously has to come before the Commission for a decision to be made.
However, for tonight's meeting the staff report has a recommendation to allow for leniency. Bristow
confirmed the windows are gone and they can never get them back but part of the problem with this
project is that they have replaced them with a product material that is not allowed with the guidelines
(vinyl). Additionally, the windows don't match the configuration of the original windows, the majority of
the windows were five -over -one double hung and were replaced with one -over -one single hung
windows. So the goal is to have the windows replaced with windows that at least meet the guideline
conditions and match the historic windows so that they could be approved even though the historic
windows are gone.
The motion carried on a vote of 7-0 (Beck & Sellergren absent)
REPORT ON CERTIFICATES ISSUED BY CHAIR AND STAFF
Certificate of No Material Effect -Chair and Staff review
HPC23-0029: 1125 Seymour Avenue
Bristow stated this was just a roof shingle replacement.
HPC23-0024: 410-412 North Clinton Street
Bristow stated this was another case where the work was being done before review, but staff has now
reviewed it and they are using appropriate materials and replacing things to match what is there.
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Minor Review -Staff review
HPC23-0028: 530 Ronalds Street
Bristow noted this was a siding replacement and potential insulation damage within the wall. This wall
was painted with all the appropriate paint and everything within the last couple of years and has already
begun to fail so it is suspected that there might be a water issue and it might be insulation related.
HPC22-0067: 514 North Linn Street
The multi -pane divided light attic window fell out and is being replaced with one to match
Intermediate Review -Chair and Staff review
HPC23-0021: 1033 East Washington
Bristow noted this is a colonial revival that might be a catalog home. What's interesting is it's all brick on
this first level, and has an existing brick landing, which is historic and matches the house. Originally the
steps came off to the side but that was changed before the 80s and now it's not appropriate with their
existing concrete and pavement and sidewalks to actually make the steps do that. The owner is
removing all of the wood that was added by a previous owner and putting in new brick steps that will
come straight down to the sidewalk in the front. It's a slight change from what was originally there, but it
works with the house and will be in matching brick and will get rid of all the wood.
HPC23-0023: 828 North Gilbert Street
This house was moved to this location in the 1920s, but it was built 40 years before that somewhere
else (it is unsure where it was originally). It has a lot of brick and there have been additions, so it really
is an amalgamation of many different styles. The house includes this small garage off North Gilbert
Street and the garage is heavily deteriorated. There is also a second garage that was added to the
back corner of the house so by removing the deteriorated garage still leaves a garage to provide
parking on this lot. Boyd and Bristow have approved the demolition of this garage without the need to
construct another garage as a large two car garage still exists there. Additionally the owner will also
remove the stairs built out of deck material that goes from the house down to the garage as it's also
deteriorated and won't be needed.
CONSIDERATION OF MINUTES FOR APRIL 13, 2023:
MOTION: Wagner moved to approve the minutes of the Historic Preservation Commission's
April 13, 2023, meeting, as written. Villanueva seconded the motion. The motion carried on a
vote of 7-0 (Beck & Sellergren absent).
COMMISSION INFORMATION:
Bristow stated they will be having the awards on September 28 held at the Highlander Hotel. They will
start with the ceremony at 5:30. The Highlander has been locally landmarked, and they have been
going through a rehabilitation project. A call for nominations will go out soon and if anyone on the
Commission remembers approving or seeing a historic property they recommend, let her know. They
can do one of two things, they can either have a subcommittee meeting about the awards between now
and the July meeting, so that the Commission can approve the awardees in July like normal or it can be
decided that the subcommittee can just make that final decision on who the awardees are. They've
traditionally let the Commission vote on it but they've also never had the Commission saying no to any
of the nominees. The Commissioners all agreed to let the subcommittee make the final decision on
who the awardees will be.
HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION
June 8, 2023
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Bristow stated this is the last meeting for Chairperson Boyd, and she thanked him for all his work on the
Historic Preservation Commission.
Boyd stated he moved back to Iowa City almost exactly eight years ago this summer, after 12 years
away, and fell back in love with Iowa City history. He reread all his Irving Weber books he got when he
turned 16 and he would read those books and drive to a site from a book to look and see what was
there or what wasn't and he was saddened at the loss of things that weren't there and was really
intrigued by the ones that remained. As an adult he had opportunities to dig into other avenues to
explore local history and what makes Iowa City a unique place. This Commission is working to tell that
full story of Iowa City, and he has hunted for people in that history who represented who he is and who
his family is today. Boyd shared the story of 1930s Mayor Harry Breen and the research he did as an
adult about the mayor as a way to say shared history matters, preserving the physical and built
environment that tells the history should be prioritized. Iowa City was designed with neighborhoods
150 years ago to encourage developers to build a variety of housing types for a variety of income
levels, neighborhood commercial social connections, walkability, access to transit, and a quality of
craftsmanship and construction. These buildings were built to last and be repaired instead of
demolished. Boyd stated they've got leadership at City staff who sometimes are very indifferent to
historic preservation and there is far more interest in business interests than responding to this
Commission, as evidenced by having not found staff time to work on many of their priorities.
Boyd thanked his fellow commissioners and Bristow and stated although he no longer will be on the
Commission his passion for Iowa City history and telling better stories about the past and historic
preservation isn't going anywhere, he'll be sitting in the audience.
ADJOURNMENT:
Wagner moved to adjourn the meeting. Thomann seconded. The motion carried on a vote of 7-0
(Beck & Sellergren absent).
The meeting was adjourned at 6:12 pm.
HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION ATTENDANCE RECORD
2022-2023
TERM
6/9
7/14
8/11
9/8
10/13
11/10
1/12
2/9
3/22
4/13
5/11
6/8
NAME
EXP.
BECK,
6/30/24
O/E
O/E
X
X
O/E
X
X
X
X
X
X
O/E
MARGARET
BOYD, KEVIN
6/30/23
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
01E
X
X
BROWN,
6/30/23
X
X
O/E
X
X
X
O/E
O/E
X
X
O/E
X
CARL
DEGRAW,
6/30/22
X
--
--
--
--
--
--
-
SHARON
ECKHARDT,
6/30/24
X
X
—
-
COLE
KUENZLI,
6/30/22
X
_
-
CECILE
LARSON,
6/30/24
X
X
O/E
O/E
O
—
-
KEVIN
SELLERGREN,
6/30/22
X
O/E
O/E
X
X
X
X
X
O/E
X
X
O/E
JORDAN
STORK, NOAH
6/30/24
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
O/E
X
X
THOMANN,
6/30/23
O/E
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
DEANNA
VILLANUEVA,
6/30/25
--
X
X
O/E
O/E
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
NICOLE
WAGNER,
6/30/23
X
X
X
O/E
X
O/E
X
X
X
X
X
X
FRANK
WELU-
6/30/25
--
X
X
X
O/E
X
X
X
X
X
O/E
X
REYNOLDS,
CHRISTINA
KEY: X = Present
O = Absent
O/E= Absent/Excused
--- = Not a member