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HomeMy WebLinkAboutExhibit A.2_Relocation Criteria_Staff Findings Exhibit A.2 Relocation Staff Findings Page 1 of 3 26.415.090.C. Standards for the relocation of designated properties. Relocation for a building, structure or object will be approved if it is determined that it meets any one of the following standards: 1. It is considered a noncontributing element of a historic district and its relocation will not affect the character of the historic district; or 2. It does not contribute to the overall character of the historic district or parcel on which it is located and its relocation will not have an adverse impact on the Historic District or property; or 3. The owner has obtained a certificate of economic hardship; or 4. The relocation activity is demonstrated to be an acceptable preservation method given the character and integrity of the building, structure or object and its move will not adversely affect the integrity of the Historic District in which it was originally located or diminish the historic, architectural or aesthetic relationships of adjacent designated properties; and Additionally, for approval to relocate all of the following criteria must be met: Exhibit A.2 Relocation Staff Findings Page 2 of 3 1. It has been determined that the building, structure or object is capable of withstanding the physical impacts of relocation; 2. An appropriate receiving site has been identified; and 3. An acceptable plan has been submitted providing for the safe relocation, repair and preservation of the building, structure or object including the provision of the necessary financial security. Staff Findings: The applicant proposes relocation of the existing structure approximately 10’ to the north and 10’ to the east. No variations are requested. The home was relocated to this property from the West End around 1949. Because the house wasn’t built on this property, it’s positioning on the subject lot can be adjusted without impact to individual integrity, however the patterns of the historic district should be considered. That said, the subject site was only minimally developed in the Victorian era (see lots G, H, and I below) in 1893. By 1904 even these structures were gone. The only original historic house remaining on this blockface is 211 W. Main, pictured on Lot F below. Staff finds that the proposed re-positioning of 205 W. Main does not diminish any historic relationships between adjacent properties. Exhibit A.2 Relocation Staff Findings Page 3 of 3 Staff finds that the proposed on-site relocation of this home is an appropriate preservation outcome because it will provide separation between the historic resource and the new construction, and will improve the visibility of the historic structure. The proposed relationship to grade is consistent with the current condition and appears to expose only a minimal foundation, the materiality of which can be discussed at Final. Staff does recommend restudy of the lightwell that is to sit closest to the front of the historic house. It is generously sized for the two below grade bedrooms, and perhaps could be slightly reduced or broken into two lightwells without detriment to those spaces. A similarly sized and located lightwell that exists now has some visual impacts that could be improved in the new project. Lightwells around the historic resource must be covered with grates, not railings. These topics are listed in the resolution as conditions of approval. The applicant has provided their architect’s preliminary finding that the historic resource can be safely relocated. Standard conditions of approval regarding confirmation of building movability from an engineer, specific relocation techniques proposed by the housemover, and a security to be held by the City during construction are included in the resolution. Staff finds that the relocation criteria are met and recommends HPC grant approval.