The Historic District Commission met on August 11, 2026, at 6:30 PM in the Council Chamber of Chapel Hill Town Hall. Commissioner Don Tise served as Chair; Vice-Chair Brian Daniels was absent, leaving five participating commissioners. The commission considered several certificates of appropriateness (COA) applications, approved previous meeting minutes, and received administrative updates.
Next meeting: September 8, 2026.
Okay, it's 629. That's close enough to 6 30. I'd like to bring this meeting to order, please. We'll start with uh roll call. Josh Gerlitz. Here. Laura Moore. Here. Sandra Sider. Our brand new sparkling penny member there. And uh Glenn Conley. Here. And Brian Daniels is not here tonight, and Don Tice is here. So, Secretary. I'll now read into the record the following. The Commission operates under NC General Statutes 160D-940, which gives local governments historic preservation authority. And the Chapel Hill Land Use Management Ordinance, including Article 3, which establish the local historic districts and sets forth regulations governing them. And the Chapel Hill Historic District's design principles and standards, which sets forth standards for changes in the historic districts, and the rules of procedure adopted by the Chapel Hill Historic District Commission as well as the significance reports from all three historic districts and photographs. I also call to your attention each of the applications and associated materials in your agenda packet. All of these items are hereby entered into the record. Thank you. All right, and now I'm gonna read the public charge. The advisory board pledges pledges its respect to the public. The body asks the public to conduct themselves in a respectful, courteous manner, both with the body and with fellow members of the public. Should any member of the body or any member of the public fail to observe this charge at any time? The chair will ask the offending person to leave the meeting until that individual regains personal control. Should the quorum fail to be restored, the chair will recess the meeting until a genuine commitment to this public charge is observed. Property owners may represent themselves or be represented by attorney, however, professionals such as architects, engineers, designers, and others may provide factual evidence and expert opinion so far as they are qualified, but not legal arguments on behalf of the property owner. Members of the public may provide witness testimony and factual matters within their personal knowledge. However, lay opinion testimony and property value impacts, traffic safety impacts, and other matters on which expert testimony is generally required, may not be considered by the commission. Comments and legal arguments by attorneys shall not be considered testimony or evidence unless the attorney is sworn in and acknowledges that he or she intends to provide testimony or evidence rather than legal argument. Okay. And I'd like to welcome everyone back. We had a little break and we have a new member, Sandra. So thank you very much. Now approval of the agenda. Are there any questions? Well, is are there any amendments to the agenda? Um yes. The applicant for 742 Gem Goles Um COA amendment withdrew their application. Okay. Um and then we also need to switch the order of um 310 Pittsburgh and 11 Bridge Lane. So they'll swap places. Um just because of the order that the applications were filed. Okay. Yes. So with uh with those amendments to the current agenda, do I have a motion and second? So moved. Second. Okay, so we have a motion to approve the agenda and a second.