Hello, everybody.

Thanks for coming to this story preservation commission meeting for July eleventh, twenty nineteen.

I'd like to uh state that the hearings before the historic preservation commission are quasi judicial in nature.

Decisions of the Commission are based on the record of these proceedings, the Wilmington Design Guidelines for Historic Districts and Landmarks, and the Secretary of Interior Standards for rehabilitation.

Evidence submitted to the Commission for review becomes part of the record.

Appeals of commission decisions are to the Wilmington Board of Adjustment and then to Superior Court.

And are based on the record.

Appeals must be filed within thirty days of the date of the Commission's action.

Public comment is heard during the public comment portion of the agenda item.

Those who want to address the commission are sworn as witnesses.

Thank you.

When you're ready, Don.

Start us off.

Mr.

Chairman, I would like to point out that the assistant planning director is here this evening, Ron Satterfield.

Certainly would like to acknowledge his presence.

The first request is at 209 North Seventh Street.

We don't have a picture.

If you recall, this item has been continued twice.

The applicant's request was to go from a metal roof to a asphalt shingle roof.

It appears that he has come to an agreement with his insurance company.

An intern tends to put metal back on.

So he is requesting withdrawal of this item.

That's great.

So moved.

There's second to that.

Second.

All those in favor signify by saying aye.

Aye.

Aye.

This is unanimously.

Thanks.

Don?

The next request again is a continuance from the June 13th meeting.

This is uh 1419 Market Street, a request for some exterior alterations.

Um you saw in your uh case summary and staff reports, as well as the submittal items, that uh this involves a redesign of that rear entry.

Um I think we presented to you the submittal for June as well as the proposed changes for tonight.

Um this is the subject property at 15th and Market Street.

This is the rear elevation showing an area that is proposed to removal.

Uh, if you recall, there was a request to um construct a new exterior entryway with the Charleston style door.

The project has been uh modified based on comments received by the commission at the June 13th meeting.

Um there's also a request to remove this door.

The applicant is going to be presenting to you a modification of this entry, so keep this in mind, and he will be presenting the change from the podium.

Okay.

Originally they were going to remove this door and uh just enclose the area.

Now the applicant would actually like to create a window in that space.

Again, I'll let the applicant present that change.

Again, this is the uh this is a window, I believe, on the west elevation they're proposing to remove.

It's not an original window.

Um that's part of the exterior alterations proposed.

But the bulk of the work is going to be with this rear entry and opening this former two-story porch up.

Again, you have those drawings in your packet.

This is the west elevation showing this exterior change, which is not historic.

Um, and this is the the new proposal.

Uh this is with wood banister.

Um they are not proposing a shed enclosure over this entrance, um, but in fact, just leaving this entrance open so there will not be an exterior door.

Again, the proposal last month was for a Charleston style door.

So this is the existing conditions, and this is the proposed change.

Um so he they will be exposing this two-story porch, and again, just allow an open entry off this new uh newly constructed uh porch and staircase.

So this is what it will look like from the uh west elevation.