The Wilmington Historic Preservation Commission held a regular meeting on Thursday, October 15, 2020, at 5:30 p.m. in the Wilmington Convention Center, 10 Convention Center Drive, Wilmington, NC. All eight commission members were present: Chairman Rob Romero, Vice‑Chairman Joan Keston, and commissioners Mary Ann Keiser, Michael Smith, Stephen Sulkey, Ashley Wilson, Ron Wilson, and Christopher Yermal. Staff present included Assistant City Attorney Melissa Huffman, Senior Planner Christine Hughes, Associate Planner Jeff Walton, and Planning Coordinator Amy Bradshaw. The meeting adjourned at 7:06 p.m.
Hello everybody. I'd like to welcome you all to this October 15, 2020 Historic Preservation Commission meeting. Hearings before the historic preservation commission are quasi-judicial in nature. Is the design review process to determine if the proposed project is congruent? Historic aspects and special character of the storic district or landmark. Decision 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 to the and then to Superior Court and are based on this record. Appeals must be must be filed within 30 30 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 commissioner sworn as witnesses. The chair recognizes those who want to address the commission during the public hearing. Comments should be directed to the commission to ensure that all comments are properly recorded. Please come to the podium to address the commission, state your name and address and speak clearly. Let's see, at this time I'd like to request that all cell phones either be turned off or put in silence mode. And to remind our commissioners that if you've received or been made aware of any outside evidence related to any of the matters, please recuse yourself at that time. And I'd like our commissioners, please start introducing themselves. Go ahead. Michael Smith. Stephen Salke. Ron Wilson. Mary Ann Kaiser. Rob Romero. Joan Keston. Christopher Yuribal. Ashley Wilson. Thanks. And I'd like to introduce introduce staff Melissa Huffman, Assistant City Attorney. Jeff Walton, staff, and Amy Bradshaw staff and Christine Hugh. All right. And uh would you like to swear in wetness witnesses for us, Amy? If anyone who wishes to speak, please stand and raise your right hand. Do you affirm that the testimony you're about to give is the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth. All right, thank you. Thanks, Amy. All right. We'd like to hear from the first agenda item. Jeff's gonna do for us. Thank you, Mr. Chairman. The first item we have is 110 South Front Street. The applicant request um an approval of an after-fact removal of four fixed 12-light wood frame windows and install um four one over one wood frame windows with laminate glass. An existing uh fixed 12-light wood frame window and a small one over one window, both located on the South Front Street facade shall remain in place. The building is in the hundred block of South Front Street, uh South Front and the Northern Side facades are character defining elevations. The building uh was built in 1991. It was known as the Delhi Downtown Building. It's a non-contributing building due to the age in the central business district and the historic district overlay. The windows are not contributing historic elements. As a reminder, only changes to buildings and grounds that can be seen from the public right away are subject to the design review in accordance with the design standards in the CBD HDO.