This is a design review process to determine if the proposed project is congruous with the special character of the hist of the historic district or landmark.

Decisions of the commission are based on the record of these proceedings, the Wilmington design standards 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 the Superior Court and are based on the record.

Appeals must be filed within 30 days of the date of the commission's action.

Evidence is received during the evidentiary hearing portion of an agenda item, and those who want to address the commission are sworn as witnesses to present material and substantial evidence to the commission.

The chair recognizes those who want to submit such evidence during the evidentiary hearing.

Evidence should be directed to the commission.

To ensure that the evidence is properly recorded, please come into the podium, come to the podium in the hall here to address the commission, state your name and address, and speak clearly.

Members of the HBC are appointed by and serve at the pleasure of the city council.

Our charges with respect to the protection and preservation of properties in the city's designated historic district.

We are held to the standards of the Wilmington Design Standards for Historic Districts and Lakshmi and per applicable North Carolina state law to determine if exterior changes are congruous with the special character of the city's historic districts.

It is important that we deliberate the merits of each request in a manner that provides a record as to the basis for our decisions.

Please remember that our deliberations should be centered on how a project meets the design standards and whether the proposed change is congruous or is not congruous.

Commissioners, if you have received or been made aware of any outside evidence related to any of the matters, please recuse yourself.

At this time, I would like to request that all cell phones be either turned off or put on silent mode.

Thank you.

Um I'd like to introduce staff.

Uh Gina Esse with uh assistant city attorney in the attorney's office, Brian Chambers, the assistant planning director, Ben Riggle, the planning manager, Monica Davis, Historic Preservation Planner, and Amy Bradshaw, the planning coordinator.

And if I could have our commissioners introduce themselves, please.

Stage left.

Joan Keston.

Allie Watts.

I'm Christopher Yermal.

Ashley Wilson.

Stephen Salke, Ross Thomas Ellie.

And uh we will at this time actually will swear in witnesses that we'll be speaking this evening.

If I could have all staff members of the public and applicants, please stand up.

If you're gonna speak tonight, please stand up and raise your right hand.

Do you swear the testimony you're about to give us the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth?

Thank you.

Um thank you.

The uh first item before us today is a uh approval of the minutes from last month.

Does anyone have any amendments to those minutes other than me?

I do have I do have one that I wanted to make note of, um, kind of a clarification, but seemed like a significant one.

It had to do with two North Front Street.

Um it mentioned that I opened the evidentiary hearing, and then later on in this, toward the end of the that item, it mentions that I was recused, but I didn't open.

I just want to make sure that that was recorded that I wasn't a part of any of that deliberation.

I'll make a note that Ms.

Keston was the one to open and close the public hearing uh due to her serving as interim chair at that time.

Okay, thank you.

Thank you.

Um our first item of business is in regards to 503 and 505 South Third Street.

I'm sorry, before you get started.

Can I have a vote on the oh I'm sorry, we didn't do that.

Yes, I apologize.

Uh, would someone like to make a motion about motion to the minutes?

All in favor?

Aye.

Aye.

That passes.

Good.

Good evening, commissioners.

Um, case one and two are continued from the March APC HBC meeting, and they have been bind into one presentation uh in case summary.

Um, the projects for 503 and 505 um South uh 3rd Street.

Um excuse me.

The houses at 503 and 505 South Third Street are contributing resources to the Historic District Residential HDR.

As such, all facades of the dwelling and parcel are subject to the design review.

The houses are located on the east side of South Third Street, one parcel south of its intersection with Church Street, and two parcels south of its intersection with Church Street.

The applicant has proposed to improve the existing overgrown driveway that runs between 503 and 505 South Third Street by pouring a new concrete driveway to allow for better access to the property and parking areas.