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Welcome to the Historic Preservation Commission meeting on this Thursday, May 14th, 2026.

Hearings before the Historic Preservation Commission are quasi-judicial in nature.

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

Decisions of the commission are based on the record of these proceedings.

I'm sorry, historic districts and landmarks, and the Secretary of Interior Standards for Rehabilitation.

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

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

Those who want to address the commission are sworn as a 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 evidence is properly recorded, please come to the podium, address the commission, state your name and address, and speak clearly.

Members of the Historic Preservation Commission are appointed by the city council and serve it as discretion.

Our responsibility is to protect and preserve properties within the city's historic designated city's designated historic districts.

We adhere to their Wilmington design standards for historic districts and landmarks, as well as applicable North Carolina state law to assess whether exterior changes align with the unique character of the city's historic districts.

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

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

And if you would also please everyone turn off your cell phones or set them to silent mode, and thank you for that.

And if the commissioners would please introduce themselves over to my left.

Beth Rutledge, Alison Watts.

Christopher Yermal.

Ashley Wilson.

Stephen Sulkey.

Ross Thomas Ellie.

And uh Amy over here will swear in any witnesses who wish to speak this evening.

If I could have all staff, applicants, and members of the public, anybody who wishes to speak this evening will need to stand up and raise your right hand.

Please note that you must stand up and be sworn in in order to speak this evening.

Thank you.

Um first item of business.

Uh in regards to the meeting minutes from our last meeting on April 9th, 2026.

Any uh changes needed, questions, comments, or would someone like to make a motion to approve.

I'll make a motion to approve.

Is there a second?

Second.

All in favor?

Aye.

Any opposed?

That passes.

Thank you.

Um then uh 230 McCray Street that has been withdrawn.

So new business, 509 uh 509 Orange Street.

Good evening.

Hearing two is for the proposal to enclose a portion of the rear second story porch at 509 Orange Street.

The property is located on the north side of Orange Street, three parcels east of the intersection of Fifth Avenue and Orange Street.

The subject houses a contributing resource to the historic district residential neighborhood.

And in this district, all facades of the building and site are subject to design review.

The following property description is adapted from the Wilmington Historic District boundary report.

The Taylor House constructed 1904 is a two-story residence featuring a hipped roof with projecting pediment gables.

The full width front porch includes a central pediment, turnposts, decorative bolestrade, and ornamental brackets with pendants.

Additional character defining features include a two over two sash windows, a polygonal bay on the first floor.

This slide shows the applicant provider photographs of the primary dwelling and the proposed work area.

The rear north facade photograph identifies the portion of the second floor porch proposed for the enclosure.

Highlighted by the applicant.

In this slide, are our additional applicant photos, photographs for of the second floor rear porch.

As stated before, the applicant proposes to enclose the proportion of the existing second floor porch to create an interior room.

The enclosure will span from the current exterior side wall to the central column.

The new exterior wall will use five-inch reveal lapped wood siding painted to match the existing exterior.

The existing building footprint and site layout will not be altered.