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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2003-01-09 Historic Preservation Commission Minutes HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION Minutes of January 9, 2003 Third Floor Council Chambers, 7:00 p.m. Minutes Commission Members Present: Thomas Gocze Karen Hornberuger Michael Grillo James Leonard Associate Commission Members Present: Charles Boothby Dana Lippitt Historical Consultant Present: Bob Kelly City Staff Present: Jeremy Martin PUBLIC HEARINGS Item No. 1 51 Main Street – Bangor Symphony Orchestra To consider a request for Certificate of Appropriateness and Design Review approval to install a wall sign. Action Taken: Certificate of Appropriateness and Design Review approval to install a wall sign granted / denied by a vote of 5 to 0. Item No.2 455 Harlow Street – Jean Deighan and Glen Porter To consider a request for Certificate of Appropriateness approval to alter the clerestory by adding flashing and replacing clerestory windows; install windows on the rear façade, sidelight to the rear door, replace door, install a new rubber membrane roof, and repave the parking lot. Action Taken: Certificate of Appropriateness and Design Review approval granted / denied by a vote of 4 to 1. Item No. 3 635 State Street – WBRC Architects / Engineers To consider a request for Certificate of Appropriateness for adaptive reuse of Bangor Waterworks to 35 single room occupancies and administrative offices for a subsidiary corp. of Shaw House, Inc. Shaw House, Inc., a qualified 501(c)(3) non-profit corporation, proposes to acquire the Bangor Waterworks property and renovate it to house 35 units of permanent supportive housing for very low income disabled persons, and associated social service office space. The units will be 300 square feet efficiency apartments with separate bathrooms and kitchens. The scope of work is as follows: Building 1 (the filter house) would be demolished to provide adequate parking on the site and allow for construction access to the upriver portions of the site. The existing masonry smokestack would be demolished to avoid significant construction repair costs as well as future maintenance costs for the owner. The site will be regraded, relandscaped and paved to provide 35 parking spaces, as well as delivery and emergency vehicle access and emergency egress from the building. The exterior building envelope would be stabilized, repaired and restored. The roof structure would be repaired and the existing slate roof salvaged and replaced with a architectural "slate look" asphalt shingle. Eaves and soffits would be repaired and replaced with a molded millwork product, and soffits, brackets and other roof eave woodwork would be repaired or replaced to maintain the design integrity of these architectural details. The exterior brick walls of the structure would be repaired, repointed and protected with a "breathable" siloxane sealant. Any existing windows that remain in the structure would be removed and replaced with an architecturally correct vinyl window which will include raised muntin bars to mimic the look of wood multi-paned windows. Existing window openings would be reused to maintain the characteristic fenestration patterns of the Waterworks Facility. Action Taken: Certificate of Appropriateness granted / denied by a vote of 5 to 0 with the exception of the eave trim, which the applicant will bring back before the Commission The next scheduled meeting is Thursday, February 13, 2003 at 7:00 p.m. in the Council Chambers.