[CALL TO ORDER] [00:00:02] THIS IS THE ABILENE LANDMARKS COMMISSION. THE OVERALL PURPOSE OF THE COMMISSION IS TO ADMINISTER THE PROVISIONS OF THE LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE FOR THE PROTECTION AND PRESERVATION OF LOCAL HISTORIC PROPERTIES. THE COMMISSION ACTS ONLY AS A RECOMMENDING BOARD TO THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION AND CITY COUNCIL ON MATTERS OF HISTORIC OVERLAY ZONING. HOWEVER, THE COMMISSION IS THE FINAL AUTHORITY FOR APPROVAL ON CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS APPLICATIONS AND HISTORIC PROJECT TAX REDUCTION CASES. DECISIONS REGARDING CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS MAY BE APPEALED TO THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION BY WRITTEN REQUEST TO THE PLANNING DIRECTOR OR HIS REPRESENTATIVE, NO LATER THAN 15 DAYS FROM THE DATE OF THIS MEETING. DECISIONS REGARDING HISTORIC PROJECT TAX REDUCTION MAY BE APPEALED TO THE CITY COUNCIL BY WRITTEN REQUEST TO THE CITY SECRETARY NO LATER THAN TEN DAYS FROM THE DATE OF THIS MEETING. THE PUBLIC IS INVITED TO SPEAK ON ANY ITEM UNDER DISCUSSION BY THE LANDMARKS COMMISSION AFTER RECEIVING RECOGNITION BY THE CHAIR. THOSE WISHING TO BE HEARD SHALL APPROACH THE PODIUM. STATE YOUR NAME AND PURPOSE FOR APPEARING. EACH SPEAKER IS REQUESTED TO LIMIT THEIR PRESENTATION TO NO MORE THAN THREE MINUTES. ADDITIONAL TIME MAY BE GRANTED AT THE DISCRETION OF THE CHAIR. THE FIRST ITEM IS THE MINUTES. IS THERE ANYONE WHO WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON THE MINUTES? [1. Minutes: Receive a Report, Hold a Discussion, Public Hearing and Take Action on Approving the Minutes from the Regular Meeting Held on July 22, 2025.] AND HAS SINCE THERE'S NO ONE. DO I HAVE ANYONE WHO WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION THAT WE APPROVE THE MINUTES? HAVE YOU HAD TIME TO LOOK AT THEM? SO MOVED. SECOND. I SECOND. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF APPROVING THE MINUTES? I. ANY OPPOSED? WE HAVE APPROVED THE MINUTES. AND. OKAY. THANK YOU. NEXT [2. CA-2025-04: Receive a Report, Hold a Discussion and Public Hearing, and Take Action on a Request for Certificate of Appropriateness (CA) to replace three wooden garage doors with new steel garage doors. The subject property is located at 1726 Swenson Street. (Kera Valois).] UP WE HAVE AGENDA ITEM C DASH 2025 DASH ZERO FOUR. I WOULD TAKE A STAFF REPORT AT THIS TIME. GOOD AFTERNOON. MY NAME IS CHIARA VALOIS. I'M A PLANNER FOR THE CITY OF ABILENE. TODAY I'M REPRESENTING KEZIAH. 2020 504. THE OWNER IS THE SWENSON HOUSE HISTORICAL SOCIETY. THE REQUEST IS A CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS TO REPLACE THREE WOODEN GARAGE DOORS WITH NEW STEEL DOORS. THE SWENSON HOUSE, BUILT IN 1908, IS AN ECLECTIC DESIGN THAT REFLECTS SOME PRAIRIE STYLE INFLUENCE. A LARGE TWO STORY BRICK HOUSE FEATURES A HIP TILE ROOF, A SHAPED DORMER, AND A DECORATIVE BRACKETS BENEATH THE OVERHANGING EAVES. A PROMINENT PORTICO SERVES AS A BALCONY ADORNED WITH CUTWORK RAILING. AN EXTENDING WALL TO THE NORTH FORMS AN ADDITIONAL BALCONY WITH MATCHING RAILING. DECORATIVE LIGHTS SURROUND THE FRONT DOOR AND OTHER WINDOWS, SHOWCASING PERIOD SPECIFIC DESIGNS. THIS PROPERTY WAS GRANTED HISTORIC OVERLAY ZONING IN 1989, AND SEVERAL CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS HAVE BEEN ISSUED THROUGHOUT THE YEARS. HERE WE HAVE THE LOCATION MAP. THE AERIAL MAP. THE ZONING MAP. HERE WE HAVE SOME PHOTOS OF THE SUBJECT PROPERTY AND YOU CAN SEE THE DAMAGE ON THE CURRENT DOORS. HERE ARE SOME ADDITIONAL DAMAGE TO THE GARAGE DOORS. HERE IS THE PROPOSED GARAGE DOOR THAT WILL BE REPLACING THE CURRENT ONES. THE FINDINGS ARE REVIEWED. PURSUANT TO THIS SECOND SECRETARY OF THE INTERIOR STANDARDS FOR THE REHABILITATION OF HISTORIC BUILDINGS. STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVAL OF THIS REQUEST. I'D BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. DOES ANYONE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OF STAFF? NO. I GUESS YOU EXPLAINED IT WELL. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. NOW WE WILL OPEN UP THE PUBLIC PORTION. IF ANYONE WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK FOR OR AGAINST THIS AGENDA ITEM, PLEASE STEP FORWARD TO THE PODIUM AND STATE YOUR NAME. AND TAMMY [00:05:07] CONAWAY. AND I'M THE ACTING. WELL, I'M THE CURRENT PRESIDENT OF THE SWENSON HOUSE HISTORICAL SOCIETY. OUR GARAGE DOORS ARE DISINTEGRATING, AND METAL DOORS WOULD LAST A LOT LONGER. EVEN THOUGH THESE HAVE LASTED A LONG WHILE, WE TRIED TO PICK SOMETHING THAT WAS VERY SIMILAR TO VERY DIFFICULT SIZE TO FIT BECAUSE THEY WERE MADE FOR MODEL T'S AND NOT BIG OLD, BIG OLD CARS LIKE WE HAVE NOWADAYS. BUT WHAT WE DID FIND WAS THAT WE CAN REPLACE THE ONES WITH THE SQUARES. WE JUST WON'T HAVE THE GLASS. AND THAT'S THEY'RE NOT VISIBLE FROM THE FRONT OF THE HOUSE. THEY ARE VISIBLE FROM THE SIDE. SO WE'RE GOING TO TRY AND GET AS CLOSE TO POSSIBLE. YEAH. THOSE ARE SOME PRETTY OLD DOORS. YEAH. I THINK THEY MIGHT HAVE BEEN REPLACED IN THE 60. REPLACED SOME AT MY HOUSE THAT LOOKED LIKE THAT NOT TOO LONG AGO. ALRIGHT. ANYTHING ELSE? THAT'S IT. OKAY. ANY. DOES ANYONE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? NO. ANYBODY? NOW'S YOUR CHANCE. ANYBODY? OKAY. WELL. THANK YOU. YOU BETCHA. THANK YOU. ANYBODY ELSE HAVE ANY COMMENTS? EITHER FOR OR AGAINST THIS AGENDA ITEM, PLEASE STEP FORWARD. ALL RIGHT. SEEING NONE, WE WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC PORTION OF OF THE HEARING. AND AT THIS TIME IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION AMONG THE BOARD MEMBERS, COMMITTEE MEMBERS? OKAY. PRETTY STRAIGHTFORWARD. IT'S KIND OF STRAIGHTFORWARD, STRAIGHTFORWARD ON THIS ONE, ISN'T IT? OKAY. I WOULD ENTERTAIN A MOTION THEN TO APPROVE THIS AGENDA ITEM. I MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE AGENDA ITEM CA 2020 504 AS PRESENTED. ALL RIGHT, WE HAVE A MOTION. CAN WE GET A SECOND? I'LL SECOND. OKAY. MR. YOUNG. YES, MR. HOGAN? YES, MISS BARTON? YES. AND MISS KISTER. YES. AND THE MOTION CARRIES. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. WE'LL GIVE. OUR CHAIR. MISS LEE, A MINUTE TO GET BACK UP HERE. THE NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS H O 2020 501. RECEIVE A REPORT, HOLD A DISCUSSION [3. HOZ-2025-01: Receive a Report, Hold a Discussion and Public Hearing, and Take Action on a Request for Historic Overlay Located at 774 Butternut Street. (Kera Valois).] AND PUBLIC HEARING, AND TAKE ACTION ON A REQUEST FOR HISTORIC OVERLAY LOCATED AT 774 BUTTERNUT. WE WILL HAVE A STAFF REPORT. GOOD AFTERNOON. MY NAME IS KIRA VALOIS. I'M A SITTER WITH THE CITY OF ABILENE PLANNING DEPARTMENT. TODAY I'M REPRESENTING CASE HOCH. 2020 501. THE OWNER IS THE JUNIOR LEAGUE OF ABILENE. THE REQUEST IS TO ADD HISTORIC OVERLAY TO A RESIDENCE WITHIN THE BUTTERNUT AREA LOCATED AT 774 BUTTERNUT. THE SUBJECT RESIDENCE EXHIBITS TYPICAL PRAIRIE SCHOOL STYLE ARCHITECTURE, INCLUDING A TWO STORY FRAME DWELLING WITH A LOW PITCHED HIP ROOF AND TWO INTERIOR BRICK CHIMNEYS. THE EXTERIOR WALLS ARE BRICK VENEER AND THE ROOF IS COMPOSITION SHINGLES. A HIPPED ROOF SUPPORTED ON MASSIVE PIERS, COVERS A DEEP THREE BAY PORCH THAT EXTENDS ACROSS THE FRONT ELEVATION. THE PRIMARY ENTRANCE IS SET WITHIN THE CENTER BAY PORCH. THE FLANKING BAYS HAVE A BRICK BALUSTRADE CAPPED WITH STONE COPING. THE SUBJECT PROPERTY IS LOCATED ON THE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PROPERTIES AS HAVING SIGNIFICANT ARCHITECTURAL FEATURES OF THE TYPICAL PRAIRIE SCHOOL STYLE FROM THE 1920S. THE PROPERTY IS ALSO LOCATED ON THE ABILENE REGISTER OF HISTORIC PROPERTIES. HERE WE HAVE THE AERIAL LOCATION MAP. THE ZONING MAP. VIEWS OF THE SUBJECT PROPERTY. SOME ADDITIONAL VIEWS OF THE SUBJECT PROPERTY. HERE WE HAVE SOME HISTORIC PHOTOS OF THE SUBJECT PROPERTY. ACCORDING TO SECTION 2.3.4.4 CRITERIA FOR DESIGNATION. STAFF. STAFF HAS DETERMINED THAT THE FOLLOWING CHARACTERISTICS ARE PRESENT. THIS HOUSE HAS BEEN ASSOCIATED WITH THE JUNIOR LEAGUE OF ABILENE SINCE 1976. THE HOME IS INCLUDED ON THE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PROPERTIES AS HAVING SIGNIFICANT ARCHITECTURAL FEATURES WITH THE TYPICAL PRAIRIE SCHOOL STYLE FROM THE 1920S, [00:10:10] AND IS ASSOCIATED WITH MR. GEORGE MCDANIEL, WHO WAS THE OWNER. HE OWNED A HARDWARE AND GROCERY STORE AT SOUTH SECOND AND CHESTNUT. HIS WIFE, MISS MCDANIEL, WAS A PROMINENT MEMBER OF VARIOUS WOMEN'S CLUBS IN ABILENE, INCLUDING THE DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION AND THE SHAKESPEARE CLUB. MRS. MCDANIEL WAS ALSO NAMED STATE WOMAN OF THE YEAR BY THE GOLDEN RULE FOUNDATION OF NEW YORK IN 1948. I'D BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. I THINK WE ALL KNOW THAT PROPERTY. PROBABLY. THANK YOU. WE WILL CLOSE THE STAFF REPORT. IF THERE'S ANYONE FROM THE PUBLIC WILL OPEN THE PUBLIC PORTION OF THE MEETING. AND IF THERE'S ANYONE WHO WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM. STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS, PLEASE. HELLO, I AM SHAUNA ATKINSON. I AM THE PRESIDENT ELECT ELECT FOR THE JUNIOR LEAGUE OF ABILENE, AND WE ARE JUST HERE TODAY TO TRY TO PROTECT OUR HOME JUST A LITTLE BIT BETTER. OUR BOARD ROTATES EVERY YEAR, AND SO WE WOULD JUST LIKE TO ADD THIS ADDED LAYER OF PROTECTION TO OUR HOME. WE'VE HAD IT SINCE 1976. IT WAS BUILT IN 1927 BY THE MCDANIELS. WE GOT IT WHEN MISS MCDANIEL PASSED AWAY IN 1974, I BELIEVE. SO IT IS VERY SPECIAL TO US, AND WE JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT IT IS PROTECTED TO THE BEST OF OUR ABILITIES AND TAKEN CARE OF WHEN OUR BOARD ROTATES AGAIN. SO HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU GUYS MIGHT HAVE. WHAT DOES ADDING THE HISTORIC OVERLAY DO FOR THE PROTECTION OF THE PROPERTY? IT KIND OF MAKES IT WHERE IT'S NOT ABLE TO BE CHANGED AS MUCH AS IT IS NOW. SO WE JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE IN THE FUTURE THAT SOMEBODY CAN'T COME IN AND TEAR IT DOWN AND DO ANYTHING. THAT WAS MY QUESTION, REALLY, WAS MORE JUST, ARE YOU CONCERNED THAT PEOPLE ARE WOULD POSSIBLY DO SOMETHING LIKE THAT? WE JUST KNOW. BUT WE NEVER KNOW WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN WITH DIFFERENT PEOPLE MOVING FORWARD. SO WE JUST WANT TO PROTECT IT TO THE BEST WE CAN. THAT'S ALL. AND HAVE YOU SPOKE TO STAFF JUST IN THE FUTURE? YOU MAY JUST LIKE THE SWINSON HOUSE JUST CAME AND GOT A CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS. SO IF YOU EVER WERE GOING TO CHANGE ANY PAINT COLORS OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT, YOU NEED TO COME PLAN WAY AHEAD OF TIME, LIKE AT LEAST 2 OR 3 MONTHS BEFORE YOU'RE GOING TO DO THE ACTUAL WORK AND COME GET A CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS. BUT IF YOU JUST DO THE MAINTENANCE AND YOU KEEP THE COLORS THE SAME, THE WINDOWS THE SAME, AND DO THINGS LIKE THAT, YOU DO NOT HAVE TO COME GET ONE. SO JUST IT'S GOOD TO KNOW ALL THAT AND PASS THAT INFORMATION FROM BOARD TO BOARD THROUGHOUT TIME. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? OKAY. THANK YOU SO MUCH. WE WILL CLOSE THIS CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? I'M EXCITED. THEY'RE DOING THIS. AND THEY'LL GET A CITY. A CITY PLAT. NOW, THE PRETTY ABILENE, A BRONZE PLAQUE, IF THEY WAS GOING TO HAVE. THAT WAS GOING TO BE MY QUESTION. MAYBE MORE FOR US. NOT SO MUCH FOR THIS IS THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE NATIONAL REGISTER, THE ABILENE REGISTER, AND THEN NOW THIS ZONING? I'M ALL FOR IT. IT'S JUST KIND OF CURIOUS. I JUST NEEDED SOME HOMEWORK ON THAT. BUT I'M CURIOUS ABOUT THE APPROVALS PROCESS, ESPECIALLY IF YOU'RE ON THE NATIONAL REGISTER, WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE RELATIVE TO WHAT OUR RECOMMENDATIONS ARE. YOU YOU KNOW, YOU APPLY IT'S AN APPLICATION. BUT I, I'M TOLD THAT IT DOES NOT ACTUALLY HAVE ANY TRUE PROTECTION. YOU CAN BE ON THE NATIONAL REGISTER AND IT HAS NO LEGAL PROTECTION LIKE. AND IT DOESN'T FLAG ANY CODE, YOU KNOW, CODE LIKE IF IT WAS GOING UP FOR DEMOLITION OR ANYTHING. IS THAT CORRECT, TIM? YEAH. OKAY. THAT'S HELPFUL CLARIFICATION, BUT I JUST WAS CURIOUS ABOUT OUR JURISDICTION ON THAT. WHAT WOULD. YEAH, THAT MAKES SENSE. THE THE REAL PROTECTION IS AT THE LOCAL LEVEL WITH OUR HISTORIC OVERLAY THAT WE'RE HOPEFULLY ABOUT TO PUT ON IT. DO I HAVE A MOTION? SO MOVED. SECOND. MOTION SECOND. OKAY, WE HAVE A MOTION. AND A SECOND. MR. YOUNG? YES. MISS KESTER? YES. MR. HALGREN. YES, MISS MARTIN. YES, MISS LEE? YES. AND THE MOTION CARRIES. THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU, EVERYBODY, FOR COMING TODAY. AND GOODNESS, WE. THIS WAS A QUICK MEETING. WE ARE ADJOURNED. MADE IT EASY. [00:15:02] MADE IT EASY FOR US. * This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.