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REGULAR MEETING FEBRUARY 27, 2017
<br />(2) channels. One (1), they go to the HPC themselves —and, frankly, that's how most of them
<br />come in —and they fill out paperwork and say, "I want to apply for a Certificate of
<br />Appropriateness," and then HBC obviously knows right then and there that that's what they want
<br />to do, and they put them on the agenda for the next meeting. The other route is —if that is what
<br />the ordinance allows —if they go to the Building Department first, it's supposed to toggle with
<br />the Building Department, "Okay this is a historic district..."
<br />Councilmember Davis interjected, Excuse me. So, that is a part of your process then, because
<br />you have two (2) routes. Thank you.
<br />Councilmember Dr. David Varner stated, The Historic Preservation Commission approved a
<br />repair and maintenance to take care of the damage —the hole in the roof.
<br />Elicia Feasel, Executive Director of the Historic Preservation Commission, responded, Yes, in
<br />2011. In -kind.
<br />Councilmember Dr. Varner continued, But that particular approval was strictly for repair, not for
<br />any particular —
<br />Ms. Feasel interjected, Staff has no authorization to approve any aesthetic changes or-
<br />Councilmember Dr. Varner interjected, Okay. At a later date, the Building Department did issue
<br />a permit, which was applied for by Mr. Boyd.
<br />Ms. Feasel responded, He was actually caught by a building inspector constructing the roof that's
<br />there now and subsequently sent to the Building Department. The Building Department was in a
<br />bit of a hurry to get a confirmation -
<br />Councilmember Dr. Varner interjected, But at some point they did issue a permit, and they
<br />would not have issued a permit if they had not believed that it was structurally acceptable. Do
<br />they take structural consideration...?
<br />Mr. Klusczinski responded, That's a point of contention in the Building Department.
<br />Councilmember Dr. Varner stated, It is understood, at least at this point, that, somehow or
<br />another, the Building Department forgot to make the connection between the HPC and
<br />[crosstalk] ... and that leaves us where we are, as of today, and that there's been some
<br />construction with the appropriate permit, and now it's the Certificate of Appropriateness?
<br />Mr. Hummer responded, Correct, that's the Certificate of Appropriateness process.
<br />Mr. Klusczinski responded, There were additional construction efforts, from an addition on the
<br />back, that the Building Department still has never approved, that has happened since the HPC's
<br />denial back in 2016.
<br />Councilmember Dr. Varner asked, When Mr. Boyd came back to you, it was recognized at that
<br />point that construction had taken place without a Certificate of Appropriateness —which is
<br />separate from the building permit that he had?
<br />Mr. Klusczinski nodded in affirmation.
<br />Councilmember Dr. Varner asked, And this brings us to where we are today?
<br />Mr. Klusczinski responded, Sure.
<br />Councilmember Jo M. Broden asked, So, is there a time factor that kicks in when the applicant
<br />came to the Building Department? Is there an automatic amount of time?
<br />Mr. Klusczinski responded, The Building Department has five (5) days to be able to provide the
<br />information to the HPC.
<br />Mr. Hummer responded, And that's what didn't happen here.
<br />Councilmember Broden stated, So, that ball was dropped.
<br />Mr. Hummer responded, But not by HPC.
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