Historic Preservation Commission Agenda and Packet 2015 03 16

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Historic Preservation Commission Meeting Minutes February 9, 2015 Page 2 of 10 None heard. Probable Cause Determination — 1401 Cannon Watson stated staff has requested this item be continued. Trice stated the applicant had to work this evening and wanted to move this item until March to further discuss with staff. Stewart made a motion to continue the item to March. Haley seconded the motion. Update from Staff Location of Public Notices Troy Russ, Director of Planning and Building Safety, spoke in regards to the public notification process. He gave a background of the regulatory devices, in the LMC, governing public notification and a background of how the public notification process has been modified over the past few years to improve public outreach. He stated if the board does not believe the current public notification process is adequate a modification to the LMC must be forwarded to City Council. He then showed examples of the different public notification signs the Planning Department currently uses. Russ continued by discussing a public notification issue which was brought to staff's attention during the Empire Sign review and showed how staff modified the public notification for this specific project. He explained the LMC authorizes staff the ability to modify the public notification process on an individual basis. Watson thanked Russ for putting the report together and for the clarification. He stated he believed the placement of signs, on a case by case basis, makes sense. Stewart thanked Russ for the policy direction and believes most concerns were addressed. He said he believed there was some inconsistency with the Empire project but appreciates the efforts staff took for this project. He recommends regardless of the sign, he recommends using yellow on all signs and using the same font for all signs. Fahey agreed with Stewart and was curious if there could be more clarification of posting residential properties as opposed to commercial /office. Watson stated he agrees there is a difference between residential and say Main Street due to the proximity of the buildings to the property line. Haley asked if the 24 X 36 was in the same color. Russ answered in the affirmative. Public Comment