Historic Preservation Commission Agenda and Packet 2020 01 13

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Historic Preservation Commission Meeting Minutes December 16t", 2019 Page 5 of 13 generation you were in the community, it was about culture and he felt that was what was being lost. He thought the Commission had done a great job of giving landowners opportunities to preserve their homes. He noted that historic properties were not cheap to renovate. He noted that he had been on the Planning Commission and he had encouraged people to come to meetings and have their voices heard, as people were doing tonight. Because the code allows it, square footage was being maximized and exploited. He stated that he had met the applicant at a party and he had offered to scrape his home at 601 Pine and build something nice, at attitude that Mr. Deborski did not think was appropriate in Louisville. Haley acknowledged that La Farge was a special place in Louisville and she expressed the Commission's excitement that the residents were willing to give up an evening to fight for their street. She shared that everyone on the Commission supported and volunteered for preservation. She explained that the preservation program was voluntary, which was a big positive, but that meant that the Commission could recommend that a property be landmarked, but they could not force landowners to landmark. Parris explained that the Commission could not force anyone to do anything. The limit for a demolition request was to place a stay to give the applicant time to speak more to staff and explore preservation options. She reiterated Chair Haley's point that the commissioners were here because they care about the historic preservation of Louisville. Haley explained that she hoped that everyone on La Farge would landmark their homes. She described that the Commission could recommend what sensitive things could get added to a house, but they had no jurisdiction about what gets added, that was all the Planning Commission. A member of the public asked if the application had to go through the Planning Commission. Selvoski replied that the applicant did not have to come before Planning Commission because they were coming in under the zoning code for residential. Parris and Haley explained to the public that the Commission looked at certain criteria, which followed the Department of the Interior's standards for integrity and significance. Dunlap noted that a lot of historic homes had to make changes over time and he hoped the Commission did not push this into a state of not meeting the integrity because of minor changes. Haley asked him to hold his comments until after the public comment period. Chris Wheeler stated that he understood that the Commission had to adhere to, but he thought Louisville was unique town given its social history and the meaning of the house 6