Historic Preservation Commission Agenda and Packet 2020 02 24

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amount for approved work. Approved work must fall under the categories of preservation, rehabilitation, and restoration. Preservation is the act or process of applying measures necessary to sustain the existing form, integrity, and materials of an historic property as they now exist. Approved work focuses upon the repair of exterior historic materials and features rather than extensive replacement and new construction.  Chimney Rehabilitation is the act or process of making possible a compatible use for a property through repair, alterations, and additions while preserving those portions or features which convey its historical, cultural, or architectural values. Rehabilitation acknowledges the need to alter or add to a historic property to meet continuing or changing uses while retaining the property's historic character. The limited and sensitive upgrading of mechanical, electrical, and plumbing systems and other code-required work to make properties functional is appropriate.  Foundation/crawlspace  Floor structure  Roof structure  Front porch  Site grading  Mechanical/electrical work  Environmental hazard abatement Restoration is the act or process of accurately depicting the form, features, and character of a property as it appeared at a particular period of time. Approved work focuses on exterior work and includes the removal of features from other periods in its history and reconstruction of missing features from the restoration period. The applicant is requesting a matching grant amount of $117,937 be considered under Resolution No. 17, Series 2019, Section 12(c) which allows for grant amounts to exceed the $40,000 limitation on matching grants when there is a “showing of extraordinary circumstances relating to building size, condition, architectural details, or other unique condition compared to similar Louisville properties” and applicant matches “at least one hundred percent (100%) of the amount of the grant”. Two extraordinary circumstances grants have been approved in the past. The initial grant request and the amount ultimately awarded are summarized in the table below: Date Approved Maximum Standard Grant Grant Requested Grant Awarded 721 Grant Ave. 12/6/2016 $20,000 $80,600 $73,436.50 1021 Main St. 11/5/2018 $20,000 $57,515 $49,929 Staff agrees that the scope and cost of the foundation work qualifies as extraordinary circumstances. However the remaining scope of work for 925 Jefferson Avenue is similar to those of past projects that received the maximum grant amount and do not meet the “extraordinary circumstances” grant criterion. For these reasons, staff recommends that the matching grant be limited to $79,250 (the $40,000 grant maximum plus $39,250 match for