The Wimberley City Planning and Zoning Commission voted to grant a certificate of appropriateness for a one-story, about 756-square-foot building proposed at 151 Oldham Street, following a staff recommendation and brief comments from the property owner.

City planning staff member Nathan told the commission that because the site is inside the historic district, "for any new construction in the historic district, you have to get a certificate of appropriateness" and that the project "is to be used for office and retail." Nathan said the design uses board-and-batten siding with fiber-cement as an acceptable substitute for wood and described the proposed building as "set back from Oldham Street."

Applicant Douglas Oldham, who identified himself as a family owner of the property, said the design was chosen to be "size appropriate to the location" and to resemble a shop that had previously been behind 151. Oldham said the family acquired the property in the mid-1980s, described renovations and a recent addition of roughly 40 parking spaces on adjacent property, and said the new building will include two handicap-accessible restrooms for site visitors. On the project's tree protections, Oldham said, "All, all, 24 oaks and 4, cedars and 1 other tree. So we have 29, trees on this, combined property. None of them will be touched."

Commissioners asked about siting, trees, sewer connections and parking. Oldham said the properties already tie into city sewer south of the creek and that the combined parking meets a one-space-per-200-square-foot standard the staff used when checking requirements. No speaker raised objections during the public discussion.

After closing public comment, a commissioner moved to grant the certificate of appropriateness, saying, "I think this is a very positive development for the area and I would move that we, grant the certificate of appropriateness." There was no second recorded by name in the meeting record; the chair called for a vote, members responded in favor, and the chair announced, "Against? No. And it passes." The commission did not record additional conditions or amendments on the certificate during the meeting.

The certificate allows the proposed building as described in the application to proceed under the Wimberley historic district design guidelines; any further permits or inspections required by city regulation were not discussed on the record.