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Commission approves exterior repairs and lighting for downtown building; owner cites safety and May 1 work start
Summary
The Historic Preservation Commission approved exterior restoration, brick work, lighting replacement and deck safety repairs for a downtown building owned by an applicant named Susie. The applicant said construction is scheduled to start May 1 and that a design narrative will be supplied for a building permit by April 25.
The Livingston City Historic Preservation Commission unanimously approved a package of exterior repairs, lighting replacement and structural deck work proposed by the owner of a downtown building.
The applicant, identified in the transcript as Susie, told the commission she plans masonry and stucco repairs on the alley side, restoration of the front brick façade to match adjacent historic buildings, replacement of three upper sconces and removal of two nonfunctioning lower fixtures, and a one‑level raise and structural reinforcement to a rear deck to reduce a hazardous step. Susie said an engineer inspected the site and she has a builder scheduled to begin construction May 1. “I just don't wanna see people getting hurt,” she told commissioners when discussing the deck's dangerous step.
Commissioners asked whether work visible from the public right of way would change the building’s appearance; staff and commissioners agreed the proposed alley‑side brick repairs and courtyard deck modifications would not meaningfully alter the public‑facing façade. One commissioner advised the applicant to check with the building department for required permits when reinforcing the deck; Susie said she had already begun that process and expected to provide a design narrative from her engineer by April 25 to support a permit.
The commission also noted the property lies inside the city's urban renewal agency (URA) district and that façade repair and improvement funding from the URA is available. Susie said she intends to obtain a second bid and apply for that funding. The commission recorded the motion to approve “everything she's asking us to do” and adopted it without objection.
Meeting minutes show staff reminded the applicant that electrical and lighting work is not permitted under the commission’s purview and that she should obtain any necessary electrical permits through the building department. The transcript also references a separate executed contract for Certified Local Government (CLG) historic pass‑through funds of $6,000 for the next fiscal year, which was announced earlier in the meeting.
