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League City HDC approves enclosing Butler’s Courtyard pavilion at 122 N. Michigan Ave.
Summary
The League City Historic District Commission unanimously approved a certificate of appropriateness to enclose an existing pavilion at Butler’s Courtyard, allowing storefront-style glass doors and windows and the installation of HVAC equipment screened in the alley.
The League City Historic District Commission unanimously approved a certificate of appropriateness on March 20 to enclose an existing pavilion at Butler’s Courtyard, 122 N. Michigan Ave., allowing glass storefront-style doors and windows and space conditioning equipment to be installed and screened.
Ann Williams, a planner in the city planning department, presented the application at the commission’s meeting and said, “This request is to enclose an existing structure with walls, windows, doors located at 122 North Michigan. It’s part of the Butler’s Courtyard.” Williams told commissioners staff found the proposed materials and design comply with the historic district guidelines and noted that the brick Butler’s Courtyard building, built in 1909, is contributing to the district while the pavilion is noncontributing.
Amber Murphy, a co-owner of Butler’s Courtyard, told the commission the enclosure would let the venue condition the pavilion so it can be used year-round. “We predict this to, just really bless our business by at least 20% or more because we’re pretty much handicapped, you know, June, July and August because it is just so dang hot,” Murphy said, adding that the owners plan to use large glass doors so guests can still see the brick building and to allow doors to be opened when weather permits.
The proposal calls for full windows and metal-framed storefront-style doors on the north and east elevations, hardiplank on the south elevation, and removal of a fence on the North Michigan side. Murphy said the air-handler and condenser would be placed in the alley and screened with a small white fence so it is not visible from the courtyard.
The commission opened the public hearing at 6:09 p.m.; Murphy spoke as the applicant and there was no public opposition. After brief discussion the commission voted to approve the certificate. The approval followed a unanimous vote in favor; no conditions or amendments were recorded in the meeting minutes.
Votes at a glance
- Approval of minutes from the Dec. 19 meeting: motion to approve carried unanimously. - Certificate of Appropriateness (HC20-5-1122, 122 N. Michigan Ave.): motion to accept the certificate as submitted carried unanimously.
The commission held brief commissioner and staff comments and adjourned at about 6:15 p.m.
