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Historic Resources Commission approves multiple COAs, advances signage cases andContinues murals and hoop‑house items
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Summary
At its June 18 meeting the Historic Resources Commission approved certificates of appropriateness for several projects — including a pool house at 427 Cleveland Ave., refuse enclosures at 479 N. High St., several sign refacing projects and a porch reconstruction — and continued or deferred several items for additional materials.
The Historic Resources Commission took votes June 18 on a slate of certificates of appropriateness and related applications, approving most staff recommendations with conditions, continuing several items for more detail, and asking staff and applicants to supply final materials for administrative review.
Votes at a glance
- 427 Cleveland Avenue (COA CUA2500091): Commission recommended approval of variances and approved the new pool‑house design with conditions. Staff had recommended an affirmative recommendation for variances and approval of the non‑variance portion provided final details (trim dimensions, paint color, light fixture cut sheets and final wall sections) are submitted to HPF staff before certificate issuance.
- 479 North High Street (COA 250091463 to 479 N. High St., North Market Historic District): After discussion the commission approved option D (a painted, clad frame wood paneling approach) and required final cut sheets, colors and material samples be submitted to staff for final approval.
- 652 Linwood Avenue (hoop house): Continued. Staff recommended a seasonal or temporary timeline unless the applicant revised the proposal to meet building code and guidelines for outbuildings; commissioners asked for elevations, sections and manufacturer cut sheets and encouraged the applicant to work with staff and to consider alternative removable or more permanent designs.
- 517 Park Street (COA 2500545, AC Hotel / 507 Park Street, North Market Historic District): The commission approved refacing of existing signs in kind (one larger cabinet will be replaced with the same dimensions and illumination type) and required final clarifications to staff prior to certificate issuance.
- 585 South High Street (COA 250012): The commission approved most proposed sign changes and the revised sign package but split the item. The commission approved in‑kind replacements and alterations to several signs (south and north elevations, blade sign refacing and address numerals) while continuing the proposal to add block lettering on the fascia (the commission asked the applicant to return in July with historical or contextual examples supporting that lettering). Applicants were allowed to proceed with the in‑kind elements while the fascia lettering was deferred for further documentation.
- 1551 Brighton/Bridal Road (COA 2500557): Commissioners supported the pollinator garden and asked staff to handle that portion administratively; the commission continued the mural proposal because the guidelines prohibit painting unpainted masonry and the commission prefers removable murals or application to non‑masonry panels. Staff and commissioners suggested alternatives (heat‑applied wraps, painted removable panels, or freestanding painted fiber‑cement panels) and asked the applicant to explore options and/or renegotiate grant funds if necessary.
- 1091 South High Street (COA 2500554): The commission approved signage and exterior updates with conditions. Staff asked that deteriorated thin‑brick veneer on the primary elevation be replaced with unpainted thin brick (cut sheet to staff) and that signage illumination and sizes meet guidelines. The commission approved the main wall sign with a reduced 25‑square‑foot limit and approved other items while continuing review of lettering proposed for the eyebrow/fascia (that lettering will be considered with a related signage application in July).
- 617/619 Oakwood Avenue (COA 2500244): The commission approved reconstruction of a collapsed porch based on submitted historic photographs and revised drawings, with the condition that new porch elements be set into existing mortar joints where feasible to avoid damaging masonry.
What the commission asked applicants to supply
Commissioners repeatedly asked applicants to: submit final cut sheets and color/match samples; provide sections that show how new work interacts with existing masonry and grades; clarify whether new features will be removable; and supply manufacturer cut sheets for nonstandard materials or for items such as garage grilles and lighting. For items continued (hoop house, murals, rooftop/fascia lettering), the commission requested alternatives that avoid painting unpainted masonry or that use removable panel systems.
