3:33 → 5:35(2m 2s)
Vice chair Dan Myers (Dan Myers, vice chair) opened the meeting, explained the presentation and public‑comment process, identified time limits (3 minutes per speaker) and order of presentation (applicant, staff, public, commissioners' questions, applicant rebuttal), and noted legal standards the ARC will use (chapter 27 of the city code, design guidelines, Secretary of the Interior standards, Historic Preservation Development Review Committee comments).
The Architectural Review Commission (ARC) met March 2, 2026, to hear a historic‑preservation feature on the Vicente Martinez Ybor cigar factory and to consider two certificate/variance cases: a façade and site renovation at 509 South Hyde Park Avenue (approved with conditions) and a variance and certificate of appropriateness at 5912 North Branch Avenue in Seminole Heights (variance for wall separation granted; eave variance withdrawn; CA approved with conditions).
