Historic District Agenda 02-01-2022

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                                                 CITY OF MUSKEGON
                                            HISTORIC DISTRICT COMMISSION
                                                 REGULAR MEETING

 DATE OF MEETING:                             Tuesday, February 1, 2022
 TIME OF MEETING:                             4:00 p.m.
 PLACE OF MEETING:                            Conference Room 204, City Hall


                                                                     AGENDA

 I.         Call to Order

 II.        Approval of Minutes of the regular meeting of January 12, 2022.

 III.       Old Business

 IV.        New Business

            Case 2022-07 – 1183 Terrace – Rehabilitation

 V.         Election of Chair and Vice Chair

 VI.        Other Business

            New HDC Member

            Updating/Expanding Muskegon Homeowners’ and Citizens’ Guide for Historic Preservation

            2022 HDC Goal Setting

            Michigan’s New State Historic Tax Credit

 VII.       Adjourn

            “We admire that which is old not because it is old, but because it is beautiful.” Winston Churchill
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II. APPROVAL OF MINUTES

Approval of Minutes of the regular meeting of January 12, 2022.


III. OLD BUSINESS

None




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IV. NEW BUSINESS

                           Case 2022-07 – 1183 Terrace – Rehabilitation
                                  Applicant: City of Muskegon
                                      District: McLaughlin
                             Current Function: Residential (Vacant)

Discussion

The applicant is seeking approval to 1) remove the existing vinyl siding and trim and replace it with
fiber cement siding and trim of the same width, 2) remove and replace 15 existing wood double-hung
windows with aluminum-clad wood double-hung windows of the same size, 3) remove one second-
story window on the south elevation and add a new second-story window (for egress) in a new location
on the south elevation, remove one first-story window, and remove one first-story picture window and
adjacent double-hung window (where the proposed garage wall meets the house) and replace them
with one double-hung window, 4) remove the pair of second-story windows on the north (Delaware
Avenue) elevation and replace them with a pair of wider windows (for egress), replace one four-over-
four picture window with a new picture window without mullions, remove one first-story double-
hung window and one two-over-one picture window on the north elevation and replace them with
shorter windows (to accommodate cabinets/countertop), siding over the blocked-in portion with
matching siding, 5) remove one second-story door on the west (rear) elevation and replace it with a
double-hung window (for egress) and remove one first-story glass block window on the west
elevation, 6) remove three existing storm doors on the front, side, and rear porches and replace them
with wood, three-quarter lite storm doors matching the appearance of the originals, 7) remove, strip,
refinish, and reinstall all original, decorative wood details, and 8) construct a 1 and ½-stall attached
garage on the south side of the house. The house has been vacant since 2016. Additional information
will be provided at the meeting.




View of house from Terrace Street, looking west. Proposed attached garage would be to the left, sited
toward the rear of the house.

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View of house from Delaware Avenue, looking south (September 2018).




Similar view without boarded windows and doors (November 2000).



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South elevation, looking west (photo from April 2013). Proposed attached garage would be at left.




Proposed location of attached garage, with red line marking where front wall would be built.




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Historic photo of house viewed from Terrace Street (May 1972). Former garage visible at left.




Historic photo of house showing original wood siding, entablature and brackets above second-story
windows, and porch doors (photo from May 1984).


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                                                         RAISE WINDOW BASE
                                                         FOR CABINETS/                   8          9          10
                                                         REPLACE WITH PLAIN
                       RAISE WINDOW BASE                 PICTURE WINDOW           7                                 11
                       FOR CABINETS

                                                                                                                                                                 PORCH
         REPLACE WITH PLAIN
         PICTURE WINDOW
                                                                  DW


                                                                                                                                                  12
REMOVE GLASS
BLOCK WINDOW                                                                                   FAMILY
                        LAUNDRY                                                              15'-6" x 17'-6"
                                                     KITCHEN                                                                                                                 13
                         11' x 7'
                                                      12' x 18'


        PORCH                                                                                                                                          LIVING                     PORCH
                                         PNTRY                                                                                                        15' x 15'-6"




                         MUDROOM                                                                                                                                             14
                           11' x 4'-6"
                  DN




                                                                          DINING
                                                                                                                          FOYER
                                                                          14'-6" x 10'
                                                                                                                          6' x 7'-6"                                     PORCH

                                                                                                                         UP


                                                                                             15
                         REMOVE WINDOW

                                          GARAGE   REMOVE WINDOW           REPLACE WITH
                                                                           DOUBLE-HUNG
                                                                           WINDOW TO
                                                                           MATCH 15


                                                                                                                                       MAIN FLOOR PLAN
                                                                                                                                       1/4" = 1'-0"
                                                          REPLACE WITH WIDER
                                                          WINDOWS (FOR EGRESS)




                                                                      BEDROOM
                        1                       2                     15' x 10'-6"




REPLACE DOOR WITH
WINDOW (FOR EGRESS)                                                                      LINEN
                             M. BEDROOM
                                                                                                                     3
                              12'-6" x 12'-6"                                                       BEDROOM
                                                                                                     13' x 15'-6"    4




                                                                                                 ADD EGRESS WINDOW




                                                    TUB/ SHOWER
                                                     36" x 60"
             REMOVE WINDOW

                                                                  6                  5


                              SECOND FLOOR PLAN
                              1/4" = 1'-0"
Standards

Multiple standards apply.


Deliberation

I move that the HDC (approve/deny) the request to 1) remove the existing vinyl siding and trim and
replace it with fiber cement siding and trim of the same width, 2) remove and replace 15 existing
wood double-hung windows with aluminum-clad wood double-hung windows of the same size, 3)
remove one second-story window on the south elevation and add a new second-story window in a
new location on the south elevation, remove one first-story window, and remove one first-story picture
window and adjacent double-hung window and replace them with one double-hung window, 4)
remove the pair of second-story windows on the north elevation and replace them with a pair of wider
windows, replace one four-over-four picture window with a new picture window without mullions,
remove one first-story double-hung window and one two-over-one picture window on the north
elevation and replace them with shorter windows, siding over the blocked-in portion with matching
siding, 5) remove one second-story door on the west elevation and replace it with a double-hung
window and remove one first-story glass block window on the west elevation, 6) remove three existing
storm doors on the front, side, and rear porches and replace them with wood, three-quarter lite storm
doors matching the appearance of the originals, 7) remove, strip, refinish, and reinstall all original,
decorative wood details, and 8) construct a 1 and ½-stall attached garage on the south side of the house
as long as the work meets all zoning requirements and the necessary permits are obtained.




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V. ELECTION OF CHAIR AND VICE CHAIR


VI. OTHER BUSINESS
New HDC Member – Jackie Huss has been appointed to the Historic District Commission.

Updating/Expanding Muskegon Homeowners’ and Citizens’ Guide for Historic Preservation

Created in 2003 utilizing a grant from the National Trust for Historic Preservation, the purpose of this
document is to assist homeowners, builders, as well as citizens interested in acquiring an historic
resource for rehabilitation or construction within the historic districts.

The document is outdated in some areas, and could be expanded in others. Staff suggests adding
details such as appropriate door designs to the architectural styles section of the document as well as
other common topics so that the guide can further educate property owners and Muskegon’s citizens
as was originally intended.
2022 HDC Goal Setting – Staff has identified items from the HDC’s previous goal setting discussions
that center on increasing awareness of Muskegon’s local historic districts within the community,
setting a roadmap for future historic preservation planning, and establishing a policy and funding
source for assisting property owners in the historic districts with improvement projects that make
compliance with HDC decisions more economically feasible.

   -   Mailings to property owners within the historic districts containing information on the historic
       districts and HDC procedures.

   -   Outreach to local realtors with literature highlighting benefits of properties in historic districts.

   -   Installation of street sign “toppers” identifying the boundaries of the historic districts. Staff
       has completed an initial inventory of existing street signs in the nine individual historic
       districts.

   -   City of Muskegon Master Land Use Plan, Historic Districts/Preservation Plan

           o Identify resources with particular historic significance to the Muskegon community.
           o Public outreach using initial list of locally significant resources.
           o Research/survey final list of significant historic resources to determine eligibility for
             listing on the National Register of Historic Places.

   -   Draft a policy for approving/denying funding assistance to property owners in Muskegon’s
       local historic districts with improvement projects that make compliance with HDC decisions
       more economically feasible.

Michigan’s New State Historic Tax Credit – The goal of the program is to launch by mid-2022.
More information is available online here: https://www.miplace.org/historic-preservation/programs-
and-services/historic-preservation-tax-credits/


VII. ADJOURN



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