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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
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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
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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
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12'-6" x 12'-6" BEDROOM
13' x 15'-6" 4
ADD EGRESS WINDOW
TUB/ SHOWER
36" x 60"
REMOVE WINDOW
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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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