ARCHITECTURAL
REVIEW BOARD
MINUTES OF
MEETING OF
CALL MEETING TO ORDER:
Mrs. Moots called the meeting to order at 12:00
p.m.
MEMBERS
PRESENT:
Mrs. Nuspl, Mr. Griffin, Mrs. Hawkins, Mrs. Moots. Mr. Draughn
absent.
OTHERS
PRESENT:
Tammy Penhorwood, Barb McCoy, Liz Meeder, Karen Page,
Bruce Limes, Chris Huffman, Dave Cook, Ron Jones
APPROVAL OF MINUTES:
Mrs. Nuspl made a motion to approve the minutes as
presented. Mrs. Hawkins seconded
the motion. Voice vote was
unanimous.
CITIZEN COMMENTS:
None
AGENDA ITEMS:
1. To consider a request for a Certificate
of Appropriateness for the demolition of a 1-story residence in order to
construct two lanes for drive-up banking for Fifth Third, located at
Mr.
Griffin stated he had a couple of questions for Mr. Limes. He stated he went and looked at the
property today with Mr. Limes and Mrs. Meeder. Mr. Griffin stated he told Mr. Limes he
needed to demonstrate to the board that the building has not historical value
per 1136.09 (1) or demonstrate one of the points in 1136.09 (2) or (3). Mr. Griffin stated he doesn’t feel Mr.
Limes had demonstrated any of these.
Mr.
Limes stated the house has been on the market for almost 2 years and he
questions the ability to market the home because of the Union County Building
Code. The code requires that the
structure be updated to current code for any new use. Mr. Griffin stated he is not sure he
would be able to vote on this request today because he does not have enough
information. The burden of proof is
on the applicant.
Mr.
Limes asked how I prove a structures historical value. He stated he doesn’t know where to
start. Mrs. Nuspl asked what the
age of the building is. Mr. Limes
stated he has heard different opinions.
Some say it goes back to the civil war, but it has been remodeled. He stated there are no significant
architectural features. As far as
1136.09 (2), this building has been for sale, rent and lease for almost 2 years
and there have been no takers because of the amount of work that would have to
be done to bring it up to code.
Mr.
Chris Huffman stated he is the architect for the project. He stated the building is nice but it
just looks to be built in the early 20th century. When a new business moves into a
residential site, there is a whole different set of criteria. They have to comply with
Mr.
Griffin stated he would like to have things quantified. You stated the cost is too significant,
but what is that. I don’t want to
make a decision on this without having all of the
information.
Mr.
Limes stated the problem with getting figures is without knowing what type of
business is going in there we can’t determine the cost. There are different requirements for
each use. Mr. Griffin stated they
should pick a practical use and give the figures on that. Mrs. Nuspl stated a practical use would
be a small office with 5 or less employees. You should be able to come up with
figures for that.
Mr.
Limes stated when it was going to go from office to retail it was
significant. Mrs. Nuspl stated they
need to start with something practical.
Retail is not a practical use, but an office is.
Mrs. Meeder stated herself and Karen Page is here on the
historical significance of the structure.
She stated she got this information from the Historical Society. The building originated around 1909,
which makes it approximately 100 years old. She continued to read the information on
the building. She stated that
Marysville used to have a lot of these cottages which were doctor’s offices and
now this is the only one left.
Mrs. Page stated with the Carnagie Library, the architect came into our office after
it was all said and done and told us he had done two previous adaptive uses on
libraries and they turned out really nice.
Mrs. Page stated she asked why he didn’t say something before, and then
said well I guess you base your argument on who pays you. Mrs. Page stated she is not sure how
valid the architects opinion is on this because he is getting paid to say what
they need him to say.
Mr.
Limes stated he would like to have the board follow the code which states the
structure has no historical significant use. It’s based on the structure not who
owned the building.
Mrs. Moots stated the code specifies historical
significance.
Mrs. Meeder stated Dr. McIvor was one of the best people
in Marysville.
Mr.
Limes asked when it is turned into a beauty shop later, what historic value
will it have then.
Mrs. Moots stated she doesn’t feel there will be a
decision made on this today. The
board does not have enough information.
You need to address the items in 1136.09
specifically.
Mrs. Page stated if the building is designated historic,
then it wouldn’t have to meet all of the codes, there would be some leeway. Mr. Humphrey stated not all of the
codes.
Mrs. Nuspl asked if Fifth Third has looked at expanding
where it currently is. Mr. Jones
stated they did a study and the main concern was for pedestrian safety through
the parking lot. He stated they
want to keep the parking area close to the building.
Mrs. Hawkins stated she is a customer and she doesn’t
think tearing the building is worth the financial gain.
Mrs. Nuspl stated if it was to get approved to tear down
the existing building, the drive-thru itself would probably not get
approved. It doesn’t fit in the
area.
Mr.
Limes stated it is too much work to get the figures the board is asking them to
provide.
Mrs. Hawkins made a motion to table this item until the
December meeting. Voice vote was
unanimous.
Mrs. Moots suggested Mr. Humphreys come up with the
figures.
ADJOURNMENT:
Meeting was adjourned at 12:40