The Historic Preservation Review Board met to consider the following items on February 23, 2012. Copies of staff reports related to cases listed below may be requested by email.

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HPRB ACTIONS
February 23, 2012

The Historic Preservation Review Board met to consider the following items on February 23, 2012.
Present:  Catherine Buell, Chair; Elinor Bacon, Maria Casarella, Christopher Landis, Nancy Metzger,  Robert Sonderman, and Joseph Taylor.

AGENDA

DESIGN GUIDELINES
Utility Meters for Historic Property (consideration of draft).
No action taken; Board expressed comfort with the draft and offered minor suggestions for consideration as it continues to be developed.  Final draft of guideline will be forwarded to the Board for adoption at a future meeting.

HISTORIC LANDMARKS
Woodhull House, 2033 G Street, NW, HPA #12-030, revised concept/addition for art museum.
The Board approved a motion determining the revised concept to be consistent with the purposes of the preservation act, and delegating final approval to staff.  Vote:  7-0.
    
14TH STREET HISTORIC DISTRICT
1328 14th Street, NW, HPA #12-032, revised concept/six-story apartment and retail building.
The Board approved a motion finding the revised design to be compatible with the character of the historic district, with recommendations for design refinements outlined in the staff report regarding the ground level retail and apartment building entrance and simplification of detailing.  In addition, the Board directed the applicants to reconsider greater setbacks on the 6th floor, to give additional attention to the west elevation, to reduce the detailing on the 6th floor, and asked that the project return for further review when appropriate.  Vote:  6-1 (Landis opposed).
        
MOUNT VERNON SQUARE HISTORIC DISTRICT
430 M Street NW, #12-129, concept/connected four-story secondary structure     behind three-story
Rowhouse.
The Board found the concept for a 4-story, 40-foot deep rear addition to be compatible with the character of the historic district and delegated final approval to staff. Vote: 7-0.

CAPITOL HILL HISTORIC DISTRICT
700 Constitution Avenue, NE, HPA #12-150, concept/rear addition and façade alterations.
This case was removed from the docket at the request of the applicant. It will be rescheduled for a later date.

CLEVELAND PARK HISTORIC DISTRICT
3193 Porter Street, NW, HPA #12-144, concept/roof and rear addition.
The Board determined that the proposed addition is compatible with the character of the historic district with the provision that it be in line with or inset from the roof of the original block of the house; that the proposed window and door alterations were compatible; that the proposed skylight should be relocated to a non-visible portion of the roof; and that replacement of the windows be proposed only once repair has been evaluated and if it can be documented that the existing windows are sufficiently deteriorated to warrant replacement.  The Board delegated final approval to staff.  Vote: 7-0

3522 Connecticut Avenue, NW, HPA #12-211, construction of an accessory parking structure.
The Board recommended issuance of a permit as consistent with the purposes of the preservation law, on the condition that the application is revised to include screening to partial enclose the system/structure to screen public views of cars on the upper two levels.  Vote:  7-0.

FOGGY BOTTOM HISTORIC DISTRICT
916 25th Street, NW, HPA #12-203, concept/third-story addition on a two-story     rowhouse
The Board did not support the concept, as it is incompatible with the character of the subject property and the historic district and, therefore, inconsistent with the purposes of the preservation law.  Vote: 7-0.

MOUNT PLEASANT HISTORIC DISTRICT
3142 17th Street, NW, HPA #12-114, porch alterations.
The Board recommended that a permit not be issued for the work proposed and already completed, as it is incompatible with the character of the property and the historic district and thus inconsistent with the purposes of the preservation law.  Vote: 7-0.

CONSENT CALENDAR

The HPRB approved the following items on the consent calendar (Vote:  7-0):
 
ANACOSTIA HISTORIC DISTRICT
2208 Martin Luther King, Jr. Avenue, SE, HPA #12-207, addition to two-story commercial building

CAPITOL HILL HISTORIC DISTRICT
1245 C Street, SE, HPA #12-145, concept/rooftop and rear additions.

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