City of Lockhart January 15, 2025 MINUTES Historical Preservation Commission Members Present: Christine Ohlendorf, Jerry Haug, Ron Faulstich, Marcia Proctor, Ray Ramsey, Frank Gomillion, Kevin Thuerwaechter Members Absent: None Staff Present: David Fowler, Kevin Waller, Romy Brossman Public Present: Gabriel Morey (applicant, Agenda Item 5), Lindsey Trumper (applicant, Agenda 1. Call meetingtoo order. Chair Ohlendorf called the meeting to order at! 5:30 p.m. Item 6), Jayden Williams 2. Elect Chair and Vice-Chair for 2025. Commissioner Proctor moved to nominate Chair Ohlendorf and Vice-Chair Thuerwaechter to continue in their current roles. After conferring, the current Chair and Vice-Chair agreed to exchange roles sO that Mr. Thuerwaechter would be Chair and Ms. Ohlendorf would be Vice Chair. Commissioner Ramsey. seconded, and the motion passed with a vote of7-0. Newly-appointed Chair Thuerwaechter took the gavel tol lead the Commission. 3. Citizen comments not related to an agenda item. None 4. Consider the minutes of the November 20, 2024, meeting. Commissioner Gomillion moved to approve the minutes as presented. Vice-Chair Ohlendorf 5. CFA-24-14. Consider a request by Gabriel Morey for approval of a Certificate for Alteration for two wall signs on part of Lot 1, Block 23, Original Town of Lockhart, on property zoned Planning Staff Kevin Waller provided a brief overview of the proposal via PowerPoint presentation. He reported that the applicant proposes to replace the two "Eldorado" signs on the Brock building with new signs for the future Charlottes'restaurant and bar. One of the existing signs is located on the East San Antonio Street wall façade, above the second-story windows, with the other sign on the North Main Street façade, above the side-entry door. The two proposed signs, one being a painted wall sign and the other a projecting wall sign, will be placed in the same locations as those they are replacing. The painted wall sign on the East San Antonio Street façade will read "Charlotte's" with a sunrise graphic abovet thet text. This sign will feature a white, all-capsfont: against al black background. seconded; the motion passed by a vote of7-0. CCB (Commercial Central Business), and located at 101 E. San Antonio St. -1- Historical Preservation Commission Meeting 1-15-2025 The projecting blade-style wall sign on the North Main Street façade will feature the same content as the painted. sign with the addition of "Lockhart, Texas" in an all-caps font beneath the business name. This sign will feature a black font against a white background. The sign material will be acrylic, situated within a metal box frame. This sign will utilize the same mounting bracket as the previous sign, with the addition of two overhead cables for additional reinforcement from wind gusts, to be fastened tot the building through the mortar joints. Neither proposed sign will be illuminated. Staff recommends approval of both signs. Applicant Gabriel Morey of 512 Bois D'ArcSt. and. Jayden Williams of8 821S S. Main St. discussed the proposal. Mrs. Williams clarified that the sunrise graphic will, in fact, not appear on the painted sign on the E. San Antonio St. façade. She also noted that the projecting sign on N. Main St. will have the sunrise graphic, and clarified that the font will be white on a black Commissioner Proctor inquired as to whether the painted sign would overlap beyond the Mr. Morey and Mrs. Williams confirmed that only the area oft the existing sign will be painted background, similar to the painted. sign. existing painted sign on the E. San Antonio Street façade. over. No additional brick will be painted. Commissioner Faulstich asked about the size of the existing mounted sign. Mr. Morey replied that the sign projects 80 inches from the building. The new sign will be the same size as that existing, will be mounted to the existing base, and will not be illuminated. Also, the new: sign will be supported by existing cable supports, sO there will be Commissioner Gomillion moved to approve CFA-24-14. Commissioner Faulstich seconded; the 6. CFA-25-01. Consider ar request by LindseyTrumper for approval ofa Certificate for Alteration for the repainting of the front wall façade to a different color on part of Lot 2, Block 17, Original Town ofl Lockhart, on property: zoned CCB (Commercial Central Business), and located Mr. Waller reported that the proposal is for the repainting of the front wall façade of the subject property to a different color. A new commercial business will replace the former Good Things grocery store, and will offer coffee, small food items, plants, and gifts. The new color will be applied tot the fronti façade both above and beneath the awning, and is proposed to be a tan shade. Mr. Waller explained that the applicant also proposes a sign for the business, which wasn't submitted in time for this meeting and will be presented at the next. Applicant Lindsey Trumper, 7704 Manassas St., Austin, TX, introduced herself to the Commission. Mrs. Trumper explained that the paint color will be more of a tan-olive blend, no drilling into the brick. motion, passed by a vote of 7-0. at 110S. Commerce St. Staffrecommends approval of the repainting. and provided the Commission with paint chip samples. -2- Historical Preservation Commission Meeting 1-15-2025 Commissioner Faulstich moved to approve CFA-25-01. Commissioner Ramsey seconded; the 7. Discuss the date and agenda of the next meeting, including Commission requests for agenda motion passed by a vote of7-0. items. Mr. Waller reported that two applications for signage have been received for the next regularly scheduled meeting of February 5, 2025, the deadline of which to submit is. January Commissioner Proctor asked for a status update on the plans for the former Carver School Mr. Waller replied that he recently reached out to the owners of the former Carver School property for an update on the future building improvements, and that Planning Director David Fowler has contacted the Fire Department for an update on planned improvements to the downtown fire station. Following Mr. Waller's inquiry, he received an email from a representative of the Carver property, stating that there have been new developments int the pre-restoration phase which includes assessments of the building and property. Following the outcome of the assessments, the ownership group will be better prepared to answer Commissioner Faulstich asked for an update on the work being done on the roof oft the Masur Mr. Fowler replied that we expect to receive a submission soon regarding the work on the 22. and downtown fire station enhancement projects. questions of the Commission in a meeting. Building. roof, which would be a third item on the next agenda. 8. Adjournment. Commissioner Faulstich moved to adjourn the meeting, and Commissioner Proctor. seconded. The motion passed by a vote of 7-0, and the meeting adjourned at 5:52 p.m. Approved: SRD725 (date) 1 Romy Brossman, Recording Secretary Kévin Thuerwaechter, Chairman -3- Historical Preservation Commission Meeting 1-15-2025