Sep 04, 2025 Historic Preservation Advisory Board

Consider/Discuss/Act on a Request by Terry Ledbetter, Jr for Approval of a Rehabilitation Level Historic Neighborhood Improvement Zone Program Tax Exemption (Level II) for the Property Located at 502 W Hunt Street

Consider/Discuss/Act on a Request by Owner Travis Hofeldt for a Certificate of Appropriateness for Demolition of a Detached Shed Located at 1505 W. Louisiana Street

BOARD AND STAFF COMMENTS

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BOARD MEETING OF SEPTEMBER 4TH, 2025. THE BOARD MEMBERS THAT YOU SEE SEATED BEFORE YOU THIS EVENING HAVE BEEN APPOINTED BY THE CITY COUNCIL, AND WE SERVE AT THE PLEASURE OF THE CITY COUNCIL. IF YOU ARE HERE THIS EVENING AND WISH TO SPEAK DURING A PUBLIC COMMENT SECTION, PLEASE COMPLETE A SPEAKER'S CARD. STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD AND LIMIT YOUR REMARKS TO THREE MINUTES. WE ASK THAT YOU BE CONCISE IN YOUR COMMENTS AND SPEAK ONLY ONCE, IF NECESSARY, TO CLARIFY OR TO ANSWER QUESTIONS POSED BY THE AUDIENCE.

CITY STAFF WILL BE CALLED TO RESPOND TO ANY QUESTIONS THAT MAY HAVE BEEN RAISED BY THOSE IN THE AUDIENCE. THE BOARD REQUESTS THAT WE ALL TREAT EACH OTHER WITH RESPECT. FOCUS ON THE ISSUES, BE CONCISE IN YOUR COMMENTS AND AVOID OVERTALKING THE ISSUE. WE ALL WANT TO ACT IN THE BEST INTEREST OF ALL THE CITIZENS OF MCKINNEY, WHILE MAINTAINING THE HERITAGE AND HISTORIC CHARACTER OF THE HISTORIC DISTRICT. DO WE HAVE ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS ON THE NONPUBLIC HEARING AGENDA ITEMS? THE ANSWER IS NO. WE WILL MOVE ON TO THE CONSENT AGENDA. THE

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FIRST ITEM IS ITEM NUMBER 25. DASH 3130. THE MINUTES OF THE HISTORIC PRESERVATION ADVISORY BOARD REGULAR MEETING OF AUGUST 7TH, 2025. DO WE HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA? I SO MOVE. MOVED BY JOHANNA. I NEED A SECOND, PLEASE. SECOND IT. OKAY, I HAVE A SECOND. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? ALL RIGHT. LET'S GO AHEAD AND HAVE A VOTE. THAT SECOND WAS. I THINK IT'S CARRIE, RIGHT? WERE YOU THE SECOND? NO, IT WAS ME. I MADE THE MOTION. JOHANNA MADE THE MOTION, AND I SECOND IT. OKAY. ARE YOU THROWING YOUR VOICE? YOU HAVE YOUR SCREEN. I MEAN, IF THIS IS. YEAH. YEAH, BUT I THINK TO LET US VOTE YET. ALL RIGHT. BEDTIME ALARM. YAY! MINE'S NOT COMING UP TO VOTE. OH, THERE IT IS. THERE IT IS. OH, YOU VOTED YES. NO. YOU'RE NOT ON HERE. CARRIE'S NOT ON HERE. NO. ARE YOU LOCKED IN? IT NEVER. IT NEVER CAME UP. WEIRD.

ARE YOU GOING TO RESET THAT? OKAY. THANK YOU. I THOUGHT WE APPROVED. NOT ALL THE VOTES WERE. I DON'T KNOW, THOSE MEETINGS WERE THOSE MEETING? MINUTES WERE A LITTLE CONTROVERSIAL. I'D LIKE TO DISCUSS. OKAY. OKAY. YOU SHOULD BE ABLE TO VOTE NOW. APOLOGIES FOR THAT. THAT'S OKAY. THERE WE GO. THE ITEM HAS BEEN APPROVED BY UNANIMOUS VOTE. WE WILL NOW

[Consider/Discuss/Act on a Request by Terry Ledbetter, Jr for Approval of a Rehabilitation Level Historic Neighborhood Improvement Zone Program Tax Exemption (Level II) for the Property Located at 502 W Hunt Street]

MOVE ON TO THE REGULAR AGENDA. FIRST ITEM UP IS ITEM NUMBER HP20250005. CONSIDER. DISCUSS ACT ON A REQUEST BY TERRY LEDBETTER, JR FOR APPROVAL OF REHABILITATION LEVEL HISTORIC NEIGHBORHOOD IMPROVEMENT ZONE PROGRAM TAX EXEMPTION LEVEL TWO FOR THE PROPERTY LOCATED AT 502 WEST HUNT STREET, RENO, WILL MAKE A PRESENTATION ON BEHALF OF THE CITY. GOOD EVENING, BOARD MEMBERS. THIS EVENING I WILL BE BRINGING FORWARD AN ANCIENT MARKER LEVEL TWO APPLICATION FOR THE PROPERTY AT 502 WEST HUNT STREET, ALSO KNOWN AS THE W.H. KNOTT HOUSE.

THE HOUSE WAS CONSTRUCTED APPROXIMATELY 1935. IT IS CROSS-GABLED. IT HAS BRICK MASONRY AND AN ARCHED DOORWAY AND AN INSET PORCH. IT'S IN THE TUDOR REVIVAL STYLE, AND IT IS A HIGH PRIORITY, WHICH MEANS IT CONTRIBUTES SIGNIFICANTLY TO LOCAL HISTORY OR BROADER HISTORICAL PATTERNS. IS AN OUTSTANDING OR UNIQUE EXAMPLE OF ARCHITECTURE, ENGINEERING,

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OR CRAFTED DESIGN, AND RETAINS A SIGNIFICANT PORTION OF ITS ORIGINAL CHARACTER AND CONTEXTUAL INTEGRITY. THE CRITERIA FOR LEVEL TWO REHABILITATION INCENTIVES ARE AS FOLLOWS A MINIMUM INVESTMENT OF $10,000 IN BUILDING IMPROVEMENTS FOR THE PROPERTY, WHICH HAS BEEN DEMONSTRATED WITHIN THE 12 MONTHS OF THE RECEIPT OF THE LETTER OF ELIGIBILITY. THEY DID RECEIVE A LETTER OF ELIGIBILITY ON FEBRUARY 21ST, 2025. AND THIS IS THE WORK THAT THEY HAD DONE. THEY DID HAVE THE SEWER LINE REPLACED, AS WELL AS THE CAST IRON PIPES, AND THE TOTAL COST OF THAT WAS $21,190. THE STAFF REPORT AND APPLICATION SHOW THE DETAILED INVOICES IN CASE YOU WANTED TO LOOK AT THOSE. STAFF HAS REVIEWED THE REQUEST BY HOMEOWNERS AND FOUND THAT IT MEETS THE MINIMUM ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS FOR THE PROGRAM, AND IT CARRIES A 50% EXEMPTION ON THE CITY AD VALOREM TAXES FOR A PERIOD OF TEN YEARS.

UNDER THE CURRENT PROGRAM, STAFF ESTIMATES THAT THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF AD VALOREM TAX REVENUES BEING FOREGONE IS APPROXIMATELY $294,539. AND THAT CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION.

I DO HAVE A QUESTION. SURE. HOW MUCH IS IT FOR TEN YEARS ON THIS HOUSE? IT'S 50%. IT'S A LEVEL TWO EXEMPTION TO 50%. 200 SOMETHING THOUSAND DOLLARS. THAT'S THE TOTAL OF ALL THE EXEMPTIONS. THAT'S ALL OF THE EXEMPTIONS THAT WE HAVE FOR THIS TAX YEAR. OKAY. NO IT'S NOT THIS IS NOT THIS ONE. I'M GOING TO GO REPLACE MY SEWER LINE. YEAH. OKAY. ANYBODY ELSE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS. WHAT IS OUR MAX. I KNOW IT. WE CHANGED IT AT ONE TIME, BUT I BELIEVE IT'S 400,000. I NEED TO DOUBLE CHECK. BUT 400? 400? THAT'S WHAT CAN BE APPROVED AT ANY GIVEN TIME.

YES. SO IT WOULD BE A CAP OF THAT PER YEAR. IF WE HIT THAT, THEN PEOPLE HAVE TO FALL OFF THE CALENDAR BEFORE WE FOR US TO APPROVE ADDITIONAL. SO YES. OKAY. ANYBODY ELSE? ALL RIGHT.

I'LL DO. WE HAVE A MOTION. TO APPROVE. JAMES HAS MADE THE MOTION TO MOTION TO APPROVE. DO WE HAVE A SECOND? I SECOND? ALL RIGHT. LET'S HAVE A VOTE. THIS ITEM HAS BEEN APPROVED BY UNANIMOUS VOTE. ALL RIGHT. DO WE HAVE ANY GENERAL CITIZEN COMMENTS REGARDING ITEMS NOT ON THE AGENDA? DID WE SKIP SOMETHING? YES, WE PROBABLY DID. LET'S NOT. LET'S NOT ASK FOR

[Consider/Discuss/Act on a Request by Owner Travis Hofeldt for a Certificate of Appropriateness for Demolition of a Detached Shed Located at 1505 W. Louisiana Street]

THAT. THEN. INSTEAD, LET'S MOVE TO ITEM NUMBER HP 2025 0063. CONSIDER. DISCUSS. ACT ON REQUEST. REQUEST BY OWNER TRAVIS HOFELD FOR A CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS FOR DEMOLITION OF A DETACHED SHED LOCATED AT 1505 WEST LOUISIANA STREET, RENO. WILL MAKE THE PRESENTATION. SO THIS IS A REQUEST FOR CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS FOR THE DEMOLITION OF A DETACHED SHED. 1505 WEST LOUISIANA STREET. AND THE OWNERS ARE HERE WITH US THIS EVENING. SO THE HOUSE ITSELF IS AN ARTS AND CRAFTS STYLE AND WAS CONSTRUCTED AROUND 1915 AND IS LISTED IN THE 2023 HISTORIC RESOURCES SURVEY AS A MEDIUM PRIORITY.

MEDIUM PRIORITY MEANS IT CONTRIBUTES TO LOCAL HISTORY OR BROADER HISTORICAL PATTERNS, BUT ALTERATIONS HAVE DIMINISHED ITS INTEGRITY. BUT IT'S STILL A GOOD EXAMPLE OF ARCHITECTURE OR ENGINEERING. A DEFINITIVE DATE FOR THIS SHED IS UNKNOWN. MOST LIKELY, IT WAS AFTER THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE HOUSE. I DID CHECK THE SANBORN MAPS. THEY DO NOT. IT DOES NOT APPEAR ON ANY OF THE SANBORN MAPS. AND THE SHED ITSELF. YOU CAN SEE HERE IN THIS SLIDE. THE CONDITION OF THE CURRENT SHED. THERE ARE SIGNIFICANT RUST AND DETERIORATION OF THE WOOD FRAMING. YOU CAN SEE THERE ON THE LEFT SIDE. HOW MUCH IT'S IT'S LEANING AS WELL. AND BECAUSE THIS IS A SHED, THERE ARE NO HISTORIC PHOTOS OF THIS PARTICULAR STRUCTURE. STAFF

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DOES RECOMMEND APPROVAL OF THIS REQUEST FOR THE DEMOLITION OF THE SHED. IT IS NOT CHARACTER DEFINING OR INTEGRAL TO THE HISTORY OF THE HOME, AND STAFF DOES NOT BELIEVE IT WILL IMPACT THE PRIORITY RATING OF THE HOUSE ITSELF. THE BOARD HAS FOUR OPTIONS YOU CAN APPROVE, APPROVE WITH CONDITIONS, DENY OR ISSUE A 90 DAY DELAY AFTER THE 90 DAY DELAY. THE CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS WOULD BE ISSUED. MOTION TO APPROVE THE ITEM APPROVES THE REQUEST FOR THE DEMOLITION. AND THIS CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION. OKAY. DOES ANYBODY ON THE BOARD HAVE QUESTIONS FOR RENA OR THE HOMEOWNERS? I JUST WANT TO KNOW, HOW LARGE IS THE SHED? IT'S VERY SMALL. I DID NOT PUT THE DIMENSIONS IN THERE, ALTHOUGH THE OWNERS DID SUBMIT THOSE. IT IS IN THE FULL APPLICANT PACKET THOUGH. YOU CAN LOOK AT THAT. IT'S TINY. YEAH. I WAS GOING TO SAY. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? ALL RIGHT. LET ME CALL FOR A MOTION. I'LL MAKE THE MOTION TO APPROVE THE DEMOLITION OF IT. OKAY. SECOND. I'LL SECOND. OKAY. THANK YOU. MARCIA. ALL RIGHT.

WE'LL PUT IT UP FOR VOTE. ALL RIGHT. ALL RIGHT. THE MOTION OR THE ITEM HAS BEEN APPROVED BY UNANIMOUS VOTE. TOM, I WANT TO SAY ONE THING. I LIVE ON LOUISIANA STREET. I GO BY YOUR HOUSE PROBABLY TEN TIMES A DAY. I HAVE NEVER NOTICED THAT BACK THERE. I NEVER I HAD TO WALK BY THERE TODAY JUST TO SEE WHAT IT WAS. I'VE NEVER EVEN NOTICED IT BACK THERE. SO SHE'S A. YEAH, SHE'S A BUSY WOMAN LEAVING HER HOUSE TEN TIMES A DAY. YEAH. GRANDKIDS, GRANDKIDS. OKAY, NOW, THIS IS THE HOME OF MR. BISHOP. BISHOP ELECTRIC. YEAH. OKAY. I'D LIKE TO ASK THE BISHOP'S. I ALMOST CALLED VICTOR TO SAY. WHAT WAS THAT? WHY DID YOU HAVE THAT THERE IN AN OUTHOUSE? MAYBE. YEAH. YEAH, WE HAD ONE AT OUR HOUSE. NO. ALL RIGHT. NOW, DO WE HAVE ANY GENERAL CITIZEN COMMENTS REGARDING ITEMS NOT ON THE AGENDA? WOULDN'T ANSWER ME THE FIRST

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TIME, WOULD YOU? ALL RIGHT. DID THE BOARD MEMBERS OR STAFF HAVE ANY FURTHER BUSINESS TO DISCUSS? SO. I HAD SOMETHING. OKAY. I HAVE SOMETHING I JUST WANTED TO LET ALL THE BOARD MEMBERS KNOW THAT ON WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 17TH AT MCKINNEY PERFORMING ARTS CENTER, WE WILL BE DOING A TRAINING ON HISTORIC PRESERVATION. SO HISTORIC PRESERVATION 101, WHERE WE'RE GOING TO BE TALKING IN DETAIL ABOUT THE CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS, PROCESS AND APPLICATION, AND TOUCH ON A LITTLE BIT ON THE TAX INCENTIVES AS WELL. BUT IT'S GOING TO BE A DEEP DIVE INTO BASICALLY WHAT THIS PROCESS IS. SO WE WOULD LOVE FOR YOU ALL TO COME. I CAN FORWARD YOU THE THE FLIER. OUR COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT IS GOING TO BE PUTTING OUT A FLIER, BUT I DO HAVE THE SAVE THE DATE THAT GIVES ALL THE INFORMATION. SO THAT WILL BE FROM 6 TO 8 P.M. WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 17TH AT MCKINNEY PERFORMING ARTS CENTER AND THE NOBLE ROOM, AND IT IS OPEN TO HOMEOWNERS, CONTRACTORS, REALTORS, ANYBODY WHO HAS AN INTEREST IN IT, THE PUBLIC IN GENERAL. SO JUST HISTORIC OR IS THAT GOING TO BE A NICE AREA AS WELL? WE'LL TALK BRIEFLY ABOUT THAT, BUT WE DO GET A LOT OF QUESTIONS ABOUT THE COA PROCESS AND HOW TO APPLY AND WHAT DOCUMENTS ARE REQUIRED. THE SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS AND THINGS LIKE THAT. SO WE'RE JUST GOING TO DO JUST A TRAINING TO KIND OF DEEP DIVE INTO THE PROCESS.

BUT YEAH WE'LL TOUCH ON THE HAS AND WILL WE. HOW WILL YOU BE CONTACTING POPULATION THAT LIVES WITHIN THAT ZONE. OR WILL IT BE JUST A BLAST FOR ALL? MCKINNEY. SO I'VE ALREADY SENT OUT A LOT TO PEOPLE THAT I'VE BEEN PERSONALLY TALKING TO. SO REALTORS, CONTRACTORS, EVEN SOME HOMEOWNERS. BUT AGAIN, OUR COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT IS GOING TO PUT OUT A POST ON SOCIAL MEDIA, AND THEY WERE ALSO GOING TO PUT IT IN THE NEWSLETTER AS WELL. EXCELLENT.

THAT'S FANTASTIC. THE TARGET AUDIENCE FOR THAT THEN IS RESIDENTS. I MEAN, ANYBODY WHO'S ASSOCIATED WITH, LIKE THE HISTORIC DISTRICT SPECIFICALLY. YES. JUST SPECIFICALLY BECAUSE OF THE COA PROCESS. SO IF THEY ARE IN THE HISTORIC DISTRICT, THE TREE AREA, THEY ARE REQUIRED TO FILL OUT THE CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS. SO WE'RE GOING TO THAT'S KIND

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OF THE TARGET AUDIENCE. OKAY. WELL I WOULD LOVE TO DO SOMETHING LIKE THAT. IN EAST MCKINNEY SPECIFICALLY MORE SO ABOUT HOUSES. YES, I THINK THAT WOULD BE REALLY AWESOME. AND I WOULD SUGGEST HAVING TRANSLATORS OR SOMEBODY ON STAFF THAT CAN SPEAK SPANISH, BECAUSE I THINK THAT'S A GREAT IDEA. I LOVE IT. SO ARE YOU THINKING ANOTHER ONE, A SEPARATE ONE? YEAH. YEAH, WE CAN LOOK AT THAT FOR SURE. I THINK THAT'D BE WISE. YEAH, IT'S A GREAT IDEA. I LOVE IT. YES. THAT'S GREAT. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? THANK YOU. RYAN.

OKAY. THANK YOU. REINA. ANYBODY ELSE WITH COMMENTS? THIS COULD BE THE SHORTEST MEETING ON RECORD. ALL RIGHT. WELL, DO WE HAVE A MOTION TO ADJOURN THE MEETING? I MOVE THAT WE ADJOURN.