# Board of Architectural Review - February 13, 2019 > Auto-transcribed civic record · February 13, 2019 - **Permalink**: https://meetings.lexingtonky.news/meeting/4692 - **Source video**: https://lfucg.granicus.com/player/clip/4692?view_id=14&redirect=true - **Date**: 2019-02-13 - **Last revised**: February 13, 2019 - **Length**: 984 words > ⚠️ **Auto-generated content.** Audio from the official Granicus video was auto-transcribed with OpenAI's open-source Whisper large-v3-turbo model, run locally by The Lexington Times. Structured facts were extracted with GPT-4o; the narrative summary was written by Anthropic Claude. Verbatim wording may contain errors. See [methodology](https://meetings.lexingtonky.news/about/methodology) or [report a correction](mailto:editor@lexingtonky.news). --- ## Meeting Overview The Board of Architectural Review met on February 13, 2019, at 101 East Vine Street, Room 220. The meeting addressed three agenda items, all involving property modifications and improvements within the city's architectural review jurisdiction. During the session, the board reviewed and approved all three applications presented. The approved projects included signage installation at 305 West Maxwell Street, parking and landscaping improvements at 304 Transylvania Park involving gravel refresh and landscape timber perimeter installation, and construction of a garage addition with additional paving at 251 South Ashland Avenue. The board conducted three votes during the meeting, with all motions receiving approval. No public comments were recorded during this session. ## Votes and Decisions The meeting included three certificate of appropriateness approvals, all of which passed by voice vote. **Certificate 13150385-F** for 305 West Maxwell Street received approval for signage installation. Craig Rushing made the motion to approve, and the measure passed by voice vote with the condition of including staff recommendations. **Certificate 12670454-I** for 304 Transylvania Park was approved for refreshing gravel parking and installing landscape timber perimeter. Patrick Perryman motioned for approval, and the certificate passed by voice vote with two recommendations requiring review and approval prior to the start of work. **Certificate 00710251-I** for 251 South Ashland Avenue received approval for constructing a garage addition and additional paving. Ryan Clark made the motion to approve, and it passed by voice vote with three conditions requiring review and approval prior to the start of work. All three motions were approved through voice votes without recorded individual vote counts or opposition. Each approval included specific conditions related to staff review and recommendations that must be satisfied before work can commence on the respective properties. ## 305 West Maxwell Street: Install signage The board reviewed an application for installing signage at 305 West Maxwell Street during agenda item 1. Craig Rushing served as a key speaker during the discussion of this signage proposal. The application was presented alongside a staff report that contained findings and recommendations regarding the proposed signage installation. According to the meeting summary, the applicant expressed agreement with the conclusions and recommendations outlined in the staff report, indicating alignment between the applicant's proposal and staff's professional assessment. The discussion appears to have proceeded smoothly without significant debate or concerns raised by board members. The applicant's acceptance of the staff report findings likely contributed to the straightforward nature of the proceedings. Following the presentation and discussion, the board approved the signage application for 305 West Maxwell Street. The approval allows the applicant to proceed with the installation of signage as outlined in their application and consistent with the staff report recommendations. *Note: Specific transcript timestamps are not available for this agenda item.* ## 304 Transylvania Park: Refresh gravel parking and install landscape timber perim The board reviewed an application for property improvements at 304 Transylvania Park, specifically to refresh the existing gravel parking area and install a landscape timber perimeter. Patrick Perryman served as the key speaker for this agenda item, presenting the proposal to the board. The discussion centered on the relatively straightforward nature of the requested improvements, which involved maintaining and upgrading the current gravel parking surface and adding landscape timber edging to define the parking area's boundaries. The applicant expressed agreement with the findings outlined in the staff report, indicating alignment between the proposed work and the board's guidelines and requirements. No significant concerns or objections were raised during the discussion regarding the scope or nature of the proposed improvements. The landscape timber perimeter installation would provide better definition and containment for the gravel parking area, while the gravel refresh would improve the surface condition and functionality of the parking space. These types of maintenance and enhancement projects are typically viewed favorably as they improve property appearance and functionality without major structural changes. The board approved the application for the gravel parking refresh and landscape timber perimeter installation at 304 Transylvania Park. The straightforward nature of the request and the applicant's cooperation with staff recommendations contributed to the smooth approval process. ## 251 South Ashland Avenue: Construct garage addition and additional paving The board reviewed an application for constructing a garage addition and additional paving at 251 South Ashland Avenue during their February 13, 2019 meeting. Ryan Clark served as the key speaker for this agenda item, presenting the proposal to the board members. The discussion centered on the staff report findings regarding the proposed construction project, which included both a garage addition to the existing structure and additional paving on the property. The applicant expressed agreement with the conclusions and recommendations outlined in the staff report, indicating alignment between the proposed project and municipal requirements or guidelines. No significant concerns or objections were raised during the discussion of this application. Following the presentation and brief discussion, the board approved the application for the garage addition and additional paving at 251 South Ashland Avenue. The approval allows the property owner to proceed with the construction project as proposed. --- ## Decisions - **13150385-F** — passed (0-0): Approval of certificate of appropriateness for 305 West Maxwell Street to install signage. - **12670454-I** — passed (0-0): Approval of certificate of appropriateness for 304 Transylvania Park to refresh gravel parking and install landscape timber perimeter. - **00710251-I** — passed (0-0): Approval of certificate of appropriateness for 251 South Ashland Avenue to construct garage addition and additional paving. --- ## Full transcript All right. I'd like to welcome you to the February 13th meeting of the Board of Architectural Review. We appreciate those of you in attendance today. The board was established by zoning ordinance in 1958. Our first historic district was Gratz Park, and we now have a total of 15 historic districts. The board, which is appointed by the mayor and confirmed by the Urban County Council, is a part of the Division of Historic Preservation. The Historic Preservation Office maintains a full-time staff to assist you with your projects. The Board encourages and recommends that applicants use them as a resource. The Historic Preservation Office is located at 101 East Vine Street in room 220. It is our procedure to consider applications in the order in which they are listed on our agenda. In each case, we will have a presentation by the staff and will hear any additional comments from the applicant. The board will then ask questions or make comments regarding the application and then hear comments from any other interested parties. The chair will then ask the board members to enter a motion. If you wish to address the board, please come to the microphone and state your name and address for the public record. We also ask that you write your name on the sign-in sheet by the door so that the information can be recorded correctly. I would like to note the following staff approvals before we begin our review of applications. There are certain items that the staff can approve, eliminating the necessity for all applicants to appear before the board. There are a total of nine approved applications noted on today's agenda. Staff approvals, starting with 224 Clay Avenue, Ellsford District, install-replace fencing, 224 Clay Avenue, renovate structure, 369 Oldham, Ellsford Historic District, reconstruct rear walls of addition. 638 Ellesmere Park, Ellesmere Park Historic District, install stair lift. 500 Arcadia Park in the Seven Parks Historic District, renovate dormers, addition, and garage. 534 North Broadway in Northside Historic District, replace siding on house. 133 Shawnee Place, Seven Parks Historic District, install satellite dish on rear addition. 355 South Broadway, South Hill District, refurbish antennas. 645 West Short Street, Western Suburbs, renovate site. We will now proceed with the review of applications for certificates of appropriateness. regarding 305 West Maxwell Street in the South Hill District to install signage. Is the applicant present? Could you please come and state your name and address? My name is Craig Rushing. My address is 3269 Elmhurst Court, Lexington. Have you read the staff report? I have. Do you agree with the findings? I do. Are there any comments from the audience? in this case. Do we have any comments from the board? Do we have a motion? I so move that we approve the certificate for appropriateness. Thank you. At 305 West Maxwell Street, the South Hill Historic District, to install signage. As noted, per the recommendations, including the recommendations by the staff. Ms. Hill, would you also just put the case number for the record? Yes. Thank you. The case number is 131-50385-F. Do I have a second? I second. All in favor of the motion, say aye. Aye. Aye. The motion passed. Thank you all very much. Thank you. Next we'll move on to 304 Transylvania Park. Is the applicant present? Please come and state your name and address. My name is Patrick Perryman, address 500 Lake Tower Drive, Lexington, Kentucky. Have you read the staff report? Yes, I have. Do you agree with their findings? I do. Okay. Do we have any comments from the audience in this case? Or any comments from the board? Is there a motion to approve? Mr. Chairman, relative to case number 12670454-I, At 304 Transylvania Park, I move that we approve this application of certification of appropriateness for the work proposed in the submittal and reviewed and approved by the staff. with the two recommendations that once reviewed by the LFUCG divisions, resubmit any changes to staff or board for review and approval prior to the start of work. Two, if any changes are made that alter the information submitted, resubmit the changes to the staff for review and approval prior to the start of the work. Is there a second? I second. All in favor of the motion, say aye. Aye. Aye. Aye. Motion passes. Thank you. Thank you. Next, we'll move on to address 251 South Ashland Avenue. Is the applicant present? Please state your name and address. Ryan Clark, 656 Beth Lane, Lexington. I assume you've read the staff report. I have. Do you agree with the findings in the report? Yes. Okay. Are there any comments from the audience regarding this one? Or any comments from the board? I don't have any. Is there a motion? Susan, you want to do it? Sure. Let's try again. In regard to case number 00710251-I at 251 South Ashland Avenue, South Ashland Central Avenue Historic District, to construct the garage addition and additional paving, I so move that we accept the recommendations of the staff for approval and include the three following conditions in the staff report. One, to provide a final door and window details and specifications to staff for review and approval prior to the issuance of the certificate of appropriateness. Two, if any changes are made that alter the information submitted to resubmit the changes to the staff for review and approval prior to the start of work. And three, once reviewed by other LFUCG divisions, any changes shall be returned to the staff or board for review and approval prior to the start of work. Is there a second? Second. All those in favor of the motion say aye. Aye. Aye. Your motion is passed. Thank you. All right. We don't have any minutes. Is there a motion to adjourn? So moved. All right. We're adjourned.