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Procedure: After staff confirmed a quorum, the commission opened nominations. A commissioner nominated David Butchak for chair; the motion was seconded and approved by voice vote. The commission then nominated John Cosgrove for vice chair; that motion was seconded and approved.

Why it matters: The chair and vice chair preside over HAHC meetings, set procedural direction for deliberations, and represent the commission to the Planning Department and public for routine administrative business.

Source: Chair’s roll call, nominations and voice votes recorded in the Sept. 11 HAHC meeting minutes.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Houston - Houston Archaeological and Historical Commission","oneSentenceSummary","At the Sept. 11 meeting the Houston Archaeological Historical Commission elected David Butchak as chair and John Cosgrove as vice chair following roll call and nominations.","taxTitle","Houston, Harris County, Texas","taxId",2797,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":75,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":76,"_41":77,"_43":78,"_45":79,"_46":80,"_48":81,"_50":82,"_52":83,"_54":55,"_56":57,"_58":84,"_60":61,"_62":63,"_64":85,"_66":67,"_68":69,"_70":67,"_71":72,"_73":72},6471978,"HAHC approves consent agenda of Certificates of Appropriateness and takes several individual actions",398,1285000,1683000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5777233-487560ddc5a2e7ca7be2909efb9ffa20&start=1285&end=1683","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5777233-487560ddc5a2e7ca7be2909efb9ffa20/thumbnail_1285000.jpg","/articles/6471978/Houston/Harris-County/Texas/HAHC-approves-consent-agenda-of-Certificates-of-Appropriateness-and-takes-several-individual-actions","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6471978-7c387b4fcc4394774f5ce8c525d5360f/orig.mp4?Expires=1770590335&Signature=Q3rMca8GonKHiscvA2c0Kfy0jztPInAxw2TVICDmGeuJPrs9kHX5~A8onojRGW2B75bIvKMc3rOts3yzvC9AB644w~ngDRDkjKgfkuxiXuGfpy4NiX-coFz20Xz~T-xeR3Dma2ULjbDr7X~GJPGo5mWB0xTBeBSzoxtkFN1c-S6x0kGszQ-eXnSit-AKXZM8i-QvBba7BuI1bDJvo5PJFZaFyIkZXlrUnSYE7WxJOoCAg39pvx2dVkKomG8pI9QS0FSvrihBm9gsgihxDehnTF7VZQNeWeXcbwYkZugeusFPLioADV7w-iNvLzRbNiqHPdDOqLHLo0wlsKOUD04kyQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","At its Sept. 11 meeting the Houston Archaeological Historical Commission approved a revised consent agenda containing items 2–8 and 11–21 and took separate action on several pulled items.

Consent agenda: Staff presenter Terrence Jackson listed items recommended for approval, including alterations, additions and new garage/carport construction across multiple historic districts (Houston Heights West, Houston Heights East, Audubon Place, Houston Heights South, Old Sixth Ward and North Hill). The commission approved the revised consent agenda on a motion; the vote passed with two recorded abstentions on items 13 and 14.

Individual items pulled or discussed: The commission considered item C01 (1138 Fugate) separately (see separate article). It also held individual hearings and votes on the following applications in the agenda order:

- 1535 Oxford Street (C09) — staff recommended approval with conditions to create an inset on the north elevation to meet measurable standards; the commission approved with the conditions.

- 1008 East 14th Street (C10) — applicant proposed a second‑floor addition; staff recommended approval with conditions to lower second‑floor plate height to 8 feet and to hip the new roof; commissioners also asked the applicant to consider ridge‑height adjustments; the motion to approve with those conditions passed.

- 1011 La Green Street (C16) — replacement of four original wood 1‑over‑1 windows with Renewal by Andersen Fiberx units was approved with a condition that the thicker frame be inset/obscured so the visible appearance remains compatible with historic window proportions.

What the consent approvals mean: Most approved items were standard COAs for alterations, detached garages/carports and window or porch work, consistent with staff recommendations. The approvals move these projects forward to permit stage subject to conditions listed in staff reports.

Attendance and procedure notes: The meeting included numerous new commissioners sworn in earlier in the day; during roll calls and votes commission members identified absences and recorded particular abstentions where conflicts arose.

Sources: Staff slate presentation, individual staff reports for each COA item, public hearing remarks and recorded votes from the Sept. 11 meeting.","The commission approved a multi‑item consent agenda (items 2–8, 11–21) covering alterations, new garages and other COAs across Heights and other historic districts, voted to accept staff recommendations for individual items pulled for discussion, and recorded specific abstentions for two consent items.",{"_33":87,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":88,"_41":89,"_43":90,"_45":91,"_46":92,"_48":93,"_50":94,"_52":95,"_54":55,"_56":57,"_58":96,"_60":61,"_62":63,"_64":97,"_66":67,"_68":69,"_70":67,"_71":72,"_73":72},6471983,"Commission reclassifies 320 E. 20th in Heights East from 'contributing' to 'non‑contributing'",178,499000,677000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5777233-487560ddc5a2e7ca7be2909efb9ffa20&start=499&end=677","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5777233-487560ddc5a2e7ca7be2909efb9ffa20/thumbnail_499000.jpg","/articles/6471983/Houston/Harris-County/Texas/Commission-reclassifies-320-E-20th-in-Heights-East-from-contributing-to-noncontributing","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6471983-c095117000543d6557a236e694d96d73/orig.mp4?Expires=1770590335&Signature=YL-acYmuIyhrnfC2lglvAF~SfVFbo6Px2L1g9a9uo3b2GPRyVVX4Pi9U1JX5jx74TY9RrPCUTQmpB2gqLOVXPUQq~qcn31wns~XUBLSqtIQ0CNE6IIX2Rzh9iXFkVDDjgfjgBdP~8hbSv~ip9aCMbee8ZUp6iJQb74Gi5~6objN3l~1YJhLJhn2Cl21qW4imdn0ieJWVYzA5ZMDQLUk4nBbhA~3OtXRrs7IYy5U~~Mkcyb9JQ6fE~JST89k2gYxMhnXUqWIgLyyu6FrrR6gZhVhasVQbwRAqqVrOoafRZuyXsmr-LFoIkDiGYH-Ss8fxacCnZwBblOZZyTD7p-1cVA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Houston Archaeological Historical Commission on Sept. 11 voted to amend the classification of 320 East Twentieth Street (sometimes referenced on maps as 320 West Twentieth in presentation materials) in the Houston Heights East Historic District from contributing (or potentially contributing) to non‑contributing.

Staff presentation: Planner Yasmin Arslan told the commission that archival records, including a Harris County block‑book permit record and a staff site visit, show the building was constructed in 1945. The original district inventory and the Heights East designation (cited by staff) had earlier labeled the property as potentially contributing (PC), likely because of an earlier assumed construction date or material appearance; staff and the director concluded the 1945 construction date places the building outside the district’s stated period of significance.

Public comment and rationale: Mark Standridge, representing the applicant, presented aerial photos and historic context and argued the property’s building form, later construction date and commercial character were inconsistent with the defining bungalow, Craftsman and early‑20th‑century examples in the district. He also noted the site sits on a commercial corridor edge with non‑contributing adjacent buildings and that the building’s scale, setback and architectural elements are unlike the district’s contributing resources.

Commission action: Following discussion and questions of staff, a motion to accept staff’s recommendation passed; one commissioner abstained during the vote. The commission’s action changes the property’s inventory classification and will affect how future alteration or demolition requests for the site will be reviewed under the Heights East guidelines and Chapter 33 criteria.

What the reclassification means: A non‑contributing designation generally means the property is not considered part of the period‑of‑significance fabric that defines the district’s historic character. Reclassification affects how the Planning Department and the commission evaluate COAs and may change the prescriptive guidelines applied to future work on the property.

Sources: Staff presentation by Yasmin Arslan, the applicant’s presentation, the district inventory and the city’s Height East designation referenced in staff materials, and the Sept. 11 HAHC roll call and vote.","The HAHC accepted staff's recommendation and the director's endorsement to reclassify 320 East Twentieth Street in the Houston Heights East Historic District from contributing (or potentially contributing) to non‑contributing based on documentary evidence of a 1945 construction date and inconsistency with the district’s period of significance.",{"_33":99,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":100,"_41":101,"_43":102,"_45":103,"_46":104,"_48":105,"_50":106,"_52":107,"_54":55,"_56":57,"_58":108,"_60":61,"_62":63,"_64":109,"_66":67,"_68":69,"_70":67,"_71":72,"_73":72},6471988,"Houston historic commission issues demolition certificate, defers requested new construction at 1138 Fugate in Norhill",198,1728000,1926000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5777233-487560ddc5a2e7ca7be2909efb9ffa20&start=1728&end=1926","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5777233-487560ddc5a2e7ca7be2909efb9ffa20/thumbnail_1728000.jpg","/articles/6471988/Houston/Harris-County/Texas/Houston-historic-commission-issues-demolition-certificate-defers-requested-new-construction-at-1138-Fugate-in-Norhill","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6471988-f35fb2c034e10628d7c71e408f00f9a8/orig.mp4?Expires=1770590335&Signature=GhaE8p7I~UJ5tKMFB~nBAHs9Nkn4un7R8LZ~UNdlompHJxAz~eJUwZwfLPyKq3M9tqbHmJZl3-TvDS4fC7JR1bl~SNgDDOyNyGvEdWo0UaGmW0sxiczwsrtX9HSBrTVc6LF5819SpnJ3vO9XMlQJ3elE-1bWp0uSdJIjN7jGmN9miTH~1JgxSCA76YFIiwT6CEin5dKxssXZMBk3nH~oZw~fcwX9G2QW8sftD9bWgTfVMTnoLjXZ4z98fxdKwSwsnLU1-ksiki4R0LGuKyLeLTHRKWSYTYCeykoPZzPKYaqMJqmWOwAlMcNka91w9tfQ2Dy~oe9y6Awrh-R353U7sQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Houston Archaeological Historical Commission on Sept. 11 accepted staff’s recommendation to issue a certificate of record for the demolition at 1138 West Fugate Street and deferred consideration of the applicant’s proposed new-construction design.

The property, a contributing circa‑1925 Norhill bungalow on a 5,000‑square‑foot lot, partially collapsed during previously permitted work. City staff and the property owner removed the remaining unstable structure after city inspectors identified a public‑safety hazard. The owner subsequently submitted plans for a new house that would total about 2,895 square feet (3,415 sq ft including garage), which staff recommended denying because the proposal did not meet the commission’s criteria for new construction in a historic district.

Why it matters: Commissioners and dozens of neighbors said the house sits in a relatively intact, modest‑scale Norhill area and that the proposed new design would change the block’s scale, privacy and character. Neighbors asked the commission either to require reconstruction consistent with the previously approved Certificate of Appropriateness (COA) or to require a revised new‑construction design with lower plate heights, reduced massing and larger setbacks.

Staff presentation and public comment: Senior planner Terrence Jackson described the site, the sequence of events (partial collapse during permitted addition work, city removal for safety) and staff’s twofold recommendation: deny a COA for the unpermitted demolition work and instead issue a COR (certificate acknowledging demolition occurred) and deny the submitted new‑construction COA because the design failed the historic‑district new‑construction criteria.

The record contains multiple public speakers opposing the proposed new construction as oversized for Norhill: residents said Norhill’s period bungalows are modest in size and scale, that the applicant’s design proposed too high a second‑floor plate and too small rear and side setbacks, and that the massing would loom over adjacent yards. Neighbors supplied comparisons to the neighborhood standard FAR and to the size of surrounding houses. The applicant’s representatives — including architect Sam Gianukos of Creo Design and agent Kate Simmons of VET Renovations — said the design had been reduced from an earlier proposal, complied with deed restrictions and met city codes, and that some neighborhood guidance documents cited by opponents are not yet adopted city guidelines.

Commission discussion and votes: Commissioners debated whether the collapse constituted an ‘‘illegal demolition’’ but noted the Historic Preservation Appeals Board (HPAB) had reviewed additional evidence and removed the illegal‑demolition designation before returning the matter to HAHC. Following that guidance, the commission voted to accept staff’s recommendation to issue a COR for the demolition as framed by HPAB. The commission then voted to defer action on the proposed new construction and advised the applicant to submit a revised design that respects Norhill’s scale: lower second‑floor plate height (often 8 feet in typical Norhill approvals), reduced plate/ridge where feasible, greater side and rear setbacks, and massing that does not mimic an artificial “false history” of a bungalow but instead reads as new infill compatible in scale and proportion.

What the motions mean: Issuing the COR formally recognizes the demolition and allows the commission to consider subsequent applications without classifying the event as an illegal demolition (per HPAB). Deferral of the new‑construction COA leaves the applicant free to revise and resubmit; the commission explicitly encouraged designs that reduce massing, lower heights, and respect Norhill scale and setback standards.

Next steps: The applicant may revise plans and return to HAHC for a new hearing. Commissioners said the applicant could also choose to rebuild according to the previously approved COA for the property (which would be a narrower footprint and smaller addition) instead of pursuing the larger new‑construction scheme.

Sources: Staff presentations, the HPAB ruling referenced by staff, public comments and the commission roll call and recorded motions at the Sept. 11 HAHC meeting.","The HAHC issued a certificate of record (COR) for demolition at 1138 Fugate after the contributing bungalow partially collapsed, and deferred action on a proposed larger new-construction plan while advising the applicant to revise massing, scale and detailing to better fit the Norhill context.","actionData","errors"]

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