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MONROE COUNTY PLAN REVIEW COMMITTEE October 12, 2017 6:00 pm Monroe County Government Center 501 N. Morton Street, Suite 100B Bloomington, IN 47404 1 A G E N D A MONROE COUNTY PLAN REVIEW COMMITTEE North Showers Building, 501 N. Morton Street, Suite 100B, Bloomington, IN October 12, 2017 6:00 p.m. OLD BUSINESS: None. NEW BUSINESS: 1. 1708-REZ-10 Beaumont House Historic Preservation (HP) Overlay Rezone PAGE 3 One (1) 3.40 +/- acre parcel in Section 32 of Richland Township at 9030 W State Road 48. Zoned AG/RR. Anyone who requires an auxiliary aid or service for effective communication, or a modification of policies or procedures to participate in a program, service, or activity of Monroe County, should contact Monroe County Title VI Coordinator Angie Purdie, (812)-349-2553, [email protected], as soon as possible but no later than forty-eight (48) hours before the scheduled event. Individuals requiring special language services should, if possible, contact the Monroe County Government Title VI Coordinator at least seventy-two (72) hours prior to the date on which the services will be needed. The meeting will be open to the public. 2 MONROE COUNTY PLAN REVIEW COMMITTEE October 12, 2017 PLANNER Jordan Yanke CASE NUMBER 1708-REZ-10, Beaumont House HP Overlay Rezone PETITIONER Michelle & Darin Cardwell ADDRESS 9030 W State Road 48 REQUEST Application for the Historic Preservation (HP) Overlay for the Entire Parcel ACRES 3.40 acres +/- ZONE Agriculture/Rural Reserve (AG/RR) TOWNSHIP Richland SECTION 32 COMP PLAN DESIGNATION: Farm and Forest, Rural Zoning Framework – Rural Reserve (N5) EXHIBITS 1. Petitioner Letter 2. Petitioner Photos 3. Bloomington Restorations Incorporated Letter, Tuesday, September 12, 2017 4. SHAARD IHSSI County Survey Description – Contributing 5. SHAARD Structural Drawing 6. Monroe County 1989 Interim Report Description – Contributing 7. Elevation Certificate 8. Petitioner Site Plan RECOMMENDATION Approve the request for Historic Preservation Overlay, based on the Findings of Fact and those facts provided by the petitioner in response to the criteria for local historic preservation designation, and subject to the County Highway and Drainage Engineer reports. This Historic Preservation Overlay designation will preserve historic or architecturally worthy structures that represent distinctive characteristics of construction, one of which is a distinguishable entity that is a historic house constructed in 1890 (Queen Anne Style) and was recognized as Contributing (C) in the Monroe County Interim Report and Contributing (C) in the 2015 IHSSI county survey. PLAN REVIEW COMMITTEE TBD HISTORIC PRESERVATION BOARD OF REVIEW The petition will be heard at the October 16, 2017 meeting. SUMMARY The petition site, Beaumont House, is a 3.4 +/- acre parcel located in Richland Township and maintains frontage along W State Road 48 (Major Collector). The site is zoned Agriculture/Rural Reserve (AG/RR) under Chapter 802 of the Monroe County Zoning Ordinance. The petitioner is requesting to rezone the site to add it to the Historic Preservation Overlay (Primary) District. HP Overlay is defined as follows: Historic Preservation (HP) Overlay District. The character of the Historic Preservation (HP) Overlay District is defined as areas which contain (Primary) or which surround (Secondary) areas which contain buildings, structures or places in which historic events occurred or having special public value because of notable architectural or other features relating to the general, archeological, economic, social, political, architectural, industrial or cultural history of Monroe County, Indiana, of such significance as to warrant conservation or preservation, and which, by virtue of the foregoing, have been designated as an Historic Districts by the Monroe County Commissioners pursuant to the provisions of the Zoning Ordinance. 3 The site contains the following structures: 1. Single family dwelling, circa 1890 2. Root cellar, circa 1910 3. Detached garage, circa 1960 4. Accessory shed The most recent Indiana Historic Sites and Structures Inventory (IHSSI) County Survey for Monroe County is made available via the State Historic Architectural and Archaeological Research Database (SHAARD). The 2015 IHSSI survey ranks the Beaumont House as Contributing. Contributing (C) – A “C” rating was given to any properties meeting the basic inventory criterion of being pre-1940, but that are not important enough to stand on their own as individually outstanding or notable. Such resources are important to the density or continuity of the area’s historic fabric. Contributing properties can be listed in the National Register of Historic Places if they are part of an historic district, but would not usually qualify individually. The Monroe County Interim Report of 1989, which provides an inventory of all historic sites and structures in the county, assessed structures in terms of their historical significance, architectural merit, environment, and integrity. As a result of this assessment, the structures were placed in one of four rating categories. The Beaumont House, cited for its Queen Anne architecture, was given a rating of Contributing (C). The Historic Preservation Overlay does not negate the underlying Agriculture/Rural Reserve (AG/RR) zoning district. Properties within the HP Overlay are subject to the regulations for both the zoning district and the HP Overlay. If there is conflict between the requirements of the zoning district and the requirements of the Historic District, the more restrictive requirements apply. It is important to note that the Historic Preservation Overlay regulations are concerned with exterior appearance and preservation of historic features, and not with other zoning or land use requirements. Finally, the house is currently under renovation under the direction of covenants established by Bloomington Restorations, Inc. (see Exhibit 3). 4 LOCATION MAP The parcel is located at 9030 W State Road 48 in Section 32 of Richland Township. 5 ZONING MAP The site is zoned Agriculture/Rural Reserve (AG/RR). The adjacent properties are zoned the same. There is a nearby property zoned Mineral Extraction (ME). 6 SITE CONDITIONS The site contains four (4) structures, including a single-family dwelling and three (3) accessory structures. There is FEMA Floodplain Zone ‘A’ present on the site. The Base Flood Elevation has been determined to be 667.90. The lowest point of the house is 664.70. The petitioner is required to meet Flood Damage Prevention Ordinances (Chapter 808 – Monroe County Zoning Ordinance). There are no known karst features on site – see slope map below. The property gains access to W State Road 48, which is designated as a Major Collector in the County Thoroughfare Plan. The site is adjacent to heavily wooded areas and agricultural uses. Sycamore Land Trust Preserve abuts the northern portion of the petition site. 7 8 LOCAL HISTORIC SIGNIFICANCE According to SHAARD, the Beaumont House Architectural Description is as follows “Siding is second generation; replacement door has been installed in the original opening with wood transom intact, and the rear addition is not visible from the front or side elevations. One of the original wood frame screens remains. The porch has been reconstructed. Although it has a metal standing-seam roof, the turned wood posts, decorative frieze and brackets are period correct. There is a stone shed in ruins behind detached garage. Although it is not listed on the tax records, it appears to be of similar age as the house.” The Beaumont House is Queen Anne style. Victorians used this style mostly for residences and occasionally for commercial buildings. By combining motifs from medieval and Early Renaissance architecture, builders created one of the most popular late 19th century styles in America. Inspired by the work of English architects, the style first appeared in the United States in 1876, when the English made several “Queen Anne” display halls for the Centennial Exposition in Philadelphia. If one feature is characteristic of the Queen Anne style, it is variety. Queen Anne homes feature an irregular silhouette with front facing gables, and large open porches. Roofs are steeply pitched hip types with irregularly placed gables. Surface texture was important to this style. It was not uncommon for an architect to combine patterned wood shingles, clapboards, half-timbering, and stucco on one building. Often, masonry and wood siding were combined on the same structure. Circular towers or semi-circular bays were common on larger houses. Porches supported by lathe-turned posts were typical and often wrapped around to one side. The Queen Anne style was widely used in Indiana from about 1880 to 1910. Although often associated with large homes, carpenters built thousands of small standardized Queen Anne cottages in Indiana during this period. (SHAARD) The Queen Anne style house and one outbuilding, the root cellar, contribute to the historical landscape of the property. 9 BEAUMONT HOUSE: PHOTOGRAPHS DATED SEPTEMBER 14, 2017 Figure 1: View of Beaumont House, constructed 1890. Figure 2: View of Beaumont House, constructed 1890. 10 Figure 3: View of Beaumont House, constructed 1890. Figure 4: View of Beaumont House, constructed 1890. 11 Figure 5: View of Beaumont House, constructed 1890. Figure 6: View of detached garage, constructed 1960. 12 Figure 7: View of outbuilding (root cellar – see Structures Map), constructed 1910. Figure 8: View of outbuilding (shed – see Structures Map). 13 COMPREHENSIVE