Historic Preservation Commission - September 20, 2022 Minutes

The Regular Meeting of the Board of Historic Preservation Commissioners of the City of Fargo, North Dakota, was held in the Commission Chambers at City Hall at 8:00 a.m., Tuesday, September 20, 2022.

The Historic Preservation Commissioners present or absent were as follows:

Present: Christine Kloubec, Heather Fischer, Matthew Boreen, Paul Gleye, Mike Dawson, Nathan Larson, Jay Nelson

Chair Fischer called the meeting to order and welcomed Members to the meeting.

Item 1: Minutes: Regular Meeting of August 16, 2022
Member Boreen moved the minutes of the August 16, 2022 Historic Preservation Commission meeting be approved. Second by Member Nelson. All Members present voted aye and the motion was declared carried.

Item 2: Historic Overlay District Review
a. 426 7th Avenue South – Island Park Historic Overlay: DENIED
Planner Luke Morman presented the application to construct a new garage.

Applicant representative Anthony Kallod spoke on behalf of the application.

Discussion was held on the timeline of the proposed garage, the proposed roof pitch, the double garage door vs. single garage doors, and the importance of following the guidelines and intent of the established historic overlay.

Member Gleye moved to deny the application as presented and encouraged the applicant to resubmit to meet the historic overlay design standards. Second by Member Larson. All Members present voted aye and the motion was declared carried.

Item 3: Other Business or Public Comment
No other business was presented.

Item 5: Adjourn - Next Meeting: October 18, 2022
The time at adjournment was 8:11 a.m.