August 5, 2021
If you’re looking for a place to grab lunch or dinner, give The Open Kitchen a try. Established in 1952, this historic Italian restaurant has been a constant in a city of change. Check it out – enjoy some delicious pizza and support a historic business at the same time!
For more: “Charlotte’s first pizza restaurant stays true to its roots almost 70 years later“
The next meeting of the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Historic Landmarks Commission will be held VIRTUALLY on Monday, August 9 at 6:00 p.m. in order to maintain social distancing as directed by public health officials.
Access to the meeting will be provided by both video (internet) and audio (internet OR telephone).
PLEASE NOTE
You should plan to log into the meeting by 5:45 p.m. on the day of the meeting to ensure that you will be admitted to the entire meeting. Please sign in with your first and last name.
If, for any reason, there are technical problems with the virtual meeting before or during the meeting, please return to this page to repeat the login process and/or for any additional instructions or information.
Access Information for the Historic Landmarks Commission Meeting:
Join from the meeting link
https://mecknc.webex.com/mecknc/j.php?MTID=m344184a116b34b0354b57d983f4faa93
Join by meeting number
Meeting number (access code): 179 926 5332
Meeting password: 66PGmvpmwT6
Join from a mobile device (attendees only)
+1-408-418-9388,,1799265332## United States Toll
Join by phone
+1-408-418-9388 United States Toll
Join from a video system or application
Dial 1799265332@mecknc.webex.com
You can also dial 173.243.2.68 and enter your meeting number.
Need help? Go to https://help.webex.com
The August 9 meeting of the Historic Landmarks Commission will be a virtual meeting. Please note there will be no accommodation for any in-person attendance. If you need special accommodations, please contact the HLC office at 980-314-7660.
1. Consideration of June HLC Minutes
2. Chair’s Report: William Hughes
3. Public Comment Period
4. Treasurer’s Report: Edwin Wilson
5. Survey Committee Report: Brian Clarke Survey Committee Minutes
The following items are for informational purposes:
a. The Survey Committee voted unanimously to place the following properties on the Study List of Prospective Historic Landmarks: Johnston Farm, 8520 Dixie River Road, Charlotte and WBT Transmission Facility, 9201 Nations Ford Road, Charlotte
b. Update on Beatties Ford Road Corridor Study
6. Projects Committee Report: Jeff Parsons Projects Committee Minutes
a. Update on Streetcar #85 Lease
THE PROJECTS COMMITTEE PRESENTS A SECONDED MOTION TO THE HISTORIC LANDMARKS COMMISSION THAT IT ENTER INTO LEASE NEGOTIATIONS WITH BELMONT TROLLEY FOR THE PURPOSE OF ACQUIRING STREETCAR #85 BY LEASE WITH THE INTENT TO MAKE IT OPERATIONAL WITHIN THE TOWN OF BELMONT. THE COMMITTEE UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED THE MOTION.
7. Design Review
Red Front Shell Renovation General Drawings
Red Front Shell Renovation Architectural Drawings
The owners of the Red Front Department Store are planning a rehabilitation of the building to prepare it for market as a commercial property. Staff has reviewed the project and consulted with HLC Secretary Robert Barfield on the COA application and has approved the project as a Minor Works COA. This is a significant project, but it preserves or replicates nearly all of the surviving historic materials, and does not involve any significant changes to the building’s architecture. Having adopted a quasi-judicial review for Major Works COAs, Staff and the HLC Secretary are endeavoring to process projects as Minor Works if the projects have little negative impact on the historic character of the property.
8. Staff Report: Jack Thomson and Stewart Gray
a. Update on the Addendum for the Designation Report for Edgewood Farmhouse Addressing the History of Slavery Associated with the Property
b. Update on Upcoming Designations
c. Update on Rules of Procedure
d. Update on CLG Training Requirements
To maintain its CLG status, the HLC is required to have at least two Commissioners view and email a brief synopsis to three or more training videos by September 30. We encourage all Commissioners to participate.
e. Feedback on Facebook/Social Media
9. Old Business
10. New Business