Historic Zoning Commission

Market Square H-1: Level II

1-H-12-HZ

Applicant Request

Level II. Replacement/repair

1) Extend existing roof deck towards the rear (east) of the building and construct upon it a 100-sq. ft. greenhouse, a 30-sqft. walk-in cooler, a small bar with seating for approximately 6 people and a 25-sqft. storage closet. These structures will be similar in appearance and match the materials of the 2 existing penthouses.

2) Install 30x60 photovoltaic panels on the south roof slope of the existing rear penthouse extending beyond the slope at the same angle to an intersecting point on the south party wall.

3) Attach 30x60 photovoltaic solar panels to north party wall 8 feet above the roof deck beginning at foremost pilaster shown on sumitted drawing A_2. Panels to slope approx. 45 degrees to meet roof deck.

4) Replace existing 6'-8"-tall full-lite wood entry doors and frame on ground floor w/ 8'-0"-tall full-lite wood doors and frame.

Site Info

McBee Trading Company Building. Two-story brickbuilding with elaborate corbelling, limestone sills, lintels and cornice and altered storefront. A dry goods store named the McBee Trading Company was the first occupant of this building, followed by the Huff Edington department store. In 1935, it became a White Store and by 1950 a clothing store.

Staff believes that 12 of the proposed solar panels are likely to be visible from the square, with the foremost 8 being highly visible and the following 4 being less visible. The remaining proposed structures and panels are located far enough to the rear of the roof will not be visible from the square or other public right-of-way. Therefore staff recommends eliminating the first 8 solar panels or relocating them more to the rear of the roof.

The ground floor entry doors are not early or original and are proposed to be replaced with like-kind material and design. The additonal door height of 1'-4" is more in keeping with the scale of the entrance elevation. Therefore staff recommends approval of replacing the existing doors with taller, otherwise in-kind doors.