HUTCHINSON, Kan. — The Hutchinson Landmarks Commission is having its next meeting Thursday at 4 p.m. in the City Council chambers at 125 East Ave. B. This meeting was moved up a week from its traditional placement on the 4th Thursday of the month.
New business before the commission is four requests from the current occupant of the Stevens Building at 225 S. Main to add an 800 square foot pool in their side yard, replace metal siding with 29-gauge sheet metal, frame in seven garage doors and install French doors in the east two bays along the south facade and to add a 40 ft. shipping container to the side yard.
The Landmarks Commission will need to make a determination on the proposed project as to whether the proposed project will “damage or destroy” the historic significance of the structure or the district? This determination should be based upon a finding that the Secretary of the Interior’s Standards for Rehabilitation are either met or not met.
The Landmarks Commission may approve the project in whole or in part, approve the project subject to certain modifications, or deny the project. If the Landmarks Commission denies the project, the Commission must state the reason for the denial and list acceptable project alternatives. The applicant may then alter the plans to comply with the alternatives, and staff will issue a certificate of appropriateness.
If the applicant determines that the project alternative that the Landmarks Commission has requested is not feasible, the applicant may appeal the decision of the Landmarks Commission to the City Council. If the proposal is appealed, City Council will, after a consideration of all relevant factors, weigh the proposal against the standard of “no feasible and prudent alternative” to the project.