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HPC11-01 689 Atlanta St., Chevron, James Dugger
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Item Summary:
Applicant needs Certificate of Appropriateness for the re-imaging of the existing canopy to the new Chevron canopy
Staff Report:
Background
The structure located at 689 Atlanta Street was constructed in 1986 according to building permit records. The property is classified as an Intrusion on the Historic Properties Map.
In 1985, a variance was approved for the gas canopy by the Board of Zoning Appeals. The variance was for the allowance of the pump islands to remain in their present location, within 25 feet of the property and right-of-way lines, and for the waiver of the 10 landscaping strip required.
An application was made to the Design Review Board in 1985 for a renovation of the site and building. No elevations were found in the file for this project but the DRB minutes from December 2, 1986, suggest that the applicant had worked to blend the elevations with the architectural character of the corridor. The proposal was for a pre-engineered building done in steel and glass with stone pebble on the exterior. The applicant proposed using window inserts to give the building a residential appearance and the color of brick was chosen to compliment the Presbyterian Church. The Board asked the applicant to use brick all of the way around the building and landscaping was proposed. The application was approved at the December 2, 1986, meeting.
An application was made to the Historic Preservation Commission in 1992 for another renovation of the gas station. This application was approved at the February 13, 1992, meeting of the Historic Preservation Commission with the following conditions:
1. Existing brick on the building to remain.
2. Mullions to be placed in plate glass window facing Atlanta Street.
3. Trim of the building to be dark gray.
4. Mansard to be gray.
5. A sign over the entrance to be white and to read Food Store.
6. Canopy on the pump island to be gray mansard.
7. The span...
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