Title
Design Review for Proposed Re-roofing and Related Improvements for the Old Capitol Building at 600 Washington St SE
Recommended Action
Move to support the design as presented for the proposed re-roofing and related improvements at the Old Capitol Building at 600 Washington St SE.
Report
Issue:
Whether to support the design as presented for the proposed re-roofing and related improvements at the Old Capitol Building at 600 Washington St SE.
Staff Contact:
Brittany Gillia, Historic Preservation Officer/Associate Planner, Community Planning & Development 360.753.8427
Presenter(s):
Matt Hamel, SHKS Architects
Background and Analysis:
OMC 18.12.090 requires a review of any proposed alteration to buildings listed on the Olympia Heritage Register. The review shall apply only to exterior or interior features designated as significant and relating to the designation of the property to the Olympia Heritage Register.
OMC 18.12.090(C)(1) provides the standards for review to be used by the Heritage Review Committee as thus: "...the proposed work should not detrimentally alter, destroy or adversely affect any exterior feature or interior feature relating to the designation of the property to the Heritage Register. In the case of construction of a new improvement, building or structure on the site of a Heritage Register property, the exterior of such construction will not adversely affect and will be compatible with the external appearance of existing designated improvements, buildings and structures on the site. The Secretary of the Interior's Standards for the Treatment of Historic Properties (as amended) shall be the standards which guide the review of Heritage Register properties."
The applicant is proposing to apply for a building permit to perform repair and restoration work to the roof, storm water drainage system, and water-damaged interior plaster at locations indicated on the submittal drawings. Heritage Review Committee members will review and commen...
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