STE. GENEVIEVE – The draft minutes of Monday’s meeting of the Ste. Genevieve Heritage Commission have been released.
Ste. Genevieve Heritage Commission
Casey Benner, Mark Buchheit, Thomas Hooper, Whitney Tucker, Bill Hart
February 26, 2024
Regular Meeting Minutes
Call to Order at 5:30 pm
Roll Call: Commissioners Casey Benner, Mark Buchheit, Bill Hart, Whitney Tucker, & Tom Hooper were present at roll call.
Additionally, Asst. City Administrator David Bova was present.
Aldermanic Liaison Patrick Fahey arrived at 5:36 pm.
Approval of Agenda: Commissioner Hooper made a Motion to approve the Agenda as presented. Commissioner Buchheit seconded the motion, which passed 5-0.
Approval of Minutes: Commissioner Hart made a motion to approve the minutes from the January 22, 2024 meeting as presented. Commissioner Buchheit seconded the motion, which passed 5-0.
Introduction of Evidence: Mr. Bova asked that the Commission approve the entry into the record of the Ste. Genevieve Municipal Code and the Design Guidelines for the Sainte Genevieve National Register Historic District along with the staff reports and related material presented to them. Commissioner Buchheit made a Motion to accept the evidence into the record. The motion was seconded by Commissioner Hooper and passed 5-0.
Old Business: None
New Business:
• SGHC010-24 To receive a Certificate of Appropriateness to construct an ADAcompliant ramp to the rear of the house at 465 Market. Applicants, Amy Misplay & Jeremy Dickerson represented by Life Center for Independent Living, were not present. Mr. Bova discussed the application with the commission and shared the plans for the ramp. Commissioner Buchheit made a Motion to Approve the request as presented. The motion was seconded by Commissioner Tucker and passed 5-0.
• SGHC011-24. To receive a Certificate of Appropriateness to replace an existing asbestos-cement roof with an architectural shingle roof at 789 N Main. Tyler Bahr, representing SRS Roofing, was present to discuss his application and answered some questions from the commission. Mr. Bahr presented samples of the proposed roofing material and color; commissioner Tucker asked to see the materials, specifically the style and color.
Commissioner Buchheit asked if the exposed copper valleys would be replaced and Mr. Bahr said that the plan was to remove those and cover with new roofing. Commissioner Hart stated that he would prefer either a 3-tab shingle (with straight edges) or synthetic slate shingles; the synthetic slate would be a very close match to the slate (asbestoscement) that is there now but the 3-tab would be a better approximation to what would have been used in the 1920’s when the home was built (instead of the architectural shingles which attempt to resemble shake roofs). Mr. Bahr stated he did not know that the synthetic slate was available and he would take that information, along with the preference for 3-tab or other straight-edged asphalt roofing back to the owner.
Commissioner Buchheit made a Motion to Approve the request for new roofing with the amendment that straight-edged asphalt shingles are used and that the exposed metal valleys are kept in place.
Commissioner Hart seconded the motion, which passed 5-0.
Administrative Approvals:
• Certificate of Appropriateness – 299 Merchant
Public Comments: None
Meeting Adjourned: There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 5:46 pm.
Respectfully submitted,
David Bova Assistant City Administrator