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12-08-09 Item 70 South Miami AH- America City I I CITY OF SOUTH MIAMI 1111. .� 7927 P OFFICE OF THE CITY MANAGER ° Rev INTER - OFFICE MEMORANDUM 2001 To: The Honorable Mayor Feliu and Members of the Cit Commission Via: Roger M. Carlton, Acting City Manager From: Thomas J. Vageline, Director ' Planning and Zoning Department Date: November 17, 2009 ITEM No. Subject: AN ORDINANCE OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF SOUTH MIAMI, FLORIDA, RELATING TO A REQUEST TO AMEND THE OFFICIAL ZONING MAP OF THE CITY OF SOUTH MIAMI LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE BY DESIGNATING A SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL BUILDING LOCATED AT 7121 SW 63rd AVENUE AS AN HISTORIC SITE AND BY PLACEMENT OF AN HISTORIC PRESERVATION OVERLAY ZONE (HP -OV) OVER THE EXISTING ZONING USE DISTRICT FOR THIS PROPERTY; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; PROVIDING FOR ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. •SUMMARY The Historic Preservation Board at its August 31, 2009 meeting reviewed an historic designation report for a single family home built in 1918, and located at 7121 SW 63rd Avenue. Following a public hearing, the Board adopted a motion by a vote of 8 ayes 0 nays recommending that this building be designated an historic site. APPLICABLE REGULATIONS The Land Development Code (LDC) provides that an historic designation recommendation must be enacted as a zone map change. The "HP -OV" Historic Preservation Overlay zoning district is superimposed as an overlay over the existing underlying use zone. The procedures in the LDC require the Planning Board to hold a public hearing on all designations recommended by the Historic Preservation Board. (Section 20- 5.17(E)). HISTORIC SIGNIFICANCE The designation of an historic site requires that the Historic Preservation Board approve a Designation Report which sets forth the history of the building and its architectural significance. Attached to this staff report is the Designation Report which was approved by the Historic Preservation Board at its August 31, 2009 meeting. The report contains a detailed history of the site and includes photographs of the building. The designation of the building is based upon it being a fine example of a Vernacular style house of the Craftsman type, typical of homes built in South Florida in the 1920's. The attached designation report describes in detail the architectural character of this building (pp. 9 -10) and contains a section (pp. 11 -12) entitled Design Review Guidelines which establishes architectural guidelines for the review of future certificates of appropriateness. • 2 • STAFF OBSERVATIONS • (1) The designation of historic sites is compatible with several Future Land Use Element goals and objectives contained in the City of South Miami Comprehensive Plan: • Objective 1.2 Preserve historic resources by experiencing no demolition or reconfiguration of specified resources..." (2) The City's preservation consultant concluded that the building is eligible for historic designation based upon it meeting three of the criteria for designation as set forth in LDC Section 20- 4.9(A)(2). These criteria are set forth on pp. 10 -11 of the Designation Report. PLANNING BOARD RECOMMENDATION The Planning Board at its September 29, 2009 conducted a public hearing on the designation and then adopted a motion by a vote of 6 ayes 0 nays recommending that the proposed historic designation be denied. RECOMMENDATION: It is recommended that the historic designation and the placement of an "HP -OV" district over the existing zoning district for the building at 7121 SW 63 Avenue be approved on first reading. Attachments Draft Ordinance Designation Report Planning Department Staff Report 9 -29 -09 Planning Board Minutes Excerpt 9 -29 -091 Historic Preservation Board Minutes Excerpt 8 -31 -09 Public Notices TJV /SAY XAComm items\2009 \11- 17- 09 \LDC Map Historic Desig. 7121 SW 63 Ave CM Report.doc 1 ORDINANCE NO. •2 3 AN ORDINANCE OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF SOUTH 4 MIAMI, FLORIDA, RELATING TO A REQUEST TO AMEND THE OFFICIAL ZONING MAP 5 OF THE CITY OF SOUTH MIAMI LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE BY DESIGNATING A 6 SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL BUILDING LOCATED AT 7121 SW 63`d AVENUE AS AN 7 HISTORIC SITE AND BY PLACEMENT OF AN HISTORIC PRESERVATION OVERLAY 8 ZONE (HP -OV) OVER THE EXISTING ZONING USE DISTRICT FOR THIS PROPERTY; 9 PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; PROVIDING FOR ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT; AND 10 PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. 11 12 13 WHEREAS, Application No. PB -09 -024 was submitted to the Planning Department by the 14 Historic Preservation Board , said application requesting to amend the official zoning map of the City of 15 South Miami by overlaying an "HP -OV" Historic Preservation Overlay zoning district for property 16 identified as 7121 SW 63`d Avenue and legally described as Block 2 Lot 6 of Royal Palm Subdivision, as 17 recorded in Plat Book 19, page 17 of the Public records of Miami -Dade County; and 18 19 WHEREAS, the Historic Preservation Board at its August 31, 2009 meeting reviewed the 20 Designation Report for 7121 SW 63`d Avenue and recommended that the proposed site be designated 21 historic; and 22 23 WHEREAS, the proposed historic designation and rezoning is consistent with the goals and 24 policies and the future Land Use Map of the City of South Miami Comprehensive Plan; and 25 •26 WHEREAS, on September 29, 2009 after public hearing regarding the application of the HP- 27 OV zoning to 77121 SW 63`d'Avenue, the Planning Board by a vote of 6 ayes and 0 nay recommended 28 denial of the proposed designation; and 29 30 WHEREAS, the City Commission desires to accept the recommendation of the Historic 31 Preservation Board and enact the aforesaid HP -OV zoning. 32 33 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE MAYOR AND THE CITY 34 COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF SOUTH MIAMI, FLORIDA: 35 36 Section 1. That the City's Official Zoning Map shall be amended by placing the Historic 37 Preservation Overlay (HP -OV) zoning district over the existing underlying zoning use district for 38 property identified as 7121 SW 63`d Avenue and legally described as Block 2 Lot 6 of Royal Palm 39 Subdivision, as recorded in Plat Book 19, page 17 of the Public records of Miami -Dade County; 40 41 Section 2. That the Designation Report for the building at 7121 SW 63rd Avenue as prepared by 42 the South Miami Planning and Zoning Department is identified as Attachment "A" and is attached to and 43 made part of this ordinance. 44 45 Section 3 The Design Review Guidelines set forth in the Designation Report for the building at 46 7121 SW 63`d Avenue and the provisions contained in the Land Development Code pertaining to review 47 of building permits, certificates of appropriateness, and demolition are applicable to the property at 7121 48 SW 63`d Avenue. 49 50 Section 4. if any section, clause, sentence, or phrase of this ordinance is for any reason held • 51 invalid or unconstitutional by a court of competent jurisdiction, this holding shall not affect the validity of 52 the remaining portions of this ordinance. 1 • 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15. 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 •26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 . 52 53 2 Section 5. All ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict with the provisions of this ordinance are hereby repealed. Section 6. This ordinance shall be effective immediately after the adoption hereof. PASSED AND ADOPTED this ATTEST: CITY CLERK 1St Reading — 2 "d Reading — READ AND APPROVED AS TO FORM: CITY ATTORNEY day of , 2009 APPROVED: ITURVION Attachment "A" Designation Report for 7121 SW 63rd Avenue XAComm Items\2009\1 1-1 7-09\LDC Map HP -OV 7121 SW 63 Ave. Ord..doc COMMISSION VOTE: Mayor Feliu: Vice Mayor Beasley: Commissioner Palmer: Commissioner: Newman: Commissioner Sellars: ORDINANCE NO. • AN ORDINANCE OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF SOUTH MIAMI, FLORIDA, RELATING TO A REQUEST TO AMEND THE OFFICIAL ZONING MAP OF THE CITY OF SOUTH MIAMI LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE BY DESIGNATING A SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL BUILDING LOCATED AT 7121 SW 63`d AVENUE AS AN HISTORIC SITE AND BY PLACEMENT OF AN HISTORIC PRESERVATION OVERLAY ZONE (HP -OV) OVER THE EXISTING ZONING USE DISTRICT FOR THIS PROPERTY; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; PROVIDING FOR ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. WHEREAS, Application No. PB -09 -024 was submitted to the Planning Department by the Historic Preservation Board , said application requesting to amend the official zoning map of the City of South Miami by overlaying an "HP -OV" Historic Preservation Overlay zoning district for property identified as 7121 SW 63`d Avenue and legally described as Block 2 Lot 6 of Royal Palm Subdivision, as recorded in Plat Book 19, page 17 of the Public records of Miami -Dade County; and WHEREAS, the Historic Preservation Board at its August 31, 2009 meeting reviewed the Designation Report for 7121 SW 63`d Avenue and recommended that the proposed site be designated historic; and WHEREAS, the proposed historic designation and rezoning is consistent with the goals and policies and the future Land Use Map of the City of South Miami Comprehensive Plan; and • WHEREAS, on September 29, 2009 after public hearing regarding the application of the HP- OV zoning to 7121 SW 63`d Avenue, the Planning Board by a vote of 6 ayes and 0 nay recommended denial of the proposed designation; and WHEREAS, the City Commission desires to accept the recommendation of the Historic Preservation Board and enact the aforesaid HP -OV zoning. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE MAYOR AND THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF SOUTH MIAMI, FLORIDA: Section 1. That the. City's Official Zoning Map shall be amended by placing the Historic Preservation Overlay (HP -OV) zoning district over the existing underlying zoning use district for property identified as 7121 SW 63`d Avenue and legally described as Block 2 Lot 6 of Royal Palm Subdivision, as recorded in Plat Book 19, page 17 of the Public records of Miami -Dade County; Section 2. That the Designation Report for the building at 7121 SW 63`d Avenue as prepared by the South Miami Planning and Zoning Department is identified as Attachment "A" and is attached to and made part of this ordinance. Section 3 The Design Review Guidelines set forth in the Designation Report for the building at 7121 SW 63`d Avenue and the provisions contained in the Land Development Code pertaining to review of building permits, certificates of appropriateness, and demolition are applicable to the property at 7121 SW 63`d Avenue. • Section 4. If any section, clause, sentence, or phrase of this ordinance is for any reason held invalid or unconstitutional by a court of competent jurisdiction, this holding shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this ordinance. 2 • Section 5. All ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict with the provisions of this ordinance are hereby repealed. Section 6. This ordinance shall be effective immediately after the adoption hereof. PASSED AND ADOPTED this ATTEST: CITY CLERK 1St Reading — 2nd Reading — READ AND APPROVED AS TO FORM: 0 CITY ATTORNEY day of , 2009 APPROVED: MAYOR Attachment "A" Designation Report for 7121 SW 63`d Avenue • XAComm Items\2009 \11- 17- 09\ILDC Map HP -OV 7121 SW 63 Ave. Ord..doc COMMISSION VOTE: Mayor Feliu: Vice Mayor Beasley: Commissioner Palmer: Commissioner: Newman: Commissioner Sellars: OUTH MIAMI. 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Made by City of South Miami, Engineering & Construction, 8/20/Z0o9; revlsea V /d/zuui. • 0 WHITTAKER RESIDENCE 7121 S.W. 63RD AVENUE, SOUTH MIAMI GENERAL INFORMATION Current Address: 7121 S.W. 63rd Avenue, South Miami Prior Address: (until 1952) 11 North 5th Avenue, South Miami Location: East side of S.W. 63rd Avenue, second lot north of Sunset Drive (S.W. 72nd Street) Present Owner: lantha S. Whittaker Trust 7121 S.W. 63rd Ave., South Miami Fla. 33143 -4706 Original Use: Single Family Residence Present Use: Single Family Residence Zoning District: RS -3 Tax Folio Number: 09- 4025 - 013 -0110 • Legal Description: Block 2, Lot 6 of Royal Palm Villas Subdivision, recorded in Plat Book 19, page 17 of Miami -Dade County Public Records SIGNIFICANCE Date Constructed: 1918 Architect / Builder: Unknown Original Location: Unknown, probably Coral Gables Date Moved: probably circa 1926;. documented at present site by 1941 • 3 Statement of Significance: • The subject house is documented as built in 1918. The story passed from owner to owner is that it was constructed on land that later became part of Coral Gables, George Merrick's planned community of the 1920s, and because it did not conform to Merrick's stringent building code, it was moved out of Coral Gables to its present location around 1926. This story, although not yet proven, is both credible and consistent with known facts and precedents. The County Property Appraiser documents the building date as 1918, and categorizes the house as Type 2, "frame, frame - stucco or wood, "' but says nothing about its relocation. Exploration of the walls would show whether it was built with stucco on lath, or;if it started out with wood siding that was clad in stucco at a later date. In either case, the house did not meet Merrick's aesthetic standards, expressed in the 1925 Coral Gables building code, that forbade frame structures and required clay file roofing and Mediterranean styling. Other non- conforming houses are known to have been demolished, moved or remodeled for the same reason. If the story is true, and so' far nothing disproves it, this house survives as a rare example of early South Florida architecture that was literally replaced by 1920s Coral Gables. Other local .circumstances in 1926, including a housing shortage, lend further credibility to the story of its relocation at-that time: , But even if the house was never moved here from elsewhere, it still remains on its own • merit a fine example of a Vernacular- style house of the Craftsman type, typical of homes built in South Florida in the 1910s in style and materials (probably Dade County pine). The house also relates to the early history of South Miami, with a chain of ownership -that includes many prominent names, among them the town's first medical officer and its first postmaster. 4 is 1 Miami -Dade Office of the Property Appraiser, folio #09- 4025 -13 -0110. CONTEXTUAL HISTORY: • The town of Larkins, predecessor of the City of South Miami, got its start in the 1880s with the settlement of a few farming families and the establishment of a post office and school on Erwin Road, two miles west of Coconut Grove and about a mile east of the present city center. The town moved westward when the Florida East Coast Railway extended its tracks from Miami to Homestead in 1904, with a station stop called Larkin at what is now Sunset Drive and U.S. 1. The railroad spurred the'growth of the community, now centered near the train station, to a population of 350 by 1917. Nine subdivisions were platted by 1918. In the meantime, George E. Merrick (1886 -1942) was coming of age at his parents' Coral Gables Plantation east of Red Road (S.W. 57th Avenue). Merrick went into real estate, and in 1921 began buying up land east of Red Road with the vision of creating a vast planned city, also to be called Coral Gables. An integral part of the great Florida Land Boom of the 1920s, it was chartered as a city on April 27, 1925. In August of 1925, ...the City codified its first Building Code, which addressed the construction, rehabilitation, and (even at this tender age) demolition, of all buildings within the city. The provisions of this Code included a ban against frame construction, requirements that all doors, windows and vents be arched and that walls be constructed of coral rock or concrete of "Spanish type," and a requirement that all roofs be covered with clay or concrete • tile.2 These strict regulations resulted in a place of great formal beauty, but probably offended many of the free spirits who had pioneered the land. Not much has been written about what happened to the people and buildings.that were there first and didn't fit the program, but a few various reactions are known. Some old wooden buildings were torn down, including Wilson Larkins' house and barn at Cutler Trail and Davis Drive, that had to be bulldozed due to their solid pine construction.3 The Cocoplum Woman's Club had a clubhouse on Sunset Drive that their husbands had built of local pine around 1914. When Merrick bought the vacant portion of their land in 1926, he persuaded the ladies to let him demolish the old wooden building and replace it with a new, Mediterranean -style clubhouse, which is still in use. Other buildings were moved, such as the Wheeler House at 7460 S.W. 47th Avenue (Erwin Road). Mr. John Wheeler still resides here, and relates that his father built the wood -frame Craftsman -style bungalow in 1914. It originally stood on the other side of Erwin Road that became part of Coral Gables. His father refused to add stucco to 5 • 2 Ellen Uguccioni, "Coral Gables," in Miami's Historic Neighborhoods, Dade Heritage Trust, 2001, p. 101. 3 Susan Perry Redding, "South Miami," Ibid., p. 110. the walls and the to the roof, and so moved the house "less than a mile" to its present location, on September 16, 1926, just hours before the great hurricane. W.T.Price, a • dredging company that worked extensively in Coral Gables, did the moving. John Wheeler was one year old at the. time.4 The house, now in unincorporated Miami - Dade County, was designated an individual historic site by the County in 1982. Others acquiesced to Merrick, as evidenced by the Laesch /Bartram House at 1205 Sunset Drive, now owned by the Society of Friends (Quakers). The Laesch family built it in the early 1900s as a two -story wood frame house, and they resurfaced it in stucco in 1916.5 George Merrick's cousin, architect H. George Fink, remodeled it in Mediterranean style in 1927.6 All the above examples had been built in the Biscayne Bay Section. This was Merrick's last big acquisition for Coral Gables, lying east of Erwin Road and south of Sunset Drive and extending all the way to the Bay. He began development here in March, 1925.7 Based on the timing and the proximity to the subject site, if the Whittaker house did indeed come from Coral Gables in 1926, it seems likely that it came from this area. Growing up in the shadow of Coral Gables, the town of Larkins benefitted from the Boom 'of the 1920s as well. Among the subdivisions that proliferated along Sunset Drive in the 1920s was Rosswood, just northwest of the train depot, filed in February 1925 by C.J. Ross and his wife Katherine L. Ross. They would later own the subject • property.$ Sunset,Villas, which consisted of one block of what is now SW 63rd Court on the south side of Sunset Drive, was filed in March 1925 by members of the Shelley family,9 pioneers from Nebraska. A block away, Royal Palm Villas was filed by the Hamilton Holding Company on August 4, 1925.10 It consisted of one block of what is now SW 63rd Avenue on the north side of Sunset Drive, and is the site of the subject house. A housing shortage arose in this area during the winter season. of 1925 -26, brought on by a growing population drawn to the Florida Boom, together with a railroad embargo on building materials and the closing of the port after the ship Prinz Valdemar capsized. By September 1926, recovery was underway: N 4 Conversation with John Wheeler, June 23, 2009. 5 Harriet S. Liles, Pinewood Cemetery; published by author, 2008, p.174. 6 "Historic South Dade" (booklet), Junior League of Miami, Inc., 1988. 7 Parks, Arva M.; George Merrick's Coral Gables, Centennial Press, 2006, pp. 38, 42. 'Miami-Dade County Plat Book 13, p. 62. • 9 Miami -Dade County Plat Book 15, p. 42. 10 Miami -Dade County Plat Book 19, p. 17. Building operations in the South Miami district are progressing rapidly. A number of houses are being built and a number of others remodeled and is enlarged. The housing situation in South Miami this year, it is believed, will not be nearly so acute as it was last season." These circumstances give a further motivation for relocating an existing house to an area of great demand, particularly in 1926, when new construction had become difficult. At the height of the Boom, the community of Larkins was incorporated on March 6, 1926, as the Town of South Miami, and elected a mayor and seven councilmen. Dr. Oscar Owen Underwood was named medical officer, and in April, James E. Parrish was appointed as South Miami's first postmaster. Both of these men would later own or occupy the subject property. South Miami, which became a City in 1927, also instituted a street numbering system that counted avenues westward from Red Road (the border with Coral Gables), and streets northward and southward from Sunset Drive. This system continued until 1952, when the city adopted the Miami grid. The address of the subject house under the earlier system was 11 North 5th Avenue. Specific History, The subject house occupies Lot 6 of Block 2 in the Royal Palm Villas subdivision. is Following is the chain of ownership of the lot, but this does not indicate when the house appeared on it. Hamilton Holding Co. to Edward Friedman Edw. Friedman to C.J. Ross C.J. & Katherine Ross to Dr. O.O.Underwood Dr. Underwood to J.L.Bailey J.L.Bailey to Robert B. Dasher R.B.Dasher to Gerald C. Whittaker 11/30/1927 (book 1164 p.18) 2/9/1929 (book 1286 p. 21) 12/23/1929 (book 1353 p. 126) 4/28/1944 (book 2381 p. 29 1) 8/31/1945 (book 2563 p. 84) 11 /26/1951 (book 3519 p. 214) If the house was indeed moved here in 1926, the Hamilton Holding Company may have done so to promote sales in its development. The Hamilton Holding Company filed as a Florida Corporation on December 14, 1925 (this was after the platting of Royal Palm Villas) and was dissolved on November 23, 1936.12 Little other information about it has been found. Officers listed on the 1925 plat are Joseph Fleischer, president, and Alfred Meyer, secretary. The 1927 deed to the subject 7 • ' "Bids for Big Improvement Due Monday," Homestead Leader, Sept. 17, 1926. '2 Florida Dept. of State Public Records, online property names J.A. Meyer as president of the Hamilton Holding Company at that • time. On a 1935 tax deed, Alfred Meyer was a resident of New York City.13 The Meyers family was prominent in South Miami, but the names do not seem to match. Another candidate who might have brought the house in a little later is Edward Friedman, who bought six other lots in Royal Palm Villas at the same time as this one, including the lot to its north. Friedman was a certified public accountant from New York who came to Miami in 1926 and later became a civic leader in Miami Beach.14 The next owners after Friedman were the Rosses, who had platted Rosswood. They owned this property for less than a year, then so.ld it to Dr. Underwood, who was South Miami's first medical officer. He was from the town of Phil Campbell, Alabama (the deeds index erroneously lists Phil Campbell as the name of the buyer),, and had married Myrtle Bailey in 1912.15 They and their children were living in Larkins by 1919, when the newspaper notes that they were spending a month visiting "Mr. and Mrs. J.L. Bailey," 16 presumably Mrs. Underwood's family. Dr. Underwood bought the subject house in December 1929, but in the 1930 U.S. census, he and his wife were living in Phil Campbell, Alabama. Dr. Underwood last renewed his medical license in Alabama in 1960.17 The owners of this property did not necessarily reside here. Names of residents are difficult to determine because both the early Miami City Directories and the U.S. and • Florida censuses did not specify addresses here. The earliest listing of this address (1 1 North 5th Avenue) is from the 1941 Polk's City Directory, showing James E. and Florence S. Parrish as living here at that time, when the house was owned by Dr. Underwood. This is the James Parrish (1875 -1965) who was South Miami's first postmaster. His obituary relates that he came to Miami from Missouri in 1918.18 He and his wife and children were living in Larkins by 1921,19 and the 1927 Polk's Directory lists their home as "Sunset Villas." He and his wife had bought three lots in the Sunset Villas subdivision in 1925, and sold them in 1935.20 Then aged 60, it seems that he rented the subject house from Dr. Underwood, but did not own it. In the 1940 and 1941 City i3 Florida Tax Deed, Book 1618, p. 191. 14 Obituary, Miami Herald, March 29, 1953. is Ancestry.com 16 Miami Herald, April 22, 1919. 17 Alabama Board of Medical Examiners, online. 18 Obituary, Miami Herald, Oct. 29, 1965. • 19 "Larkin Women Give A Tea for Relief Fund," Miami Daily News, Jan. 25, 1921. 20 Miami -Dade County Deed Book 691, pp. 260 -261; Deed Index, June 25, 1935. Directories, Mr. Parrish is listed as a salesman for realtor James L. Bailey, who lived on • Sunset Drive and was probably Dr. Underwood's in -law. J.L. Bailey bought the house from Dr. Underwood in 1944. A year later he sold it to Robert B. Dasher, a descendant of the Dasher family that first came to Larkins from Georgia in 1906. When Gerald Whittaker and his wife lantha bought the house from Mr. Dasher in 1951, it was he who told them its history. The fact that the Dasher family had been familiar with the area for so long gives the story even greater credibility. Mr. Whittaker, who died in 1973, was from Detroit, an astronomer who had worked for the Naval Observatory in Washington D.C., and came to work in Perrine in 1949 as director of the Naval Observatory Time Station. He and his wife and children were all accomplished musicians.21 lantha Whittaker still owns and resides in the house. ARCHITECTURAL DISTINCTION The subject house is a two -story rectangular building with a stucco surface scored in a diamond -shape pattern. It has a fairly steep end -gable roof with exposed rafters, and central shed -roof dormers on both front and rear. There are full -width enclosed front and rear porches. The roof has a flat composite surface, and the main roof is also scored in a diamond -shape pattern. A masonry chimney is at the north end of the house. While the house has undergone some alterations over the years, it still retains the characteristics of a Vernacular style house of the Craftsman type. . Vernacular, whether of frame or masonry, is a non - academic architectural style that is the product of the builder's skill and experience, adapted to local materials and conditions. It is largely utilitarian with a minimum of decoration. South Florida houses of this style in the early 20th century are usually rectangular, of one or two stories, with a gable roof and often with a one -story front porch. Roofs were usually of wood shingles, but these were often replaced later. Asbestos shingles became popular after the 1930s. Frame and masonry homes of this style have similar characteristics except for their exterior wall material. Frame structures usually have horizontal wood siding. Windows were usually double -hung sash type. Overhanging eaves and exposed rafter ends are typical; older buildings had wider overhangs. Gable or hip roofs with a higher pitch, enough to accommodate an attic and dormers, are generally early, 1890- 1920.22 The Craftsman style of vernacular architecture originated with the Greene brothers in California around 1903 and was widely publicized in magazines and pattern books. Influenced partly by the British Arts and Crafts movement, it emphasized 9 • " Obituary, Miami Herald, May 29, 1973. 22 Metro Dade County, From Wilderness to Metropolis, 1992, pp. 176 -8. workmanship rather than applied decoration. Distinctive features are gable roofs with wide overhangs, and exposed rafter ends sometimes cut into decorative • shapes. One -story bungalows are common; when there is a second story it has a smaller volume than the first, utilizing dormers or belvederes. This was the dominant style for smaller houses built throughout the country during the period from about 1905 until the early 1920s .... The style rapidly faded from favor after the mid- 1920s; few were built after 1930.23 Of four subtypes of Craftsman, the subject house is the side- gabled roof type: Most are one -and -a -half stories high with centered shed or gable dormers. Porches are generally contained under the main roof, sometimes with a break in slope. Two -story examples commonly have added, full -width porches.24 Alterations: Two permits are on file in the South Miami building records. One was issued to R.B.Dasher on February 10, 1947, for "repairs to fire damage." The repairs were to be of "frame stucco." Roofing material is documented as "asbestos shingle." Mrs. Whittaker has related that the roof beams are still charred from the fire. Another permit was issued to Mr. Whittaker in September 1961 for floor repairs and remodeling of a bathroom. Mrs. Whittaker said that the house originally had matching front and rear porches, but the rear porch has been enclosed over the • years. When her mother -in -law moved in with them, they enlarged the first -floor bathroom into the rear porch.25 ELIGIBILITY FOR DESIGNATION The residence at 7121 S.W. 63rd Avenue meets the following criteria for significant structures contained in the South Miami Land Development Code, "Historic Preservation Standards:" (a) Possess integrity of location, design, setting, materials, workmanship, feeling and association This house retains the integrity of its design as a Craftsman structure. Whether built as frame - stucco or wood frame that was surfaced in stucco later, the house retains the feeling and association of a pre -1920 South Florida residence. Its exposed wooden roof beams are constructed of distinctive local materials, probably Dade County pine, with hand - crafted workmanship. 10 23 V. & L. McAlester; A Field Guide to American Houses, A. Knopf, 2005, p.454. • 24 Ibid., p. 453. Zs South Miami Planning Dept. staff interview with Mrs. Whittaker, April 20, 2009. • If this house was in fact moved to this location to escape Coral Gables development during the Florida Boom, its present site is an important factor in its history. Ironically, it sacrificed its integrity of location in order to preserve the integrity of its design. (c) Are associated with the lives of persons significant in our past Past owners or occupants of this 'property have included South Miami's first medical officer and first postmaster, as well as developers from the boom era of the 1920s. (d) Embody the distinctive characteristics of a type, period, style or method of construction or work of a master, or that possess high artistic value or that represent a distinguishable entity whose components may lack individual distinction This house exemplifies Frame Vernacular architecture of the Craftsman type, both a style and method of construction that was prevalent in U.S. residential architecture in the early 20th century. In South Florida, it was especially typical of homes built prior to the 1920s, early in the area's development. Based on these criteria alone, the residence at 7121 S.W. 63rd Avenue is recommended for local historic designation. In addition, the house may also meet criterion (b): • d with events that have made a significant Are associate contribution to the broad g patterns of our history. If it was relocated, this house is a testimony to the impact of the development boom of the 1920s, specifically in Coral Gables, and reactions to it by the local population at the time. Further research may eventually reveal its original location, owner, and builder. DESIGN REVIEW GUIDELINES In accordance with the procedures set forth in Section 20 -5.19 of the City's Land Development Code, any building permit for exterior alteration, renovation or demolition of an existing structure which is designated historic, or is within a designated historic district shall first require the issuance of a Certificate of Appropriateness (COA.) The COA is issued after a review by the Historic Preservation Board and City Commission. The Historic Preservation Board shall adopt and may, from time to time, amend the standards by which applications for a Certificate of Appropriateness may be evaluated. In adopting these guidelines, it shall be the intent of the Board to promote maintenance, restoration, adaptive re -uses appropriate to the property, and compatible contemporary designs that are harmonious with the exterior architectural and landscape features of neighboring buildings, sites, and streetscapes. • in order to assist in the review process for the Whittaker Residence at 7121 SW 63 Avenue the following design guidelines should be consulted. General: The Secretary of the Interior's Standards for Historic Preservation Projects with Guidelines for Applying the Standards (1979), and as it may be amended. Specific: • End -gable roof with shed -roof dormers on front and rear. (roof surface material not original) • Overhanging eaves with exposed wooden rafter ends • Full -width porches with shed roof, front and rear • Masonry chimney and interior mantel if present • Wood frame siding, with stucco if original • 12 is BIBLIOGRAPHY • Building ermits: City of South Miami, Planning and Zoning Department. g Y Deeds and Platbook Records: Miami -Dade County Clerk Archives, Miami. McAlester, V. & L.; A Field Guide to American Houses, Alfred A. Knopf, N. Y., 2005. Metropolitan Dade County;- From Wilderness to Metropolis, 2nd Edition, Office of Community Development, Historic Preservation Division, 1992. Miami -Dade Office of the Property Appraiser, folio# 09- 4025 -13 -0110. Parks, Arva Moore; George Merrick's Coral Gables, Centennial Press, Miami, 2006. • Polk's City Directories, Greater Miami, various years. Redding, Susan Perry; "South Miami," in Miami's Historic Neighborhoods, Historical Publishing Network for Dade Heritage Trust, 2001. Taylor, Jean; The Villages of South Dade, Byron Kennedy & Co., St. Petersburg, Fla., circa 1985. Uguccioni, Ellen; "Coral Gables," in Miami's Historic Neighborhoods, Historical Publishing Network for Dade Heritage Trust, 2001 13 - -- Carolyn Klepser, researcher July 10, 2009 / revised August 18, 2009 444 lip M�jll2 'Y ,vy. T�• � c*. L G�Y y,, �i �' 9 g�� � r ;���pvpg IMF If kv Ke :G } � iit e.,C Cas,�5y � C� < f y�_,�,H C� /4, i�M r t'~'f3 �s �, ♦�• ��4. =` �. '' � v�uY"d�� �� '"t''y °l,�;h/ 'b�f 'e' j�.�•4¢ f� ;h` ~' °s r•i� ' ,:'r'� .� `��'��" S�x'Yti�'���3 _' b •,� xK "YJ: � uq� +^''�� �' ' y- ?�?s.� Cic +oaf *'�s�a�•"'�` :'E "` -.� 'fir '^w -,�..( J 'i .3�_ y,-� •` .r }w�•.lL,•i... � I.' „S._. q'�vr — S• -,o?P )yr- ':try- T'` + r • .t may �' +.A`r e,�'� .' '�i yr : -< i �/�!f;�. ;w' -;x. r' .' 7/09/2009 ii •� a Z'z wt w Tom" r r 1 t. • -T p"��� �� � its 'v '. South Miami of sour r All-America City INCORPORATED s 1927 ORX�A 2001 CITY OF SOUTH MIAMI To: Honorable Chair & Date: September 29, 2009 Planning Board Members From: Thomas J. Vageline, Director RE: "LDC Map Amendment —HP -OV Planning and Zoning I)irecto (Historic Designation) 7121 SW 63 Ave. lPB -09 -024 Applicant: City of South Miami Historic Preservation Board Location: 7121 SW 63rd Avenue AN ORDINANCE OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF SOUTH MIAMI, FLORIDA, RELATING TO A REQUEST TO AMEND THE OFFICIAL ZONING MAP OF THE CITY OF SOUTH MIAMI LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE BY DESIGNATING A SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL BUILDING LOCATED AT 7121 SW 63rd AVENUE AS AN . HISTORIC SITE AND BY PLACEMENT OF AN HISTORIC PRESERVATION OVERLAY ZONE (HP -OV) OVER THE EXISTING ZONING USE DISTRICT FOR THIS PROPERTY; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; PROVIDING FOR ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. SUMMARY The Historic Preservation Board at its August 31, 2009 meeting reviewed an historic designation report for a single family home built in 1918, and located at 7121 SW 63rd Avenue. Following a public hearing, the Board adopted a motion by a vote of 7 ayes 0 nays recommending that this building be designated an historic site. APPLICABLE REGULATIONS The Land Development Code (LDC) provides. that an historic designation recommendation must be enacted as a zone map change. The "HP -OV" Historic Preservation Overlay zoning district is superimposed as an overlay over the existing underlying use zone. The procedures in the LDC require the Planning Board to hold a public hearing on all designations recommended by the Historic Preservation Board. (Section 20- 5.17(E)). HISTORIC SIGNIFICANCE The designation of an historic site requires that the Historic Preservation Board approve a Designation Report which sets forth the history of the building and its architectural significance. Attached to this staff report is the Designation Report which was approved by the Historic • Preservation Board at its August 31, 2009 meeting. The report contains a detailed history of the site and includes photographs of the building. The designation of the building is based upon it being a fine example of a Vernacular style house of the Craftsman type, typical of homes built in LDC HP -OV Rezoning Sept. 29, 2009 South Florida in the 1920's. The attached designation report describes in detail the, architectural character of this building (pp. 9 -10) and contains a section (pp. 11 -12) entitled Design Review Guidelines which establishes architectural guidelines for the review of future certificates of appropriateness. STAFF OBSERVATIONS (1) The designation report and the procedures followed by the Historic Preservation Board are in accordance with the current LDC regulations governing historic site designations. (2) The designation of historic sites is compatible with several Future Land Use Element goals and objectives contained in the City of.South Miami Comprehensive Plan: Objective 1.2 Preserve historic resources by experiencing no demolition or reconfiguration of specified resources..." (3) The alteration, renovation, remodeling, or landscape change affecting the exterior of a designated historic building will require special approval in the form of a "certificate of appropriateness" (COA). This approval requires a review by the Historic Preservation Board and final approval by the City Commission. The Designation Report contains a section entitled Design Review Guidelines (pp. 11 -12) which establishes architectural guidelines for the review of future certificates of appropriateness. (4) The proposed designation will not require changes to any of the dimensional standards or is permitted uses currently applicable to the area's underlying "RS -3 ", Single Family zoning district. (5) The City's preservation consultant concluded that the building is eligible for historic designation based upon it meeting three of the criteria for designation as set forth in LDC Section 20- 4.0(A)(2). These criteria are set forth on pp.10 -11 of the Designation Report. RECOMMENDATION: It is recommended that the historic designation and the placement of an "HP -OV" district over the existing zoning district for the building at 7121 SW 63 Avenue be approved. Attachments: .Designation Report Historic Preservation Board Minutes Excerpt 8 -31 -09 Public notices JP /SAY • X:\PB\PB Agendas StaffReports12009 Agendas Staff Reports\9- 29- 091PB - -09 -024 7121 SW 63 Ave HP -OV Report.doc 2 CITY OF SOUTH MIAMI PLANNING BOARD Action Summary Minutes Tuesday, September 29, 2009 City Commission Chambers 7:30 P.M. EXCERPT. I. , Call to Order and the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag Action: The meeting was called to order at 8:00 p.m. The Pledge of Allegiance was recited in unison. II. Roll Call Action: Chairperson, Mr. Morton requested a roll call. Board members present constituting a quorum: Present: Mr. Cruz, Ms. Young, Mr. Morton, Ms. Yates, Mr. Whitman and Mr. Farfan (came in late). • Absent: Mr. Comendeiro City staff present: Thomas J. Vageline (Planning and Zoning Director), Sanford A. Youkilis (Planning Consultant), Maria Stout -Tate (Administrative Assistant II), Lourdes Cabrera- Hernandez (Principal Planner), Mark Goldstein, Interim Assistant City Attorney. IV. Planning Board Applications/Public Hearings. PR -(19 -(124 - Applicant: City of South Miami Historic Preservation Board Location: 7121 SW 63rd Avenue AN ORDINANCE OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF SOUTH MIAMI, FLORIDA, RELATING TO A REQUEST TO AMEND THE OFFICIAL ZONING MAP OF THE CITY OF SOUTH MIAMI LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE BY DESIGNATING A SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL BUILDING LOCATED AT 7121 SW 63rd AVENUE AS AN HISTORIC SITE AND BY PLACEMENT OF AN HISTORIC PRESERVATION OVERLAY ZONE (HP -OV) OVER THE EXISTING ZONING. USE DISTRICT FOR THIS PROPERTY; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; PROVIDING FOR ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. • Mr. Cruz read into the record. Planning Board Meeting September 29, 2009 Page 4 of 4 • Discussion: Mr. Youkilis stated that the Historic Perseveration Board has designated the property as being historic at the last Historic Board Meeting which was held on Monday, August 31, 2009. The procedure in a historic designation is that the zoning map is changed and that is why this item has come to your attention. The Historic Board.voted to designate the house located at 7121 SW 63 Avenue, which was built in 1918, deeming it as a historic site; with a vote of 7 ayes, 0 nayes. Mr. Youkilis went on to say that the Land Development Code (LDC) provides that an historic designation recommendation must be enacted as a zone map change. The "HP -OV" Historic Preservation Overlay zoning district is superimposed as an overlay over the existing underlying use zone. The procedures in the LDC require the Planning Board to hold a public hearing on all designations recommended by the Historic Preservation Board. Mr. Youkilis then introduced Ms. Carolyn Klepser, a consultant to the City. Ms. Klepser an historic researcher provided the Board with an overview of the Designation. Report. She reviewed the significance of the Property Appraiser's documents stating the building date of 1918. Ms. Klepser. stated that this house survives as a rare example of early South Florida architecture. She also stated that the Whittaker house can be designated as being historic, because it meets the criteria under the "Historic Preservation Standards ", in the Land Development Code. The designation met the following criteria: A) Possess integrity of location, design, setting, materials, workmanship, feeling and • association. C) Are associated with the lives of persons significant in our. past i.e. past owners of this property have included South Miami's first medical officer and first postmaster, and/or developers from the boom era of the 1920's. D) Embody the distinctive characteristics of a type, period, style or method of construction or work of a master, or that possess high artistic value, or that represent a distinguishable entity whose components may lack individual distinction.. Ms...Klepser stated that in accordance with the procedures set forth in Section 20 -5.19 of the City's Land Development Code, the Whittaker house can be designated historic. Mr. Morton asked if there were any questions from the Board. Mr. Youkilis stated that the Historic designation would only impact the owner if there would be any external changes they would have to go through the Historic Board. Advantages would be you would not have to pay property tax on improvements, and you would not have to pay fees to come in front of the Historic Board for permits. The value of a property designated historic increases. Mr. Morton inquired if there were any ramifications of the City involvement with this property or the future use of the property. Mr. Youkilis stated no. If owner decided to demolish the building • they could apply for a permit and they would have a right to do so. The City could delay the permit for six months but the City must grant the demolition permit. Planning Board Meeting September 29, 2009 Page 4 of 4 • effect permitting inside of the building. Mr. Youkilis stated that it Mr. Cruz asked how this might e p g g wouldn't. The permits are only for exterior renovation; there would be no input on the interior issues of the building. Ms. Yates inquired if the owner was here and what were their comments. Mr. Youkilis stated that yes, and that the owner along with her grandson turned in a formal affidavit pursuant with the Land Development Code, stating that they did not agree with the historic designation. Mr. Morton opened the public hearing_ Mr. Morton swore in those people who were going to speak from the audience on the subject of the designation. Speaker: NAME: ADDRESS SUPPORT /OPPOSE Mrs. Whittaker 7121 SW 63 Ave Oppose Mrs. Whittaker thanked the Historic Board for trying to make her house historic but had stated that she preferred not to get the designation due to the fact that the house has a limited life just like she is as she will be 99 years old within a week. The termites will eat the house, as it can not get tented again. • Speaker: NAME: ADDRESS SUPPORT /OPPOSE Jeff Whittaker 7121 SW 63 Ave. Oppose Mr. Whittaker stated that he was Mrs. Whittaker's grandson and that he opposed the fact that the City wanted to make his grandmother's house historic. He went on to say that the report which Ms. Klepsner was not completely correct as the specifications for historic are found in other houses within the area and that portions of the house that were added do not meet the criteria that was stated in the report. He went on to say that he felt that it would be a great burden on his Grandmother to have. her house designated as historic. - The rules and regulations that are ascertained under the umbrella of being historic would be too much of a burden for his grandmother. Mr. Whittaker went on to stay that this house is a "basic design" of the house and that due to this reason it should not be designated historic. Mr. Whittaker went on to say that there were several things that needed to be fixed. in the house but that time and cost were the main issue of keeping it updated and that again if a historic designation was placed on this property, Mrs. Whittaker would not be able to keep it up. Mr. Morton interjected and questioned if the house was un -safe structure issue. Does the house need to have a forty year certification? Were you looking at a potential sale of the house? Mr. Whittaker stated yes. Speaker: • NAME: ADDRESS SUPPORT /OPPOSE Kathy Schmitz 8390 SW 72 Ave. Oppose Ms. Schmitz came to speak on the behalf of Mrs. Whittaker and questioned the time frame as to why the designation of this house has to be made now. She went on to say that Mrs. Whittaker is Planning Board Meeting September 29, 2009 Page 4 of 4 istoo old to take care of a house that designation would place a great burden upon her. Ms. Schmitz urged the Board to please not pass such a designation. Speaker: NAME: ADDRESS SUPPORT /OPPOSE Bob Welch None Oppose Mr. Welch stated that he owned property in the same area of Mrs. Whittaker and that he felt that it would be a burden on her to have her house designated as historic. Mr. Welch went on to say that we should make Mrs. Whittaker historic. Mr. Welch went on to say that maybe the City should mandate that replacement would look 95% just like the existing house did. Speaker: NAME: ADDRESS SUPPORT /OPPOSE Dylan Case 7121 SW 63 Ave. Oppose Mr. Case lives in Mrs. Whittaker's house and helps her by taking her to the doctor and other places. He said that he came to support Mrs. Whittaker and that it would be a great financial burden to have her house be placed as historic. Speaker: NAME: ADDRESS SUPPORT /OPPOSE Tom Edwards Eligible written Oppose Mr. Edwards came to support Mrs. Whittaker by stated to the Board that it would be a great burden • on her if it was designated historic. Speaker: NAME: ADDRESS SUPPORT /OPPOSE Arthur Morrison Eligible written Oppose Mr. Morrison came to support the fact that for Mrs. Whittaker's house should not be designated historic. Mr. Morrison stated all his accolades which included historic preservation board membership with other cities, etc, and he still recommended that for this particular house it should not be designated as historic. Mr. Morton closed the public hearing. Mr. Morton opened discussion by the board. There was no discussion. Motion: Mr. Whitman made a motion to deny the Historic designation for the property on 7121 SW 63 Avenue. Seconded by Ms. Young. 6 Ayes 0 nays Motion was adopted and passed. • TJV /SAY XAComm Items\2009 \11- 17 -09\PD Minutes 9 -29 -09 Excerpt .doc • CITY OF SOUTH MIAMI HISTORIC PRESERVATION BOARD REGULAR MEETING DRAFT SUMMARY MINUTES MONDAY, August 31, 2009 City Commission Chamber 7:30 P.M. EXCERPT I. Call to order: Ms. Clyatt called the meeting to order at 7:41 P.M. II. Roll Call: Roll call was performed. Board members present constituting a quorum: Ms. Shelley, Mr. Hochstim, Mr. Ruiz de Castilla, Ms. Clyatt, Mr. Kurtzman, and Ms. Dison, Mr. LaMonica and Ms. Lahiff. Board members absent: None City staff present: Thomas J. Vageline (Planning & Zoning Director), Sanford A. Youkilis (Planning Consultant), Lourdes. Cabrera - Hernandez (Principal Planner) and • Maria Stout -Tate (Administrative Assistant .II). VII. HISTORIC DESIGNATION 7121 SW 63 Ave. Mr. Youkilis provided the Historic Board with a Designation Report which reviews the property of 7121 SW 63 Avenue; South Miami, Florida, which will be called the Whittaker Residence. Ms. Carolyn Klepser, a consultant to the City, provided the Board with an overview of the Designation Report. She reviewed the significance of the Property Appraiser's documents stating the building date of 1918 and the type of house showed significant data to be deemed historic. Ms. Klepser stated that this house survives as a rare example of early South Florida architecture. She also stated that the Whittaker house can be designated as being historic, because it meets the criteria under the "Historic Preservation Standards ", in the Land Development Code. The designation met the following criteria: A) Possess integrity of location, design, setting, materials, workmanship, feeling and association. C) Are associated with the lives of persons significant in our. past i.e. past owners of this property have included South Miami's first medical officer and first postmaster, and/or developers from the boom era of the 1920's. D) Embody the distinctive characteristics of a t5'P e period, style or method of � P � tY construction or work of a master, or that possess high artistic value, or that represent a distinguishable entity whose components may lack individual distinction. 2 Ms. Klepser stated that in accordance with the procedures set forth in Section 20 -5.19 of the City's Land Development Code, the Whittaker house can be designated historic. Ms. Clyatt ,stated that she would Speak to one of the residents to see if this particular house was moved and the date that it occurred for background purposes. Motion: Mr. Kurztman made a motion to designate the Whittaker house as being Historic. Seconded by Ms. Dison-. Vote: 8 Ayes, 0 Nays • • X:\PBIPB Agendas Staff Reports12009 Agendas Staff Reports\9- 29- 09\HPB Minutes 8 -31 -09 Excerpt.doc