SUBJECT
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Public hearing and consideration of a motion to consider the installation of an attached signage to the front fa?ade of the building on Lot 5 and parts of Lots 3, 4, 6, 7 & 8, Block 1, Western Division, located at 1002 Grant Street. This property is within the San Agustin de Laredo Historic District.
HD-006-2025
District VIII
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BACKGROUND
Initiated by: ABO Holding Laredo, LLC, Owner; Michael Haynes, Applicant/Representative
Previous Action:
On October 25, 1994, in a 7 to 0 vote, the Historic District/Landmark Board approved signage subject to painting it a terra-cotta color and subject to the removal of the Panatronic sign facing San Agustin Avenue and the El Margo sign on the front of the building.
Current Proposed Scope of Work: The applicant is requesting new signage on existing fa?ade. This includes 1 sign on the south elevation facing the San Agustin Plaza.
Building Type: As per the Historic Urban Design Assessment Report (1996):
- Most of the buildings facing Grant Street are of brick masonry construction with the exception of the building on the southeast corner of the block which a more recent concrete masonry unit.
Site: The property is an H-AE (Historic Arts and Entertainment District) zoning district.
Letters sent to the surrounding property owners: 21
For: 0
Against: 0
Granting or Denying an Application:
- As per the Laredo Land Development Code, Section 24.1.2.2(2), the Historic District Landmark Board shall utilize the Secretary of the Interior's Standards for Rehabilitation and Illustrated Guidelines for Rehabilitating Historic Buildings; and the City of Laredo, Texas, Historic Urban Design Guidelines
Secretary of the Interior's Standards:
1. A property will be used as it was historically or be given a new use that requires minimal change to its distinctive materials, features, spaces and spatial relationships.
2. The historic character of a property will be retained and preserved. The removal of distinctive mat...
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