Design Review Board

Florence, SC · 2026-08-12 · More Florence, SC meetings · More South Carolina meetings

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[0:19] Okay, with it being 2:00 p.m. we're

[0:21] going to call the Design Review Board

[0:22] meeting to order.

[0:24] Everyone was emailed the minutes from

[0:26] last meeting on July 8th. Did anyone

[0:29] have a chance to review that? Any

[0:31] concerns, issues, changes, or approval?

[0:35] >> Move to approve.

[0:36] >> Second.

[0:37] >> All in favor?

[0:38] >> Aye.

[0:39] >> Minutes are approved. Okay, our first

[0:41] case for hearing today is case DRB

[0:43] 2026-12.

[0:45] It's a request for a certificate of

[0:47] appropriateness to renovate the exterior

[0:49] of 509 West Pine Street, identified as

[0:52] Florence County Tax Map number

[0:53] 90074-09-013

[0:58] in the D4 Timrod Overlay District.

[1:01] Staff?

[1:02] >> Good afternoon. Thank you for being

[1:03] here.

[1:04] Um the applicant is seeking COA to

[1:06] renovate the outside of that house. Um

[1:09] it is zoned as NC-3.

[1:12] And scope of work includes resurfacing

[1:14] the brick with a natural white lime

[1:16] paint, replacing the porch rails with

[1:18] black iron,

[1:19] resurfacing porch with natural wood,

[1:22] tiling the front steps with porcelain

[1:24] tile.

[1:25] Um

[1:26] add lights to the front steps, replace

[1:28] the walkways with new concrete with a

[1:30] shingle brick pattern on the edge, add a

[1:32] wheelchair ramp extending from the left

[1:33] side of the porch, and place mulch and

[1:35] landscaping around the porch. And the

[1:37] main reason that we could not approve

[1:38] this um administratively mainly was for

[1:40] painting um unpainted masonry, which are

[1:42] on the brick columns, and then um having

[1:45] the um wheelchair ramp in the front.

[1:48] Normally if if a wheelchair ramp is in

[1:50] the rear or side elevation, we would put

[1:53] that in administratively. But generally

[1:54] if it's in the front um

[1:57] in a residential area,

[1:59] it still has to be brought before you.

[2:01] So, um

[2:03] it is in the middle of Pine Street

[2:04] between Graham and Warley Streets,

[2:07] and um

[2:10] it is zoned MC-6.3. Here's a photo of

[2:13] the proposal,

[2:15] uh with the brick painting, the tiled

[2:17] stairs, the wheelchair ramp, the new

[2:19] sidewalks, and the landscaping.

[2:22] And, um this is what it looks like

[2:23] currently.

[2:24] So, um it's definitely within the

[2:27] purview of the design standards, and um

[2:32] that concludes staff report.

[2:35] » Anyone have any questions of staff?

[2:37] >> I didn't go by there. I'm assuming that

[2:39] the proposed elevation is uh a

[2:42] like a 3D render kind of thing. That's

[2:44] not actual photograph of the

[2:47] >> I would guess it's an AI

[2:48] >> AI something AI generated. Okay.

[2:52] Uh is there a reason the wheelchair

[2:53] ramp's going in the front versus the

[2:55] back?

[2:56] >> Um I don't know. The applicant is here.

[2:59] >> Okay.

[3:00] >> I believe we have the applicant.

[3:03] >> Any other questions of staff?

[3:05] Okay. If you will, please approach the

[3:07] podium and state your name.

[3:17] » Billy Griffin.

[3:18] You want to make sure the thing's on or

[3:19] not?

[3:20] Yeah, here. We're good.

[3:22] >> Mhm.

[3:22] >> Yeah, we're good.

[3:26] » Uh the wheelchair ramp, was there a

[3:28] reason to put it in the front versus the

[3:30] back?

[3:31] >> Uh easier access to vehicles in the

[3:33] front yard. The The house is a little

[3:35] deeper than it is wide. Uh there is um

[3:38] the grass on that side of the house

[3:40] leading to the backyard uh it can get

[3:42] thick and quite soft after rain. Um in

[3:46] order to have easier access with a

[3:48] wheelchair ramp in the back of the

[3:49] house, So, actually probably need to

[3:51] pave uh the driveway all the way to the

[3:53] backyard.

[3:54] >> Okay. Good enough.

[3:56] >> Yeah.

[3:59] » Anyone have any other questions, Mr.

[4:00] Griffith? Steve?

[4:02] >> Bill, you're going to Yes, sir.

[4:04] >> This is paint on the bricks, correct?

[4:06] >> Uh lime wash paint, yes, sir.

[4:07] >> Okay.

[4:16] » Any other questions for Bill?

[4:18] >> Okay. Thanks.

[4:20] >> No, I'm sorry.

[4:20] >> Anyone else here to speak on the matter?

[4:22] If you approach the podium and state

[4:24] your name.

[4:28] » I'm Monica Lamastus and I live in Timber

[4:30] Ridge Park. I walk 2 or 3 miles almost

[4:34] every day through the neighborhood

[4:36] and it's no secret. Ours is a

[4:40] checkerboard of well-maintained,

[4:42] cared-for homes and dilapidated,

[4:45] derelict

[4:47] eyesores. I think what this homeowner

[4:50] proposes to do, and I don't know him, uh

[4:54] but I think it'd be a wonderful asset to

[4:57] the neighborhood and might even

[4:59] encourage

[5:01] one or two other people to do something.

[5:04] I I can't see where it would take any

[5:06] begging for you to approve this, but I

[5:09] do hope that you do.

[5:11] >> Okay. Thanks for your comment.

[5:13] >> Thank you.

[5:16] » Okay. If no one else is here to speak on

[5:17] the matter, we're going to close the

[5:18] public hearing and open it up for

[5:21] discussion or motion.

[5:23] >> I'll make a motion we approve as

[5:25] submitted.

[5:26] >> Second.

[5:27] >> All in favor?

[5:28] >> Aye.

[5:30] >> Thank everyone seconded.

[5:33] So,

[5:34] certificate to be issued.

[5:36] >> I think we had a second.

[5:37] >> Congratulations. I'll let Arlene choose.

[5:40] Our second case

[5:42] um is case DRB 2026-13.

[5:45] It's an informational

[5:47] information regarding the plan to

[5:49] enlarge Florence County Museum located

[5:51] at 111 West Cheves Street identified as

[5:54] Florence County tax map number

[5:55] 90168-02-039

[5:59] in the H1 historic overlay district.

[6:02] >> Staff?

[6:04] >> All right, this is

[6:07] governmental project so

[6:10] we just brought it to you for

[6:11] informational purposes only. We did look

[6:12] at it for compliance with the design

[6:14] standards

[6:15] and it does um

[6:18] And it does uh comply with the design

[6:21] standards largely because the building

[6:23] itself was built in 2014 and um so it's

[6:27] not a historic building but they are

[6:29] keeping going along with the same theme

[6:31] in the uh expansion of it. So it is

[6:34] appropriate for the character of the

[6:36] neighborhood where it is located. Um

[6:39] it's on the corner of Cheves and Dargan

[6:41] Streets

[6:43] and um it is zoned central business

[6:45] district.

[6:47] And uh these are the elevations. They

[6:50] will be Right now it has

[6:52] a second floor but the second floor

[6:54] doesn't cover the entire first floor so

[6:56] they're going to be expanding that

[6:58] um and adding more around the

[7:02] perimeter of the um

[7:04] center courtyard.

[7:05] But the front of it will not change at

[7:07] all. The only um places that'll be

[7:09] changed will be the rear of it and then

[7:11] the elevations from the sides.

[7:13] But again they're using the same

[7:15] materials and um that that are there and

[7:18] presumably you won't even be be able to

[7:20] tell that an addition was made onto it.

[7:23] So um

[7:25] this is the uh extra that they're

[7:26] putting on the second floor.

[7:28] So that concludes staff's report.

[7:30] >> Okay.

[7:32] Unless this is information only, there's

[7:34] nothing else to discuss. We appreciate

[7:36] the information.

[7:37] >> I think it'll look nice.

[7:39] >> Does the staff have anything for

[7:41] design review

[7:43] >> I don't think so.

[7:44] >> Okay.

[7:44] >> And as of today, we don't have any cases

[7:46] for next month, but I'll confirm that.

[7:49] >> Subject to change like a good wrestling

[7:50] card, huh?

[7:51] >> Yeah.

[7:51] >> Okay.

[7:52] I appreciate it. I'll thanks to

[7:53] everybody for their time and we are

[7:55] scheduled to meet next next time on

[7:57] September 9th. And if not, we'll see you

[7:59] then. Thanks, guys.

[8:00] >> Thank you.