Historical February 1990 report or notice. Original dates, prices and contacts describe the source period; current availability has not been established.
Just for fun, below are ten questions relating to the Skinker-DeBaliviere/Parkview/Catlin Tract Historic District and the building permit process. Answer true or false.
The answers follow (but don’t cheat!). 1) Buildings located in historic districts maintain and increase property values at a higher rate than similar properties not within a district. 2) The general boundaries of the Skinker-DeBaliviere District are the City Limits (300 feet west of Skinker), Lindell, Delmar and DeBaliviere. 3) In order to do work in a historic district, a property owner needs to hire an architect. 4) Tuckpointing, replacing front downspouts, storm windows, and new roofs require permits. 5) Demolition of a garage or a rear porch does not require a permit because such work is not visible from the street. 6) Chain link fences are not allowed in’the Skinker-DeBaliviere Historic District. 7) Building permits are required to protect property owners and the public from shoddy workmanship and materials. 8) Retaining walls such as those in terraced front yards do not require building permits. 9) If a property owner hires a contractor, the contractor is the one responsible for obtaining the necessary building permits. 10) Maintaining or rehabbing a house in a historic district is more expensive than in other areas because materials and labor cost more.
Answers: 1-T; 2-T; 3-F; 4-T; 5-F; 6-F; 7-T; 8-F; 9-F; 10-F.
If you found some of the answers surprising, or want to know why the answers are what they are; or if you want to know more (and there is much more to know). save Thursday, February 22, at 7:00 p.m. for a slide program by Kate Shea, Commissioner of the Heritage and Urban Design Commission.
The location will be the SDCC office at 6010 Kingsbury.
The S-D Historic District Review Committee and the Rosedale Neighborhood Association are co-sponsoring this special meeting to help prepare Skinker-DeBaliviere residents for the building-by-building code inspections.
The inspections, which are part of Operation ConServ, will be in early spring.
Many repairs necessary for code compliance require either building permits or special Heritage permits. Of course, the talk will be of vital interest to all building owners within the District whether their properties presently need work or not. Ms. Shea will describe the historic district standards, why we have such standards, how they are interpreted, and how they are enforced. Slides will be shown to illustrate standards as well as to present good and bad examples of work. Ms. Shea will also explain the information and procedures necessary for filing applications, the time applications require, and the appeal process.
In addition to Ms. Shea. other members of the Heritage staff will be introduced.
Please plan to attend: The Skinker-DeBaliviere(Parkview/Catlin Tract Historic District represents the high standards of residential and small-scale commercial architecture prevalent in the first three decades of the twentieth century.
Now as we enter the century’s last decade, maintenance, energy retrofitting, new construction, rehabilitation, and demolition are all considerations for property owners. Decisions on how and what to do with our buildings affects all of us, today and in the future.
If you cannot attend, there will be follow-up information in the April issue of The Times. Also, call the SDCC office for information, 862-5122.
Original photograph caption
Heritage and Urban Design Commissioner Kate Shea. Photo by King Schoenfeld. The Times of Skinker-DeBaliviere, February1990, page4.
Originally published in The Times of Skinker-DeBaliviere, February 1990.
Read this article in the original newspaper issue.
Original source: SD_Times1990_02.pdf, printed page(s) 1, 4; PDF page(s) 1, 4.
