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Attachment 1 Orange County HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION Approved Meeting Summary April 24th, 2019 Old Orange County Courthouse 106 W. King Street, Hillsborough MEMBERS PRESENT: Susan Ballard, Todd Dickinson, Art Menius, Steve Peck, Tom Loter MEMBERS ABSENT: Bob Ireland, Paul Noe and Becky Paxton (excused) STAFF PRESENT: Peter Sandbeck GUESTS: Christina Deprez, owner of Bingham School ITEM #1: CALL TO ORDER Chair Dickinson called the meeting to order at 6:33 pm. ITEM #2: CHANGES OR ADDITIONS TO AGENDA: None ITEM #3: APPROVAL OF MINUTES for February 27th, 2019 (Attachment 1): Menius moved to approve the minutes with a spelling correction; seconded by Peck; motion approved. ITEM #4: ITEMS FOR DECISION: 108 a. Approval of Harvey's Chapel AME Church and Cemetery Landmark Application: Staff reviewed the status of this landmark project and discussed the draft report, then presented a powerpoint showing all aspects of both the 1940s present church and the former site of the church and old cemetery. Menius moved that we proceed with the Harvey's Chapel landmark application and forward it to the SHPO for their mandatory review. Peck seconded. Members discussed the sites in detail. Motion passed. ITEM #5: DISCUSSION ITEMS a. Bingham School: preservation of setting due to future development: Staff introduced Ms. Deprez then provided a PowerPoint overview of the history and architectural significance of the Bingham School, including aerial views showing the property boundaries in relation to adjoining properties where development is proposed. Orange County entered into an option to purchase approximately 13 acres of a larger 70 acre parcel just to the east that has been purchased for a new site for the Steel String Brewery. The county-owned parcel is intended to provide a route for the proposed Mountains to Sea Trail (MST), allowing the trail to be routed through OWASA property along the Cane Creek Reservoir, then south to NC 54 to allow it to cross and head south to Saxapahaw. At some future date, the county may decide to build a small gravel parking area to consist of approximately 10 spaces, similar to the lot just completed over at the Seven Mile Creek Preserve near Moorefields. Ms. Deprez explained that her concerns with the county parcel included: proximity of the trail route to her property line, the visibility of the parking, and issues of hikers wandering onto her property. The county plan does include funding for appropriate fencing and screen plantings. The larger issue is going to be the level of construction and activity at the Steel String operation, including: 18 wheeler trucks, operation of the brewery and bottling facility, a disc golf course, noise from music events especially late at night, and patrons wandering onto her 1