certificate of appropriateness€¦ · rev. 01.2017 well in advance of the coa application deadline...

CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS APPLICATION FORM

Planner: ________________________________________________ Application received: ___ / ___ / ___ Application complete: ___ / ___ / ___

Rev. 01.2017

PROPERTY

Address

Historic District / Landmark HCAD #

Subdivision Lot Block

DESIGNATION TYPE PROPOSED ACTION Landmark Contributing Alteration or Addition Relocation Protected Landmark Noncontributing Restoration Demolition Archaeological Site Vacant New Construction Excavation

DOCUMENTS Application checklist for each proposed action and all applicable documentation listed within are attached

OWNER APPLICANT (if other than owner)

Name Name

Company Company

Mailing Address Mailing Address

Phone Phone

E Em

Signature Signature

Date Date

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF RESPONSIBILITY

Requirements: A complete application includes all applicable information requested on checklists to provide a complete and accurate description of existing and proposed conditions. Preliminary review meeting or site visit with staff may be necessary to process the application. Owner contact information and signature is required. Late or incomplete applications will not be considered. Deed Restrictions: You have verified that the work does not violate applicable deed restrictions. Public Records: If attached materials are protected by copyright law, you grant the City of Houston, its officers, agencies, departments, and employees, non-exclusive rights to reproduce, distribute and publish copyrighted materials before the Houston Archaeological and Historical Commission, the Planning Commission, City Council, and other City of Houston commissions, agencies, and departments, on a City of Houston website, or other public forum for the purposes of application for a Certificate of Appropriateness or building permit, and other educational and not for profit purposes. You hereby represent that you possess the requisite permission or rights being conveyed here to the City. Compliance: If granted, you agree to comply with all conditions of the COA. Revisions to approved work require staff review and may require a new application and HAHC approval. Failure to comply with the COA may result in project delays, fines or other penalties.

TR 8 BLK 395 BAKER W R NSBB

Daniel Soria

2207 Kane St., Houston, TX 77007

713-628-7252

New Sun Energies

3116 S Mill Ave #280

888-224-0805

Justin Gettys

CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS

Rev. 01.2017

Well in advance of the COA application deadline contact staff to discuss your project, application requirements, and, if necessary, to make an appointment to meet with staff for a project consultation. Visit the Historic Preservation Web Manual for historic district profiles, project guidance and forms. www.houstontx.gov/HistoricPreservationManual

Historic Preservation Office 832.393.6556 [email protected]

SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS To submit application to Planning Department:

email documents to [email protected] (attachments must be less than 10MB) send a Dropbox shared folder invitation to [email protected], or contact staff to set up an appointment to drop off a disc or flash drive.

MEETING SCHEDULE Applications are due 22 calendar days in advance of the HAHC meeting by 12 PM (noon) on the deadline

date. Exception: revisions to items deferred or denied at the previous HAHC meeting are due 15 days in advance of the scheduled meeting.

Application deadlines are firm. All materials must be submitted by the deadline to be considered at the following HAHC meeting. Designs must be final at time of application; revisions will not be accepted after the deadline.

HAHC will not accept new material or redesigns presented at the HAHC meeting. Deferral until the following month’s meeting may be necessary in such cases to allow for adequate review by staff and commissioners.

HAHC monthly meetings are held at 3:00 PM at City Hall Annex, 900 Bagby Street, City Council Chambers, Public Level.

2017 Meeting Dates

(Thursdays unless noted otherwise) COA Application Deadlines Demolition / Relocation Posted Sign Deadlines

January 26 January 4 January 16

February 23 February 1 February 13

March 23 March 1 March 13

April 20 March 29 April 10

May 18 April 26 May 8

June 15 May 24 June 5

July 26 (Wednesday) July 3 July 16

August 23 (Wednesday) August 1 August 13

September 21 August 30 September 11

October 19 September 27 October 9

November 16 October 25 November 6

December 13(Wednesday) November 21 December 3

http://www.houstontx.gov/HistoricPreservationManual

CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS

Rev. 01.2017

DEFINITIONS Addition: any expansion to an existing building, structure or object. Alteration: any change to the exterior of a building or structure, including adding, moving, removing or replacing an exterior feature. Demolition: an act or process that destroys in whole, or a majority of, any building, structure, object or site. Excavation: to expose, uncover, or remove by digging, cutting or hollowing out. Exterior Feature: an element of the architectural character and the general arrangement of the external portion of a building, structure or object, including building materials and parts of the exterior wall assembly such as walls studs, interior shiplap and the foundation Mandatory Repair: a repair of a building or structure that is necessary to comply with Article IX, Ch. 10, Houston Code of Ordinances, as evidenced by an order of the hearing official or the building and standards commission or by a citation. New Construction: the erection of a new building, structure, or object, on a lot, site, or other property. Relocation: any change in the location of a building, structure, or object. Restoration: accurately recovering the form and detail of a building, structure, object, or site and its setting as it appeared at a particular period of time by means of the removal of later work, or by the replacement of missing earlier work, or both.

CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS ALTERATION & ADDITION CHECKLIST

Rev. 01.2016

Well in advance of the COA application deadline contact staff to discuss your project and, if necessary, to make an appointment to meet with staff for a project consultation.

Complete all applicable items and submit with the COA application form. Staff can assist you in determining what items are required for your scope of work. An incomplete application may cause delays in processing or may be deferred to the next agenda. Application materials must clearly represent current and proposed conditions. Refer to Houston Code of Ordinances, Ch. 33 VII, Sec. 33-241 for approval criteria for alteration, rehabilitation, restoration and additions.

PROPERTY ADDRESS:

BUILDING TYPE ALTERATION TYPE single-family residence

multi-family residence

commercial building

mixed use building

institutional building

garage

carport

accessory structure

other

addition

foundation

wall siding or cladding

windows or doors

porch or balcony

roof

awning or canopy

commercial sign

ramp or lift

other

WRITTEN DESCRIPTION property description, current conditions and any prior alterations or additions

proposed work; plans to change any exterior features, and/or addition description

current building material conditions and originality of any materials proposed to be repaired or replaced

proposed new materials description; attach specification sheets if necessary

PHOTOGRAPHS label photos with description and location

elevations of all sides

detail photos of exterior elements subject to proposed work

historical photos as evidence for restoration work

DRAWINGS scale like drawings the same; include all dimensions and drawing scale; label with cardinal directions

current site plan

proposed site plan

current floor plans

proposed floor plans

current window and door schedule

proposed window and door schedule

demolition plan

current roof plan

proposed roof plan

current elevations (all sides)

proposed elevations (all sides)

massing/perspective

2207 Kane St., Houston, TX 77007

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Upsolar America Inc. 268 Bush Street, # 2919 I San Francisco, CA 94104

TEL: +1 (415) 263 9920

Upsolar America Inc. 268 Bush Street, # 2919 San-Francisco, CA 94104

May 17, 2018

Reference: Daniel Soria, 2207 Kane Street, Houston, TX - Solar PV system installation Dear Sir, Madam, The purpose of this Letter is to provide more background on Mr. Soria’s solar PV system and bring more insight in order to come up to an agreeable compromise between all parties involved. General Background Upsolar America Inc. (Upsolar) is a company registered in San Francisco. Upsolar is a supplier of turn-key solution for solar residential installers. Upsolar provides:

• Solar equipment (modules, inverters, racking)

• Access to financing solutions (loan) through our partner Service Finance Company (SFC)

Upsolar sells turn-key solutions to residential installer throughout the US. Residential installer is in charge of:

• Making the sales to the homeowner,

• Securing the financing through Service Finance for the homeowner

• Permitting

• Design and Engineering

• Installation

• Connection to the Utility Grid


TEL: +1 (415) 263 9920

Daniel Soria, 2207 Kane Street, Houston, TX Upsolar sold a turn-key solution (equipment + financing) to residential installer Rodeo Solar dba New Sun Energies. Rodeo Solar made the sales to Daniel Soria for a solar system of 10,37 KW, meeting his needs in terms of energy consumption (see detailed study further) Unfortunately, Rodeo Solar was a very unscrupulous installer, who installed the system without a permit, abusing the trust of Mr. Soria, the trust of the Historical landmark Committee, the trust of the city, the trust of Upsolar and Service Finance. We (Mr. Soria, Upsolar, Service Finance) recognized that installing without a permit is not acceptable. We would never have proceeded without a permit in hand. Rodeo Solar being not responsive to fix the issue they have created, we are trying to find a solution to find an agreeable compromise for all parties involved.


TEL: +1 (415) 263 9920

Mr. Soria’s Solar System description The current solar PV system for Daniel Soria includes 3 separate arrays:

• on the south facing roof (14 panels)

• on the east (10 panels)

• on the west (13 panels) You will notice below that each of these roof spaces has been maximized to utilize all available surface, as to per code. Roofs facing North have not been utilized, as per recommended practice in the solar industry. We have included the estimated production numbers for each of the arrays below, along with current average usage of the Soria residence (see detailed simulations in Appendix-1) Estimated Production numbers (annual):

• South array = 5,732 kWh (40%)

• East array = 3,647 kWh (26%)

• West array = 4,749 kWh (34%)

• Total = 14,128 kWh Daniel Soria’s current usage numbers (kWh):

• Summer months (highest usage): 2,500-3,000 kWh

• Spring/Fall months: 1,250-2,000 kWh

• Winter months (lowest usage): 1,100-1,250 kWh

• Estimated annual usage: ~20,000 kWh As you can see, the proposed solar PV system has been optimized to match Mr. Soria’s energy needs as much as possible. Roof space has been maximized and it appears challenging to completely remove East or West arrays without compromising the economics of the project.


TEL: +1 (415) 263 9920

Proposed Next Steps Solar system is optimized to match Mr. Soria’s energy needs. Removing completely East and West arrays would kill the economics of the contract/loan signed that Mr. Soria with the lending company Service Finance. However, we understand the frustration of the Historical Landmark committee in view of such an unusual case. In order to move forward in harmony, here is what we would like to suggest:

• Paint the conduit in a color matching the roof color in order to preserve the overall aesthetics of the home and neighborhood

• Remove the solar panel (red arrow) visible from the West array, to make sure no panel are visible when people are standing still in front of the house

• Remove the solar panel visible from the East array, to make sure no panel are visible when people are standing still in front of the house

conduit

W array


TEL: +1 (415) 263 9920

• Some panels might still be visible from the street, but we believe the aesthetical impact is really minimum: solar panels are all black, blending nicely in the overall color/material of the roof

• People are used to solar system, understand the value of going green and will not be shocked by Mr. Soria’s move to renewable energies, even though some panels might be visible from the street

Conclusion Once again, we apologize for the unscrupulous business practice of the installer Rodeo Solar. All parties involved have been abused by their aggressive sales technics and talent to lie. Upsolar is now trying to find a solution: Solar system is sized to match Mr. Soria’s energy needs. All arrays contribute somewhat equally to the solar production and must be kept as is to maintain the economics of the deal. We believe the solutions we propose are reasonable and will meet the requirements of the Historical Landmark Committee. Thank you for your attention and consideration.


TEL: +1 (415) 263 9920

Sincerely Yours Stephane Dufrenne President, Upsolar America Inc.


TEL: +1 (415) 263 9920

Appendix 1 – Simulations results (West, East, South)


TEL: +1 (415) 263 9920

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