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HomeMy WebLinkAbout(0118) ZC-20-082.pdfFORTWORTH City Council Meeting Date: August 4, 2020 Case Number ZC-20-082 ZONING MAP CHANGE STAFF REPORT Council District 9 Zoning Commission Recommendation: Continued Approval by a vote of 9-0 Case Manager Surplus Council Initiated Opposition: none submitted Support: none submitted Owner/Applicant: FW 901 Vickery Investors LP Site Location: 901 W. Vickery Boulevard Acreage: Proposed use: Historic Designation Request: From: "NS-T5" Near Southside To: "NS-T5/HC" Near Southside / Historic & Cultural Overlay Land use Compatibility: Requested change has no effect. Comprehensive Plan Consistency: Staff Recommendation Requested change is consistent. Approval Yes No X Laura Evans Yes No X Yes No X Background: The site is located at the southwest corner of W Vickery Boulevard and College Avenue. The applicant is requesting a designation as a Historic and Cultural Landmark (HC). The building at 901 W. Vickery in Fort Worth served as the local headquarters for both the Adkins -Polk and Western States Wholesale Grocery Companies from 1926 to 1941. Its construction and operation represent the important role both companies played in the rapid growth and development of the wholesale grocery industry in the first half of the 20th-century and is a rare surviving example of such a facility in Tarrant County. The Adkins-Polk/Western States Wholesale Grocery Building is eligible under Criterion 1 and 5 at the local level of significance in the area of commerce. The structure meets the following City of Fort Worth criteria for historic designation: Criterion 1: Is distinctive in character, interest or value, and exemplifies the cultural, economic, social, ethnic or historical heritage of the City of Fort Worth, State of Texas or the United States. Criterion 5: Bears a significant relationship to other distinctive buildings, structures, sites, objects or areas, either as an important collection of properties of architectural style, or craftsmanship with few intrusions, or by contributing to the overall character of the area according to a plan based on architectural, historic or cultural motif. Page 1 of 2 Staff have found evidence that the property meets 2 of the 8 Criteria for Designation. The property also retains its original integrity and the identity for which it is significant. This is consistent with the requirements of the ordinance for Historic and Cultural Landmark properties. Site Information: Surrounding Zoning and Land Uses: North "NS-T51" / vacant East "NS-T5" / commercial South "NS-T5" / commercial West "NS-T5" / medical Zoning History: None Public Notification: 300 foot Legal Notifications were mailed on June 19, 2020. The following organizations were notified: (emailed June 16, 2020) Organizations Notified Fort Worth Downtown Neighborhood Alliance Bricktown NA* Texas & Pacific Lofts HOA Sunset Terrace NA Streams And Valleys Inc Trinity Habitat for Humanity NUP-Neighborhood Unification Project Hemphill Corridor Task Force Hemphill Corridor Task Force Fort Worth South Inc Fort Worth ISD *Located within this Neighborhood Association Development Impact Analysis: 1. Land Use Compatibility The requested "HC" zoning overlay will not change the base zoning; as a result, there will be no effect on compatibility. 2. Comprehensive Plan Consistency - Southside The 2020 Comprehensive Plan designates the subject property as Mixed -Use. However, the overlay district will not affect the underlying zoning district and future land use. As a result, the proposed zoning is consistent with the 2020 Comprehensive Plan. Attachments: • Area Zoning Map with 300 ft. Notification Area • Area Map • Future Land Use Map • Aerial Photograph • HCLC report Page 2 of 2 FORT WORTH. Area Zoning Map Applicant: City of Fort Worth for FW 901 Vickery Investors LP Address: 901 W. Vickery Boulevard Zoning From: NS-T5 Zoning To: NS-T5/HC Historic and Cultural Overlay Acres: 1.62515257 Mapsco: 76H Sector/District: Southside Commission Date: 7/8/2020 Contact: 817-392-8043 IPA5�0 fi 1 { 31" a}} LN-� DAGGETT N S-T I _ 311LF331 :)32 315 322 322 - Subject Area 28 ® 300 Foot Notification 331 19 ZC-20-082 N 3p2 304 304 15 ... 346 815 � 3-X'F�-�IDD 3912 317 319 4 � 320 812 324 328 328 0 105 210 420 Feet iF—F—�i i iiI Created: 6/18/2020 2:34:25 PM FORT WORTH ,_111111111w Area Map Imh Council Districts 2 - Carlos E. 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Created: 6/18/2020 2:35:02 PM F011IR4TWORTHG Aerial Photo Map ZC-20-082 IH 30 VVB • VIC ERY t �i 4 JARVIs OIL %% r DAGGETT _ S 0 90 180 360 Feet i HCLC-19-126 STAFF REPORT HISTORIC AND CULTURAL LANDMARKS COMMISSION CITY OF FORT WORTH, TEXAS DATES: June 8, 2020 GENERAL INFORMATION REQUEST APPLICANT/AGENT LOCATION ZONING/ USE (S) NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION REQUEST COUNCIL DISTRICT: 9 Recommendation to City Council for Designation as a Historic and Cultural Landmark FW 901 Vickery Investors LP 901 W. Vickery Boulevard NS-T5 Individual The owner requests a recommendation to City Council to consider designating the property at 901 W. Vickery Boulevard as a Historic and Cultural Landmark (HC). APPLICABLE CITY OF FORT WORTH ZONING ORINANCE PROVISIONS 4.401 Historic Preservation Overlay Districts (c) Identification and Designation of Cultural Resources 2. Criteria for Designation 1. Is distinctive in character, interest or value, and exemplifies the cultural, economic, social, ethnic or historical heritage of the City of Fort Worth, State of Texas or the United States. 5. Bears a significant relationship to other distinctive buildings, structures, sites, objects or areas, either as an important collection of properties of architectural style, or craftsmanship with few intrusions, or by contributing to the overall character of the area according to a plan based on architectural, historic or cultural motif. 3. Eligibility for Designation a. Eligibility for HC and HC District Designations. i. Individual Property. An individual property may be designation as HC if it meets the following qualifications: 1. Two or more of the criteria for significance; and 2. The necessary criteria for assessing integrity. HCLC-19-126 EVALUATION OF SIGNIFICANCE The building at 901 W. Vickery in Fort Worth served as the local headquarters for both the Adkins - Polk and Western States Wholesale Grocery Companies from 1926 to 1941. Its construction and operation represent the important role both companies played in the rapid growth and development of the wholesale grocery industry in the first half of the 20th-century and is a rare surviving example of such a facility in Tarrant County. The Adkins-Polk/Western States Wholesale Grocery Building is eligible under Criterion 1 and 5 at the local level of significance in the area of commerce. In regards to Criterion 1, the Adkins -Polk and Western States Wholesale Grocery Companies building played an important role in the growth and development of the grocery industry in Texas. The success of the Adkins -Polk Company and the subsequent sale of its primary operations to the Western States Wholesale Company reflect the rapid evolution of the grocery business in Fort Worth and North Texas in the first half of the 20th-century. The building is distinctive in character, interest and value, and exemplifies the cultural, economic, social, ethnic or historical heritage of the City of Fort Worth and the State of Texas. In regards to Criterion 5, the building continues to bear a significant relationship to other historic commercial brick buildings along W. Vickery Boulevard. The Adkins-Polk/Western States Grocery Building sits in a warehouse and industrial district on the south side of Interstate 30. These buildings serve as an important collection of properties of the local commercial architectural style with few intrusions, and contribute to the overall character of the area.' EVALUATION OF INTEGRITY Integrity is the ability of a property to convey its significance. The designation of a property must not only be shown to have significance under Zoning Ordinance, but it also must have integrity. Within the concept of integrity for example, the National Park Service criteria recognizes seven aspects that define integrity. Seven Aspects of Integrity 1. Location. 2. Design. 3. Setting. 4. Materials. 5. Workmanship 6. Feeling. 7. Association. Staff visited the property on May 27, 2020 to assess the integrity of the property. The property conveys its significance because: 1. The structure is still in its original location on W. Vickery Boulevard. 2. The design of the structure is still largely intact and identifiable. The building was constructed in two sections that are roughly equal in size, the first constructed in 1926 at the corner of College and W. Vickery Streets and the second immediately to the west as ' These structures have no protective status under the Preservation Ordinance, but still form an important collection of buildings due to their historical association with one another. HCLC-19-126 an addition sometime between 1926 and 1941. The date of the additions has not yet been determined, but construction details and materials indicate they were built during the period of significance. The second story addition rises nine feet over the two easternmost bays and extends southward for approximately one hundred feet. The addition is indistinguishable from the original building having been constructed of matching brick and with a parapet detail matching that of the one-story section. Although another addition was added to the west of the original structure during the period of significance. It is distinguished by common brick and a lower parapet line, the building continues to retain integrity of design. 3. The structure is still within its original setting of commercial masonry buildings along W. Vickery Boulevard. 4. The property's original materials are still largely extant. 5. The property still displays the physical evidence of workmanship particular to the commercial warehouse style in Fort Worth during the early 20th century. 6. The property still retains its feeling as a commercial warehouse built in the early 20th century. 7. The property still retains its association with surrounding commercial masonry structures. FINDINGS / RECOMMENDATIONS Eligibility for Designation The structure meets the following City of Fort Worth criteria for historic designation: Criterion 1: Is distinctive in character, interest or value, and exemplifies the cultural, economic, social, ethnic or historical heritage of the City of Fort Worth, State of Texas or the United States. Criterion 5: Bears a significant relationship to other distinctive buildings, structures, sites, objects or areas, either as an important collection of properties of architectural style, or craftsmanship with few intrusions, or by contributing to the overall character of the area according to a plan based on architectural, historic or cultural motif. Integrity Based on the evidence still extant at the property, the property at 901 W. Vickery Boulevard sufficiently retains seven aspects of integrity. Summary Staff have found evidence that the property meets 2 of the 8 Criteria for Designation. The property also retains its original integrity and the identity for which it is significant. This is consistent with the requirements of the ordinance for Historic and Cultural Landmark properties. Therefore, staff recommends the following motion: That the HCLC recommend that City Council consider designating the property at 901 W. Vickery Boulevard as a Historic and Cultural Landmark (HC) and that the Secretary of the Interior's Standards for the Treatment of Historic Properties be used when evaluating any proposed future change to the property. 3 HCLC-19-126 Supplemental Materials �►/ = ;> OA o . ..... Via:. '� 11 say..,,....,, -- ••. ��..,, } �A a, lnA}7t�!ta�rllrzll Cook Ehiltlren's Home Health Fort Wo th ..Jarvi! i Fig. 1 - Aerial showing location of the property. C! HCLC-19-126 25 Piz 0,11 / t ' WL VICKERY 40 124 .......a `La DDON Eo. - Q e Q rr P lD�lre -- all LU Fig. 2 - 1951 Sanborn Map. Fig. 3 — Front fagade, looking southwest. Note the two story addition on the corner, which was added during the building's period of significance (1926-1941) in response to the expansion grocery warehousing business. An additional building was also constructed to the west (shown here as the building with multiple garage doors and common brick) during the building's period of significance (see Sanborn Map in Fig. 2). 5 HCLC-19-126 Fig. 4 — Eastern elevation, showing polychrome original masonry. Note that original windows remain behind the boarded up openings on the second floor. Painted -on signs are apparent on the east elevation but are illegible. - I Fig. 5 — Rear or structure. Note the differentiation to common brick and stepped parapet. The south elevation historically fronted on a railroad spur line, now an unimproved section of Jarvis FT HCLC-19-126 Street. A raised concrete loading dock extends the entire length of the elevation and has apparently been modified with the addition of a topping slab. Fig. 6 — Western elevation. The west elevation of the original building is fully obscured by the addition shown here. I I Fig. 7 — Looking east down W. Vickery Boulevard. Note that there is an almost continuous row 7 HCLC-19-126 of brick commercial buildings down to the Justin Boots warehouse, forming an important collection of these buildings along the streetscape.