Historic District Commission — Fayetteville, AR
Date: 2026-02-12
Time: 17:30

113 West Mountain St.
 Fayetteville, AR 72701

 Historic District Commission Agenda
 City Hall Room 101 / Virtual Meeting Via Zoom
 Thursday, February 12, 2026
 5:30 PM


 Members
 Chair Christine Myres (Exp: 06/28)
 Vice Chair Cheri Coley (Exp: 06/27)
 Meredith Mahan (Exp: 06/26)
 Jennifer Didway (Exp: 06/27)
 Tommie Flowers Davis (Exp: 06/27)
 Mark Harper (Exp: 06/27)
 Karen Rorex (Exp: 06/28)

 City Staff
 Long Range and Historic Preservation Planner Kylee Cole
Long Range Planning and Special Projects Manager Britin Bostick
Historic District Commission February 12, 2026




Zoom Information

 Webinar ID: 840 2719 5015
 Registration Link: https://fayetteville-
 ar.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_f7HGmAuqT-ipZ__Xsp5EzQ

Call to Order

Roll Call

Minutes
 Approval of the January 8, 2026 Historic District Commission Meeting Minutes.


Unfinished Business

 Downtown Design Overlay District Review

 Citywide Survey Ph. 1 Update

New Business

 Oak Grove Design Guidelines

 Review draft guidelines for Oak Grove Local Historic District


Announcements

 2026 CLG Grant Award

 2026 Historic Preservation Awards Open

Adjournment




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Meeting of the Historic District Commission
 January 8, 2026, 5:30 PM
 City Hall Rock Street Annex Meeting Room & Zoom

NOTE: The January 8, 2026 Historic District Commission meeting was held in person and
online. Staff were present in person.

Members: Chair Christine Myres, Meredith Mahan, Mark Harper, Cheri Coley, Jennifer Didway,
Tommie Flowers Davis, and Karen Rorex

City Staff: Kylee Cole – Long Range & Preservation Planner; Britin Bostick - Long Range
Planning & Special Projects Manager

 Call to Order: 5:41 PM ***The meeting was called to order late as the Planning Commission’s
 Agenda Session was held in the same meeting room and extended past 5:30pm.

 In Attendance: Chair Christine Myres, Cheri Coley, Meredith Mahan, Jennifer Didway, Mark
 Harper, Tommie Flowers Davis, Karen Rorex, Britin Bostick, and Kaci Black. Commissioner
 Flowers Davis joined the meeting at approximately 6:00pm.

 Approval of Minutes from the December 11, 2025 Meeting: Motion to accept by
 Commissioner Coley, second by Commissioner Mahan. Motion passed unanimously by voice
 vote.

 Unfinished Business:
 1. Downtown Design Overlay District Review: Bostick presented slides prepared by
 Cole which recapped prior discussions of marquees and awnings and colonnades
 and arcades. This discussion focused on balconies and coordinating the
 requirements with building code. Bostick explained City staff’s goals for coordinating
 zoning requirements with building code requirements and how that could be
 addressed in the code sections shown in the presentation, and also shared an
 example of a balcony on the building at 1 W. Mountain Street. That balcony required
 a variance from the Planning Commission as the balcony extended the full width of
 the building instead of the prescribed 80% in the code. Commissioners discussed
 and debated the merits of allowing the full 100% width and different balcony and
 building types. Chair Myres stated support for the proposed changes. Bostick
 showed a second slide that proposed to remove language that was prescriptive
 regarding columns, arches, pedestals, railings, and balustrades and that is
 duplicative. Commissioners were generally in favor of removing the text.
 2. Citywide Survey Ph. 1 Update: Bostick announced Post Oak Preservation
 Solutions is working ahead of schedule and the project draft has received the
 required review from the state preservation office. She inquired if all commissioners
 had been able to access the link provided by Cole, and Commissioners Harper and
 Flowers Davis noted they were not able to access the document. Bostick offered to
 follow up with them individually to make sure they could access and read the draft
 survey document. Commissioners expressed enthusiasm for the project quality and
 speed.

 New Business: None.

Announcements:
  1. Bostick announced that the SE Fayetteville neighborhood’s petition for a local historic
 district had been certified by the Clerk’s office and that staff would begin preparing it for
 the commission’s review.
  2. Bostick reminded commissioners that the Oak Grove Historic District will be considered
 by the City Council at their January 20 meeting and encouraged commissioners to
 attend.
  3. Bostick asked for the commissioners to be thinking about projects for 2026.
 Commissioner Mahan noted the project list from the Heritage & Historic Preservation
 Plan and Chair Myres supported conferring with that document for ideas.
  4. Chair Myres asked about the status of Bicentennial Planning. Bostick replied that the
 Mayor has been working with staff to coordinate and organize early planning efforts.
  5. Commissioner Didway asked about CAMP training. Bostick noted that funds were not
 available for 2026 as hoped but Fayetteville maintains interest in hosting the next
 statewide training and is awaiting news on when that may be feasible. Chair Myres
 recommended membership with the National Association of Preservation Commissions,
 and Bostick noted Cole is expected to represent the city at their annual conference this
 year.
  6. The next meeting is Thursday, February 12. Commissioners expressed their intent to
 recognize Bostick’s birthday at the meeting.

Adjourned: 6:23 PM




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