Joe Joy, owner of Pepe Tacos restaurant, bought a retired Eureka Springs school bus and had it painted in Mexican folk art style. Joy intends to re-purpose the sprightly-colored bus as extra seating for diners, parked beside his restaurant. Joy said the motor has been removed, and the bus will be perched with tires one inch above a concrete slab.
The Historic District Commission unanimously approved the project at its April 19 meeting.
Commissioners also approved these four other applications:
- 159 N. Main – add parking pad off existing driveway
- 42 Vaughn – new garage
- 2 Hillside – add story to existing garage
- 115 Wall – extend existing picket fence
These items on the Consent Agenda were approved:
- 81 Spring – new sign
- 38 Spring – relocate existing sign
- 75 Mountain – new paint colors
- 44 Spring – new sign
- 159 N. Main – new sign
- 16 White – new paint color for railing
- 18 Eureka – replace concrete/tile steps with limestone
- 155 W. Van Buren – new sign
The Consent Agenda items are Level I applications that the City Preservation Officer believes to be in accordance with the Design Guidelines.
Chair Virgil Fowler presented two Administrative Approvals, applications for repair or work involving no changes in materials or color, but which include changes in roofing color: 37 Council – repair front porch decking; 10 Mountain – re-roof to match existing.
Next meeting will be Wednesday, May 3, at 6 p.m.