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HistoricalAdvisoryBoard | 2007-06-07 | 2 | Mr. Dennis Brighton presented the request for the Certificate of Approval for demolition. He noted at the last meeting that the Board chose to deny the Certificate of Approval, but did not provide the appropriate findings. The HAB needed to make any one of the three findings cited in the staff report to support the denial. Ms. Eliason advised that the public hearing for this item has already been held, and that staff wished to properly prepare the Resolution of Denial. Chair Anderson noted that this house had lost quite a few of its historical elements, but it was surrounded by homes that were eclectic in nature, and which provided the identifying fabric of the neighborhood. She denied the Certificate of Approval because she believed that surrounding homes had historical elements, and that there was potential for this house to have it as well. She did not believe that the house should be demolished so it may be replaced it with a very new building that would not blend with the rest of the neighborhood. Mr. Brighton noted that the findings provided by staff were consistent with previous findings. He recommended that the findings should be consistent. He suggested that the Board examine the definition in Section 13-21.2 and determine whether there was any other wording that could be utilized to make one of the three findings. Board Member Lynch inquired whether this house could be added to the Study List. Ms. Eliason replied that staff requested the findings for the denial of the Certificate of Approval; if the Board wished to add it to the Study List, that would be a separate action, and that the findings must still be made to provide justification in anticipation of an appeal. Vice Chair Miller confirmed his belief that this house embodied distinguishing characteristics of an architectural type specimen, although some of the detail had been removed. Board Member Lynch requested a photo of the subject house. Board Member Iverson agreed with the comments of the other Board members, and hoped that part of the house that faced the street and most enhanced the neighborhood could be saved, with the potential to make an addition as allowed by the City by a professional. Ms. Eliason noted that this item was originally brought as a more than 30% demolition, and that there was some confusion at the original meeting with respect to the amount of demolition. The item was readvertised as a complete (100%) demolition, which was subsequently denied by the Board. Minutes of June 7, 2007 Regular Historical Advisory Board Meeting Page 2 | HistoricalAdvisoryBoard/2007-06-07.pdf |