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Memorializing City Council action taken November 17, 2010 to overturn the decision of the Heritage Preservation Commission and grant the appeal of Richard Huss to obtain a building permit to replace three (3) casement windows on the north and south elevations at the property commonly known as 300 Maple Street, Dayton's Bluff Historic District.
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WHEREAS, on or about September 20, 2010, Robert Roscoe, d/b/a Design for Preservation, on behalf of Richard Huss the owner of that real property commonly known as 300 Maple Street, which is located in and therefore subject to the Citys Daytons Bluff Historic District Ordinance, made application to the Heritage Preservation Commission (hereinafter the HPC) under HPC File # 10-044 for a building permit to undertake work on the said premises described as: remove and reconstruct the parapets and cornice with new brick, re-point and repair brick on the facades and replace five windows and a door. The profile of the parapets will be altered. The non-original windows are proposed to be replaced with casements with the exception of a fixed window in the rear (east) elevation. The proposed door would match the existing door.; and
WHEREAS, on October 7, 2010, the HPC, having provided notice to all interested parties, duly conducted a public hearing on the said application where any party interested was afforded an opportunity to be heard; and
WHEREAS, at the close of the said hearing, the HPC, based upon the testimony, records, and the HPC staff report dated September 28, 2010, moved to approve certain aspects of the application as well as deny other aspects of the application, and particularly, regarding those aspects of the application which were denied, did so based upon the following findings of fact as set forth in the September 28, 2010 Staff Report which is incorporated herein by reference as follows and as described, in pertinent part, in the HPCs October 12, 2010 Letter of Decision to Mr. Roscoe:
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