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SUBMISSION OF A NOTICE OF APPEAL REQUESTING CITY COUNCIL OVERTURN THE DECISION OF THE HISTORIC DISTRICT COMMISSION REGARDING AN APPLICATION FOR A CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS FOR MODIFICATION OF THE SECOND STORY ELEVATION AT 434 CHAUTAUQUA AVENUE.
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BACKGROUND: On February 7, 2014, the applicant submitted an application for a Certificate of Appropriateness ("COA") for proposed changes to the exterior front elevation of the property located at 434 Chautauqua. The application included proposed changes to the second story roofline and fa?ade as well as to the porch.
A hearing was held before the Historic District Commission ("HDC") on May 5, 2014. The HDC divided the application into two separate issues, one pertaining to the second story roofline and fa?ade and the other pertaining to the porch. The HDC voted unanimously to deny the COA application as to the second story and tabled the issue regarding the porch pending the submission of additional information.
In accordance with ? 22:429.3(10) of the City's Historic District Ordinance, the applicant timely filed an appeal of this decision on May 14, 2014, and the appeal was set to be heard by Council on June 10, 2014. Because there had not yet been a final decision reached on the porch, on May 28, 2014, the applicant requested that the appeal be postponed until June 24, 2014, so that there would be a final decision on both the roofline and porch applications.
On June 2, 2014, the HDC held a follow-up hearing to review additional information submitted by the applicant regarding the porch application. The HDC unanimously approved the COA application for the porch with certain stipulations. Accordingly, the porch COA application is not at issue in this appeal. Additionally, the applicant had previously submitted a COA application for proposed changes to the rear of the property, removing a previous addition and returning a new addition in the same footprint with a modified roof form ...
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