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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 MODIFICATIONS AT 506 SOUTH LAHOMA AVENUE.
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BACKGROUND: The property at 506 S. Lahoma is a two-story circa 1916 bungalow/craftsman contributing structure with an existing concrete/paver driveway and rear parking pad with turnaround space. The driveway is located along the side property line as is found typically in the Chautauqua Historic District, however, the driveway curves and terminates into a large concrete and brick parking pad located in the middle of the rear yard. The rear parking pad was installed legally prior to the establishment of the Chautauqua Historic District in 1995. There has never been a garage located on this property, however, during the course of the first meeting regarding this request, the original property owner who installed the driveway and rear parking pad stated that the placement was chosen to accommodate the installation of a two-car garage along the south property line.
On August 9, 2015, the applicant, architect Dave Boeck on behalf of the property owners, submitted an application for a Certificate of Appropriateness ("COA") for proposed changes to the property located at 506 S. Lahoma which included the installation of a 968 square foot 4-car garage, the installation of a 19-foot deep by 40-foot wide covered patio, associated additional paving, a 6-foot side yard fence and 8-foot rear yard fence.
A hearing was held before the Historic District Commission ("HDC") on September 14, 2015 to hear the COA requests. The HDC divided the application into the five proposed work items mentioned above. The HDC voted unanimously to deny the COA request for the 4-car garage, additional pavement and the covered patio. The primary reason cited for the denial of the garage was that the size was out of proportion to the property and the dist...
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