CITY COUNCIL AGENDA ITEM
ACTION REQUESTED:
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Option A: Concur with Petitioners' request to overturn the decision made by the Historic Preservation Commission and approve COA #20-3281 permitting the stone applied over the existing brick at the base of the primary fa?ade at 219 North Ellsworth Street, which was installed without an approved COA, to remain in place.
Option B: Concur with the Historic Preservation Commission and deny Petitioners' request to overturn the Historic Preservation Commission's denial of COA #20-3281, thereby requiring the stone applied over the existing brick at the base of the primary fa?ade at 219 North Ellsworth Street, which was installed without an approved COA, to be removed.
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DEPARTMENT: Transportation, Engineering and Development
SUBMITTED BY: Kathleen Russell, Community Planner
BOARD/COMMISSION REVIEW:
On October 22, 2020, the Historic Preservation Commission (HPC) considered an after-the-fact request for a Certificate of Appropriateness (COA) for the property owned by Joseph and Courtney Alvarez (together referenced herein as "Petitioners"). The COA sought to maintain exterior fa?ade changes that the Petitioners made to the base of the home at 219 N. Ellsworth Street without an approved COA. The HPC denied COA #20-3281 (denied 5-2). The Petitioners have appealed HPC's denial of COA #20-3281 to the City Council, seeking to allow the changes made to the exterior fa?ade to remain. It is this appeal of COA #20-3281 that is now pending before the City Council.
BACKGROUND:
Petitioners own a residence located at 219 N. Ellsworth Street on the west side of North Ellsworth Street just north of School Street in the City's Historic District. The property is approximately 6,875 square feet, zoned R2 (single family and low-density multiple family residence district) and is improved with a two-story Craftsman house and detached garage.
In July 2020 Petitioners altered portions of the front fa?ade of the residence by covering th...
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