Simpler front railing approved for historic home, ornate design rejected

Site plan showing proposed fencing, a new deck, an ADU addition, parking, and a lot coverage calculation of 34.5% on a 4,564 sq. ft. lot.

March 25, 2026 · 1 page · 231 KB · PDS-Maps and Drawings

Color chart listing paint and stain selections for existing and new exterior walls, trim, guardrails, and porch floor, revision 3 (CA-Mod 2).

March 25, 2026 · 1 page · 497 KB · PDS-Maps and Drawings

Elevation drawing for a 1970s red brick house showing a new dorm­er addition with painted cedar shingles, a new front porch, and restored historic windows and features.

March 25, 2026 · 1 page · 491 KB · PDS-Maps and Drawings

Architect's letter requesting changes to approved plans: a more ornamental balcony guardrail, a revised rear deck railing, and removal of two volunteer maple trees.

March 25, 2026 · 16 pages · 15.1 MB · PDS-Letter of Intent

Staff memo to the Historic Preservation Commission recommending findings and conditions for a modified certificate, including a simplified railing and tree removal.

June 22, 2026 · 6 pages · 251 KB · PDS-Project Report/Memo

Planning Team recommends denial of a Certificate of Appropriateness modification to a contributing structure's façade, citing an unsupported, incongruous railing under Design Guidelines section 3.2.

April 20, 2026 · 42 pages · 19.8 MB · PDS-Project Report/Memo

Letter notifying the applicant that the Historic Preservation Commission approved the June 29, 2026 certificate of appropriateness modification, with appeal deadline and taking-analysis notice.

July 6, 2026 · 10 pages · 361 KB · PDS-Action Letter

Letter reporting the Historic Preservation Commission could not meet May 18 for lack of quorum, so the certificate of appropriateness modification request is deferred to June 29.

May 18, 2026 · 1 page · 95 KB · PDS-Action Letter

Staff memo giving findings and conditions for approval of a modified certificate of appropriateness, requiring a simplified railing without the ornate center piece and removal of two trees.

May 11, 2026 · 6 pages · 201 KB · PDS-Other Small Docs

Letter notifying the applicant that the Historic Preservation Commission approved a modification to a Certificate of Appropriateness for a façade alteration, with findings to follow at the May 18 hearing.

May 1, 2026 · 1 page · 76 KB · PDS-Action Letter

Affidavit by the applicant's representative attesting the property was posted April 9, 2026, at least 15 days before the April 27, 2026 Historic Preservation hearing, with photos submitted.

April 10, 2026 · 4 pages · 736 KB · PDS-Other Small Docs

Mailed public hearing notice for a Certificate of Appropriateness modification to alter the character-defining facade of a contributing structure in a historic design overlay zone.

April 8, 2026 · 2 pages · 990 KB · PDS-Legal Notice

Application form for a major Certificate of Appropriateness on a contributing residential structure, proposing front facade alterations and removal of volunteer maple trees.

March 4, 2026 · 4 pages · 173 KB · PDS-Application

Tree service estimate from Timmy's Tree Service for a $450 on-site diagnostic of two multistem backyard acer trees, recommending removal of one in poor health.

March 25, 2026 · 1 page · 226 KB · PDS-Other Small Docs

Staff memo transmitting a May 12, 2026 email from architect Rob Thornton reporting neighborhood association approval of a simplified guardrail design, with the supporting email thread.

May 15, 2026 · 4 pages · 930 KB · PDS-Correspondence

Letter from the city planning office telling the applicant the certificate of appropriateness will be heard April 27, 2026, with posting, comment and reporting deadlines.

April 14, 2026 · 1 page · 106 KB · PDS-Correspondence

April 8, 2026 · 1.8 MB · PDS-Maps and Drawings

April 8, 2026 · 441 KB · PDS-Maps and Drawings

April 8, 2026 · 585 KB · PDS-Maps and Drawings

April 8, 2026 · 447 KB · PDS-Maps and Drawings

March 25, 2026 · 756 KB · PDS-Statement of Legal Interest

March 11, 2026 · 134 KB · PDS-Receipts