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Commission denies rehearing request to replace windows at 49 Stuart Avenue after public‑health review

5868993 · October 2, 2025
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Summary

The German Village Commission denied an applicant’s rehearing request to replace 13 historic windows at 49 Stuart Avenue; staff and Public Health advised lead-based-paint mitigation can be done without wholesale window replacement and therefore does not meet the code’s "unusual and compelling circumstances" standard for an appeal.

The German Village Commission voted to deny a rehearing request and to uphold the June decision that recommended against replacing 13 historic windows at 49 Stuart Avenue.

Julie Bushal Sharma, the applicant, appealed the June denial and requested a rehearing on the basis of "unusual and compelling circumstances," citing that her daughter has an official lead‑poisoning case and that Public Health staff had told her full window replacement was the safest option. "My daughter having an official lead poisoning case with the Columbus public health…

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