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Council asked to extend 180‑day interim control to review Crown Uptown demolition permit
Summary
Staff asked the council to extend a 180-day stay on a wrecking permit for the Crown Uptown project while the Preservation Planner evaluates whether the building can be listed on the historic register; the request was introduced at council direction from council members including Ho Bridal.
City planning staff asked the council on Feb. 28 to extend interim controls that pause issuance of a wrecking (demolition) permit for the Crown Uptown project while the city evaluates whether the building could qualify for historic listing.
Staff said the Preservation Planner may impose an interim stay for 30 days and the council can extend that stay for up to 180 days; the agenda item before council was a request to extend the interim controls for the full 180-day period while staff undertakes the historic-evaluation process.
A council member noted the item was being advanced at the request of “council member Ho Bridal and myself,” and staff confirmed that the request came from the council members. Council members asked whether a prior historic nomination had been submitted for the building; that question was recorded in the agenda-review discussion and staff said they would respond as part of the review process.
Ending: The request before council at agenda review was to extend interim controls for up to 180 days; staff presented the procedural background but no final council vote on the extension was recorded at the Feb. 28 meeting.
