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Historic commission asks staff to draft revised COA application form
Summary
Commissioners debated balancing completeness and usability in the certificate of appropriateness application and asked staff to prepare a draft combining useful checklists and links; staff expects to return a draft at a future meeting.
The Janesville Historic Commission spent most of its Feb. 4 meeting discussing revisions to its certificate of appropriateness (COA) application form and directed city staff to prepare a draft for the commission to review at a future meeting.
Commissioners debated two competing priorities: a thorough, checklist-style application that gives reviewers the details they need versus a shorter, user-friendly form that homeowners without contractors can complete. Several members recommended combining the best elements of example forms from Evansville and Batavia, Illinois — adopting a clear checklist for…
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